The New York herald., 1868-03-15
UPPER WASHINGTON MARKET.

For the accommodation OF that portion OF tna
population OF the metropolis which resides above
Canal street and west OF Broadway and also for the
convenience OF the shipping In the near neighb0-
hood, market, under the above name was opened
yesterday for the sale of meats fish, poultry butter
cheese, eggs, vegetables, &C., ON land bounded, by
Banks and Washington streets. The structure which
has just been completed, extends along the former
thoroughfare one hundred and twenty and on the
ter eighty feet and contains superficial Of three
thousand two hundred yards, conveniently divided
into parallel asles, each side of which
ranged the stalls stands Of the butchers and other
vendors.
The building Is thoroughly ventilated, and there
Is ample space for business 1t containing sixtyone
stands there Is not the sghtestdanger, under even
ordinary police regulation Of its accumulating filth
and harbortng vermin, the plague OF every other
public place for the sale Of meats and vegetables In
Immediately over the space allotted to the market
proper is large room that Will be found useful for
the holding Of public meetings fairs balls the drill
has been long needed In this part OF the city, and IL
will be almost In as much request as the lower
that were pricing and buying yesterday forenoon.
and who did not disguise their satisfaction at having
so near them a place where Washington Market
meats vegetables butter and eggs could be obtained
at Washington Market prices.
or the sixty-one stands in the lower hail. eighteen
devoted 10 the sale OF poultry game, vegetables,
fruit Qresh and dried.l butter, cheese, lard, eggs
honey. &C.; two 70 fresh, smoked and c0rned
pork and provisions; twenty-five TO beef. beef.
HS ana oorned mea,s one to aaa caves heads brans
Bologna sausage &c; two to pickles and preserves;
two refreshments; four fresh dried and smoked
fish, and two to oysters ciams scollops and all other
| From the above enumeration It will be seen thas
every desirable article the housewife % Or cook can
ington Market the great majority Of the stands and
| stalls being leased by men engaged In business
In the old market on Washington and vesey streets,
and who are desirous OF accommodating their up
town customers at the lowest possible figures. Un-
vanced prices demanded by spectators In live stock.
the butchers were compelled to raise their prices ana
consumers not being made aware OF tiis unlI , tney
time with the idea that however pleasantly con.
venient to have such place at their doors and
accessible from the south, north and east sides,
dealers were inclined TO take advantage OF their ne
cesses but when the reasons for the advance were
fully explained they bought freely-so freely indeed.
that between the hour Of opening in the morning and
midday, stocks that the most sanguine supposed
would prove sufficient TO meet the demand were dis
posed Of and the stalls and stands had to be repen-
ished with stock from the lower market.
Ro na @ o a
MEATs.-Porter house, s0c, and sirioin steaks, Csc
per b.. roasting pieces l5c.. and prime do, 25c
| quarter. lsc. a i5c yeal--Cutets a 3ae., and
! roasting !oins 26c. a 2sc per ID.
! VEGETABLES Apples. the ha' 45c.; aweet
! potatoes, do, Soc; turnips, dc Ecaboage per
| head, l0c. a l2c.; lettuce, l0c. cranDerheS,
+! l5c., ana onions, lSc. per quar- =.
EGGs.-Long Island. for 25, Errel and New
| Jersey (limed) 10 and Ii for 25c.
! BUrTTER-State, soc. Soc; Oh county, soc.
roll, Soc, and lesser qualities. & 42c. to asc.
! per 10.
| CHEEsE.-Prime. &c., and pineapl 2oc per h.
PORK-Roasting pieces, 49,. and st9hk, l5c. l6c.
per pound; sausages and sausage meaf 1Sc.; smoked
ham 2Oc and shoulders l5c: corned No. l3c TO l6c..
and smoked bacon, lsc per pound lard TIC. to lSc.
/ per h. Tripe Sc. to 10c., and hiver pudding,
| head cheese and Bologna sausage, l5c each per
ID. Pigs feet. SC. each, and picked tongues, 4oc.
| per dozen.
| FIsH.-Halibut lsc.; smets. lsc.; founders, llc.;
steak cod, llc. eels, 20c, and lake bass lac. per
ib.; shad, 75c. to 81 each Oysters-pef quart, 30c
| TO lOc; in the SHE'LL per hundred 81 rs to 80. Soft
shell clans, per bunch, l2c 10 20c., and hard shell
do, SOC. per hundred.
GAME.-There Is little or none In the MARKET and
| what there Is is without quotable prices
We have only to add that Upper Washington Mar
ket may be looked upon as a success Its proximity
to the shipping, the cleanliness Of Its neghborhood
| and Its "getatabity," backed by respectable ant
densey populated neighb0rhood, with prices ruling
low as those in the cheapest markets In the city
are guarantees OF Its stability; and II only remain.
| for those whose accommodation 1t has been opened
to patronze and make It paying institution. The
large business OF yesterday the building being kept
open to q rather late hour In order to meet the
wishes OF buyers was considered sufficient to prove
| the necessity OF tsspresence as an uptown market