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GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY,

 

e Michigan Trades

 

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SEPTEMBER 23, 1885. wef

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NO. 105.

 

VoraTt,
THRPOLSHEIMER
& CO.,

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE AND FANCY
Fry Goods
- OVERALLS, PANTS, Etc.,

var own make. A complete
Line of TOYS, FANCY

. OROCKERY, and FANCY

WOODEN-WARE, our own
importation, for holiday trade.

Inspection solicited. Chicago and De-
troit prices gurranteed.

EDMUND B, DIKEMAN,

THE—

 

FOREAT WATCH MAKER

¥ —AND—

JEW mii R,

44 CANAL STREET,

RAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN.

G0. A VOIGT & OO

Proprietors of the

STAR MILLS,

Manufacturers of the following pop-
ular brands of Flour.

“STAR,”
“GOLDEN SHEAF,”
LADIES’ DELIGHT,”
And “OUR PATENT.”

 

i
We carry a full line of
Seeds of every variety,
both for field and garden.
Parties in want should

SEED \ write to or see the

GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0.

71 CANAL STREET.

Or is valuable. The

Grand Rapids
HII Business College is
- a practical trainer
and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi-
ness with all that the term implies. Send

for Journal. C. G. SWENSBERG, Grand
Rapids, Mich.

DRYDEN & PALMER'S
ROCHE CANDY.

Unquestionably the best in the market. As
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond.
Try a box.

Jsonn Caulficia,
Sole Agent for Grand Basids.

LUDWIG WINTERNITZ,

JOBBER OF

Milwankee Star Brand Vinegars.

Pure Apple Cider and White Wine Vinegars,
full strength and warranted absolutely pure.
Send for samples and prices. Arcade, Grand

CIDER

PREMIUM rca

Warranted to Keep Pickles.

Celebrated for its PURITY, STRENGTH
and FLAVOR. The superiority of this
article is such that Grocers who handle it
find their sales of Vinegar increased. Needs
but a trial to insure its use in any house-
hold. PREMIUM VINEGAR WORKS,
290 FIFTH AV., CHICAGO.

 

 

 

 

Premium Vinegar can always be found at M.
C. Russell's, 48 Ottawa street.

LUDWIG WINTERNIT2,

(Successor to P. Spitz,)

 

SOLE

HMermentum,

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

AGENT OF

Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co.,
ARCADE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

Grocers and Bakers who wish to try
“FERMENTUM” ean ¢
addressing or applying to the

get samples and full
directions by

above.

 

KEMINK, JONES & C0,

Manufacturers of

ine Perfumes,
Colognes, Hair Oils,
Flavoring Extracts,
Baking Powders,
Bluings, Etc., Etc.

ALSO PROPRIETORS OF

wv IMIAUIN Exn’sS

“Red Bark Bitters”

—AND—

be Oriole Manntactaring Co,

78 West Bridge Street,

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN.

 

 

TO THE TRADE.

“We desire to call the attention of the Trade to
our unusually complete stock of

SCHOOL BOOKS,

SCHOOL SUPPLIES,

And a General Line of Miscellaneous
Books, Stationery, Paper, Ete.

We have greatly increased our facilities for
io £ a General Jobbing Business, and shall
hercafter be able to fill all orders promptly.

We issue separate lists of Slates, Schoo! and
Township Books, Blanks, Ete., which will be}
mailed on application.

uotations on any article in our stock cheer-
ully furnished. We have the Agency of the

REMING.ZON TYPE WRITER
For Western Michigan.

‘EATON & LYON,

 

nd.22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

(lover ald Timothy Seed
Gall U6 ad 10 any quantity
al the SEBD STORE, 7
Canal Street, Grand Rapids,
Mc

Many a Good Business Man

OR

Hardworking Traveling Man

IS KEPT BACK BY A :
Sickly Wife or Ailing Daughters.

To such men the book on “Woman’s Na-
ture’? published by the Zoa-phora Medicine Co.
would be invaluable.

Price only 10c to cover postage.

Address

 

Zoa-phora Medicine Co., Kalamazoo, M

Mention this paper.

ALBERT GOYE & SOM,

MANUFACTUREBS OF

AWNINGS, TENTS,

HORSE AND WAGON COVERS.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Etc.
State Agents for the

 

 

 

Watertown Hammock Support.
SEND FOR PRICES.
73 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich.

BATON & CHRISTENSON,

Agents for a full line of

YW. Venable & G0.$

PETERSBURG, VA.,

FLUG TOBACCOS,

NIMROD,
E. C.,
BLUE RETER,
SPREAD EAGLE,
BIG FIVE CENTER.

 

 

  

MONTHLY STATEMENTS.

Some of the Misapprehensions Existing
Regarding Them.

It is wonderful the amount of misappre-
hension that exists regarding those little
billets dowx sent out to the trade by jobbers
and manufacturers on the first of each
month. Many regard them in the light of
dunning letters, and take offence at the
regularity with which they put in an ap-
pearance, while others look upon them as
invoices, and pay no attention to them.

From time immemorial, it has been a cus-
tom in commercial circles for creditors to
send monthly statements of their accounts
to their debtors. They are not, necessarily,
in the nature of a remainder of existing in-
debtedness, but are more frequently mere
memorandums, to enable the debtor to make
comparisons between his own books of ac-
count and those of his creditors. Suppose
a buyer goes to market in the latter part of
August and buys a bill of goods; they are
sent to him with an invoice; errors may be
made in charging up the goods; they may
not reach their destination; or any one of a
hundred things may occur to make a differ-
ence in the amount between the debtor and
creditor; on the first of September the eredi-
tor sends to his debtor a statement of his
account to date; it cannot be considered a
demand for payment, for the goods were
purchased on four months’ time; it cannot
be a duplicate invoice, for it may include
items which had been purchased and de-
livered months before, or that the purchaser
took with him. It is simply and solely
what it professes to be—a statement of ac-
count as shown by the books of the creditor.
The debtor is expected to compare it
promptly with his own books, and if any
diserepancies are discovered, to send notice
thereof forthwith. If goods are charged
that were not ordered, or if others were
bought that were not sent, the statement
should reveal the errors and lead to their
immediate correction. Suppose the man
who purchased goods in August on four
months’ time makes other purchases in Sep-
tember; on the first of October he will re-
ceive another monthly statement, which will
include both his August and September pur-
chases, and every time he buys goods he
will find his invoices supplemented by the
monthly statement, showing the condition
of his account. The primary object of the
monthly statement is to facilitate the cor-
rection of mistakes, and, in case of the mis-
carriage of goods, to enable them to be
traced. In the multitude of packages sent
out by manufacturers and jobbers, there are
unavoidable mistakes made in packing, ad-
dressing, or entering on the books, and if
monthly statements received from those to
whom they are sent that degree of attention
they should, these mistakes would be de-
tected before the lapse of time made them
undiscoverable. <A case inpoint: A dealer
in the Upper Peninsula bought a bill of
goods some time ago of ajobber in this city,
on four months’ time; they were duly for-
warded with the invoice; on the first of the
following month the monthly statement was
sent, which, on being received, was mis-
taken for an invoice and filed away; at the
end of the four months another statement
was sent, with a reminder that payment
was due. Then the purchaser replied that
he had never received the goods. Although
so much time had elapsed, the railroad com-
pany sent out a ‘‘tracer,” but no clue to the
missing packages could be found. Finaily,
after the lapse of fifteen months, the rail-
road company very reluctantly concluded to
pay for the goods, not because they were
convinced that they were responsible for the
loss, but Simply because they could find no
record of delivery. Had the purchaser, on
receipt of the first monthly statement, noti-
fied the seller that the goods had not ar-
rived, they could probably have been traced,
and much trouble and annoyance saved. In
another case, a dealer took offence at being
served with a monthly statement, regarding
it as a dun, and withdrew his patronage
from the house sending it. He could not
be convinced that it was a harmless docu-
ment, but insisted that it was evidence of a
lack of confidence in his ability or willing-
ness to pay.

In these days of many transactions, and
divided responsibility regarding them, it is
essential that every possible safeguard
should be thrown around both buyer and
seller. The buyer comes to the city, is
waited on by a salesman, and makes his
selections; his order is turned over to
another person, who makes up the packages;
all the items must be entered in the books,
and finally the package sealed, directed and
delivered to the express company. Suppose
John Smith, Ada, to be the buyer; there are
three or four other John Smiths on the
books of the seller, located in different
places. In the rush of business the goods
may be charged to John Smith, of Ada, but
sent to John Smith, Dowagiac, or the wrong
Smith may be charged with the goods. If
these gentlemen, when they receive their
monthly statements, would promptly call
attention to the errors, they would be as
promptly rectified; but if they are permitted
to pass unchallenged, there is likely to be
trouble growing out of future settlements.

 

 

Business men eannot be too methodical in
their methods, and there is nothing like
promptness and care in all matters to beget
long friendships. Dealers living in the
country, where everything moves slower
than in the city, are not apt to attach that
degree of importance to little things that men
do who are obliged to move with rapidity.
In the cities all things are done with a busi-
ness-like snap, and he who fails to keep
pace with the great car of our commercial
Juggernaut is liable to be crushed under its
wheels. If country dealers generally would
pay alittle more attention to these small
maatters—such as providing for their notes at
maturity, acknowledging the receipt of goods,
invoices, and other business transactions—
they would save themselves and others much
unnecessary annoyance.
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No Longer a Woman, but a Sulphide.
From the Journal of Chemistry.

A celebrated Parisian belle, who had ac-
quired the habit of whitewashing herself, so
to speak, from the soles of her feet to the
roots of her hair with chemically prepared
cosmetics, one day took a medicated bath
and, on emerging from it, she was horrified
to find herself as black as an Ethiopian.
The transformation was complete; not a
vestige of the ‘‘supreme Caucasian race”
was left. Her physician was sent for
alarm and haste. On his arrival he laughed
imimoderately, and said:

‘Madam you are not ill, you are a chem-
ical product. You are no longer a woman,
but a sulphide. It is not now a question of
medical treatment, but of simple chemical
reaction. Ishall subject you to a bath of
sulphurie acid diluted with water. The
acid will have the honor of combining with
you; it will take up the sulphur, the metal
will produce a sulphate, and we shall find
as a precipitate a very pretty woman.”

The good natured physician went through
with his reaction, and the belle was restored
to her membership with the white race.
Young ladies who are ambitious of snowy
complexions should remember this, and be
eareful what powders and cosmetics they
use—if they use any at all.

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Somewhat unfair comments have been
made on the prohibition of the cultivation
of tobacco in Irelahd. This is one of the
few cases in which{lreland is treated exactly
as are the other three kingdoms. It is il-
legal io grow more than a pound of tobacco
a year on any one estate in either England
or Scotland. The law was enacted in the
interest of the American colonies, to whom

gave amonopoly of the tobacco supply
for the British Islands. It;was kept up as
a matter of convenience for the English ex-
chequer, which would find it harder to col-
lect the duty on tobaceo if it had to ascer-
tain the amount of the home product, as well
as of what is imported. Perhaps the belief
that its cultivation injures the soil has con-
tributed to the retention of the prohibition.
Mr. Gladstone’s government was asked to
remove the prohibition, and refused to do
so, though the refusal was a gross violation
of the free trade principle. Ireland is af-
fected more severely by the prohibition, be-
sause it is so exclusively an agricultural
country. It has therefore more need of a
variety in its crop than has England or
Scotland. Even the agriculture of Ireland
isin a bad way. Thére are only 5,000,000
acres of its area under crops, a little more
than anaere a head to the population. This
represents an increase of 86,000 acres in the
last year, but it does not make up for the
decrease of 200,000 acres in pasturage, and
leaves room for an increase of 27,000 acres
in waste land. Ireland feels the competition
of America in the English meat market very
severely. Asa consequence, the price of
land has fallen very greatly, and many of
the tenants whose rents were fixed by the
land courts are unable either to pay the rent
or toask a reduction from the landlords. It
is not surprising that agrarian troubles re-
appear in many parts of the west of the
island, and that evictions have begun again.
The Home Rule leaders urge the preserva-
tion of order as necessary to their plans in

-arliament, or we should hear of much
more trouble.
fo -o- i>— siete

‘What is it, sissy?” said a West Side
groceryman to a little girl who was swinging
against the side of the counter, lolling out

her tongue and looking timid. ‘‘Ma sent
me for sumpin.” ‘‘Well, what is it?” “I

“Was it bread?” ‘*No, sir, she
of Mrs. Tiggon.” ‘‘Was it
meat?” ‘‘No, sir; we’ve got hash enough
for us, and pa he eats fish.” ‘‘Butter, may
be?” “No, I s’pect it wasn’t that, coz we’ve
got enough to look at if anybody comes in,
and that’s all we has it for.” ‘It wasn’t
sugar?” ‘My, no! times is too hard for
that, pa says, and I never couldn’t forget
sugar no how, coz I liks it. I guess it was
sumpin I don’t like, or may be I wouldn’t
forget it.” ‘Then it must have been soap.”
“Oh, yes, that’s it. I knowed it was sum-
pin I hated.”
cca alae iene icone

Ground pepper is often adulterated with
the ground kernels of olive berries. If the
mixture is scattered upon equal parts of
glycerine and water, the pepper floats upon
the surface and the berries sink.

dunno.”
borried that

‘method of self-destruction, we

 

 

UNDERBIDDING.
A Pernicious Practice which Must be
Stopped.

James Richardson, president of the Rich-
ardson Drug Co., the largest wholesale drug
emporium in the world, makes the follow-
ing general appeal to the traveling frater-
nity:

It is not my intention in this brief article
to write a history of the causes which led to
the introduction of traveling salesmen into
the conduct of all kinds of business. It is
a fact well known to all commercial houses
that most of their goods are now sold by
this class of men—that they control a large
share of their trade and transfer it, fora
consideration, to a rival house at their pleas-
ure. Every merchant is aware that there
are hundreds of thousands of them, and
that there is no nook or corner of the coun-
try where a retail merchant does business,
that they do not visit in seores and compete
for his trade. Weall know that they area
bright, intelligent and active class of men
—selected to do this work for this very rea-
son—that they are sent out ‘ton the road” to
sell goods, and we ali know that they in-
variably fulfill their mission.

Altogether we have to admit thatasa
class, they have no superiors in all those
qualities that go to make up the character-
istics of the ‘‘live American business man.”

We further know that they have made
themselves absolutely indispensable to every
merchant who desires to enlarge, or even
retain, the trade he already: has, and that
they are with us to stay.

Admitting all these facts and conceding
in advance that, with all their skill, aetiv-
ity, persistence and success in selling goods,
they, as a class, are as honest and as trust-
worthy as the firms they represent, or any
other class of reputable citizens—lI say, ad-
mitting all this, that there lies in the very
system itself a pernicious principle that has
all along and still prevails, which if not eor-
rected and eliminated, bring to
grief both the traveler and the house he rep-
resents,

will soon

This is a serious assertion, and
behooves both
once take under their most careful consider-
ation.

This pernicious
at work and in active vii ration, lies in the

one that
+

parties in interest to at

principle, which is always

trcuunstance that the traveling salesmen are
eonstantly ceiaea in bidding profits down,
by active competition with each other, on
the spot of final distribution. This unmer-
eantile anomaly started into operation with
the introduction of the commercial traveler
into the jobbing houses of the country, and
has steadily inereased in the shrewdness of

nsity of its
force, as their numbers have been enlarged,
while on the other hand it has only dimin-
ished in the volume of its percentage of un-
derbidding, as the profits on sales have thus
been made to steadily approach the limit of
zero.

Fixed prices may be given and
directions that no deviation
will be allowed, and yet when
more salemen in the line of
meet on the premises of the buyer and enter
into active competition for his order, no
matter how low the margin of profit has al-
ready been reduced, the saleman has yet to
be discovered who will not find some way to
make a concession and secure the sale for
his house—I am sorry to say here that in
many instances this method of procedure is
met with a smile of approval by the man of
‘fixed prices,” who sent the traveler out,
and who is responsible for his salary and ex-
penses—that there are two parties to this
have to ad-
cure lies with the man

its operations and in the inte

positive
them
two or

goods

from

same

mit, but its ultimate
on the road.

Under the steady and never ceasing oper-
ation of this destroying principle on which
the sales of the traveling salesman is made,
the profits of business have been steadily
cut down until at this time of writing every
one knows, including both proprietor and
salesman, that the limit of endurance by the
former has been reached, and that if not
remedied, both will soon be plunged into a
common ruin. Itis obvious enough that if
the employers are bankrupted, the vocation
of the employed will be gone.

True he may say that the
when once ruined by selling goods too low

merchants

-and driven from the field, will be succeeded

by another class; and so they will. At the
same time he must recollect thatin this con-
tingeney the schedule of salaries, as well as
the matter of profits, will undergo a careful
revision and correction—the former will
have to take a downward and the latter an
upward direction, for profit alone can insure
salaries, and it is the interest of both parties
that fair profit and adequate compensation
to employers should be maintained. As the
matter now stands, salaries are out of all
comparison with the average profit salesmen
make, and itis their duty as well as their
interest, to at once forego the practice of
bidding profits down and enter upon that of
restoring an honest return to their employ-
ers,

No principle is better established in the
minds of all reasonable men than that the
manufacturer, the wholesale dealer, the re-

tailer and all their necessary

 

 

employes, as
wellas the producer, are entitled to adequate
compensation for work performed and cap-
ital invested. It is equally plain that
equitable division among all concerned is
now sadly disturbed, and in all
well as for the general
restored. If the salesman will abandon his
underbidding practice, which it is evident
will destroy him and his employer together,
if much longer persisted in, he will
opened the way for justice to all concerned,
and will have done much to restore the good
times which he has
share in obliterating.

The Commercial Traveler’s Association is
an organized body. It is not only compos-
ed of intelligent men who can see their own

this

justice, as
benefit ought to be

have

contributed so large a

interests, but also of honest men who are
that is
pernicious in their occupation, whether it be
one or both of the parties in interest that
are responsible for the present sad condition
of affairs.

The time fora halt in the matter of un-
derbidding to sell goods has arrived, if ser-

amply able and willing to reform all

ious consequences to all concerned would be
averted. If the
own particular

individual traveler in his

‘tion may not see it,

dire:
in convention and
it will be obvious to all,

when they come together
discuss the matter
and they can do no work in the int
all and more worthy of their
and effectual and speedy reformation, under
existing circumstances, tha
ing such reasonable profits
insure them adequate pay for work well
performed. Surely, if they have been a faec-
tor in reducing the price of goods, they can
use the same influence to restore them.
This brief paper is written to call the at-
tention of the Commercial Travelers’ Asso-
ciation to the careful of this
matter, alike vital to them as well as to us,
re them that nothing would better
please the merchants of than
to continue able to maintain salaries
where they now stand.
of affairs, much that must

‘rests of
consideration
n that of restor-

on sales as will

consideration

and to assu
the country
their
To insure this state
be done remains
efforts

supported by

for them to do, and their honest
when made should be warmly
every manufacturer, jobber az
ee

— ei
Mi deaier,

} GO TArl Rack ”
The **Clock Racket.

A tramp who has worked the elock racket

i L

tells how it is done: ‘‘One of us goes ahead
and tinkers up the clock, taki partialh

to pieces, tickling it up with a feather, and

anointing it with ile, or lard, or something

[ always, when I’m ona tramp, carry boa-
constrictor ile or yak ile for the purpose.
It’s coal ile or lard, just as it happens.
When I comes to put it together, if I don’t
know exactly where all the wheels go, I do
the best lknow how, and if there is an

overflow of wheels without hotes to put ’em

+

n, asis usually the case, I jest quietly

slip em in my pocket. I then handspike
the hands tells the
)

folks it is unhealthy to turn ’em baek, a d

]
ahead a half-hour, and

 

that they had better wait until the time
comes as pointed by the clock before they
start it running. This saves lisarrangin’
the innards, I tells ’em. That half hour lets
me out, and I goes if the clock don’t.”
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The Dog as a Consumer.
A Tennessee man finds there are 300,000

worthless dogs in that State, which con-
sumed food enough, if fed to hogs, to make
30,000,000 pounds of bacon, which would be
equal to feeding meat to 100,000 able
men a whole year. At 10 centsper p ound, the
bacon would be worth 33,
load down

bodied

000,000, and if in

silver would ninety-four two-
horse wagons and make a wagon train more
than half a mile long. Again

curs prevent farmers from keeping 2,000,000

the worthless

whieh
Including the

the mutton and wool from

worth 35,000,000.

sheep,
would be
sheep annually killed, the whole expense of
the State

keeping the dogs of amounts to

the pretty sum of 59,000,000.
> <te-—
The Lethe! Trade’s Cireular of Lon
in a review of the leather trade for the
concludes that

don,
past
five years, England must be
wide awake in order to maintainits position
in the commerce of leather. From a_ study
of the import and export figures it declares
that although the superiority of
workmanship in more
still recognized, the manuf:
ruder articles is now growing up in
tries which used to buy from
that England’s manufacture for
side markets consequently
This is not all, however, for England is now
being supplied with the cheaper kind of
goods to a very large extent, and that, too, by
those very countries which were but recent-
ly her customers. The only two countries
to which England exports raw hides are the
United States and Germany, both agrieul-
tural countries. In this connection it is
asserted ‘‘that these exports are of those
superior hides for which the best market
has hitherto been the United Kingdom, and
which are mainly used in those more delicate
processes from which ow trade has been
accustomed to derive the greatest profit.”
There is much fear expressed that Germans
and Americans are beginning to supply
their own demands in these articles and
that ‘‘perchance they may shortly supply
ours.” ee eke

British
skilled processes is
reture of the
eoun-
England, and
those out-

has declined.

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The Michigan Tradesman,

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the Siate.

—t_—

BE. A. STOWE, Editor.

Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid.
Advertising rates fide known on application.

 

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1885.

 

 

Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.

Organized aBGrand Rapids October 8, 1884.

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
Treasurer—W m. Sears. :
Executive Committee—President, Vice-Pres-
ident and Treasurer, e2-officio; O. A. Ball, one
year; L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two

years.

Arbitration Committee—I. M. Clark, Ben W.
Putnam, Joseph Houseman.

Transportation Committee—Samuel
Geo. B. Dunton,-Amos. S. Musselman.

Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, Arthur
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux.

Manufacturing Committee—Wm. Cartwright,
E. 8S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.

Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening
of October.

Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday even-
ing of each month.

 

Sears,

g@ Subscribers and others, when writing
to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub-
lisher by mentioning that they saw the adver-
tisement in the columns of this paper.

 

 

Messmore says it makes him sad to think
he must soon leave Grand Rapids, His sad-
ness is more than compensated for, how-
ever, by the great joy of decent people gen-
erally. ‘

Several creditors have already settled
with W. H. Fletcher, the Muskegon
groceryman, on the 30 per cent. basis pro-
posed by himself, thus encouraging other
merchants to go and do likewise.

 

The salt market is in a condition of com-
plete demoralization. Several of the Man-
istee manufacturers recently agreed to main-
tain prices with the Saginaw Association,
but the latter knifed the Manistee men, in
consequence of which the latter are lying
back on their oars and referring all purchas-
ers to the, Saginaw manufacturers on the
ground that the latter ‘‘sell cheaper.”

 

The East Saginaw Courier writhes under
the accusation of Tur TRADESMAN relative
to the incorrectness of its salt quotations. A
representative of TE TRADESMAN has seen
a quotation from a reputable Saginaw man-
ufacturer, offering to sell salt in any quan-
tity at 70 cents. Other houses have recently
quoted the staple at 71 and72cents. These
figures put the lie{to the Courier’s statement
that the market price is 80 cents.

 

Thos. S. Jordan, of Elmira, writes that
the item recently published by THE
TRADESMAN to the effect that ‘‘Elmira is in
need of a good hardware store,” is calcu-
lated to create a wrong impression—that
the town ‘‘has one hardware stock and the
tail end of two others.” THE TRADESMAN
gladly gives place to Mr. Jordan’s denial,
as it has no desire to misrepresentany town
or its trade representatives.

Tne TRADESMAN has received so many
responses from the retail trade of the city
relative to the desirability of a local organ-
ization, that it has been deemed best to pub-
lish a call for a meeting of all interested, in
next week’s paper. Suggestions as to the
date of the meeting are still in order. As
will be seen in another part of the paper,
the!Muskegon merchants have already taken
the initial steps toward organization.

 

Norway is supposed tobe a sensible coun-
try. Itcertainly is one which has great
need to husband its scanty resources.
Nor is it in very great danger of in-
vasion from any quarter, yet the annual
budget shows that the expenditure on the
army is three times as great as that on the
schools of the country. It is in order to
suggest a problem in arithmetic for the Nor-
wegians: If 30,000 men are. army enough
for 50,000,000 people how many are needed
by a country which has less than two
millions.

 

There is a great deal of speculation among
dairymen and dealers as to the probability
of the enforcement the anti-bogus butter law
passed by the last Legislature. Dealers are
already handling butterine in a limited way,
and will probably continue to do so, unless
they receive some assurance that the enact-
ment will not be allowed to remain a dead
letter. The fact that a former statute rela-
tive to exposing conspicuously the name of
all butter substitutes in connection with
their sale was never enforced gives ground
for the belief that the present law will share
the same fate.

 

A ‘*New Republic,” (not Mr. Mallock’s)
has been added to the nationalities of Afri-
ca, and not on paper either, like the Congo
Free State. About 800 Boers from the
Transvaal atid the Orange River Republic
have managed to bring order out of the
chaos which has existed in Zululand since
Cetewaygo was taken prisoner. ‘Thereupon
the Zulu chief granted them a large tract of
land, and accepted their protectorate over
the whole country. They have elected a
president and council, and they have an
agent in London asking recognition from
the English government. The English have
good reason to be giad that the mischief
they did in Zululand has been corrected by
a power which seems able to keep the peace.
But their experience with the Transvaal
Boers must disincline them to acquiesce in
the erection of ‘another Dutch republic in

outh Africa.

Mancelona should have a delivery wagon.
Which of our grocers will be the first to
start the enterprise?

