® o ¥ A ¢ 4 a ichigan Tradesman. VOL. 3. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1886. NO. 120. PINGREE &SMITE Wholesale Manufacturers Boots, Shoes and Slippers DETROIT, MICH, > . eee s —? Se 2 eS ata Sa. & hb Bees Ss ORF Q wt ke (S§"Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber Company._&} Office and Factory—1i, 13, 15 and 17 Woodbridge street West. Dealers cordially invited to call on us when in town. BATON & CHRISTENSON, Agents for a full line of N. W. Venable & G0. PETERSBURG, VA., FLUG TOBACCOS, NIMROD, EB. C., BLUE RETER, SPREAD EAGLE, BIG FIVE CENTER. PERKINS & MASON, Tustrance and Law Office, SOLICITORS OF PATENTS. MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE. PENSION, BOUNTY AND ALL WAR CLAIMS PROSECUTED. Correspondence Solicited. 75 Lyon St., Court Block, Grand Rapids, Mich. Laundry soap MANUFACTURED BY OSBERNE, HOSICK & CO. CHICAGO, ILL. DRYDEN & PALMER'S ROCHE CANDY. Unquestionably the best in the market. As clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond, Try a box. John Caulfiicid, Sole Agent for Grand- Rapids. PEIRCE & WHITE, JOBBERS OF CHOICE IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS, sinimempeiipantenteniemticestoeiinancentinmeemartilcesenmte Plug, Fine Cut and Smok- ing Tobaccos, Specially Adapted to the Trade. 79 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. PLUG TOBACCO, REO TIN TAC. ‘AUNOW SAVS It has been in constant use for 15 years, with a 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 farm buildings; to be perfect; to outlast and do better work than any other miil made. Agents wanted. Address Perkins Wind Mill & Ax Co., Mishawaka, Ind. Mention Tradesman. HENRY KRITZER, PROPRIETOR NEWAYGO Roller Mills MANUFACTURER OF THE “Crown Prince” BRAND. ALWAYS UNIFORM IN QUALITY. FINEST GRADES OF WHEAT AND BUCKWHEAT FLOUR A SPECIALTY. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, ROLLER PRO- CESS, GUARANTEED PURE. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER AI JIRW BOER. 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, - l ». i § tm ml rt p ere GR Te OE MARRY 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 doing a General Jobbing Business, and shall hereafter be able to fill all orders promptly. We issue separate lists of Slates, School and Township Books, Blanks, Ete., which will be mailed on application. Quotations on any article in our stock cheer- fully furnished. We have the Agency of the REMINGTON TYPE WRITER For Western Michigan. Katon é& Lyon 20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, JOBBER OF Milwaukee Star Brand Vinegars. Pure Apple Cider and White Wine Vinegars, full strength and warranted absolutely pure. Send for samples and prices. Also dealer in Sauerkraut. 106 Kent St., Grand Rapids. JUDD cw CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Winter Goods. 102 CANAL STREET, ALBERT COYE & SONS MANUFACTURERS OF AWNINGS, TENTS HORSE AND WAGON COVERS. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Ete. 73 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich, CINSENG ROOT. We ky the highest price for it. Address Peck Bros,, lruggists, tirand Rapids, Nich, WE LEAD—OTHERS FOLLO W., = is valuable. The d Grand Rapids MMIFLE’ Business College is a practical trainer and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi- ness with all that the term implies. Send forJournal. Address C. G. SWENSBERG, Grand Rapids, Mich. Money Refunded. The true remedy has at last been discovered, It was long known in his practice as Dr. Pete’s Lung Food for Consumption. It is now called Dr. Pete’s 35-cent Cough Cure. Itisthe safest, the surest and the best. No other Cough, Cold and Consumption remedy is half itsequal. We warrantit, and will promptly refuud the money paid for it if a beneficial effect is not exper- ienced by the time two-thirds of the contents of the bottle is used. Sold by Hazeltine, Per- ee Co., wholesale druggists, Grand Bapids, Mich. > Asbestos Inscle, $14 Warmin LADIES — | Aitetimanont, 8¢\ Winter, jand upwards, re- : AND vent Colds, Croup, ont _ stray. | 8nd kindred ills, in }OUMMeEr. CHILDREN: | aauits ana children. Wear How to make a ane oot guaranteed or circulars. lightsummer shoe “do” for winter. | £6 So. Mothers, do not cin’, fail to investigate | this. We carry a full line of Seeds of every variety, both for field and garden. Parties in want should NHRD 22 GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0. 71 CANAL STREET. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, (Suecessor to P. Spitz,) SOLE AGENT OF Frermentum, The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Manufactured by Riverdale Dist, Co., 106 KENT 8T., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Grocers and Bakers who wish to try “FERMENTUM” can get samples and full directions by addressing or applying to the above. MICHIGAN. : STEAM LAUNDRY 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS, Orders by Mail and Express prompily at- tended to. GRANELLO MERCHAN ) TAILOR, LEDYARD BLOCK, LOY Ottawa St. Suitings for Manufacturers, Suitings for Jobbers, Suitings for Retailers, Suitings for Traveling Men, Suitings for Clerks, AND (Ivercoats for iverybody. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WOOL- ENS AND WORSTEDS, THE BEST MANUFACTURED. FINE AND SER- VICEABLE TRIMMINGS. SUPERIOR WORK AND THE PROP- ER STYLE FOR THE WEARER. ALL AT PRICES THAT WILL IN- DUCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR ORDER. Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler And carbonate of ~ zgdine Inhalent. "cure for Catarrh, y ~~) Bronchitis, Asthma A re and all diseases of EF | wp the throat and lungs fw —even consumption —if taken in season. It will break up a Cold at once. Itis the king of Cough Medicines. It has cured Catarrh when all other remedies had failed. Of the many who have tried it, there is not one who has not been benefitted, This is the only In- haler approved by physicians of every school, and endorsed by the standard medical journals of the world. All others in the market are either worthless substitutes or fraudulent im- itations. Over 400,000 in use. Sold by drug- gists for $1. By mail, $1.25. W. H. SMITH & CO., Proprietors, 410 and 412 MICHIGAN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y, ABOLISH YOUR PASS BOOKS GROCERS! Start in the New Year by Introducing the SUTLIFF CUPON SYSTEM. The only Complete Coupon System in existence, making business safe both for the merchant and his customers. A CARD. In presenting to the trade my COUPON SYS- TEM, which has been revised and improved, I claim that [ have the most complete, safe and cheapest system for simplifying business on the market. Customers can send their ser- vants with the Coupon Book to the store with no danger or discrepancies, as by the record which is kept on inside covers, amountof each sale is recorded. All books are numbered when so'd, and when not paid for in advance, are secured by note, one of which is in every book. Every Coupon has engraved signature of the merchant, together with the card; cov- ers have the merchant’s advertisement on, and their size makes them desirable to the custom- er.as well as the cashier. As they are now made the smaller numbers below the five cent can be detached, same as the larger ones, thus obviating the necessity of a punch and stamp. MERCHANTS CONTEMPLATING CHANG- ING FROM CREDIT TO CASH, can still hold their old customers by introducing this sys- tem, which I claim is the only system where both customers and merchants are absolutely protected against all loss. Send for sample. J. H SUTLIFE, Proprietor ALBANY, N. Y. READ! READ! READ! HAZELTINE, PERKINS & CO. have Sole Control of our Celebrated Pioneer Prepared Paint The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE. Read it. When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put on any building, andif within three years it should crack or peel off, and thus fail to give the full 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 Haseltine, Perkins & Co. GRAND RAPIDS, > A DISASTROUS PARTNERSHIP. BY HJALMAR H. BOYENSEN,. IN TWO PARTS.—I. I. A journeyman cabinet-maker is an un- heroic figure, and two journeymen cabinet- makers are doubly unheroic; nevertheless, as it is the story of two journeymen cabinet- makers I am about to relate, they will have to do for heroes. Truls, the son of Berger, or, in English, Truls Bergerson, was a younger son, and had, therefore, a legiti- mate grudge against Providence; for his elder brother took the farm, and he had no choice but to learn a trade. And, as trade was dull, his second choice was to go to America. On the steamer coming across he met rather a nondescript sort of a fellow, named Jens Moe, who also confessed to a proclivity for ecabinet-making. Truls did not exactly like him, but they somehow drifted together and stayed together. [t may have been the sympathies of cabinet- making which attracted them to each other; it may have been a mere religious instinct; neither would have maintained that it was kinship of soul. As for Bergerson, he was wont to take life as it came along, and he accepted acquaintances in the same fatalistic way, without much reflection. He had re- markably few opinions on men or things; and, outside of his trade, the few he possessed were not valuable. Altogether he was a thoroughly neutral individuality—an unin- teresting man. Of stature he was, thick- set, and round-shouldered. His face was round, grave, and stolid—like a moon with side whiskers. His hair, as well as the fringe of beard around his fa’e, tended for- ward, and would, with one. year’s growth, probably have met, from all points, about the tip of the nose. Over the left ear there was a projecting roll which had been twirl- ed (though with no decorative intent) into the semblance of acurl. For when Truls Bergerson was embarrassed’ or ill at ease, which he usually was except when handling a tool, he seized hold of this eur) and twist- ed or pulled it until his embarrassment was relieved. Hehada strong, obstinate-look- ing jaw, grayish-blue, expressionless eyes, and a mouth that shut like a vise. His arms gave the impression of being too long for his body; but they were hard and sinewy, and inspired respect. Altogether, he was not a man to joke with; nor would you think of seeking him to while away an idle hour. Aisi when Jens Moe nevertheless sought him, as obviously he did, it must have been either because he was hard up for company or because he had a design. Jens Moe, or James K. Moe, which he blossomed into soon after his landing in New York, was an effective contrast to his comrade. He was a city boy, tall, slim, in- sinuating, with all the quick adaptability and abundant resource of the street Arab. He had seen a good deal of life in the course of his brief career; had been engaged, ar- rested, and threatened with jail for playing an audacious prank ona high dignitary. His mother had in her palmy days been pretty and a dress-maker, but had degenerated in- to taking in washing; she wept over him oc- casionally, but, after futile attempts at dis- cipline, left him to the street and his own devices. He tried various trades, but found smithing too exhausting and tailoring too confining. Therefore after some vacillation, he settled upon cabinet-making, in which he passed through some sort of an appren- ticeship, and in consideration of his intend- ed emigration received his journeyman’s pa- pers, and made his bow of adieu. There was scarcely anyone in the capital of Nor- way who regretted his departure. Even his mother, though she shed copious tears at the parting, had a sense of relief when he was gone. His restlessness and the incalculable directions which his activity took, kept her in a state of excited apprehension lest in his next enterprise he should bring disgrace and misery upon both himself and her. He had no sense of his station, his mother once said; but to this he made such a stinging reply that she dever ventured to harp upon that string again. As long as she left him in doubt about his station, he maintained, he felt at liberty to aspire for anything. But in Norway itis a very thankless task to aspire, especially for one whose mother is a washerwoman. And it was the realization of this fact which induced Jens Moe to turn his back upon the country of his birth. Besides being a journeyman cabinet-mak- er, Jens was also a connoisseur of men. His pleasant blue eyes, which seemed to skim so lightly away over the surface of things, possessed this swift insight into character. He knew the keynote of a man at the end of a five-minutes’ chat, and could have told you exactly what he could do and what he couldn’t do. As for Truls Bergerson, it re- quired no grevt sagacity to see that he was a circumscribed soul, tough and unpliable, who understood but one thing, but under- stood that well; and as he had devoted his youthful years to cabinet making, it was fair to infer that his forte lay in that direec- tion. James therefore resolved to cultivate him with a view to future partnership. i. The firm of Bergerson & Moe, cabinet makers, hired a tumble-down shanty in an out-of-the-way street in a flourishing West- ern city, and hung out a big sign, which served the double purpose of hiding the in- significance of the shanty and inviting cus- tom. This sign wss Moe’s idea the money that paid for it was Bergerson’s. As they were contrasts in everything, so also in this: Ber- gerson had a little capital, but no ideas: Moe had an abundance of ideas, but no capital. Hewas so handsome, however, so overflowing with life and activity, that his impecuniosity did not trouble him. The streets delighted him; the enormous drays and trucks, loaded with merchandise, gave him the keenest enjoyment; even the bridges which tried the souls and provoked the pro- fanity of good citizens, exhilarated him. He swam like a dextrous eel through the labyrinthine turmoil, and noted the unlim- ited possibilities for advancement which this seething industrial democracy afforded. He saw himself in spirit as one of the pil- lars of the city, commanding multitudes of men, signing subscription papers with a grand flourish (which he practiced in secret) and making speeches at publie dinners with the proud feeling of the representative citi- zen. He saw himself vividly in all these situations, and felt his bosom expand with the anticipated triumph. Inthe meanwhile Bergerson was making chairs and _ tables, which no one bought. Moe was not fond of making chairs, but he made some clever and tasteful designs, which, after much dis- cussion, he induced his partner to copy. He also got up an ingenious puzzle with polish- ed sticks and rings, and, after having ped- dled this invention for a few days on the street, he sold it to a large firm for two hun- dred dollars. He gained immensely in Ber- gerson’s esteem by this enterprise; but lost again more than he had gained by investing his surplus in a tall hat and a fine suit of clothes of the latest fashion. Bergerson was on the point of dissolving the partner- ship when he saw him enter the shop in this inappropriate attire; but he only growled and worked on with fiercer energy. Talk- ing was always a serious business with him, and not to be engaged in except on severe provocation. And he had reason to congratu- late himself in this instance that he did not act on his first impulse. For during the next day he was dumfounded by a sudden rush of customers, who bought everything he had to sell at prices which he himself re- garded as exorbitant, It turned out that Moe, dressed in his modish custume, had marched through the most populous streets with a chair on his head, and on his back an enormous placard, on which the following verse was painted in big letters; Ho! ho! ho! For Bergerson & Moe! They make chairs that never break, sir, Of the latest style and make, sir! Speed on nimble toe To Bergerson & Moe. This jingle had a kind of captivating rhythm to it which made men unconscious- ly march to it, hum it, curse it, and lay awake repeating it in the small hours of the night. One tormented man recited it to his neighbor in the hope of getting rid of it, and the neighbor, finding all other remedies un- availing, took the hint and sped to Berger- son & Moe. With the proceeds of their un- expected popularity Bergerson & Moe hired a larger shop, and engaged a couple of jour- neymen. As it happened, their chairs were equal to their poetic reputation, for Truls Bergerson knew but one way to work, and that was the solid Norwegian way, which had a view both to time and eternity. You might sit on his chairs, or stand on them, ride horseback on them with your children, or fling them at inconvenient visitors—they bore it all with perfect equanimity; they scarcely changed their complexion and they never broke. These qualities came to be remarked upon, and Moe took pains that no one should remain in ignorance of them. At the same time he visited, in the guise of a critical customer, every furniture dealer in town, and took note of prices, designs, and workmanship. To the factories, too, he gained access as a workinan out of employ- ment, and made everywhere profitable ob- servations. He had a natural knack of de- signing, and kept Bergerson and the jour- neymen busy executing his brilliant ideas. Within a year after starting a second re- moval became necessary, and a dozen jour- neymen scarcely sufficed to satisfy the pub- lie craving for the furniture of Bergerson & Moe. . If Bergexson had been capable of any such violent emotion of surprise, he would, no doubt, have indulged in vague wonder at his own prosperity. But Bergerson was not at all emotional. He pocketed his money stol- idly, and with no reflection except where he had better keep it. And after having car- ried