Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-01
WASH GrON MARKET.


The sale Of stalls
Yesterday morning, At 10 o'clock, the sale OF
stalls In he new Washington Market Com.
panys building commenced, the stalls IN inc
seventh, II aud Nlnth-street wings, numpetins
600 In ALL being ready for occupancy. lheIe
were present about two hundred PERSONS the
most Of them butchers. 60, 49,
when Messrs. ordwny, chandler and Oluss
By he buiehsrs 70 stalls being reserved in the
Seventh and Ninth street Wings iOt Otnet u.e-
ers than butchers, unless they are ehhtgeu the
same rent AZ is charged TO the butchers. Mr.
Ordway repliel that II was customary TO charge
the butchers the highest rates, and that they
had set apart % additional plumber TOT Them
those on tho outer edge Of the Seventh aud
Ninth street wings. This did not appear salts
factory, and, amer some discussion with messrs
Emerson, Llll9L Turner and other butchers,
choice Of all stalls In the Seventh and Ninth.
street wings, with the understanding that what
are is shGqa ps soa 70 s.,s ,Sss ,n,cpGs
to sell one hundred and forty.four butchers
benches. Mr.. Emerson asked Il they would
guarantee 70 sell no more, which Mr.. ord"ay
answered In the negative.
About II o'clock sir. ordway took position on
a sand near the northwest corner Of the Sew.
snth street wing, and Immediately the adjacent
stalls and the spaces In that section we're nlled
with butchers aud other dealers. He repeated
the terms OF sale As Published. pereon In the
crowd said he would not have stall for tive
years, for when ho built M business ne "op,u
have to give II up TO sell over again. ne
wouldn't have a stall for less than term Of ten
Mr. oriway explained that poor mon would
not be Able to buy for ten years. For the pres
emit they would put In the market ~ butchers
SsnShs deserving the gsns the 70 i t%S ss ..
they will move the old sheds-bullt 10 forty.
eight hours-in twenty.iour hours.
At ii:lO O'Clock the nrst choice was started a.
$40, aud In ~ and u raises 500 was reached,
Emerson Son being the successful bidders.
They selected benches 100, Ito and Ill, 10 the
ssventh-stroet wing, facing the Bstreet wing.
The second choice was started at 600, and takeh
by ]. t. varnell at Sass, who took liz, ll3 and
liz. The third choice was started at tl00, and
Gold for s2o5 to Vim. Munder, who took benches
us, Ie and III. Tho fourth choice was started
at $50, and sold to j. T. Narnell at $3.50 Flfth
choice was taken by VIM. Turner At t2tb. sixth
started at 500, and sold 10 y, W. Gheen At $50.
u. 5. Elliot took the seventh at s2lbi Widmyer
the eighth, at t296. Ninth choice was started At
400, and with considerable labor reached ellO,
at which price MIR. u. y. Z. Richardson was the
con cutter, when Mr.. R. said that IL was knocked
down to him by mistake, but he would stana u.
Tenth choice, M. II. Homiller, 4lSoi eleventh,
| John Dunn, tl5j; twelfth, ID. .. Hunt, Slsb;
Thirteenth, Charles Homlller, ass; fourteenth,
| Chris. Kinney, si6a; fifteenth, John y. Acton,
cleo; sixteenth, Antoine Rupert, sleOi seven
! tenth, l.. Zellsr, tl6O; eighteenth, John Karl,
Ass; nineteenth, George Killen, tieS; twentieth,
A. p. Homiller, sl60; twenty. nfst, Geotge Karl,
| $50; twenty. second W. II. Hoover 1885, tWen.
Samuel Hoover, tls0; twenty.Hfth, Thomas j.
Miller, si3S, The ale Of butchers' stalls was
here, at l2:l5, postponed 10 2 O'Clock, % Of the
Ia stalls having been taken.
At2SO o'clock tbs sales were continued, J. T.
Barnell taking three stalls at sl65 each; L. T.