The above item, which owes its origin to
the Mancelona Herald—which, by the way,
is one of the brightest country weeklies
published in the State—is unintentionally
calculated to do the retail dealers of Mance-
lona more harm than good. The margins
on all kinds of goods are now very small,
and in no department of trade are the profits
smaller than in the grocery business. To
purchase and maintain a horse and delivery
wagon involves the expenditure of a couple
of hundred dollars to begin with, and asub-
sequent expense of not less than $10 per
week. This sum cannot well be added to
the price of the goods, but must be deducted
from the meager profits now afforded the
dealer. Mancelona people doubtless aspire
to city methods and conveniences, but the
merchants of that place would do well to
frown down any attempt to saddle a useless
expense upon an already over-burdened
class of merchandisers.

 

The suit which has been entered by the
Mational Improved Telephone Co., and the
government of the United States, ‘‘in behalf
of itself and of the people and inhabitants
of the United States and Territories,”
against the American Bell Telephone Co.,
in the United States District Court of Ten-
nessee has attracted a great deal of atten-
tion abroad, and the hope is expressed that
the justice denied elsewhere will not be
wanting in this case. The question is one
of precedence of invention, and this involves
a thoroughly scientific investigation and ex-
amination of the claims of every man who
sharek in the invention of or improved the
telephone. If it can be shown, as is claim-
ed by the National company, that Bell
knew of and took advantage of the existence
of patents in this country and in Europe,
and procured the dishonest connivance and
consent of Patent Office employes to secure
him precedent recognition, to the exclusion
of men whose applications were on file
months before his was made for a patent,
then his patent should be declared null and
void, and justice should be done the man or
men thus defrauded by granting them am-
ple damages. To the casual observer, it
begins to look as though it was time to cor-
rect the unjust decisions of other courts—
decisions which were purchased by the Bell
company at an enormous cost.

 

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

IN THE CITY.
E. F. Averill has engaged in the grocery
business at 80 West Bridge street.

F. J. Dettenthaler has completed a fine
two story residence at 260 Sheldon street.

Hester & Fox have furnished Trill &
Hitchcock, at Sparta, with a lathe for turn-
ing fork handles.

J. M. Carr, Agt., has engaged, in general

trade at Chippewa Lake. Fox, Musselman
& Loveridge furnished the groceries.

 

Will J. Page has moved his drug stock
from 596 South Division street to the new
Fitch, block. No. 507 South Division.

J. B. Messimer, formerly of the firm of
Campbell & Messimer, grocers at Nashville,
was in the city last week and purchased a
new stock.

 

Graham Roys has on exhibition at his
whip store on Pearl street a piece of whale-
pone, six and a half foot long, which is
handsomely embellished with drawings il-
lustrative of sea life and whaling. Mr.
Roys obtained the bone, which is a very
valuable one, from the sailor who dug it out
out of a whale’s mouth nearly fifty years
ago.

 

AROUND THE STATE.

Samuel Lippert has engaged in the gro-
cery business at Saginaw City.

Geo. M. Campbell succeeds W. & L. Hurd
in the grocery trade at Atlas.

A. F. Fletcher succeeds W. J. Wheeler in
the meat business at Battle Creek.

M. Greeubauer has opened a merchant
tailoring establishment at Cadillac.

Upright & Emery succeed Upright, Emery
& Co. in general trade at Charlevoix.

Parker, Kempf & Shenk succeed B. Par-
ker & Co. in general trade at Chelsea.

E. S. Harris succeeds Carbin & Harris in
the grocery business at Eaton Rapids.

Mrs. W. A. Fox succeeds Mrs. J. C. Ben-
nett in the millinery business at Sturgis.

Corey & Cadwell succeed Herdman, Corey
& Co. in the lumber business at Stanton. .«

Holley & Bullen succeed Holley, Wright
& Co. in the manufacture of tile at Mason.

F. A. Howig, of Big Rapids, will open a
variety store at Mancelona about the 25th.

John D. Woodbury & Co. succeed McClel-
lan, Rogers & Co. in general trade at Port-
land.

Evans Bros. sueceed Evans Bros. & Co.
in the wholesale grocery business at Bay
City.

S. E. Bretz has completed a store build-
ing at West Leroy and put in a general
stock.

J. A. Sickles succeeds Sickles & Chitten-
den in the grocery and hardware business
at Ashley.

E. F. Littlefield (Mrs. W. W.), general
dealer at St. Louis, has been closed by cred-
itors.

A receiver has been applied for in the
matter of Every & Gidley, general dealers
at St. Louis.

Newman & Austraine, general dealers at
Crystal Falls, were recently burned out.
Fully insured.

J. B. Clark has sold his meat business at

 

Luther and will engage in the same business
at Mancelona.

R. G. Archer, grocer at Alba, has moved
his stock to West Branch, where he will re-
engage in trade.

C. W. Tomlin, druggist at Bear Lake,
was recently burned out. Loss, $7,000; in-
sured for $2,600.

E. M. Olson & Co., boot and shoe dealers
at Big Rapids, have been closed ona $2,500
chattel mortgage.

A. Taylor, assignee for E. S. LeSuer at
Marcellus, has sold the stock of groceries to
S. Steers & Co., of the same place.

Traverse City Herald: <A. E. Pulver is
closing up his grocery business here, and
will remove to Summit City about the first
of October, and open a store there.

Frank G. Goodyear and Geo. A. Barnes
have purchased the interest of W. S. Good-
year in the firm of W. S. Goodyear & Co.,
general dealers at Hastings, and will con-
duct the business under the firm name of
Goodyear & Barnes.

The new Storms and Clement block, at
Plainwell, will be ready for occupancy about
October 15. It will be occupied by Albert
Thiele, clothing, and Bliss & Owen, boots
and shoes, F. M. Storms, hardware, and
Norton & Wolff, general stock.

Marshall Statesman: Ed. 8. Lewis has
purchased of C. C. Bonstell, the grocery at
Eckford, and placed it under the charge of
Cc. A. Prior. He expects to dispose of his

stock of groceries in this city in the near fu-
ture, and remove his household effects to
Eckford.

 

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

J. H. Hixon will start a hoop factory at
Cadillac.

D. H. Weir succeeds W. H. Sheldon in
the grocery at Oscoda.

Thompson & Sori, founders at Danville,
were recently burned out.

Horace C. Clapp succeeds O. M. Beall in
the drug business at Mendon.

S. J. Henderson, druggist and jeweler
at Caseville, has been burned out.

J. E. Muchler is manufacturing shingles
three miles west of Cedar Springs.

Pool & Weaver succeed Fox & Williams
in the sawmill business at Alanson.

E. D. Corbin succeeds W. D. Brainard in
the grocery business at Eaton Rapids.

James Campbell, of Clare, contemplates
engaging in the manufacture of staves at
Mecosta.

Geo. Wilson has sold his quarter interest
in the Manistee Lumber Co. to A. E. Car-
tier for $100,000.

Mosher & Fisher, of West Bay City, have
purchased 20,000,000 feet of standing pine
on a tribuatary of Manistique river.

Thurber & Walker, of Marquette, have
several camps started, and will bank logs
on Lake Superior, and tow below for saw-
ing.

A. E. Wilson & Co., of East Saginaw,
have contracted to have their Mackinac
county logs towed to Cheboygan, and there
sawed.

Thomas & Palmer, manufacturers of ex-
celsior and wood workers at Owosso, have
sold their excelsior business to Gould &
Hopkins. :

The Mackinaw Lumber Co., of St. Ig-
nace, is putting in machinery for working
up its mill refuse into pails, tubs and cur-
tain rollers.

Howard & Northwood, malsters at De-
troit, are succeeded by the Howard &
Northwood Malt Co., with an authorized
capital of $100,000.

S. H. Ainsworth has retired from the firm
of Ames, Bonner & Co., manufacturers of
brushes at Detroit. The firm name remains
the same as before.

A. J. Seott, of Saginaw City, expects to
put in 20,000,000 feet. of logs the coming
winter on the Au Sable and. Au Gres, oper-
ations to begin soon.

Thomas Nester has this season shipped

30,000,000 feet of lumber from his mill at,

Baraga, the product going to Cleveland, De-
troit, Bay City and Chicago.

The Burt & Gamble railroad, from Sucker
river to Grand Marais, is completed, and
ready to transport logs to their mill.

douses for forty families have been
erected on the west side, Manistique, this
season, and the Weston Lumber Co. is
erecting a large store building there.

David J. Ransom, of Sault Ste. Marie, has
contracted to get out 12,000,000 feet of pine
on Taquamenon river, Chippewa county, for
the John Spry Lumber Co., of Chicago.

Dollar & Rule are getting out board pine
along the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette
Railway, and will rail to St. Ignace, and
there load into Canadian vessels.

T. D. Stimson recently started{a new shin-
gle mill at Muskegon, employing a force of
twenty men, using one double block and
one hand machine, and running ten hours a
day.

The Chicago Lumbering Co., with mills at
Manistiqne, seven camps operating on
the Manistique, and their three mills are
cutting 8,000,000 feet of lumber a month.

The Delta Lumber Co., of Thompson,
haspurchased the Comal Co.’s lands, tribu-
tary to Indian lake, and is building a rail-
road from its mills to this timber.

The Delta Lumber Co. has started a yard
at Detroit, and its lumber sawed at Mam-
istque, or a portion of it, will be forwarded
to the Detroit yard for assortment and dis-
tribution.

C. F. Orton, of Bay City, has opened an
office at Marquette, and has contracted for
20,000,000 feet of logs to be put in during
the winter on Lake Superior for eastern par-
ties.

The Manistique Lumber Co. has five

 

camps. and the North Shore Lumber Co.

three camps, running in the vicinity of Sen-
ey, which will bank on the east branch of
Manistique river.

Amos Leighton, of Otsego, has bought of
N. W. Mills a half interest in the saw mill
and large tract of timbered lands of Mr.
Mills situated in Almena, Van Buren coun-
ty. The new firm will be Mills & Leigh-
ton.

A crew of seventy-five men is clearing out
a branch of Ministique river, where it
crosses the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette
Railway at Driggs, Alger, Smith & Oo.
there owning a large tract of pine. Camps
will be started as soon as the job on the}
stream is complete.

The Petrie Lumber Co., of Muskegon, re-
cently purchased of Stanley Turner 1,500,-
000 feet of hemlock stumpage, and 500,000
feet of white pine, paying therefor $5,000,
The timber is in Clare county, and will be
put into Wolf creek. The same company
has purchased 7,000,000 feet of pine in Ros-
common county, of O. P. Pillsbury & Co.,
for $25,000, that will be put into Higgins
lake.

STRAY FACTS.

The Flint Woolen Mills last week made
4,553 yards of cassimeres and 266 dozen
pairs of woolen mittens.

D. E. Munson is to put up a carriage fac-
tory, employing 100 men, at St. Louis, for
which the village has loaned him $10,000 at
10 per cent. to be repaid at the rate of $1,000
a year.

Sidney Dulmage, boot and shoe dealer of
Holly, had $17.50 in gold coins stolen from
his store. It was on exhibition asa prize
for guessing at the number of beans in a
glass bottle.

 

 

—. >
The Gripsack Brigade.

Frank White—St. Bernard dog—bought
at Grand Haven—bound te be in style.

Frank T. Blakestree, with Ira O. Green, |
has gone North on a three weeks’ trip. |

Geo. P. Gifford. Jr., Michigan represen- |
tative for Armour & Co., spent two or three
days at this market last week.

Charley Morgan recently bought Steve Sears |
a fine Spitz dog at North Ligonier, Ind., the
presentation occurring about a month ago.

Chas E. Morgan has lately become the
possessor of a colt which he claims will be
the legitimate successor of Goldsmith Maid |
and Maud 8.

W. F. Blake, who travels through Michi- |
gan for Morrill & Co., tea jobbers of Chiea- |
go, contemplates taking up his residence at
Plainwell, providing he can procure a suit-
able location. |

A hotel-keeper charged a traveler three
times too much for bed accommodation.
‘What will you do when you have killed |
the goose that lays the golden egg?” said |
the grumbling traveler. ‘‘Wait for another |
goose,” said the unabashed landlord.

 

 

 

paying $50 for the same. He was trans-
ported to Grand Rapids without incident,
but improved the first opportunity to escape |
from the family residence on Lagrave street.
The company of traveling men was evident-
ly distasteful to him.

D. E. MeVean, formerly engaged in gen- |
eral trade at Kalkaska, has engaged to |
travel for Clark, Jewell & Co., and started
out on his initial trip on Monday. His ter- |
ritory will include all available towns on the |
Chicago & West Michigan Railway, north |
of Grand Haven, the Flint & Pere Marquette
Railway, and the Lake Shore towns north |
of Manistee.

Mrs. L. M. Mills is accompanying the |
more or less esteemed ‘‘Max” on his trip |
through the Saginaw Valley this week. As |
announced last week, he entered the em-
ploy of Hunt & Hunter, at Lowell, last Fri- |
day, remaining in their employ about twelve
hours—long enough to take advantage of
the immunity offered those who wish to be-
| come registered pharmacists without exam-
| ination.

Genial Phin Smith, of the firm of Smith, |
Hams & VanArman, at Hastings, makes
the following appeal’ for the commercial |

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|

traveler: ‘‘We do not see how it comes that |
' the Grip Brigade gets so ‘‘off” up North.
They are a steady set up here. We think
if they should get left here over Sunday |
they would go to church (as there is no
other place of amusement—only fishing).
None of them ever stole dogs here, and none
but Orr ever traded horses that we know of, |
and he has not but four or fivetimes. Why |
are you so hard on them?”

C. S. Kelsey, president of the Michigan |
Division T. P. A., A. F. Peake, Vice-Pres- |
ident, and Leo. A. Caro, Secretary, went to |
Kalamazoo on the 17th as a special commit-
tee, invited to confer with the general pas-
senger agents association of Michigan in re-
gard to the week-end tickets. The conces-
sion asked was granted all members of the
T. P. B. There werealso present at this
meeting Thos. Quincy Secretary of the North-
western Travelingmen’s Association, and |
D. K. Clink, chairman of the Railway Com- |
mittee of the T. P. A., and about twenty
members of the T. P. A. This is a most
important concession, as it includes different
associations numbering about 10,000 mem-
bers.

|

>>
“Deserves the Support It Receives.”
From the Luther Herald.

THE MicuiGAN TRADESMAN, published
at Grand Rapids, has just completed its sec-
ond volume. It is a bright and newsy sheet
and deserves the support it receives.

‘‘Grown to be a Standby.”
From the Cadillac News.
C)THe MicuiGAN TRADESMAN is two years
old. It isa paper that has [grown to bea
standby for business men of Michigan and
grows better with increasing age. Long

 

 

may she wave.

Will Jones bought a pug dog at Chicago, |.

OUT AROUND.

 

News and Gossip Furnished by Our Own
Correspondents.

 

East Saginaw.

Sept. 21—I see the Courier attempts to wiggle
out of its present position on the salt question
by denying a statement which THE TRADES-
MAN did not make at all—that is, that the As-
sociation has lately billed salt to Grand Rapids
at 72% cents per barrel. What THE TRADES-
MAN did say was that ‘‘all car lots which had
come over to this [Western] side of the State”
of late had been billed at the price named.
The Courier’s assumption that Grand Rapids
and Western Michigan are identical will not
answer in this case, for I have positive assur-
ances from persons who are in a position
to know that the Salt Association have
made a large number of shipments at the
price named by THE TRADESMAN, and that 80
cents is an outside figure, James Stewart
quotes Saginaw fine at 77% cents, and I under-
stand he is ready to offer a 75 cent quotation
on all round shipments.

Thos. Hathaway, late of the firm of Pendell
& Hathaway, has associated himself with the
established grocery business of B. A. Searles.
The new firm will be known as Searles & Hath-
away.

 

Lowell.

Sept. 21—Lloyd Mills, the good-natured drug
drummer from Grand Rapids, was in town last
Friday, and putin histime at Hunt & Hunter’s,
in accordance with a previous arrangement
made with the firm. It seems that the new
pharmacy act went into effect on that day, and
that by being engaged as a clerk on that date,
Mills can secure a certificate as a registered
pharmacist without an examination. Messrs.
Hunt & Hunter happened to have three extra
clerks on hand that day—all having the same
object in view—and the way they put the boys
through was amusing to behold. The store
was swept out three times that day, the show-
cases were cleaned about a dozen times, win-
dows and bottles were washed in several
waters, a new sidewalk was constructed, the
wareroom was renovated, the oil tanks filled—
in short, all the dirty work which would ordi-
narily have been done insix montis was per-
formed on that occasion.

 

Shelby.

Sept. 21—Wm. Kingsley has cut and shipped
since May 1, 100 cords of oakstaves for the
West India trade. He shipped twelve cars in
one week. He has aiso cut 5,000 railroad ties.

Twenty thousand dollars have been distribut-
ed in Shelby and surrounding towns for hem-
lock bark.

The Farmers’ Association, which some sup-
posed was dead, had a meeting last Monday,
re-elected the old officers, took measures to
pay off the debts, and do what business they
ean this fall.

Large quantities of fruit, peaches, pears and
plums, are being daily shipped to the Southern
portion of the State, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Indiana.

There is talk of an industry being started
here which will utilize one of our vacant steam
works, and give employment to ten or twelve
men.

Loomis & Corliss have started a steam cider-
mill, which will help dispose of our large crop
of apples. They will manufacture apple jelly,
butter, ete.

A. Paton, of Paton & Andrus, has returned
from New York, where he had been to buy
goods.

Geo. Dewey, of Rankin & Dewey, has gone
to Chicago.

 

” Hartford.

Sept. 21—The dry goods stock formerly owned
by C. F. Young, whose store was known as the
“Bee-Hive,” was purchased Saturday last, by
the firm of Ocabock & Thompson, of White-
hall. They will move the stock next door and
open ina few days. Thestore vacated by C.F.
Young will soon be occupied by a Jackson
clothing firm.

M. A. Bailey has added to his dry goods stock
a cloak department.

G. W. Bryant, the baker, has moved to Ben-
ton Harbor, and the building vacated by him
is now used for a meat market.

Elk Rapids.

Sept. 19—Hamilton & Milliken, of Traverse
City, opened a line of cloaks in Mrs. E. E.
Cooper’s millinery store this week.

Dexter & Noble are filling up their store in
the Cooper block with their large stock of fur-
niture, which they have formerly kept in ware-
houses and other places, where it could not be
shown to advantage. A. W. McElcheran will
be in charge.

Cc. C. Barrett, purehasing agent for A. H.
Andrews & Co., of Chicago, has been in Elk
Rapids, purchasing about 700,000 feet of hard-
wood lumber, for the manufacture of school,
church and opera house furniture.

A new dressmaking establishment has been
started here by Miss Briggs.

Solomon Goldman has concluded to retire
from the dry goods; clothing, boot and shoe
business in Elk Rapids, and advertises his en-
tire stock at cost.

 

Luther.

Sept. 21—J. R. Clark, of Fife Lake, opened a
meat market last week, but in three days sold

| out, as he decided that two meat markets in

town were enough.

Four of our business men attended the re-
union at Grand Rapids last week and each rep-
resented different trades. They were J. C.

| Pool, hardware, F. J. Fletcher, jeweler, J.

Nicholas, barber, and G. A. Osborne, druggist.

The Pacific House was opened last week
with a grand ball. The house is of brick,
is handsomely furnished and is a big addition
to Luther.

The Meixell House has been improved by
painting, and the addition of a balustrade on
the veranda.

During the last two weeks, Wilson, Luther &
Wilson have purchased of the G. R. & I. Rail-
way land to the value of $17,419.35.

 

Big Rapids.

Trowbridge Bros. will close their patent sid-

ing mill next week for the season.

D. F. Comstock has moved the old American
Express building out, and will replace it with
a new brick building. .

Wm. Merrill, of New York City, who has
just completed two stores on East Maple
street, near the lower depot, has rented the
same to his brother, who is putting in the fix-
tures and will put in a stock of dry goods and
boots and shoes at once.

The Penobscot Dock & Lumber Co., of Rod-
ney, is turning out one 100,000. shingles daily.

J. W. Fearns is in Wisconsin selling his patent
barrel cover. His wife is at work at the North-
ern Hotel.

Sept. 21—F. A. Howig, an old resident and
former druggist here, who recently severed
his connection with the Pioneer, expects to

 

#5
open @ variety store at Mancelona about the
25th of the present month. He has great con-
fidence in the future for Mancelona. His fam-

i ily will remain at Big Rapids.

Crocker & Hudnutt‘have the stone and briek
work nearly completed on our new court
house. The basement will be used for a county 4
jail.

L. H. Gray & Co. have closed their shingle
mili for the season. Their saw mill will run
until late inthe season. They intend to pu
in a heavy stock of logs during che coming
winter.

N. H. Beebe is talking of changing his loca-
tion. Heis figuring with Joslin to take the
store that he vacates the 23d of the present
month.

S. Brouson, whose saw mill was covered by
an insurance of $4,000 helped to entertain the
adjusters last week, but a settlemert has no
yet been reached.

 

Muskegon.

Sept. 21—Muskegon grocerymen have at last
resolved to effect an organization, thirty-five
leading representatives of the trade having al-
ready joined the movement, and nearly all the
others haying pledged themselves to become
members. A preliminary meeting was held
Friday night, at which time Messrs. Fargo,
Peer and Miner were appointed a committee
to draft a constitution and by-laws.

The administrator of the Scott Gerrish estate
has managed to eke out a dividend of 10 per
cent. for the hundred or more creditors.

Several of W. H. Fletcher's creditors have
accepted the 30 per cent compromise.

 

Lakeside.

Sept. 21—A. J. Halstead & Son have purchas-
ed the drug stock of A.G. Jepson, who receutly
assigned at Muskegon, and are removing it to
their place of business in Lakeside.

Johnson Bros. continue to improve their
stock and building. They have lately enlarged
their stock of dry goods.

We understand that our friend Horn wants
another dog. If he will inquire of J. B., at
Lakeside, he will be furnished a samble gratis.

J.P. Oggle of the Daisy Mills, Holland, con-
templates changing his route. The Lakeside

attraction is gone.
Om

SOLIMAN SNOOKS.

 

Still Laid Up with Hay Fever at Petoskey.
PETOSKEY, Mich., Sept. 21, 1885.

Editor TRADESMAN:
DEAR Sir—lI take my penin hand once
more to drop you a line, inorder to let your-

self and your thousands of readers know
that the old gent is still alive. Some of

your readers have no doubt thought Uncle
Sol had left the earth entirely, but he is
still onit, having only gone to Petosky.
This a summer resort, and this is the first
time I have resorted to such a resort.

I think I shall resort to Alaska, or Green-
land, next time. I stood it at home during
July, while the mereury volatized up above
100 Farren-heat, and Farren’s heat is well
known to be next to sheol-heat; and that is
what makes me mad. I had no
made my arrangements, at great expense
and trouble, to come here, when the hot
weather was shut off and a cold blast turn-
ed on from the hyperborean regions. I
don’t know where that is, but it
poetical, and we had to send back to Cant
Hook Corners for my fur overeoat, mittens
and overshoes, and the Widder’s fur-linec
circular and other cold weather fixins.

I stop at the Clifton and the Widder at
the Accidental or some such name. I hope
no accident will happen to her though. IL
did think of stopping at the Arlftffgton, but
I found that the charges were so high that
the clerk had to go up ona step ladder to
make out your bill. Such high life was too
rich for my constitution, I thought. Ong
reason I had for resorting this summer was
my having the hay fever. I never had it
till this year, but I understand it is common
to all noted writers, such as Parton, Beech-
er, Longfellow, Nasby, Bill Nye, ete., so I
do not wonder at it. I don’t have it in this
town—oh, no! the cold and snow would
freeze the eternal day lights out of the stout-
est hay fever that ever got a foot-hold. 9

Another reason for resorting, Was 01
account of so blamed many drummers hang-
ing around after Sister Spriggs. Grand
Rapids drummers are the worst about that.
They hung around and hung and buzzed
about the miliner department until | was
sick of it. Why, one chap—a tallish, slim
man, With a white plug hat—tried to get the
Widder to run away with him, when he was
up to the Corners about two months ag
He said his name was Smith, and that he
traveled for Fox, Musselman & Loveridge,
but I did not see any such man when I was
down there.

Then another jolly drummer was buzzing
the Widder awhile ago to go toa picuic
with him. He is big on picnicing, the other
boys all say. They call him ‘‘Hy,” and he
travels for Arthur Meigs & Co. He hs
only been to the Corners twice, but I like to
hear him tell stories. The last time he was
at the Corners,'I'was telling him that I
thought of going tothe Petosky camp meet-
ing.

‘That reminds me of a story,
said Mr. Robertson.

“Did you ever hear about the Grand Rap-
ids man whose wife wanted to go to Petd#
key and he didn’t want her to go?”

“No, I don’t remember hearing such a
yarn,” said I.

“Well, this man had a very extra beauti-
ful wife and he was a little bit jealous of
the attentions of other gentleman to her.
But the lady insisted on going to the
camp meeting. So at last the husband said:
‘Well, I will tell you what I will do, if 4
will let me get—”

“All aboard!” shouted the stage driver at
the door, and Hy. had to grab his grip and
leave right in the middle of that interesting
yarn. And now I non’t know whether the
lady went to the camp meeting or not. That
is a great pull ‘back to hearing drummegy
stories.. They are liable to be broken ie

sooner

sounds

Snooks,”

off in the most interesting part:
SoLIMAN SNOOKs,
G. D., J. P. an&@P. M.
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Drugs & Medicines

 

   
 

STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. ;

e reiseloe
‘ Year—Geo. M. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Two Yous-¥. H. J. VanEmster, Buy City.
Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
ey a Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. :
Next place of meeting—At Detroit, November
8, 1885

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association.

OFFICERS.

President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
First Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald, Kal-

®

amazoo.
Second Vice-President—B. D. Northrup, Lan-

sing. i :

Third Vice-President—Frank Wurzburg, Gr’d
Rapids.

Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.

Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.

Executive Committee—H. J. Brown, A. B.
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H, Keller, F. W.
Fincher. :

Next place of meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday,
October 13, 1885.

 

(rand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

 

ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884.

 

 

OFFICERS.
President—Frank J. Wurzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. :
Board of Censors— President, Vice-President

and Secretary. :

Board of Trustees—The President, Wm, H.
Van Leeuwen, Isaac Watts, Wm. E. White,
Wm. L. White.