some twelve hundred dollars on his per- son for several months, he began to make cautious inquiries, and ended by investing his surplus in two building lots. The ground, he reasoned, could not run away, nor could anyone run away withit. For more than a week he entertained himself, every evening, by reading the deed (with the aid of a pocket dictionary) and gazing at the seals and signatures with quiet satisfaction. Like all his countrymen he had the earth hunger. ill. James K. Moe had always had a weakness for the ladies, based upon the belief that the ladies reciprocated his regard. In Norway he had the nickname Pigernes Jens, i. Oi the girls’ James; and he rather gloried in it, asa title of distinction. His heart must have been made of very inflamable stuff; for on the sight of a pretty girl he usually fell in love with astonishing promptitude. He knew himself how absolutely he was at the mercy of these fair marauders; and as his ambition was for the moment uppermost in his mind, he conscientious!y confined his at- tention to those whom 1} less. considered harm- Nevertheless, as ill-luek would have it, he one day encountered, in an ice eream saloon, a most beautiful damsel, whose vo- cation it was to attract custom to the place by means ofa pair of miraculous black eyes. James, who was a connoisseur in the mat- ter of eyes, became convinced that Netty Wood indisputably possessed the finest specimens extant. He seized the first op- portunity to tell her so, and she was not in- clined to disagree with him. He eontract- ed an immoderate appetite for ice-cream, but had to eall a halt while life yet remain- ed. Then he took Netty to the theater. talked tender nonsense to her, and kissed her inadvertently at parting. She blushed very prettily, but made no further ado about it; wherefore he was induced to repeat the experiment at briefer intervals. Thus the winter passed; and at the end of it he woke up, One morning, and found himself engag- ed. He could not tell exactly how it hap- pened; but he did not question the faet. He was head over heels in love. In the mere effort to express the loveliness of his fiancee, he had acquired a vocabulary which, for a foreigner, was quite surprising. Her father, John Wood, who worked as foreman ina piano factory, approved highly of James, and only regretted that he was not, like himself an American. As for Netty, she suffered herself to be adored. She was not, by any means so infatuated with the Norse- man as he was with her. She even disap- proved of his exuberant affection, which she found it hard to reconcile with his ehar- acter as a successful man of business. What fascinated her was not so much his shapely figure and his dashing manners as a certain shrewd sense and solidity which lay hidden under his superficial graces. What she adored above all things was success: and she gauged with extreme nicety those of his qualities which seemed to furnish a basis for a rational ambition. Miss Netty was deter- mined to rise in the world, and she had looked upon the ice-cream business merely as a stepping stone to further distinction. She had read story papers by the hundred, and had learned from them that there need be no limit to the aspirations of a young girl with fine black eyes. She had made up her mind, therefore, to love James only in so far as he realized her ambitious dreams. She was filled with tenderness for him when he came and told her of a suecessful stroke of business, and her eyes gleamed with pleasure when he silenced her pugnacious father in argument by a clever repartee, She was so entirely on his side in all domes- tic disagreements that the family (of which she had been the authocrat from the time she was twelve years old) gradually came to look upon him as the sharer of her author- ity, and treated him with a respect even be- yond his due. James Moe, clever as he was, was not aware what an education this engagement was to him. He was thrown daily into the society of Agnericans, familiarized himself with their modes of thought and speech, and began, quite unconsciously, to grow in- to accord with the land and its institutions. His love for Netty made him feel kindly to- ward the country to which he was indebted for so precious a treasure. The land from which she had sprung must needs be a good land; and he twice got himself into diffieul- ty by maintaining this proposition at Sean- dinavian church festivals, where the oppo- site sentiment prevailed! Netty, on the other hand, did not return the compliment by a favorable disposition toward his peo- ple. On the contrary, she professed a very low opinion of the Norsemen, and cut out of the police reports of the papers all sorts of irritating paragraphs tending to justify her prejudice. On Sundays, when he dined with her family, she asked him teasingly whether they had potatoes in ‘*Norroway” (as she persisted in pronouncing it), whether they had roast beef, whether they traveled in boats with reindeer; and exhibited pie- tures of Eskimos in proof of her assertions. It must be admitted, however, that she look- ed so ravishing when she propounded these preposterous queries that he adored her only the more abjectly for her perverseness. Poetic justice would seem to demand that these two people should have a wretched time of it in their matrimonial copartner- ship; but, probably because they were so thoroughly prosaic people, poetic justice re- fused to visit them. There was so much that was good and estimable in James Moe that no normally constituted wife could live with him very long without becoming fond of him. And as for Antionette (who was to the late Netty what the butterfly is to the chrysalis) she was, with all her prudent ambitions, so full of kindly impulses that it would have been strange if she had failed to make a good wife. She had too mueh strength of character to be what is common- ly called romantic. But she clung to her husband with wifely loyalty; she felt that his cause was hers, and was bent upon ad- vancing his fortunes by every means in her power. [Continued next week.] The Michigan Tradesival. A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Hercantile and Hanufacturing Interests of the State. E. A. STOWE, Baitor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY,’ JANUARY 6, 1886. t Merchants and Manufacturers’ “wag Organized at Grand Rapids October 8, 1884. President—Lester J. Rindge. Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. Treasurer—Geo. B. Dunton. Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening of October. Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday even- ing of each month. Traverse City Business Men's Association. President, Frank Hamilton; Secretary, C. T Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle. t@” 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. THE Tr. 2ADESMAN 7 commends to the at- tention of the trade the act of Albert E. Smith, the Cadillac merchant, in presenting each of his clerks with a subscription to Tuer TRADESMAN as aNew Year's present. A considerable number of large establishments take this method of putting the paper into the hands of the head of each department, and others could pursue the same course with profit to themselves and pleasure to their as- sistants. The fear of a scarcity in the potato mar- ket, caused by rot throughout the country, is dissipated by the immense shipments com- ing in from other countries. A potato famine is not imminent so long as ships re- quiring ballast are coming this way. ict iesiasaciasteracescieedinmeapsioasineh The relation of the telephone to the law is strikingly illustrated by a ruling of Judge McArthur, of Washington, who recently held that a conversation between litigants over the telephone was not admissable as evidence. AMONG THE TRADE. IN THE CITY. Ludwig Winternitz is now pleasantly sit- uated at 106 Kent Street. Frank Mester succeeds Mester & Brogger in the grocery business. F. W. Winn succeeds Cheshire & Pow- ers in the undertaking business. Frank Sommer has engaged in the gro- cery business at Dorr. Clark, Jewell & Co. furnished the stock. Before another issueof THE T “*RADESMAN reaches its readers, there will probably be a change in the ownership of one of the lead- ing wholesale grocery houses at this mar- ket. ee The Grand Rapids ‘School F ‘urniture Co. has just completed a foundry 40x60 feet in dimensions. The machinery in the factory is now nearly all placed, and everything will be in readiness: to start up by the mid- dle of February. Osear D. Fisher, the energetic manager at Arthur Meigs & Co.’s establishment, who has been associated with C. F. Sears in gen- eral trade at Rockford during the past two years, under the firm name of C. F. Sears & Co., has retired from the firm. The business will be continued by C. F. Sears. . Fallas has added a line of oysters to os ‘uiithen ‘and egg business. He has closed out all his pickled eggs, about 27,000 dozen, which cost him about 10 cents on the aver- age, at an average price of 18% cents. His cold storage warehouse at 215 Livingston street is now nearly completed. It is 18x30 feet in dimensions, and 20 feet high, with a vestibule 6x18 feet. Daniel Lynch, formerly engaged in gen- eral trade at Blanchard, but for the past year and a half a resident of this city, has purchased the interest of the Chas. 8. Yale estate in the baking powder and extract business on South Division street, and formed a copartnership with Fred D. Yale, under the firm name of Fred D. Yale & Co. Both gentlemen are energetic business men and will undoubtedly enlarge the scope and extent of the business. AROUND THE STATE. A. M. Hodges, general dealer at Mem- phis, is dead. Evans Bros., wholesale grocers at Bay City, have sold out. J. F. Hoyt, the Owoso dry goods dealer, has sold out to Batz & Scott. Lansing Bros. have engaged in the hard- ware business at Litchfield. Bart Onley succeeds F, E. Abrams in the grocery business at Teconsha. John Manning, grocer and boot and shoe dealer at Marcellus, has sold out. Mary R. Parker succeeds Parker & Helm- erin the hat and cap business at Battle Creek. Selkirk & Whitford, Charlotte jewelers, have assigned. Lisbilities, $12,000; assets, $5,000. Dibble Bros., general dealers at Burnip’s Corners, burned out Sunday night. Loss, about $12,000; insurance, $7,000. H. Loughlin succeeds Loughlin & Scroe- der in the hardware and agricultural imple- ment business at Fowlerville. The merchants of mies have organized of ba L. D. Chapple, druggist at Wayland, has bought the book and stationery stock of his father, John Chapple, and will hereafter handle both lines. B. J. Robertson, the Breedsville druggist and grocer, put ina couple of days at De- troit last week, asa delegate to a Knights of Pythias convention. Vellin Tunning and Frank Goodman have each purchased a one-third interést in the general stock of L. Perrigo, at Burnips Cor- ners, and the business will hereafter be con- ducted under the firm name of F. Goodman & Co. Mr. Perrigo will continue as sole owner of the drug stock. Ionia Standard: Thad. B. Preston and C. R. Dye have formed a copartnership for the purpose of jobbing oils, cheese and to- baceos. The firm will be a strong one, for both the members have plenty of experience and plenty of energy. lonia is already do- ing quite a jobbing trade, and it needs a few just such firms to give it a boom. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. C. W. Marvin will move his shoe factory from Ovid to Owosso. The Big Rapids Stave Works have put in a drum saw and eqalizer for making half- barrels. A stock company is being formed at West Bay City for the manufacture of boxes, sash, doors, ete. Mt. Pleasant hopes for a new enterprise soon—the manufacture of the clothes reel patented by Wm. H. Richmond, of that place. T. D. Potter has pyrchased 2,000 acres of of pine land, near Alger, and b. F. Daven- port will manufacture the logs from it, re- moving a mill from Edmore to the tract for the purpose. Cheboygan Tribune: Fred Baker has re- signed his position with John Reid and formed a partnership with J. N. Perry for the manufacture of shingles. The new firm will operate the Matteson mill. The eleven mills at Alpena manufactured in the past year 156,100,000 feet of lumber, against 161,000,000 feet the year before and 9,494,000 from a mill that has since burned down, a total for 1884 of 170,605,000. STRAY FACTS. Britton wants a grist mill. Ward Bates has rented the Moline grist mill. J. H. Rogers, lumber dealer at V has assigned. The creamery construction. Milford is enthusiastic over its prospects for a creainery. Enos Michael, saw and grist mill operator at Kinderhook, has failed. R. S. Miner now handles the distribution of ‘‘Fermentum” at Muskegon. Bronson merchants claim the trade in Christmas goods for years. Chas T. Rogers sueceeds Todd & Co, in the furniture business at Ithaca. Fishing operations are still active at Mar- quette, and good prices are reported. Smith & Kline succeed Ed. Goetzinger in the bottling business at St. Louis. Hut & Co. succeed Huff, Foster & in the meat business at North Adams. A. E. Cartier is building a new shingle mill, adjoining his sawmill at Ludington. Sullivan Cook has put in a feed mill at Hartford. Hester & Fox furnished the boiler. Buchanan business men will have a ‘black list” organization against dead beats. Wm. Schulte & Co., tailors at Detroit, have been closed under chattel mortgage. The knitting factory at Centerville re- sumes operations after more than a year’s rest. The Beton house, of Ovid, has been sold to F. E. Power and F. 8. Davis, of Petos- key, for $11,000. Ishpeming business men are happy be- cause there are 200 more men employed in the mills than last winter. Holly business men have guaranteed $2,000 asa bonus to the Ingersoll Chair Co. for locating at that place. The sawmill at Alanson has been bought by A. Bonn and will not beremoved to Ley- ering, aS was was intended. Brubaker, Kingsbury & Doonan have pur- chased sawmill machinery, and will soon have a mill running at Middle Village. The Cheboygan Tribune says that the merchants of that place all report the best holiday trade they have enjoyed for years. Foster, Blackman & Co., at Baldwin, cut 7,000,000 feet of lumber last season and will put in about the same amount of logs this winter. : The boycott against Gates & Chatfield, millers at Bay City, has been raised, the dif- ferences between the firm and the Knights of Labor having been adjusted. Moore, Whipple & Co., of Detroit, have incorporated under the name of the Moore Lumber Co. Mr. Whipple retires to take charge of a New York lumber business. Receiver Frank Payne, of the defunct Adrian Savings Bank, has declared a first dividend of 4 per cent. The money was realized from a recent sale of real estate. The people of Meredith do not like it that a statement has been going the rounds that there are thirteen saloons for 300 inhabitants in the village. They want it understood that thexe are only nine saloons in the place and they derive their patronage largely from the lumbering camps. The Fremont Bank will hereafter be con- ducted under the firm name of J. T. Rey- nolds & Co. The members of the firm are Job. T. Reynolds, J. R. Odell and J. H. Jayne, at Holly is in process of biggest Cole der, making three saw mills and one shingle mill in Summit. The liabilities of Duncan & Ingoldsby, hardware merchants, who failed recently at Pontiae, are between $11,000 and $12,000. The creditors will receive from 50 to 75 eents on the dollar. It won’t be long before a town without a creamery will feel lonesome. Pontiac falls into line with an organized company, capi- tal stock $6,000, which expects to be ready for business March 1. Hugh MeMillan, of Evart, has contracted to put into Goose Lake, near Lake City, 9,000,000 feet of pine, for W. G. Watson & Co., of Muskegon. The pine was purchas- ed from O. P. Pillsbury & Co., last fall. The Pine Lake Lumber Co., with mill at South Arm, has opened a log yard at Stov- er’s Landing,’ at the foot of Pine lake, and offers to buy there 1,000,000 feet of maple, basswood, elm and birch logs, paying cash therefor, Leathem & Smith’s cedar shingle mill at Leathem, runs only in the winter, taking its crew from their mill at Sturgeon Bay after it has been shut down. In 1885 the Leath- em mill cut 19,000,000 cedar shingles, most of which were marketed in Chicago. Ishpeming doesn’t believe in rolling stones, and therefore demands a $250 li- cense fee of every merchant commencing business there. The money is refunded as soon as the business is shown to be perma- nent. The Owosso Gaslight Co. is now selling about 21,000 feet of gas every twenty-four hours. The Times thinks that the sales of such an amount in so short a time in a city of the size of Owosso is without a parallel in the State, if not in the country. The Benton Harbor pickling works are about to be removed to larger quarters. The firm expects to contract for the delivery of 20,000 bushels of pickles for next season’s work. Steady employment is given toa number of hands during the entire year. A Summit City correspondent writes: The Phoenix Furniture Co. has aman here buying hard maple logs for their factory at Grand Rapids. Maple lumber must be in large demand when they can pay $4 per thousand for logs here and ship them to Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo’s great industry is thus re- viewed by the Telegraph: Celery ship- ments from July 1 to Dec. 24 were 20,000 tons, averaging 10 to 15 tons daily during the busiest time. About 1,000 acres are de- voted to the crop. Prices range from $150 to $1,000 per acre, according to location. An average income per acre is realized by the grower of from $300 to $500, depending on the richness of the soil and management of the crop. Nearly 100 growers, mostly Hollanders, are engaged in the business and it is estimated $400,000 is brought into Kal- amazoo annually. ee Purely Personal. Oliver G. Brooks, spent the holidays with his family at Detroit and still tarries there. Andrew Burdick, a druggist and an old citizen of Galesburg, is not expected to live. Theo. Kadish is introducing ‘‘Fermentum” to the notice of the Bay City and Saginaw trade. C. C. Bailey, the Fife Lake general dealer, put in New Year’s with friends here. He was accompanied by his wife. Henry C. Auer and Miss Capitola E. Haven, both of Cadillac, were married at that place on Christmas and spent a portion of the honeymoon in Grand Rapids. Tire TRADESMAN is in receipt of cards announcing the wedding at Fairfield, Lowa, of Geo. E. Herrick, of Cadillac, and Miss Florence D. Eaton, of Fairview, Pa. The ceremony occurred January 1. Jas. Fox ..as returned from the West, where he has been for the past two or three months. He is pleased with Omaha and the Black Hills country, but thinks Mich- igan a long way ahead, all things consid- ered. Hiram B. Clark, billing clerk for Eaton & Christenson, wishes it distinetly tuader- stood that the Hiram E. Clark whose wife has applied for a divorce is not himself; and, furthermore, that he does not need the sympathy of his friends in his supposed be- reavement. Jas. S. Cowen, formerly engaged in the drug business here, but for several months past a resident of Omaha, Neb., where he is engaged in the baking powder and extract business under the firm name of Cowin & Warren, has been in town a couple of weeks attending the bedside of his brother. Christian Bertsch and wife leave the lat- ter part of the week for New York, whither they sail about the 12th for Marsailles, France. They will spend about a month in Italy, two weeks in France and about a month in Germany and England. They will be accompanied by George Metz and wife. ~<> -2- <> —-____—__ One Kind of Public Spirit. Business man: (looking for a place to es- tablish a manufactory).