Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-28

A FINE DISPLAY OF cHoIcn MHAr ron
WAsHIRoToN'e BIRTHDAY.

A FINE DISPLAY OF oHoIoH MHAr FoE
wAsHIEeroN'e BIRTHDAY.
As usual on the reourrenss Of Washing
toms birthday. our butchers take pride IN
exhibiting specimens OF the best beef TO be
found in the country, and this year they
fully sustained their former reputation ~
this respect. This time II was not 30 muchol
mammoth animals that they could tboaht a.
that the quality Of the meat displayed was
unexceptionahly fine. In most instances
the fat and the lean were so beautifully
mixed that the meat looked like pieces OF
mosaic, The removable the surhatone market
TO King street injured the Fourth street meat
market seriously. consequently there WAS
not the quantity there that was wont 10 be
exhibited on former occasions. Inc tol-
lowing. however. exhibited aH nne meat A.
the most fastidioue could have desired.
FIR y. Miller had the beef OF steer
that weighed Is owt, and was raised and
fed bv Tones Sharp, chester county, Pa.
r. W. Grihth had choice meat OF a steer
that weighed ewt
p. NJ. Flynn had pair Of oxen that
weighed ~ cwt. and were raised and fed by
J. M. Walton, Kennett, Chester county, "a.
Chas. A. Murphy displayed twenty-thre
head Of splendid mutton from "eh VIZ
Caleb windIe twenty nve sheep, the
dressed weight Of which averaged IS pound
each Fed by Charles Smith, Chester
D
Iames Johnston had the beef Of hne
| bullock fed IN baltimore and which weighed
az ewt.
| p Gouid had A superior bullock, the
| dressed weight of which was 1909 pounds
| fed in Chester county Pa
a II y. Rarr had a ane OK weighingil3
| cwt., fed ~ Newark, Del.
| II. Graham had some Hne delicate
meat of young steer fed at stanton, aud
weighing only cwt
! 1 NJ Walton haa a quantity Of superior
mutton raised and led by Joel NJ. Walton,
| Chester county sixteen sheep averaging
90 pounds each. and two calves, one ten
weeks old weighing nett 200 pounds.
John W. Wells had a foe OK, fed In New
Castle county. by John bradford, and
weighing l2s5 pounds dressed weight
jas Martini fine steer weighing IL cwt.,
fed nv NIr. Ianyicr, Of New Castle county
! Thoa. A. Sharp. a steer. dreasrd weight
| i2s6 mounds. fed BY James Watson, near
| Newark.
James r. Prentisa. a four year old steer OF
iO13 hounds. fed BY James Harvey, Chester
county.
At the Second street market the display,
in ouantity' At least, was grester than Al
| Fourth street. The quality, however, was
| 40 uniformly fine In all the three markets
mat. in this rcspect. it might seem invid-
IONS 10 make any distinction OF one from
another.
/ VIM Miller exhibits nne beef raised nv
lanes Brown near Christiana half weight
q
L. p Thomas heCf fed In thriHtiana,
weighing 1000 pounds.
VIM. Johnston. beef weighing $50 pounds,
fed by Arnold Odine. in New Castle sounty.
Moses star. one Of the best beeves in the
city, weighing 10 cwt.
NJ MAcklen, very fine beef, fed by A.
Odine, n. g. Co, weight 80 ewt
Henry Wood. very fine beef dressed
weight 1910 hounds, from Ohio.
!. l.. solomon, a steer fiom Ohio, weigh
ing 1900 pounds.
Joseph l.. Carpenter, fourteen very nne
sheep iiom the West
r. =. Lowell, had nne bullock.
r. u. lleusted and Henry Lent excellent
pork
Vim. II. Lee 1890 pounds prime beef from
ohio.
j. II. Mcintyre, 1870 pounds beer from
! Chester county. very fine.
a. y, Miller, heef weighing ~ or eWt.,
from kcnnett Square, Chester county.
a. u. Lee. western beef weighing, when
dressed 1000 POUNDS.
4. H. Morrison had excellent beef
+. SAwdUn, very fine mutton from west
Virginia.
George Able, very choice beef Of Young
steer weighing 1000 pounds, fed by james
Brown. thriatiana
+. Durham made fine display Of two
steers weighing, dressed, 2spO pounds, fed
| by Marshal ;. Chandler, ChrietiAna,
}. Currsn exhibited very superior beef
W, 4. lleesOn aud James +. sutton had
nue mutton from Newark and Chester
county.
Christopher Ginder had nne assortment
of pork and sausage.
A. aud }. Richardson had probably th'
! largest exhibition Of beef Of any In tn,
Wilmington market They had = pair O
oxen weighing y cWt., fed Thy VIM. Giavea
OF Chester county, and pair weighing 2
cwt, ted by Joseph McDullOch, Of Chris
tiana Hundred.
Joseph II. Gould had = pair Of hne steer
dressed, weight 2d4s pounds, fed BY JOhr
Bradford, near Newport, Del.
WIN. H. Simpson had \ good assortment o
veal and mutton, Ted by Reuben SAtter
q thwHitr. near stanton.
The Eighth street has already become The
hest market IN the city The comfort ant
convenience ol such market will NJ
longer be questioned hy those who clint
4 TO the curhstone. The Fourth and SecOn'
street market hOuapH are devoted eNClu
. sively Ia the sale of meats, while IN tn,
Eighth street market house can be ioun,
various other necessary articles Of oonsump
ton. The show OF beef there was never
theleas very hue.
lanes 4. Irons had i24s mounds Of goo,
, beef fed IN Kenneth Chester county
l.. tutran HOO hounds first quality fed II
New CASTLE county, del.
NJ. j. Gallagher al a fine assortment O
pork. HAu-ages hams, dried beet AM
bologna sausage
Isaiah starr, 1880 pounds, fed By EdwAr
Chandler Chester county
, h. Morrison. l2l7 pounds. raised aid fe
hy Mr. Cfaustnn. near stanton, bel.
r. II. Marvel. Nge mutton from Cheste
county
. f. SCHNEIDER. A good assortment Of pork
hams. aud sausAgcs.
g. M. g. Stern. and Joel Langley, goo