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THE BOGUS MINE. “This is a queer turn of affairs, sure! To have been walking Broadway only a week ago, wearing civilized clothes, and now to be here in this sandy little town called Cactus City, on the very edge of Arizona, dressed like a cowboy!” While he made this little speech to himself, Ben Trumbuli was gazing into the small and uncertain mirror in his room in the Gold Nugget Hotel in Cac- tus City, trying to admire by sections his broad sombrero hat, his red flannel shirt, and the pair of new revolvers in the belt at his waist. Incidentally, he also saw reflected in the glass a handsome boyish face, a pair of gray eyes that had lookéd out upon the world for eighteen years or there- abouts, and wavy chestnut hair that positively refused to be brushed into smoothness. ‘But the costume is not the queerest part of it,’he wenton. ‘To think that such a youngster as [ should have been selected for such an important and diffi- cult job. And to be actually in the ser- vice of the——. Well, in my first twenty-four hours here I’ve made one good move in getting acquainted with ‘Deadshot?’ Horton. I feel half sorry for him, too, though I suppose if 1 un- earth the gang he’ll have to go with the rest. But he talks so much about his folks up in Nebraska, and thinks so much of them, there must be some good in him. It’s about time he was here, too.’’ The words were hardly out of his mouth before there came a heavy rap at the door, and when it was opened ‘‘Dead- shot’? Horton walked in. He was con- siderably older than Ben Trumbull, probably ten years older, and much heavier, and was muscular. But not- withstanding his cowboy dress and the very large revolversin his belt and the long spurs on his boots he looked like a man to be trusted. “If you can assay these nuggets for me, Mr. Trumbull,’’ were his first words, after they had shaken hands, ‘‘you’ll be doing me a big favor—the biggest kind of afavor. And Idon’t doubt you can do it, since you say you can—only you seem such a young chap to be equal to that kind of work.” ‘“‘There’s nothing difficult about that,” Ben laughingly replied, ‘‘even for a young chap. You knowl! am fresh out of the School of Mines in New York, as I teld you; and ifI couldn’t assay a bit of silver ’d have a poor chance of mak- ing a fortune down herein Arizona.” Ben had brought with him from the East an assaying outfit and in a short time was able to announce that the nug- gets contained nearly 75 per cent. of pure silver. Horton let himself drop back into his chair, and Ben saw that his eyes were moist. For some moments he could not speak. “It’s not for myself 1 care so much, Mr. Trumbull,” he said, at length, in a husky voice. ‘‘It’s such grand news for as F ADESMAN | | the folks at home, for mother and my | little sisters. And it’s good news for you, too, Mr. Trumbull; for, as 1 said, I must have a partner, lad.’’ ‘‘Well, if you put it that way,’’ Ben answered, ‘‘you must tell me something about it. 1 don’t ask you, of course, where your claim is.’’ “It is this way, lad,” Horton said, his voice still a little unsteady. ‘‘You see I’m working here for the Santa Maria Sil- ver Mining Company, and the mines are just two miles across the border, in Mexico—that makes them eight miles from Cactus City. The Santa Maria is one of the old_ time Mexican mines, gone into hands. My business is to guard the ver ingots that they cast at the mine send over here to Cactus City every day ina mule wagon, locked up in a big chest. The silver goes into the Cactus City bank, and I get my receipt for it. Next day it is sent to Fairbank, the near- est railroad station, and so on east. Every evening I guard that chest of in- gots till it is locked up in the bank, and every morning I see the chest taken back to the mine.’’ ‘““Empty?” Ben asked. *‘No, not empty,’’Horton replied;* filled with chemicals, quicksilver, all of mine supplies. Well, in going over that eight miles twice every day, I have time to look ’round a bit; and one day while the mules were resting, I made my find. That was nearly two months ago, but I’ve not been sure till this day that I'd struck the real stuff, for I’m not an educated man like yourself, Mr. Trumbull, and I was afraid to have my metal assayed here in Cactus City Anyhow, I bought the land for a song— it’s just over the border in Mexico—and I can hardly believe even now that all true.” “Every day you bring in this chest of ingots from the Santa Maria, do you?” Ben asked. ‘‘Every blessed day, sir,” Horton re- plied, ‘‘Sundays and holidays included.”’ “They must be making money,’’ Ben suggested. ‘‘I should like to go out with you some day and have a look at the mine.’’ ‘*?'m sure I’d like to have you go, sir,” Horton answered, ‘‘but it’s not possible. They don’t allow any visitors to go into the mine, nor to come about the place at all.” It was late that night before Horton left Ben’s room, and when he did go Ben was in possession of all the information about the Santa Maria mine that his com- panion could give him. Somehow Ben seemed to take more interest in the Sauta Maria mine than in Horton’s great find. ‘I think I know an honest face when I see one,” Ben said to himself before he went to bed, ‘‘and if it’s possible I’ll save new sil- and sorts it’s cence first. For the next two weeks Ben and his new friends were together nearly every night, for Horton slept in Cactus City; but every day Ben was out attending to PIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1894. that man, but J] make sure of his inno- | NO. 544 business, ‘‘looking for the mining way,” as he said, meanwhile keeping an eye on the Cactus City bank and the people who visited it, and mak- ing many acquaintances—imbibing in- formation from them all, without giving much about himself. found it necessary to ride over to Fair- bank, where the ingots were shipped by rail, and at one time he disappeared en- tirely for three days. ‘*Horton, | want you to come up to my room before you start in the morning,”’’ he said to his friend, soon after his mys- terious disappearance. ‘‘Don’t fail me, some chance in Several times he will you? It’s very important for us both.’’ Horton promised, and shortly after daylight the next morning he was in Ben’s room, where Ben was still in bed. “Vm going to ask you to do a very sur- prising thing for me, old fellow,’’ Ben . said, sitting up in bed. ‘‘There’s pencil and paper on the table. I want you to send a note to the Cactus City Bank people, saying that you are not able to go out to the mines to-day, and that they must send somebody else in your place.’’ ‘‘Not able to go to the mines!” Horton exclaimed. ‘‘Why, lad, you know—” “Yes, | know,’’ Ben interrupted, ‘‘but I want you to doit asa particular favor lying tome. I must have a long talk with you to-day. You can trust me, can’t you?’’ “I’m sure I can, lad, but—’’ ‘*Hold on, then,’’Ben interrupted again. “Pll put it another way. You think a great deal of your mother and sisters, I know. For their sake, sit write the note.’’ Wonderingly Horton obeyed, and in a few minutes the was written and sent. But with his questioning he could get no explanation from Ben be- fore breakfast. After the early meal, when they had returned to the room, Ben earefully closed the door and unfolded his important business. G **l am going to give you ton,’’ he said, ‘‘that will put money into both of our pockets. I you know that, although the present value of silver is very low, still a silver dollar is worth a hundred cents. If you sell the silver from your projected mine by weight you will get say sixty cents an ounce for it. If you coin it into dollars you get a dollar an ounce.’’ “But that would be—” Horton rupted. ‘‘Hold on! Hear me out,’’ Ben contin- ‘“‘That would be counterfeiting, as you were about to say, even though we made the dollars of pure silver. If would be in this country, where there is a special law against it. But your silver lies just across the border in Mexico, where American dollars could be made with safety. We could make them at the mine, and then every day you could bring over a chest of your own silver dollars instead of a chest of somebody else’s silver ingots. Just think how we could heap up the money! Think W9 of it, man! down and note all a plan, Hor- suppose inter- ued. comparative 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ‘“‘Deadshot’’ Horton sat with his head in his hands and made no reply. “Think of it!’ Ben repeated. lions! Millions!” For more than a minute Horton not answer; then he raised his replied: ‘“*You know it is not for myself, lad, that | want tomake money. You know who it is for. And how could I take money to my mother and my sister that I’d made by counterfeiting? No, my lad, I couldn’t do it, and what’s more, you musn’t doit. You're a smarter man than I am, my boy, and you’ve a great deal more education, but I’ve been in the world longerthan you have and I’ve had more experience; and take my word for it, money made that way is not worth having. No, Mr. Trumbull, I couldn’t do it; and you mustn’t either.” A pity itis that there was no one in the room to take a snap shot at Ben as ‘**Mil- did head and he sprang forward and seized Horton’s hand. “Horton, old fellow,” he exclaimed, “*you’re as good as gold. Iwas sure of it before, but since I’ve tried you I am doubly sure. I knew you wouldn’t do such a thing no more than I would, not for all the millions there might be in it. But I want to ask you a question or two. Did you ever notice that when you took the chest back to the mines in the morn- ing it was always as heavy as when you brought it back here full of silver?’’ “lve noticed sometimes,’’ Horton plied, ‘‘that it seemed pretty But there’s quicksilver in it; heavy, you know.” Ben went to the window and looked out. ‘‘Now, I don’t have to be mysterious any longer,” he said; ‘look at this crowd in the street. They are following the Cactus City Bank people, who have just been arrested. All the people on this side the border who had anything to do with the Santa Maria mine are wear- ing handcuffs except yourself. I sure you were innocent, even before I tried to tempt you a moment ago, and that was why 1 wanted you here with me to-day. If you your work you would be wearing handcuffs, too. But 1 couldn’t let you go out and be arrested, Horton, old fellow.” ‘Arrested!’ Horton exclaimed. ‘‘Is it for smuggling? The stuff has all gone over the border without paying duty, | suppose; but that is not my fault.’’ **Much worse than that,’’ Ben replied. “It?s for counterfeiting. There is Santa Maria Mine, Horton. Your entire company is nothing but a gang of coun- terfeiters. I may as well tell you once that I am a secret service officer.” “You, lad!” Horton exclaimed. ‘Such a boy as you a detective!’ “Tee,” The government often selects young fel- re- heavy. that’s was had gone to no at 3en laughed, ‘‘such a boy as I. lows to do such work in cases where old detectives would be easily recognized. 1 was satisfied when I first got here that you had nothing to do with it, and that you were working honestly for the com- pany. But the company is a gang of counterfeiters. nothing was exhausted centuries they mine there now is! pearances. I ought to ago, and all; rock, just for ap- | know, for I have | | of molasses. | tion of certain | otherwise ill-colored molasses fused to do with your eyes open, you; last | These fellows get no silver from have been doing blindly for the year. their mine, but they have been buying silver in this country, and you have car- ried a chestful of American them every morning. They this into silver dollars, lars, and you have brought it back at night. The bank people were all con- federates. It was one of the greatest counterfeiting gangs ever organized. A party of United States officers have been in the neighborhood for a week, waiting for me to give them the signal, and 1 gave it last night. Those of the gang that are over the border will come later, but all who are in this country are in custody.’’ ‘‘And you have saved me from prison!” Horton exclaimed, seizing both of Ben’s hands. ‘‘No; only saved you trouble,” Ben answered. ‘‘Your inno- cence could have been proved in time. But come, it is safe for us to go now. To-morrow 1 am off for the East, to raise capital to open up ‘Deadshot’ Hor- from some ton’s (and my) silver mine, and make some honest money for us both.’’ ———__- >>. Attempt to Prevent the Adulteration of Molasses. NEw ORLEANS, La., Feb. 15—The Board of Healthis out with an announce- ment, warning molasses factories that it proposes to prosecute parties who are engaged in adulturating molasses with deleterious and poisonous chemicals. These substances are put into the molasses to bleach it and give a bright color, and in consequence of the desire to furnish a showy article, attractive to the eye, there appears to be a com- plete and reckless indifference to the wholesomeness of the molasses. The molasses of Louisiana has a high reputation all over the Union, and until arecent date it was maintained in a eondition of established purity and ex- cellence. When, a few years ago, the light-colored glucose syrup, pretty tothe eye, but so deficient in saccharine quali- ties as to be of little worth as an edible sweet, came into notice, it suggested the practicability of mixing it with the dark, rich Louisiana molasses, so as to gain a brighter and more attractive syrup. This mixing was largely done at the north, and great numbers of Louisiana cypress molasses barrels were shipped there to assistin palming off the mixture as pure Louisiana molasses. The mix- ing of molasses with glucose, provided the latter article be pure, is not deleter- ious to health; but it was an attempt to pass off a mixed substance for a pure Louisiana syrup, and thereby a fraud is practiced. To prevent this, a statute of Louisiana requires, under pen- alties, that the mixed molasses shall be so marked. 