—‘‘Is there much public spirit in this town, sir?” Citizen.— “Plenty of it. Every man is a candidate for the postoffice?” 2 Hides, Pelts and Furs. Business is fairly good and collections are quite satisfactory. Hides are weak. Pelts are active. Wool is firm. Furs are in fair demand. al — A — nr Jas. Stewart Co. Limited, of East Sag- inaw, favored the patrons of the house with boxes of choice New Year’s cigars. THE | TRADESMAN office was ‘‘on the lis sold his sawmill at OUT AROUND. News and Gossip Furnished by ‘Our Own Correspondents. Big Rapids. F. W. Joslin has been renovating his old store and expects to open the same during the present week. Dr. W. A. Hendryx, who moved from here about a year ago to Helena, Montana, where he is a stockholder and director in a rich lead mine, is with his wife expected in Big Rapids soon on a business trip. Mr. Ayers, of the City Bakery, is again in trouble, J. Frank Clark having removed a good share of his stock and fixtures on a writ of attachment. S. Wildburg, who is closing out his stock of dry goods, has moved the same into the old express office building. Big Rapids people are agitating the pro- ject of securing a clock for the new court house and three for the three brick school buildings. Cadillac. Alderman §. V. Albertson, the furniture dealer, is visiting relatives at Baraboo, Wis. He will also look over Chicago and Milwau- kee before he returns. The Michigan Tron Works are now run- ning steadily and a part of the time nights. They use the only electrie lights in the city. Mitehell Bros. & Murphy’s large eireular mill, at Mitehell’s, has started up for the season, employing a large number of men. They are usually shut dow n until spring. ienry Levi, a well known eattle dealer of this vicinity, and formerly ‘in the employ of FE. W. Miller, celebrated New Year’s by opening a meat market in the Simons building. Wade Bros. are putting a million anda half of pine into the big lake this winter. The Cadillae Rotary Engine Works are ehut down for the present. ‘The proprietors are thinking of locating further south. Lumberman W. W. Mitchell and family spent the holidays under the parental roof at Hillsdale. Gobleville, Arvin Myers, of the general firm of Myers Bros., is the father of a brand new ten pound boy. Father and son are both doing well. ' Kendall. O. L. Moshier, of the firm of Stevens & Moshier, is again behind the counter, after a long illness. Lakeside. Thomas Robertson, the ‘*Pinchtown gro- eer,” who has managed a business in the up- per part of town for ‘about nine months past, has left town under suspicious cireumstane- es, taking with him about $600. Creditors will close out the remaining stock, not much being left, as he sold for several i at a sacrifice. He was also financial secretary of the Good Templars’ lodge of this place, and it is not yet know how large a share of their finances he has appropriated. D. A. Blodgett has purchased the interest of Geo. Tillotson in the sawmill firm of Tillotson & Blodgett, and will conduct the business alone. A. J. Halstead, druggist, is spending the Christmas holidays in Coldwater and Hud- son. His wife is with him. Julius Cadaract has opened a second-hand store in the building formerly owned by the People’s meat market. A new paint shop has been opened in the Johnson block by Byron Wells. Manistee. Solomon Rothschild’s sawmill at Freesoil is running full force. J. Hanselman has engaged in the photo- graph business in the new Blacker block. Scoville & Rich have taken possession of the Palace Bakery on a chattel mortgage. Two farmers were arrested last week for selling produce on the streets, not raised by them, without a city license. The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, as it was impossible to establish the fact that the far- mers were not selling their own products. Muskegon. Alexander Coutts, who was the ‘*‘Co.” of the firm of Thomas Robertson & Co., claims that Robertson has swindied him to the tune of $600, but offers to compromise all the 25 per cent. J. E. Shores has bought the D. L. Root stock of second-hand and pawned goods and will continue the business at 14 East Western avenue. Judge Russell has allowed C. C. Billing- hurst, assignee for the Muskegon Car and Engine Works, $4,000 for expenses. The quarterly statements of the three National banks present an exceptionally good showing. Compared with their condi- tion a year ago, their present status is as follows: 1884. 1885. .$1,044,309.68 $1,120,087.23 1,550,297.42 Loans and discounts. DIOMORIIE 2. vee cn ce ene 1,16) ,073.49 Cash on hand.......... "572,296.75 462,329.69 Surplus and undivided profits 119,998.25 From the above comparison, it will be seen that while the cash on hand has de- creased 3109, 967. 06, the loans and discounts have increased $75,777.55, This apparently healthy indication is undoubtedly due to the fact that much more capital is now employed in logging operations than there was a year ago. The additional capital is drawn largely fromthe increase in deposits, from the prof- tts of the past year’s business and from out- ride money lenders. The Muskegon National and Lumberman’s National have both declared 5 per cent. semi-annual dividends. Otter Lake. W. A. Wallace has rented the shingle mill of W. C. Cummings and has bought a quantity of shingles bolts north of Bay City which he intends shipping here and manu- facturing the same into shingles. Should the undertaking prove to be a paying invest- ment, he will put two more shingle saws into the saw mill building from which Mr. Cummings recently sold the saw mill ma- chinery. J. M. Russell, of J. M. Russell & Co, of Otisville, had the misfortune to break the small bones in his right hand recently. The merchants of Fostoria, report trade booming this winter in their little village. They say that they never have seen it better there than now. Traverse City. The snow is rapidly disappearing and log- ging with runners is temporarily stopped. A. C. Gutter is stocking his Empire mill with hargwood lumber. that vici . The Ad Morrison, city salesman for Shields, | claims against the late firm on the basis of The times are pro- portionalely lively among the farmers in S. Johnson of Sutton’s Bay, and is an enter- prise which will prove of great convenience both two the owners and the publie gener- ally. There is a probability of extending it to Leland. The Silver House, of Acme, has been leased by A. Rogers, of Lansing, and the name changed to the Commercial “House. E. R. Kne eland, of Freedom, Ohio, who purehased the meat market of Frank Brosch a few weeks ago, has taken possession. The Building and Loan Association, which was organized nearly two years ago, is ina most flourishing condition. ———- = 0 31@ ~~ 38 Produce barrels..... Fe ag es be 238@ 25 A Cive Detroit Paper! the past VENING Has been GREATLY IMPROVED durin six months and is now THE BEST PAPER published in this State. IT 1S THE ONLY AFTERNOON PAPER IN MICHIGAN THAT RECEIVES AND PUBLISHES THE FULL DAY Associarked Press DISPATCHES. THE EVENING JOURNAL Receives a greater number of TELEGRAMS a STATE than any other paper in etroit. THE EVENING JOURNAL’S Reports of the Detroit, Toledo, Chicago and ew York GRAIN AND STOCK MARKETS are more complete and cover up to a later hour than those of its contemporary. (This is an important item for the Business Men and Farmers of Michigan to consider.) THE EVENING JOURNAL’S LOCAL NEWS is Bright and Accurate; its EDITORIALS are Independent, Comprehen- sive and Pointed. THE EVENING JOURNAL Is CLEAN and possesses Features of SPECIAL INTEREST TO LADIES. nar THE EVENING JOURNAL is delivered BY CARRIER at 10 Cents per Week, or sent BY Mam at the rate of $5.00 per Year, post- age prepaid. THE LEADING BRANDS OF TOBACCO Offered in this Market are as follows: PLUG TOBACCO. RED FOX ey BIG DRIVE +S PATROL es JACK RABBIT - SILVER COIN — Oe PANIC BLACK PRINCH, DARK - - - - BIG STUMP - - APPLE JACK - - 2c less in orders for 100 pounds of any one brand. FINE THE MEIGS FINE CUT, STUNNER, DARK - RED BIRD, BRIGHT OPERA QUEEN, FRUIT - O SO SWEET - - 2c less in 6 pail lots. SMOKING. ARTHUR’S CHOICE, LONG CUT, BRIGHT RED FOX, LONG CUT, FOIL ote ee be GIPSEY QUEEN, GRANULATED - - OLD COMFORT, IN CLOTH ss SEAL OF GRAND RAPIDS, IN CLOTH DIME SMOKER, IN CLOTH - - - - 2c less in 100 pound lots. Bagot - = CUT. DARK, Plug flavor These brands are sold only by Arthur Meigs & Co. Wholesale Grocers, Who warrant the same to be unequalled. We guar- antee every pound to be perfect and all right in every particular. ‘ We cordially invite oe city, to visit our place of uth Di you, when in business, 77, '79 and may save you money. A Simple Cure for Dyspepsia. Probably never in the history of Proprietary Medicines has any article met success equal to that which has been showered upon Golden Seal Bitters. Why, such has been the success ot this discovery, that nearly every family in whole neighborhoods have been taking it at the same time. Golden Seal Bitters combines the best remedies of the vegetable kingdom, and in such proportions as to derive their greatest medicinal effect with the least disturb- ance to the whole system. In fact, this prep- aration is so well balanced in its action on the alimentary canal, the Liver, the Kidneys, the Stomach, the Bowels, and the circulation of the Blood, that it brings about a healthy ac- tion of the entire human organism that can hardly be credited by those who have not seen the remarkable resuits that have followed its use. Sold by Hazeltine, Perkins & Co., whole- sale druggists, Grand Ragids, Mich. 12: PORTABLE AND STATIONARY BNGIN ES From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft- ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. ; | | | wy. © Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. STEELE & CO., Wholesale Agents at Ionia for DETROIT SOAP COS Celebrated Brands of Soaps. QUEEN ANNE, The most popular 3-4 pound cake in the market. MICHIGAN, The finest of 1 pound bars. Am elegant and cor.= rect map of the State with covery box. Price-List of all their standard Soaps furnished on application. Lots of 5 boxes and upwards delivered free to all railroad points. Orders respectfully solicited. IONTITA., STEELE ck CO... Mic. 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. WM. FF. SIMMONS, WHOLESALE PINE AND HARDWOOD LUMBER, And Dealer in Pine Land. Correspondence solicited with parties having either to sell. OFFICE, 58 MONROE ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | ‘lew e Coase J. H. THOMPSON & CO. BEE SPICE MILLS, Teas, Coffees & Spices, The Celebrated Butterfly Baking Powder, Dealers in Tobaccos, Cigars, Ete., 59 JEFFERSON AVENUE, i WHOLESALE GROCERS AND JOBBERS OF GMNo AcE MANUFACTURERS OF | ; | } | | } | | DETROIT, MICH. "934400 334 AINOK "| PRINCESS BAKING POWDER, ——— cee ———— NEE QUOTATIONS IN PRICE-CURRENT. \ with case of Pocket Knives is branded “ Pen Knives; The consumer gets a 16 oz. Plug of the Finest Tobacco that can be produced by RINE CAIcage Tobacco is packed in 80 pound butts, lumps 2x12, Rough and Ready Clubs, 16 o2,, full weight. A case of 30 knives packed on the top of each butt. The butt of Tobacco the one with Jacks, “Jack Knife.” a) purchasing a GOOD KNIFE at 65 cents, well worth the money. Big thing for the Consumer, equally so for the Retailer. Send us your order. W. J, G00LD & 60., Detroit, Mich. 7 BUSINESS LAW. Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts of Last Resort. RETAIL DEALER—LICENSE—SUGAR PLAN- TER. A sugar planter, keeping a store on his plantation, was held bound to pay a license as a retaii dealer where, though the bulk of his sales were made to employees on the plantation, yet other persons were not for- ‘-bidden to purchase from the store. LIFE INSURANCE—SELF-DESTRUCTION, A proviso in a life insurance policy that the same shall be void in case the assured died by ‘‘self-destruction, felonious or other- wise,” includes all cases of voluntary self- destruction, sane or insane, according to the decision of the United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. NATIONAL LADING. BANKS—DRAFTS—BILLS OF | In the ease of the Union National Bank | vs. Rowen, sheriff, et al., decided recently by the Supreme Court of South Carolina, it appeareed that two of the defendants, part- ners, ordered from dealers in grain at Chi- cago a lot of bran and oats. At the time of the shipment of these goods the Chicago firm drew drafts on the defendants for the price thereof, which were either discounted by or sold to the plaintiff upon the security of the bills of lading, which at the same time were endorsed by the Chicago firm and delivered to plaintiff. the bills of lading attached, were sent by the plaintiff to its agent in Columbia, the Carolina National Bank, to be presented to the drawers for acceptance. When so pre- sented they were not accepted. When the bran and oats reached Columbia they were seized by the sheriff under a warrant of at- tachment sued out by the defendants on a claim which they allege was due them by the Chicago firm growing out of some previous transaction. Thereupon action was brought to recover possession of the bran and oats. It was not denied that the indorsement and delivery of the bills of lading to the plain- tiff passed the title and right to the posses- sion of the articles mentioned therein to the plaintiff, provided the transaction was valid and legal, and this having been done prior to the seizure under the warrant of attach- ment, the plaintiff would in that case have a right to recover. It was contended, how- ever, that under the national banking law of the United States the plaintiff had no authority to purchase the drafts with the bills of lading attached, and that therefore the transaction was ultra vires, illegal, and passed no title to the plaintiff. The Su- preme Court decided that the papers in con- troversy, though called drafts, were in fact bills of exchange, being open letters of re- quest or orders from the Chicago firm to de- fendants desiring them to pay on their ac- count the sums of money therein mentioned toa third person. The court held, as na- tional banks are expressly authorized by the act of Congress to buy and sell exchange, there could not be a doubt that the plaintiff had a right to purchase these papers, as they were in fact bills of exchange, and that it was immaterial to inquire whether the plaintiff bought or discounted the papers. Under any view that might be taken the court said the plaintiff was entitled to re- eover. Se The Drummer’s Fine Christmas. From the Chice go Herald. “Tt was a very fine Christmas I had,” said the drummer; ‘‘very fine time I had. You see, I’m engaged to a girl, one of the nicest girls in Chicago, and one who is worth some money, too. Well, she invited me to eat Christmas dinner with her and her folks, and I accepted. A day or two afterward I received word from some of the boys that there was to be a big blow-out, with cham- pagne and stuff, and I was counted on to be present. This being the last Christmas of my bachelorhood, I concluded I might as well have one more good time with the boys, and so I wrote them to expect me. Last Wednesday I was in St. Paul. I wrotea telegram addressed to my lady, telling her that business of great importance detained me in St. Paul, and soon. I gave that tel- egram to the hotel clerk, a friend of mine, and he agreed to send it Thursday noon. That night I took the train for Chicago, and on Thursday afternoon I was walking over on State street, when whom should I run plump against but my girl. She was a very frigid girl, too. ***T have just received a telegram from a aman I used to know,’ she said icily; ‘he was to eat Christmas dinner with me, but he has been detained by business. Hereafter he and I will be strangers. Good-day, sir.’ ‘And then she walked away, carrying with her my hope of a nice wife and $50,000 in cash. How was that for Christmas?” ——_— _-¢ <> - Sugar Production on the River Plate. The Argentines are going largely into the production of sugar, and already make nearly enough to supply the home demand, the yield last year amounting so about 50,000,- 000 pounds. In the Northern part of the Republican many Cuban exiles are engaged in sugar and tobacco culture. ‘There is no data to estimate the production of sugar in that country; but several haciendas within 75 miles of the capital are said to average each an annual output of 3,000,000 pounds of a really excellent sugar wholly consumed in the country. Sugar planting must con- tinue to increase steadily, and, were the warm valleys to the south,and west of the capital connected by ays, a great stimu- lus would be given to fhe industry. These drafts, with | OYSTERS. Eaton & Christenson Are now in the market with their Famous BIG GUN OYSTERS, CANNED IN BALTIMORE BY VW. R. BARNES & Co. PUTNAM & BROOKS Wholesale Mannfactnrers of PURE CANDY ORANGES, LEMONS, BANANAS, FIGS, DATES, SPRING & COMPANY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, CARPETS, MATTINGS, OIL, CLOTHS ETO. HTO. 6 and 8 Monroe Street, See Our Wholesale Quotations else- where in this issue and write for Special Prices in Car Lots. We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle. A.B. KNOW LSON, 3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich. MG, Bast 10g Gigar in Michigan, “COMM Conse” Bast bo bigar i Michigan, CLARK, JEWELI & CO, SOLE AGENTS. Has a Large Circulation because it is the Best Family Newspaper published in Chi- cago for ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. It has Eight Large Pages every week, and is filled with the most enteftaining matter prepared especially for weekly read- ers. The news of the entire week is pre- sented, together with market reports, stories, sketches, and numerous items. Send for free sample. Address CHICAGO WEEKLY HERALD, Chieago, Ill If you want a daily paper take THE CHICAGO HERALD, The newspaper which has the largest morning circulation in Chicago. For sale by all newsmen. By mail, 50 cents per month. Address THE CHICAGO HERALD, 120 and 122 Fifth Avenue, Chieago, Ill. JAMES W. SCOTT, Publisher. The Well-Known J.8S.Farren & Co. ARE THE BEST IN MARKET. PUTNAM & BROC WHOLESALE AGENTS. COMING fo GRAND RAPIDS 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. ORT ICOTEESES, EEsTx. G. R. MAYHEW, Jobber of RUBBERS. Agent for Woonsocket, Wales-Goodyear, and Meyer Rubber Companies. 86 MONROE ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ee Michigan Dairymen’s Association. Organized at Grand Rape ls, February 25, 1885. President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. Vice-Presidents—W. H. Howe, Capac; F. C. Stone, er City; A. P. Foltz, Davison Station; F. Rockafellow, Carson City; Warren Gauan Bloomingdale; Chas. E. Bel- knap, Grand Rapids; L. F. Cox, Portage; John Borst, Vriesland; R. C. Nash, Hilliards; ae Adams, Ashland; Jos. Post, Clarks- ville Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids Next Meeting—At Kalamazoo, February 16, 17 and 18. Membership Fee—$1 per year. Official Orean—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. TIME TABLES. Detroit, Grand ‘Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. Arrives. Leaves. +Steamboat Express. ..... 6:25 am PRU, BEN gc. osc cases 10:40am 10:50am +Evening Express......... 340pm 3:50pm *Limited Express........ .. 8:30pm 10:45pm +Mixed, with coach........ 11:00 a m GOING WEST. *Morning Express......... 1:05pm 1:10pm TU RPOUOr BEGI.... i 6.0 cece 5:00pm 5:10pm *Steamboat Express....... 10:40 pm UUM oc eccacesdosccs “7:l0am *Night Express............. i 5:10am 5:35am +Daily, Sundays exe epted. *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. The Night Express has a through Wagner Car and local Sleeping Car Detroit tc Grand Rapids. D. Porrer, City Pass. Agent. Geo. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager, Chicago. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. Arrives, ‘ _ 9:00am 4:30pm Tee PEENORE. ... .. 55 555: 235 pm 9:25pm “Night Mxpress............ 10:40pm 5:45am Muskegon Express .... 4:20pm 1:20am *Daily. +Duily exce “pt Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful at- tendants without extra charge to Chicago on 1:00 p. m., and through coach on9:15a. m. and 10:40 p. m. trains. NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. Arrives. po Se a ee 4:20pm 7:30pm Express .. 8:00am 10:50am All trains arrive and de part from Union De- 0t. The Northernterminus of this Divisionis at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & 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.) Wee... o... ~ Arrive. Leave. oo eave ccacess 7:15 pm 7:30 @ mm TN aoe ccc ca nes cecuece 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 slee coaches can be secured at Union Ticket chee 67 Monre street and depot. J. W. MCKENNEY, Gen’l Agent. Grand Rapids & Indiana. GOING NORTH. Arrives. Leaves. Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 9:20 pm Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 9:30am 11:30am Ft. Wayne& Mackinac Ex 4:10pm 5:05pm G’d Rapids & Tray. City Ac. 7:00a m GOING SOUTH. G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 7:15am Mackinae & Cincinnati Ex. - 05pm 5:30pm Mackinac & Ft. Wayne Ex..10:;30am 11:45pm Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac. 10: 30 p m All trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS. North—Train leaving at 5:05 o’clock p. m. has Sleeping and Chair Cars for Petoskey and Mackinac. Trainleaving at 11:30 a. m. has — Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw yity. South—Train leaving at 5:30 p.m. bas Wood- ruff Sleeping Car tor Cincinnati. c. L. LocCKWoob, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Michigan Ciel DEPART. WEIOCIIE MEMDIOON, 605 cis acca cdescccreas 6:00 am TOY FEMI, oo 5 oo se cas ce kicsccesnst 12:45 9 m NOOR cc ci ovvaecesievicne: 10:40 p m WOON EES ooo 5 on a od vic ceed seas cencas 6:50 am ARRIVE. PC TERN icc k nino cccecuaccaces 6:00 am Ns oae he cs bckcivcesecs Canvaal, 3:50 p m +Grand Rapids Express............... 10:35 p m Ww ty TONOMETEN cc: cdcceuactuuccsasucksua 5:15am tDaily except. Sunday. *Daily. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific 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 Parlor “Car for Detroit, reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10: 36 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- ing at Grand Rapids at 10:35 p. m. CHAS. H. H. Noms, Gen’l Agent. Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette. Trains connect with G. R. & I. trains for St. Tgnace, Marquette and Lake Superior Points, leaving Grand Rapids at 5:00 p. m., arriving at Marquette at 2:05 p. m. andj:30 p.m. Returning leave Marquette at 7:00 a. m. and 1:40 p. m., arriving at Grand Rapids at 10:30 a. m. Con- nection made at Marquette with the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad for the Iron, Gold and Silver and Copper pi, Gen’! Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Marquette, Mich, J ~ Groceries. RETAIL GROCERS’ ASSOCIATION . OF GRAND RAPIDS. ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 10, 1885. President—Erwin J. Herrick. First Vice-President—E. E. Walker. Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson. Treasurer—S. 8. Harris. Board of Directors—Eugene Richmond, Wm. H. Sigel, A. J. Elliott, Henry A. Hydorn and W.E. Knox. : Finance Committee+W. E. Knox, H. A. Hy- dorn and A. J. Elliott. Room Committee—A. J. Elliott, Eugene Rich- mond and Wm. H. Sigel. : Arbitration Committee—Gerrit H. DeGraf, M. J. Lewis and A. Rasch. Annual meetings—Second Tuesday in Novem- ber. Regular meetings—First and Third Tuesday Evenings of each month. Next meeting—Tuesday evening, Jan. 19. Grocers’ Association of the City of Huskegon. OFFICERS, President—H. B. Fargo. First Vice-President—W m. 8B, Keift. Second Vice-President—A. Towl. Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer. Financial Seeretary—John DeHaas. Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen- zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and E. Johnson. Finance Committee—Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and E. Johnson. Committee on Rooms and Library—O. Lam- bert, H. B. Smith and W. 1. McKenzie. Arbitration Committee—B. Borgman, Garrit Wagner and John DeHaas. Complaint Committee—Wm. B. Keift, D. A. Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot, R. &. Miner and L. Vincent. : Law Committee—H. B. Fargo, Wm. B. Keift and A. Towl. Transportation Committee—Wm. B, Keift, An- drew Wierengo and Win. Peer. Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday evenings of each month. . Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Jan. 6. PENNY GROCERIES. Their Number Increasing in New York. From the New York Mail and Express. Within the last six months a number of Italians and Germans have started penny groceries in the parts of the city populated by the poor, and these places all seem to An Inside Opinion of the Norton & Wolff Editor Michigan Tradesman: your valued paper an article from a corres- pondent of the Allegan Gazette, under the caption of ‘*The Failure as viewed on the Ground,” in which I am, either intentional- ly or otherwise, done a great injustice, if the many false statements and insinuations therein be permitted to stand unecontradict- ed. lIonly desire, through the columns of weapons with which the correspondent, ei- be prosperous and thriving. Ten cents is thought by these grocers to bea big bill, | and the investor of a quarter is inevitably | regarded as a millionaire. In conversation | with a reporter, a leading retail grocer said: “There is no doubt that these penny gro- ceries are on the increase. They are an evil, and the penny grocer is really the poor man’s enemy instead of his friend. In the penny grocery the poor man pays twice as much for his provisions in the long run and doesn’t get as good quality as if he bought them in moderate quantities from larger stores. The penny groceries are stocked with what the poor man is likely to buy. The quality of the provisions is not good; the coffee and tea are especially poor, and the vegatables invariably stale. Many of the penny grocers sell bad whisky to their cus- tomers, but few allow it to be drank on their premises.” ' An Italian who keeps a penny grocery in South Fifth avenue, near Bleeker street, gives the following list as an illustration of what can be done in a penny grocery witha silver quarter: Three ounces of coffee............-.+++- 1 cent One ounce of tea............0 0. cee e eee eee 1 cent Three ounces Of rice...........-2-++++5-- 1 cent Small loaf of stale bread................- leent Six sticks of kindling wood.............. 1 cent te Na sce keene nepnueks 1 cent Four potatoes.............-..eeee ee eeeeee leent Tnree ounces of barley............-.+--- 1 cent Three ounces of brown sugar........... lcent Fourounces of starch...............-+-- 1 cent Min GliGh DAY BOAD......----2- 20-2066 1 cent Enough raisins for rice padding........ 1 cent Small tea-cup of black molasses......... 1 cent Lampful of Oil.............- 2. ee ee eee eee 1 cent acter of a yard of lampwick.......... 1 cent uarter of a pound of oleomargarine...4 cents Scuttle of coal (mixed)...............+6-. 4 cents Three ounces of lard....: Baa seiiecae ke 1 cent PFO DIOKIOR..... 2.2.20 -0200- 22520 oricceece 1 cent ies vossnes ooh seees . .25 cents A small family can live for a day on these purchases. The coffee will be sufficient for a big potful, and the tea is enough for two drawings. The rice and raisins make a small pudding. The stale,bread will serve fora meal and there is enough sugar to sweeten the tea and coffee. The onions, potatos and barley, with the addition of a beef bone or piece of meat and a penny bunch of potherbs, will make a stew or soup. There is enough soap to wash the dishes and serub the children’s faces, enough oil and wick to last all night, a scuttle of coal and wood to kindle the fire in the morning. Then there are lard, molasses, and the next thing to butter, oleomargarine, and the two good-sized pickles for a relish. The penny grocers buy small stale loaves for a half-cent each and retail them ata cent. Medium-sized stale loaves cost them one and one-half cents and sell at two cents, and large stale loaves they retail at three cents. The coal they sell is coal-yard sweep- ings screened, and contains a good deal of slate. ee aaa . Large Craft. From Puck. “Yes,” she said, dreamily, during a con- versation on the subject of shoes: ‘‘I wear an Alshoe.” ‘‘An A 1,” replied her best young man, witha worn Belgravia smile. So they have A 1 shoes, do _ they? “Oh, my, yes,” she said. “I suppose,” he went on, innocently, “that is what the clip- per-ships are named after. I have often noticed advertisements of the A 1 clipper- ship Wyoming, etc.” She disturbed him by flying from the room. He is now having the engagement solitaire set for a shirt stud. ————-—<-9 << The Grocery Market. Business and collections are both satisfac- tory. Sugars are firm at a slight advance, and currants have advanced another }4c. The Valencia raisins now coming in are by no means as fine as those received earlier in the season, which is likely to cause con- siderable disappointment among the trade. Turkey prunes are selling at 41¢c in barrel ie : Grand Rapids vs. Detroit. Matter. From the Detroit Commercial. SARANAC, Dec. 31, 1885. DEAR Srr—I find in a recent issue of your paper, to protect myself with the same | ther through ignorance or malice, assails me. I wish to say first, that the 4irm of Norton & Lester settled their business affairs and dissolved partnership February 11, 1885, I taking the Saranac stock and assuming cer- tain indebtedness of the firm of N. & L., in which Mr. Norton released all partnership interest and took the stock at Otsego, sub- ject to certain other indebtedness of the firm of Norton & Lester. The firm of Norton & Woltf was formed at Otsego as successors to the firm of N. & L., and since said disso- lution there has never existed between my- self and either Mr. Norton or Mr. Wolff any business connection whatever. They have had nothing to do with my business and [| have certainly had nothing to do with theirs. To the intimation that I might know some- thing of “missing goods,” L would say that it has remained for this smart ‘‘Aleck” at this time to advertise his ignorance or Un- | load his spleen—it matters not which—by making such false and ridiculous insinua- tions. The correspondent need not have taken the trouble to have advertised that he was “not an inquisitive man,” for it is pat- | ent upon the face of the article in question | that he has never been “inquisitive” enough in the affairs of life to possess good common sense. When I first received intimation of the fi- nancial condition of Norton & Wolff, in or- | der to protect the persons who had sold me | goods, and loaned me money on my individ- ual credit, I secured them, as of right I person who holds a just and legal claim on the dollar. I certainly regret the neces- certainly if any injustice has been uncon- rect it. Yours truly, L. M. LESTER. —- ->- <> - She Danced. From the Merchant Traveler. Al Sproule, one of Chicago's prettiest and not very long ago and was caught over one night in a very little town. There was a dance on for that evening, and Al concluded that he would accept an invitation and swing the country lasses for awhile. He went to the dance and danced with every girl there except one scranny one, who had sat all evening in the corner waiting for a partner. Al took pity on her at last and putting on his most angelic smile he ‘‘shassayed” up to her. “Ah, mum,” he said, “do you dance, Miss?” “Yes, sir,” she replied quickly. ‘Yes? May I have the pleasure of danc- ing with you in the next set?” “You bet you kin, young feller, for I’ve sot and sot, till I’ve about tuck root.” Al did the graceful in great shape and the girl stuck to him the balance of the even- ing. —_—__—>--——__——— Competition in the West. Country Merchant (to Chicago drwmier) —A St. Louis firm offers me eighteen months’ time. Chicago Drummer-Only eighteen months? They’re trying to swindle you. Merchant—What time can your house give? Chicago Drummer—Four years are our usual terms, but I'll tell you what Pl do— you give me an order, and if the account is not paid in thirty days Pl take ten per cent. off; if not paid in sixty days twenty per cent. off; and if not paid in ninety days thir- ty per cent. off. Merchant—And if ‘not paid in four months? Chicago Drummer—Then I'll wipe the ac- count off the books altogether and send you a framed photograph of our monster estab- lishment. No St. Louis firm can do busi- iness in this territory while the representa- tive of Alexander Rockbottom is abroad. ———_-—- <> The “Red Streak” in Lenawee County. growth afterwards with the red streak. —_——— >> a> From the Utica Press. | yw ED—A clothing salesman ir store—general store man preferred. A | good situation for the right manin a town of | moderate size. Address, stating age, exper- ience, references, ete., “A,” care TRADESMAN. 