Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-31
The Washington Market.

This morning, at 10 O'Clock. was the hour ap-
Pointed for the commencement OF the sale of
stal H. the new Washing ton market company's
Build.u those in the It'll, b and 9th-street
wing. numbering &C III all, being ready for
occupancy. There were present at the hour
ramtd from $50 TO 200 persons, most of them
butchers. When Mcssrs Ordwav, Chandler
and Cluss arrived on the ground, some objec-
ton was made by the butchers to stalls
being reserved in the 9Th and 9th street
Wigs for other dealers than butchers
unless they are charged the same rent as IS
charged 10 the butchers. Mr.. Ordwav repl;ed
that II was customary to charge the butchers
the highest rates, and that they had set apart
an additional number of stalls for thela-thOse
on the outer edge OF the It'll and 9Th street
Wigs. This did not appear satisfactory, au(n
after some discussion with Messrs. EmeTsOn
Iilot, Turner and other butchers, Mt. Ordwav
said they would give butchers the choice of ali
stalls in the 9Th and 9th street wings with the
understanding that what are LETT should be sold
20 bacon dealers, wherever they Taight be. Mr.
Orcway said they intended to sell III butchers
benches. Mr.. Emerson asked IL thew would
guarantee to sell no more, which Nr. OTdW.-
answered in the negative.
About II O'Clock Mr.. Ortvay took posi-icr
on stand near the northwest corner OF the Tn
street wing, and is7mediateiv She adjacent str4YS
and the spaces in that section were flied with
butchers and other dealers. He repeated che
tens Of sales A. published "a THs STAR o. Sat
TTday last A p1rson in the crowd said he would
not have a stan for two years. for when re built
up n business he would have to give il n to sell
over again. lie wouldn't have a staI, for less
than a teri OF ten years. Mr.. OTdway explained
that po2T rIen would net be able 10 bay for ten
years. Z ct the present they w0ul3 rut in the
market ~ butchers benches, rescTving the
right to increase or diminish the NUM- Der When
the time comes they will move the old sheds
built in Is hours IN u hours.
At II - O'Clock the first choice WIS started at
SO. and in = and 50 raises $40 was reached
In erSCn x Son, being the successful bidder
He selected benches 1G9, 10 and III, in tine eth
street wing, facing the Ii street wing. The
second choice was started az 500. and taken hy
~ T. Narneil al S2Jj, who took li2. 113 and ia.
The third choice was started at 500, and sold
for S2t5 ia NTn. Munder, who took benches II5
1iG and liz. The fourth choice was started az
$50, and sold TO j. Il. Nariell at $50. Fifth
choice was taken by VIM. Turner at S2i5. Sixth
started at SZc0, and sold TO Il. W. Gheen at $50.
Is. =. Elliot took the seventh At S2l5. wIdmver
the eighth, S25j. Ninth choice WAS started at
reached, AT which price MI F. +. X ichardSOn
vas the purchaser. The CRY was raised that he
was bacon cutter, when Mr.. X. said that il was
knocked down to him by mistake, but he woul A
stand II. 10th choice, NJ. III. HOmIler, $15J;
18th. John Dunn, S15j; 18th. Il. F. Hunt ShS5:
18th, Chas. HOmiler, S155; 18th. Chris. KINNEY
RUPERT, Slto; 18th, l.. Zeller. SlG0; 18th, john
Mari, Sl55; 18th, George Klllen. SltS5; 10Th A
T.: HGmilier s16O; Dist. George Karl. $50; 22I,
9th, Samuel Hoover, $3.50: 25th. Tios- ~
I. Miller, Sl35. The sale OF butchers stalls was
here TAT l2l5l postponed 70 O'Clock, GS OF the
lil stalls having been taken
The choice Of butter stands. sections. So
stands, 81 the end of the street wing. was put
up, the rental of each stall being SOS per
month. The first choice was started ~ S95 aoJ
" - and $40 bids run up to $40; Mr.. Geo. NJ .
oyster, purchaser. The second choice was taken
At $40 by Nj Il. ID. DALEY. The third choice
started at 500. and sold at S2i5 to 6. VI. Oyster
Z lOuIth 10 r. Schlegel at Slyn. The sale of but
ter stalls was here suspended, and the sale of
vegetable stalls taken up, the hEcksters stalls
bong next in order. The rental OF these are
500 per month. The first choice was started
AZ $50, and by S25 and so JUMPS $40 was
reached, but when II was Knocked of the sue
cessful bidder conld not be tonnd The bids fell
back TO S155, y. +. Levi taking ii at that figure
The second choice was taken at SIG5 by James
foEtaine. The third brought 500; Mr.. A
Andrews. The fourth was purchased also bv
MI Andrews at the same price. Mr.. c. Dewitt
secured the fifth choice AT the same price. s!If
was paid tor the sixth choice 10y c. T. HeshIav
The seventh was taken by b. Petit at Sil3
he elgh'h brought the same price. Drurv and
Crowley purchasers. The ninth was bought bv
X. +. King at s10l. l.. Schultz took the tenth
az StOi. The eleventh brought s1OO from James
Lavender ~ Son. Twelfth. SOC; n. p Reed
Thirteenth, S103; +. King. Fourteenth
Dennis Harrington same price. Fifteenth,
Sh'; John II. Wendell. Sixteenth, 500: =
brunswick. Seventeeth, L. w. Phillips : 100
Eighteenth, ThOs. DOnnelly, Sfe0.
The fish stands on the sOuth side of the d
street wIng were the next point of attraction
four sections OF six stalls each, the rental OF
which is - per month. The company reserves
the right 10 annul the lease when accommOda-
tons are provided outside the building, refund
ing fair proportion OF the money. The first
stan, S34, west of center door, south side of
I Il street wing was started at sos and
sold at s235 TO Edward s. Atkinson
This bid gave rise to some COmmotiOn and some
OF our dealers asserted IL was not genuine bid,
AND one party offered to bet the stalls would NOT
he taken within year. Mr.. Ordway explained
that he knew that il was a genuine sale 10 At
klrsOn as the agent of a responsible firm in
Boston The stall east OF the center door was
put up and started at S25. and sold at s3nl TO
Mr. James H. Skidmore, who took the section.
! he sale was still in progress when our report
closed