3ut the mixing with glucose is not the end of the efforts to deceive purchasers It is known that the addi- chemicals to a dark or silver to} have made | real silver dol- | JOBBERS «+1 roceries and Provisions. Our BUTCHER’S LARD isa Pure Leaf Kettle Rendered Lard. If you want something cheaper try our CHOICE PURE, in tubs or tins, and guaranteed to give satisfaction. = Note these prices: Pbrir's, OO-amk FAS. cc co es 104 ee A 104 I i i a y —~( WESTERN MICHIGAN AGENTS FOR GH HAMMOND COS SUPERIOR BUTTERINE ABSOLUTE TEA. The Acknowledged Leader. SOLD ONLY BY TELFER SPICE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Hwinell, Wright & Co's PINE COPFEES. Royal Java, Royal Java and Mocha, will ren- | der it fair and showy, but the substances | | Sugar Exchange, so added are poisonous. A good deal of | this sort of adulteration has been prac- | ticed lately and several months ago the by a resoluion, de-| ; nounced this poisonous bleaching pro- | | cess, and requested the police to arrest} | all parties caught in the crime. 1 but | The old mine | of THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN in its de-| | cotts. worked in the mine three days this week. | And the Cactus City Bank is blind. Allits officers the gang—I have thorough evidence of only a it. What you just now indignantly re-| i f | Offices, are member: of | they were taught that their employers | have Commends Emancipation from Thrall- | dom. From the Vermontville Echo. | We most heartily commend the action | | termination to run its own business inde- | | pendent of labor unions, strikes or a When labor unions undertake to monopolize the business of their employ- | ers and prevent the running of printing factories or trains, it is time that rights which they are bound to} respect. Aden Mocha, Mocha and Java Blend, White House Mocha and Java, Golden Santos, Ex. Golden Rio, No. 37 Blend. We have trebled our coffee business since we have been handling these brands, and any dealer can do the same. OLNEY & JUDSON GROGER CO. Agents Western Michigan, Grand Rapids. i « ' eo) « =» « a r ~ ? a ui + ~» a” 4) ' < * 4 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 3 WOMEN DEPOSITORS. Interesting Experiences of a Leading Bank Cashier. In a bank, a few days ago, a woman sat in the cashier’s private office in earn- est conversation with him. A male cus- tomer waited five, ten, twenty minutes. Then she left—slowly and with many brief returns, as is the way of women— and got into a handsome carriage, which stood in front of the bank. The cashier wore a weary expression. “That is one of our depositors,” he said. ‘She came down town in response to a notice that her account is over- drawn. Sheis quite sure that it is not. Women are always right, you know, and the bank is always wrong. She has her checkbook with her, and she showed me that she ought to have several hundred dollars to her credit according to the balance there. I know that she has not, but I have not been able to prove it to her. She has probably carried an old balance over from one stub to another without deducting the amount of the checks on one stub. I vought to tell her to hunt up the mistake for herself, but that would notdo. She would be offended. So I have told her to come back later, and I will spend my evening at the office going over the account. You cannot treat women as you would men. ‘*‘Women do not deposit money for the purpose of saving it. They never in- crease their accounts by small deposits. This, of course, excludes from consider- ation the savings banks which are estab- lished to encourage the habit of saving. With few exceptions the bank accounts of women are maintained by their hus- bands for the purpose of providing for household expenses. The manfdoes not want to be worried with household affairs, so he lets his wife worry away her life over a bank account while he keeps his business balance down town. Usually the husband gives his wife a certain sum each month which she de- posits in her bank and draws upon. This custom has become very common of late years. “The usual deposit is about $200 or perhaps $500 a month,’’ said the cashier of one bank which handles a great deal of women’s business. Some accounts run up to $750 a month. This is intended simply for household expenses and spending money. Nearly all of it is drawn out before the month is up. Does it pay to handle these transient sums? Oh, yes. If the woman starts in with $500 and draws out the money in small amounts her balance will average very well for the month. And women are no worse than menin this. Very few men keep a heavy balance at the bank.’’ “Is not the woman’s business a great source of annoyance?’ the reporter asked. ‘‘Very great,’? he answered with a sigh. ‘*‘Women want the most impossi- ble and unbusinesslike things done for them. Nine women in ten have not the faintest idea of what they have a right to ask of a bank official, apparently act- ing on the assumption that he has nothing to do but cater to the whims and caprices of a few women.”’ ‘‘And to refuse?’’ “Is impolitic, if it is not impossible. I have learned from a long experience with women that you cannot tell them that they are imposing on you. I make it a rule always to do what a woman asks of me if possible, and then to tell H. E. GRAND-GIRARD. BELDEN REAGAN, M. D. her that she had no right to ask it. I | know that the woman has no idea that | Grand-Girard & Co. i she is asking what is not right. When Ma nu faetu ring -*- Pha rmaeists, you tell her that what she has asked was | DRUG BROKERS AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS. eh not a part of your duties, she is always | DRUG STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD. DRUG CLERK’S EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. very sorry—sometimes very unhappy PORTER BLOCK, GRAND RAPIDS. about it. Women are usually open to Correspondence Solicited. reason if you approach them in the right way. They are no more unreasonable than many men.” ee Genius Appreciated. ‘‘Say,’’ said the business man to the detective, ‘‘some fellow has been running around through the country representing himself as a collector of ours. He has been taking in more money than any of the men we have, and I want him collared as quick as you can.”’ ‘All right, Pll have him in jail in less than a week.”’ **Great Scott, man! I don’t want him putin jail. 1 want to hire him.’’ Oo Out of a man’s mouth may come two different stories at the same time. His words may assert that he is out of work through misfortune; his breath may tell that he is out of work through whisky. Make good character before you com- mence to make money. Promptness Assured. Michael Kolb & Son, Wholesale --Clothiers, MOCHESIER, N_ Y., Full line of spring goods now ready; also a few lines of ulsters and overcoats, which we are closing out at a considerable reduction. MAIL ORDERS PROMPT- LY ATTENDED TO and samples sent on approval, or our Michigan representa- tive will be pleased to wait on you if you will address him as follows: WM. CONNOR, MARSHALL, MICH. The President of the United States of America, To HENRY KOCH, your clerks, attorneys, ager_s, saiesmnenm and workmen, and all claiming or holding through or under you, GREETING : Wh creas, it has been represented to us in our Circuit Court of the United States for the District ot MORGAN’S SONS COMPANY, Complainant, that Bill of Complaint in our said Circuit HENRY KOCH, Ne. Jersey, in the Third Circuit, on the part of the ENOCH it has lately exhibited States for the District matters Court of the United Defendant, to be relieved its said of New Jersey, against you, the said touching the therein complained of, and that the said ENOCH MORGAN’S SONS COMPANY, Complainant, is entitled to the exclusive use of the designation ‘“‘SAPOLIO” as a trade-mark for scouring soap, Mow, Cherefore, we do strictly command and perpetually enjoin you, the said HENRY KOCH, your clerks, attorneys, agents, salesmen and workmen, and all claiming or holding through or under under the pains and penalties which may fall upon you and each of you in case of disobedience, that absolutely desist and refrain from in any manner unlawfully using the word ‘‘SAPOLIO,” or any word o1 substantially similar thereto in sound or appearance, in connection with the manufacture or sale of any scouring soap not made or produced by or for the Complainant, and from directly, or indirectly, By word of mouth or otherwise, selling or delivering as ‘“SAPOLIO,” or when “SAPOLIO” is asked for, that which is not Complainant’s said manufacture, and from in any way using the word ‘‘SAPOLIO” in any false or misleading manner. wy +S © Bq | 1955, The honorable MELVILLE W. FULLER, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Stages of America, at the City of Trenton, in said District of New Jersey, this 16th day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-two. SEAL [SIGNED mn | S. D. OLIPHANT, Clerk ROWLAND COX, Complainant, Solicitor AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE Ovid—J. J stock to Florence Bowen. Manton—Geo. Thomas has in the flour and feed business. Saginaw—C. J. May, of the firm of C. J. May & Co., is dead. Saginaw—Fred Jasper succeeds John Scheitberger in the grocery business. Elsie—H. G. harness business of J. W. Mason—Camden & Mehan R. Henderson in the clothing business. STATE. Chamberlin. suceeed C. Sherman—aA. Bennett & Co. succeed | Morrell & Co. in the hardware business. Carson City—Wm. C. Smith has pur- chased the meat market of G. C. Culver. Browna- Milling Constantine—Litzenberger & well the Constantine Ca. succeed Lansing—T. his boot and ‘sa stock to Paulding, Ohio. & Co. stock of E. Bay City—George Washington have purchased the grocery O’Connor. Cheboygan—A. D. St. John his undertaking establishment to J. has sold B. Bourrie. Hudson—Pixley & Sweezy are succeed- ed by Maynard & Sweezy in the business. Petersberg—Rouch & Elder have stock grocery pur- chased the general of George P. Huntiey. Kalamazoo—N. E. Leighton has sold his drug stock to Dr. Nelson Abbott, late of Lima, Ind. Manistee—Ziemkoski & Jarka will open a boot and shoe and clothing store here March 15. Coldwater—Phillips & Marks sueceed Nana (Mrs. Louis, Jr.) Phillips in the elothing business. Schoolcraft—Neeley & North, cloth- iers, have dissolved, Neely & Dewey continuing the business. Menominee—The Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. & in the wholesale lumber business. Mayville and shoe dealers, succeed Underwood Coman boot H. Lawrason & Dawson, have dissolved, J. Lawrason continuing the business. Edmore—Geo. D. Lunn has sold his drug stock to Frank E. Heath, brother of Fred L. Heath, the Hastings druggist. Mnskegon—Andrew Wierengo has con- tracted with Hancock & Son, of Grand Haven, for 1,000 cases of tomatoes, delivered Oct. 1. Charlotte—Chureh & Fenn their grocery stock to E. S. continue the to be have sold togers, Detroit, who will business | at the same location. Saginaw—wW. F. in stationery, Twelvetrees & paper fancy ~. & Twelvetrees continuing the business. Wayland—Frank E. Pickett his interest in the produce firm of Slade & Co. to Hiram Hudson. name will remain Co., dealers wall goods, have dissolved, sold oe. 2. The firm the same asit has been has heretofore. Baldwin—M. L. the Parker has Parker & Son, Meat Market, to and the business will style of solid interest in firm of proprietors of the City B. ¥. continued under the be we Cashion, Parker Cashion. Fennville—Raymonu «& have obtained judgment Peach Creamery Co. to against the the amount of $500, ry will probably be sold by the sheriff to satisfy the claim. -. Bowen has sold his grocery | embarked | hardware | Pearee has purchased the | . Champion has removed | of | and | Saginaw—The Cook Shingle Mill Co.’s his | Hutchinson | for borrowed money, and the facto- | PELE: MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. | dealers in general merchandise, and one |of the largest concerns in the city, has | dissolved, and T. D. Yates, of Chicago | | has taken charge of the business for the creditors and will convert the stock into |cash. It is expected that all the creditors will be paid in full. The liabilities are | $25,000, and the assets $50,000. Woodville—A. V. Young, who has con- |ducted a shoe business at Big Rapids for eight years past, has purchased the gen- eral stock belonging tothe West Michigan Lumber Co., and will continue the busi- | ness in the store building which has been known as the ‘‘company store’? for a dozen years past. Mr. Young will con- tinue the shoe business at Big Rapids, dividing his time between Big Rapids and this place. Vanderbilt—Harris & Savage recently | assigned their drug and grocery stock to |A. Van Auken. It subsequently discovered that the assignment was void, when the firm uttered a mortgage on the stock and fixtures for $1,623.16, being the amount of the merchandise indebtedness, naming the R. P. Gustin Co., of Bay City, as trustee. The trustee is now in pos- session and offers the stock, amounting to $2,200, at a considerable reduction. The opening is a good one for a live man. Dowagiac—A price war has been rag- ing between the retail grocerymen of Dowagiac, and one dealer recently tovk advantage of his neighbor’s low prices. The latter procured a large amount of granulated sugar and advertised to sell 24 pounds for $1, which was less than the wholesale price. A competitor, knows a good thing, had a lot of boys buy his neighbor’s sugar and bring it to his store. He emptied it into his barrel and sells 22 pounds for a $1. Alpena—aA. B. McKenzie, the Alpena grocer, was taken to Bay City last week by United States Deputy Marshal Weeks, having been arrested ona charge of sell- ing oleomargarine for dairy butter. His examination was begun before Commis- sioner McMath, and, after several wit- nesses had been heard, further proceed- ings were postponed for 10 days. Me- Kenzie pleads net guilty to the charge and says if any oleo was sold for butter at his store, it was a mistake of the clerks. He has sold the manufactured article for years, and has always had a license. was who MANUFACTURING MATTERS. | ‘ > | St. Charles—Willis & Slawson, are | purchasing elm hoop logs and paying $6 and $7 a thousand. They are also pur- | chasing basswood logs for heading. | Detroit—The Clover Condensed Milk |Co. has increased its capital stock to | $40,000, of which $28,000 has been paid |in, with preferred stock to thé value of | $15,000. |} mill, at Blissville, is running steadily, cutting 45,000 daily. The stock is being piled up for future shipment. There is | a large amount of timber tributary to the } mill. Detroit—The Michigan Stove Co. has amended its articles of