Barbour, three stalls at ti6b eachi o. II. John
Sun, three stalls at SOS each; 5. D. Burrows,
Sle5; J. J. LlshtfOot, tl0p; Theo. Barnes, three
alls at sl09 eachi ,. Deitz, three stall at Slop
each; 4. Brook, three stalls at slTO eachi J. Y
Holman, three stalls q sliO e9SShi W. T.
three stalls ut tl63 each; II. Slsvonor, slesi n,
u. Smith, sl65; J. a, CARROLL two sails at tloO
eaohj j. Johnson, three stalls at tiob EACH "
three stalls at sl55 each; Grelet Ebert, three
stalls at si58 each; 10. M0rgunthIl, one at $50
:. PauEsf, three ct slSi eaehi 7. j. Brook,
each; u W. Neabowcr, three Mt $50 each; W,
r. PO0re, one at $50; d. Nearing, three at
SlhO each; l.. Hummer, one al tlSl: =. Weston.
meyer, three at $40 each.
The choice vt butter stands, 8 sections, thir.
! ty.siN stands, at the end Of the Is street wing,
/ was put up the rental Of each stall being 50 70
\ per month The hrst choice was started ~ 81,
I and by - and slO bids run up to s27i, Mr.. Neo,
/ NJ. Oystor, purchaser. The second chOlee vas
taken at s2TU by MT. 4, u. bailey. The third
! choice started al $50, and sold At s2i5 TO q, NJ,
! Oyster; fourth to y. Schlegel at tlgO, Tho sale
I Of butter stalls was hero suspended, and the
sale Of vegetable stalls taken up, the hucksters
are IS rs per month, The nrst choice was started
ut $50, aud by f25 and go jumps, clio was
reached, but when It vas knocked on the sue:
.
back TO sl55, n. y. Levi taking It at that nguro
! the second choice was taken ct slO6 by James
! Fon alns. The third brought 400, MIR. A. X.
Andrews. Tho fourth was purchased also by
! MIR Audrsws at the same price. Mr.. q. DeWu
| secured the hfth choice at the same price; slll
! was paid for the sixth choice By q. 4; Heshley.
] The seventh was taken by n. Petit at slOi.
/ Tho eighth brought the same price, Drury
| Crowley, purchasers. The ninth was bought by
| X. D. King at SlOl. l.. SchutE took the tenth
| at 800 The eleventh brought 800 frum James
! Lavender y Son. Twelfth, slOd, N. y. Reed.
| Thirteenth, 500, H. ,. King. fourLeenth.
/ Dennis Harrington, same price. Fifteenth, tlOi,
wick. Seventeenth, T. W. Phillips. SiOJ,
| Eighteenth, Thos. DUnnelly slOO.
! The h-h-stands gu the south side III the u
I street wing were the next pOut Of attraction
four sections OF the six stalls each, the rental OF
/ which Is tp por month. The company reserves
the right 10 annul tue lease when aecommoia-
tisns are rssSIisi SSIalIs The ssillinSi rsfuad.
! Ing fair proportion OF the money. The hrst
stall, 35t, west Of centre door south side OF u
street wing, was started at as and sold at SIS
| TO Elwarl y. Atkinson. This bid gave rise to
some cOnmntiun, and sOune Of our dealers az
serted II was not a genuine bid, and one party
offered ~ bet the stalls would not DO taken
knew that II was genuine sale TO Atkinson as
the agent VI q responsible arm In Boston. Tho
stall east Of the centre door was put up and
started At t2b, and sold at 500 To MIR. James II.
| SkldmOTe, who took the section, six stalls, 1T
| 400 each. Thomas Raglan Q. at tlsj each; Mrs.
| Drury Crowley !, at slO0i John Ellsworth ],
at sI0O George Hall !, at 900; =. su0eEiBg /,
! at slOOj j. A Days /, at alOO; u. y. Coleman
I n Son l, at 500; james =. Bsyiis J. at tol.
The sales will be eoutinued "a Tusslay at u
o'clock