Committee on Pharmacy—Hugo Thum, M. B.
Kimm, A. C. Bauer. Q

Committee on Legislation—Isaac Watts, O. H.
Richmond, Jas. 8. Cowin. : :

Committee on Trade Matters—H. B. Fairchild,
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen. oo

Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in
each month.

Annual Meetings—First Thursday evening in
November, é

Next Meeting—Thursday evening, October 1,
at “The Tradesman”’ office.

 

 

QUININE AND MORPHINE.

 

eo Various Methods of, Distinguishing the
Two Alkaloids.

The appalling frequency with which mor-
phine is dispensed for quinine calls for
united action on the part of pharmacists to-
wards securing legal enactments regulating
the keeping of this valuable but dangerous
alkaloid in dispensing pharmacies. <A law
requiring that morphine be kept in dram
bottles and in a poison closet is wholly or in
part anticipated in a considerable number of
drug stores and cautious pharmacists may
justly demand protection against errors of
unquestioned injury to the profession at
large, which result not because of inexper-
ience or ignorance, but through a disregard
of simple and inexpensive precautions.

The fatal mistake made by Am Ende, the
New York druggist—who possessed a wide
reputation as a skilled chemist and trust-
worthy pharmacist—is still fresh in the
minds of the reading public; and closely in
the wake of this terrible disaster comes a
report of a similiar nature from Cairo, IL,
where a gentleman calling fortwenty grains
of quinine at Hall’s drug store, was given
morphine by mistake, and taking the deadly
diug was beyond help before medical aid
reached him.

These mistakes have served to awaken
public attention to the liability of error
through, the similarity of morphine and
quinine, and newspaper writers without
number have rushed into print with sugges-
tions as to how such mistakes may be pre-
vented, One correspondent seems to think
that he has struck the key note of the con-
troversy in the following contribution:

The only way to protect the public is for
druggists to be druggists in the real sense of
the word and not make so much monkey-
show in their stores. Let them come down
to the old rule, and a good one, too: Keep
your prescription clerks behind their respec-
tive counters and have boys and assistants
to wait on the retail customers; then have
all your poisons in a separate corner marked
**Poison,” and to which the prescription
clerks only have access, and you will see
few fatal mistakes. The caution of cheek-
ing is, in my opinion, but poor protection.
In Europe but few mistakes are made, and
why? Because the pharmacists there stand
up to their profession and do not, as_ here,
make their pharmacies mere shops for the
sale of drugs and soda water.

Another newspaper correspondent sug-
gests that the receptacle for morphine in
@ daily use “shall by law contain only prepar-

ed powders, none of which shall exceed the

maximum dose.”

A third proposes the old scheme advanced
by a prominent Little Rock pharmacist of
coloring the morphine itself. A distinguish-
ed Boston chemist, however, has thorough-
ly considered the matter in all its bearings,
and declares that the tinting of the alkaloid

™ is not to be recommended, ‘‘Would it be
possible,” he says, ‘“‘to directly and strik-
ingly tint salts of morphine with a harmless
material soluble in the menstrua used for
the solution of morphine salts, compatible
with the many substances with which mor-
phine is exhibited, of sufficient permanent
coloring power, and yet not in sufficient
amount to render the weigKt of a dose of
tinted morphine appreciably greater than
untinted? If this were possible, could tinted
morphine be brought into general use in
place of untinted?” The last question un-
doubtedly presents the great difficulty. It
would be long, at best, before the custom
would become universal, and in the mean-
time an unsafe reliance on color would be
fostered, which might lead toa dangerous
P disregard of the label.

A daily contemporary says that Kansas
druggists are reassuring their customers
against poison, by offering to swallow a du-
plicate of every prescription they put up.
As Kansas is a prohibition State it, is to be
feared that the brain of the dispenser would
be in a very dizzy whirl before his long day’s

‘ work is over—in fact, that a habit little bet-
ter than that of morphine might be con-
tracted.

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5

 

Space will not permit of the discussion
which this and numerous other preventive
measures merit. But as one of the greatest
sources of error lies with those who fill and
label boxes at manufactories, it is due to
manufacturers and wholesale dealers to say
that as a rule every precaution is taken to
avoid errors. The infrequency of errors
which can be credited to manufacturers and
wholesalers is evidence that effective pre-
ventive measures are very generally employ-
ed. Such cases as that recently in court in
Brooklyn, in which strychnine was found in
the bottom of a bottle of monobromated
camphor, as received from an English man-
ufacturer of good reputation, suggest the
greatest possible. vigilance on the part of
every one who handles drugs.

AM ENDE’S MISTAKE,

Henry F. Frank, prescription clerk at
Am Ende’s pharmacy, thus describes the
manner in which his employer came to
make the fatal mistake. ‘‘The physician
who wrote the prescriptions distracted Mr.
Am Ende’s attention while putting up the
powders, by engaging him in a conversation
relative to tincture of eucalyptus and its use
in malaria. The morphine was in one of a
a set of dispensing bottles, one shelf below
the quinine and diagonally about two feet
from it. Though very distinetly labeled,
the bottles were of the same size, and the
only way of accounting for the blunder was
that the dispenser, whose mind was diverted
from his work, mechanically put out his
hand for a bottle, the part of the label which
was toward him agreeing with the name of
the drug prescribed—(morph)ine muriate.
Hereafter the morphine would be kept in a
poison closet. Had it been kept in this way
before, the error would not have occurred,
and blame must attach principally to a fail-
ure to observe this simple precaution.”

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ERRORS.

A representative of THE TRADESMAN has
interviewed a number of prominent pharma-
cists in this city, with a view to ascertain-
ing the most effective means of avoiding
errors at the dispensing stand.

Frank Wurzburg, of the firm of L. D.
Putnam & Co., said that he avoided all lia-
bility to error by dispensing quinine from
five ounce tin cans only. He keeps the
ounce bottles in stock, for sale to physicians
and others, but never allows anything but
five ounce cans behind the prescription case.
Besides rendering an accident practically
impossible, the use of quinine in larger
packages enables a saving of five cents an
ounce over the ordinary ounce bottles. In
the twenty-five years which he has been
connected with the Putnam establishment,
there has been no mistake in the dispensing
of quinine.

Victor H. Middleton, prescription clerk

for Peck Bros., avoids being deceived by
the similarity of the two alkaloids by keep-
ing his morphine in dram vials in a simple
and inexpensive poison closet improvised
from a cigar box. A series of boxes, proper-
ly arranged and labeled, contain all the im-
portant poisons used in dispensing, Quinine
is dispensed from a five ounce tin.
Will L. White, prescription clerk for FE.
R. Wilson, keeps his morphine on the top
shelf of a poison closet, which is axcessible
only to two persons. In reaching for the
morphine bottle, it is necessary to take one
step from the floor. Quinine is dispensed
from ounce bottles.

Dr. Geo. M. McDonald, of Kalamazoo,
avoids all possibility of accident by keeping
morphine in dram bottles in a poison closet,
to which only he and his prescription clerk
have access. He keeps quinine in an ounce
bottle, but buys it in five ounce tins. He
would dispense quinine from the tins were
itnot for the considerable shrinkage in
weight which occurs when the quinine is
exposed to the air.

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THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.

 

Arrangement of Business for the Coming
Convention.
TUESDAY, 2 P. M.
Meeting called to order by President Crouter.
Prayer by Bishop Harris.
Roll call.
Address of welcome by Gov. R. A. Alger.
Response by ex-President Wells, of Lansing.
Reading minutes of last meeting.
Address by G. W. Crouter, of Charlevoix.
Presentation of names for membership.
TUESDAY, 7:30 P. M.
Report of Executive Committee on Applica-
tions for membership.
Election of members.
Reports of committees.
Report of delegates to American Pharma-
ceutical Association.
Report of delegates to National Retail Drug-
gist’s Association.
Reading of papers and discussion of same.
WEDNESDAY, 9 A. M.
Report of officers.
Unfinished business.
Reading of papers and discussion of same
continued.
Trade interests.
WEDNESDAY, 2 P. M.
Trade interests continued, and reading of
papers.
t4p.m. adjournment to examine exhibits.
Wednesday evening the members are invited
to attend an opera at the Detroit Opera House.
This entertainment is tendered by the retail
druggists of Detroit.
THURSDAY, 9 A. M.
Election of officers.
Appointment of committees.
Miscellaneous and unfinished business.
Adjournment.
“Home, Sweet Home.”
or -O- <>

Working Up Trade.

First citizen (to Brown, a grocery dealer)
—I say, Brown, I’m after the post office and
I want you to sign this petition.

Brown (singing it)—When you want gro-
ceries you know where to get them, of
course.

First citizen—You bet I do, old man.

Second citizen—I say, Brown, I’m after
the post office, and I want you to sign this
petition.

Brown (signing it)—When you want gro-
ceries you know where to get them, of
course.

 

Second citizen—You bet I do, old man.
5 :

MISCELLANEOUS MIXTURES.

 

And Common Remedies Frequently Call-
ed For.
REMEDY FOR SUNBURN.

Take six drachams avoirdupois powdered
borax, pure glycerine 34 ounce, rose water
or elder flower water 12 ounces, mix. Its
daily use as a cosmetic wash renders the
skin beautifully soft and white, and prevents
and removes chaps, sun burns, ete.

MOSQUITO OIL.

The effectiveness of the following mixture

in keeping off mosquitoes is vouched for by

 

the Angler:
R
We ON os. wt. parts 3
Oil of pennyroyal..... oe
Glycerine...... ee oe |
IIOIOOIIB. 5 5 os cs ccsonc sass 4 8

To be well shaken before applying to face
and hands. Avoid getting the mixture into

the eyes.
CORN CURE.
Salicylic acid................. 2 parts
Exa. cannabis indic.......... a. *
Alcohol (90 per cent.)......... >
Ether Sulph. (60 per cent)....5 ‘*
MOUOUION 6... 5... icc 0:

Pencil the corn wart, bunion or thickened
skin every second night, and in 10 or 12
days the corn will be removable with the

  

nail.
EUCALYPTUS TOILET VINEGAR.
| in hneitel ieeeenayl CEPT EO Te ETE e
Concentrated acetic acid.......... , iV.
Tincture eucalypt................. -
AMUOONO 88 ek eas 2 pints.

This is a hygenie toilet remedy, refresh-
ing, removing and preventing redness of
skin, and is a fine perfume and disinfectant.
Itis used by adding a few drops to the
water used for the bath or to sprinkle about
the room.

PERRY’S MOTH AND FRECKLE LOTION.

The ‘‘Perry’s Moth and Freckle Lotion”
is a colorless liquid, with a little white sed-
iment, and, according to Professor Chan-
dler’s analysis, the solution contains:

Bichloride mercury......... 0.72 per cent.
Sulphate zine... ...........0.85 ~

The sediment was found to contain very
small quantities of mercury, lead and _bis-
muth. (Hager’s Pharmaceutical Praxis. )

LIQUID POLISH FOR SHOES, ETC.

For making a polish that can be applied

to ladies’ kid shoes, hand satchels, ete.,

without injuring the leather, the following
is recommended:
Lamopblack ................- drams 1
Oil turpentine.............. oS
PUNO os assesses aay ounces 12
OM ae een cee as - y
White turpentine.......... drams 5
PARUGIOR ook b a ce bi wae . 2

Make a solution by digesting the mixture
in a close vessel at a gentle heat and strain.

REMEDY FOR TAKING MOLES FROM
FACE.

Croton oil under the form of pomade or
ointment, and tartar emetic under the form
of paste or plaster, have each been success-
fully employed for the removal of moles or
birth marks, thus: Take tartar emetic in
impalpable powder 15 grains, soap plaster 1
drach, and beat them toa paste. Apply
this paste to nearly a line in thickness (not
more), and cover the whole with strips of
gummed paper. In four or five days erup-
tion or suppuration will set in, and in a few
days leave in place of the birth mark only
a very slight scar.

KALSOMINE THAT CAN BE WASHED.
Slake five ponnds of good fresh lime with
2 quarts of water. Add to this while yet
warm, 1 tb. of sulphate of iron-dissolved in
three pints of soft water, and after 15 min-
utes adda solution of 8 ounces of potash
alum in a quart of warm water, and 1 ounce
of nitrie acid. After stirring 15 minutes it
is ready for use for the first coat, applying
the second coat next day.

This gives a reddish yellow color, and
after drying can be scrubbed with a wet
brush without washing off.

If a lighter color is desired, replace the
nitric acid with one anda half times the

quantity of the ofticinal phosphoric acid. .
= eee Pi renner

The Presidency of the State Association.
Candidates for the next presidency of the
Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association
are now being brought out in various parts
of the State. Dr. Crouter, it is understood,
does not desire a re-election; and as the As-
sociation established a one-term president
by the election of its present presiding of-
ficer, it is natural to infer that some one be-
sides Dr. Crouter will be chosen at the next

THE

 

meeting. Ifthe choice falls to Western
Michigan, and the probability that the

next annual meeting of the Association will
be held in Grand Rapids favors such a econ-
clusion, Geo. M. McDonald, of Kalamazoo,
will probably be elected to the presidency.
He isa representative pharmacist, with a
wide knowledge of the drug trade, both
from a professional and business standpoint;
and the effective service he performed in the
passage of the pharmacy law deserves recog-
nition at the hands of the association.

It is a matter of common understanding
that no one will contest Secretary Jesson’s
right to a re-election. No one envies the
duties incumbent upon that office, and no
one could be found who could perform the
duties devolving upon the Secretary with
more accuracy and dispatch than the present

incumbent.
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Bromine as a Disinfectant and Insecticide.

A correspondent of the Magazine of
Pharmacy says: ‘‘A bottle of bromine left
in a closed room all night, with the stopper
out, destroys all infection and insect life. I
havecleared places which were infected
with vermin, many times. It is far more
effectual than the vapor of burning sul-
phur.”

 

> -9 a
Moth Powder.
Powder of pyrethrum.................. 15 parts
Powder of camphor... .............. .. 16 roets
Powder of colocynth.................... 16 parts
Oil of lavender........................ .. 1 part

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT,

Advanced—Gum camphor, oil wintergreen
cubeb berries, serpentaria.
Declined—Oil peppermint.

 

   

 
 

 
   

  

 
 

i

100 g
Rhei, powdered E.I................1 10
Rhei, choice cut cubes............

 

ACIDS
COW NO. Bo ooo pesos tcc cee sc ks 9 @ 10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)..:... 30 @ 35
REIN sce ays cece oe cba ces 384 @ 36
Oo 60 @ 65
Pevreptie 18 Gem. . o.oo ccc ces ceee 8@ 5
INTEEIC BB GOR... cece cee e .' 2 @
ORO ee esa 12 @ 4M
Sulphuric 66 deg................... 383@ 4
Tartaric powdered................ 52 @ 55
Benzoic, English............. 8 oz 18
Benzotc, German................6. 12 @ 1
PS heir c ce cece es peeensschas 2 @ 15
AMMONTA,
CArOnete, |... 5... 5. ss oka ee Bh 1 @ 18
Muriate (Powd. 22¢).............0.. 14
Agua 16 dow OF GF... 1... ck oe ncn ene 5 @ 6
Aqua 16 deg or 4f............0.2. 6 6 @ 7
BALSAMS.
OM ea ee ek ta cece awetw cee 40@45
re ds yas La eon ca ena neces 40
ok obec bas ca beens waes 2 00
PORTE nck ere ek sa vane cu came dcue 50
BARKS.
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)........ 1l
Cinchona, yellow..............++. 18
FEU, OCG aos os vc chance ec ecdeses 13
Elm, ground, pure................. 14
Elm, powdered, pure.............. 15
Sassafras, Of root..............0005 10
Wild Cherry, select................ 12
Bayberry powdered............... 20
Hemlock powdered................ 18
ON ok ee acca ncn nk oes cone 30
BORD BTOUMRG. 6 ooo is cence cncnnss 2
BERRIES,
Cubeb prime (Powd 95c).......... @ 90
TR ae i cs vice sess canes , 6 @ 7
Prion’ ASM. ooo co. ccs icc cse cass se 50 @ 60
EXTRACTS.
Licorice (10 and 25 fb boxes, 25c)... 27
Licorice, powdered, pure......... TM
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 ib doxes). 9
Logwood, Is (25 ib boxes).......... 12
Lgowood, %8 cide wens 13
Logwood, 4s OO peek desnas 15
Logwood,ass’d do _.......... 14
Fluid Extracts—25 # cent. off list.
FLOWERS.
oa ae peck cick aces accccas 10 @ ill
Chamomile, Roman............... 25
Chamomile, German.............. 25
GUMS.
Aloes, Barbadoes..............-..- 60@ 75
Aloes, Cape (Powd 20c)........... : 12
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd 60¢)....... E
ARPT oink oo va os we te ak oc vnceas 28@ 30
Arabie, powdered select.......... 65
Arabic, ist pieked.........-.:...:. 60
APVADIC 2G DIOKOCG........6.0..52000 50
Arabic, 3d picked..............000 45
Arabic, sifted sorts.......... pene 35
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35¢)... 25
is aa cs cc cens acs cs 55@60
COP race ceane as ys 25@ 27
Catechu. 1s (% l4e, 45 16c)...... . 13
Euphorbium powdered............ 35@ 40
Galbanum strained................ 80
a i cae ac adacccees 80@ 90
Guaiac, prime (Powd 45c)......... 35
Kino [Powdered, 30c].............. 20
I ook as ac ns hac c eve an eens
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 4c)... ‘ 40
Opium, pure (Powd $4.90).......... 3 50
Shellac, Campbell’s................ 30
Shellac, English.. os 26
Shellac, native.... a4
Shellac bleached................... 30
TOME ia cons cn cues caaene 30 @1 00
HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES.
oo ooo ca bs wn cs oe cae eee 25
Te cs ck ace ee cauencaacuanseese 25
MIRTLE, 6 cig cccacasn senesced woctheneean 25
a a ici cece ca onus 40
ee ee 24
Pe PION ook oo on oa ae kc tans c ce nn ween ce 35
ees va aes hace ae a eae 25
TN ea khan cs cece cess ca cdauessas 30
MPM OOE 6 occu an! sb Gu ce chan ecedne 25
IRON.
Citrate and Quinine............... 6 40
Solution mur., for tinctures...... 2
Sulphate, pure crystal............ a
oo oa che wen anos oe 80
ig TE ee En 65
LEAVES.
Buchu, short (Powd 25¢e)........... 13 @ 14
Sage, Italian, bulk (4s & %s, 12c)... 6
Senna, Alex, natural.............. @ 20
Senna, Alex. sifted and garbled.. 30
Senna, powdered.................. 22
BeONMS tINNIVELN.. .....2.66 cccceess 16
BI UE oi on cnc ae on cn cs ones 10
Belledonna...... 35
Foxglove.... i. 30
Es Ip er ey eee ou ren ape aa ty 35
MR PO ik a ee ao as dace sco es 2 35
LIQUORS.
W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00 @2 50
Druggists’ Favorite Rye.......... 17% @2 00
Whisky, other brands............. 110 @1 50
et CA POM a. ocean ccc aeecceese 135 @il 75
Gin, Molland....< 2.6.0.0. .i0id,. 2 @3 50
RN ei ak ce ca cosas un ecaes 175 @6 50
IAW WING... 8... eke scenes as 125 @2 00
BG We ke ees cee ss 135 @2 50
MAGNESIA,
Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 0z........ 22
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 20Z......... 37
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s solution.... 2 25
Oe ic cn gan checcsaceae. 65
OILS.
POG, WORE. 5 aos oc ncn soca ns once 45 @ 50
PARA DOP, TOOTING, 6. ccna c nese ns ane 45
an oe on lege cence ase 2 00
a ee 50
POCPPATOOME 5 oo. oc ene sos on cece ease 2 10
NN rs ha ok os ce ge 18 @ 19%
ON oi ca oe ok hae ees oe coe ase 2 00
Oe oo ee ce 75
A a ia oa dc ne oe eae oh ak 1 00
Cedar, commercial (Pure 75c)..... 35
oe SE 75
OO a oo cs ase 1 20
Cod tiver.N. Fo. ci... -8 gal 1 20
Cod Liver, best......... eae 1 50
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s,16 6 00
eee, oe Wi. fae. 7 50
ONO occ os koe ca ah cnet cadences 1 60
BOO oo ees have dics causes 2 00
CPOPORIIM FOZ... .. .. cedn cc cccanens 7b
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 35
SPUARIEION WOGGS 6 oo on nec nen cv ane sncee 50
Juniper berries..............0.0000 2 00
Lavender flowers, French......... 2 01
Lavendergarden do ......... 1 00
Lavender spike OO iiieetsae 90
Lemon, NeW CLrop..........cceceees 1 65
Lemon, Sanderson’s............... 1 8
PONG ois 5 ooo cas os oe ec acis 80
Olive, Malaga........... " @ 90
Olive, “Sublime Italian . ase 2 75
Origanum, red flowers, French... 1 25
Origanum,. NO. 1.................- 50
OR BOOV EL oo ince cc ech ss ce vanene 1 30
Peppermint, white................ 3 50
PE OE OM oink oe vend ds cn ceke ws cuunae 8 00
Rosemary, French (Flowers $1 50) 65
ONE oi hc ivawnloccuucns Ceakues @ 67
OT she insane nc ne'asae nes 1 00
Sandal Wood, German............ 4 50
Sanda: Wood, W. 1................. 7 00
Raa ea iv vp ence ceca ces 55
NN oc ae hanes cada @6 00
gd aes ee i bee Kenda e es oe 450 @é5 00
Ee CO OO) WOO) nia ks vp edn s ks aaa 0 @ WB
WU UOTETOGDS oo 5 on oe ni ve ca coco ase 2 25
Wormwood, No. 1(Pure $4.00)..... 3 50
Wormseed ...... De saue bile ok cs ca bcs 2 00
POTASSIUM.
a 7 Ee 8 Ib 14
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 40
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 25c)......... 23
Iodide, cryst. and gran. bulk..... 3 00
Prussiate yellow................00- 28
ROOTS.
PE oko veh oa cha a hoe cc che cass 20
Althea, cut........... me 25
Arrow, St. Vincent’s............ as 17
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 4s and %s.... 33
Blood (Powd 18¢)...............00. . BR
Calamus, peeled................ ae 20
Calamus, German white, peeled.. Bo]
Elecampane, powdered............ 20
Gentian (Powd l5c)................ 10
Ginger, African (Powd l4c)........ 11 @ 12
Ginger, Jamaica bleached........ 17
Golden Seal (Powd 25c)............ 20
Hellebore, white, powdered....... 20
ac, Rio, powdered............. 1 20
alap, powdered................ ‘is 30
Licorice, select (Powd 15)...... 15
Licorice, extra select......... pushes 18
Pink, true........... achcae vs ccna a 38
Rhei, from select to choice....... 2
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SOPPOMEALIG . 6 oo. c os on oc os ce cc nc ee oe 50
OR 60
Sarsaparilla, Hondurus........... 49
Sarsaparilla, Mexican............. 2
Squills, white (Powd 35c).......... 1)
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)...... 25
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28¢)... 20
SEEDS.
Anise, Italian (Powd 20¢).......... 15
Bird, mixed in b packages....... 5 @ 6
Canary, Smyrna.............. ae 2 Oe Oe
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c). 15 @ 18
Cardamon, Aleppee............... 1 5b
Cardamon, Malabar.. i 75
ce tg Ee en 15
Coriander, pest English. . 10
PO ee ce 15
MN ORBAN ince eo cokes co sc ves 3%@
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3%)............ 4@ 4%
Foenugreek, powdered............ 7 @ &
Hemp, Russian.................... 4%4G@G 5%
Mustard, white Black 10e)........ 10
SS eS ae 75
Me, MIO oc. a cance cans can, ¢ @ Ff
Wn, BOVOM.....465 0606500040. 5, 14
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage..... 225 @2 50
Nassau do Go ..... 2
Velvet Extra do do 1 10
Extra Yellow do Go. (4... 85
Grass do ul. 65
Hard head, for slate use........... 75
Yellow Reef, GW ycls.. 1 40
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.10) @ gal.... 2 20
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 1 2
Anodyne Hoffman’s...............
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution...... 27
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........ 2
Annatto 1% rolls.................. 45
Pee a eee ae case Bb 2%@ 3%
Alum, grqund (Powd 9¢).......... 38 @ 4
Annatto, prime... .-.. 0.0.0... cc cscs 45
Antimony, powdered, com’)...... 44@ 5
Arsenic, white, powdered......... 6 @ 7
Bie SOMINIG....... 5c... owes. 50
Bay Rum, imported, best......... 2 7d
ae Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 2 00
Balm Gilead Buds................. 40
Heme, FOORA..........,........ ., 2 60
means, Vania. ................... 700 @9 75
Bismuth, sub nitrate.............. 2 30
Blue Pill (Powd 70e)............... 50
Ware VIAWAO! . 6.6.1... sa... 6 @ 7
Borax, refined (Powd 12¢)..... ... 10@12
Cantharides, Russian powdered.. 2 00
Capsicum Pods, African.......... 18
Capsicum Pods, African pow’d... 22
Capsicum Pods, Bombay do... 18
eo ee 4 00
oe a 2
Calomel, American................ 75
Chalk, prepared drop.............. 5
Chalk, precipitate English........ 2
Chalk, red fingers................. 8
Chalk, white lump................. 2
Chloroform, Squibb’s............. 1 60
Colocynth apples.................. 60
Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 1 50
Chloral do do eryst... 1 768
Chloral do Scherin’s do .. 1 90
Chloral do do crusts.. 1 75
ee ra iy @ 80
Cinchonidia, P. & W...... eek 18 @ &
Cinchonidia, other brands......... 18 @ &
Cloves (Powd 28¢).................. 18 @ 2
CROUGR dn cei c cee... 40
Coéea Bntter...................... 45
Copperas (by bbl Ie)..... Becca aes 2
Corrosive Sublimate............... 70
Corks, X and XX—40 off list......
Cream Tartar, pure powdered..... @ 40
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ib box.. 15
ccc. 50
Cudbear, prime.................... 24
Cuttle Fish Bone...............000. 20
MN saci ce ek 2
Dover’s Powders.................. 110
Dragon’s Blood Mass.............. 50
Ergot powdered................... 45
GON BOTIDD ES, «oo ooo. cok. cee c ee. oe 110
Emery, Turkish, all No.’s......... 8
Epsom Salts (bbl. 13g)..........0... 2@ 3
me ee... 50
Ether, sulphuric, U.S. P.......... 60
ee 14
COPAIDG PRVAGISC. «ooo. oo cane cs cease 15
Gelatine, Cooper’s..........0..e005 90
Gelatine, French .................. 45 @ 70
Glassware, flint, 79 off, by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis....
Glue, ca met............ ww. 2G
Glue, white.... 16 @ 2%
Glycerine, pure 16 @ 20
Hops %s and \s 25@ 40
Iodoform # 0z.. as 40
oe a 8% @1
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian... 35 @ 40
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co,, boxes @l1 00
Iodine, resublimed................ 4 00
Isinglass, American............... 1 50
Japonica ........ ‘ 7
London Purple. 10 @
MMO BOCURLG, 8... oc. cee. 15
Lime, chloride, (48 2s 10¢e & 4s lle) 8
MING ccc ic uce aces ac thcess. 1 00
SVODDOGIOI «6.5 occ ca cc acsencecs 45
eo eee cs oe concn sc ncccees 50
Madder, best Dutch.............. 122%@ 13
TO Ba das oc ak sa cn cece cu ce 75
ee 60
Morphia, sulph., P.& W...... Boz 2 83@3 05
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s...... 40
TROGK, TOGIONG. «6. oso cc cece se 8 Ib 10
ce cc aivlccus 12
Paustard, Fnelian.... ........ececes 30
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 Ib cans...... 18
ee ES ae 23
a 60
a 10
Ointment. Mercurial, 4d.......... 45
Bg ee li @ &
Pepper, Black Berry.............. 18
I ee ec dcceencuas 2 50
Pitch, True Burgundy............. q
ia oa oa ce cau chiscscue 6 @ 7
uinia, Sulph, P, & W........ bos 2 @ 7
Quinine, German.................. 72@ T7
Red Precipitate............... 8 Ib 85
SGER PEER UUTO.. wo. ooo on cc cccee 28
BVO OPVOE, oo on ooo os os oc ce cs 1 60
Silver Nitrate, cryst............... 74 @ 8
Saifron, American................. 35
GE a ee @ 2
Sal Nitre, large cryst.............. 10
Sal Nitre, medium cryst.......... 9
Bel POCONO Os. ooo bc nc co cee ccceccess 33
CO ee 2@ 2%
Pi a aoc ci acc nes cces hss 215
PUTRIOA ee. 6 50
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.. 38
Soda Ash [by keg 8e]......... Sa 4
Se 35
Soda, Bi-Carbonate, DeLand’s.... 4%@ 5
Soap, White Castile................ 4
BOQ, GreCn GO once wc cccnccee it
Soap, Mottled do ......... 9
Soap, ao dO... li
Soap, Mazzini....... 14
Spirits Nitre,3F...... 26 @ 2%
Sprite Nitre, 4B. 6... cece ences 30 @ 82
Sugar Milk powdered.............. 35
BAT, OUP. os oo wins ce nnccccnsee 34@ 4
BN, FON osc ceca csc ca yn dacs 3@ 3%
die ig gt:
Tar, N.C. Pine, % gal. cans # doz 2 70
Tar, do quarts in tin....... 40
Tar, do pintsin tin......... 85
Turpentine, Venice........... # b 25
Wax, White, S. & F. brand........ 55
ZAG, TA PRBUO 6 bo oon oon ceca cececns 7 ¢ §
OILS.
oN a Ee SE: 75
NE GO ois be coed ns dence ts cecuacccusl. 60
NE is a coin cocewau ae ctee os cams 50
DE og a le .+.30
Peerless Machinery.................. .30
Challenge Machinery....... 020
Backus Hine Fngine.. ....... oo... ccc cc ccccccce 30
Black Diamond Machinery.................... 30
ee 6C
Paraffine, 25 deg.......... dadnaualeasacanes 15%
I, BF No oo acc sc cecnnc oc cees neds cceceus 21
Sperm, winter bleached..................... 1 40
Bbl Gal
i OE so oi ooo osc ha ckcdecnade se 70 75
EE a 55 60
inves neces ccusansc 45 55
Linseed, pure raw..............cee0. 43 46
PAROCG, OO oo oo os cin cecccacncces 46 49
Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 70 90
Spirits Turpentine................... 40 45
VARNISHES.
We FUND COGGE on cca c ons cececdecks 1 10@1 20
Te si io eb ck aig ons ic taken adus 1 60@1 70
COROT FUG i caked de ceecccecdacscess 2 '75@3 00
No.1 Turp Furniture.................. 1 00@1 10
Extra Turp Damar.................... 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp...... eouas 70@ 5
PAINTS.
Bbl Lb
Red Venetian.................. 1% 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 1% 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 1% 2@ 3
Putty, commercial ............ 2% 24@ 3
Putty, strictly pure............ 2% 2%@ 3
Vermilion, prime American... 1@I16
Vermilion, English............ 5
Green, Peninsular............. 16@17
Lead, red strictly pure..... .. 6%
eLead, white, strictly pure..... 6%
Whiting, white Span * eae @i0
Py 4 Gilders’....... cakes @90
White, Paris American........ 110
Whiting Paris English cliff.. 140
Pioneer Prepared Paints..... 1 20@1 40
Swiss Villa Prepared Paints.. 1 00@1 20