association so as to vest the management and control of its | business in a board of directors, to con- | sist of not less than three nor more than nine stockholders. Vernon—The Partition Box and Pack- ing Co.’s plant is meeting with flattering | success. The people of the town gave) | the company a bonus of $12,000 to locate Ironwood—The firm of H. Keese & Co., here, and the pay roll aggregates $3,000 | month. The company has a one | contract for packing boxes that wi quire a car load every day in 1894 —— + Petoskey Grocers United by Organ- | ization. PETOSKEY, Feb. 14—The retail grocers and butchers of this city have organized an association to be known as the Gro- cers’ Union of Petoskey. The objects of the organization are to foster the highest commercial integrity and increase ac- quaintanceship among members; to se- cure immunity from inferior and adul- terated goods, short weights and misrep- resentation; to enforce the collection of debts and guard against unnecessary ex- pansions of credits to unworthy persons. The charter members of the associ- ation are as follows: J. Van Zolenberg, L. J. Pettingill, ©. C. Hamill & Co., Chas. Lang, J. W. Lott & Son, J. E. Del- zenne, Geo. W. Bump, S. A. Wilson, Rose & Shafer, G. W. Delzenne, D. N. White, Major & Lyons, A. D. Fochtman, C. A. Bacon, 8S. Pettingill, W. H. Van Gordon, Bert Wilson, Max Spangenberg. The officers of the Union are as fol- lows: President—Geo. W. Bump. Vice-President—J. Van Zolenberg and Wm. Major. Secretary—J. W. Lott. Treasurer—Chas. Bacon. I shall take pleasure in forwarding you reports of our moetings regularly here- after for publication. J. W. Lorn, —_ 2 ——- The Dry Goods Market. There has been another sharp cut in American Blue prints to 4 4%e¢. This is 4¢ ¢ lower than the goods have ever been sold before, and retailers would du well to order an assortment, as the goods ean now be retailed at6e¢ with a good margin. Shirting prints are still 337 e. Toile-du-Nords and A. F. C. ginghams are still selling freely at 814 ®. Outing flannels in qualities to retail at 8, 10 and 124¢c¢ are in good demand. Bieached and brown cottons are low with demand steady. Sateens, percales, prints and fancy woven dress goods at popular prices find ready sale. Serims, dotted Swiss muslins and dra- peries are selling well, with prices rang- ing from 4c tolie. Dress goods, all wool, 40 inch cash- meres, formerly sold at 38 and 40 c, are now being jobbed at 35c¢. Jobbers are now selling 36 inch 25 ¢ goods at 1714 ¢, which is the lowest price ever made on these goods. See’y. a It isn’t the biggest horn that makes the best music. PRODUCE MARKET, Apples—So scarce as to be practically unquot- able. Handlers pay $1.50 per bu. for all offer- ings of Spys and Baldwins, holding at $1.75, Beans—Pea and medium are active and strong, with increasing demand. Handlers pay $1.3) for country cleaned and $1.40 for country picked, holding city cleaned at $1.45 in carlots and $1.6) in less quantity. Butter— Dealers pay 18c for choice dairy, holding at 20c. Creamery i dull and slow sale at 24c. Cabbage—75c@#l1 per doz. Cranberries—Jerseys are slow sale, command ing $2 per bu. and $5.75 per bbl. Celery—Home grown commands 15@18c per doz. Eggs — Dealers pay 13@14c for strictly fresh, holding at 14@14c. Field Seeds-Medium or mammoth clover, $5.75; Timothy, $2.10; Red Top, 90c; Orchard grass $2; Alsyke, $8.50. Grapes—Malaga are in moderate demand at $4.50 per keg of 55 ibs. net. Honey— White clover commands 14@15c per Ib., dark buckwheat brings 12c. Both grades are very scarce and hard to get. Lettuce—Grand Rapids forcing, 12c per Ib, Maple Sugar—10 per Ib. Nuts—Walnuts and butternuts, Hickory nuts, $1.10 per bu. Onions—Handlers pay 45¢c, holding at per bu. Spanish are about out of market. Potatoes—Handlers pay 40c for white stock and | 4 c for red, holding at 10c per bu above those | we per bu. | 55c | | figures. OL Interest to Bookkeepers. I will teach my system of In- FALLIBLE PROOF, whereby an error in posting or in trial bal- ance can be located in the ac- count in which it has occurred. No book keeper should be without this system, as it saves weeks of labor each year. No new books or slips required. It can be taken up at any time without change of books. Also my system of keeping ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNT, which saves opening an ac- count on the ledger of those from whom goods are bought. Price for both systems $5.00. WM. H. ALLEN, Grand Rapids, Mich. A Big Drive IN ALL SILK (SAT. EDGE) RIBBONS. Having purchased a large lot of All silk Ribbons at the great per- emptory sale in New York for cash, we are enabled to offer you the fol: lowing bargains: ae oo 40c ae Ca 52c ae 8 68c /| * AO 84c Or we will assort you a box each of Nos. 5,7, 9 and 12, at 52%c aver age, and you can select your own colors. We make a specialty of Ribbons, and you will find that we have the largest and most complete stock of these goods in the State. We solicit your inspection or mail orders. Corl, Knott & Co., 20-22 No. Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Owing to the general desire of merchants to buy late this spring, we will continue to manu- facture all staple lines up till May 1. thus insur- ing you a complete line to select from. Our Goods Are Perfect Fitters, THOROUGHLY MADE, LOW IN PRICE. H. H. OOOPER & CO, Manufacturers of Men's, Boys cand Children’s Glothin, UTICA, N Y. Write J. H. WEBSTER, State Agent, OWOSSO, MICH. Paper Packed Screw, —_——_—9———— WRITE FOR PRICES. N. DRUMMELER& SONS, Manufacturers and Jobbers of PIECED AND STAMPED TINWARE, 260 SOUTH IONIA ST., Telephone 640. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH J 4 : + , - a , a » ) a. C .> % . J { 4 e+ * + & “a i * * 4 A be o . ¥ THH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Pegler & Swartout succeed F. Pegler in the meat business at 21 South Division street. Scribner & Aldworth, druggists at 73 Monroe street, have disolved, D. C. Scribner continuing the business. John Wormnest has opened a grocery store at 88 Grandvilleavenue. The Lem- on & Wheeler Company garnished the stock. Frank Gaskill, of the former firm of Gaskill & Goss, has purchased the gro- cery stock of G. O. Emmons at 202 East Bridge street. Vm. VanZee has opened agroecry store at the corner of Lake avenue and Pack- ard street. The Musselman Grocer Co. garnished the stock. The Champion Cash Register Co. has leased the second floor of the Bissell block on Erie street, and is equipping it with the necessary machinery and pat- terns to manufacture metal cash ters under the patents M. Geiger. —_- 2 Gripsack Brigade. W. H. Ingham, traveling representa- tive for L. C. Wachsmuth & Co., clothing manufacturers of Chicago, in town one day last week. F. G. Aldworth, formerly of the firm of Scribner & Aldworth, has re-engaged with John Wyeth & Sons, with whom he was identified prior to his engaging in the retail business. His territory com- prises the States of Wisconsin, Minne- sota and South Dakota. A. 8S. Doak (Hawkins & Co.) has been confined to his bed for two weeks with gastric fever and is likely to be laid up for some time yet. His route being covered in the meantime by Jas. McInnes, whose trade is being visited by Randall Hawkins. The Star Accident Insurance Co. hav- ing refused to pay the policy issued on the life of George Beenhlein, the drug salesman who was killed in the Harmonie fire at Detroit, suit has been brought by the beneficiary, Mr. Boehnlein’s mother, regis- taken out by H. was is to recover the amount of the policy, $5,000. Thos. McLeod and John MeLean will arrive in Grand Rapids Friday and re- main over Sunday in the interest of the Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Associa- tion. They will meet the local traveling men for a friendly visit during their stay here, probably at the Morton House Sat- urday evening. Byron 8S. Davenport was at Paris most of last week, attendant upon the bedside of his mother, Mrs. J. Davenport, who died Thursday evening from the results of la grippe. The deceased was 72 years of age and had lived in Barton township, Newaygo county, thirty-six years, being one of the first settlers of that township. The deceased leaves five children, all men grown, four of whom were constant attendants at her deathbed and were present at her funeral, which was held Saturday forenoon at Paris, the inter- ment being made in the Davenport ceme- tery in Barton township. Deceased was a most estimable person and will be mourned by a large circle of friends. ee It is more blessed to be in debt with a clear conscience than to have an abund- ance of property cleared of indebtedness by dishonest transactions. Hides, Pelts and Furs. Hides—Prices were supposed to be at} the bottom, but the close last week left | them at worse than panic figures. A fall was predicted last week and it has come. Noone can say, at present, just how low they will go, but still lower prices are anticipated. The local mar- ket remains stationary, as prices were put down in expectation of the slump which has oecurred. Pelts—Are steady at former prices. Furs—‘mall business for the week at last week’s prices. 2 <- - Purely Personal. A. Eckstine, general dealer at Maple- ton, died Feb. 11, as the result of paraly- sis. C. G. A. Voigt & Co.’s Star Mills are closed for repairs. Grinding will be re- sumed in about ten days. Albert Retan, formerly engaged in trade at Muir and St. Johns, bnt now a prosperous banker and real estate dealer at Little Bock, Arkansas, was in town several days last week. < —o- —- — No More Cutting at Maniac. For some months past the druggists of Manistee have been by the ears and have been cutting prices on patent medicines. On the occasion of L. M. Mills’ last visit to that city, he got the druggists together and persuaded them to sign an agreement to put up a forfeit of $25, to covered into the treasury of the Manistee Indus- trial Home in be case any party to the agreement breaks it. All the druggists at Manistee, fifteen in number, are par- ties to the agreement. ———-2 —~—- Cutting on Patents at Lansing. The Homer D. Luce drug stock, which was recently taken on foreclosure sale by Mr. Clear, is being closed out by that gentleman with little regard for the ethics of trade or the established price for patents. Asa result of the break, C. Alsdorf & Son, That Thompson Phar- macy and Hedges & Gibson (North Lan- sing) are meeting the cut. The other druggists are all maintaining prices, realizing that such competition is not likely to last long. ee Grains and Feedstuffs. Wheat—The market fluctuated some- what last week, but settled back to the previous week’s price at the close, at which figure it opened this week. The local market quiet, farmers holding for araise, the present price 50c being is no temptation to sell. Flour—Unchanged, but as stocks are decreasing, a change may be expected in the near future. i —-o- — my “ Merrim’ck shirtings. 4 C Reppfurn . 8& ‘s =6Century cloth : Pacific faney........ S36 “<* pold weai..... 10% Tic sines 6 “green seal TR10% Portemouth robes... 6% ‘yellow seal. .10% a mourning. - oo _ _...... a ll 5% “« Turks; zed. 10% . es a black. 5% Ballon solid black... Washington indigo. 6% colors. Turkey robes.. 7\ Bengal blue, green, ‘* India robes.... 7% and orange... 6 _ plain Tky x % 3” Berlin solids........ 5% - = e....-. © * Ottoman Ss a So... 6 “ Foulards 54%|Martha Washington “red & 7 Turkey red %. “ . -...... 9% a" ashington - . .10 Turkey red... . 9% ' C saxxki i mheaee nt robes.... 5% Cocheco fancy. 5 |Windsorfancy...... 6% - madders. . 8 | . old —, * Zk Gwills..5 | indigo bige....... : eotias...... 5 Poy ......... | tt TICKINGS. Beemer AOA... 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James. oe Steamboat ie 40 Crowely’s. ---1 35\Gold oo ee 150 Marshall’s -ok Oj American...........1 00 TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....1 75 ‘. 5—4....165 6—4...2 30 ON TWINES, Cotton Sail Twine, "28 a 14 «omnia Cn eT 12 Rising Star i i ee | Paes... 18% &ply....17 a me reer Sie... 20 Bristol . essesks [WOOL es ply 17% Chaney Valley. bed sk 15 IXL 18% Powhatta PLAID OSNAB Pee... 65.5. 6% Alamance. . oa Augusta os Ar sapha..... ees ae Pipes 6% ceca at aS 5% mew River......... —————— 5 URes —— Pleasant.... 6% item ke 5 mont. 5 Randelman. ois Riverside. . . 5g Sible A eee +. Ol eee Otis chedis.. elec 1% Menthol Inhaler CURES _Catarrh, Hay Fever, Headache, Neuralgia, Colds, Sore Threat. The first inhalations stop sneezing, snuffin coughing and headache. This relief is wort the price of an Inhaler. Continued use will complete the cure. Prevents and cures e Sea Sickness On cars or boat. The cool exhilerating sensation follow- ing its use is a luxury to travelers. Convenient to carry in the pocket; no liquid to drop or spill; lasts a year, and costs 50c at druggists. Regis- tered mail 60c, from H. D. ‘CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich. "Guaranteed satisfactory. In large or small quan- tities. Guar- anteedright in every re- spect. Tradesman Company, GRAND RAPIDS. EATON, LYON & C0, a STYLES OF M . fi ce HMI) 20 & 22 Monroe &t., GRAND RAPIDS. I DERTSCH SHOE GO BOOTS, SHOES, anp RUBBERS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent County Savings Bank. GRAND RAPIDS ,MICH. Jno. A. Covove,§Pres. Henry Ipema, Vice-Pres, a. A. &. VERDIER, Cashier. . Van Hor, Ass’t C’s’r. Transacts a General Banking Business. Interest Allowed on Time and Sayings Deposits, DIRECTORS: dno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett, E. Crofton Fox, T.J.O’Brien, A.J. Bowne, Henry Idema, Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A.McKee, J. A. . Verdier. A Deposits Exceed One jMillion; Dollars, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Financial Panics and Their Origin. E. A. Stevens in Fame There are successful business men who about a year ago predicted that panics were a thing of the past. That the busi- ness world had begun to know how to deal with such affairs and to avert them. Nevertheless, the panic came. The busi- ness world attributed the last crash to the purchase of silver by the government, to lack of confidence in the administra- tion, and to various causes, all of which combined would have failed to produce the result. Yet nearly every student of political or social economy could, and in many instances did, foretell the approach of disaster; that somewhere between 1891 and 1895 a panic would oceur. Why should the student comprehend the situ- ation better than the business man? Be- cause one deals with effects, the other with causation, and for the further rea- son that financial panics have been and will come with periodic regularity. In England they come about once in ten years; in this country about half as often. Those who understood the panic of 1873, predicted this crash in ’93 or thereabouts. Then the situation was charged to overproduction, while thou- sands needed, but could not purchase, the stocks that filled the great marts of trade. Now, whatis the ‘‘eanse of the causes?” The way in which people spend their money. When money is spent in chan- nels of reproduction and advancement of the arts, mechanics or the household, it is beneficial. When it is spent for the deterioration or degradation of the arts, mechanies and the household, it is not only an immediate loss, but in time is detrimental and disastrous. The spirit of ‘‘make-believe’’ most potent and dangerous to general prosperity. Let me illustrate. A _ little while ago an excellent article was put on the market for the manufacture of port- manteaus, pocket-books, ete., out of alli- gator skins, and for a time it had splen- did success. It was neat, durable, and, to use a common phrase, ‘‘tony.’