New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-10
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CITY ITEMS.
A MovE THAT MEANS SoMErHISG.-We copy
the following from the Boston Transcript OF the 9th inst
\ GROCERY on \ NEW PLAZA friend called upon Us
YESTERDAY vehement in his enconiiiIT upon system OF
economy lately carried into practice by association OF
Worknsnen in Boston. This philanthropic scheme
has developed itself in Store on the second story OF
Boyston Hall-a Grocery 20 supply articles 10 the
families of Workncuicn at wholesale prices lie oriei-
and Others who vm the Association pay - each
fee and then - cents per month rs regular
! subscription They then guaranty 10 each MEMBER -
n week in case OF illness investing the common fund IN
Groceries allowing the Members only 10 purchase art
ce almost The Society saves the profits OF the
retailer buylng the stock wholesale prices and sell
ing at trains advance. This Boston Association may
be termed The Parent Society II has branches already
established in of the Towns and numbers III
itself nearly 200 Members The store Is open on the
afternoons and evenings OF Wednesdays and SATURDAYS
and It's plan certainly is both novel and useful he
Association is called The Workingmen's Protective
Union and cur friend who informs OF says Will
certainly maintain the sterling motto United re stand
We regard this as an important movement and one
which we should think might be probably initiated
elsewhere. We have made many and minute inquiries
on the subject of the profits of the small retail Groceries
In ,h. Cirythe quality OF the articles sold by them and
the loss which suffered by tie poor families whence
their custom is derived We speak within
bounds when say that the profits made by the small
family Groceries 10 be found four on corner in many
parts Of the City average more than one hundred per
cent Wheat Flour is often sold there 81 per
uouna-whch would make Sl2 % per barrel-snd eel
dom or never of the best quality that Smoked Ham
is sold in slices a, 70: cents per pound and Smoked
Beef Clipped up az IS Butter Common hrkin
nest Western Is sold price of the very best Go
.her stale Eggs are doled cents piece or
,wo for three cents Common Tea, Frequently dam.
aged and 5oucha auction for 80 or cents per pound
| IA sold by the siXpence worth and the shilling
worth go that to dollar or ten shillnss
per pound Molasses always common NewOreans.
worth 2s 10 80 cs is sold at ten cents or shilling
mint GOOD part Of which sticks 10 the ueasure-mak
ing AT less, 81 per gallon Common Brown Sugar, worth
S; 10 cts is .cd for l2 per pound Even in Bread
bought at the Groceries there swinde OF &c 23
ucr cent which the consumer knows nothing Of The
Grocer gives the Baker his order every night for rs
nv losves s he thinks he may and these losves
20 or 25 per lighter than those reailed by the Ba
ker himself They bear different stamp and the Baker
who has reputation among his customers Is very care
ful never to confoun,l them with his Milk, TOO.
ia diluted and stnted In the measure by the Grocer.
who makes 20 per cent out OF the consumer over and
above the regular reduct on made MIN by the Daryrnan
1t ought 10 be rememb cred Also that the quality OF
MI articles sold AZ these nall Groceries IL generally Of
the poorest kind that viii possibly be endured by the
cu.tomer-who either Ignorant to detect the cheat
or TOO weary TO insist upon his rights For the nost
part TOO the cunning Grocer suffers his poor customer
to keep few shngs in debt, just by way OF terror
against all reuonstrances-aDd not unireuenty IN the
business made all by certain mysterious marks re-
latng sundry pnts of WHISKY or poisoned brandy
furnished the mi tress OF the fanny on Credit
Then the weights and measures OF these petty estab-
lishmen,s-what might be- said Of them We do not
certainly knoc that they deficient becatse have
never guaged them by legal standards but we do know
that the bottoms OF the tin are aiuly plnched
in and that the scales never suffered 10 stand with
haifpound weight in OF them, so that you can
whether they balanced or not
Then there Meats, Sausages. HeadC heese, Pota'
toes Cebbages Tomatoes Berries, Fruts-n me, every
thing consumed in the household-whch huckstered
third fourth hands and sold on the principle
which have explained although at ute great
profit Even Coal and Wood are dribbed our at three
.hiIlings bushe stick and upo these the
profits very great.
From all our inquiries and investigation. upon this
subject fully OF opinion thai the loss r. te laDor
ing who irtters away mis- rlea2er week wages 81
these ltte Groceries is at least onea and aat oy an
association OF interests, something after TIE manner
mentioned in the Transcript, the aboring me OF new
York could in effect dOu5Ls their earnings "tnout re-
ceiving any more than they do ls MT this worth
considenng,
II A splendid mezzotint engraving represent
ing the scene in the Senate Chamber at the time Mr.
Clay delivering his valedictory when about 10 re-
IRE from his seat that body exhibited in the Sen
ate and House of Representatives Friday. received
highest enco:urns from every one familiar with the
Senator'S and others there represented II oing hieiEe
in character and wonderfully accurate IN its presenra
don OF The scene telf i is from daguerreoypes o,
Messrs Anthony & Edwards of this City.
. J. Y II it seems is on the wrong scent as
to the authorship of the Ct Leger Papers in the Hnick
erbocker He must guess again win the News and
Express please copy.
q An Indian Chief Of the chippeway tHbe is
deliver address the education Of mis- people, at
the Apollo rooms tonight TIE Pipe Of Peace is 70
De presented ,o gentleman OF this City and the Chief
Is 10 sing hymn in his naHTe tongue
~ CHESTER CLARK Esq one Of our most re-
spectacle and intelligent Pearis, Merchants died On
Friday.
It's said thar we have lost that Hat, and
that il now belongs 10 Gen King Of the Milwaukee sen
.., who has win the urnost GOODNESS published ne
following story:
. WONDERFUL EVEN Eoa WIscoSsrS-We we're m
formed yesterday, by gentleman living near hu 90
nong IN This territory, thai one OF h= ne!snoots
nan fro, TIE Mohawk valley II New-Yo!x "Ho = ca
aid wa. recently presented By his vile win ,hre
chIdreu az one birth two boys and one sr Iae ~
/. 20 wears cid and has had children Tor seTJ 80
previous. Their residence, however "a the
hein9 about rwo wears, may account of Iae7e -.
bi--h, Tlc father proposes calling ore OF lug 10Y
Oreyou-snd tie other Texas we eAPeet - -. ~
s.e more tremendous -ush OF er1graaoI u-ai et "
our productive territory r,,. ::
The attention of the Parent Society az CnA''e'U'h :
requested TO this subject
/, We learn from the Express that Cor'mo'
so-. wi,isr. chsuneey weunOre, Of ne U. s Navy,
.;sd =. one o'clock on Saturday morning at his resi-
d.pce. Bergen Hill New-Jersey Mr. Wernore entered
the ns7a, service q. The age OF thirteen years. and '''A