The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-13

true wages Of working and middecass popu-
laon to pay for the article All agree in the view set
forth in the HERALD many weeks ago. that the whole mar
ket bufress has fallen into the Of third party stand
Ing between the producer and consumer formed By the
union Of the huckser and the moneyied Spectator The
latter gains by buying in various sections Of the country
at favorable time Of the year. the different articles from
the farmer at fixed contract price for the pound BUSH
Ell the may be- agsIegang his purchases ct points
the huckster who must pay himself for money interest
time and his retail trouble from the imperious necessity
for supply which presses upon our industrial inhabitants
Thus gigantic combination has been formed, and
. complete market monopoly is the result. The far
mer actually loses by the operation Of this agency
pay him only twenty five, thirty, or thirty. six
cents for bushe of potatoes, which afterwards
linss for the same measure This remark holds good with
regard to the butter trade and 1t is well known that the
scarcity Of hay in the northern districts OF the country
Is forcing sale Of live stock at prices runously low to
the sg cuturist whilst at the time the prices OF
beef mutton in the city have bee ruinouly high
to the citizens Now, If the farmer could reach the city
with his produce. and sell 1t himself slice from the
uBited profits of the huckster and money lender would
remunerate him we'll end put good desl OF cash into
the pockets of the people for the supply of other
sares perhaps uxuries to their families With regard to
the price of butter may mention, that gentleman
by the last-st smer hundred weight Of the finest
Irish butter for family This butter has been select
ed with the greatest the highest price prevailing
in the Irish market paid for it. and after the discharge
of mail steamer ffeghtaee 1t will not cost more than
thirty Two cents per being about two cents below
the retail price the best Orange county butter This
affords sufficient evidence that there is something locally
wrong in our market system. The remedies proposed
various all tending toward free trade in meat and
vegetables The desire for open market to have
made great progress in the public nina but how
this is TO be effected has not been distinctly proposed
Some speak of the building Of markets by private joint
stock enterprise at the suburban portions Of the
routes OF great railways leading to and fro the city
Others mention the extensive importation of butter from
Ireland We fear that neither would succeed in produ
cIg maintaining market average fair to all parties
for the capital Of the huckster spectators large that
for tms they would cell at prices to come under
the trader and drive him from the field with loss
This matter is worthy the most serious attention Of
city government, for in opinion, fair aud just
market arrangement can only be produced by wise
honest and comprehensive city ordinance Forestaling
should be entirely prohibited easy and accommo
datien given to all persons having articles Of human food
to sell and the markets cleared of the coffee houses and
rere' hment shops with which they encountered As
early 1854 corporation committee appointed to
port upon the Of the markets. recommended that
hucktersb be permitted to buy anythingo sell ag. until
it had been in The market two hours' and that any
person buying cheapening any fesh fish, etc coming
to market to forfeit six shilling Ii the city govern
ment would act the report Of that committee ia
opinion things would soon rate at fair level Of prices