? The success of that article had the effect—as it has every where—to produce a lot of in- ferior imitations, made either of poor leather or paper, and, in consequence, the trade in the best article was practi- cally ruined. The make-believe was so useless and unsatisfactory and became so common, that people did not purchase the best because it looked so like the in- ferior. Everyone who has purchased a piece of furniture for solid mahogany or walnut, only to find after awhile that the thin veneer has cracked and the cheap wood is exposed, has to some extent realized the utter uselessness of his expenditure, and that possibly in his anxiety to secure a bargain the biter has been bit. An eastern representative of a great linen house says that he desired to do his business on a strictly honest basis, and issued orders to his agents that they should properly mark all goods that had a mixture of cotton as ‘‘union’’ goods, and explain to the purchaser the reason for the mark—that they were mixed. In consequence he had no trade for that sea- son in that line of goods, as the dealers would not purchase them unless what was well known to them as a mixture was marked ‘‘pure linen” to hoodwink the consumer. The ‘*make-believe” atti- tude here was favorable to deterioration. Outside of all financial considerations, just for a moment consider the moral degradation this sort of thing has on the employes—those engaged in putting up those imitation goods. Can it be ex- pected that those who are employed to perpetrate business frauds will in turn be honest to those whom they serve? The daily revelations of crime give the unal- terable verdict. Then, who is to blame for all this? Not always the manufacturer, for he is often forced into this imitation business by a fancied demand for cheaper grades. It is the pernicious spirit of make-believe— of shoddy and sham—that makes the al- ready poor purchaser so much poorer; that necessarily deteriorates the general excellency of the artisan, and, in com- pelling him to make cheaper grades of goods, to slight his work because of poorer pay, and so on percolating all is the through society will be found an evil in- fluence—a reduction of pay—to produce something that is practically worthless— and all imitations are that. Finally, to elevate the inventor or perpetrator of fraud at the expense of the masses. In short, to pay out so much of the wealth of the nation for poor returns. To stand in the path of progress, excellence and lasting benefit. To waste the wealth of the world by demoralizing the laborer, financially and morally. There is scarce- ly an article of real merit manufactured that has not got a score of cheap imita- tions—all tending to degrade production, artistically and financially. In the last analysis, it is the foolish, unthinking way people spend their money that clogs trade, makes goods unsalable, the deal- ers’ margins smaller, and the producers’ labor bring less, which more than any- thing else brings on our periodical panics, which if not corrected will be repeated much more often. _ > o> Regulating the Use of Business Names. New York and Louisiana have statutes forbidding any person to transact busi- ness, using the name as partner of one not interested with him as partner or | using the designation ‘‘& Company’’ or “*& Co.,’”? when no actual partner or part- ners are represented thereby. In the former State the penalty of doing it is imprisonment for not exceeding one year or a fine of not more than $500, or both. In the latter, there is a fine of not to exceed $1,000. Exception is made in New York under certain conditions for the continuance of an established busi- ness by a successor, survivor or other person. Commercial copartnerships lo- cated and transacting business in foreign countries are also exempted. These statutes, it has been held, do not inter- fere with the use by an individual of fanciful names, such as ‘‘Union Towing Company,” ‘‘Eureka Company,” or ‘‘Al- derney Manufacturing Company,” nor of **& Co.,’? when it represents the wife of the partner named, though she cannot in reality be her husband’s partner in busi- ness, Georgia has a law which makes it un- lawful for any partnership to insert in their firm name or style the name of any individual not actually a copartner, or to continue in such firm name or style the name of aretired partner, the penalty therefor being the forfeiture of $100 for every day’s violation of the law, the same to be recovered by any person who may prosecute therefor. In California, Arizona and the Dakotas it is provided that every partnership transacting business in the State under a fictitious name or a designation not showing the names of the partners must file and publish a certificate giving the names and residences of the real partners, and until this is done they will be dis- qualified from maintaining any action in the State courts on any account for con- tract made or transactions had in their partnership name. Maine and Massachusetts use within their respective borders of the name of a former partner, either alone or in connection with others, with- out his written consent, or, if he is deceased, that of his representatives. forbid the Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. a a Oe c. 40 Jennings’, genuine...... os i 25 Be a a a 50&10 AXES. First Quality, S = Geame. _............ 8 7 00 = Oe ese r mS See. 8 00 ' D. im eee... ieee 13 50 BARROWS. dis. as... 8 14 00 Garden ee BOLTS dis. ee 50&10 Carriage new list. erate cee ae 75&10 i ee ee ese eee. - Sleigh oe. BUCKETS. ee Oe ie $3 50 et ee se BUTTS, CAST. dis. Cast Loose Pin, figure Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint. Meret een Pin... 60&10 | Wrgeeee see 60&10 Wrougne bugide Bind... a Wrought —* eee ile ee eds Blind, Clark’s. Lip emu brmases” Blind, De 70&10 Blind, Poe .o. 70 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892. . 60&10 CRADLES. | re 8. dis. 50&02 | CROW BARS. Sameer OS CAPS, eet... per m 65 “patie eds ee. 60 er........ lO 35 Musket . eo eee | 60 | CARTRIDGES ee ee 50 Contra Fire... —..... . dis. 25 CHISELS. dis. — ee .................._........... 75&10 | Oe 75&10 RCM ONOMEM 25&10 SOC 75&10 | Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.......... . 40 COMBS. as | Cums, Dawreneds ........... |... oD 40 | Eeceere...;. 2 | CHALE. | White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 | COPPER, | Planished, 14 oz cut togize... .. per pound 28 14x5 = oo er .............,.. 26 | Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.... ........... 23 | Core Moved. ing... ............ 1... 23 | OE 25 | DRILLS. dis. | Morea Ee eocne... 50 | Teper and straieht Shank. ....... 5... .. 50 | MOree TOpCrNuene _ oe) DRIPPING PANS. Suasll Siace eer pound ...................... 07 Deewe eiges, per pound...... .......... ..... 6% Ve ELBOWS. " (Com 4 yloee Gin.................- dos. net 4 Cerner... dis AGumeeee............ dis. 40810 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clarks, small, $18; larce, @26............... 30 Ives’, 1, $18: 2, 824° aoe ee 25 FILES—New List. dis, Demons... 60&10 ew Amievican .-. --......... 8. 60&10 Teeneieee 60&10 | EE 50 | Helier s Horse Maape... ..........-. 50 GALVANIZED IRON. Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; 25 and 26; 27. 28} iat 2 oO 14 15 6 17] Discount, 60 AUGES. dis. Stanley Rule and Level ae. .............. KNOBs—New List. dis. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55 Door, porcelain, jem. trimmings............ 55 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings. . ne 55 Door, porcelvin, eee |... 55 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain... ......... 7 LOCKS8—DOOR. dis. Russell & Irwin Mfg. se Snow list ....... 55 Mallory, Whooler & Co.'s................... 55 Co 55 Ss 55 MATTOCES. Adse Bye....._... eee ees $16.00, dis. 60 Ree $15. 00, dis. 60 ——................ . $18.50, dis. 20810. AULS. is. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, ‘handiod eee lle. MILLS. - Coffee, Parkers Co.'s. 40 P, 8. & W. Mfg. Co.'s Malleables.. 40 “ Benders, Perry & Clork’y............ 40 ba Enterprise eee 30 MOLASSES GATES. dig. Bete gs 6010 Stennint Genuine a Enterprise, self-measuring............ oo. 25 NAILS Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. Megen tlre OOM ee ce 1 50 Wire nails, base.. de sect scare, oeeee 1 50 _ Base Base 10 25 Ps) 35 45 45 50 60 % 90 1 20 1 60 1 60 65 vis) 90 ts) ee 90 rr fs... 110 Clinch, ee 7 ee 80 . £2... 90 Barrell * i, 1? LANES. dis. Ohio Tool Co.’s, jana ao ee @4) mn te \ Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy....... Memon rat quality.............-... _ Stanley Rule and Level _ wood. . ....50&10 Pan mee Ae... dis.60—10 Common, polished Oe ies seer ee dae ce dis. 70 RIVETS. dis. peo Oe ee 40 Copper Rivets and Bure.................... 50—10 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. | “A” Wood’s — planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20) “B” Wood's lanished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20 Broken pac. ai G per pound extra. Gate, Clark’s, 1, tate HAMMERS. meyeere A Caw... ..... -dis. 25 Me... i... oe - dis, 25 Verken & Pramips................ dis. 40&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel. 20c list 60 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand. 0c 40410 HINGES, | - dis.60&10 Le se ee n, ‘per doz. net, 2 50 \ sae — and Strap, to 12 in. a 14 and longe eeu cl i 3% Screw ‘Hook and. Eye, % eters eerae a. “net 10 ' rorcceteccs .. | One a “ “a ea ee T™% “ “ eee -- eG 7 | Strap at =. . ee 50 “HANGERS. dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 Champion, anti-friction.......... 60&10 | Kidder, wood track . : oe 40 HOLLOW WARE. [Pee Hl notes eo ee a i. 60&10 [eG ae Gray enameled. - 40810 HOUSE FURNISHING | eooDs | Stamped Tin Ware.. veeeeee. DOW lst Lg | Japanned Tin Ware.. ees Granite fron Ware ............... “new list iayeaio WIRE GOODS. ieee 70810610 wcrow Myce... -70&10&10 BGG en -70&10810 Gate Hooks and Byes. _ 70&10&16 EVELS. dis.7 Stanley Rule and Level oe ROPES. Sisal, % inch aud larger . Lele ee ete ue | eee Ne ny — dis. Steel and a eee 7 Try and Bevels.. See 6 Mie eee ce. Pi SHEET TRON. Com. Smooth. Com. Woe 10to mM... ea $2 95 [hoe tat... 405 3 05 Nos. 18 28... c. 4 05 3 05 Nos, 2% ~pag ee 4 05 3 15 Nos, 25 to 26 Loud ia = 2 = An sheets No. 18 and lighter, oan 30 Sains wide not less than 2-10 extra SAND PAPER. Tan eee is oe. dis. 50 SASH CORD. Silver Lake, — .. List 50 a 55 ' Wihe a... ' 50 i" Drab B aC 55 . White C " 35 Discount, 10. SASH WEIGHTS. Soc rom. per ton 825 Saws, dis. . Eo 8. 20 Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.... 70 . — Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.. 50 “Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 “ ¢ ampion and Electric Tooth X Cae, OOF tage TRAPS. dis. moc Game... — Oneida C ommunity, Newnouse’s........... Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton’s. 0 mouse, Choker... 2. 18¢ per dos Mouse, Gorgetem. $1.50 per doz WIRE, dis. EE 65 Annealed Market.. -.70—10 Copperee Mareen. 60 Pinhed Mereee 624% Coppered Spring Sioe)............ ...._ __.. 50 Barbed Fence, galvanized. 2 66 painted ....... 2 20 HORSE NAILS. Au Semie........... dis. 40&10 Putnam..... / di eee WRENCHES, Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.. Coe’s Genuine .... lees 50 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,. a 75 Coe’s Patent, malieable.............. -. -75&10 MISCELLANEOUS. dis, er ee } pam CINGEN 75&10 orcws. Wem fue .. 70&10 Casters, Bed a d Piate........... oe 50410610 Dampers, AWerean. 40 Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... 6E&10 METALS, PIG TIN. rie tees 26c ree oe 28¢ ZINC, Outy: Sheet, —_ - pound 600 pound — oo a Per pound.. i“ ee ee a 7 BOLD R. 4OQ* . fg corees etc ce... ae Extra Wi ing . Ut The prices of the many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. ANTIMONY CO per pound CO ee 13 —MELYN GRADE. 10x14 4 Charcoal Ree ee ae cee eee ec. $7 50 a —_ ee 7 50 10x14 1x, . 9 25 14x20 1x; i. 9 25 Each additional X on this grade, $1.75. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. 10x14 IC, Charcoal ee ee aa 75 14x20 Ic, ee ae 6 75 10x14 x, eee 8 25 14x20 Ix, . “ 9 25 Each additional X on this grade $1.50. ROOFING PLATES 14x20 IC, WORGeneGn 0. 6co. 6 Bu 14x20 IX, ee 8 50 20x28 IC, . Dee 13 60 14x20 IC, “ Allewey Grade........... €@ 14x20 IX, . sees ae 20x28 IC, . _ _ 2 50 20x28 IX, “ so “s 5 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATS. EE 814 06 14x31 IX.. ee . 16 00 ‘tae ‘i for No. 8 Bollers, \ per pound. 10 00 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. A WEEELY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Best Interests of Business Men. Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, — BY THE — TRADESMAN COMPANY. One Dollar a Year, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. Communications invited from practical busi- ness men. Correspondents must give their full name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at Grand Rapids post office as second- class matter. j@ When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in THe MicHIGAN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1894. GERMAN LOYALTY. it is remarkable that the old-fashioned sentiment of loyalty remains so potent as it does in modern Ger- that whole history of the reconciliation of the an influence many. Nothing occurred in the German Emperor and Prince Bismarek than the It is to understand why the Ex-Chancellor is was more impressive demon- Stration of this singular fact. easy greeted with enthusiastic applause and every tribute of admiration and esteem wherever he goes, and it was a matter of course that he would receive a grand ovation in Berlin: but the plaudits which hailed his arrival in that city, the other day. meant vastly more than a popular outburst of good will to him. Germans rejoiced that day all over Germany be- the Ex-Chancellor would henceforth be friends. little cause the Kaiser and There was, we may suppose, very expectation statesman would be called The merely: that the old again to office. oceasion was the sen- timental but when Kaiser took the initiative in restoring cordial re- lations between himself and his most distinguished subject, the people felt that he had done what was due to his own station, as well as what was due to Bismarck’s service. When the breach oecurred between these two eminent personages, the peo- ple remained faithful to the Kaiser. They did not espouse the quarrel of their favorite hero. When, from the his retirement, he opened seat of fire, so to speak, through the press, upon the new administration of the empire, the general feeling seemed to be that he to far. all, only a constitutional! which Bismarck himself was going after right acknowl- The Kaiser had exercised. right—a had edged. And certainly no German states- man had ever gone further than Bis- marek had gone under other cireum- stances in insisting upon the inviolability The Kaiser had acted within the limits of his authority, and it did Bis- marck tv strike at lis sovereign over the of regal and imperia! perogatives. not become ministers. Moreover, there was another side to the story. If Bismarek had given unity to Germany imperial dignity to the shoulders of that sovereign’s and Hohenzollerns, he, on his part, had been | rewarded with wealth and with the high- | est honors within the gift of those he served. He had been for many years the arbiter of the destinies of Europe, and he had rarely been at pains to cover his iron hand with a velvet glove. A young and high-spirited sovereign could hardly be expected to sink into the in- | significance of a mere figurehead when at any moment he could dismiss his ty- rannical minister with a word. Every one was ready to admit that the Kaiser could probably do no better than to take | Prince Bismarck’s advice in regard to any question of doubt or difficulty; but Bismarck was not willing to consult with the Kaiser. It was his role to act with absolute independence, leaving to the titular head of the empire nothing more than the perfunctory task of signing his Chancellor’s decrees. The people never did forget Bismarck’s It was impossible more than they ad- the other hand, pre-eminent ability. to admire any man mired him. But, on their attachment to the throne was un- diminished. In regard to intellectual power, as well as in regard to actual serv- ice, there could be no comparison be- tween the two men. Bismarck was im- measurably the superior. But the Kai- ser stood for more than his own person- ality and personal history. He was the head of an ancient and famous family— Frederick the Great was one of his an- Andif Bismerek was the author of German unity, the Kaiser was its sym- bol. It was, therefore, a national affliction stand apart, and the wisdom to compre- He took the first step Bismarck met him half they embraced, the hero cestors. that these two should the Kaiser had hend this feeling. forward, and When worship of the German people was reec- onciled with their loyalty. The event had, in our judgment, very little, if any But, even thus lim- It is that Germany is immense way. other, significance. ited, its meaning is profound. the imperial prerogative in not maintained solely by an standing and that, great as are the inroads which have been made by socialism in that country, the body of the German people are still attached to the conservative traditions of their magnif- icent past. army, OPERATING GOVERNMENT RAIL- WAYS. While there is considerable socialistic demand in this country for the Govern- ment to own and control all the railways, the experiment is being tried elsewhere, and it does not appear to be satisfactory. Sweden is a country in which the Gov- ernment operates the railways. There the furnace owners and ironmasters are making loud complaints of the State railway for the high rates charged for transportation of iron ore, coal and char- coal. They have presented to the King a petition in which they set forth that the Swedish iron industry has for many years past been in a depressed condition, ;and that the diminution ia profits has | become more marked, year by year. The | petitioners have come to the conclusion |that the causes of the depression are | | mainly to be found in the increased and | increasing production, and improved | methods of the iron manufacturing | | countries, especiaily England and Amer- | ica. The petition bears the names of | eighty mine owners and iron manufactur- | ers, and asks forthe sweeping reduction | | was 25 when he invaded Russia. = of 50 per cent. on the majority of the | its ablest general, Fabius, dared do noth- articles enumerated. They contend that if the necessary diminution in the cost of production is to be effected at all, it must | be under the heading of railway freights, | as all the other expenses are as low as | they can be, and a reduction of the wages of the workmen is entirely out of the question at the present time. It may be taken for granted that the Swedish Government endeavors to make | its railways self-supporting, but if, for any reason, they do not pay expenses the deficiency must come out of the pockets of the taxpayers. The ironmasters have demanded a_ reduction of railway freights. Suppose, in addition, the farmers also demand a reduction on their products, and the lumbermen of Sweden shall also demand a reduction on theirs; the final result will be that the railways will be operated at a loss, and these people who are responsible for it must make up the difference by paying taxes. This gives a fair idea of how a govern- ment railway is operated. In the United States, where so many of the private railways are operated at aloss and are thrown into bankruptcy and are sold out for what they will bring, inflicting vast losses on stockholders and other creditors, what would be the con- dition of these roads were they owned by the Government? Why, the Government would have to pay the stock and bond- holders and other creditors, and the enormous deficits would have to be made up by the taxpayers. These deficits, which amount to thousands of millions of dollars, would soon drive the taxpay- ers to desperation and revolution. The Government could not make money out of the American railroads if it should take them without compensation, from the owners, and then repudiate all the debts resting on them, because it would put them in the hands of a lot of poli- ticians to be managed and operated. Men of Thought and Men of Action. Alexander Dumas, in one of his cele- brated Guardsmen series of romances, puts into the mouth of Mazarin, the Min- ister of Louis XIV, the expression that one who had passed the age of 40 years is too old to be a man of action. Doubtless there is a good deal of truth in the remark, but it is far from formu- lating a rule, if action means war, as it commonly does in the affairs of nations. Mazarin, who, however, was never a man of action, had turned 50 when the observation attributed to him was made, felt at least that his best vigor had been lost, and he judged others by himself. But while he stated a sort of general truth, it is by no means an_ invariable one. The records show some interesting facts regarding the ages and achieve- ments of men. Alexander the Great was doubtless the youngest of all the world’s greatest soldiers. He was only 22 years old when he crossed the Bosphorus with 40,000 Greek troops to make the conquest of Asia. Charles XII, of Sweden, one of the most daring soldiers of modern times, Napo- leon was 27 when he was made comman- der-in-chief of the French army in Italy. Hannibal, perhaps the most brilliant sol- dier that ever marshaled an army, was 28 years old when he crossed the Alps into Italy, and for thirteen years held the vast military power of the Roman re- public in defeat and submission, so that ing more for a long period than to retreat and avoid battle with the victorious in- vader. From this it will be seen that some of the greatest warriors who ever stood on this planet gained their grandest victo- ries and made their most celebrated cam- paigns before they had reached middle age, or 35 years. But there were many other soldiers of the greatest eminence who won their triumphs long after they had passed that limit. Stonewall Jack- son’s campaigns were al! made after 35, and he died on a victorious field when he was 39 years oid. Frederick the Great won his most signal victory of Leuthe over the Austrians when he was 45. Washington was 44 when he took com- mand of the Kevolutionary armies. Julius Cesar, who stands at the head of the world’s war chiefs, commenced his celebrated conquest of Gaul when he was 42. Wellington was 46 when he won Waterloo. Grant was 45 when he re- ceived the sword of Robert E. Lee, and Lee himself was 59 when he surrendered his historic blade. Marlborough, who was one of the greatest captains of any age, was 54 when he won the celebrated battle of Blenheim. Our own Old Hickory Jackson was 58 when he saved New Or- leans from foreign conquest. Columbus was 52 when he discovered America, and his bold adventure marks him as a man of action of the highest order. Ghengis Khan, the first of the Tartar conquerors, was 51 when he started on his bloody career, and Tamerlane, his sanguinary descendant, was 62 when he overran Asia. These facts are enough to show that 40 isnot by any means the age when the fires of human energy grow cold, but it is true that after 40 men grow more pru- dent and thoughtful. When it comes to statesmanship, eminence in letters, sci- ence and art, the greatest triumphs have been won by men who have passed mid- dle age, and commonly by men over 40. It wold be useless to offer examples, be- cause the men of thought who have at- tained great distinction at an early age make up the few exceptions toa great general rule. The mind grows, opens, increases its power and _ spiritual ken, only after the immaturity of youth is past. Men of thought are seldom young. >. > Help Yourself. Fight your own battles. Hoe your own row. Ask no favors of any one, and you’ll sueceed a thousand times better than one who is always beseeching some one’s influence and patronage. No one will ever help you as you help yourself, because no one will be so heartily inter- ested in your affairs. The first step will be such a long one, perhaps; but carving your own way up the mountain you make each one lead to another, and stand firm while you chop out still another. Men who have made fortunes are not those who have had $5,000 given them to start with, but boys who have started fair with a well-earned dollar or two. Men who acquire fame have never been thrust into popularity by puffs begged or paid for, or given in friendly spirit. They have outstretched their own hands and touched the public heart. Men who win luve do their own wooing, and I never knew a man to fail so signally as one who induced his affectionate grand- mother to speak a good word for him. Whether you work for fame, for love, for money, or for anything else, work with your hands and heart and brain. Say “‘I will,” and some day you will conquer. Never let any man have it to say: “I |}have dragged you up.”? Too many _ friends sometimes hurt a man more tha | none at all. * ¥ «< A ae % ~~ a a ee ee a ee make. Strange as it may appear to Mr. Abbott, I know that bakers’ loaves do Number 542 of Tuk TRADESMAN con-! cost something; but the cost to the baker tains an article from the pen of associate | doesn’t appear to cut any figure in reg- editor, Daniel Abbott, under the head | ulating the cost to the consumer. Mr. a ‘ sn -_ lactate Lie asta in _ ~ o * Isthe Bread Our Wives Make Nothing , but ‘Stuff ’’? < +4 + +) + ‘‘Baker’s Bread vs. the Homemade Stuff,” which purports to be a criticism of a <->» former article of mine, wherein I pointed q out the discrepancy existing between the i> price of wheat and the price of bread. I gave facts and figures which proved that the baker’s pound and a half loaf (those weighed in my presence lacked about two ounces of this weight) was a flagrant imposition and downright ex- tortion viewed from an economical stand- point, when sold at eight cents a loaf. The true value of these facts and figures may be ascertained by anyone who will take the trouble to investigate. Mr. Abbott puts in a plea for the bak- ers. He says that the general price is seven cents and that I ought to know it. I certainly ought to knew, and do know, what the price of bread is, as I bought bread for some time before Mr. Abbott came to the city. I have bought it at different grocery stores, and I do know that, if not changed since I left the city, the general price is eight cents, and not seven cents as Mr. Abbott asserts. But Mr. Abbott cannot defend the bakecs without insulting my wife, your wife, gentle reader, and the wife of every re- * tail merchant in Michigan who makes her own bread, for he not even honor it with the name of bread—he calls it ‘-homemade stuff.” This “stuff” Mr. Abbott thinks is a cheap mixture of ‘flour, water, yeast and salt,” whereas real bread, such as the bakers make, contains milk and lard. I feel grateful to Mr. Abbott for this bit of information. * I know that there a difference so marked that the ordinary mortal, wheth- er dining at home or in a hotel a thou- sand miles from home, will never feed on baker’s bread if the domestic article is within his reach; but I—ignorantly, it seems—attributed this difference to the ~ use, on the part of the bakers, of alum or some other deleterious and unknown ingredient. Milk and lard are valuable compounds, but if the bakers cannot make a pound and a half loaf of bread out of $1.35 baker’s flour (price quoted by THe TRADESMAN), and put it on the 2 market without putting into it such a quantity of milk and lard as to warrant its selling price eight cents, then all I have to say is that, in the light of com- parison with the ‘homemade stuff,” the \ milk and lard, valuable as they are for other purposes, are absolutely thrown _. away. I have no quarrel to pick with the « bakers. In these days of trades unions, trusts and combinations, the bakers are simply looking after their own fences; and, if the bakers of Grand Rapids are now, and have been for some time, wringing sweat money out of the con- ” sumers of bread, let us give them credit for working so successfully the very thing for which we are all striving. Mr. Abbott says that I am the only man in the city who thinks that bread +¢ % does not cost anything. What a bloom- ing idiot 1 must be! No, Mr. Abbott, I “do not believe that baker’s bread gently falls upon our tables from heaven like i y the manna of old, free of cost; but 1 do believe that, if our Heavenly Father were to feed us in this way, it would not 4 be the ‘milk and lard” kind of manna, but emore like the ‘‘stuff’? our wives “a “ , ‘* *® > 1 * a Tut &.