122 should have done; and they and every other | against me will be paid one hundred cents | sity which has impelled me to trespass So_ at length upon your valuable space, but | sweetest traveling men, was up in Michigan) The wholesale merchants of Detroit will close their stores on Christmas day. and the retailers will lock their doors about ten in morning. The commercial travelers will eat their Christmas turkey at their homes, their boarding houses, or at one of the hotels. Each person will celebrate the day as seemeth best to himself, but there will be no joining of forces. Detroit does not believe in such things. A few years ago the travelers gave a ball each year, and the occasion was always a pleasant one. Com- panions on the road were glad to make their families acquainted with each other, and the annual ball was looked forward to as a time when sociability should drive away for the nonce all thoughts of business. The fact that Detroit travelers have let the old eus- tom die out does not speak well for their | enterprise or socibility. ‘The Grand Rap- ids boys get together twice a year, and never fail to have so good a time that the memory of it lingers until the next party eclipses the one that had gone before. a -o- The Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rapids has rented the front rooms occupied by the W. C. T. U., in the second floor of the Cody block, on Pearl stteet. As the rooms are carpeted and furnished, members | are requested to cease smoking on entering. Order a sample package of Bethesda Min- eral Spring Water from your grocery job- ber. See quotations in another column. promptly and buy in full packages. dara raisins, currants. PYAZOP'R osc aes Diamond X........ Modoe, 4 doz....... Thompson's Butterfly, R 739 & J. H. Thompson & Co.’s Princess, \, “ oe 7) ot Arctic, 44 i cans.......--..-++-- se 1 be Dry, NO. 2.2... cee ered eseeeeneecee Liquid, 8 O%. .........0ee seer essere se Pl © OF. os on dale cane aens anes ns AWOEIO 16 GB) oo an cao cos akan eee sche bee went eee Aretie No. 1 pey No. 1 Carpet.......- No. 2Carpet........+ No.1 ParlorGem.. Wo. 7 MT ee as Clams, } ib standards.........-+- ese er eees Clams, 2 I standards........---+-+--ereees Clam Chowder, 3 fb.........0--- see eee eeee Cove Oysters, 1 standards.........-++-- Lobsters, 1 Ib star..........-. eee cece eee ees Mackerel, 1 i fresh standards..........-- Mackerel in Tomato Mackerel,3 bin M Mackerel, 3 broile Salmon, 1 i Columbia river.....-.+.++++++ MISCELLANEOUS. 5 eae On ——— er _——~ ' Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, or 50 eents for three weeks. Advance pay- ment. _ pF SICIAN WANTED—A good regular phy- scian, Who ean come recommended, can hear of a good location, good pay, little oppo- sition, in splendid farming and fruit growing seetion which can be obtained by renting prop- erty of retiring physician. Address, W. Ryno, M. D., 251 Gold St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 12itf ye: man of experience wants to buy an interest in a paying mer- eantile business and take an active part in conducting the same. References exchanged. Address with description of business, M., this | Office. 122* Box 116, Muskegon, Mich. 119ttf Salmon. 1 ib Sacramento..........2+-+++++ Sardines, domestic 48......-.-. eee cree ees Sardines, domestic Y8.......-+- ese cree Sardines, Mustard 148........-+e+ee ee eeees Sardines, imported 148....-.--..--+++++++5 Trout, 81 DVOOK.........6.-seeeeece- eee Apples, 3 t standards .....--.---+ee eee ees e wr Blackberries, standards..........--++-++ Cherries, red standard...........+-+++-+ Damsons.......- Eeg Plums, standards Green Gages, standards 2 I........--+-- +s ApriCOts 2.2.26... ee cee ee eens 2 Keo Plums........-.-.---.----- Green Gages. .........-- eee ees POAT ooo as vee mnt aes nes re oe ————--——- | PEACHES .. 0-20 e rer ener esse ese: Rok SALE OR RENT—Store in_ the livliest manufacturing town of 2,000 population inthe State. Splendid opening for grocery, drug or clothing business. Possession given : ; meas , March 1. For further particulars, address Lock sciously done me, you will be willing to cor-| i : | Asparagus, Oyster Bay Beans, Lima, standard.............+-- Beans, Lewis’ Boston Be | FPARTNER WANTED—A. general merchant doing a good business in a thriving lumber town desires 2 partner with two thousand dol- lars capital. For particulars address, aa Witt ner,” care the Tradesman. | page SALE—The font of brevier type for- merly used on THE TRADESMAN. The font comprises 222 pounds, with italic, and can be had for 30 cents a pound. Apply at the office. Pumpkin, 3 th Golden.........----+eeee ees Succotash, standard...............+e-e2: Nomatoes, Trophy........-.--.+eseeees 1 Tomatoes, Adrian...........5--.s seen eee PROVISIONS. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, Chicago packing, DEW.......--.-.66+ 11 00 Mess, Chicago packing........-..--+--++++- 10 00 Clear, short pork, Chicago packing....... 12 00 Back, clear short cut, Chicago packing...12 50 Extra family clear, short cut...........--- 11 50 Clear, A. Webster packer, neW........---- 12 25 A. Webster packer, short Cut...........--- 12 00 Extra pig, short cut..........-0 sere eee ee 12 00 Extra clear, heavy........-.-eee cece ee cee 12 75 Clear back, short Cut............eeseee ee eee 13 00 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long Clears, h@avy......--.-2.eseeerees 55% “ MOGIUM, 60. oie esas eee 55g “ Tt an cee ee ta 5g | Short Clears, heavy......-----+++eeeeeee 61g | do. NOC... 2. os se ere eee 644 | do. MG oso sig wee a ta 64g SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. ETAMS, NCAVY. «0-02. e-e rcs ee cece ssc eeecseceee G1 OO WRU NTE, boo i ks as ease ca eeee sees cs cee 934 5 NG os cl ca eee > Bei ee 955 Boneless Hams.........-++--++++5 hanes cecal Boneless Shoulders.........-.0---eee cree cece 6% Breakfast Bacon...a....-.----eeeeee eee eee 7% Dried Beef, extra quality...........+++-++++ 9 Dried Beef, Ham pieces..........-+-+++-+++° 10% Shoulders cured in sweet pickle............ 6 LARD. MAGYAR... boiesas ca cde (ness ncte en eeaes 634 80 and BO WD TUDES .. 2.1.2. ce eo cece sence 6% 50 ib Round Tins, 100 cases.........-.--- 6% LARD IN TIN PAILS. | 20 tb Pails, 4 pailsin case.......... Shas y % 8 Pails, 20 in & case.............-..6-- 7% 5 D Pails, 12 in a case. ..............--.- 7% 10 i Pails, 6 in @ CAaS€ ...........--- eee TH BEEF IN BARRELS. SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Pvc GAUMBGRO ss ono. bs occ n st cee edt ete tens 0s Ham Sausage... ...... cece cece cece ee ee ee enee Tongue SAusage..........seee cece eens ieee Frankfort Sausage........-....seeereee cree Blood Sasaw@e...... 0.02... cece sees sere seces Bologna, straight...............++++- SVai sees Bologna, thick............-.++ oye ee eat Head Cheese......... Pees 55 ccakas cee dees Jerome J. Wood, Hudson—The loss inci- dent to the red streak in the Late Rose is placed at one-third. The Early Rose is af- fected as well, also across of the Peach- blow and Ohio Russett.. Burbanks have a peculiar smoked flavor. The cause of all this is laid to the drouth and very quick growth during the wet warm weather after the drouth, when they started up again, the second growth being phenomenal and in fantastic shapes, exceeding the first growth largely. Potatoes dug for table use before the drouth were not affected and very late plantings were not troubled. Farmers con- sequently connect the drouth and quick | Qoarse cn agers Explaining the Tired Look on Many Faces. PIGS’ FEET. | In half barrels...........-.sceeeeeeeeees acu In quarter barrels............+see eee e renee FRESH MEATS. prices as follows: HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay as follows: HIDES. Green....@% @% |Calf skins, green Part cured... 84%@ 8%} or cured.... @10 Fullcured.... @ 94 | Deacon skins, Fine washed @ tb 24 Tere err errr ee eee ee A brakeman who was caught between two | Mink .. |... ve Muskra REG oi Seek i sod cseesss 06 freight cars the other day, was describing — kits z 8 2 his sufferings to his wife. ‘‘Why,” she ex- claimed, “that’s just the way it feels when BRUM... oso eeeveresrseseeesreererssres E 1 Me cee cect ence ene e eee erernneces wn eee more erer ers eesesrarere are breaking in a new pair of corsets.” Deer, ¥ Ca 10@ | Michigan full cream...........-.-+++- il Piaif aikim........-+...+-- S “ A os ce aa ve wees acme eee naan 5 The Grand Rapids Packing & Proyision Co. Hunkhies | ok seks 35| Green Rio...... 9@13 GreenJave..... Vi@27 Green Mocha. . .23@: Roasted Rio.... Roasted Java ..2 McLaughlin’s ..........-..--+--. 1344 "2 foot Jute ..... 1% 60 foot Jute..... 1 00 40 Foot Cotton....1 50 Xx 5 per cent. off in 10 barrel lots. Mackerel, shore, No. 2, ad a7 ad Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 9 25 Boneless, CXtra.............ecccceccccs cece’ 13 50 | White, Family, % bbls 345 Apricots, 25 th DOXS...... 2... eset eee Cherries, pitted, 50 th boxes.........-. Beg plums, 25 ib bOXeS..........+++++- Pears, 25 hb boxe Peaches, Delaware, 50 tb boxes....... Peaches, Michigan.............--+..0-- Raspberries, 50 Th boxes.....-....-++++ John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling CRE ois bs cb cae e ents ohn cane ce Prunes, French, 608..........-+0+eeee- Prunes, French, 80s...........--++ +--+: Prunes, Turkey.......--.---se2ee seers: Raisins, Dehesia...........---.s-eeeeee Raisins, London Layers........-...--- Raisins, California Raisins, Loose Muscatels, s Fresh Beef, sides...........---+.0-6- .. 44G 6% Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 6 @ 6% THOEBOG TIOGG.) ois cs cose ance nsce sche ee 44@ 5 Mutton, CarcassSeS..........6.ee cece eee @4 ee ae a ee eres te 8 @9 Pork Sausage... ..- ce. cccecescssccseee 6%@ 7 PROUIPIE bi cic es cect nee sccss tacaeanses 64a 7 WO sc as op eek tae ose ae ee 6 @T% Spring ChickenS............+--++-+0++> i @8 WOR SS, on avn bs nes une caosseneerans @13 PUIG OVE 5 os casas esos sa ce ses eee ae ence @i1 oe Raisins, Muscatels, 10 ib boxes........ Raisins, Ondaras, M4S.........-+------- Raisins, Sultanas, M@W..........-+-+++ Raisins, Imperials, 10 hb boxes........ Water White......1 Dry hides and # piece..... 20 KIDS oo 6.250. 8 @12 SHEEP PELTS. Old wool, estimated washed ® b...... @25 Tallow....... Ee pociecaness 4 @4% wooL. zi Unwashed........ 2.3 Oshkosh, No. §.........«--++s. ees Richardson’s No. 9 Richardson’s No. 7 Black Strap........ Porto Rico......... maces FURS. @ar..... esr J ucieusaia ...+-1 00@12 00 MN ass cede wdkaes eae .2 00@6 00 TOG TORS ces cia cs ces cae se Ceesdaces pote NSU OY FOR ooo ins sa ce sis st atari st 25@1 00 Martin ....... Pues as soa cas tie peiecresrer, wencetits erg Sh ee eae eee Be css evans 2 00| Saginaw or Manistee..........-..++++- 98 | French Cream, 251 pails..............-. , esi Silver Spoon, 3 dOZ........-..5+see seer eee 7% 50} meme ¢ Maeda caged ctebiue sbwuutee : 60 Cut loaf, 25 Ib cases ee 1234 a SRE MATAIL CORTNO oon io ans a oaes dann ‘ 5d i a ahaa UU NRT 2, | Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 80 eon ae h this Tn ee ne ye es ee bees 45 Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 2 80 ee ie a ia ae ae ae 90 % Seis ce deetad anaes ma = ee mngiten Galcy bu. Uags...-.. 80 VANOT—In 6 D BOXES. 65 American, dairy, 4% bu. bags.......... i EN BONN is ic tacndeescsan +60 0c IR@I1B #@ gross 4 00 TE, TUB os ain ck och coc clas cease ts 23 | Sour My ciel ci cnsesscs cankcc pete BO foe ci oe suns ach co eae ew shade 8 00 SAUCES. | Peppermint Drops...... .........s..6+ 14s 12 00| parisi , iy : | Chocolate Drops....... 15 yor ae apie AG Wi i i ons ch 0 @2 00 | ee he ee a POT BOR. cs na ones pene sen es e > Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ 7%! A PRO sthh nein cn sensi tets = ch dese is enn ee eee ee 4 00 Pepper Sauce, MYeON ........ccccsceeee @1 09 | Liecoriee veeteseerecsererererer esas eres e lO ‘ t Dp aca o a : RE | TNC BIR ooo sa cc en as me cadecsanes 20) Pepper Sauce, red large ring 5 | > Ti : 5 oeeee DE , We WG. 326. @1 35 | 4 coric & A B Licorice Drops 2 50'No. 2 Hurl 105 cere Sauce, green, large TUE. 4.2 @1 70 | Lozenges plain _ ee a i ND Pe cca case < ‘ats ; - | 440% HOS, PAB... cee eee cece eee eee eee eernns o > 25\Fancy Whisk.......100| tsup, Tomato, PINtS....-... se seer ees @1 00 | Lozenges, printed................ 16 5 75 ae Tomato, GUAVES .............. WOE Ot NIN ie) oii cy ss ca cncheasuccaescavac iB i | Past a : ak eb | 3 BEM ob wh Edd ds 6406 ide cece deeetnceinedeneaan eee oe tranis Aeeaenens st eng Mosinee bake taaieoes phanlsenceasneeessiaa 15 AES... sees ee ee ees bee tol MN Uo oo ip na hie ck nse 4 dene wcc ues 13@14 . SPICES. | Aentaue a 1L3@ 4 1 = . Ground. Thole. inn aga Da ldavdehs pana diececduauceess saa 8 CDE ce cv snees 16@25' Pepper @iy EL. Peete ee te MISS err ee ees Kaen era ox PE VQ@<0 OL see cece es ‘ ‘ Made Creams ¢ o Alispice «so... 12@15 Allspice .......... ec eens f ' ee ee b POs oc civ eve cy cceishacaeeie ce Cove Oysters, 2 b standards.........---- 190 oe nnmetsee 18@30|Cassia .........--- 10@11 | Decorated Creams....... 2 Lobsters, 1 ih picnic. ...........-eee eee e ees 175 Ganaet dan Sea ce ad 2|Nutmegs ......-. 60@65 | String Rock..... Bibddicas xveeuuuss canes H@I5 ie foo G@20 Cloves .....-++++- 16@18 | Burnt AlmondS..................c000 cee 2 Lobsters, 2 fb star 90 emer ge vee. + 15@30) Wintergreen Berries........... .._ pitty B b Sy BUT on oc che ce cecceneerenecers wet Jayenne ......... 2535 | eo Ab BIER ID eee ee ee eee oe (ata ota 5 ib fresh standards 0 en Se Sauce, 3 D..........5 25 | Elastic, 64 packages, per box...... eweses 5 35 | Lozenges, plain in pails............... @iz eo 25 SUGARS. Lozenges, plainin bbis................ @il d 3 9B | CUDES ... 66. cece eee cence eee e eee eees @ 7% Lozenges, printed in pails............. @iks% eee 2 ee @ 7% | Lozenges, printed in bbls............. LY4@l2 — ® Columbia river..........e++-- 93 | Granulated, Standard...............++ @ 14 | Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. @I2% cn conver Gn | Confoctionery A. ...........-++-+-0-+s @ 6% | Gum Drops in pails.............-...0. GT : @ | SAANARTEA........0-..-----ceeeeseceees @ 6% | Gum Drops, in bbis........ 2... 6. eee 54@ 6 an | NOs 1, White Metre ©... 2... 2... 00 6%@ 6% | Moss Drops, in pails...................10 @10% $e | MO. B, BRIG Go. ois... ence cence eee ees. 6 @ 6% | Moss Drops, in bbls................ee ee 9 Be es ashe en sinthcvedea invades 3%@ 5% | Sour Drops, im pails... eee Ie 50 el 5x@ 5% Imporiais, fi palls................ PUA - ay * - / ~veicr} : oe ee ede QD Le era weeny WEES. MeO 5i4@ 5% | Bt TNE I cc 66 cobs cs ce eee -~ @Y 90 New Orleans VOUOWSG... .. 5 <..40+605645- 54@ 5s | : FRUITS Apples, gallons, standards.......+-.+++++- Se ln Mee SYRUPS. me | Renee ——* ee ace yoke ics 05 et A ec, 24@28 ranges, Jamaica, bbis........... 1 00 — Fi bbls... tual 26@30 | Oranges, Florida.......... 1.0.0.0... 3 15@4 00 De es aa 00 Jorn, t0 gallon kegs............+..02++ @30 | Oranges, Rodi Messina........ ee gl RIDE. 149 | Corn, 5 gallon kegs.............-...--.. BO@SL BEINN, MIN eu da sok os cecencoeas: 140 Corn, 4% MAINT OMB, 65 oc oc cnc ckos sues 30@31 | Lemons, choice................ es @A 00 Peaches, Extra Yellow ............... w2+-8 40 emi eae aus hee he acahavenes 2328 Lemons, PUNCV .. oe eee cece eee ees bins @4 50 Peaches, SraSTAB YA ceca oe 1 75@1 95 © IAL, 7 DDL... eee eee eee ee ee ee ee 2OQ@SV | Figs, lay ers, hew, oe... 14 @l? ee MAMER, Soon ccaan c+ scekke nena se 150 | Pure Sugar 5 gal kegs............-.+-- Gal GO | Dees BOE GO 65 6. ss eee ei eck @) 4 Pineapples, Brie... .....-<-.sceeeces cesses: 5 TEAS. ON GO DD anise) erase anendaciees @b Pineapples, standards......-.--.+++eseee+s BO | Jee ORGIMATY.. ... «5.0. ec cc ewese ee ness 15@20 | Dates, SKIN. «os eee eee ee ners eens ee ee eens MEME Gy iors nn conc teas aeacesncesas Se | PMN TRINA OO oo so os oy posi cceneonns 25030 | en a ek weet eee ee en ener estes a8 TT RON sk hae dence ee. snags | Dates, Fard 10% box @ ............. @il CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA, Japan dust Br pik cle eaead ein sdsenha sens 120 ee aoc eae B Be aweeeeeceeees 9@l0 Mariposa. | Young Hyson...............+++: 3050 | Dates, Persian 50 box ®D.......... 84, § Po'00 | Gun Powder......... sad antt a snior ents AN | BMer ABOU, W OOM. conan ccnccsnm- oo ! 85 — oye ree tees cee ses dea BGC > PEANUTS. Dice. c tama kiandnne nanan We III 5 cards snare ected cre cad nase ocnn sauce MNO Poem ey SOW D...2-.<. 4, 4 @4% .& TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PALLS. Choice do GO wo eeeeee ee cece es 44@ 5 ~~)! Dark AmericanEagiet7; Underwood's Ci an | Pancy _ do ei len ee oc @ 5% 3 95| Dark AmericanBagievs | Une erwood’s Capper 35 | Choice White, Va.do ... aM 4! 2 9); The Meigs..........-- 64\Sweet Rose.......... ‘i PanovHt.. Va do .................. ie a CANNED VEGETABLES. Red Bird uaa veeeeuee 50! Meigs & Co.’s Stunner NUTS oe ees AD O4 a 3 95 State Seal............60 UIGS ci ndacasces sO | ADORGA, Tarragona. ody 12 0@1 10| Prairie Flower ......65 Royal Geme.......... 38 1 Qe fe ee Beans, Stringless, Erie..............--+++: ~ 80 | Indian Queen........ 60 Mule Bar..........++. a eee ae ron 1 68 ee: Seed ceeeans 60 Fountain. Daal tal aadas 74 Ces BOP cc : Cet, PHOS oe cc caked shade ce cena ares 1 05: rown Leat..... ..-. 66 Old Congress......... We PE CINE ok ca ccc ccs ccc ee orcs: U2 Hiaw: ‘ 2 a 11 Al RN a cage thued sens Ov) {iawatha ......... ..65|Good Luck..........- 52 a Barcelona a 2 7 PEMBUIOE 6 ccs rele a vas waea ne nee 100 | Globe ..........-.-0+5 +) Blaze Away......-.-- 35 | Walnuts, Grenoble.............-.+0-.. 4 @l4'4 POAG. WrOnGi ere cie ce cease cee e den ka ce an ee a5 «| May Flower.......... 0 Hair Litter..........- 30 “ MOM oc. eke kas, ons Peas, Marrofat, standard............--++++ 69 -nieohet weg ohana SS GOVOENOP .« ++ -- os «<> 60 . OOO aco sc cs ub akjsausaes PAR HOAVON, (01; soon noes esse doce et en eset 70 Old “Al id teh ns a 49 oo a weeeeees 63 " CN. ccs ks a2 83 Jld Abe. ...---49| Medallion ............60 | Pecans, Texas, H P ee 10 Gain ; ee Bo cs ce ccc anes. 0 @B a ny PLUG. ig Denece ... c.os 9 @ 2 05@1 10] Knife, single butt ar |Cocoanuts, $100.......... a ae i Tomatoes, Hillsdale.........-....0--+++++- : = o ‘two ee a @19 nek eles ee Tomatoes, Three Rivers........