 

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HAZELTINE,
PERKINS
& 00,

Wholesale

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91,
93 and 95 Louis Street.

 

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals,
Pats, Ouls, Varnishes,
and Druggist’
Glassware

MANUFACTURERS OF

ELEGANT PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION
PLUID EXTRACTS AND ELIXIRS,

GENERAL WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L. Whiting,
Manufacturers of Fine Paint and
Varnish Brushes.

THE CELEBRATED

Pioneer Prepared Paints.

—Also for the—
Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manufacturers of
Hair, Shoe and Horse Brushes.

Drugzists’ Sundries

Our stock in this department of our busi-

ness is conceded to be one of the largest,
best-assorted and diversified to be found in
the Northwest.
many articles ourselves and ean offer Fine
Solid Back Hair Brushes, French and Eng-
lish Tooth and Nail Brushes at attractive
prices.

We are heavy importers of

We desire particular attention of those

about purchasing outfits for new stores to
the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACILI-
TIES for meeting the wants of this class of
buyers WITHOUT DELAY and
mostapproved and acceptable manner known
to the drug trade.
this direction have received from hundreds
of our customers the most satisfying reeom-
mendations.

in the

Our special efforts in

Wine and Liguor Department

We give our special and personal atten-
tion to the selection of choice goods for the
DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit
the high praise accorded us: fer,so satis-
factorily supplying the wants of our eustom-

tomers with PURE GOODS in this depart-
ment,
AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of

We CONTROL and are the ONLY

the celebrated

WITHERS DADE & COS

Henderson Co., Ky., SOUR MASH AND
OLD FASHIONED HAND MADE, COP-
PER DISTILLED WHISKYS. We not
only offer these goods to be excelled by NO
OTHER KNOWN BRAND in the market,
but superior in all respects to most that are
exposed for sale. We GUARANTEE per-
fect and complete satisfaction and where
this brand of goods has been once introduced
the future trade has been assured.

We are also owners of the

Hraggisis Favorite Rye,

Which continues to have so many favorites
among druggists who have sold these goods
for a very long time. Buy our

Gils, Brandes & Fine Wines.

We call your attention to the adjoining
list of market quotations which we aim to
make as complete and perfect as possible.
For special quantities and for quotations on
such articles as do not appear on the list,
such as PATENT MEDICINES, ete., we
invite your correspondence.

Mail orders always receive our special and
personal attention.

HAZEL TINE, PERKINS & C0

 

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The hichi al Tradesman | WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.
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and wine Pan Pecan 3
js Pp N ndroscoggin, 9-4..23 |Pepperel!l, 10-4...... 25
A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH | 3 DOZFN LARGE ONE-HALF OUND CANS OF Androscoggin, 8-4..21 |Pepperell, 11-4...... 27%
ace Pepperell, ce as! 16%) Pequot, occas 18
eer >. os oe Pee 8-4 aa ias¥ias zt
E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. | Ver HAN d in OW Ef, : epPere --+-Bi4| Pequot. weet - &
: : Caledonia, XX,0z..11 |Park Mills, No. 90..14
Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. O Mi P A Y | soa X, 0z...10 |Park Mills, No. 100.15
SCONOMY, OZ.....-- 10 [Prodigy, 02.......:. ul
Telephone No. 95, WITH SF Park Mills, No. 50..10 (Otis Epron acaaaeass 10%
UE as ths Pesta ob. Geand apie ot 11g DOZEN AND 144 DOZEN J pars mis, No. 9. Sone Furniture. ....10%
x | Park Millis, No. 70..12 |York, I 02.......... 10
Re ee sdckie Matter? = Park Mills, No. 80..13 |York. AA, extra 02.14
OSNABURG.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1885 Ain eeMoriwae ..... o%lAugusta piald....-. 1
. Jewe 1 weseess UR gusta plaid...... 7
, . Kentucky brown..10% Toledo plaid........ 7 6
Lewiston brown... o" Manche ster pl: nid... 7
The Retailer Holds the Key. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN | Lane Drown. ...+--- %|New Tenn. plaid...2
Louisiana plaid.... 7 Utility plaid........ 6%
“To any one who stops to reflect, the re- a BLE ACH) ED COTTONS, :
tailer plainly holds the key to the situation,” yo ‘cambries, a6, .-11% Hill, a
said a well known manufacturer of a spec- Anaroscose™. a "oH _ a a. be
: ndroscoggin, o- 24%' Hope, 4-4........- 3%,
ialty handled by the grocery trade. What Ballou, 7 . _ “) King ow % ci a :
i > allow, 5-4. ......+> $ | brie, 4-4 / %
. he meant was that it is largely in the power Hoott, 0. 4-4....<.., 8%| Linwood, 4-4....... i
Boott, E. 5-5.......- 7 \Lonsdale, S46 ucecs 7%

of the retailer to sell any particular brand
of goods, all things being equal. An illus-

9%'Lonsdale cambric.10%
nine GB, 4-4... 9%
Langdon, 45........ 14

Boott, AGC, 4-4..
Boott, R. 3-4......-
Blackstone, AA 4-4,

 

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jon exists in many minds with reference to 1% PINT PITCHERS 7 INCH COMPORTS. Chapman, X, 4-4.... 6 iMasonville, 4-4..... 8
this question, a class of manufacturers Conway, 44... . -- : |Maxwell. 4-4.. . 9%
. : : 5 Cabot, 44......--- . 6%| New York Mili, 44. 10%
maintaining that the retailer is not to be re- H'or Onl Y 5S 7 OO,7 ee te... & tee desear, 62...
- es 4 Lo > se > ‘ "
garded as an important factor in the distri- | @iying to every purchaser a Glass Pitcher or Comport with each can, at 30 cents. Canoe, 3-4. eseeees Tupok ean. T- West “i
bution of goods. Their theory is that it is WE! GUA RAN TEE Dwight Anchor,44. 9 |Pocahontas, 4-4.... 7%
best to reach the family, and thereby force Pevieat Loom, 4 sae 2 leteeein A eres sense -- OF
® : : ; 40 a, < ‘
the retailer to keep their goods, in stock. The SILVER SPOON Powder to give entire satisfaction. Dre ot oe Te. YieiWoomury. +4... ax ¥
oe : . . e Fruit of the Loom, Whitinsville, 44... 7%
That this many be done to a certain extent cambric, 44.....-. ll |Whitinsville, 7-3. 6%
in the case of a certain class of retail deal- 7 LC NU uring’ O. Gold Medal, 4-4.. .. 6%/Wamsutta, 4-4. ..16%
ers cannot be denied, but it is because they GCRAND RAP Ds ? Some eee oes € | Wiliingeville, $8...
: IM OFL Gilded Age.......-. 8X ,
do not have correct business principles. x ? i . 5 Mien atin te P
a i a . a ER ic ecenas cscs ‘ asonville TS......
No fair-minded man will claim that it is No. 10.. ...-12%|Masonville S....... 10%
: ; CE ov dc cc acts cees MO TLOMGGAIO «oc sc sace 9%
enough to simply sell what is called for. It IIE. ceca cansses Ib \Lonsdale A.........36
is the duty of the retailer to look after the Centennial......... WMigtoey Oi osc cscs: %
laek ° 5
interests of his customers—and this for the — A wa oe % Nagle eae
reason that for the most part his customers 5 EAIDAOID. < cgaces esses 12% | Victory K.......... 2%
ce Paconia ........+-+: 2 |Phoonix A.......:;. 1944
rely upon his judgment more than upon Hed Croes.......... 10 |Phonis B.......:. 1054 3
their own. As it is the business of the re- 3 Social Imper ial-- Saseeee nix XX . 5
tailer to buy goods and know of their qual- LO CSa, e } Oce } 8, Albion, solid........ 544|Gloucester .........- 6
y 6 aterm
ity, it is natural that he should be appealed —— cheek... BY tte ganar 4 we
to. If through force of habit or lack of GENTS FOR Ailen’s fancy.......5%2| Hartel fancy........ 8
A Allen’s pink......-.- 6% Merrimac D........-. 6
knowledge a customer demands a certain Allen’ ie purple ee ¥4Manchester .......-. 6
: : asa an cen father ns American, tanecy....5'¢ Oriental fancy. 6 @
brand of goods, when there are better goods goons a a \hetnetal vohes... 00
in the market for the same money, the gro- : Serlinsolid........+ 5% Pacific robes........ 6
cer should try to convince him of the fact. oo eobe iM Rls
The shopkeeper has more power in this re- y ’ ey mt PEROT «+--8 eee Dag poses! 6
® : : Ors OT iced dee 5 ashington fane
spect than he usually believes, and when it The Best and Most Attractive Goods on the Market. Send for Eagle fanoy....>..--0. 1W ashington Sieen” ™%
Garner pink.. .644)|

Sample Butt. See Quotations in Price-Current.
FINE BROWN N COTTONS.

can be exercised for the benefit of his trade
Appleton A, 44.... 74|Indian Orchard, 40. 8

 

he should not hesitate to use it. In short,
if he is a business 1 t b lor Boott M, 4-4.......- 624 Indian Orchard, 36. 7h
if he is a business man, and not a bungier, OIL is CLOTHS Boston F, 44....... 7 i+g| Laconia BO cases 16%

he can direct his trade into proper channels, Continental ye oe ea Feng pw W0-in..... 10% 4
: 4 nh > 1%, é 5: A
educate his customers so that they will buy Conestoga W, 44... 644|Nashua a ri -in. . 8%
ca... : i a Conestoga D, 7-8... 54 Nashua R, 4-4...... 4
first quality goods, and introduce entirely Conestoga G, 30-in. 6 \Nashua O, 7-8....... 6%
Dwight X, 3-4 - 544 Newmarket N...... 6%

  
   

   
   

      

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
  

 
   

 

 

 

 

 

new specialties to favorable notice. oes mes
Those nctataan. tian 1 : Dwight Y,7-8....... § 5% Pepperell E, 39in.. 7
1ose manufacturers then who place BETo., BTC. Dwight Z, 44....... 6% Pepperell R, 4-4.... 7%4
advertisements in trade journals in order to Dwight Star, 44.... 7 |Pepperell 0, 78... 6%
: : Ewight Star, 40-in.. 9 |Pepperell N, a2... 4
reach the retailer, or use other means to this Enterprise EE, 36. a [Boe asset C, 4-4..... vi
end, expend their money judiciously. The “i Great Falls B, £4... t (Baranae E.......--. ie
9 ©? ; y4 LOUSIY. : Farmers’ A, 4-4..... 6 |Saranac E.......... 9
storekeeper is the great distributing agent. Indian Orchard b4 7%! @
2 a : - a DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.
If his co-operation is secured the wheels 6 and 8 Monroe Street Amoskeag .......-- 7%) Renfrew, dress styl 74
. . . ’ i y 4
will keep moving. Otherwise they will Amoskeag, Persian Johnson Manfg Co,
: styles.. woeeee LOM Bookfold . . 12%
stop. The manufacturer or jobber wha Rates tS cucsesiaae 7% Johneon Manfg Co
ie ee ‘ i a ; cat Zerkshire .......-. 6% dress styles...... ‘2
underestimates the importance of the retail Wholesale Manufacturers of Glasgow checks.... 7 |Slaterville, dress
dealer usually finds after a time that some G conaow cheeks. e y 7% wnt, lee. ea 7%
e 4 : og >» y 7%
more philosophical competitor has out- Grand mapids, om Michigan. . soval ety sa 8 oct 8 |W bite M fg Co ion 8 '
distanced him. Gloucester, new ‘White Mant’g Co,
; standard ......... i% ; Mavi Se ses se 5
aclieadiee silicones WRSSTIMGS . 40 co ccaces THA COO 6 cc cc cnsesds 7%
= : . 5 THE LEA NG BRAN S OF Lancaster ........-- $ iGrey loc k, dress
Newspaper Wisdom. clin ies ial ae DI D Langdale .......<.+: oa a "12%
se sa) an, ae AL WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.
. Chicago Herald: To compound an. arti- Androscoggin, 7-4. . Pepperell. 10-4.....27%
cle resembling butter, lard, or sugar, which E Androscoggin, 5-4. 123 Pepperell, L-4.....3244
: : : LU MONS Pepperell, 7-4.. 20 ‘Pequot, 7-4.. 21
would ‘readily sell for those commodities 9 9 Pepperell, 8-4.. 1 BY Pequot, 8-4......... 24
and be consumed as such, which actually . Pagperell, S4..,...25 Pequot, O4.........8%
. een : : BANANAS FI S D E HEAVY BROWN COTTONS.
contained injurious substances would be a } ; 5 Atlantie A, 44 "14 Lawrence XX, 4e4.. 7%
crime but one degree removed from murder, : s Atlantic Hy 44.1... 7 Lawrence Sct.
' ‘ ie all ) 4 5M
whereas, admitting that these counterfeits Offered Mm this Market are as follows: arantie oo. 5 ; New yet ie oe
are now wholesome enough, though other- aoe aie 4-4... DY pee anectap jap -—- 4-4... DM
: get : : driatic, 36......... i Pequot A, 4- ;
wise deficient, the offense is simply com- BY BACCO. Augusta, 4-4 icdaces 6s % P ~olmont, ee by
mon swindling. eons a eee oar" | ‘a &
¢ ease iA remi¢ 54
Augusta Chronicle: To look at any or- RED FOX ~ - - i“ i . s 48 Granite y lle, 4... . 5% Utica, a... Q”
ee eee : Sa " ndian Hea fachusett, 4-4..... 1%
dinary newspaper, the reader would come BIG DRIVE i. i 2 2 u i a 50 Indiana Head 45-in. "12% Wachusett, 30-in... 6%
to the conclusion that the whole world was ‘ 2 y KINGS.
ea at cae ee _ ue i a a 3 _ Amoskeag, ACA.. Falis, XXXX.......18}
or pore sare would se it sens PATROL .A6 Amoskeag sn aa. — Falls, xxx 15%
dying but the cure-all preparations which Amoskeag, A..... 13 |Falis, BB..........- 11!
y 8 . . P ps 4 JACK RABBIT “ “ - ~ " - 20 ‘Amoskeag, Bh cces: 12 Falls, BBC, 36...... 1964
are so cunning and ingeniously presented as Amoskeag, C....-. 11 |Falls, awning......19
to deceive the healthiest mind or stomach. SILVER COIN - - - - - - 46 Amoskeas. D Gesu 10% Hamilton, ar i ;
z ‘ : Amo A? ae MutIOON, = Beicuasss lg
San Francisco Post: The genius of man V y ML. -\PANIC - . “ - i - 46) Amoskeag, F..:.... 9% Hamilton, H.... .. 915
he aver devised 1; Be Es Bk ° Premium A, 4-4....17 |Hamilton ae 10
1as never devised a plan to prevent robbery Premium B 16 |Methuen AA “1B
by shop thieves. Many a business house BLACK PRINCE, “DARK ig " ’ ae oO Extra4-4...........- 16 Methuen AS on 18 :
‘> "4 YP, Snceead = Gees Ye ¢ gu 1-3
poising between a profitable trade and a los- BIG STUMP = - - " “ - - 28 Gold Medal’ al 4-4. 8 : Omega ya 4-4. “3: ‘“ a
ing one, has gone down, a prey to the dis- CCA 7-8.........+.+-1244 Omega ACA, ¥
oe ’ OT 4-4 bla 14 |Omega ACA. 4-4. ;
honesty of its own employes. Any man APPLE JACK o hg 7 m . " 46 G6 ssi es cp as ess 14 \Ome ca SE, i [8. coe
who has suffered in this way will not be apt 5 2c less in orders for 100 pounds of any one brand. ela Ra hie es [ oe a - vo oR
to look upon the admiration for honesty as Cons XGR = = ‘Shet neket 4-4. cai its :
4 8 4 2.....15 |Shetucke tSS&Ss
* Illinois Register: The lust for office ig Agents for ” Cordis No. 3. press “It Shetucket, ._ SES 12
: z orc J yi Glesee cease > ridge A...4 ‘
becoming a national curse, and the press of THE M BIGS FINE CUT, D ARK, Fe flavor 64 | Cordis No. 4....---+ 114 Stockbridge frnecy.8 | &
the country cannot be more profitably employ- AMBO Y C YELLE; Ci icS oi :. STUNNER, DARK Q ee ee
* * - - - - BAVTION .. cccesccceee G CIPI DITOS .. nd ceccceaee
ed than in warning young men of the rocks 38 ee Washing las 4%
on which so many have bee resked. : " ‘ : . _ . of a Red Cross.......... 5 |E i Deaaeeeentaa 5
o many have been wrecked. In-| 37, BO & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan RED BIRD, BRIGHT BO] Fes erove. 7.” [eseasone...c. 8
deed the newspapers should never weary ’ ' “GRAIN BAGS.
j y ; ‘ vf yin i OPERA QUEEN BRIGHT be hay " - 40 American A...... 18 06. Old TIronsides. 15 )
in warriig upon a national evil which is Stark A.. wece 22241 Wheatland .........2 21
hurrying untold calamities upon the coun- _ E A D A WH S 8 c © 1S FRUIT ” - “ - - - - - 32 esas DE a cc 10%
® s s0S8TONn . i ance Oe IB UN a cccecccees
try. O SO SWEET 30) Everett bite. |. 1. 2113%%/ Warren A AXA. S
slieicieesitiiecns 7 a y . " ° Everett brown..... li M Warren BB.. cts
; : aa ...12%| Warren CC.. 10%
A Coffee OE, 2c less in 6 pail lots. Otis A “78
* Otie BB..........-:; 11%|York fancy........ 1344 > a
“What a bright-eyed man,” said a Phila- Manville....... : “i “ii "6 s S& foea:. cvesuue @ :
delphia Press reporter who leaned against a Masgnville ......... wie ROR 2-00-4002 461 6
es Vv AN
tne cashier’s desk of a restaurant near the Red Cross.........- Ye Thistle MiG cscs
re publie buildings one day tast week. The | Ping (ot Chawing Tobacco is th hest dark goods on the Mark ARTHUR’S CHOICE, LONG CUT, BRIGHT ae eg ?
man in question had just paid a 10-cent lf (C0 lh 6 very oh dr 000 § 01 { 6 al ef. RED FOX, LONG CUT, FOIL _ 26 | SPOOL COTTON.
check and slipped out of the door with a ‘ a Ee am |Bagie one ee 90
cig adore and a swinging of the cane - GIPSEY QUEEN, GRANULATED - - 26 3. . . ee. ae 55 IG axeehs & Daniels.. :
1e carried which decidedly endangered the OLD CO ORT, IN CLOTH aeeenr ip pow Grr Gl yer ne ad aa
? M E = . Willimantic 3 cord.40 (Stafford ............ =
public’s peace. 27 Charleston ball sew iHall & enn
. i wi : . ing thread. ..80 |Holyoke.. cage
“Bright-eyed? Yes,” said the cashier, j | SEAL OF GRAND RAPIDS, IN CLOTH 24 — conse 7 ae ” \
‘*he’s a.coffee drunkard.” Armory . 4\Kearsage.......--.. 83,
What's a coffee drunkard?” Grand Rapids. a “ Mich.| DIME SMOKER, IN CLOTH 2A) androcesiiain sat. $4 Naumkcas suttcen, £%
‘4 man who comes in here four times in 2c less in 100 pound lots. Clarendon. ........ 614|Pepperell sat....... 944
Pe A Hallowell Imp..... 6% |Rockport.........+:
two hours, as that man has this morning, EL Ei S mM FB R QZ ee oO Sr These brands are sold only by Ind. Oreh. Imp..... 7 al Lawrencesat heads os 8%
and does every morning, and takes a half : ’ De gga c cs ncuees 7 Cone gosat eden decane 7
pint of coffee every time, is a coffee drunk- ena tor ae MANUFACTURERS AGENTS FOR | COAL AND BUILDING MATERIA
ard. Bright eyes! Well I should say so. compe a i ENGINE ! | ] } elo S O 1B a y 1 : aa ve
That man’s condition all the time is the , Prices. WORKS . | Ohio White lime, TS tet we 1 00
same as that of a man who is getting over a ma INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S.A | Ohio White Lime, car WOMB. csc cdacnense 85 *
big matter? 1 taeeth she eeevel ake ae = MANUFACTURERS OF | —_ ille Cement, per bbl...........- 1 30
wr, 3 § 2 : Akron Cement per Dbl.........-.+++++ 1 30
‘G,’ his muscles are all a quiver, and his STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. () eSa e LOCELS, Br:talo Cement, per DDI. ....+..-.+++++ 1 0
ay s sty Engines and Boilers in Stock fiigh Car a ge ere 1 OF KGL 10
mental vision is abnormally clear. He is for immediate delivery. | nee pe bee DU... es eereee neers =e
living at a 2.08% rate.” Hy UCCO, POF DDI]... . 2... eee eee eeee cers 15
. . Land plaster, per ccc pdkne oawnse 3 50
ee oe? sau AND CRIST MILL MACHINERY, Who warrant the same to be unequalled. We guar- find plaster, bar lous... ‘3
re Brick, PEE Mh... on ccvenseccccescsess $25 @ #35
“Has to. Must have a brace. Used to Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, antee every pound to be perfect and all right in Fire clay, per Db1...........-00-s eee ee a 00
: s ‘ : * COAL.
drink rum. Had to quit that, and now does Saws, Belting and Oils. every particular. We cordially invite you, When in| Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@8 00 |
worse. He never sleeps, he tells me.” * | 444 podge’s Patent Wood Split Pniley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for sample pulle the cit to visit our lac f bu 55 and 57 Geen ant tome. ape pn Se Oe. |
- Do you know many such?” and become convinced of their superiority. ° Pl er Y> p €o siness, Ohio Lump, car lote../2222200250025. 3 1003 o9
“At least half a dozen.” | Write for Prices. 130 OAKES STREET, GRAND Rarips, micu.| Canal st. IT’ MAY SAVE YOU MONEY. Ronmeny ce Sumberiane. car lote,. 5 a

 

 

 

 

“The Mecioan Tradesman

 

 

BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts
of Last Resort.

