New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-22

buildings in all respects good the new Manhattan
Market Tueso would not only be vastly Superior
be much convenient to the dealers as vel az pnt
chasers The buildings could be Two stories ~ and
could be arranged as to accommodate gaIuepSIS
teams which now crowd inc adjacent stTSe5 ~
Market from It's present site, he had plan ny when
he thought it cou be DONE ana stl be retained po%d
width OF 100 lcet to build series OF markets upon
the 6nlkhead within the pier nes s up a. sep for
market wagons TO drive under; then OF avenues 20
buildings feet Wide, for stalls and back OF these
running along the river front, another avenue lV tt
wide for commercial purposes. lie believed that this
plan Of distributing business considerable area
would harm no single locality, and would draw the
wagons OF farmers from Washington. Greenwich and
other strcs Ic to the relief VI there, Fhich
they now impede greatly. II would conflict, howeyTE
win tie plans of tho Dock Commissioners and might III
consequence Of this De deemed impracu eaDle -. .,
As G1 R cG 81 e FGon Fish Market WITCH is both
profitable and most satisfactory TO az cohceEheu ahu
tie Farmers Market at TWeth and MARKET sts, ma
delphia The Latter used on two days OF Tue week ny
farmers for the sale OF their own produce, ana on INC
remaining days 10 let to hucksters, by when arrshge
mcnt they net Il per cent profit An aaceh putcneiS
Concerning the removal Of the old markets to another
site be spoke adversely, deenlng tler present
advantageous aud believing that they would prove cs
profitable up town. large portion OF their trade
in Tic suburbs aud tins woud be almost entirely ost
were they up town. Thus gOccrs, coming down Win
their wagons for other articles, can easily drse
the markets for produce When 10 was considered hat
in Fulton, Washington, and West washington Markets
there were goo SHAREHOLDERS, employ ns rom SOVD ~
persons and Onga business about 500 700 annually
some idea could be mad the damage which ena16S
would cause Moreover, several or tue markets WIFI
had bee opened up town had proved unprOnaOIe anu
had been closed up. He was anxious that someltinS
Of taS S9rEets ne andesVofcd 70 keep them ia re-
pair ana was now laying sewer under d iSem
what they should be without complete reconsuuo-
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
He feared that the new Manhattan Market was I'M
fortunately located as the OF communication 10
and from it are extremely limited and said that old
Washington Market had obtained such good name Tor
cheap materials that persons would leave the immediate
vicinity Of private and public market to patronze
IT, They wanted the new private enterprise TO succeed
Tor 1t in the right direction ana n9 sap 'naV
il was the duty OF the authorities TO give IL an tue Gu
couragement they could, by increasing the iaces io
reaching Yet he believed, ateL All, tat t olu 60
were the best The Of traffic set ike niagara III
certain directions ana all efforts 10 stoplt are VAIN
may hinder and oUstruct, he SAID, Ogt yon can no
it, IL Is obstinate aud tyrdnnicdl aud 1t must be h1hOieu
Passing To the subject of the Eighteenth Mara aIhe
ho said that he did not know what to DO WITH H. ~ 10
property lying idle amounts To 500 10 inc cry efSy
week. and he thought that the best llhs tdt Soutu ~
done with il was TO sell 1t. resolution was SUBMITTED
a time by the Commissioners OF tne SltAihs
Fund tho Common Council to the eneet [1SC Sho
uaudiug should DO turned over TO the PONCE COmnlS
siOners ~ 10 used by them az stables lor her noses
ana Wagons apu 40 general si0tenouSG, Sat
action Will be takeuIn the matter
4s We s %G S rEe s
stands; all occupied Fulton Market has stands, Of
WHEN $50 are occupied. Ciut0u Market has l5s 4tagds
OF which 1856 are occupied. Center Market mas oS sauu
1877 occupied Catherine Market has 50 STANDS y,
pied Jefferson Market has II stands an Occupleu'
Essex Market has Ga stands; 81 occupied AompA4nS
Market has 70 stands; all occupied 80 - .-,.,
Union Market has 81 stands, Of which 80 are oceucu
and rhe finest public market OF all the Eighteenth naI'
markets. has 30l stands and only four OF theh
Tnpre arc lg5 stands the public markets, OF MLue
800 have occupants; while OF tie latter NUMBER isf OF
two-thirds OF the whole number are located oePw 's
CITY Hail To these places persons mock from an pi -
OF the city. 1t is object OF the Mahhattah 1iA0' "
draw part OF tue army OF purchasers To ITSELF