--++++++++5 1 05 eine oe Heo arsee unc caustc o 2 OYSTERS AND FISH, ee eee @ty | F:d- Dettenthaler quotes as follows: Ca aie irawess. @48 OYSTERS own Big Drive.........-20e-ee secre en eseeees @50 New York Counts........ o ele ee. 33 @ 6 cae Grand HANIGe ook sce ccs os @A6 Kr. 7; Be NNN abies ck cides ochcend nancies 30 TP SHOE 25 occu case ecey cases 4g | Selects ............. APOE Mee ASION 660655. 6-c di Gernion fwéet.......20) tetrad... .c, c..sacsdcrecatarseananss oa 8 sere eter seme sete csacenssaues a POROUS 2 ohn acces 38) Vienna Sweet .......23] Jacek eee a, @A8 Sd ee + MAM occu sack sa ceeess GAG | FAVOTILES - eee seen eee oe nowflake .... pon oo a gaa ual eoh i giihataab <4 fHoasted Mar...17@18 | Nimrod.. ..-----2...c0.ccccsccseccce ee ee ree 15 [Roasted Mocha.29@0 | BoGr sesstcsseceecesser, QUA | Boies. by bulk. 2a HHoasted Mex... ut | Spread Bigies 1101110. Gee | Standards, by bulk... 0200000. “TINIE GO@L 10 Jround Rio.... I@16 TU MIE ooo oc cs vp ss aescnceaes @35 eae ee oi : “ 25 iat WE GCOMGON oo ets ca eee ee @46 Princess Bay Clams, @ 100................ 0. om COFFEES—PACKAGE. $0 ae Knignts of Labor................-.+++ @46 «| New York Counts, # 100... Le “140 pe Railroad ede ~ C8 lag as. 7 r r p tds t ae ae 1344 13°; eee Sriband ‘4x13 See bow Sastdanic : ae “cig eer re ee re ee = es % cent less in 300 Bb lots. MRE MRO cs csiks sain sudaeddksavdnes BRE NON ick on ites seaccassesats essa 2 @lt I oho eins ees cane ees Ge | Mackinaw Trout....................4-. @ 7 “wo Old Five Cont Times.. .........-t Pit eW ened ees drawer eats hacen ened we « M46 " Saad, if a 4 - Searing EC ees @46 Butter—Michigan creamery is easy at 25@238. S ou wa ade alne sk hake aa ahaa wean 4 I skit NAD twee oteww tn 3 a “0 i —. ead ea cds fa deed eel vale o Sweet dairy is in good demand at 1#16, Oe eicestanceceeeen ences’ 65 RRR ee ela > polo while old is dull at 5@8e wen i Hee, Mg oa cu an cian cvusesiaee™ Ghee 4 @36 : ayia bine nti = é 6 ag Medea ceeetachenanasa ga 600 | D:and D., black...........-....eseseees @36 Butterine—Creamery packed commands 20¢. Thite, No.1, 12 kits.........---+0e-++++- 100 | McAlpin’s Green Shield...........-... @A6- | Dairy rolls are hel ain 13 White, No. 1, 10 Ib kits...........--0------- 8 | Ace Hich, black @35 — os are held at 14@l5c and solid packed SO ag as me dete MANE. ces eT — ly, 4% Seo : HORIONE BORGO. . oo ons. n ese cesestncsesss DAG th FLAVORING EXTRACTS, Vanilla 2e. less in four butt lots. Cabbages—In fairdemand at $5@$8 # 100. ce Oe Ore a @ doz.1 00. 1 40 a SMOKING Cheese—The best grades of September, Oc- ae 150 250 Old Tar.......----++++ 40;\Sweet Lotus.......... 32 | tober and November make are selling at 11% pipe 4 00| Arthur's Choice..... 23\Conqueror ........... 23 ae : ; sot RA telcos See ree ie a , ‘o Sate... oelGrayling ............. 32 Cider—1l0e # gal. and $1! for bbl. : pa eee co 1 50 Flirt seesgeeeste arene 28 Seal Skin. a 30 Celery—20@22e # doz. bunches for Kalama- é ‘ 701d Dust.........+.: 26 Rob Roy......-. 26 | 2 Grand Have 300) 2 a) KY Vieceeeecereees 26 |z00 or Grand Haven. rn i. 7 50 Gold Block as uas -. 80/0 WOle BARI... 65.5005 28 Nie west dias - : : ? HORN FOR sor os as ove 0s iB = Seal of Grand Rapids |Lumberman .........25 Cranberric s—The market is well supplied ee A we (cloth)..........--25| Railroad Boy......... 33 | with both cultivated and wild Michigan and eval a iran a Ie gna Nill as » oy | Lramway, 3 0% 40, Mountain Rose New Jersey berries, whicl ig ) ot eek alae e sas Te ata ORT mares INE srsey berries th e i $1.75 areata ae 6 00 Ruby, cut Cavendish 35 Home Comfort.......25] g9 w 1 > ae _ . —" and S5.70@ FRUITS—DOMESTIC, | OME os onencoste= 40: SU Roki s saan as 55 | 2" © bu." for'cholee. Cape Cod are held at . is Eeck's BaD. ee 18 Seal of North Caro- $7.50 ®@ bbl. @ 15} Minersand Puddlers.28) ‘i 2 04 Reros—Fres -or as : @ 20 Morning Dew.. os 25 Seal of North Caro-— Ree Veeek axe worthy OMe, ant. pone as eee cea aeio ah @ %| Chain... .............22|_ lina, 402 are moving slowly at 1i@18e. @ 28) Peerless --.00.0.000.) 24 Seal of Nortit Gairo- Honey—Choice new in comb is firm at Me. Glo | Standard ........+-++- My Mee BO6 sk i oscks Hay—Bailed is active and fir as @ 2% Old TOM.........+024: 18 Seal of North Caro- in two and five t lots . . — oo tte om FRUITS—FOREIGN. Tom & Jerry......... 24| lina, 16 oz boxes.... . d five ton lots and $i4 in car lots. @ 82 | Joker, -.....---. cess 26|Big Deal..............2 ;| Hops—Brewers pay S@l0c @ b. Currants, NOW... .......eeeee cece seen eee ™? is ei eiatenew sean 35 are Zeek belacuanens ; Onions—Home-grown, 70¢ ® bu.jor $2 % bbl @ 15 We lv ce iu ans 25|King Bee, longeut... ad a : @ 10| Pickwick Club....... 40 Milwaukee Prise... Pop Corn—Choice new commands 24¢ @ B 44@ 05 Nigger Head Laie des 26 Rattler al aie and old 3e B b. @4 00| Holland ............+. 22;Windsor cut plug....2 Potatoes—Burbanks command 42@¢ ate @3 25} German .........-.++- WEBBING oo vs cst cues abel Rose are i ar ; ene ae See @ 13| Solid Comfort........ 30 Holland Mixed....... ose are in only occasional demand at de @I12% | Red Clover. .....-... 32\Golden Age.......... 5 | On account of the “red streaks.” C2 25 ae oe diwccdapaces een J ev abuadees : Poultry—Fairly well supplied. Fowls sell ¢ NATIONAL 2... .0cc cece. wb} gnts é . ats Can . @13 ™ Wee ee Since rion 3 for 64@ie; chickens, 7@8e; ducks, 1c; and OR ek ans snew Gaaee ore ° SHORTS. big son oe er O04 | Mayfiower 23) Hi Squash—Hubbard, guoted nominally at le ® sorter none ae a at RN a RUNUWOR oceans 23| Hiawatha ............ Mali yé Raisins, te 00 OR go cence erences 22/Old Congress......... 3 | Ib, although very little is moving. . om av 2a ft oC KEROSENE OIL. Mule Bar... . 62.00.55 22| MOY UiGGL. 6c s5ss0ecs Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys command #4 and : rv, : _ SNUFF. Baltimores $3. | Legal Test....... -11%4 | Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..... @ | + ak a Maccoboy @ 55 Turnips—25e # bu. : al : ft Maceoboy......--+..e-s eee Grand Haven, No. 8, 8quare.............++- DO ht ee a aii vac cauanee @ 44 GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Grand Haven, No. 200 1 1 ne i i a a ren, No. = » parlor.......-+++++- 1% : RAPPCC.. 2... eee ee eee ee eee @ 35 Wheat—No change. The city millers pay a Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor..........+. 12 25| Railroad Mills Scoteh.... 2 ........0.. @ leciowa: L ea eas eae Grand Haven, No. %, round...........----- 15D) Lotzbeck .......cseeneceteeeeseeeness * Gi go |tovows: Lancaster, 90; Pulse, Sie; Clawson, FORD, NO: Si. cic caswcee aces secees einesnnes 87c. ¥ VINEGAR. cae asain . Star brand, pure cider........ uae aus s@iz| Corn—Jobbing generally at 44@45e in 100 bu. Richardson's No.8 square........... eR 100 Star brand, white wine............-0+.e+++ 8@12 | lots and 38@40e in carlots. di 1 50 MISCELLANEOUS Oats—W hite, 38e i 33@! i rdson’ os eediedee paceheceus Sat : — , Se in small lots and 33@34e in Richardson’s No. 74, ramet seeeee ee eeeeeees : = Bath Brick imported Dabs iiskpcuieunes 9 | car lots. ace q neha nd sed dos oO merican.........--.+++++- 7 Rye—48@50 Burners, NO. bo... 6 cscs ce cctee nes ivee < 1 00 y 0 @ bu. clei paee eh ce auwmecnnnee 15@19 Oe pe iad ee he Barley—Brewers pay $1.26 # ewt. bases tht sa eset enone ao Condensed Milk, Eagle brand........ 7 8 Flour—No change. Fancy Patent, $5.75 ® bbl. tye ean Mee AES Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ib cans........ . 15@25 |in sacks and $6 i i ” a baad nd cdaene dyes MMOD | OMMAINE, BERR, oc ccc edecnc cto cnecesecees @1l2% ma n wood. Straight, $4.75 Gandlem, Hotel............cccccccecseee, @QA4__ | DDL in sacks Qn096 tm wood. nee Co «OL... heswdatesanewes rn Meal—Bolte4, $2.75 ® bbl. 48 ths......2 85| Gum, Rubber 100 humps.....0200.0000, Mill Feed—Sereenings, 14 B ton. Bran, $18 00 D8... 2 50 Gum, Baby or 200 LUMPS. ..... 400+ ee a a oN eee Middlings, $17 @ ton. err um, Dns dacs cekes (epehehus ena rn and Oats, $20 $ ton. i a gee beg } * of a New The Gripsack Brigade. The boys netted $25.85 on the ball. J. H. Parker’s sawmill at Alpine is up and enclosed. B. F. Emery has engaged with Kingman for another year Will Irwin, of the Detroit Stove took in the traveling men’s party. J. S. Holteman, of the Detroit Stove Works, took in the traveling men’s dance. Thos. Ferguson has engaged with J. H. Thompson & Co., of Detroit, for another year. Wallace Franklin was in Chicago Dec. 31 and arranged with Fairbanks, Morse & Co. for a fifth year. The many friends of A. D. Baker note with regret the untimely appearance of nu- merous gray hairs. A traveling salesman familiar with sad- lery hardware ean find an opening by ad- dressing Ti TRADESMAN. The traveling men of Battle Creek have organized the ‘“Trayelers’ Protective Asso- ciation,” with J. B. Rue President. Geo. Owen issued a unique and hand- some New Year’s remembrance to his num- erous friends among the retail trade. M. K. Walton, formerly on the road for Fitch, Hunt & Co., of Chicago, sueceeds E. H. Cannon with Curtiss, Dunton & Co. Brown, Hall & Co. will be represented by the following road force the coming year: Sherwood Hall, Cassius Sweet and W. V. Heidt. Phil Gaubatz—otherwise known as Job Lots—was in town a couple of days last week and took in the traveling man’s party. Wm. W. Chapman, a traveling for the Detroit Safe Co., died Christiancy’s residence, Lansing, aged 43. Frank DeLaney left yesterday for Chicago to interview the Western manager of the Drunmond Tobacco Works relative to his future fietd of action. Chas. L. Stevens favors Tur §TRADEs- MAN with a handsome eard announcing his engagement with A. C. Bacon & Co., of De- troit, for a twelfth year. The New Year is a good time to settle up old accounts. Geo. F. Owen should avail himself of this opportunity to remit the eight cents still due this office on advertis- ing. Chas. B. Liamb and Frank C. Adams, the Plainwell boot and shoe travelers, send Tir TRADESMAN their compliments in the shape Year’s ecard shaped like a pie Gray & Works, salesman at Judge recently, plate. Geo. F. Owen has engaged with Brewster & Stanton for another year. In consequence of the engagement, the George and Julia combination will postpone their appearance before the public another year, The Young Men’s Christian Association has issued a directory of 250 reading rooms conducted by them, and seattered all over the Union. The directory is for the special benefit of traveling men, to whom a special ticket ina Russia leather ease is fnrnished free of charge, which entitles them to all the privileges of the Association’s rooms (in- eluding gymnasium, where one exists) in any part of the country. A. B. Cole circulated a subscription pa- per among the traveling men last week and secured the neat sum of $136.75, which he turned over to Mrs.° Richard Savage, on New Year’s day. Thegift enables the re- cipient to anticipate the winter parative serenity, as the sum is ample to support herself and family for several months to come. Mrs. Savage requests Tie with com- TRADESMAN to return her heartfelt thanks to the boys for their generosity now and heretofore. Lansing Traveling Men’s Association. From the Lansing Republican. At the meeting of traveling men, held at the Lansing House parlors on Saturday even- ing, F. M. Cowles presided and R. Mott was secretary. S. H. Row and J. Free Smith spoke of the benefits which would be deriv- ed from a traveling men’s associatian, and on motion of Geo. C. Cooper it was decided to perfeci such an organization. Messrs. Coop- er, J. Free Smith, Myron Wright, George W. Maston, and M. B. Fields were appoint- ed a committee on permanent organizatien. Messrs. E. J. Ewens, Charles W. Gilkey, Elmer K. Bennett, Leroy H. Williams, and S. Hl. Row were appointed a committee to draft resolutions and by-laws. Both of the above committees made reports which were adopted and the following permanent ofli- cers were elected: President, George C. Cooper; vice-presidents, J. Free Smith, Geo. P. Maston, M. B. Fields: Secretary and Treasurer, R. Mott: assistant Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. Gilkey; directors, S. H. Row, Myron E. Wright, E. S. Evans, J. A. Myers, A. E. Silk, C. E. Fritcher. The fol- lowing is a list of the members who have joined the association up to the present time: J. L. Leas, O, A. Baker, Samuel Ekstein, F. H. Ketchum, H. A. Dane. L. L. Henion & Bro., H. A. Knott, M. J. Taylor, Cc. H. Lemon, W.K. Walker, E. Peck, Rollo Bryan, D. N. Shull, G. A. Bolster, Frank Warren, H. J. Smith, H. N. Lemon, Charles Sutliff, Depton Harris, D. Stringham, J. B. King. R. P. Hosner, Willis Bement, Harry West, M. B. Field, Myron EB. Wright, J.J. Frost. C. Perry grant, 8S. M. Miller, A. E. Hiram Leib, J. Ford N orth, F. M. Cowles, George E. Sprang, Rosewell Mott, George C. Cooper, E. W. Campbell, E. J. Evans, A. C. Gougwer, J. Free Smith, Kert ae C. BE. Fritcher, J.A. Smit J. A. Meyers. W. L. Smith, ae . Row, .o. Porter. lkey, D.N. Alexander, Leroy Williams, Derby, G. L. Berridge, Vv) ¢ Bennett. B. McCormick. pot always travel together.” Success No. 5. The second annual ball of the Grand Rap- ids traveling men was even more of a suc- cess than the first, which is saying a good deal. ‘The boys were out in full force, their lady friends were handsome and happy, the | musie and decorations were both inspiring, the supper was good enough for a king, and the entire evening passed without a single untoward incident. Much of the pleasure of the evening was undoubtedly due to the few who voluntarily assumed the manage- ment of the undertaking, but all put their shoulder to the wheel and pushed vigor- ously. The decorations were unique and sugges- tive. The stage at the head of the hall was surmounted by the national colors and an inscription reminding those present that the gripsack brigade bade them welcome. The sides of the room were decorated with white hats—a reminiscence of the famous Fourth of July charge through the streets of the Valley City—and a series of portraits and landscapes, kindly loaned by Bradfield & Co. ‘To the rear of the hall stood the ban- ner, Which took no ineonsiderable part in the parade above referred to. More could undoubtedly be written con- cerning the event; but enough has been said to satisfy any unprejudiced reader that the party was the most successful one of the season, and that those who were so unfor- tunate as to be absent missed the event of a life time. RIPPLES. Geo. Owen was the biggest boy crowd. The fine-tooth comb on one side of the hall was a relic of by-gone days. Geo. H. Seymour performed the duties of treasurer acceptably, as usual. Hy Robertson and Dick Warner model floor managers. Dr. Josiah B. Evans was conspicuous by his absence. Dick Warner says that ‘‘Werner” go any more. He wants it printed the Y kee way hereafter. At the earnest solicitation of the building conunittee Gid Kellogg refrained from ap- pearing on the floor. A. D. Baker danced until several dozen additional gray hairs appeared on his hand- some cranium. Tom Ferguson took up the tickets with the grace of a professional door-tender. Jim Brad has invented and applied for a patent on his discovery that two couples can make a set. Leo. A. Caro was the dude of the occa- sion. By Gee Crip participated in every dance and cried because there wasn’t more. A. F. Peake and wife, of Jackson, form- ed the acquaintance of numerous Grand Rap- ids people. Phil. Gaubatz danced more times than he can consume schooners of Milwaukee lager, which is saying a good deal for Phil. W. F. Cornell, Chicago type sales- man, tripped to the tune of every dance. “That tall gentleman you were just danec- ing with is a graceful dancer for such a tall spook,” said one lady to another at her side. ‘*That spook is my husband,” was the with- ering reply. in the make doesn’t “an- the Oi There is Rest for the Weary. The editor of Ti: TRADESMAN was awakened from his usually peaceful slum- bers New Year’s morning by violent and un- seemly knoekings at his outer portal, but as soon as he donned his war-paint and saun- tered forth to intercept the intruders, the guilty parties beat a hasty retreat. In their flight, however, they left behind a hand- some upholstered easy chair and foot-rest, which were promptly eaptured and carried to a place of safety.’ Accompanying the articles was the following explanation in bold German text: GRAND Rapips, Micu, Jan. 1, 1886. Happy New Year! Frrenp Srowkr —Wishing to express ourselves in some way for the many favors extended to us, and to acknowledge in a measure, our appreciation of your many ef- forts, and to express our kind feelings for you, we take this occasion to do so. Please do not take it for granted that we make you permanent chairman, but we hope you will fill this chair ereditably and sub- stantially; and as you retire from the active duties of the day, may it be a source of com- fort to you and a refuge for your weary body are the wishes of Tim Grip SAck BRIGADE. The recipient avails himself of this op- portunity to thank his friends for this evi- dence of their esteem, hoping that he may never give them occasion to regret the im- plied confidence they have reposed in him as an ardent defender of the biggest-hearted, worst-abused and most thoroughly-misun- derstood class of men on earth. at ete The Hardware Market. Business and collections are both fairly satisfactory. Prices still continue to stiffen, and the withdrawal of quotations by manu- facturers is a matter of daily occurence. The tone of trade is as buoyant as could be desired, and the signs point more strongly than at any time during the season to a vig- orous revival of business within the next two months, attended by a higher level of prices and more satisfactory conditions. The ten- dency of prices is upward, and several ad- vances of a substantial nature are reported, while more firmness is uniformly noticeable. The American Serew Co. has issued a new list, the only change being the reduction of the discount from 80 per cent. to 75 and 10 per cent. et te “Why is it, my dear sir,” said a landlady the other day, ‘‘that you newspaper men never get rich?” ‘‘I do not know,” was the reply, ‘‘unless it is that dollarsand sense do | | | | Meeting of the Northwestern Traveling Men’s Association. The annual meeting of the Northwestern Traveling Men’s Association, which was held at Chicago on the 29th, was attended by about 400 members. President Miller stated that the present year had been the most prosperous the Association had known. Ten anda half years ago the Association was organized, and none gave it longer to live than ten years. Contrary to all prom- ises it was now ina highly prosperous con- dition. The past year had been the most prosperous in its history. The death rate had been smaller than ever before. The report of T. S. Quincey, secretary and treasurer, showed that the year 1885 was begun with a balance of $19,338.36. From all sources $108,343.72 was received during the year, which made the resources of the Association $127,682.08. The amounts paid to beneficiaries during the year aggregated $100,000, paid upon twenty death assess- ments. Other expenses aggregated $10,507.