 

THE LAW OF STRIKES.

The fellowing statement of the law re-
warding strikes and other similiar combina-
tions was made by Judge Krekel, of the U.
8S. District Court, in his charge to the grand
jury for the Western District of Missouri:
‘A postal or other railroad car in which
mail matter is conveyed falls within the
meaning of ‘carrrier’ as used in the act of
Congress. Our mails are mostly carried by
railroads, and the government enters into
contracts with them for that purpose. These
railroads employ large numbers of men and
eonsiderable machinery to carry on their
business, including the carrying of mail
matter. Strikes occur on these roads, often
seriously interfering with the carrying of
the mails. Employes of railroads engaged
on trains carrying mail matter may at proper
times quit work, and if in consequence of
their doing so the mails are delayed, they
do not thereby commit an offense against
the laws of the United States. Strikers may
induce their co-laborers engaged on mail
trains to join them, under the limitation
stated, without committing an _ offense
against the postal laws, though the conse-
quences be the obstruction or retarding of
the mail. But employes of railroads, as
well as other persons, cannot improperly in-
terfere with the instrumentalities usually
employed and necessary for the conveyance

of mails, be it carriers or machinery, with- |

out laying themselves liable. Nor is it any
excuse that the men or machinery used in
earrying the mail are at the same time em-
ployed for other purposes. Mails could not
be carried at the rates they are if special
trains and instrumentalities had to be pro-
vided. To compel such employment by di-
rect or indirect means would seriously in-
terfere with our mail facilities. A system
of name foreign to our institutions and lan-
guage, known in Ireland as ‘boycotting,’
has sought to be introduced among us as a
means of compelling concessions in matters
of conflicting interests. Combinations of
the kind are not unlawful, so long as their
exclusive purpose is to foster the interests
of theirown members. But if the object of
the combination is or embraces objects
the necessary effect of which is Cinterfering
with others’ rights, the combination becomes
a conspiracy and may be dealt with as such.

TELEGRAPH MESSAGE—NEGLIGENCE—LIA
BILITY.

In the ease of Pennington vs. Western
Union Telegraph Co., decided by the Iowa
Supreme Court, it appeared that the plain-
tiff’s agent telegraphed him an offer to buy
apples at $2 per barrel, but by the negli-
gence of the agents of the telegraph com-
pany the telegram was not properly copied.
Plaintiff took no notice of it and afterward
the price of apples advanced, and in pur-
chasing he was obliged to pay the advance
price. Thereupon he brought suit against
the telegraph company for his loss. The
eourt held that he could only recover the
amount paid for the telegram. The court
cited the opinion of the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin in another case against the West-
ern Union Telegraph Co. to the effect that
‘profits on a contract_never made are quite
too remote and uncertain to be taken into
consideration,” and said: ‘‘In the ease at
bar the plaintiff merely lost an offer, and if
we were to apply the rule above mentioned,
it would be clear that the plaintiff could not
recover more than the cost of the telegram.
But we need not go so far as to hold the
above rule applicable. In no event could
the plaintiff recover more than the value of
the offer, and that could not be greater than
the value of the contract would have been,
in case the offer had been received and ac-
cepted. Now, the value of a contract for
the purchase of property where nothing is
paid, is the difference between the amount
agreed to be paid and such greater amount,
if any, as the property may be worth in the
market, and where damages are allowed for
a breach of the contract they are to be esti-
mated as of the time of the breach. * *
* The offer in this case, which the defen-
dant was asked to transmit, was of a ear-
load of apples at two dollars, which it is
said meant two dollars a barrel, and would
have been so understood by the plaintiff.
Now the loss of the offer was not greater
than the difference between a carload of
apples at two dollars a barrel, and such
greater amount, if any, as acarload was
worth in the same market at the time the
defendant’s liability accrued. No rise or
fall in the price of apples after that could
change the defendant’s liability. But the
offer contained in the telegram is not an
offer of specific apples at two dollars, nor
of a given kind or quality; nor is there any
evidence tending to show that apples of any
kind or quality in the Vicksburg, Michigan,
market were worth more than two dollars a
barrel at the time of the defendant’s failure
to properly transmit the telegram delivered
to it. Such being the fact, we are unable
to see how the plaintiff has proven any

damage beyond the cost of the telegram.
—_--o-->

Now that natural gas is being  intro-
aluced into Pittsburg houses for fuel, an
equitable method of charging for itis sought.
Measurement seems to be impracticable, and
thus far the usage has been to fix the prices
for each building as nearly as possible the
same as the cost of other fuel has been.
This gives rise to a great amount of bargain-
ing and dissatisfaction.

 

COMING to GRAND RAPIDS

IN

CAR LOADS!

D. W. Archer's Trophy Gorn,
D. W. Archer’s Morning Glory Corn,
D. W. Archer's Early Golden Drop Corn

EVERY CAN BEARING SIGNATURE OF

The Archer Packing Co.

OEAITTCOTIE.LE,

ANDREW WIERENGO
WHOLESALE GROCER

SHOW

 

 

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FULL LINE OF CASES KEPT IN STOCK.

WIERENGO BLOCK, PINE STREET, - MUSKEGON, MICH.

 

       
   
     
 

The Well-Known
J.S.Farren & Co.

ARE THE BEST IN MARKET.

PUTNAM & BROOKS

WHOLESALE AGENTS.

 

RINDGEH, BERTSCH & CO.,

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

BOOTS AND SHOES.

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO.

We have a splendid line of goods for Fall trade and guar-
antee our prices on Rubbers. The demand for our own make
of Women’s, Misses’ and Childs shoes is increasing. Send in
your orders and they will be promptly attended to.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Ss. W. VENABLE & CO,

PETE RsSsHBbuEnae,, VvVA.,

MANUFACTUREKS OF

NIM RO D

AND OTHER FAVORITE BRANDS OF

Plug Tobacco.

 

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see Our Wholesale Quotations else-
where in this issue and write for

Special Prices in Car Lots.

Weare prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle

A.B KNOWLSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

   

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CURTISS, DUNTON & CO.

PAPER, OILS, CORDAGE, WOL

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These Oil Cans in Stock all Sizes, Plain and with Wood Jacket.

The Diamond Oil Can,

The Best Glass Can with Tin Jacket in the Market.

OCOURTISS, DUNTON ck CO.
51 AND 58 LYON STREET, - - - GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

BROW N's

Paper Bag’

AND

Twine Holder!

(COMBINED.)
Patented April 29th, 1888.

 CAPAGITY 2,500 BAGS.

Saves time, bags and valuable
counter room. Is neat and orna-
mental, constructed of malleable
iron, neatly Japanned, with steel
wire needles, and will never get out
ofrepair. Weighs about 6 lbs. and
oceupies 18 inches square of space.
Can be adjusted to any height of
ceiling. Issuspended from ceiling
directly over counter within easy
distance of salesman. For further
information address

GHO. R. BROWN,
PALMYRA, N. Y.
SOLD BY

Franklin MacVeagh & Co., Chicago, Ii.
Arthur Meigs & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

VOIGT WELLING (0) PORTABLE AND STATIONARY

EIN GIN HS
Proprietors of

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills,
Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft-

ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for
Manufacturers of the Following Pop-

Complete Outfits.
ular Brands of Flour:

 

 

 

  

“ CRESCENT,”
“WHITE ROSE,”
“MORNING GLORY,”
* ROYAL PATENT,” and
“ALL WHEAT,” Flour. |GRAND RAPIDS, -

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READ! READ! READ! ROYS & C6,

HAZELTINE, PERKINS & CO. have
Sole Control of our Celebrated

  

Denison,
88, 90 and 92 South Division Street,

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MICHIGAN.

 

 

 

 

No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.
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“te | Mach mM
Pioneel WHS |
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The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE. at /
Read it. }'\ |
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Wien our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put on | |
any building, andif within three years it should
erack or peel off, and thus fail to give the full y

satisfaction guaranteed, we agree to-repaint
the building at our expense, with the best
White Lead, or such other paint as the owner
may select. Should any case of dissatisfaction
occur, a notice from the dealer will command
our prompt attention. T. H. NEVIN & CO.

Send for sample cards and prices, Address

Hazeltine, Perkins & Go,

GRAND RAPIDS, -

 

 

 

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‘Send for new
Price - List for
Fall Trade.

ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED |

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MICH.

THF PERKINS WIND MILL,

   

It has been in constant use
for 15 years, witha record
equalled by none. WaAR-
RANTED not to blow down
unless the tower’ goes with
it; or against any wind'that
, does not disable substantial
furm buildings; to be perfect; to outlast and
do better work than any other mill made.

Agents wanted. Address Perkins Wind Mill
& Ax Co,, Mishawaka, Ind. Mention Tradesman.

TIME TABLES.

Michigan Central.
DEPART,

 

 

PRP UINEe MMIII oo 5 cos ic ck eka ceccceas 6:00 a m
Ue Eos ica cece cccenass, 12:45 9 m
eo Od og ee 9:20 p m
Ue I oon 6 5 on scans snc ce an ec ccas 6:50 a m
ARRIVE.
Nee MEO og ikon ose cases ccceces 6:00 am
INE oe cas cee cn che cdenusslas cacceacs eG ie
TtGrand Rapids Expreas............... 10:50 p m

MT gg ov bak wed cac cccneccces 5
+Daily except Sunday. *Daily.
Sleeping cars run on Atlantie and Pacifie

Express.

Direct and prompt connection made with
Great Western, Grand Trunk and Canada
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus
avoiding transfers.

The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has
Drawing Room and Psrlor Car for Detroit,
reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10:30
a.m.,and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.

A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv-

15am

; ing at Grand Rapids at 10:50 p. m.

J.T. SCHULTZ, Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.

Leaves. Arrives,

PURE i adccehcscces cascicss Sea «©6455

1Timy XDTOGs.............. 12:35pm 10:45pm

| *Night Express............ 8:35pm 4:45am
*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.

Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains.

i Through parlor car in charge of careful at-

tendants without extra charge to Chicago on
12:25 p. m., and through coach on 9:15 a.m. and
9:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO DIVISION.

Leaves. Arrives.
MO, oa ce occ co ce seen case 4:15pm 4:04pm
EN is ha ois avo ccc bases 8:05am ll:lbam

All trains arrive and depart from Union De-
90.

The Northernterminus of this Divisionis at
Baldwin, where close connection is made with
¥. & P. M. trains to and from Ludington and
Manistee.

J. H. CARPENTER, Gen’! Pass. Agent.
J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO DIVISION,)

Arrive. Leave.
PRMUTOUG: oscar sncn rene sees 7:15 pm 7:30 a mm
WRU i sac cs cake ns eens 9:50am 4:00pm

All trains daily except Sunday.

The train leaving at 4 p.m. connects at
White Pigeon with Atlantic Express on Main
Line, which has Palace Drawing Room Sleep-
ing Coaches from Chicago to New York and
Boston without change.

The train leaving at 7:30 a. m. connects at
White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with
special New York Express on Main Line.

Through tickets and berths in sleeping
coaches can be secured at Union Ticket olfice,
67 Monre street and depot.

J. W. McK ENNEY, Gen’! Agent.

 

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING EAST.

Arrives. Leaves.

+Steamboat Express....... 6:17am 6:23am
EMCI DOMAL. . .. sec caese 10:10am 10:20am
+tEvening Express......... 38:20pm 3:35pm
*Limited Express.......... 8:30 pm 10:45pm

+Mixed, with coach........
GOING WEST.

10:30 a m

+Morning Express......... 1:05pm 1:10pm
WE TIPORIOE DEEL, 5.0 a nan ses 5:10pm 5:15pm
+Steamboat Express....... 10:40pm 10:45pm
IO good i coc ditee cscs T:lvaim
*Night Express............. 5:10am 6:20am
+Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily.
Passengers taking the 6:25 a. m. Express

make close connections at Owosso for Lansing
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at
10:00 a. m. the following morning.

Train leaving at 10:45 p. m. will make con-
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except
Sunday.

The Night Express has a through Wagner
Car and local Sleeping Car Detroit te Grand
Rapids.

D. Porrer, City Pass. Agent.

Gro. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand Rapids & Indiana..

GOING NORTH.
Arrives.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 8:45 p m
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 7:00am
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex 3:55pm 45
G'd Rapids & Cadillac Ac. t
GOING SOUTH.

G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex. 3:50 p m
Mackinac & Ft. Wayr e Ex. .10:25 a m
Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac. 7:40 p m

Ail trains daily except Sunday.

SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

North—Train leaving at 5:00 o’clock p. m.
has Woodruff Sleeping Cars for Petoskey and
Mackinac City. Trainleaving at 10:25 a.m. has
— Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse
sity.

South—Train leaving at 4:35 p. ™m. bas Wood-
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

Cc. L. Lock woop, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette.

Trains connect with G. R. & I. trains for St.
Ignace, Marquette and Lake Superior Points,
leaving Grand Rapids at 11:30 a. m. and 11:00 p.
m., arriving at Marquette at 1:45 p. m. Return-
ing leave Marquette at 2:00 p. m., arriving at
Grand Rapids at 6:30a. m. and 5:45 p.m. Con-
nection made at Marquette with the Marquette,
Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad for the
Iron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts.

F. MILLIGAN.
Gen’! Frt. & Pass. Agt., Marquette, Mich.

Goodrich Steamers.

Leave Grand Haven Tuesday, Thursday and
Sunday evenings, connecting with train on D.,
G.H.& M. Ry. Returning, leave Chicago Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday evenings, at 7
o’cloek, arriving at Grand Haven in time for
morning train east.

 

Leaves.

10:25 a m
5:00 pm
10a m
7:15am
6:00 p m
11:45 p m

 

Grand River Steamer.
The Steamer Barrett leaves her dock for
Grand Haven, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
days, returning on alternate days.

 

   

 

 

 

_ Groceries.
The Clerk’s Lament.

Broke, broke, broke,
I’m home from vacation now!
Broke, broke, broke,
With the sweat of toilon my brow!
Oh, well for the office boy
That he whistles, and laughs, and is gay;
Oh, well for my fellow clerk
That he is not going away.

 

Broke, broke, broke,
And my washing bills due again!
Broke, broke, broke,
And I’m trying to borrow in vain!
And my stately boss goes by
To take from a very fat till,
But oh! for the touch of a silver coin
And the sound of a.crisp green bill.

—_———_—_—_—_>-s-_——
THE GARDEN CITY.

—_—
The Business Situation, as Viewed by
Chicago Eyes.
Special Correspondence to THE TRADESMAN.
CHIcAGo, Sept. 21, 1885.

The clouds of depression, which have so
long hovered over every industry, have at
last begun to rise, and though not entirely
dissipated, they disclose a horizon blushing
rosy with future business prosperity.‘

The grain crops are exceptionally fine.
The corn crop promises a large yield, and
while it is only natural that frosts should
attack some districts, the damage done in
that way will belight. Collections through-
out the country are reported fair, in some
places being excellent, while in others they
are very slow, owing to the low prices of
farm products.

The principal thing which gives frise to
doubt in the minds of business men is the
stability of prices. They are advancing
steady, as arule, and at each notch gained,
seem to hold firm. Stocks are being laid in
for the fall and winter trade, which bespeak
high anticipations in some branches of busi-
ness.

There is a secret wish in all, and an often
expressed opinion in some, which ever re-
ceives unanimous approbation, that what is
wanted to firmly establish values and pros-
perity is an European war. Visible and
mighty as would be the advantages to be de-
rived in this country, from such a calamity,
itis rather to be regretted than desired.
For while it would place one country in a
boom, and bring about flush times, it
would put another in the depths of misery
and business depression. Besides it is gen-
erally admitted that such booms always
leave a country in much worse condition
after they have ceased, than it could possibly
have been in before. Therefore, they are
undesirable. The industries of a country
are much like the constitution of a man—if
they once require an abnormal stimulus, it
becomes habitual and it is constantly cray-
ing more. What is wanted, is a gradual
and steady growth, until a vigorous normal
feeling is acquired, then with no suddenness
or falls in the market, no booms, and no de-
pression, with discretion, a healthy trade
throughout the country could be maintained.
If on the contrary, a boom should occur,
and values on all commodities should take a
rapid advance, there will be a much worse
depression than has ever yet been known.

The number of land sales in this city
show another active market. On September
14 there were forty-four, the cost aggregat-
ing in round numbers $106,925. On Tues-
day there were thirty-two, at a total cost of
$72,670; for Wednesday there were thirty-
four sales, amounting to 54,767, and for
Thursday there were forty sales, the total
cost being $107,232. This shows the aggre-
gate amount of money invested in property
in this city, Yor the first four days in the
week, to be $341,594.

Building operations continue active.
There were fdfty+seven permits issued for
the first four days in the week. The
amount of money employed in erecting these
buildings will be $328,000.

Articles of incorporation were issued Sep-
tember 17, to the Cosmopolitan Building
and Loan Association, of Chicago, with a
capital stock of $5,000,000. The incorpor-
ators are Harvey E. Blackmore, Herbert W
Cooper, Charlgs Maleinke, G. W. Sickles,
and Charles A. Gray.

The Secretary of State on September 14,
issued the following licenses of incorpora-
tion: Chicago Remunerating Elevated Rail-
way, with a capital stock of $2,000,000;
American Stone and Brick Preserving Co.,
with a capital stock of $100,000; Spring
Valley Building Association, of Spring Val-
ley, with,a capital stock of $500,000; Gas
and Electric Light Co., of Lemont, with a
capital stock of $25,000; Chicago Central,
Indiana and Block Coal Railroad, with a
capital stock of $7,800,000. The proposed
line begins at Rockford, Spencer county,
Ind., and runs through Dubois, Martin,
Greene, Owen, Clay, Parke, Fountain, Ben-
ton, Warren, White, and Jasper counties, to
Hebron, Porter county, where it connects
with the road of the same name.

 

Borrowing a Husband.

‘‘Mrs. Ho6per, my mother sent me to ask
you if you’d loan her your husband a few
minutes; pap’s gone away and—”

‘Lend her m usband, eh? Ill show
the brazen thing that she can’t do anything

of the kind.”
With this Mrs. Hopper threw her apron

over her head and hopped into Mrs. Meek’s
house in a jiffy.
“So you want to borrow my husband, do
tow

you?” ia
‘Yes, Mrs. Hooper; my kitchen stove fell

over and my man’s gone out and I want
some one to help me set it up again; see?
“Oh, well, why didn’t your boy tell me
exactly what he wanted. John’s jist in the
back yard.”
cee

oO
“A Livelier Kid Does Not Exist.”
From the Cadillac Times.

Tue MICHIGAN TR SMAN is a’ two-
year old, and a livelier kid not exist.

 

His First Cigar.

A small boy puffed at a hig cigar.
His eyes bulged out and his cheeks sank in,
He gulped rank fumes with his lips ajar;
While muscles shook in his youthful chin;
His gills were green, but he smole a smile;
He sat high up on the farmyard stile,
And cocked his hat o’er his glassy eye,
Then wunk a wink at a cow near by.

The earth swam round, but the stile stood still,
The trees rose up and the kid crawled down;
He groaned aloud for he felt so ill, :
And knew that cigar had “done him
: brown;”
His head was light and his feet like lead,
His cheeks grew white as a linen spread,
While he weakly gasped as he gazed afar,
“Tf I live, this here’s my last cigar.”

>> es —_——_
Third Meeting of the Michigan State
Pharmaceutical Association.

The Third Annual Meeting will convene
in Merrill Hall, corner of Woodward and
Jefferson avenues, Detroit, on Tuesday,
Oct. 13, at 2 o’clock, p. m.

A large attendance is expected and the
meeting promises to be very interesting and
entertaining.

Parts of two sessions are set apart for the
discussion of trade interests, a matter that
is of vital importance to every retail drug-
gist in the State. A large number of pa-
pers on interesting subjects.will be read and
discussed.

The commercial exhibit by the leading
wholesale druggists, and manufacturing
chemists of the country promises to eclipse
the grand display of last year. The exhibit
is in charge of Mr. A. W. Allen, the assist-
ant secretary.

Reduced rates have been obtained for
members and their families at hotels as fol-
lows: The Russell, $3; the Brunswick, $2
to $2.50; the Griswold, $2; the Kirkwood,
$1.50 to $2; the Rice $1.25.

A one and one-third rate has been obtain-
ed from the Michigan Passenger Agents’
Association, which includes the following
railroads: Chicago & West Michigan; Chi-
cago & Grand Trunk; Detroit, Lansing &
Northern; Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwau-
kee; Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette; Flint
& Pere Marquette; Grand Rapids & Indiana;
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern; Michigan
Central; Michigan Air Line; Michigan &
Ohio; Pontiac, Oxford & Pt. Austin; Tole-
do, Ann Arbor & Northern Mich.; Wabash,
St. Louis & Pacific.

To secure this reduced rate it is necessary
to obtain a certificate which will be fur-
nished by me on application. This rate is
given to all members and their families; also
to those who may send in applications to
become members at this meeting, and to
those who may wish to join after arriving
in Detroit.

A special invitation is extended to the
wives of members to accompany their hus-
bands on this occasion.

If the efforts of the Association in secur-
ing a pharmacy law meet your approval, we
ask you to favor us with your application
for membership. Enclosed with this please
find an application blank. Themembership,
including applications received since our
last meeting, is 530; we hope to have before
the close of this meeting a total of 800. Can
you not assist us in reaching that number
—the larger the Association the more influ-
ence we can exert in the interest of the Re-
tail Drug Trade of this State.

Muskegon, Sept. 15, 1885.

JACOB JESSON, Secretary.
—---9- <>

The Grocery Market.

Business and collections continue good.
Sugars have taken another upward turn,
and the end is not yet. Codfish and sar-
dines have advanced and kerosene is up }¢
cent a gallon. Many other articles in the
grocery line exhibit unwonted firmness.

Candy is steady and firm, in consequence
of the advance in sugars. Nuts are firm.
Oranges are firm and lemons are a little
lower.

 

Selling Eggs by Weight.

An English exchange says: “In this
country (England) eggs are sold by the
score, but in America by weight.” This
will be surprising news to American poultry
raisers and to American egg consumers, who
have never sold or bought eggs, save by the
dozen, in their lives. However, they will
none the less agree with the writer that it
would be a good plan in his own or any
other country to sell them by weight.

 

 

LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co, quote f. o.
b. cars as follows:

   
  

Uppers, linch............-.2+--++++ per M $44 00
Urpert 14, 1% and 2 inch................ 46 00
Selects, LimCh..........cc cece cee e eee eeeee 35 00
Selects, 144, 1% and 2 inch........ ...... 88 00
Fine Common, linch..............  ...++- 30 00
Shop, Linch............ cscs seen tees 20 00
Fine, Common, 1%, 1% and 2 inch. ...... 82 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12in., 12, 14and16 feet ... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet..........0.-++ 16 Qv
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.............+++ 17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet...... Peas aa ee 16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet........... «++ 17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet.............---- 16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet..............--- 17 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.......... ; 13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet............ 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet........-.....-- 13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet... ............ 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 00
‘No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................- 12 00
No. 2Stecks, 8in., 20 feet................ 13 00
Coarse Common or shipping culls, all
widths and lengths......... ....... 8 00@ 9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or Gin ............--. + 33 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch.............-.-2002 es 27 90
No. 1 Fencing, all lengths................ 15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14 and 18 WOOO, 0. 025.03 12 06
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet............-. 62.00 12 00
No. 1 Fencing, 4 inch.............++--+0+- ' 15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4 inch................-++-- 12 00
Norway C and better, 4or6inch......... 20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and B............ 18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C...........-..-..55 14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1 Common.... 9 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. 20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 to 16ft........ 10 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6in., A. B...........-- 36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6in. C............--+-- 29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6in., No. 1,common.. 17 00
Dressed Flooring 6in.,No.2common.... 14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4in.,A. Band Clear.. 35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4in., C............--65- 26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5in., No.1 com’n 16 00

     
  
 

Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.2 com’n 14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
XXX 18 in. Standard Shingles......... 3 10
OR 16 irk, FI oie v ec nce ce ne cee- ss 3 JO
BG 0g oon oan on ce hi srs son cese ness 2
o.2or6in. C. B18in. Shingles......... 1 %5
No. 2or 5 in. C. B. 16 im.......... 0-2 000es 1 40
Tt oo he a ch ste cee te ete 1 75@ 2 00
WOODENWARE.
Standard Tubs, No. 1...........062 eeeeeeeee 8 00
Standard Tubs, No. 2............ccee cee eens 7 00
Standard Tubs, No. 3.... .....---2 eee eee eee 6 00
Standard Pails, two hoop..........-..--+--+ 1 60
Standard Pails, three hoop..............-+-- 1 85
THOWOIL PAMG. occ conc ns case occa noeveseccsesesss 210
Dowell Tubs, NO. 2.......... cece eceeeeececees 8 75
Dowell Tubs, NO. 2.........26 cece eeeeeeeess a a
Dowell Tubs, NO. 38..........02 eee ee eee eee 6
Maple Bowls, assorted sizeS...........+++--+ 2 00
Buttor LAGIES: .. o. 6... ow eee sehen seen ee 1 25
Rolling Pins. ............. 2c cece sees ceeeee .1 00
Potato Mashers............ ccc cece cece eee ees 75
Clothes Pounders... ...........ccccccccccesees 2 25
IOGROB PIDB. cio oa ce oo occ cess ees sh en'ecases 5
Mop Stocks............ cece cece eee ce eee
Washboards, single.............-.- Me
Washboards, double............-eeeeeeeeeeee 2
BASKETS.
Diamond Market...............0cccceseeeeee 40
Bushel, narrow band..........-..--.eeee eee 1 60
Bushel, wide band..............eeeeee ee ee ees 15
Clothes, splint, NO. 1..............ee econ ones 3 50
Clothes, splint, NO. 2............ eee ee ee eee 3°75
Clothes, splint, NO. 3............ee eee ee eens 4 00
Clothes, willow, No. 1............02 cece ee eeee 5 00
Clothes, willow, NO. 2............0.seeeeeeeee 6 00
Clothes, willow, No.3......... oes een 7 00

HARDWOOD LUMBER.
The furniture factories here pay as follows

  
 

for dry stock:

Basswood, log-run............+.-e08 @13 00
Birch, log-run........... Pe ak 16 09@20 00
Birch, Nos. land 2....... oacue @25 00
Black Ash, log-run.............-+-06- @14 00
Cherry, log-rum..........-..-.s0e0e8. 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2................- @55 00
Cieiry, GN. ..-c 5.4. sks. +s 10 00@12 00
Maple, log-run...............--- _...-18 00@15 00
Maple, soft, log-rum...........--+655 11 00@14 00
Maple, Nos. land 2...........---+-+++ @16 00
Maple, clear, flooring.............++- @25 00
Maple, white, selected.............-+ @25:.00
Red Oak, log-run...... 0... .ceceesecee @1p 00
Red Oak, Nos.] and2.........55 «.-. @20 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.........-. @25 00
Walnut, log-run............c.ceeeeeee @ad5 (
Walnut, Nos. land 2................5 @75 00
MV RITNUIES, CUI 6 ig oa oe non eee epee @25 00
Water Elm, log-run...............+-+ G11 00
White Ash, log-rum..........-.....4- 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run..............-.. @23 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark— The loeal tanners are offer-
ing $5 per cord delivered, cash.

Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.59 per pound
for clean washed roots.

Rubber Goods—Local jobbers are authorized
to offer 45 per cent. off on standard goods and
45 and 10 per cent. off on second quality.

FRESH MEATS.

John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling
prices as follows:

 

 
 

  

Fresh Beef, sideS.............-c.eeeees 5 @T
Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ , @8
TPPOGGOD TLOGR. «cans os 550 sc tacos access @ 6
Mutton, CArcAaSSeS.......... 2 cee ee eeeee 44@ 5%
ea ae ks ok ic peewee ae 8 @9
Pork Sausage......... . TRG 8
WG cee es a Be ee
Og oc on eee ks ote nee os ce oe li @l12
Spring Chickens............-+++-.e+0+ @i6

HIDES, PELTS AND FURS.
Perkins & Hess quote as fol.ows:
HIDES.

Green....@ bm 6 @ 6%|Calf skins, green
Part cured... 7%@ 8 or cured.... @10

Fulleured.... 8%@ 9 |Deacon skins,
Dry hides and #@ piece..... 20 @50
IDS .....-:: 8 @I12
SHEEP PELTS.
BUN GAPUTIOE 5 os cas cds duns odes can ese es 20 @40
WTA BURA. ooo op ance ok se tne cose esse + 20 @40
Old wool, estimated washed # tb...... @23
NOW ooo ck ose sco ae eet se cen ee 414@ 4%
WOOL.
Fine washed @ th 20@25|Unwashed........ 2-3

Coarse washed... .16@18|

 

 

ELASTIC

_ TT REQUIRES

STARGH!

NO COOKING.

CLARK, JEWELL & CO,

SOLE AGENTS,

CRAND RAPIDS,

. MICH.

  

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

Ann enn eee eee
These prices are for cash buyers, who pay

promptly and buy in full packages.
Advanced—Codfish, Sardines, Sugars, ker-

osene.
Declined—Nothing.

   
  
 
  
  
 
  

AXLE] GREASE.
Frazer G&......-.05.4 90\ Paragon fa vk ac uaewe 1 80
Diamond X........ 80) Paragan 25 fb pails.1 20
Modoc, 4 doz....... 2 50\Fraziers, 25  pails.1 25
BAKING POWDER.
Arctic % beans.... 45)Arctic 1 cans... .2 40
Arctic 4 bcans.... 75) Arctic 5 cans....12 00
Arctic % ibcans. ..1 40|
BLUING.
Dry, NO. 2......... ccc e cece cee eceees doz. 25
Dry, NO. 3...... 00 cece cence ee ee teens doz. 45
Liquid, 4 02,........ eee er eee eeeees doz. 35
Liquid, 8 02. ..........- doz. 65
APCHIC 4 OB. 6 05.00 dew ccceees # gross 4 00
APOHIG S OF. ..ncc once n ses ccccctacesecaccccces 8 00
TOTO TB OE. 6 oo uo a nc even es nese ores ee . 12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box...........--- . 200
Arctic No.2 “ Oe claude ante . 8 00
Arctic No.3 “ ev iaadis wanes . 4 50
BROOMS.

No. 1Carpet........ 2 50|No. 2 Hurl.......... 175
No. 2Carpet.......- 2 25|/Fancy Whisk.. 100

No.1 Parlor Gem..2 75|CommonWhisk.... 75
No.1Hurl.......... 2 00

CANNED FISH.
Clams, 1 i standards...........----seeeees 1 40

 
 

 

Clams, 2 tb standards..........-..+-.eeeeee 2 65
Clam Chowder, 3 Db.........-.-.+2+-see-eee 22
Cove Oysters, 1 b standards. cealk
Cove Oysters, 2 i standards... ee
Cove Oysters, 1 slack filled............. 75
Cove Oysters, 2 i slack filled.............. 1 05
Lobsters, 1  picmic. ..........eeee eee eeeee 1 75
Lobsters, 1 f Star.......... eee eee ee eee eee 2 00
Lobsters, 2 T Star..........e cece cee ee eens 3 00
Mackerel, 1 fresh standards............ 1 00
Mackerel, 5 t fresh standards............ 6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 b........... 3 25
Mackerel,3 i in Mustard..............s.+- 8 25
Mackerel, 3 i broiled.............--++-+2++ 3 25
Salmon, 1 hb Columbia river...........-- ..1 40
Salmon, 2 t Columbia river.............+- 2 60
Salmon. 1 hb Sacramento.............0-0+ 1 25
Sardines, domestic 148...........--.ee seen 7
Sardines, domestic 48............+++--+- 12
Sardines, Mustard 4S...........--+..200++ u
Sardines, imported 4S............+---+++: 14
Muoit, BD DROOK. «ooo oss sce cnescesescace 27%
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, 3 b standards ...........+-++.+-++- 90
Apples, gallons, standards........-......- 2 40
Blackberries. standards...........--.ee00- 1 05
Cherries, red standard............-.-+205+ 80
Pe ck chk caw an on deessescace 1 00
Ege Plums, standards ...........-.+-+-+- 1 40
Green Gages. standards 2 b........-...--. 1 40
Peaches, Extra Yellow ........-----+2+22: 2 40
Peaches, standards...........-+..+-+ 1 T5@1 95
Peaches, SCCONdS.........- 6. eee ee ee ee eens 1 50
Pineapples, Erie.......--.-----e202 ce eeeee 2 20
Pineapples, standards...........-+++..++++ 1 70
QUINCES .... 0. e ee cette ee eee eet e eee tenes 1 45
Raspberries, Black, Hamburg............ 1 70
CANNED FRUTTS—CALIFORNIA.
Apricots, Lusk’s...2 40|Pears.........---++- 3 CO
Egg Plums......... 2 BO. Quinces............ 2 90
GYAPES...........-- 2 50/Peaches ........... 3 00
Green Gages....... 2 50
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........---..se+e++- 3 2%
Beans, Lima, standard.............-..++++ 75
Beans, Stringless, Erie... .............++-- 95
Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 1 60
Corp, Trophy... ....cccccccecccecsccnccces 1 05
Peas, French.............-ceceeeeceescsceee 1 75
Peas, Marrofat, standard............-.+-++ 1 70
Poas, BOAVEL.. .. 0.25202 a0 seer ecees 90
Peas, early small, sifted........... ae
Pumpkin, 3  Golden..........---.---. 20+: 85@95
Succotash, stamdard.......... 0... ee eee ees 90
Tomatoes, Trophy............cccececnccees 1 00
CHOCOLATE.
Boston ............-++ 36|German Sweet....... 25
OR ON occ ceskcres 38\ Vienna Sweet ....... 23
TUEIOR ., 04.4555 005 35)
COFFEE.
Green Rio...... 9@13 |Roasted Mar...17@18
GreenJava..... 17@2% (Roasted Mocha.28@30

|Roasted Mex...17@20

\Ground Rio.... 9@16
|\Package Goods @I3 ~

Green Mocha. . .28@25
Roasted Hio....10@15
Roasted Java ..23@30

 
 

CORDAGE.
72 foot Jute ..... 125 |72 foot Cotton....2 25
60 foot Jute..... 1 00 |60 foot Cotton....2 00
40 Foot Cotton....1 50. |50 foot Cotton....1 75
FISH.
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. 65
Cod, Whole .......-.. cece eee eee eee cence es @5
Cod, Boneless....... cece ee eee eee eeees 5144@614
EE nis cap in de ose e snee nese sneces esa ee i
Herring % bbIS...........2.--e cece ee ee ee es 275
Herring, Holland, domestic... ..... .-.-. 65
is * TOPO PCEG. oa. cen cone’ 75
Herring, Scaled................ be cuibasiease 22@24
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, % bbis..........-- 5 00
. ¥ «32 wits. =... 2... e0
ray aay oe 10 se a Le 7
ne EG, Oe OI ic cds cere nee ..3 50
“ ee MIM i. 62
a ccc deci aeseene 55
Shad, 36 DOL ioe... so oe Fc eanece nes newecese- 25
Trout, % DDIS......-. cece cece ence cece ee eens 3 50
Oh ON tg, wos hu epee acne we nneese 60
* ais ee pata eanes 5d
White, No. 1, % DbIs......... 2. cence eens 5 0U
White, No.1, 12 t kits..................--- 85
White, No. 1, 10 Ib kits................----- 75
White, Family, % bbls................2-05 2 65
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.
Lemon. Vanilla.
Jennings’ 2 0Z........-.-2see0e- # doz.100 1 40
nei heidi eene cea 5 25

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

 

FRUITS
Cherries, dried, pitted................- @I16
PO nck chek eens ene co easacaes 28@33
CUTPANIS. 0. coe oe cence cn elecsecssesee 44@5
Peaches, Gried ¢..........0secccececsee 12@13
Prunes, Turkey, N€W......-..+.-eeeeee 4@4%
Raisins, Ondaras............ se eeee eens @13
Raisins, Sultamas.................-4--: T%@ 8%
Raisins, Loose Muscatels............. @3 00
Raisins, London Layers.............-- @3 60
KEROSENE OIL.

Water White...... 10% | Legal Test....... . 9%

MATCHES.
Grand Haven, No. 8, square...........-+++- 1 00
Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor........ snack
Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor...... asc oO
Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 15
Oshkosh, NO. 2.......-0cceceeeeeeseeeeeeeeces 110
Oshkosh, No. 8.......-..eeceeeeecececeeeeeees 1 60
CUAN  i  ck os anes acenis veenesasncen anne 75
Richardson’s No. § Square............2.205+ 110
Richardson’s No. 9 OO Lie ee
Richardson’s No. 7%, round..........--...+. 110
Richardson’s No. 7 Be isi ewdsieses 1 65

MOLASSES.
Black Strap.........-eececeee wesc ee ee cence 14@16
POrtO RiCO.... 2... cecccccccccecccccscccncns 28Qé
New Orleans, 200d...........-ee ee ee ee eeee 38@42
New Orleans, Choice........-..-.- ee eeeeees 48@50
New Orleans, fancy...... ..--.-.+-+eeees 52@55

\% bbls. 3e extra.

OATMEAL.
Steel cut..........- 5 25 uaker, 48 Ths...... 2 35
Steel Cut, % bbis...3 00\Quaker, 60 tbs......2 50
Rolled Oats........ 3 60|Quaker bbls........ 6 00

PICKLES.

Choicein barrels med............ oa @5 25
Choice in % Oe vena eevass @3 25
PIPES.

Imported Clay 3 gTOSS..........+.++-++ 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216, 8 gross... | @2 2%
Imported Clay, No. 216, 242 gross.:... @1 85
American T. D..........ccecccecovceses 90
RICE.

Good Carolina...... G iIAVe 36.5 veces 64@6%

Prime Carolina..... GUE) POUND ...00505-020855 6
Choice Carolina..... 7 |Rangoon....... 54@6%
Good Louisiana..... 5%| Broken..........---- 3%
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s pure...... 5%4|Dwight’s ............ 54
Church's ......+.254 54|\Sea Foam........... 5%
Taylor’s G. M.......544iCap PE ki casas es 54
SALT.
60 Pocket, F F Dairy.............+.++: 2 25
Oe PORNO cap hecnk id ts aed en ancess 2 20
1003  pockets.........ece ee eeeeeeeeeee % 45
Saginaw or Manistec............++++++ 96
THEAIORE Cocco ancsctcscaceees  csteesns 1 60
Standard Coarse...........-.+e+eeeee ‘ 1 55
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 80
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 2 80
Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 80
American, dairy, 4% bu. bags.......... 25
Rock, bushels.........--.eseeeeseseceee 28
SAUCES.
Parisian, % pints...........+-++-- winks @2 00
Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ 7%
Pepper Sauce, green .,......++-++ we @ 9
Pepper Sauce, red large ring..... @1 35
Pepper Sauce, greenglarge ring...... @l 70

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
  
  

Catsup, Tomato, pints............... ’ @1 00
Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. @1 35
Horseradish, % pints.................. @1 00
Horseradish, pints..................... @1 30
Halford Sauce, pints.................. 35
Halford Sauce, % pints................ @2 20
: SOAP.
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne....... @4 60
. “ ** Monday ...... @3 35
SPICES.

Ground. W bole.
Pepper........... 16@25|Pepper........... @19
Alispice.........- 12@15|Allispice .......... 8@10
Cinnamon........ 18@30|Cassia ............ @10
NOG OR oo acess ns 15@25|Nutmegs ........ 60@65
ee 16@20|\Cloves ........... 16@18
Mustard.......... 15@30}

Cayenne ......... 25@35|

: STARCH.
Elastic, 64 packages, per bOX............. 5 35
SUGARS.
ee ion cc as da uk as chases 7%
ice yas canncindackecc cuss o 7%
I na. od sp wh es wend ones encase @ 7%
Granulated, Standard................. @ %
COPMITEIAEOG, OTE. oo oo oc nn cccseecs cous @7 44
Comfoctionery A... .......sccccc cc csces 7 @™s
I io iv ci cen ce aneccuccses @6 85
MORE ©, WIG soos ccs cc ncacnccancces @ 6%
Mo cok cece cee en cecnkecdsedes @ 6%
a a @ 6%
OE ee ee 54%@ 6
oan nas cc desnacevcacs “.... 54@ 5%
SYRUPS.
Crm. TOONS... <n 5 oo. cc cc nec cane ce 380@32
CT occ ccs dapecencdcaadece 82@34
Corn, 10 gallon kegs.................065 @ 35
Corn, 5 gallon kegs..........ccccesceees @1 75
Corn, 4% gallon kegs................... @1 60
es cc ace acu aes bbl 23@ 35
Pure Sugar Drips................ % bbl 80@ 38
Pure Sugar Drips........... 5 gal kegs @1 96
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips... ...... %bbl @ 8
Pure Loaf Sugar. ........ 5galkegs @l 85
TEAS.

WADA OFCIDERY.. 56055 ce secs ccee scene esse 22@25
sFORATE TAUPE CO MOOG... 65 ose ec cccscssadecnces 30@35
ET on ccd du deus dakscecehecsedacaass 40@50
GEN NE oo Fishes ae cd acs kansdneensuens 15@20
5 PT EE a ee 30@50
Gun POWEL......... se eececcececcensseses: d5Q50
Ci al is ices aca, Cee
as on aah ie eos ac cn nceunn ass 25@30

TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PALLS.

Dark AmericanEagle67;\Sweet Rose.......... 45
The Meigs............ 64| Meigs & Co.’s Stunner38
Te I she vea scene a eee 35
State Seal........ »...60)/Royal Game.......... 38
Prairie Flower ......65;Mule Ear............. 65
a Ee a at @ Pountain...........-: 74
Indian Queen........ 60/\Old Congress......... 64
We) AGG. onc wca secs 60|\Good Luck...........52
Crown Leaf..... .... 66| Blaze Away..........35
Matchless ............ 65; Hair Lifter........... 30
Hiawatha ............ 67/Governor ............ 60
GO on va ck veces eces 70|Fox’s Choice........ 63
May Flower.......... 70|Medallion ............ 35
TA soci a ven csnas 45, Sweet Owen.......... 66
Old Abe. . 249
PLUG.
ONT ics as dese ccancdacneseens area @i0
EE EE SE A a @52
ee @46
Cherry BOunce.. ...... 2... .cesceeseees @44
ook oa dh oe cua cics dt nan nee @A40
is on oo ce be once ada ns enen @A4
Teka ce ueas contac acces} @40
MUI ONE a oon ca wedencecacscceess @38
Spread Hagle............sccceecs senses @38
Bile Five Center... .... <2... cece cceceess @35
Red Fox..... aaa ee cee as ceee ne @48
I ooo s casas cs aan cccde ee cnes + @50
Seal of Grand Rapids.................. @46
TE os oda ch kas oh acacenceerecascs @46
uname hide ehcacaeqesas ; @A8
Ae a Te Oa @46
cn ccep nace ce usessess @46
Chocolate Cream... ........<0..secsscees @46
Oe ae ee aan @AG
Kmignteot Labor...............--20-- @A6
PU i ic ciiea ca cece acscacceaues @A6
TE oc voce cas ota scugeceuaces @32
Aver, Bee ONG EXIF... .. 202.5200. ose @A6
ON os oo es cane os anon nus @37
ip cedncucdsanncrieaiees @A6
Oyid PIGS COE TMOG. . oo oe ccc cc sees ssn @38
Prune Nuggett, 12 D............ 2.00 @62
Parrot @A6
ag EE se Ee ee @38
PPO WAY 6 oc sa cncccnes coee neue as @A6
ee ee EA a eee @46
Be ON ac on nnd c snes cada sc acess @50
Og | @36
Black Prince [Dark]................... @36
Binck Hacer [Dark]..........--.-«..:. @36
Leggett & Myers’ Star.............-+.. @A6
I soba dir c nana dod ewca denwendss @46
ONE a @A6
MecAlpin’s Gold Shield................. @A6
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 Ib cads....... @d51
Cook of the Walk G6.............<-+.:. @37
TODD Y PWISE. 55. ccc sone cee ec ee ce eeees @A6
re a bce ve ky evn ceciens GAb
OG ia a ck see sees ase ces @44
OEE ES EN A ESI 035
Me ois ak cca nna cscaen cas ses @A0
SIN. cco sees: @46
eS ee @46
ned sins anes esau ssauns @A5
RC is ke ch cc dnac ds veanaanes @44
AE ORO icc chun kc va eeeeedeas aces @36
Pe BO a ee @36
McAlpin’s Green Shield............... @Ab
Ace High, DIGGR.. .... 2.6. e.cecccceeess @35
eA TIO PE, OUI og vo sn oe cc ce cede saances @46
2c. less in four butt lots.
SMOKING

CVG TAR, . occ eeenecese 40;| CONQUEFOF . 2... 26.00% 23
Arthur’s Choice.....22;Grayling ............. 82
MU WOE ove i kc ns cece SOIOGL MIN, oc cc cece scs 30
UNG onc at neae se ees 28 ROD HOY..........<.-- 26
Cai That. . co... 5 oxo te te ATM. . oc. s acess 28
Gold Block........... 30) Lumberman .........25
Seal of Grand Rapids | Railroad Boy......... 38

(cloth)............20|) Mountain Rose....... 18
Tramway, 3 0Z....... 40: Home Comfort....... 25
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35/Old Rip............... 55
eS ne: 15, Seal of North Caro-
Poeek’s Gun........... ie ona. e O8.......;.:- 48
Miners and Puddlers.28 Seal of North Caro-
Morning Dew........ Mh Ma. 408... 2.2... 46
OO  iucccdeoeses 22 Seal of North Caro-
Momwieke «|... . ccc kt EBM. SOR. onc eke asks 41
Standard ........ ...22/Seal of North Caro-
Old Tom.............-21|__ lina, 16 oz boxes....40
Tom & JOrry....«.-+- Phi lee DOR. <6 cs asec cess 27
OO disses caees 25| Apple Jack........... 2
PyAWGlOP ... 6. <.065005 35|King Bee, longeut.. .22
Maiden...............29|Milwaukee Prize....24
Piekwick Club....... ADU TAREEIOR 56 is i ccnccsesss0e
Nigger Head......... 26|Windsor cut plug....25
pS ie a Ose a hea k diane 16
German .........-.--- 16; Holland Mixed....... 16
Solid Comfort........ 30, Golden Age.......... 75
Red Clover. .........d2|Mail Pouch.......... 25
Long Tom............ 30 Knights of Lator....30
TIORIOMAL ...c6. 0 «ec. 26'Free Cob Pipe........ 2
TN er cin cacis senes 26!

SHORTS.

Globe... ....-. 0.2 eee 21|Hiawatha............22
DEO TAP. oc i cscasaas 23\Old Congress......... 23
SNUFF.

Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..... @ 7

“ PUB O ON va vn donc cncecaaase @ 55
Gail & Ax’ Wea a ayececane @ 44
” ee Se @ 35)
Railroad Mills WN aca aeaas a. @ 45
cia ck de aon oh cnet ne dens @1 30
VINEGAR.

Star brand, pure cider...............+--+ 8@10
Star brand, white wine................2-6+ 8@10
MISCELLANEOUS.

Bath Brick imported .................. 9%
do UROIOA ocd ses caccdencce 90
ONO ooo cb dn sea cee wsacseceraacans @3
TO TAO Donia och cdenccandseacsass 1 00
oO aie a rien chi oonas 1 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... 8 00
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 Ib cans......... 15@25
COE, TAB on 65 cis io cccceccnasde sans @13%
Ce, PIGCOl. 0. 5 dnc ence cena nsenasess @l4
Extract Coffee, V. C................08- @80
do es eukan 1 25
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.............-+ @30
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. ............ @40
Gu, BOLUOe. 0... cs e cs cccccnccccccsece 30@35
Hominy, #@ bbl............--e eee e eee @A 00
Jelly, in 30 th pails...........-.. eee eee @ 4%
Peas, Green Bush.............-- @1 35
Peas, Split prepared.............. ; @ 3%
POWOGT, FOG. -. oo cc scn ess cetacccasenes @3 00
POWGOR, Mo ROG. . 02 soc ceccn cece ceeseoes @l1 75
OYSTERS AND FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
OYSTERS.
WD FP, Oban ov ican as cecccccesaensecenss 33
2 ing untcuces de bdetannadacabdanes 23
Shrewsbury shells, # 100.............+-++-+- 1 50
Princess Bay Clams, # 100..............--2+++ ib
FRESH FISH.
Mackinaw Trout. .........c0005 scscccceeses 6%
EN ccs eke cpdekeseesanseanenectace 6%
MOR kos cise dcacuctencenace caneesens 8
MOOG accecsaeee be cu ace) ous dauekcenekeceeene 12
a cv uw ce deandauigs dalnec sine secnaes 5
WEN ON ow a oak cap eens na bcerecceeceacens 5
ie ik st sdaeedab oh veceucowenes 4
Werseihe PAGE PUG. cons os coke ae da desecaavebaesee 6
Wall-eyed Pike............-.seeereeceeeeeees 7
Smoked White Fish............-...-+4+- +++ 10.
SOO TTOUL. «oc cc cc cbc ncce. ccicncnsvesenes 10
Smoked Sturgeon........2066 ceseeees ediuess 10

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CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

 

  
   

STICK.
Standard, 25 I boxeS..............006 84@9
Twist, A spake du cencdsanacucs 9B 9%
Cut Loaf Me ices 6 104@ll
MIXED
MROWIE ey oa ooo does ciscccasenss 9@ 9%
PRE, SE I obi ok dno ack bladecavecenc @38
Ws Oe II, 0 io non ceccgetscctecdece 10@ 10%
MR, We dnc cascc cise ceccuncts 9 @ 9%
French Cream, 25  pails.............. 124@13
Oe I WF cic cc ncdcdcoccecies L%e@
WOVOMOH, Te WO DUNE s 5 6a nc cc ccc cc cccecceas 10@10%
PR, Fe OP TORE. goo oc coc cn chine csccans 9@ V4
FANC¥—IN 5 tb BOXES.
PN ye ccacnacees <secevess L@13
SEE EPPO 6 ns wn aede esnscesiccceccqnnes 13@14
PIED FPO ics once de evcceses HM@i5
I I ck nid cide cs cdccescuous 15
HM Chocolate Drone... .......cccccccceccee cae
tum Drops ..-:;....... Re deus seeade leat aeeess 10
NY ee oo oa ca os ce ccgacecconeuca
Hee MAO EG an onc ck ce cncccccee 12
Lozenges, plain..... Masti bas Ni bla icdkclkaccal 15
Lozenges, printed........... ieuss sosseusaus 16
RN ooo esas once ceec cesssacncnauceds 15
aoa a bb ne 00 de cc te ccenccadcecacs 15
I oa oa rican kick scsccsdccds ins 13@14
coe ao kncoveheckiascccle
oc ica chccueccs aanaccece 18@20
Hand Made Creams...............-0eeeceeee “20
ss ince sds ccdcadnecseucass 17
IRE CRORE, 00 5a c oc cccccccncecccecss 20
sh che cdncusnseusasaianas lH4@l5
BT Cog cnc ccna svcnacscee saces 2
Wintergreen Herries... . 0.2.6 cces cece oe 15
FANCY—IN BULK.
Lozenges, plain in pails............... @12%
Lozenges, plainin bbls................ @il
Lozenges, printed in pails............. @l2%
Lozenges, printed in bbls............. 114@l2
Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. 1244@13
Gum Drope in pails... ..............ccces 7 @i%
Guam Drops, in DIS... .........006cc055: 6@ 6%
RG BOG, TEN UIA, oon onc a dances cuess 10 @10%
Pe BN WE I ove oo ci ic cc cccccccasensse 9
Be BOI, TED Ig ac bi vc cn cccaiaccceuas 12
MUOMUNIG, TY DOB. 5 65 oo oc os cc cc ccctess 124%@13
WII AN UE ig coccccccccceccccs EN “@l2
FRUITS.
Bananas Aspinwall... ........cccccs 1 WO@2 5O
Oranges, Rodi Messina................ @5 50
COPMMGOR, THADIOG.... o.oo occa cccccccacss 4 50@5 00
Lemons, choice..................2.2..3 00O@ 5 40
RR TIO gio as ca cans ccncacce need 6 00C@6 50
bp ee es es
pS en @M 4
pe ee ae 5 @ 5%
ROM: OHI... . 5. sc nc accesse Peau as ;
Me, ME oo a Eh vo odd nc ccccce ce
Dates, Fard 10 ® box ® .............
Dates, Fard 50 ib box ® b....
Dates, Persian 50 b box # b ~«<@ @O6
WO Bee, OB GOR. ook ccc ce ce cceses : :
PEANUTS.
Were TOG, VAW GF Wie. cosa co cccncccace 4 @4%
Choice do MO aad cc ccae 444@ 5
Faney do WO i ies, @ 5%
Choice White, Va.do ...............00- 5@ 5%
Wemee FE. VG GO oon Soli cs cc cccccs 54@ 6
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona... ...... 06.0.0 18 @18%
oe os hicssincexcences li @17%
Wieck ooo c es dis dees ics. @9-
I acc cascaces: 12 @12%
ae OMI so cos sons es occas: 1k @l2
Wamute Grengnie. ..........cccescccs 4 @144
- acdc cece s. '
“ WN oc cds case ace.
” RN go inc aac ca ncuse
WOCRNG, TOVAS, FE Pwo cc cc ccccccees ll @i2%
“ OE aaa 9 @ 10
OR, Foo on dese ccascccacn: 4 0O@4 50
PROVISIONS,

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co
quote as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.