> ~ ov does r > % is 4 Ly ep oe A £ » » 4 Q.) 44 . >. The Wool Market. The market is very dull. fairly steady and well things considered. Sales this year are 11,000,000 pounds less than for the same period last year. Manufacturers have shown so little interest in the situation that they have ceased to be a factor in fixing prices. Dullness is the prevailing characteristic of the market. The local market is unchanged. Priees are sustained, all i ? «a + > THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 11 Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Aqua Ammonia ACIDUM. Fe a 8@ 10 Benzoicum German.. 65@ %5 meee sw cs... se, 20 \Carpelicom .......... 20@ 30 a 52@ 55 Peycrocmior ........... a «CG Nitrocum eae 10@ 12 aes ............. 10@ 12 Phosphorium dil...... 20 Sapeyiucue ........,.- t —— 7 - a gl xX@ Tannicum.. 4 ion en Tertaricun........... 30@ AMMONIA, Aqua, = oe... 4@ 6 ow... 6@ 8 istiesh, eet es aeeuaee 129@ 14 ee 12@ 14 45@ Taiew ede cues ee 2 50@3 00 BACCAE. Cubeae (po 3%)...... BE BR Junteonme ............- 8@ 10 Xanthoxylum.. 2@Q 30 BALSAMUM. Copaiba .. 45@ 50 Peru.. _. @1 90 Terabin, ‘Canada .... 60@ 65 oo 35@ 50 CORTEX. Abies, Canadian.... ...... 18 See 1 (jeenone Peeve .......... 18 Euonymus atropurp........ 30 Myrica Cerifera, po......... 20 Pere Vinaaiit..........-.--. 2 Quillaia, grd...... = Sassafras 12 Ulmus Po (Ground 15)...... 15 EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 4@ = Haematox, 15 Ba 1i@ 12 is.......... 13@ 14 “ oe, 4.2... 14@ 15 ‘ a. iL. 16@ 17 FERRU Carbonate Precip...... @ 15 Citrate and Quinia... @3 50 Citrate Soluble........ @ & Ferrocyanidum Sol... @ O Solut Chloride....... @ 15 Sulphate, — E 2a pure. oe 7 FLORA. a 18@ 2 Anthemis ...... oe a Og 50@ 65 FOJWA Barco ........-....- 18@ 50 Guia ‘Acuiitol, Tin- nivelly . . BQ 28 35 50 Salvia ened = med seal oe 15@ 25 Ueaitee ............. 8s@ 10 @UMMI. acia, ist picked.... @ 60 —_ 2d "a / @ 40 ay 3d is @ 20 ' = sorte. q@ w “ 60@ 80 Aloe ab. (po. 60). 50D 60 . ” Cap @, (po. 20).. @ 12 Sosotrl (po. 80) . @ 80 Catechu, 1s, (8, 14 am, ee ca @ 1 Ammoniae ..... 55@ «60 Assafcootida, (po. 85) .. 40@ 45 Bensoinum...........-. 30@ 55 Comonors..........- . DD Euphorbium pe ...... 35@ 10 Germanum........-...- ul @2 50 Geaapege, po.......... 70@ 7 Guaiacum, (po 35) @ 3 Kino (po if @1 15 Mastic an ae a gh'y 2a 30)..3 4 3 4068 0 Opli (po 42 0) 0 5 Sore .. .........--- 35@ 42 ay ” sietaiied ea 33@ 35 Tragacanth . -.. 1 © wansa—In ¢ ounce packages. I on cc oases. ._ = eee... 20 eee 25 Majorum 28 Mentea Piperite........... 23 . m.............. & ae... ll. Ce 22 wee ¥......... 25 MAGNESIA. Calcined, Pat... ...... 55@ 60 Carbonate, Pat........ 2@ 2 Carbonate, K.& M.... W@ 2 Carbonate, Jenning5.. 35@ 36 OLEUM. Ayer. .......-- 50@4 00 Amygdalae, Dulc... .. 45@ 75 Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 25 eee 1 70@1 8) Auranti Cortex....... 2 30@2 40 eee .....,.... 4. - Cajiputi . . Caryophyiii Chenopodii Cinnamonii ......... ; ME oes ste, @ Cotium Mac.......... 35@ 65 Sopaiba eee .. 80@ 90 Declined— Cubebae....... @ 3 Exechthitos. -. 200e@2 meerOm, ........... 2 00@2 10 SOM OTICEIM........... 2 00@2 10 Geranium, ounce..... @ Gossipil, Sem. ol ..: @ 75 Hodeoma 00000000 25@1 40 Juniperi. woscrces wr oo Lavondula 90@2 00 oes 2 40@z 60 Mentha Piper.......... 2 85@3 60 Mentha Verid......... 2 20@2 30 Morrhuae, eal...... 1 00@1 10 Myrcia, ounce......... @ 50 en 90@3 00 a on (gal..35) 10@ 12 See eee. 22@1 28 ee eaiat eee eee 75@1 00 Rosae, ounce. ........6 50@8 50 Bacce . .. 40@ 45 Pena 90@1 00 a ee 3 50@7 00 Deeeneree... 50@ 55 a ess, ounce. @ 65 a es @ 9” Thyme eee 40@ 50 i mee... -s..... @ 60 Theokremes..... | 15@ 2 POTASSIUM. BiCarb... .. 1: Io oo bichromate . ... BE — oe 4@G@ 43 SS 12@ 15 amie (po 23@25) .. 24Q 26 a leas ste al 50@ 55 oe ee cee ee oe 2 90@3 00 fae Bitart, _- 27@ 30 Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15 Potass Nitras, opt es 8@ 10 Fotess Nitrag.......... 7 23 RreeeG 28Q 30 Suipeese pO... 15@ 18 RADIX, Scomim ............. Sa meee. LL, 2Q % Bmeenwee ... jl... 12@ 15 Are ., @ B CO 20@ 40 Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18 a _— sicher $ > He corte “Ala, po.. 15@ a Oe 15@ 2 Specae, pO............ 1 60@) 75 Iris plox (po. 35@38).. 35@ 40 CS @ 45 Maranta, is.......... @ 3 Podophyllum, po. eae 15@ 18 eee 75@1 00 _-—.......... @i 7: C = Ll %5@1 35 Sacer... 35@ 38 Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ Ww Serpentaria cee ae 30@ 32 Senega .. 55@ «60 Similax, Officinalis, ‘H @ 40 M @ B Sciliae, (po. Mi)........ 10@ 12 Symplocarpus, Feeti dus, po.. @ 3 Valeriana, Eng. ‘(po. 30) @ German... 15@ 2 ineiber a... |... 18@ 2 wankeeer j......... 18@ Ww SEMEN. Anisum, (po. 20).. @ 15 Apium (graveleons).. 1k@ 18 Bird, is.. 4@ 6 Carui, (po. 18) |. . ie Cardamon........... 1 (O@1 25 Corlandrum........... 10@ 12 Cannabis Sativa 4@ 5 CrGomtim.... ........ Til Chenopodium ........ 10@ 12 Dipterix Odorate......2 25@2 50 Poernicetam........... @ 15 Foenugreek, po..... - Gf & Pome... 4... 4 @4% tint aa | (bbl. ~. - 34%@ 4 35 40 meeiaGiiiiieen lig @4 Ree. oe 7 Sinapis i 7 @s& Miers........ 11@ 12 SPIRITUS. Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 te D. F. R.....1 7%5@2 00 — 1 25@1 50 Juniperis Co. O. T....1 65@2 = - ie ees Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00 Spt. Viet Gel........ 1 75@6 50 Winl Oporto ......... 1 25@2 00 Viet Srs.............1 Bae ee SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool Carriage... 2 50@2 75 Nassau sheeps’ “wool Cermage .... ... 2 00 Velvet extra sheeps’ wool carriage...... 110 Extra yellow sheeps’ ores... ......, 85 Grass sheeps’ wool Car- riage .... 65 Hard for slate use. 75 Yellow Reef, for slate ee 1 40 SYRUPS. a 50 meneeeer .-...........,..,... 50 pee. 60 re Oe. 50 Auranti — i. oe Moe AYO........... of Similax ‘Officinalls eee ee. 60 Ce. -.... 50 Soeees.......... 50 Sefllae oes 6 eaesags ep eua enue 50 SR en 50 eaten See e le kee eins aes 50 Prunus virg 50 TINCTURES. Aconitum NapellisR....... 60 _ -....... So Bee 60 “ Sn myrek...... 60 eeeeee .......... 50 Asafeatida.......:. 0 Atrope Belladonna 60 Ce 60 . o........ 6. 50 DANBUIORIIN......... 50 as. Cantharides 75 Cee ee 75 eo ee. ¥ 6s) oa 1 00 eee 50 eee 50 iy Mo is ae 50 Conium . aed Cubeba.. 50 Digitalis . ae 50 i 50 ae 50 ee 60 See. 50 . oer... 60 eee 50 oe ee ee 50 ne vs) i aaa ea v6) Ferri ee bee. 35 Kino . a, 50 Lobelia... “a 50 oe ee a 50 Mux Vomica....... 50 Opil ee ee ec eeae, 1.5... 85 ' Camphorated........... 50 OO 2 00 Aurel Cortem...... ......_ 50 ae 50 OE ce. se, 50 ee Cassia Acutifol...... 50 ’ ' oo. 50 et 50 ee 60 ee 60 eee 50 Veratrum Veride............ 50 MISCELLANEOUS, ither, Spts Nit,3 F.. 228@ 30 ‘ ve << a. RQ 34 Seem 24@ 3 _ —— oo 7) 3@ 4 Annatto.. ee, oo Autimont, ‘po. eee 4@ 5 et PotassT. 55@ 60 Amiiourn |... @1 40 Antifebrin.... 1.1222: @ Argentl Nitras, ounce @ 51 Arena... ........ om 7 Balm Gilead Bud.. 38@ 40 Bismuth 8. N. iS WQ2 2 Calcium Chior, ‘Is, “(¥5 12: tee 1 11 Cantharides Russian, ee @1 00 Capsict Fructus, ar... @ 2% o.... @ WB te “ po @ 6 a. i 15) 10@ 12 Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 Cera Alba, s. er 50@ 55 Cera Flava............ 38@ 40 Coteus ..... oe @ 40 Cassia Fructus........ @ 2% Loe @ 10 Cetacenm @ #0 Chloroform . 60@ 63 aguibbe @1 25 Chicral Hya ¢ 1 501 80 Chondrus QD 2 Cinchonidine, raw 15 2 German 3%@ 12 Corks, list, dis. per ee %5 Cressotum .......... Q 3 Creta, (DBL. 76)... . @ 2 mer......... 5@ 5 ; 2 coap....... 9@ 11 OTK... .. @ 8 Crees ........ 50@ 55 Cudbear........ @ 2« Cupri Sulph... 5@ 6 Teme... 10@ 12 miner Sulph........... NG —— ee @ Ergot 0 7 rgote, (po.) %%....... — whe, ® eee eae a 122@ 15 eee oes. @Q@ 2B eae oe oe 7@8 Gelatin, Cooper hoes cue @ 70 French.. 40@ 60 Glassware flint. by box 80. Less than box 75. Glue, Erewa......... 9@ 15 eee... 13@ 2 Glyceriua . i... 2 oe Grana Paradisi........ @ 2 Trametes... 25@ 55 Hydraag — = @ & @ 80 " Ox Saisie @ 9 ig Ammonfati. @1 00 ‘ Unguentum. 45@ 55 Hydrareyrum......... @ 64 Te — Am.. ..1 25@1 50 Pawe............. -. %@1 00 iodiee, Resubl 3 80@3 90 Iodoform...... @4 70 Eupuiin ......... @2 25 Lycopodium .......... n@ 7 a 7 %5 Liquor Arsen et Hy- pare toa............ @ 2 Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12 Magnesia, Sulph (bbl 1 Mena, 6.7 ......... Morphia, S. Psy. cn Seidlits Mixture...... @ 20| Linseed, boiled.. .... 53 56 i S&S 8. G & —. Ce @ 18|Neat’s Foot, winter cc Ce 2 15@2 40 - eee ae. @ Wi srained........... 65 70 Moschus Canton...... 40 cant, accaboy, De SpiritsTurpentine.... 38 40 Myristica, No 1 .. oe a Vou... @ 35 Nux Vomica, (po2).. @ 10 Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 35 PAINTS. bbl. Ib. Cn Rena 15@ 18] Soda Boras, (po.11). . 10@ 11] Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3 Fepetn ae H. & P.D. Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ Ochre, yellow Mars....1% 2@4 @2 00 | Soda Carb............ “1%¥@ 2 i 1% 5 Picis Lig, NwC., % gal Soda, Bi-Carb......... @ 5) Putty, commercial....24 24@3 oe Ga 00 | Seda, Ach... i + _ wees 24% 2%@3 Picis Liq., — ee @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ aiv — rime Amer- bea @ 85|Spts. EtherCo........ 50@ 55]_1ca - 13@16 Pil ates an ).. @ Wi * Myrcia Dom..... @2 % Vermilion, English. 65@70 Piper Nigra, (po. 2%). @ 1 ‘* Myrcia Imp... .. @3 00 | Green, Peninsular teeee W@i5 -Piper Alba, (po ¢5).. @ 3 Vint Rect. bbl. Lead, red..............6 @6% ee @ z 2 25@2 35} “| white ooo...) 6 @6% Plumbi Acet . 14@ ion 5c gal., cash ten days. Whiting, white Span. @70 Pulvis Ipecac et opfi..1 10@1 20 Strychnia Crystal..... 1 40@1 45 | Whiting, Gilders’...... @% Fyzethram, boxes H Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ 3 | White, ‘aris American 10 &P. D Co, dos... @!1 25 en 2 @2 wees. Paris Eng. hrum, pv........ ‘ Pemerads 8 10} cliff .................. 1 40 Pyrethrum, Pr re a) | ude Wenlco. 28@ Pioneer Prepared Paint! 20@1 4 Quinia, 8/8 8 W. saaqaog Theobromae .... . Se 1) cans, 3 doz cease ue 45 75 a ia tC oe Oe ts oct a wee 10 Arctic. % Db cans 6 doz c ASE. ...... 55 % Bb 4 doz 2 oe 1? 2 doz no 5 } 1 do . 900 Fosfon. 5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case 80 = * _ * .2 00 Red Star, % cans 40 . Se * 75 : 7 _ * 140 Telfer’s, % 1 Ib. cans, dos. 5 \% Ib. 85 hl [ 1s Our Leader, 4 lb can 45 w%ibe ans. oo iD bcm. ... 1D Yr. Price's. r doz Dime cans.. 95 4-02 . = 6-0z 2 00 8-OZ © 2-02 .3 9 16-0z 5 DD 2%-lb 12 00 4-lb 18 25 5-lb ae tO 10-Ib 41 80 BATH BRICK. 2 dozen in case. ee ....-.... 90 Bristol. . . | 80 Domestic .. ._ BLUING, Gross Arctic, ‘ - ovals.. %5 . = round........ 9 0D sifting box... 2%5 - =. 8, . 00 ae No “ los a. /. Mexican Lik qu id, 4 oz. WOO TOM . So... sO BROOMS, ee ‘7 Oe ee No. —— co th . so Parlor Gem.. .8& Common Whisk. . = ‘an — oT Warehouse..... . 300 BRUSHES, move, mee 2. 12 ae ced af no 2. oe Rice Root Scrub, 2 row... 85 Rice Root Scrub, Zrow.... 1 2 rece, eoeee............ 1 CANDLES, Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.... 10 Star, 40 ' cc... Paraffine ..... ---. Wicking “4 OCASNED GOODS. Fish. Clam: Little Neck, ii. 12 1 90 Clam aac Standard, Sib... 2; Cove Oymters. Standard, fon u Lobsters — eS... e a Pomme. ti... .. . _ Mackerel Standard,ilb...... _ 3 bees a tere, Sid.......... -_ Tomato Sauce, 2 1b i Soused, 2 os 22 Columbia River, fat. cea 1 80 e........ 1 65 Alaska, _- oe 1 25 pin Lieve cone cu ae Kinney’s, mais, a 1 95 en. American . ee iba 44@ 5 oe Imported is. pet dh ceed ees w es eens 15@16 Pee oe....... 2... 7@8 ee 21 Trout. —— se... CL 250 Fruits. Applies. = ib. ctandard........ 1 10 York State gallons. = 3B Hamburgh Apricots. Live oak. i. 1 40 Santa Crus 1 40 Lusk’s 1 50 a... 1” Blackberries. F.& W eS 90 eer -- 1 nOoLS Pitted Hamburgh | e 1% White a. 1 50 —................. 1 20 Damsons, ‘Egg Plums and Green Ga, —_ Eric ........- : 120 California 14 Gooseberries. Common 13 Peaches. —_—......... 90 eee 1B Shepard's California 160@1 75 Monitor Oxford ie Pears. Domestic .... . 1B Riverside...... 1% Pineapples. ee 1 130 Johnson’s sliced...... 2 50 . grated.... 2a Booth’s sliced.... @2 5) . grated... ' @2 Quinces. Common .. an 1 10 Raspberries. R eae ee ace ae 110 Black Hamburg..... 150 Erie. Diack 12 Strawberries. Lowrene ........ 123 a Le ee | Erie.. a 1 2 Terrapin - 1 05 Whortleberries. ne . 85 Corned beef ee Dby 8. 1 95 Roast beef —" iS... .---8 OO Potted ham, * | i 1 40 “ —....... 85 tongue, % Ib. eo oo 85 ain. —_-...... % Vegetables. Beans. Hamburgh stringless.......1 & Frenc style. oe 2 2 oe... 1 35 tam, ereeh....... oe 15 a oe. ............,, 65 Lewis Boston Baked........1 35 Bay State Baked........ oo World’s Fair Baked........1 3 cree. 1 00 Corn. Hamburgh ... oo Livingston Eden a 1 Purity oe cea Moral Re 1 40 Morn ng he tt en ee ne sce ecee ne 75 Peas, Hamburgh mirrors. ...... 