This 1928 billhead documents a wholesale grocery shipment issued by Hancock-Nelson Mercantile Company of Minneapolis during the late interwar period of regional trade.
Minneapolis and St Paul functioned as the commercial heart of the Upper Midwest, with large warehouse firms supplying surrounding towns through rail and transfer depots. Wholesale grocers acted as intermediaries between national food brands and local retailers, standardizing product distribution, credit terms, and pricing as packaged goods became central to everyday consumption.
The document is dated 1928 and is addressed to a merchant in Somerset, Wisconsin. Line entries list a variety of grocery staples including beans, rice, cocoa, syrup, and sugar, recorded with quantities, weights, and prices in structured columns beneath the company masthead. Branded product imagery for coffee and tea appears at the top, blending advertising with formal accounting on a commercial sheet measuring 8 x 9 inches.
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