  

  

Mess, Chicago packing... vic. ..ccc cc ccees 10 00
DlOSr, CHICRRO DAGCKING. . .. .... oc ceccaccccss 11 50
eee ey CIGGE. ooo occu ccc cccacssccecce 11 00
Clear, A. Webster packer. ..........ccecces 13 25
WU CO, FOGUE. 6 ooo c ce ccckcacancccces <s 14 00
Boston Clear......... occ gas cnees
A. Webster, packer. short cut............. 11 00
ClGGr TAM, SMOKE OUR... 6.5... conc cc ccccces 14 00
PreIManes CHOMP EMO TIGRE, 56. oon sce cosccees 14 50
DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Pre Creare, NORV... 656k ol acccks< 7
do. Wooo sc cca ccancces 7
do. cen cacccuessices 7
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLALN.
WR oo oa de ic ascse cca 9%
Oe oo ag he ceca dsccuecde cae. 10 -
TN a gd ease c san cs neice ce 10%
cic oc incg aed cdscct cs.
PUI NE on ewe cana ncnnscees 7.
ROE cae cuck, 8
Dried Beef, extra quality................ i
Dried Beef,JHam pieces..................... a
Shoulders cured in sweet pickle........ aa 5%
LARD.
ice cacie 5k kane leacacees
30 and 50 fb Tubs....... i}
50 f Round Tins, 100 cases.............. hg

: LARD IN TIN PAILS,
20 ® Round Tins, 80 fb racks............ (%,

3b Pails, 20 ina case................... 1%
Ge Weitun, O10) & CRRO. .. 2. 54055. 05505. 7%
ee ee ees 1k GAMO oo oc cod cc ccecccs 7%

BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 tbs........ 9 75

i ee a
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

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WOR BAUGARE. ... ..oscecccasi a ae cueaeeu aa 7
BUN oii cs oc ca ca nvecceucsucascescc 1243
MOMS EN cc occ cv ec acuceauas 10
Frankfort Sausage.............cccese 9
BNE ooo ca ic ca sacccess ae
MUON, MANUIMING oooh as lS cnc seca ccedes 6
I SE EE a6
no cacesactisa. ©
PIGS’ FEET.
Oe da sn di chav ca uren neces: 3 25

WOe GAGE OORTOIN, 6 a6 5 5 cis os ck cccsacccaces
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—Fail fruit commands 1.75 # bbl. for
eating and $1.25 # bbl. for cooking.

Beans—Dealers pay 75c@$1 ® bu.
picked and sell city picked for $1.25.

Butter—Michigan creamery is in moderate
demand at 20@22e. Sweet dairyis very scarce
and isin active demand at l@lée, while old
packed readily commands 13@1ldc. Low grades
are in plentiful supply at 6@12e.
Butterine—Creamery Commands i8e
dairy 4@lie.

Cabbages—New stockis infairdemand at 60
# doz.

Cheese—-Gradually climbing higher, the fac-
torymen now holding full cream at Se, while
the jobber quotes at 8%4%@9e.

Celery —22c # doz. bunches for Kalamazoo or
Grand Haven.*

Clover Seed—In good demand, with limited
supply. Fair to good Medium commands $6.25
and choice recleaned $650. Mammoth is held
at $7.50.

Crabapples—50c ® bu.

Eggs—Sharp demand, and price stiffer, fresh
stock commanding: le.

Grapes—Hartfords and Concords 5c ® th. Del-
awares, 8c.

Green Peppers—$1l # bu.

: Honey—Choice new in comb is firm at 134@
4c.

Hay—Bailed, $15@$16 % ton.

Melons—Water,8@lic apiece, packages extra.
Musk, 60@90 # doz.

— 80c ® bu. or $2.75 B
bbl.

Pears—Flemish beauties $1.50 % bu.

Plums—Domestic, $2.50 @ bu.

————— early freestone $2@$2.50

u.

Pop Corn—Choice commands 4e @ Bb.

Potatoes—New potatoes are so plentiful in
most localities that regular quotations are out
of the question. Jersey sweets command
3.25 8 bbl., and Baltimore $2.75.

Poaieg—v Ory searce. Fowls,
Spring chickens, 16.

Quinces—$2.25 per bu.

Squash—Summer, le @ ; Hubbard, 1c.

Tomatoes—Plentiful at 75e @ bu.

Turnips—40c # bu.

Timothy—#2.10 ® bu.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—2c higher. The city millers pay as
follows: Lancaster, 84; Fulse, 80c; Clawson,

80c.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 55¢ in 100 bu. lots
and 5lc in carlots.

: Oats—W hite, 35c in small lots and 30c in car-
ots.

Rye—iée ® bu.

Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 @ cwt.

Flour—No change. Fancy Patent, $5.75 # bbl.
in sacks and $6 in wood. Straight, $4.75 @
bbl. in sacks and $5 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 ® bbl.

Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 @ ton. Bran, $13

ton. Ships, $14 #@ ton. Middlings, $16 # ton.

for un-

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rn and Oats, $22 # ton.

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Michigan Dairymen’s Association.
Organized at Grand Rapids, February 25, 1885.

President—Milan >, Bloomingdale.

Vice-Presidents—W. H. Howe, Capac; F. C.
Stone, Saginaw City; A. P. Foltz, Davison
Station; F. A. Rockafellow, Carson City;
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;:Chas. E. Bel-
knap, Grand Rapids; L. F. Cox, Portage;
John Borst, Vriesiand; R. C. Nash, Hilliards;
D. M. Adams, Ashland; Jos. Post, Clarks-
ville.

Secretary and Treasurer—E. A» Stowe, Grand

Rapids.
Next. Meeting—Third Tuesday in February,
886

1886.
Membership Fee—$1 per year.
Officiai Orgzan—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

Miscellaneous Daity Notes.

The cheese factory at Burton is not oper-
ated this season.

The dairymen are making a better quality
of cheese and the low price has greatly stim-
ulated home consumption. These two things
combined will in time build up a home de-
mand that will be worth more to the cheese-
maker than any foreign market.

Every indication points to a large and suc-
cessful meeting at the second annual con-
vention of the Michigan  Dairymen’s Asso-
ciation. The date of the meeting, as pre-
scribed by the constitution of the Associa-
tion, is the third Wednesday in February.
‘The place of meeting has not yet been des-
ignated by the officers, but either Flint or
Kalamazoo will probably be chosen.

The United States Dairyman makes the
following prediction as to cheese: Those
who keep a record of the actual receipts of
cheese in New York say there is a shortage
of 170,000 boxes as compared with last year,
at that port. It is also well-known that we
are consuming vast quantities for the home
trade. These facts, coupled with the fact
that the shelves in the factories are not load-
ed, but the cheese well sold out, gives confi-
dencethat all cheese made after this date must
bring good, fair prices.

Ture TRADESMAN has received a circular
signed by Forrester K. Moreland, of Ogdens-
burg, N. Y., announcing the organization of
a new association for the purpose of secur-
ing national legislation to regulate the sale
of oleomargarine and other imitations of
pure dairy products. The preliminary
meeting, which was held at Alexandria Bay,
New York, September 12, seems to have
been mainly local in itscharacter, and the
entire movement was so quietly conducted
that very few appear to have learned of its
formation previously to the receipt of the
circular. The list of officers, however, con-
tain the names of many gentlemen promin-
ently identified with the dairy interests of
the country, which names, if used with
authority, are sufficient guaranty of the bona

fides of the movement.
— -9 <>

Dr. Ross’s Remedies.

Dr. W. H. Ross is probably the recipient
-of more complimentary letters from his pa-
tients than any other specialist in the coun-
try. His ‘‘Rheumatic Systematic Reme-
dies,” for the cure of all rheumatic and
scrofulous diseases, are (meeting with un-
paralled success, he having effected (hun-
dreds of cures during the past two years,
many of the cases having been pronounced
incurable by other physicians. Among re-
cent cures effected are those of Col. Wm.
H. Ramsey, Thos. 8. Freeman, Andy
Tabor, Wm. Gustine, and Geo. Dale. These
gentlemen have all suffered from rheuma-
tism for years, and have heretofore been un-
able to obtain permanent relief. Dr. Ross
has treated cases in nearly every State in
the Union, and has recommendations from
patients in over thirty States. He solicits
letters from those suffering from rheumatic
troubles, and can send his remedies by mail
or express, if so desired.

—_—————
Purely Personal.

Henry Idema, manager for the Bradstreet
agency, has returned from a week’s recre-
ation in Chicago.

Victor Vollmer, the Reed City grocery-
man, was recently married to Miss Agnes
LaRue, of Big Rapids.

Heman G. Barlow, the accomplished
groceryman who ornaments Cody, Ball &
Co.’s office, is taking a fortnight’s rest from
the cares and vexations of business life.

O. W. Blain leaves the latter part of the
week for a fortnight’s prospecting tour
through the Northwest, St. Paul being the
objective point and apples the commodity.

G. S. Putnam, the Fruitport general deal-
er, was the only member of the Twenty-first
Wisconsin cavalry who attended the annual
reunion of the Army of the Cumberland

here last week. G. S. must have felt lone-
some-like.

THE RICKARD LADDER!

Two Ladders in one—step and extension.
Easily adjusted to any hight. Self-support-
ing. No braces needed. Send for illustrated
price-list.

RICKARD BROS., Grand Rapids, Mich.

WHEAT!

I want to buy Wheat in car
load lots, one to five cars ata
time. Parties having any for
sale can find a quick sale and
better prices by writing us
than they can possibly get by
shipping to other markets,

W.T, Lamoreany, Agt,

71 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

VISITING BUYERS.

The following retail dealers have visited
the market during the past week and placed
orders with the various houses:

A. Retan, Pewamo.

A. Conklin, Ravenna.

H. D. Pegg, Pegg & Wilson, Morenci.

Frank E. Pickett, Wayland.

Mr. Hunter, Hunt & Hunter, Lowell.

1’. A. Rockafellow, Carson City.

J. W. Long, Portland.

C. C. Bailey, Fife Lake.

D. H. Decker, Zeeland.

K. Medes, Coral.

W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.

Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.

Geo. Scribner, Grandville.

Pe B. Dickenson, Hutty & Dickenson, Grand
aven.

Wm. Renwick, Renwick & Foulks, Saranac.

R. 8. Miner, Muskegon.

E. P. Watson. Muskegon.

Geo. W. Crawford, Big Rapids.

L. D. Thompson, Newaygo.

A. Woodword, Manton.

Geo. E. Hubbard, J. T. Avery & Co., Grand
Haven. :

John Avery, Greenville.

S. P. Creasinger, Maple Rapids.

H. D. Plumb, Mill Creek.

J. F. Mann, Lisbon.

Geo. Carrington, Trent.

C. Stocking, Grattan.

D. Gale, Grand Haven.

J.D. Champion, Mecosta.

Geo. B. Warren, Big Rapids.

J.B. Watson, Coopersville.

Armstrong & Ferguson, Middleville.

J. Q. Look, Lowell.

Osborn & Hammond, Luther.

Neal McMillan, Rockford.

Frederick Hotchkiss, Hastings.

Ives & McArthur, Rockford,

Parkhurst & Clark, Middleville.

Jos. Hanville, Ravenna.

Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.

Dr. D. B. Kilpatrick, Woodland.

Boughman & Bergman, Woodland.

John Cole, Fremont.

C. H. Adams, Otsego.

H. J. Fisher, Hamilton.

Dr. A. Hanlon, Middleville.

B. W. Long, Portland. —

A. W. Fenton & Co., Bailey.

. E. & 8. J. Koon, Lisbon.
. V. Wilson, Sand Lake.
. W. Peirce, Moline.
. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
. T. Colson, Alaska.
enry Baar, Grand Haven.
. W. Bevins, Tustin.
. Gilbert & Co., Moline.

C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.

Den Herder & Tanis, Vriesland.

Henry Mishler, Freeport.

G.N. Keynolds, Belmont.

Mrs. G. Miller, Ryerson.

C. 8. Comstock, Pierson.

L. E. Linsley, Big Rapids.

Geo. Carrington, Trent.

Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland.

Corneil & Griswold, Griswold.

Cole & Chapel, Ada.

Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.

Eli Runnels, Corning.

Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.

J.B. Messimer, Nashville.

B. Ensley, Ensley.

Mr. Wilson, Wilson, Luther & Wilson, Luther.

F. A. Jenison, Manton.

R. Purdy, Fremont.

G. W. Reed, Reed & Barnard, Stanwood.

G. 8S. Putnam, Fruitport.

E. Hagadorn, Fife Lake.

C. R. Bunker, Bailey.

J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville.

Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.

Mr. Andre, Andre & Son, Jennisonville.

A. Lee Smith, Crystal.

F. C. Stone, F. C. Stone & Son, Cedar Springs.

J.J. Wiseman, Nunica.

L. N. Mosher, Lacey.

L. B. Chapel, Ada.

W. W. Bailey, Fife Lake,

A. B. Johnson, Lowell.

Roys Bros., Cedar Springs.

J. M. Reid, Grattan.

R. B. Farr, Hopkins Station.

A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.

Dan Lynch, Blanchard.

Jas. Toland, Ross.

A. Engberts, Beaver Dam.

F. Den Uy], Holland.

L. D. Webster, Reed City.

Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.

E. A. Bradford, White Cloud.

BK. Wynhoff, Holland.

Mr. Kramer, Boot & Kramer, Holland.

Cc. L. Holland, Clarksville.

Mr. Reigler, Reigler & Roush, Freeport.

Wm. Van Putten, Holland.

Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.

John De Jongh, Grand Haven.

M. R. Griftin, Coopersville.

R. Osterhot, Ferrysburg.

C. Steketee, Steketee & Bos, Holland.

H. B. Smith, Muskegon. ®

C. E. Coburn, Pierson.

H. M. Harroun, McLain.

J. Nelthorpe, Coopersville.

Byron Ballou, Cadillac.

John Kamps, Zutphen.

John Kruisenga, Holland.

J. Vanderburg, manager Chippewa Lumber
Co., Chippewa Lake.

R. D. McNaughton, Lowell.

P. M. Lonsberry, Reed City.

L. D. Webster, Reed City.

Asa G. Buck, Reed City.

J.D. F. Pierson, Pierson.

Paine & Field, Englishville.

Norman Harris, Big Springs.

A. J. White, Bass River.

J. H. Spires, Leroy.

Wm. McMullen, Wood Lake.

T. Sheridan & Co., Lockwood.

Chamberlain Bros., Plainwell.

M. J. Howard, Englishville.

E. P. Barnard, buyer New Era Lumber Co.,
New Era.

Baron & Ten Hoor, Forest Grove.

Robert North, Lake P. O.

A.M. Church, Sparta.

W.S. Root, Tallmadge.

G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.

Jas. MeConneil, Jennings.

B. M. Dennison, East Paris.

Wim. Karsten, Beaver Dam.

A. C. Barrow, Cleon,

Jas. Moerdyk, Jr. Zeeland.

Cook & Sweet, Bauer.

O. Green, Martin.

Benj. Moe, Plainfield.

A. Woodard, Manton.

J.H. Edwards, Newaygo.

Mr. Sargent, Hunter & Sargent, Saranac.
Harry Whipple, W. E. Overton, Big Rapids.
Mr. Teachout, Teachout & Roedel, White
Cloud.

Frank Rose, Manton.

F. A. Jenison, Manton.

J. B. Hulig, Big Rapids.

A.J. Provin, Cedar Springs.

H. A. Goodyear, Hastings.

M. P. Shields, Hilliards.

L. Burns, Ada.

Mr. Heath, Heuth & Hallet, Carson City.

John Neis, Saugatuck.

John A. Miller, Muskegon.

Misses Durkee, C. Durkee, Altona.

Win. DePree & Bro., Zeeland.

D. B. Galentine, Baliey.

Will Pipp, Pipp Bros., Kalkaska.

G. H. Henika, Wayland.

B. MeNeal, Byron Center.

N, O. Ward, Stanwood.

A. H. Northway, Fremont.

Mr. Kanter, Kanter & Son, Holland.

Benson, Benson & Crawford, Saranac.

Cc. W. Armstrong, Bowen.

J.C. Scott, Lowell.

J.W. Dunning, J. W. Dunning & Co., Hes-
peria.

F. B. Hine, Lowell.

W. R. Blaisdell, Lowell.

Joshua Culby, H. Colby & Co., Rockford.

FURNITURE BUYERS.

I. H. Dewey Furniture Co., Rochester, N. Y.

Goodrich & Wenderoth, Chicago, Ill.

Schleicher & Son, Peoria, Ill

Winterhalter & Son, Detroit.

C. A. Dodge, Plainwell,

J. B. Shund, Shund & Dall, Buffalo.

Geo. H. Allard, Ionia.

E. H. Tompkins, Pontiac.

. Conway, Clements & Williams, Milwaukee.

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OR RENT—The best stand for clothing bus-

iness in Big Rapids. Owner is going

South and has unexpired lease on his hands.
Address F. W. Joslin, Big Rapids, Mich. 104tf

WV 7 ANTED—A drug stock inventorying from
$1,000 to $1,500. Address Lock Box 160,
Grand Rapids, Mich. 105*

 

 

 

Cranberries—No cultivated stock has yet
reached this market. Wild berries are quite
plenty, however, although they are rather
small and only fairly colored. They command
$2.50 per bu., and are in active demand. Cul-
tivated fruit would bring $3 at this market.

 

Dardware.

us The Iron Trade.

The expectations of iron and steel manu-
facturers and hardware dealers for a brisk
demand for goods at remunerative prices
this fall are in a fair way to be realized. A
decidedly firm tone has prevailed for some
time, and it is remarked that there is more
inquiry than has been usual at this time for
several years. Prices have advanced slight-
ly, and manufacturers of popular brands
prefer not to sell ahead but await what they
hope will eventuate in still larger demand
and higher prices.

Hardware h
mand, with prices ruling generally firm.
Dealers generally express themselves as
highly gratified at the trade so far, and re-
gard the outlook as very promising. There
is a feeling extant that profits will be better
as.the season advances and calls for addi-
tional stock increase, hence very little effort
is making to effect sales save at current
prices, which every day show a strengthen-
ing tendency. While this is true of all
Western markets the prospect in some of the
Eastern trade and the manufacturing centers
is, by many, considered unpromising. In
Connecticut, production for the last eight
months is said to have been 50 per cent. less
than for the same period last year, and
where it was as great profits were diminish-
ed by reason of lower prices and the main-
tenance of the old scale of wages.

The placing of recent heavy orders for
railroad iron is accepted as an earnest of
better times for the iron industry. Mills
are starting up in all directions, and con-
tracts have been made by many of the more
important concerns that will last all winter.
This means the rehabilitating of old and
wornout tracks as well as the construction
of new lines. The orders, however, carry
with them still broader significance. ‘‘The
result,” a prominent dealer declares, ‘‘will
be far-reaching in its effect for good. Thou-
sands of unemployed will have work for the
winter, and thus swell the volume of con-
sumption in other departments of trade and
the placing of the product ‘of their labor in
position will employ still others.”

The great amount of building now in pro-
gress has made trade in building hardware
very satisfactory at good, living prices. All
in all, the iron and hardware trade presents
a cheerful aspect.

It may be interesting to refer to figures in
this connection. In the United States, in
1860, 900,000 tons of iron ore were used,
while last year the amount was 8,000,000
tons—almost a ninefold increase. In 1860
the metal industries of this country employ-
ed 53,000 persons, consumed $100,000,000
worth of material, and turned out about
$280,000,000 worth of goods. Now 300,000
people are employed, $380,000,000 worth of
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Deadening the Sound of Circular Saws.
From the London Timber Journal.

The circular saw frame should be fixed on
a brick or stone bed, and the shaft or bear-
ings kept clear of the wall, so that the sound
is not carried by contact into the wall. If
the wall is not built, we recommend a hol-
low wall with iron ties, and the space filled
with sawdust, no opening of any kind being
made. If the wall is built, and of a single
brick, line it with another single brick wall,
inserting saw dust between, or a layer of
hair felt. Ifthe wall is wood quartering,
lath and plaster it on both sides, and fill in
between with sawdust, or coat over the
studding with hair felt, and lath and plaster
over the face of it. In fixing the quartering
if attached to wood at the top or buttom,
bed the attaching points, or parts, in hair
felt. Sound will travel with air; therefore
exclude all connection of air. Sound will
travel through glass, wood or stone, except
it be of great thickness; therefore intercept
it by sawdust or hair felt, which are non-
conductors. If you have a circular saw on
one side of a wall, and you want a point of
silence on the other, you must stop all di-
rect communication, and cause the sound-
laden air to travel in long and circuitous
routes, and give out its vibrations before it
reaches that point.

9
Standing Pine on the Manistee.
From the Manistee Advocate.

Careful estimates place the amount of
standing pine belonging to Manistee lumber-
men, and total amount of pine and hardwood
at present tributary to the mills here, which
can and doubtless will be increased by the
extension of logging railroads:

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Manistee Lumber Co..................
Ruddock, Nuttall & Co................
Stronach Lumber Co..................
WO, B, FRINCG, cose eee che es enneeesh vee.
Salling, Hanson & Co..................
TER OROON OOo okie ccc eanss
Wheeler, Magill & Co..................
C. Rietz & Bros. Lumber Co...........
WET, VG og coke cae s ccc pes
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Taber & Sons.......

Dr. Mead & F. Morrison...............
PRONE WAI oo ova de se cc kess
Owned by unknown parties and in

small scattering groups of less than

one million feet..... ............008- 450,000,000
Total standing pine................. 4,660,000,000
Hemlock ............ 000
CORBY. cei n ened iio seis chee esas 1,000,000,000
Hardwood, consisting of maple,

beech, birch, elm, basswood, white

and black ash and cherry........ 6,000,000,000

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and hard wood on the Manistee
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The Wooden Age.
From the Building Trades Journal.

This has been properly called the iron age, |

the age of steel, and the metal age general-
ly, but from figures which go to show the
enormous consumption of manufactured
lumber, and the inevitable futures impov-
erishment of the supply, sources of the
age may be more fitly termed the age of
wood.
ways be as long as there is human strength
to wrest the ore from the bowels of the
earth, but it is a fact, made evident from
careful computation, that each successive
year so diminishes the extent of forests in
this country and Canada that the time must
come When the scarcity of tin.be1, partieu-
larly pine wil’ so inerease its market that it
will be stricken from tne tist 61 economical
building materials. This period may be
farther in the future than has been predict-
ed, but it is safe to say that in the next cen-
tury a gradual revolution in building will be
commenced by tne enforced use of metals
where wood has been used in construction.
At the recent convention of American en-
gineers, a paper was read containing very
carefully compiled statistics, proving the
necessity of more economy being used in
the manufacture and use of lumber pro-
ducts. The author concluded that the sup-
ply of white pine in the United States, and
probably in Canada, at the present rate of
consumption, was almost certain to be ex-
hausted by the end of the present century.
Of yellow pine, spruce and hemlock, the
forests of the South would yield a supply
for 150 years, at the present rate of con-
sumption. East of the Mississippi there is
probably twenty-five years’ supply of hard
wood. The supply of black walnut and ash
is being rapidly exhausted. It may be that
these theoretical limits may be greatly ex-
tended in reality, as the country is large
and the possibilities of the growth of new
timber very great, if immigration to this

country and natural increase in population

do not make such demand upon tthe forest
territory that the next generation of tim-
ber will be insignificant in amount and
value.

When the lumber supply is at an end so
far as concerns building operations, entirely
new features of architecture will be devel-
oped. Buildings will be erected that will
stand as long as brick, stone andj metal will
endure, and the comparative cost {being
greater, a higher order of architectural Etal-

ent will be encouraged to suit the universal |
demand for structures of pemanance and |

beauty. Then will truly begin the age of

metal and architectural perfection.
—-—- - 8 <<

When to Blow Out.
From Wood and Iron.