1 early June..... Champion Eng..1 50 ' pets pols.......1 7 ’ fancy sifted....1 90 oe 5 Herre seamegerd............. 75 Vanc amp © marrofat..... 1 early June.....1 30 Archer’s Early Blossom....1 25 ye 2. Mushrooms. Pee 199321 ‘Pumpkin. SS... 85 Squash. Oe 16 en. 50 ‘CHOCOLATE. Baker's. German Sweet.. ...... 23 i , 3? Breakfast Cocoa........ 43 CHEESE, i @13% oe ........ .. us, 12%@13 DI oes cone ey @iz% d 13% ca Menel........... 11% eee ek ee 6@10 _............... 11 ee ae 1 00 I ks teen coos. 23 eaer............ 10 Poe ............. eee. ... ap Sago... 321 Schweitzer. imported. @: domestic S@ CATSUP Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 bottles Pint Quart 1 doz bottles Triumph Brand. Half pint, per doz Peat. co teers... Quart, per doz ..... CLOTHES PINS. Saree Somes... ....... 44@45 COCOA SHELLS. 25 ib bags.... cs @3 Less quantity.... .. @3% Pound packages. . ‘6%@QT COFFEE. Green. Rio. — | 18 eon. ... oo i ..19 oe... ieee oe eT 21 roy. tt oe Santos. —........-...... an —. = Prime . i... = Peabe 23 Mera and Guat ‘amala. a 21 “or _ . 22 Pemey.... 4 Maracaibo Prime 23 Milled . 24 Java. Interior... .. . | 25 Private Growth. 27 Mandebling 28 Mocha, Imitation . i nel 25 Arabian ‘ cee 28 Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. McLaughlin’s XXXX.. 23 % oe... / 23 45 Lion, 60 or 100 lb. case.... 22 95 Extract. Valley City % STOSS. 75 Felix . .. Hummel’s, foil, gross. —-—.e e tin — CHICORY. a, 5 Red... 7 CLOTHES LINES. Cotten, OF....... per dos. 1 25 _ —...... . 140 C —e....... . i 6 . -cs......- “ 1 7% o oc. ..... sei 1 90 Jute 6 ft oe ' 8 ' vo tt. o 1 ui CONPENSED MILK. 4 doz. in case. N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s — Gail Borden Eagle..... ... a... LL. 6 25 Daisy. ote oe Champion i. 4 50 Magnolia i 42 — . lL. lL Peerless Evaporated Cream. COUPON BOOKS. 81 | 8% z 2 #10 #20 ae ‘ “Superior.” # 1 books. per hundred 2 50 2 2 se ‘és ‘ 3 00 23 . 350 #5 4 00 810 5 U0 220 _ 6 00 Universal.” #1 books, per hundred #3 00 #2 - ' _.. 2 0 23 ss .. =o 85 _ .. oa #10 - _ 6 00 #20 ‘ 700 Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 200) books or over 5 per cent 500 10 ws LOOK - : 20 COUPON PASS BOOKS. {Can be made to represent any denomination from 810 down.}| 20 books | #100 50 a. .. oe — 6 li. .. oo — a. -. &2 a 6 4 . 10 00 1000 _“* ienes se licucscs, oe CREDIT CHECKS. 500, any one denom'n.....83 00 1000, . eT 2000, ** - oe Steel pt eal coeeee . 2 CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXX.. u-poe Ook Seymour XXX, cartoon..... 6 Family XXX..... : 5% Family XxX, cartoon. es 6 Ralted EEX... 2. oe Salted XXX, cartoon ...... 6 Kenosha . 7% Boston.... eee 7 Butter biscuit . \ ‘ 6 Soda. ee ose... 5% pene, (ey... .:. . Soda, Duchess .. 8% Crystal Wafer........ peace ae Long Island Wafers........ 11 Oyster. oe City ME, BR oes ios ics 5H Parina Ovyster.............. CREAM TARTAR. Strictly pure. ' Su Telfer's Absolute.......... 3) Grocers’ ' 15@2z DRIED FRUITS, Domestic. Apples. Sundried. sliced in bbls 7 ’ quartered ‘“ i Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 11 Apricots. California in bags.. ... 14 Evaporated in boxes 14% Blackberries, In boxes. : 8 Nectarines. ero. Sees... --..-.--... 25 lb. boxes... . ..10% Peaches. Peeled, in boxes... \ Cal. evap. onan BOE _ in bags _ Pears. California in bags 10 Pitted Cherries eee SO rh, RONEN ............- 5° ea Prunelles. im. sonee.....-...... Raspberries. ee re ee a lhCUCC Raisins. Loose Muscatels in Boxes. 2 crown (ocioeke Coen 1 20 is 1 60 Loose Muscatels in ao 2 crown. - 3 ee 5 Foreign. Currants. Patras, in barrels Li in Sis...... in less quantity cleaned, bulk...... cleaned, package. . Peel. Citron, Leghorn. Lemon ’ Orange " 5 ' Raisins. Ondura, 29 lb. boxes Sultana, 20 ss Valencia,30 ‘ OF orte tot eR Fe - lb. boxes 12 Prunes. California, 100-120.... -. OM c 90x100 25 Ib, bxs. = 80x90 * 7x80 Ms iy . 60x70 ° 2 Turkey oo Silver .. 16 Sultana . / Preven, OP 7........ uss, - eee : hcg SG . 90-10 . Loa ENV ELOPES, XX rag, white. No. 1,6% $1 75 No. 2) - 1 60 Mo, 1,6 1 65 No. 2, 6 oo a 1 50 XX wood, white. mo. 1.6% ..........,....... 35 No. 2, 6% 25 Manilla, white. 6% 0 Coin. Mili No.4.. ... 00 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina. rm eee... nae Barrels .. .. Grits Lima Beans. sc... 3% 2. .- 30 . 3@3%q Macc aroni and * gears Domestic, 12 lb. box. Imported. . . AC 0%@.1 Oatmeal. Barrels 200 seesc cua. OO Half barrels 100... . 22 Pearl Barley. meee 3... .., 2% Peas. ee te 1 2 ert perib .......... 3 Rolled Oats. Barrels 180. ' @4 2 Half bbls 90. @2 25 Seen. ee 4% a oee...........,.. ie 6 Wheat. Ceaeked............. ..... 3% FISH--Salt. Bloaters. Sere... Cod. Pollock .... Los Whole, Grand Bank..... 5@5% Boneless, bricks... ...... 6@8 Boneless, strips.. . 6B8 Halibut Smoked . .---11@12% Seealinee. Holland, white hoops keg 70 . . - Bel 950 TOP WORN... oo ccn...... Round, a bbl 100 Ibs en 40 : = * ..... 25 Scaled. eke a 20 Mackerel. Mol. Oere......... .... 11 00 mot, Oe ee..--.... 70 No. 1, 10 Ibe... 30 mo. 2, 00 Te..... ........ 7 No. 3, & ids... 50 No. 2, 10 Ibe.. 92 Family, ~~ heise st OO = Oa 70 11 boo @ Powdered... a > 48 Confec. Standard A....... 4 61 No. 1 Columbia A. Laue 250 NG. Simipire A. 4 42 as... 4 36 ee 4 30 No. 8 417 noe 4 11 No. 10 - 405 hen... 3 99 No. 12 ._ oo No. 13 - 386 moi... 3 74 SYRUPS., Corn, erree ae ee 19 Pure Cane. WOO gee 19 Good .... 25 ee RAR TABLE SAUCES, Lea & Perrin’ ote... 4 —...... 2 Halford, lee... a small. 2 Salad Dressing, large ee 455 eat 2 65 TEAS. JAPAN—Regular. We @i7 ede... 2 Cheese... 24 @26 CeehOems. .........,.... 32 @34 Pon... 10 @iz SUN CURED. Qe Cc aeaberal cece ies eee "32 @3A4 Pemt........ .-.-10 @ BASKET ‘PIRED. a 18 @20 Cente @25 i @35 Extra choice, wire leaf @40 @UNPOWLER, Common to faiz.......2 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Choicest fancy........7% @&s OOLONG. (O26 Common co fair... ... 23 @30 IMPERIAL, Common to fair....... 23 @2s6 Superior tofine........ 30 @35 YOUNG HYSON. Common, to fair....... 18 @26 Superior to fine....... 30 @40 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. Us eis caeen es 18 @z eee... 24 @28 Cs 40 @50 18 TOBACCOS, Fine Cut, P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands, Sweet Russet. -380 @32 Ziger. 31 D. Scotten & Co’s Brands. Hiawatha. as. 60 “aoe. a. = Rocket Spaulding & Merrick’s Siete Sterling. 30 Private Brands. Basoo........ cae. @30 Can Can.,... @27 meine Bly... 8s Ges Uncle Ben. ce @25 Mc Ginty ee. . 27 % bbls.. . 2 Damiy Jim. ........... 29 Torpedo i 24 " in drums.. 23 yom Yom ...1...... 28 Weiss... —.. 23 ‘drums... 22 Plug. Sorg’s Brands, Spcernend =... 39 OONGE c... a Noor Twist... 40 Scotten’s Brands Sve... 26 Hiawatha. . . ' 38 Valley C ity . oo 34 Finzer’s Brands. Old Honesty ee alc. 40) Jolly Tar 32 Lorillard’s Brands. Climax (8 oz., 41¢). 39 Green TFurtie,......... 30 Three Black Crows. 7 J. G. Butler’s Brands. Some thing Goeog...... = Out or Sings Wilson & McCaulay’s renee Gold Rope 43 Happy Thought....... 37 Moms. 32 NoTax. ee coe, 31 Let Go.. | 27 eee, Catlin’s Brands. Mi Grieg... ee Golden Shower......... Buntivess 38 MCerncnam |. ||... 29@30 American Eagle Co.’s Brands, Myrtle Navy. Scork .. German Frog Java, gs foil.. Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brande POMGee 16 Banner Cay endisb is 38 Cotte .28 Scotten’s Brands. Warpath .._..... ee 15 Honey Dew 26 Gotd Bices....... 30 F, F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s Brands, Pecrees........... 1 ie Som... 18 Reamer... Globe Tobacco Co.'s peomeie HManagmade...... 41 Leidersdorf’s Brands, en Mg nee Sane... 28@32 ed Clover... 32 Spaulding & Merrick. Tom Gnd Jerry. ............. 25 Traveler Cavendish.. «a0 Buck Hom ........... se row ber... 30@32 Com Came...............1 i VINEGAR. —— 7 @8 ee... 8 @9 $1 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, Bulk, per gal . ae 30 Beer mug, 2 doz ‘in case... 1 % YEAST. —. tC. 1 00 Weeers ........... 1@ Weast Foam ......... Ls 00 Pee. aS moves 90 HIDES PELTS and FURS Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: HIDES. Geen... 22% Part Cured Me lao os @ 3 wee eae @ 3% aey.................... 4@5 tee Green ........... 2 @3 — eee... @4 C valfskir na, green...... 4 @5 eured...... 5y@ 7 Deacon sking.......... 10 @25 No. 2 hides \ off. PELTS. Bhearlings....:........ 5 oo DD Tames |... 25 @ 60 WwooL Wasa. ...........2 Gs Uaweened............& 6 MISCELLANEOUS. Tallow . .. ae Grease butter ........ 1 @2 “lice, 1K%@ 2 rene, ......... -2 00@2 50 FURS. pegrer................ Saad @ oe .-15 00@25 00 Beaver ................ Gene OO a 5B tH mes MONIES 1... 2... 10@ 25 roo. ....-........... ao Oe, WO ae. 1 0O@1 40 Fox, cross. «oe a 00 Fox, grey. poco e. 70 ive... 1 ope 50 Martin, dark.......... 1 00@3 00 - pale & yellow. 75@1 00 Mink, dark........ 25@1 00 be 3Q 13 ss ............ 5@ 15 Otter, dark....... ...5 0b@10 60 ACCOGM ......... —<.s on Skunk | ly OO@1 25 Wolf. tose ss ook Cle UO Beaver “castors, ib @5 00 Above prices are for No. 1 furs only. Other grades at cor responding prices. DEERSKINS—per pound. Thin and green......... 10 Long gray, dry...... o 10 Gray Gry |... \ 15 Red and Blue, Gey... .. 25 WOODENWARE. Tubs, _ Does 6 00 ' nef... 5 50 . No. 3.. .... oo Pails, No. 1, two- hoop.. 1 30 No. 1, three-hoop.... 1 50 Bowls, 11inch bee ec se uecas oo 90 ib ia ‘ 7 -199 ‘ Clee . 24 -_ Baskets, market.. . = shipping ‘bushel. 1 15 " full hoop ‘“ —. 2m C willow eP ths, No.1 5 25 _ No.2 6 2 - “ Nas? " splint * Molst . . " Nez4x “ee ae ee No.3 4 75 INDURATED WARE, roe... Tubs, No. deve sree eee _'e OO aoe, Wo. 2........ |... ..... 12 00 Tubs, No. 3.. ae .10 50 Butter Plates—Ov al. 2300 100 Nat... 60 210 No 2 7 24 nee 9 280 No. 5. 100 350 Ww nome » THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 15 houses, household furniture, buildings, ete. The classification of risks written by the Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co. for the past two years (and we do a conservative business) shows that our money has been lost on the so-called best risks, fully demon- strating that rates have been too low to pay the losses and expenses. We admit that the companies are somewhat to blame for the present condition of their busi- ness, Owing chiefly to the general pre- vaiiing demoralization growing out of competition, caused by greed for premi- ums; yet the public have their share of the blame to bear in patronizing Cheap John, wildcat companies, whose policies they accept and then use as a lever- age against the local agent of a responsi- ble company to get their rates lowered. This, together with onerous State tax- ation and unjust legislation, has some- thing to do with the present increase. We also admit that the expense of con- ducting our business is too high, and companies are recognizing the fact that they have obligations to the assured in giving them indemnity at the lowest pos- sible rates, which cannot always be maintained at a point to furnish profit to companies whose expenses are high, and they are wisely using the pruning knife in this direction. People not familiar with the workings of an insurance com- pany cannot understand why the rate on their own risk, or the rates in the city in which they reside (which, we will say, show a small loss to the companies) should be increased because the losses on the whole have been heavy. . & MIL- EASTWARD. +No. 14/tNo. 16) +No. G’d Rapids, Lv | 6 45am 10 20am) Trains Leave *No. 82 3 25pm| 10 45pm Fonia......... Ar} 7 40am/11 25am) 4 27pm /12 27am St. Johns ...Ar} 8 25am/12 17pm! 5 20pm | 1 45am Owosss.....- Ar} 900am| 1 20pm) 6 65pm} 2 40am E. Saginaw..Ar |10 50am] 3 45pm 8 00pm} 6 40am Bay City .....Arj11 32am/ 4 35pm) 8 37pm} 7 15am Flint .... ...Arii0 06am 3 45pm 7 05pm! 54 am Pt. Huron...Ar} |12 05pm] ! 5 50pm! 8 50pm} 7 30am Pontiac .......Ar |1053am| 305pm/ 8 25pm) 5 37am Detroit......../ Ar |11 50am 405pm/ 925pm} 7 00am WESTWARD. Trains Leave *No . 81 |tNo. 11 |tNo. 13. Iz 1 00pm| 4 55pm 2 10pm! 6 00pm G’d Rapids.......... Lv Gd Haven. ....... Ar +Daily except Sunday *Daily. Trains arrive from the east, 6:35 a.m., p.m., 4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p. m. Trains arrive from the west, 10:10 a. m., p.m. and 9:15 a. m. Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet car. No. 18 Parlor Car. Westward — No. 11 Parlor Car. Parlor Buffet car. Jas. CAMPBELL, 00am 8 8 20am 12:50 3:15 No. 15 Wagner City T'cket Agent. 23 Monrce Street, Grand Rapids & Indiana Schedule in effect Dec. 24, 1893. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going South. North. For M’kinaw,Trav. City and Sag. 7:20 a m 7:40am For Cadillac and Saginaw...... 2:15pm 4:50 p m For Petoskey & Mackinaw 8:10pm 10:25 pm From Kalamazoo. 9:10am From Chicago and Kalamazoo. . 950pm Trains arriving from south at 7:20am and 9:10am daily. Others trains daily except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going North. South. Wes Cinemas... .............. ........ 8. 6:50 am For Kalamazoo and Ohicago............. 10:40 am For Fort Wayne and the East.. 11:40am 2:00 pm Mor Cimermeatr 8... 15pm 6:00 pm For Kalamazoo & Chicago..... 10: 55 pm 11:20 pm Proms Geren. ............ ke 11:40am Bree Gemew 10:55p m Trains ieaving south at 6:00 pm and 11:20 p. m. run daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. Chicago via G. R. & 1. R. R. Lv Grand Rapids es 40am 2-00 pm 11:20 pm Arr Chicago 4:00 p m 9:00 :05 am = 40 a m train solid with Wagner Buffet Parlor 11:20 pm train daily, throngh coach and Wagner Sleeping Car. Lv Chicago 6:50am 4:15 pm 11:40 p m Arr Grand Rapids 2:15pm 9:50 pm 7:20 am 4:15 p m solid with Wagner Buffet Parlor Car and Dining Car. 11:40 p m train daily, through Coach and Wagner Sleeping Car. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana, For Muskegon—Leave From Muskegon—Arrive 7:35 a 40am 5:40 pm 56:20pm Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 7:45a m, ar- riving at 9:15am. Returning, train leaves Muske gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand Rapids at 5:50 p m. .L. LOCKWOOD, Genera! Passenger and Ticket Agent. HEADACHE PECK’S owners Order from your jobber. Pay the best profit. wa % 16 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GOTHAM GOSSIP. in freely from the Bermudas and the | South, and with free. arrivals from | News from the Metropolis---Index of| abroad also the market is well =| the Markets. Special Correspondence. New York, Feb. past week has perhaps been about as, good as at any time since Jan. 1 and in some lines has been all that could be hoped for. This is not saying much, however, and itis to be regretted that all hands are not busy from morning un- til night. Prices are very unstable on some lines of canned goods and a little firmer on others. Local trade has doubt- less been retarded somewhat by the se- vere weather conditions, which have quite seriously delayed shipments. Re- turning salesmen report only the usual everyday trade and say that in no sec- tion is there anything like a full volume of trade being done. Of course, there is no speculation in anything. Breadstuffs have experienced the lowest point ever touched and we are inquiring where the end is to be. The one radeeming feature in the general situation is the resump- tion of more mills and factories through- out the Union, and with each a heartfelt wish for its future prosperity. There are very few failures occurring throughout the trade, which is another source of consolation. Our wholesalers are putting forth every effort te make the most of such opportunities as are offered, and it is a pleasure to record a sound condition all around. The action of Congress upon the sugar question is awaited with a good deal of interest—even with some anxiety—and the refineries are working the wires for all they are worth to lead victory to perch upon their banners. The buyer of a big Chicago bazar is advertising his presence in town this week and soliciting big offers of grocer- ies. It can hardly be said that coffee is any higher, but there is a little firmer feeling apparent among jobbers and importers and it is quite confidentially thought that retailers will soon begin to buy more freely. In fact, they are already doing so, and transactions are becoming more frequent. A higher price than 17}¢¢c for Rio No. 7 seems hardly warranted, but at this the market is decidedly firm. Mild sorts are well held, but it is hard to give quotations with exactitude. A good Java coffee can be bought for 23¢e and from this the range is up to 29@30ce. For lemons, oranges and foreign green fruits generally there is a very quiet market, and at the moment sales are confined almost exclusively to a strictly local region. Supplies of lemons are seemingly ample and prices are low. No inducement is sufficient to create more than the ordinary everyday de- mand. Havana oranges are worth $2 @ 2.50 per box. Bananas may be purchased at a range of from $1 @ 1.25 for the first run. Florida oranges have been in quite free receipt and prices are low; quota- tions are about nominal. Apples are in demand for strictly sound fruit and, when such is found, it is worth $4.50 @ 5.00 per bbl. Domestic dried fruits are meeting with limited sale and very low quotations are made without finding purchasers, being quotable at 10 @ 12¢e. California raisins and prunes seem to be doing a little bet- ter than a week ago, and the quotations prevailing for the past few days indicate a firm feeling. Sultana raisins, 5 @ 6lge. Figs, dates, prunes and nuts are quiet. Raisins are selling at 1%c, but even this price is not productive of any greater sales being made. Butter is dull and the supply ample enough to preclude any immediate rise, unless the cold snap should duration. For the very best Elgin brands, and the same Pennsylvania, 271¢¢ seems to be From this, the range is down to been obtained. Eggs are in mand, and prices show some hardening. For Western firsts, 20e might be obtained without trouble, although this the range of nearer by stock. Beans are selling pretty well, and the | market is not over abundantly supplied. | Pea beans are worth from $1.80 @ 1.90, and medium, $1.80. Potatoes and vegetables begin to come creamery, top. 95 2@2 23e one goes | | with no particular cheer in the outlook. be of long | grade of | good de- | is about | | old domestic, $1.50 @- 17—Trade during the , New Bermuda potatoes, $5 @ 6 per bbl., Dee The week closes upon a market searce- | ly different from that of a week ago, and With every day spring is coming nearer, | however: and, finally, we shall see day- | light. As one man puts it, ‘You will see the greatest era of prosperity ever known inaugarated before Cleveland finishes his term as President’’—a con- summation devoutly to be wished. JAY. —___+-—~»-4 > The Grocery Moves. Sugar—Despite the talk about high prices in sugar, the usual Monday morn- ing advance failed to materialize this week. Refiners appear to be as much at sea over the outcome of the tariff legisla- tion as the smallest dealer, some of the shrewdest political prognosticators de- clining to attempt to predicate the out- come. Lemons—Prices at the Eastern auc- tions have dropped to a very low point. This has been brought about by free ar- rivals and because the Western markets are well supplied and are not placing orders for any more stock than is needed for two weeks at a time. There is no reason why they should do so, as the crop is large and the fruit of excellent quality and arrivals regular. Prices may fluc- tuate a little both ways, but, until warm weather, there will be no necessity for —or money made in—laying stock than is required week. Oranges—Florida fruit is held consid- erably firmer by local wholesalers, and the prospects are that prices will be ad- vanced 25 c per box all around during the coming week. Buyers from this market have been getting fruit below Chicago quotations for some time, and, even now, can secure needed stock as low as from any market in the country. Advices from Florida state that many of the groves are cleaned up and the last of the crop will soon have to be shipped. As a natural consequence, demand is spirited, and the balance of the crop is and will be held firm and remaining shipments will pay the growers a profit —which is as it should be. Bananas—No change to note this week. The extremely cold weather is detri- mental to safety in handling, and outside dealers are very chary about ordering when the chance of loss is so great. Foreign Nuts—The market on all vari- eties is practically unchanged, excepting Brazils, which have declined a trifle. Poultry—Firm, without change. Of- ferings were small, and the week closed with everything cleaned up. Lent usu- |ally has a quieting effect on the poultry | market, and this year will, probably, be no exception. Pork—A slight drop in all kinds of | barreled pork may be noted if the mar- ket report is referred to. This is due, no | doubt, to the opening of the lenten sea- son. in more from week to >> > The Prevailing Crass. Customer—How many yards in the| | piece? Clerk—This is a whole bolt; not a yard | | has been cut off, and there is net — piece of goods like it in the stock; Customer—Well, then, you’ll co. to ; | Show me something else. I want enough | | for sleeves. } => Flyers in Tolman’s canned goods this | ocr | week. Phone J. P. Visner at Bridge Street House. CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. Cases Bbls. Pails. } icant ee ie 6 a 1 - bo... ....... 6 7 j : re _ 7 | Boston Cream............ 846 Che ee i 8% eee . .... 8% MIXED CANDY. Bbls. Pails. I ack, ne edie ca ues 5% 6% ee ee a 5% 6% Dee 6% i% eT 7 8 English Hock........ Loe 8 NN ee a kee ees cae 8 Broken Taffy se pes oe eee baskets 8 PeanutSqueres............ 7% 8% French Oe 9 eee Cole... Ck 13 Midget, = = baskets. Le ieee eee ee ds 8% (OOO OC EO 8 Fancy—In bulk Pails. Lozenges, —_— eee ee 8% _ 9% eee eee 12 Chocolate Momumentals..................... 12% eee... 5 _ 7 oro... Oe ae 10 rancy—In 5 lb. boxes. Per Box ——___—————— oe ee ll .50 Peppermint Drops. i a RI cicies a acc cn estene ones oy Ee, Be, Ce PPO ee cai 80 i cick eet ei else ue oe 40 ee rel 1 00 i re a etc eae 80 Lozenges, — eee sce tee eek be bhe cca bees ae 60 ek eck i ee eect 65 ee es 60 ccs cee ee lene c alee ceca ne: 70 I TR ii was ihn o0hk cos nccewas cebeeneus 55 Molasses Bar.. L eve as —on Hind ees Ce 85@95 _ eee eee € EO OO 90 ee ee oe 60 ee EE 1 00 bol i i en 60 CARAMELS. No. 1, wrapped, OM, WN, eke esc iets 34 No. 1, 3 ee 51 No, 2, ” 2 Meee ease 28 ORANGES, i ee ee I Ti ee ee ae 2 2 eee, ec 2 SU oe nie oe Oe 2 2 oo 2% BANANAS. ee 1 50 Peeee ... 2 50 LEMONS. Extra choice 300. i 3 Extra choice 360. cee ee cere se 3 00 xtra fancy 0.........- ees cee eee . € Meira Taney Oo... ........-.-. 410 OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. Poe, ey ee Ge................. @13 eo ie _—_—. | @i3 extra Oe es ee @15 Dates, Fard, 10-1b. box eee red ae iste euee @7 OP ee ee @ a% _ Pekin. i be @5 NUTS. Almonds, ee eee ce ie beens aa @16 Ce . ' California ee eee ee eee ae Si0x Filberts . ee ee ee @il Walnuts, ee @13 ig ee @iu 2 ee @i2 Table Nuts, eS . : @i2 eee. @i1 Pecans, Texas, H. P., @im% eee... 4... ... ‘ . Eekory Mute oer Wn.............. 1 3 Ceeomnees Fs Oeee.-........... 2... 4 00 PEANUTS. Fancy, H. P., Pe @5 o Ro ee... @ 6% Fancy, H. P., ao: @5 ‘* Roasted.. topes @ 6% Choice, H, Ps eee... @4 “ Roasted.. . @ 5% OILs. The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows: BARRELS. ce i os we ees oe ce hn 8% ZXX W. W. Mich. Headlight... .. q a eee cee ewes a. @ 6% Sere COMONENG.... i eete ee. nae @i% Cylinder .. See eee ee Engine ... a ee @21 Minek, 16 cold teat. @ 3% ee oe onnes ao W. W. Mich, Meadiienht.......... 5 POULTRY, Local dealers pay as follows: Ibu oe ee 8 @8% eee ee 7 @8 Powis...... eh es eee dete len een weston ee nn a ol doeanoneaseu 8 @9 ON ee 8 @9 DRAWN. ere. 10 @l1 ————w-- ieee chee a ee 10 @l1 eee i 9 @10 Decks ee 10 @ll RD eee ee 10 @l12 ss UNDRAWN. EES See ieee 9 9 eee "KO ~ ao eee er oon eee e ke eesc 4 6%4@ 7 ee ieee ee, iehccees 8 @9 Gaus a ae oo shee. 8 @9 Before You Buy SEE THE SPRING LINE OF FINE GOODS MANUFACTURED BY i DETROIT, MICH. ———0 A FEW OF OUR NEW SPECIAL- TIES IN OXFORDS ARE: The Juliet Bootee,* Three Large Button Newport, Southern Tie and Prince Alberts. O Dealers wishing to see the line address F. A. CADWELL, 67 Terrace Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. A LADY’S GENUINE : VICI : SHOE, Plain toe in opera and opera toe and ©. S. heel. D and E and E E widths, at $1.50. Patent leather tip, $1.55. Try them, they are beauties. Stock soft and fine, flexible and elegant fitters. Send for sample dozen. REEDER BROS. SHOE C Grand Rapids, Sich. WE WANT THEM ALL, NO MATTER HOW MANY. Lemon ts — Company, Agents, Grand Rapids. a \ 4 ' ie » | Cc. G. A. VOIGT & co. New York Biscuit Co., MANUFACTURERS OF 9 AS ee " WM. SEARS & CO’S : a ; owe — Grackers and Fine Sweet Goods, *« i, 4, * > YE. — > . W E constantly have the interests of the P dhe trade in view by introducing new ih Je IER ig novelties and using the best of material “f Ly, in the manufacture of a superior line of i cut “GOLDEN SHEAF A ks . * ; =_IMPROVED | # ROLLER FLOUR | Cas z " ‘The Continued Patronage of the Oldest Established Grocery . re | Houses in the State is our BEST TESTIMONIAL. ¥ » — Oe , }ouR eoone ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND, AND NO WELL APPOINTED - GROCERY STOCK IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A FULL LINE. ¥ PCR SEND IN A TRIAL ORDER AND BE CONVINCED. -}e oa AR ROLLER MILLS a >? - OUR LEADING BRANDS ARE We also take Orders for the Celebrated KENNEDY BISCUIT, made at our Chicago Factory. S. A. SEARS, Manager, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. os Patent, Gill Edge, Star. Calla Lily and Go den Sheaf.| WE GUARANTEE EVERY SACK, C.G. A. VOIGT & CO., Write for Onotations. GRAND KAPIDS, MICH s&s | Se F YOU WANT THE BE ST | You Want Good, Light, Sweet Bread and Biscuits Vv i ERMENTUM » THE ONLY RELIABLE = 8 ae > 0 s SOLD BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS _~ -* Fs a MANUFACTURED BY . 1" vorpowevev The FermentUm Company : pwClark— CHICAGO, 270 KINZIE STREET. MICHIGAN AGENCY: CZ Grocery GRAND RAPIDS, 106 KENT STREET. >, +e ~~ g Co. | | Address all communications to THE FERMENTUM Co. ASTORE on ones 7 If so, and you are endeavoring to get along without using our improved Coupon Book system, you are makinga .f% , most serious mistake. We were the originators of the coupon book plan and are the largest manufacturers of these . books in the country, hav'ng special machinery for every branch of the business) SAMPLES FREE. TRADESIAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. REFRI GERA TOR ». The Leonard Cleanable DO Y OU Handle Refrigerators? The ees Cleanable If so, why not carry CHALLENGE LINE. the best—The LEON- EXCELSIOR LINE. ARD CLEANABLE? They cost no more money than poorer makes, and are always sure to give your customer the best of satisfaction. Have solid Refrigerators why don’t you? They pay a good profit when you can buy them direct from the manufacturers. We Manutacture All our Refrigerators, so in buying from us you buy direct and pay no jobbers profit, but get the benefit of the lowest manufac- turers prices. ea ic \ A 7 RIT E; | S For Catalogue and - Discount B-4 buy- > STYLE OF NO. 273. ing your Refrigerators for the coming season. STYLE OF NO. 215. . LEONARD & SONS, Grea jena, Mich. Manvfacturers of THE LEONARD CLEANABLE REFRIGERATORS Wwusuvouwwer~e eww peruwsrsIUCUESECOUOSOEVUUGUULUUUY - GEECsuUsEVEVeY 3SPECIAL NOTICE. =“ é TT A BRIEF STATEMENT FOR BUSY MEN. | The New York Condensed Milk Company takes pleasure in announcing that the trade is : now prepared to supply you with Borden’s Peerless Brand Evaporated Cream, UNSWEETENED; guaranteed to keep under all conditions of temperature. The process used is far in advance of any other method of preserving milk without sugar. Our new plant is 6 constructed especially for this branch of business, and is unequaled in equipment for the various © i] processes employed. Having thoroughly tested all the important points in connection with the g milk referred to, we are now prepared to offer the trade, through the jobbing houses, Borden’s § Peerless Brand Evaporated Cream, unsweetened, with entire confidence that it will prove, & like our celebrated Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, to have no Equal. It is & thoroughly guaranteed in every respect, and this guarantee is substantial, as every one knows. = Prepared by the New York Condensed Milk Co. G2" For Quotations See Price CoLtumns. OUEVEOOUROOU S UU VU Ye wuUUuwowUen doe ; Ay » r ~ » : @ > ~ ae