- 79, leaving in the treasury a balance of $17,- 174.29. During the year 242 new meinbers had been admitted, 255 expelled for non- payment of dues, of whom 194 had been subsequently re-adinitted. ‘The total mem- bership was now 3,563. Since the organiza- tionof the Association $640,470 had been paid to beneficiaries, and each member who had paid every assessment had up to this time sustained a tax of $226. The average cost to each member since the organization had been $21.52 a year, while the average amount paid to beneficiaries has been $4,815.56. The average ratio of deaths had been six per thousand. The election of officers resulted in the choice of Jas. C. Miller for President and T. S. Quincey for Seeretary and Treasurer. President Miller was voted $500 for his ser- vices to the Association during 1885. A collection amounting to $103 was taken up for a penniless and paralyzed member. The railway committee reported that pro- gress had been made toward securing 5,000 mile railroad tickets. Many railroads had made econeessions inthis regard. The state railway commission had affirmed the right of railroads to sell tickets to commercial tray- ers at reduced rates. Three amendents to the by-laws were adopted. The first proposes an extension of the limits of the Association. At present the line runs along the Ohio River and west to the Colorado River, so as to include Den- ver. The amendment extends the limits so as to take in all the Northern states and the Pacifie coast. The Traveling Men’s Asso- ciation of California has recently collapsed and a large inerease in membership is ex- pected in that State. The second amend- ment gives the president a salary, the amount to be determined hereafter. The third amendment grants an extension of ten days for the payment of dues, during which time members can be reinstated without medical examination on paying a fine of $1. It was voted to hold the next meeting in Chicago the last Tuesday in December. ee ee The Champion Drummer, “~ had a little experience the other night,” said a drummer, ‘‘that took all my nerve and gall to bear up under. Ever since | I’ve been on the road, ’ve made it a prin- | eple to meet all engagements. More than | once have I skipped three or four towns in which I was sure of selling big bills of | goods, in order to keep my engagement to call on some girl or other. When I agree to be at a certain place ata given minute, you can bet your last dollar (ll be there. Well, the other day I landed in a certain town, and suddenly discovered that in a moment of forgetfullness I had promised to take two to the theater that night. The girls were not acquainted, either. I hate a Har and a sneak, and the girls’ brothers were customers of mine, and = so, after thinking the whole thing over, I made up my mind I’d live up to my contract. * So I bought two seats at two theaters, engaged my carriage, and prepared for the campaign. I sent word to the first one that Pd call for her rather early, and to the other that I might bea few minutes late. Iwhirled No. 1 off, seated her, excused inyself for a min- ute before the rising of the curtain, slipped out, and in two seconds the horses were on arun for No. 2. I got her in her seat five minutes after the curtain rose. Stayed the act out, excused myself, went back to the other, apologized, and every thing was al! right. 1 spent the evening flitting from one to the other, and got my money’s worth out of the hackman, as I made him jump. I made inguiries as to the hour the plays would be over, and found I had 25 minutes leeway. Then I made such good use of those 25 minutes that I had got No 1 home and was back after No. 2 just as the curtain went down. To do this cost me $12, and the next day I had to skip out of town be- eause the hackman was after me with a bill for one of his horses, which had died from overdriving, but not till I had sold big bills of goods to the girls’ brothers. Besides I had the satisfaction of keeping my engage- ments and of performing an unparalleled feat in the theater-going business. That’s the kind of a hustler Lam. perenne olen ane preterteansimre Coffee drinkers may be interested in knowing the result of experiments made with that beverage in France, as reported to the Paris Academy of Sciences. The exper- iments, which were made on dogs, showed that, while moderate quantities of coffee al- ways increased the process of nutrition and the respiratory movements, too large doses produced retardation of the heart and di- minution of the nutrative processes. Some Mt. Pleasant are are about eae ag a | WHOLESALE F PRICH CURRENT. These prices are e for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. | mare | | | PATENT FLANISAED TRON. . “A”? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 “B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9 Breken packs 4c ®@ b extra. Androscoggin, Yt. 0 | WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. WIDE BROWN COTTONS.,. : ROOFING PLATES. .23 |Pepperell, 10-4...... 25 AUGERS AND BITS. | IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 50 | Androscoggin, 8-4..21 ‘Pepperell, Li-4 27% RUGS) Cll GEVIE. foe tea aye ee entr AissO&10 | IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal 'Terne....... 7 00! Pepperell, Gr Lee 16% |Pequot, 7-4.. ceeds zs a Sica scassn esas cecsasusearndes sia | Ic, 2xa B, choice Charnoal Weve “41 60 | Pepperell, 20 |Pequot, 94.........21 PUR ch ck cache sd sed a ede dp caaeuneens 1860 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne....... . : S ao Sea een rie o peter Cebu ee eee hs webbed co cue eesaeaeas dis60X10 | i : ROPES. -& 0 Peppere ll, tet re pe quot, Deb. ME ioc ces eins sca aben cs ane dis60&10 | Sisal, 4 In. and larger. 814 | eee es MN oii ccs d thas xcaujuseusanans dis40&10 | Manilla............. RRR Riese 5 | Caledonia, XX, oz..11 |Park Mills, No. 90..14 senninge’, weniiing...... 6.65. .66. 05694 dis 25] squamms, | Caledonia, X,oz...10 Park Mills, No. 100.15 Jennivos’. imitation... 00060 066s... aisnoale | Stéel and Iron...) o.oo... 0. eee ek dis tog19| Hconomy, o2.......10 | Prodigy, 02. ee BALANCES fey ane BEV ec... dis 50&10| 5 &ar* Mills, No. 50..10 (Otis Apron. 10% ric as Oia 48 Mie dia pack ae No. 60..11 |Otis Furniture..... 104% } ky tog lance : “| Park Mills, No. 70..12. | York, 1 oz.. a BARROWS. \- SHEET IRON. epson ia ee bate fe PREM oka es as Yeg.....4--8 13.00 Com. Smooth. Com. | Park Mills, No. 80..13 |York. AA, extra oz. 14 OI es a ccaee, eens see. met 80 OO) Mos. 10th 16. oo... ick ae $420 $3.00 | era BELLS. Mee tae “» gj) Alabama brown.... 7 |Alabama plaid..... 7 ) > OO , » Oe ae Ms $ 60&10410 | Nos. 18 to 21....2.. 50... 2... 4 20 3 09 | Jewell briwn....... 9%¢| Augusta plaid...... ; ; Se BD heh nhs ikaw ee etaeneens “ 5 Of K ‘ky brow yi4 I To] ; ~ ee ee: Ge hain | NOs. 20ie M......... 0... 4% «= - 8 30 | PeMetoky Drown. .10% Toledo plaid... .... 3 Ooooh hic cce joc ehcaccecess dis BUI | NOS 25 t0 26.0, 4 40 3 19| Lewiston brown... 94|Manchester plaid.. 7 OMe oe dis Ml conivsnerrascessnauscsescsce: 4 OO). 300] Lane Drown......... 94/New Tenn. plaid...2 POON, PORPONE es ieee cee es dis Gawd | All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches | rane en: : Joan TT - BOLTS. | wide not less than 2-10 extrs og PURACERD COTTONE. aa elviccnas can cdena cues dis$ 40 SHE ee aan. | Avondale, 36...... Sig|Greene, G. +4 .. .. 5% Carriage New HA, cece sce lc es dis 0 | In casks of 600 tbs, 8 tb 5. | Art cambrics, 36... 1% BE Met on ou andes iM ROW ee shell secu us etleweh ooale dis 30&1( | In smaller quansities, @ ib............. gy | Androscoggin, 4-4.. Hill, 7-3..... serene OG OT SEES NE EL ..dis 5 TINNER’S SOLDER. oe sees Bet..124|Hope, Sf... 6% Wrought Barrel Bolis..2.22722220.7] dis 60&10 | No.2, Refined.................... 0.5. oe) ee eet oeaine Ee er Cast Barrel Bolts.............5.5-.+.. dis 60&10 | Market Half-and-half......000000. 002. | 1b Ballou, 5-4, steed BNO SR a5 nt 56h 11% Cast Barrel, brass knobs....... ..... dis 60 | Strictly Half-and-half.................. Mb oo ae ee 8% Linwood, fi... i Cast Square Spring................... dis 60 TIN PLATES Boott, EB. 55........ i Lonsdale, 4-4... ... ‘4 OM ON i ioocik isa accoececaveasnes dis 60810 | Cards for Charcoals, $6 75. | Boott, AGC : 4-4... 2 Lonsdale cambric.10% Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 60d&10 | IC, 10x14, Charcoal.............. 5 75 | Boot, R. 34...... . 5%/Langdon, GB, 44... 9% Wrought Square... ................ dis 60&10 , LX, MME TUNUAIR. so cess... 7 25 | Biackstone, AA vi.’ ¢ iLangdon, 45........ lM Wrougnt Sunk Wins. oo. o. seats 60 | IC, SRE COMIN, 66.3 ccc ecce ass, 6%| ioe An tt.... © Manany ile, ©. ..+5 Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob x Son ouea.........0 0 tb Serres WA. + «+ TR eiats ia ae Pcie lum ey ee Goce ued « dis 60&10 | IC, 14x00, Chareval.................... &76| eet + ew oe Mill, 4, mm 7 ee a dis 60&10/TX, 14x20, Charcoal. ae | ee marco 6 |New Jersey, 44.... 8 BRACES XX, 4x20, ¢ Thareoal.. 2... ses. 222 § 75 | Cumoe. S4........-. 4 |Pocasset, P.M. C. 7% ‘ IX XX, 14x20, Charcool. s2 | Domestic, 36....... i44| Pride of the West. et ‘ sw AO a & 1U 75 | Dwiet - a¢ ” Barber ek ee dis & 401} 1XX cry. 14x20, Charcoal. 1D | Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 9 |Poe ahonté as, 4-4.... TH ape eT EA EIS FOG dis 50&10} Tx, ne eer 15 = Davo: 44........:. 9 |Slaterville, 7-8...... 6 Spoord ..... 2.2... ee ce eee ee dis 50}DC, 100 Plate Charcoal.......... 1.10." a 50 | Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 8'4| Victoria, AA....... 9 TRO cee etre, ca dis net | DX, i0PlateCharcoal oa Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 744|Woodbury, 4-4....., 5% BUCKETS. DX_X, 100 Plate Charcoal! 10 50 | Fruit of the Loom, — |W hitinsville, 4-4... T% Well, plain * 350} DXXX, 100 Plate Ch: coal... Ce ps 5 on | . cambric, oes ll |Whitinsville, 7-8.... 6% Migr MEER wwe eee ee me eee ween s eran near anced , we - Wet Awake de eae ee 50 | a 2a) tar WOUPSWIVEL a 4 0) | Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add'i 36 io | % Gold Medal, + CAE |W semen S601 104 Han ne es ,0ld Medal, 7-8..... j illiamsville, 36... BUTTS. CAS" rate , ' 59 | Gold Med $ 6 | Willi i 10% Wi on Din 4 eed : s Roofing, Maxed, LC... ... » » | Gilded Age.. .. 8% Cast Loose ig Mig ee dis 70&10 | Rooting, 14x20, IX.._.. : pln SILESIAS, Cont Loove Pin, Berlin bronzed... ..dis 70&i0| Rooting, BI ncn ene oe nees onsen ces 11 00 | CFOWD. «+ ee see eres li |Masonville TS...... 8 Jast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60810! Roofing, No. 10............., ee masonville &....... 10% Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 60&10 ai . )! Coin 10 | Lonsdale 9% , = : 09 | Allen’s pink.. ..-54@|Merrimac D......... 54% erent . bU ee a ent oneness : - Py | Allen’spurple....... 5% Manchester ......... 5% Doe eee eee eee tee eee Ot ee eT ieee ens “42 American, fancy....54¢'Oriental faney......5% Migkee 60 | eee a Spr ing § st teel. dis 40G40810 ‘4 cake faney J 6 Gotantal eohen 6i% 1a Spring Stee d BOF... 1 i550 iental robes...... CATRIDGES. ‘| Plain Fe _ eae ee on “roe Berlinsolid......... 5 |Pacifie robes........ 6 Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list50&10 | Barbed Fence.....................-.- es, Ter | GOGMRCO FRCY....-.3, | ICHBROIR: }~++a404s 7 him: Wire, United States................ aisd0&10 | Copper ESS aa i: new list net Cocheco robes......./4 Steel River......++»; 2 NNN PM el eee sass oaks solo ee | ee i. Dew istrict | eee OT .- <8 DOOR Bo os 5s 55.01 6 heed a —ikdnine | istnet |) Rddystone ..... ....6 |Washington fancy..6 CHISELS WLRE GOODS. he : y . SEAL Bright oe dis 70&10&10 | Eagle fancy.........6 |Washington blues. 7 OGIO Pirmner.. i... ieee ae cas oe 28 how Gee. .......... lis avwatae! Garner MOOR 35-6500 54e| Socket Framing............2..0200207. dis 75810 | teen = ges eee acca c esas - FOM1OK10 | FINE BROWN COTTONS. — kang eu vae aie oie dis 75&10 | Gate Hooks and Bees di i ore | Appleton A, 4-4. 6'4|Indian Orchard, 40. 8 OO Pee ..dis 7h Pees tee sea as iS Boott M, 4-4........ 6%|Indian Orchard, 36. 7% Butehers’ Tans rod Firmer. dis 40 | WKENCHES. Boston F, 4-4....... 7% \Laconia B, T-4...... 16% Barton’s Socket Virmers. 2 | Baxter’ s Adjustable, nickele d. , Continental C, 4-3.. 644|\ Lyman B, 40-in..... 10% tsa. : Coe’s Ge Be... dis 60 | Continental D, 40in 8%4|Mass. BB. Rh i scaae 5% onaie. oo ha atent Agricultural, wrought, dis 7510 | Conestoga W, 4-4... 6’¢|Nashua E, 40-in.... 8% Curry, Lawrence’s a, OG atent, malleable............ dis 75&10&10 | Conestoga D, 7-8... 54¢)/Nashua R, 4-4...... 7% ee RCO ee dis W10 MISCELLANEOUS. | Conestoga G, d0-in. 6 |Nashua OUTS, a cannes 634 } ee Be et dis 2 | Bir acs 50 | Dwight X,3-4...... 54 |Newmarket N...... 6% COCK UMpS, c ues a dis 70 s 7 Dwight Y,7-8....... 534 Pepperell KR, 39-in.. 7 Brass, Racking’s.............. 60 | Serews, new list “i 4 aaia | Dwight Z, 4-4....... 634|Pepperell R, $4. . 1% ee ép | Casters, Hed St wae eee cece eee ‘510 | Dwight Star, 4-4.... 7 |Pepperell 0,7 C6. i.. 644 i) | ena Pinte............. dis5US10810 | Byes Q » Ath te 9 a1 Heese 0X10 | Dam no Adee 10810 | Ewight Star »40-in.. 9 |Peppe rell N, #4.... 64 Kenns’ 60 | Forks, hoes, rake 4 all steal woods | wi’ | Enterprise EE, 86.. 5 |Pocasset_C, 4-4..... 6% 2 Re ee ee ‘ i mead 0 | oe a fins and all steel goods. BOSLOSD | Great Falls E, 44... 7 iS: nahaa ke. 14 COPPER itis Pett Paste ee sah We | farmers’ A, 4-4..... @ iSaranac E.......... 9 nes _ 02 — to size By Bo sige _ —— ee | Indian Orchard £4 TX! mGe 14ene 14000... : |. aes 3! LUMBER, LA" rit AND SHINGL ES. DOMESTIC GIUNGH. AMS. | Cold Rolied, 44x56 and 14x00......,........ < 49 | AmoskOa@ ......... 4|\ Renfrew, dress styl 9 Cour tpiled lie) gi, |. Th ec New ae Munufacturing Co, quote f. 0. | Amoskeag, Persian & i Johnson Mate Co, ee DRILLS D. Cars a8 follows: t | Bhelee. yc a | Bookfold ......... 12% Morse Bt PROC eect dis AQ} Coopers, F1nen . 8... ic per M $44 00 | Bates.............+. 44 Johnson Manfg Co, Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 40 | Uppers, i (4 andeineh......... 46 00 | Berkshire ......... is dress styles...... 12% Morse’s'Taper Shank................. dis 4) | Selects, t inch. ' | 35 09 | Glasgow checks.... 7 .!Slaterville, dress : s Seleets, 144, 14 und 2 ineh., 28 90 | Glasgow checks, f’y 1% ee... 748 ELBOWS. PION cscs. ul, Ot Com. 4 pieee, 6 imi. doz net $.85 | Fine Common, lineh............. 0 1... 30 00; Glasgow checks, — | White Mfg Co, stap 7 Orne Big. GUNG | BUORE FO sek cas cee is csens 20 00 | royal styles...... 8 |White Mtg Co, fane 8 BAVUMONS 8 BSc cdicos ss “dis icig | Fine, Common, 14,14 and 2ineh. .....! 32 yp | Gloucester, new |White Mant’s Co, EXPANSIVE BITS a No.1 Stoeks, 12 in. , 12,14 and 16 feet ... 15 oo | ,,Staudard ......... 1% . eo 3 | Se % Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........ d 40 | i oy aul aepaaanie Reo Crocs.......... & (Bawards............ 8 Borsbotte ee ais any} orondard Tune, No. t.............. -.... .7 00} Forest Grove....... mB. S. & BOne.......; 5 a : i Standard Tubs, No. : Dihaas cde hs @hekisce clue 6 OO, GRALN BAGS. avtinntl tent SS TOOK ee as Standard Tubs, No. 3.2.0 ...........2......-5 G0} American A......18 00/Old Tronsides...... bb Russell & Inwin Mfg. Co.'s new listdis 003410 | Standard Pails, twohoop................... 1 40| Stark A........... .22%| Wheatland ......11. 21 Mallory, Wnaceint OB... ..2 es dis 663410 | Standard Pails, three hoop.................. 1 85 DENIMS. eens Bove reece eee c ences cee e tees - cotiea Weenie Cegar, three hoop. ....... 55... 2.05.00 | FOOMEOM .... 5-220 ee Gig OCie OG cs enc 10% NOPWRLB Bee eee ee ee ee ee ..dis G6 ee oy kL UE at are ae i 90 | Everett blue.......1384¢4; Warren AXA...... 124 LEVELS, | Dowell Tubs, No.t 8 00! Everett brown 154 Warren BB : 11% CEASA SA e OS Oe haa eee et i Byerett Drown..... O74; YYArrCnm ED......e6 2 Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 70 Dowell Tubs, No.2... Dulce bs eeeeuaaewes .7 00) Otip AXA..........3846| Warren CO... ...:; 104% MILLS. : | Dowell — PRO Gs cs se ena bdeu casas cn os ce CNld COUN WARE c os 0s -11%|¥ork fanoy........ 2 Coffee, Parkers Co.’s..........0.:...-- dis 4°S10 | White Cedar, No. l Sa ages a a ee ige aa: 7 50) PAPER © AMBRICS Coffee, P.S.&W. Mfg. Co.’sMatleables dis 60 | White Cedar, NO.2........ 0.0... 020eeeee eee 6 50} Manville............ 