A correspondent propounds this question,
“Ts it advisable to blow out a boiler under
thirty-five or forty pounds pressure?” and
doubtless engineers throughout the State
will give different answers. It is to be re-
membered first of all, that the steam boiler
is subject to expansion and contraction, and
under an established and known margin of
safety both these operations incidental to the
working of a boiler will regulate themselves
without giving (anxiety to those in charge.
Every engineer should have definite infor-
mation regarding, not only the average cap-
abilities in ordinary service of the appli-
ances he uses, but also of fwhatever extra
strain they will bear or energy they may be
required to exert, under unusual cirecum-
stances. Thus it may frequently be found
necessary to blow out mud from the drum
of a boiler, and this must sometimes be
done without reference to steam pressure.
Itisdone with from thirty to forty-five
pounds pressure. An accumulation of mud
in the drums is to be avoided; unless re-
moved it will dry up and form a erust or
cake which will prove injurious. Exper-
ienced engineers advise blowing out under
these circumstances. On the other hand,
when it is. intended to shut down for the
purpose of clearing out the boiler, the prac-
tice of blowing out under such pressure
should be avoided. It should never be for-
gotten that a steam boiler requires careful
handling, and a careful engineer would not
blow out under excessive pressure, because
he ought to know that when a boiler is sub-
jected to sudden contraction it will be injur-
ed toa more or less extent, No absolute

rule can be made; the thing to do is to know |
all that can be known and follow one’s best |

judgement. As our correspondent intimates
Roper is the best guide up to any point yet
touched by writers on steam engineering.
—_——?> +92
Oil in Boxes.

There is one thing about journals and
boxes that has not been spoken of very
much, and that is the circulation of the oil
in the box. If the oil circulates throughout
the box there is less danger of heating.
Many factorymen have got good results in
babbiting boxes, especially solid boxes, by
taking paper and placing around the shaft,
and then taking stout string and tying
around the paperin the form ofa quick
thread, letting the string go right and left.
This has a tendency to cause the oii to cir-
culate back and forth throughout the bear-
igg thoroughly lubricating every portion of
the bearing. Itis always better to havea
box, especially a half-box, to bear on the
bottom and not on the two edges. A box
that is cast or bored on a smaller cirele than
the shaft is sure to get hot.

—_ 8

The colored plate given with the Art In-
terchange of Sept. 10, isa shore seene, by
Mr. Harry Chase. This excellent house-
hold journal long ago attained a high place
in the esteem of lovers of the beautiful, and
all who seek practical hints on home decor-
ation.

Metal manufacturers there will al--

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

Prevailing rates at Chicago are as follows:
AUGERS AND BITS.
RVOG OMe BUSI. ccc a cccoecca cian chee dis
ee ie ide de Lis eet cces dis
IMO os occ cane descccods aacas dis
I id cnc cies ccc a desecdseuaceacccl dis
ead ies wos debbucnecadaccess. dis 60
MO vice ciiscicecescteccace sbieaesia dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine.............. sacaas dis 2
Jennings’, imitation........... ........ dis40&10
BALANCES.
ecu lacs aas cl dis
BARROWS.
MO ca vck can coke bedae ac ese cad. $ 13 00
MU occ iicbes sca ccke vaucsveuecs net 33 00

BELLS.

MOR ios issl dees cies dis $ 60&10
OU isk eerclle cs cldkacc diac dis 60

 

BOLTS.
ech dis $
Carriage new list... . .... 6... cece aces dis
Os oh acces cccddececicsc... dis
ical vcccccnccc ace cc dis
(ne Marre: Moms. .................... dis
Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis
Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis
Cast Square Spring................... dis
A a ae dis
Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis
WYOUGING SOUATO (oo. voice cece ce: dis
Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob

We occ cee 50&10&10
AVON TM dis 50&10
BRACES.
MOON ook oc csv ea s asda bcos coco chee
PHM occas acce cose. .dis 50
os ain ie ae ccs eeeeed col. dis 50
MN TI oe occu ed ec cay ose) she dis net
BUCKETS.
de A Ee $ 400
NOE I oi oak ioe ccc ccl - 4650
BUTTS, CAST. r
Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 60&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis 60&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 50&10
Wrounht Loos® Pin.................. dis 60
60& 5

60& 5
BADD cise ciscce nes leeieaunns eon dis 60& 5
oe ye es dis 60
Wrought Inside Blind................ dis 60
Do dis 65&1
EE dis 70&10
WA, WON oboe ccc ceewacee dis 70&10
wae, Bueoera Ge. ..................... dis 70
CAPS.
oo ees ce. per m $ 65
UO Mg iba aca ucb ce cc os 60
CA OO ae 35
PUN oon ee eae sels acl 60
CATRIDGES.
R.m Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new lis 60

Rim Fire, United States................ dis
COO No oi vance nncescacesceasce dis 40
CHISELS.

POGIOE FOTO ooo oo oon osc c ec cececacss dis

BOGMOE PYAMIINE. o.oo cock co cc co cca ee dis

DOOM OE CTO oink hoa c cna cose suse dis

OE TM coc ccc wea ceue es dis

Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis

Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis

MO acc cack net
COMBS.

Curry, Lawrence’s..... .............. dis

ORONO a. dis
COCKS.

are, TORONING B. 6 ook oes cc keke cecccacs 50

ee ca ce cecs cece ck, 50

40&10

FO ices. 60
COPPER.

Planished, 14 oz cut to size..:........... Bb 30
SA, PON FA ns cs os choc es cenccccs 36
DRILLS
Mioreae @ Bit Stoek..........5.....0-e. dis 35
Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 20
Morse’s Taper Soonk................. dis 30
ELBOWS.
Com. 4 piece, 6 in.................. doz net $.85
CN ai oo ice k seen ccccceccacc: dis 20&10
I ese cs dis 4%&10
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clar’s, small, $18 00: large, $26 00. dis 20
Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis 25
FILES.
17
.. ais

..dis $

Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver :

 

American File Association List.

IO icc csc. ss,

New American...

POO aos coi eda ac oh cans ccas dis 60

oO a dis 30

Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 331g

GALVANIZED IRON,
Nos. 16 to 20, 22and 24, 2and26, 27 28
List 12 13 4 15 3
Discount, Juniata 45@10, Charcoal 50@10.

GAUGES.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 50
HAMMERS.

PORVOO @ COU. ow cs cece css. dis 20
oe dis 25
Nermeg & Plomb’s..................¢; dis 40
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10
HANGERS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis 50
Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60
Kidder, wood track................... dis 40
HINGES.
are, Cpe Ud, Boo. ccc ccceacc nc dis 60
PU coisa ese cee estes per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14

EE ao oes vee: ces cae
Screw Hook and Eye, % ............net
Screw Hook and Bye %.............. net
Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net
Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net
PU OO oa aso vin coc aise sac dis

HOLLOW WARE.
POMIDOG Tih WANE. oo. c ceca cosas cccece 60&10
Japanned Tin Ware..............0.c0c0 2010
Grane Tron Ware... 6.5055 esos cccces 25
HOES.
MOVIN Bh oe ev sd oceans lace ces scene cas $11 00, dis 40
WO ee cs k cc cei eh sa cee 11 50, dis 40
MN oak ns hc ecco coin ckaes 12 00, dis 40
KNOBS.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....$2 70, dis 6624
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings.. 3 50, dis 6624
Door, porcelain, plated trim- '

WO a. list,10 15, dis 6634
Door, porcelain, trimmings list,11 55, dis 70
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis
| Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........ d
ae ee dis

LOCKS—DOOR.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list...dis
Mallory, Wheelnr & Co.’s.............. di
OPO cs 6.8... <a
PIOWWEIN Oi. 0 ccicesesc ance
LEVELS.
| Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 65
MILLS.
| Coffee, Parkers Co.'s... .......00.c00- dis 40&10
Coffee, P.S.& W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables dis 40&10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s...... dis 40&10
Coffee, Baterprice.... .. 2.005. cc cs cccs aces dis 25
MATTOCKS.

| AGZO Bye@..........ceccecececsess $10 00 dis 40£10
FORRES VO ove dann cs cu ckeontaneses $15 00 dis 40&10
i SE ee ee $18 50 dis 20 & 10
NAILS,
| Common, Bra and Fencing.
DY eee ida de ia cancces dacs B® keg $2 40
EN FO oor in cen snsnacceseanaess 25

Co Ee a

oe EE Ee aT
ee EE TE
Be ee
| CERVAD, MATING BOW is. oes cen eneensscess 1
| Finishing ; 10d 8d 6d 4d
| Size—inches f§ 3 2% 2 1%
|} Adv. @keg $125 150 1%5 2
| Steel Nails—Same price as above.
MOLLASSES GATES.
| BO a PAtlOP oo. oo 5 coke ccc ccc ccee's dis
| Stebbin’s Genuine...... .............000. dis 70
| Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis

 

 

MAULS.
| Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............ dis 50
OILERS.
| Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent............... dis 55
| Zine, with brass bottom.. 50
| Brass or Copper......? i
| RORVON. . 0 oe cc cece ..per gross, $12 net
Cy on soos oe iek ccs ccan 5
PLANES. ;
| Ohio Tool Co.'s, fancy............ecse0ee dis 15
| OMORM DONO. ois on... ooo bc nec scab ces dis 25
| Sandusky TooiCo.’s, faney.... ......... dis 15
| Benen, Rrstquaty. ...... 66... cco ces cues dis 20
| Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood and
PANS,
SP ON ih a ey vss sec kee wens dis 50
| Common, polished..................06.4. dis60&10
EA cc ocabies shu anus ck esas cues Bib 6@i
RIVETS.
SPO OG TBO. ioc lock n cea vet cece dis 40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............. dis 50&10
PATENT FLANISAED IRON,
“A’’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos.25 to27 9
Broken packs ec # b extra.

 

ROOFING PLATES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.......... 7 00
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 11 00
IX, 20x28, choicC Charcoal Terne......... 14 00

ROPES.

Sisal, % In. and larger...................... 7%
WUEAUIL hd onc ade asec dacs use chcsccca: suas 4
SQUARES.

MNO OIE PUN eee occas as, dis 60&10
SENT MIME IOWOIE. 6 go oc conc kacccecsccccce dis 50&10
| ue dis 20
SHEET IRON.
Com. Smooth.
Pree ea 44... occ fee cc. $4 20
BS) Sat pl Eas 4 20
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MNO ES Too hc cn ccesceccesaccs
PRAM eT so Sas woke dn esac ass. é
Ws oe cel odessa ec. 4 60 3 20
All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 hs, ® H....04.... 0...
In smaller quansities, ® ..............
TINNER’S SOLDER.
OE eS | 13 00
Market Half-and-half............. .... 15 00
Strictly Half-and-half.................. 16
TIN PLATES.
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
TO, COMROORE oon oa vice caccacc.
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12x12, Charcoal.,
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WOM CMNOONE occ o ccc cccs ccc.
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Emme FON, COSrOOG]....................
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool.................... ll
I a SAEED, Charcoal... .....cscca ss... 13
IX, frre, CHGKOORL. . .. o.oo cc cu cnacec.. 16
DC, 100 Plate Charcoal..................
DX, 100PlateCharcoal.................. 8
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.................. 10
DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12
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rates.

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6

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Onoida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s, .60&10
UM oo beh cs csicadssckeccclc.. cs 60&10
Bie Ws Oe We MANE, CO0'G, oon cknes benccc.:. 6010
MA, COME oon oss cnensteicdecscauc, 20c # doz
Mouse, delusion..................... $1 26 B doz
WIRE.
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Annealed Market... .......06 cccccce dis 70
Coppered Market............0 2.2... dis 55&10
poe ee sie «-- Gis &3
Tinned Market..............
Tinned Broom....... ...
MR MMNIAGNE MEMRENOOE, 6 6 occa cecccccececcccs, Bb 8%
Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel. ..............56.665. dis 37%
MR oon occu coc acccesceccescce, Bb 3%
WOE OG goon oasis accccceseccvecccls.._.
GA bass 55 ios be ncan sh eccctecccs a new list net
TE i oe hawks oe cesiescsl-. ale new list net
WIRE GOODS.
WN oie ccc casc., 5 waseeacdecades dis 70&10
POE occ ocak. dis 70&10
OO ce ice dis 70&10
Gate Hooksand Eyes................ dis 70&10
WYENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..........
OE II oni noice cece cece. dis 50&10
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 65
Coe’s Patent, malleable...... Rlaciee dis 70
MISCELLANEOUS.
wore, Cintra... ..........5...... dis 70
poyerwme, ww Tet... ic. sc. oes cs, 85
Casters, Bed and Plate................. dis50&10
Dampers, American... 33

 

““Worth Ten Times the Price.”
From the Emmet County Democrat.

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN is two years
old this week. Tur TRADESMAN occupies
an enviable position among business men,
and all who do not take it should send for it
at once, as they will find it worth ten times
the price to them.

_— SO
“Has Improved With Age.”
From the Cheboygan Tribune.

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN has entered
upon its third year. It was asuecess from
the start and has improved with age.

FOSTER,
STEVENS
& CO.,

10 and 12 Monree St,
Jobbers of

Hardware |

WE SOLICIT
THE

Dealers

TRADE
AND NOT
THE

Consumers

 

 

FOSTER,
STEVENS
& CO.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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The Michigan Tradesiva.

What the Druggist Said.
From the Washington Star.

He was handling some mysterious little
parcels at the toilet counter of a fashion-
able drug store. ‘‘I’ll twouble you to send
it to my quarters, if you don’t mind. You'll
send it early? Ah, thanks, awfully!” Then
with a few languid strides he carried him-
self to the door and strolled down the street,
throwing his heavy horn-handled cane right
across his path at every step, then dextrous-
ly jerking it away just in time to let him-
self by.

‘‘Vanilla cream,” said the Star man, toss-
ing a nickel on the marble in front of the
soda fountain. The druggist looked amused
as he drew the water and stood smiling at
the scribe as he disposed of it. ‘*‘What is
it?” asked the seribe.

““A dude,” was the reply.

“Oh, I thought it was something the mat-
ter with the water,” and the Star man fin-
ished his glass, freed of an awful suspic-
ion.

“He's one of em,” continued the drug-
gist.

Ah!”

“What do you think he buys? You
couldn’t guess.” Then he bent over and
whispered in the Sfar man’s ear.

“What?”

“Rouge. Yes, rouge, for the cheeks and
lips, and face powder, too, and he wears
corsets,” replied the druggist, in a hoarse
whisper. Then he proceeded to let out some
astonishing secrets. ‘There are lots of
them in this city, more than anywhere I
have ever been, and I’ve stood in crug stores
in most of the large cities. We sell more
cosmetics to men here than to women.
Comparatively few women in Washington
paint and most of them have pretty good
complexions. It’s the men. They buy all
the fancy French powders and paints, color
their cheeks and lips and pencil their brows.
I could stand at the doorafew minutes with
you and point out any number who do all
this, and you can ‘see for yourself, if you
take the trouble to notice, that they all wear
corsets. You didn’t know that? Pshaw,
it’s acommon thing among those fellows
who don’t have anything to do but fix them-
selves up to please silly girls.”

“But what kind of fellows are they?”
asked the scribe, becoming interested in the
new discovery.

“They are mostly young men whose fath-
ers have made some money and then died
and left them to spend it. Then there are

 

 

 

those Here his voice sank to a whis-
per.

“Do you mean to say——” exclaimed the
scribe.

‘No, no; I wouldn’t tell anybody for the
world,” broke in the druggist. ‘I
only imply it—that’s the word. Of
course, it’s only the young ones.
None of the men who have seen service

would do such athing. But you know
some of these young fellows who are on
duty here and spend their time in ladies’ so-
ciety get vey effeminate. I suppose if we
should have a war they would get over it—
or resign. Don’t mention it, please :
Then the druggist became more confidential.

“But they do use lots of powder,” and
then he laughed at his own joke.

“Yes,” he continued, ‘‘it is sad to see
how men use cosmetics. They seem to care
more about looking pretty than girls do.
Why, even the girls themselves get asham-
ed of it, and declare they are disgusted and
will depend upon long walks, cold water
and flannel for their complexions, and will
stop using powder of any kind. There are
lots of them who never use a bit, and there’s
where they are sensible. The best thing
for the complexion is exercise and flannel
underwear. Flannel stimulates the skin,
brings about a healthy action of the blood,
which is essential for delicacy and clearness
of tint. Frequently those who have the
best complexions bother about it the least.”

_——_—__—-__ >> -+o- <>

 

Business on a Large Scale.

Few people have any idea of the enor-
mous amount of business done by some of
the Western pork houses. For instance, the
firm of Armour & Co., who have houses in
Ohicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City, did a
business last year of $102,000,000. The
amount from the killing in Chicago, exclu-
sive of the product brought from other
packers, was $42,000,000. Compare these
figures with those which represent the busi-
ness of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
largest railroad in the country—$98, 000,000.
Armour & Co. employ in Chicago 5,500 Men,
exclusive of 102 in the Chicago office. The
three houses have on their pay-rolls over
10,000 men.

The house of Swift & Co., packers at
stock yards, will kill the current year $59,-
000,000 worth of beef. They kill every day
1,600 head of fine, fat cattle. The products
brought up at the stock yards last year,
amounted to $1,000,000 every working day
in the year, making the entire amount over
$300,000, 000.

—_—_—__—~ -9
Settling Accounts.

 

Cook (settling accounts with green gro-
cer)—‘‘Your bill is all right with the ex-
ception of the last melon; it was only four
frances, and you have charged five francs.”

Green grocer—‘‘Oh, no; it was a five-
france melon!”

“I’m sure it wasn’t, sir; here’s my house-
book that I show my mistress, and that
melon is put down at eight francs. If it
had been five francs, as you say, I should
have charged her ten francs.”

 

What He Charged For.
¥rom the Savannah News.

While Judge Tracy was on the circuit,
going from court his trace broke. The
Judge spent over a half-hour trying to mend
it, but to no purpose. His patience was ex-
hausted, and he expressed his vexation in
words. A negro came along and the
Judge told him of his trouble. The negro
let out the trace, cut a hole in it, and the job
was done.

“Why,” said the Judge, ‘‘could I not
have thought of that?”

‘Well, marster,” said the negro, ‘‘don’t
you know some folks is jest naturally smart-
er than t’others?”

“That’s so,” said the Judge, ‘‘what shall
I pay you for fixing my trace?”

‘‘Well, marster, fifty cents will do,” said
the negro.

“Kitty cents!” said the Judge.
were not five minutes at it.”

“J do not charge you fifty cents for doing
it,” said the negro. ‘‘l charge you twenty-
five cents for doing it and twenty-five cents
for knowing how to do it.”

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“You

The manufacture of glucose or grape
sugar in this country now employs a capital
of $10,000,000; employs 4,575 workmen, who
are yearly paid $2,058,750 in wages; con-
sumes $13,703,000 worth of raw and manu-
factured material yearly, and in the same
time yields a product worth $18,270,000.
Each year there can be made about 610, 000,-
000 pounds of corn sugar and 61,000 bushels
of corn used daily, each bushel giving 32
pounds of glucose. The glucose sugar can
be made with profit, it is said, at two cents
a pound.

 

 

JUDY c& CO.,
JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE
And Full Line Summer Goods.

102 CANAL STREET.

STEAM LAUNDRY

48 and 44 Kent Street.

STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO
CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mailand Hxpress promptly at-
tended to.

 

 

 

  
   
       
  

 

— WITH —

DOUBLE THICK |
BALL.

Ordinary Rubber Boots
always wear out first on
the ball. The CANDEE
Boots are double thick
on the ball, ani give

DOUBLE WEAK.

Most economical rub-
ber Boot in the market.
Lasts longer than any
other bcot, and the

PRICE NO HICHER. 4

Call and ex- as
amine the

G. Studley & Co.,

Manutacturers of LEATHER AND RUBBER
BELTING, and aii kinds of RUBBER GOODS,
Fire Department and mill supplies. Jobbers of
“Candee” Rubber Boots, Shoes and Aretics,
Heavy and Light Rubber Clothing. Salesroom

E.

No. 13 Canal street. Factory, 26 and 28 Pearl
St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

‘SOLVUVddV ODNILSV'TE

 

FUSE, CAPS, AUGURS

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The Great Stump and Rock

ANNIHILATOR!

Strongest and Safest Explosive Known
to the Arts,

Farmers, practice economy and clear your
land of stumps and boulders. Main Office,
Hercules Powder Company, No. 40 Prospect
Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

L. 8S. HILL & CO., AGTS.
GUNS, AMMUNITION & FISHING TACKLE,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

5.A. WELLING

WHOLESALE

MEN D FURNISHING GOODS
LUMENS Supplies
FISHING TACKLE

——AND——

NOTIONS!

PANTS, OVERALLS, JACKETS, SHIRTS,
LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HOSTERY, UNDER-
WEAR, MACKINAWS, NECKWEAR, SUS-
PENDERS, STATIONERY, POCKET CU'T-
TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK-
ERS’ SUNDRIES, HARMONICAS, VIOLIN
STRINGS, ETC.

articular attention given to orders by
mail.

I am represented on the road bv the fol-
lowing well-known travelers: John D.
Mangum, A. M. Sprague, John H. Eacker,
L. R. Cesna and A. B. Handricks.

24 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

C. S, YALE & BRO,

—Manufacturers ot—

FLAVORING EXTRACTS !

BAKING POWDERS,
BLUINGS, HETc.,
40 and 42 South Division, St.

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN

 

 

SHERWOOD HALL. MARTIN L. SWEET,

ESTABLISHED 1865.

BrOWl, td

JOBBERS OF

Wool Robes,

Fur Robes,
Horse Blankets,

Write for Special Prices.

Nos. 20 and 22 Pearl st., Grand Rapids.

  

Good shipped promptly to any point. |,

18 11¢-gallon Stamped Pans.

24 3-quart Improved Covered Buckets.

18 5-quart Flaring Pails.

24 Novelty Measures, (graduated }¢-pint

to quart. ;

Every Article a Leader at 10 Cents.

1o cent counter, add this assortment.

FAR AHEAD IN QUALITY OF GOODS!
CAREFULLY COMPARE WITH OTHERS AND BE CONVINCED!

TEE ADDY ANCE

PRICE $21.00 PuInR CASE.

318 Pieces of Our Patent Celebrated Fire-Proof Tin-Ware.

(COPYRIGHTED,

These Goods, if Retailed at 10 cents each willl pay a profit of $11.50 per case—over 50 per cent. on the investment.
It will create a genuine surprise, greatly

24 Enamled Handle Cocoa Shaped Dippers.
12 2-quart Oil Cans, screw top.

6 10-quart Dish Pans.

6 r-gal. Milk Strainer Pails.
24 1-gal. Milk Pans.

SSS SS ee

TEE ADVANCE CASE CONSISTS OF

24 2-quart Improved Coffee Pots or Boilers. | 54 11}¢-inch Stamped Wash Bowls.

25 PER CENT LOWER IN PRICE!

If you have a

increase your sales and advertise your business.

 

24 1-quart Stamped Dippers.

24 Deep Scolloped Tubed Cake Pans.

24 6-cup Muffin Pans.

12 2-quart Milk Cups.

24 2-quart Patent Covered Buckets.
6 2-quart Saucepans.

3183 PIECES FOR $21.

Some will readily sell for 15c, 20c and 25c.

AR

 

EVERY PIECE GUARANTEED AGAINST LEAKING.

Do not make a mistake, but use your own judgement in this matter and we think you
will agree with us that it is folly to pay a higher price for a case of inferior goods, when
you can buy the same number of articles that you can GUARANTEE TO GIVE SATIS-
FACTION in every respect, at lower prices.

H. LEON & SONS.

 

 

Ifin Need of Anything in our Line, it

will pay you to get our Prices.

 

PATENTEES AND SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

Barlow’s Patent

Manifold Shipping Books,

Send for Samples and Circular.

BARLOW BROTHERS,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

 

      
    

CLIMAX- <*
PLUG TOBACEO,
RED TIN TAC.

 

WALLPAPER & WINDOW SHADES

At Manufacturers’ Prices.

SAMPLES TO THE TRADE ONLY.

HOUSE & STORE SHADES MADE TO ORDER.

68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

Nelson Bros. & Co.

   

OYSTERS!

State Agency for Wm. L. Ellis & Co.’s

 

BRAN
BALTIMORE OYSTERS

On and after Sept. Ist., we will be prepared
to fill all’orders for this well-known brand of
Oysters, canned fresh at the packing-house in

Baltimore. No slack-filled or water-soaked
goods handled. B. Ff. Emery will attend to the
orders for Baltimore shipment as usual. Spec-
ial Express and Freight rates to all railroad
towns in Michigan. We have exclusive con-
trol York River Brand.

COLE & EMERY,

Wholesale Fish and Oyster Depot,

 

bf if s
a s ay

Best 10e boar Wh Micheal,
dmmon Sense, Beste Giger in Michigan.

CLARK, JEWEHLL & CO,
SOLE AGENTS.

 

 

PHREINS & HESS,

DEALERS IN

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,
WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE.

 

 

pondence solicited.

O.W.BLAIN & CO., Produce Commission Merchants,

DEALERS IN

Farsi aud Domestic Fruits, Southern Vegetables, etc.

We handle on Commission BERRIES, Ete. All orders filled at lowest market price. Corres-
APPLES AND POTATOES in car lots Specialties.

 

NO. 9 IONTA ST.

 

Choice Butter always on hand.

No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale.
97 and 99 Canal Street,

EFALLAS
Wholesale & Commission--Butter & Egos a Specialty,

All Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used.

50 cents each.

- Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

CALIFORNIA AND

CHOICE BUTTER A SPECIALTY!

OTHER FOREIGN AND

DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Care-
ful Attention Paid to Filling Orders.
M. C. RUSSELL, 48 Ottawa st., Grand Rapids.

 

 

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NEW IMPROY

 

 

 

37% Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE GRAND RAPIDS ROLLER MILLS

MANUFACTURE A

PATENT ROLL

The Favorite Brands are

“SNOW-FLAKE,” AND “LILY WHITE PATENT,” AND
FANCY PATENT “ROLLER CHAMPION.”

Prices are low. Extra quality guaranteed. Write for quotations.

VALLEY CITY MILLING CO,

EAST END BRIDGE ST. BRIDGE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

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