Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-30
Provision Markets.


We have alteration for the better make report
mornings butcher market The monopozers utter
emely at the espoons daily giving their dhono-
rablo transactions They damn the Herald and threaten
geance II persist in the pursuing. They
deny the accuracy of They admit
that the complaints loud and deep the dsaceful
ssae of markets. well oundei but they persist
srng that they blaze that the prices attic
too high at Bulls Head, and that they pay much the
corporation for their pry GEES
getting meeting, do the toresialing OF the cattle
spectators places the fact beyond all doubt that spe
collation. exists they have desire suppress As to the
Corporation, all that the butchers market people
have to for enjoying their present monopoly, the fay
sum OF S4o228 whie by the exorban prices which
they charge, they actually pocket Of the public the
enormous OF four millions Of dollars annually the
butchers imagine that citizens stupid
through their msy pre-x for attempting perpetuae their
nonepo1ng system That the existing market regu.
ations the ground work Of the evil is undeniabe.
that this in shape, afford plea the retailers of
charging frem 20 20 per paid
Cities where wholesale prices vary little from those
New York, is extremely absurd. II these influenced
by other considerations than their interest,"
serious in their complan against the corporation they ought
and have told them repeatedly, the
subject Eut They grumbing cattle dealers
the day and The ofhe heavy they pay for their
stalls, without III ssng step remedy these abuses All
ths caor and grumbng they for tie purpose
screening themselves from the odum whc Justly
them Of the present enormously high price pro-
visions They rest assured, however, that attempts
To gull the community long avail them and whether
they pleas determined lei them bully or
threaten they may ferret and expose imposition
whether it exists Ia Well street. among or coal specua
tors or in the corporation markets.
The wholesale price of Eeefast Monday
was us cents cwt, 81 apound. We present
without hs means OF tanning the retail price, But
net De supposed that III much thai ha charged
here Al Philadelphia good roasting ribs 10 cents
runp steakss pound In New York pay cents
for roasting ribs, and B for suron steaks Such the
rns enjoy consequence Of being Lanessed by
~ originating with, and rerpetua'ed by the "aLers Of
our city" Hopes that market VS. win be
~eciared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court State
where appeals have been entered by the
vino have been driven from markets That are
unconstitutional cannot for be doubted we are
apprehcave that appeal to the State Judiciary against
Corporation law which has State leg slave lis ia
will prove aborve We well fruiess It,
eempts Of citizens break down North River
Ssot inofpiosy another
cook the 6eld that could he Uni
ted states Court where the monopoly unanimously
ded unconstitutional by the highest tribunal in country
Sseh convinced would be the sul IL individual
New Jersey other ad dining State, bring
cer ihs city, and offer fsr any Irice
any part thought ill., without regard the market regula
Of Corporal Such right he possesses
sch right guaranteed by the Consui Of TIE country
and II doubted that he would find justice
which has been Instituted for the special protection
all citizens against the encroachnens Of local nfe
ricr jurisdictions We hope the result will be otherwise than
anticipate but we have our fears.