6 6.8 a00mt.....55.8 a saranda Ferry & Clark’s...... = 60 | Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.................3 2 00 | Masgnville......... — Garner .........+.05 6 OTC, FEOP ENO 8 oi oe access es dis 25 | Butter ee ee ee ee 1 25 o WIGAN MATTOCKS. TR i icin a coe se 100; Rea Cross:........ “i al histle Mills.. POZA PVG oni aa ee echnd $16 00 dis bu | a _ Pounder Raab elec ue weal es eae aly MT BOOTY |g onsets cs 7 MOOG. i 8 BRE BVO. oe os es ney ace $15 00 dis Wy CHOCROR PORRGCMS, ooo ces i. cb cee cece aees 2 2 Garner ........ TM a, $18 50 dis 20 & 10 | oes a Ge ee Seb chev aws We cease sas 65 SPOOL COTTON. NAILS. | Mops Stoc co. Rp ies Wc cane dace caine een 1 25 Breese... ecu 50 |Ragle and Phoenix Common, Bra and Fencing. | Washboards, cece ceed gen a dans 1 75) Clurk’s O. N. F. |_ Mills ball sewing.30 ior ® keg $2.50 FW OME) ENC MOQMIINNG oo co os occ eine bee ch 2 251 J.& FP. Coate...... iGreeh & Daniels... .25 OA ee OU ONS ks in vac oo re : BASKETS. | Willimantic 6 cord.55 (Stafford ............ 25 Seok TA ga ee es 50) | I, oss in kc os cass en aces 40 Willimantie 3 cord.40 |Hall & Manning....26 ee: "5 | Pert TRTPOW DOIG co. oes cc cc occ ccc cscs: 160° Charleston ball sew HEIOIVORG.. cos ccuce: 25 3d eee o 50 LAB, WIKG DOT oo cc ces ee ne ce seen cess ues 1%5| ing@thread........0 | Bet OE ea es 3 00 | Clothes, splint, No. }.............-....s.++. 3 50 CORSET JEANS. Clinch nails, adv 1S | C ‘lothes, i ig cena vada cece es 8 75 | i. 64% ‘a ee ak gk ae a (taken aotiet MOE, ..........+.....s5c+ee 4 00 | Armory ...........- 6%|Koarsage........... 144 inate ts. we | Choa, Willey G1, ... «5. -- 5s. 2-cnenee eens 5 09 | Androscoggin sat.. 7}4 Naumkeag sateen. 7% Adv. eB keg $1 o5 a 50 1 5 2 oO | Clothes, willow, No. Mba daciei el eesc. 6 00 oe re a Exveetes hleached es wishin mal ahead: | Clothes, willow, NO.3................4-+ nee apeune tis i¥4 Pepperell sat....... Steel Nails—Same price as above. | Peet es» 100 | Hallowell Imp..... 6%|Rockport........... 614 MOLLASSES GATES | i . = — Ind. Orch. Imp cen 64¢\Lawrence sat....... 7% Staihin'a Pateerh oe ile cece conse es dis 70; ,, HARDWOOD LUMBER. PACU 65056 kd, 74e\Conegosat.......... 6% Stebbin’s Genie... 0. bo... ce cece ce dis 70! . _ — factories here pay as follows i cee Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis 25 | for dry stoc | OOAL AND BUILDING i Ls MAULS. | Basswood, log-run................... @13 00 : NG MATERIA Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled........... dis 60; Birch, log-run........... aa cecacsscdske Glau OO A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: : OILERS. __ | Birch, Nos. land 2................44. @25 00 Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 1 00 Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent.............. die60%i0 | Black Ash, log-run................+++ @13 00 Ohio White Lime, car lots............. 85 gine, with Drags DOUGM............5 55-4. dis 50} Cherry, a Dia ba wile w cc ene auan 25 00@35 00 Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 120 Brahe OF CODVER. 6.506025 ks oe i ook dee aim 80) Cherry, Nos. l end 2................. Gis a | Akron Cement per DDI... ....5 sss)p-.. 1 30 Beene eat Magnesia gee acas per gross, — cee oe ea tae oak cosas cae 10 00@12 | Bealo C ement, per | WORM es cccciskacss 1 30 SOOINE oy res ssc ctvcetiunk ese weeas 10 | Maple, log-run................-. ...-14 0@I16 00 Corie Me waa 1 05@1 10 PLANES. | Maple, soft, log-run................. 2 O@I4 00 | Plastering hair, per bu................ 25@ 30 Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.......... iecaxeunl dis 15 ENGNG, THOU. 5 BIG Be ook, scan ose ee cans @is (i Biueod, Per DDE. oo oc eskeccciccieus 1 75 POAC POO aos ocd i 2 ok Ca sk cw snes dis 25 | Maple, clear, flooring................ @25 00; Land pilaster, per ton.................. 3 50 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, famey.... ......... dis 3 Maple, white, POON i. cc ceeed cee @25 00 | Land plaster, car lota.................. 2 50 Bench, first quality.................. dis 20 Red Oak, log-run........ Deere ita @15 00 | Fire brick, DOP Moise cs ca $25 @ $55 Stanley Rule and sale 8, Wood. .. .dis20&10 | Eee Oak, Root -_ 2. bs nie say eda on 2 | Fire clay, per bbl............ eideuae 3 00 ‘ Red Oa . 1, step plank.......... 2 | COAL. ee, ROMIR ooo cc ici adaedet fesewcsns Ql 50.10 | Walnut, log-run.. ib isucbhisaebe cat @i5 00 Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 76@6 00 Scakiane: polities. phi diwulenee «-.+..- Gis60&10 Wainut, Nos. land 2.......... we Seba “5 00 Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 00@6 25 DPE hs is eve cans ne cepa eee c ce oa cere ae 6 Boo WUE cae cc ik iw ceed oe caues 00 | Cannell, car lots.............. pnancode 00 RIVETS. : Wie Aah, ous pigs toeseciviveds 13 00 Ohio Lump, car So ee wad 2h Tron and Tinned... ..-.20.-.--+++-dis Per eae peters soes-sen st RE Ee Blossburg or Cumberland, car jots. .. 4 00 Copper Rivets jand Burs...........++ 60 | White LOBTUD.... 6... eee eens 23 00! Portland Cement............. 2.6... 8 00 The Michigan Tradesman. WHAT COCAINE IS MADE OF. The Strange Effects of Chewing Cocoa. From the Nineteenth Century. In the yalleys east of the Andes in tropi- eal South America there are, and have been from immemorial time, extensive planta- tions of the cocoa shrub. It is indigenous in these regions, but the natives of Peru and Bolivia cultivate the plant in terraces which are likened to the vineyards of Tuscany and the Holy Land. Erythroxylon Cocoa is al- lied to the common flax, and forms, says Dr. Johnston, a shrub of six or eight feet resembling our blackthorn, with small white flowers and bright green leaves. Many thousands of acres are devoted in Peru and Bolivia to its growth. The leaves, of which there may be three or four crops inthe year, are collected by the women and children, and dried in the sun, after which they are ready for use, and form, indeed, according to travelers, the usual money exchange in some districts, the workmen being paid in cocoa leaf. The consumption of this leaf, almost universal in the countries named, has extended across the continent into Bra- zil; but here it is powdered and chewed with the ashes of plants. Among the Peruvians and Bolivians the cocoa leaves are rolled with a little unslaked lime into a ball (acul- lica) and chewed in the mouth. We shall presently find a wonderfully similar process among the betel-chewers, far away to the East. This practice, it has been said, is almost universal in these South American countries. Although the Spanish conquer- ors denounced the native Indian and all his works, including the chewing of the cocoa leaf, these prohibitions proved as powerless as the bull launched by Urban the Eighth against tobacco. The Peruvian was faith- ful to the tradition of his fathers; and then a curious, but not unexampled, conversion eame about. The Spaniards, seeing how admirably the natives worked in mine and plantation when the cocoa was permitted them, decreed certain hours of suspension of labor for chewing the leaf, and presently came to encourage the growth by every means: in their power, and even to recom- mend its introduction into Europe. * Cocoa-chewing resembles in some respects the smoking of opium. Both must be taken apart and with deliberation. The cocoa- chewer three or four times in the day retires to a secluded spot, lays down his burden, and stretches himself perhaps beneath a tree. Slowly from the chuspa, or little pouch, which is ever atltis girdle, the leaves and the lime are brought forth. The ballis formed and chewed for perhaps fifteen or thirty minutes, and then the toiler rises re- freshed as quietly as he lay down, and re- turns to his monotonous round of labor, in which the cocoa is his only and much-prized distraction. Some take it to excess, and to these the name of coquero isgiven. Thisis particularly common among: white Peru- vians of good family, and hence the name “White Coquero” in that country is a term of reproach equivalent to our ‘‘irreclaimable drunkard.” The Indians regard the cocoa with extreme reverence. Von Tschudi, quoted by Dr. Johnston, in his ‘‘Chemistry of Common Life,” says: ‘‘During divine worship the priests chewed cocoa leaves, and unless they were supplied with them it was believed that the favor of the Gods could not be propitiated. It was also deem- ed necessary that the supplicator for divine grace should approach the priests with an acullico in his mouth. It was believed that any business undertaken without the bene- diction of cocoa leaves could not prosper, and to the shrub itself worship was render- ed. During an interval of more than three hundred years Christianity has not been able to subdue this deep-rooted idolatry, for ey- erywhere we find traces of belief in the mysterious powers of this plant. The ex- cavators in the mines of Cerro de Pasco throw chewed cocoa upon hard veins of metal in the belief that it softens the ore and renders it more easy to work. The In- dians, even at the present time, put cocoa leaves into the mouths of dead persons, in order to secure them a favorable reception on their entrance into another world, and when a Pernyian Indian on a journey falls in with a mummy he, with timid reverence, presents to it some cocoa leaves as his pious offering. The cocoa plant resembles tea and hops in the nature of its active principles, al- though differing entirely from them in its effects. In the coqueros the latter are not inviting. ‘‘They are,” says the traveler just quoted, ‘‘a bad breath, pale lips and gums, greenish and stumpy teeth, and an ugly black mark at the angles of the mouth. The inveterate coquero is known at the first glance; his unsteady gate, his yellow skin, his dim and sunken eyes encircled by a pur- ple ring, his quivering lips and his general apathy all bear evidence of the baneful effect of the cocoa juice when taken in excess.” Then general influence of moderate doses is gently soothing and stimulating; but cocoa has in addition special and remarkable pow- er in enable those who consume it to endure sustained labor in the absence of other food. This appears to be a well-attested fact, and aceords strikingly with similar effects ob- served in the consumers of opium. Both cocoa and opium, and to a less extent alco- hol and tobacco, check waste in the body, slightly lowering the temperature, and econ- omizing more or less the expenditure of force. Inthe case of cocoa, opium, and to- baceo, this is well seen under hard labor and in the absence oi food. Alcohol plays, as we have already hinted, a precisely similar part where waste and expenditure are excessive, asin some cases of fever. In regard to} cocoa, Von Tschudl says: ‘‘A man was em | ployed by me in very laborious digging. | During the five days and nights he was in | my service he never tasted any food and took only two hours sleep each night; but | at intervals of two and a half and three | hours he repeatedly chewed about half an | ounce of cocoa leaves, and he kept an acul- | lico continually in his mouth. I was con- stantly beside him and therefore had to cp- portunity of closely observing him. The work for which I engaged him: being finish- ed, he accompanied me on a two days’ jour- ney across the level heights. Though on foot he kept up with the pace of my mule, and halted only for the chaccar (chewing. ) On leaving me he declared he would willing- ly engage himself again for the same amount of work, and that he would go through it without food, if I would but allow hima sufficient supply of cocoa. The village priest assured me that this man was sixty- two years of age, and that he had neyer known him to be ill in his life.” Another special effect of the cocoa is pro- duced upon the lungs and breathing. The Peruvian under this drug climbs mountain passes and sustains exertion at high alti- tudes without breathlessness. Europeans, in thesame country, have derived from cocoa the same effect. This recalls the accounts of the peasant mountaineers of Styria ‘Sn Austria. These men eat white arsenic, which is obtained from the copper mines and sold by peddlers throughout this region. It is also given to the horses, and both man and horse derive the same power—long- windedness—from its use. In Styria, how- ever, the arsenic is used by the young wom- en also for the benefit of the complexion, which is said to become irresistibly beauti- ful under its influence; but it is not known that cocoa or opium or alcohol or any other stimulant narcotic has any such effect upon the skin, so that we must look elsewhere for motives to their consumption. —_——_———-2 > __ Good Words Unsolicited. A. L. Power, general dealer, Kent City: Valued paper.”’ Dr. I. J. Leggett, druggist, Paris: ‘‘'We hard- ly know how to get along without it.”’ E. 8. Shepard, general dealer, McDonald: “I think a great deal of THE TRADESMAN. would not be without it.” — BETHESDA MINERAL WATER. H. F. Hastings quotes as follows; pee Oe een 8.5 Half barrel, 20 gallons.......................5.00 ree, Omens. cos... es 2.5 Carbonated, cases 50 quarts........... .... 7.00 ' “8 OD Te fo ioc acca 8.50 This water will be supplied to the trade by any wholesale drug or grocery house in Grand Rapids. Golden Seal Bitters is meeting with grand success whenever used. It is an article of great merit. Every family should haye it in the house. It isthe coming family medicine. JENNINGS Perfumes! SpeciaL OnoRs. Fleur de lis, Puritad Bouguel, Marie Antoinette, White Rose, Vieng Ylang, Fleur de Orange, Jockey Cla ~ Heliotroye, FULIE IoINE OF THE Regular Odors PUT UP IN 4, 1, 2 and 4 oz., 4 pound and pound glass stopped bottles. JENNINGS & SMITE Perfumers, DEALERS IN RAW FURS AND DE GRAND RAPIDS, MICH O. W. BLAIN & CO., Produce Conmission Merchants, ——DEALERS IN—— Tartign did Domestic Fruits, southern Vegetables, Etc. We handle on Commission BERRIES, Ete. All orders filled at lowest market price. Corres- | pondence solicited. APPLES AND POTATOES in car lots Specialties. NO. 9 IONIA ST. SEND FOR PRICE-LIST TO PERKINS & HESS, qrana Rapids, Mich. L. A. TOUCKHR, Commission Merchant, 167 South Water St., CHICAGO. WE HAVE STANDING ORDERS FOR LARGE AND SMALL LOTS OF AP- PLES AND POTATOES, AND CAN PLACE SAME AT ALL TIMES TO, THE ADVANTAGE OF CONSIGNORS. WE ALSO MAKE A SPECIALTY OF BEANS, DRIED FRUITS AND CRANBERRIES, AND ARE IN A POSITION§TO COM- MAND THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE ON SUCH ARTICLES. WM. SHARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHHEMSE.. 87, 389 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. ELASTIC STARGH| IT REQUIRES NO COOKING. = CLARK, JEWELL & CO, SOLE AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, . MIC#H. “WARREN'S GRIP.” This new brand of cigars (to retail at 5 cents) we put on the market guaranteeing them to equal, if not excel, any cigar ever before offered for the price. We furnish 500 “Gutter Snipes” advertising the cigar, with every first order for 500 of them. We want one good agent in every town to whom we will give exclusive sale. MANUFACTURED BY Geo. T. Warren & Co FLINT. APPLES! We have a large Western order trade for Apples in car lots, as well as a good local demand, and also handle both Evaporated and Sun-dried Apples largely. If you have any of these goods to ship, or any Potatoes or Beans, let us hear from you, and we will keep you posted on market price and prospects. Liberal cash advances made on dried fruit, also on apples in car lots. EARL BROS., GomMISsion MERCHANTS, 57 S. WATER ST., CHICAGO, ILL. MICE. Reference—First National Bank. HESTEHR & FOX MANUFACTURERS AGENTS FOR SAY AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, ATLA ENGINE WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S.A. LW a MANUFACTURERS OF 4 STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. fauase Ce>ry Engines and Boilers in Stock tin for immediate delivery. ith d for Planers, Matchers, Moudlers and all kinds of tehncd: Weiking sccidthocy, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pniley. Large stock kepton hand. Send for sample pulley ani an become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. —- | 130 OAKES STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH ‘FJ. LAMB & CO, WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR THE D. D. Mallory & Co. Diamond Brand Fresh Oysters In Cans or Bulk. Write for Quotations. 8 and 10 South Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. PUX, MUSSELMAN & LOVERIDGE, Wholesale Grocers, AGENTS For KNIGHT OF LABOR PLUG, The Best and Most Attractive Goods on the Market. Send for Sample Butt. See Quotations in Price-Current. OYSTERS. Canned in Baltimore. SNE ENOL ONT As OT TOE Our Prices To-Day. Subject io Change without Notice: E. & C. Selects 28 E. & C. Standards - ae No. 2 Standards - ~ - 16 standard Bulks” - - - 1.00 Eaton & Christenson, GRAND RAPIDS, - MIO. CURTISS, DUNTON & CO. WEADQUARTERS FOR WOODENWARE A LINE OF WHITE CEDAR TUBS AND PAILS, THE BEST GOODS IN THE MARKET. THE ELKHART PAPER PATI, THE OIL TANSES, 1,2 AND 3 BARRELS. DIAMOND and KING Oil Cans. “GOOD-ENOUGH OIL Cans, all Sizes. 51 and 53 Lyon St., Grand Rapids. CHOICE BUTTER A SPECIALTY! CALIFORNIA AND OTHER FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Care- ful Attention Paid to Filling Orders. M. C. RUSSELL, 48 Ottawa st., Grand Rapids, EB FALLAS, Wholesale & Commission—-Batter & Hows a Specialty, Choice Butter always on hand. All Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale. Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used. 97 and 99 Canal Street, - BEST PAPER PAIL MADE, 50 cents each. Grand Rapids, Michigan F.J. LAMB & CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eigss, Cheese, Eitc. 8S and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILLING ORDERS. e | J