Milford chronicle., 1883-10-12

during the morning before starting. But th'
market gardeners on Manhattan Island, and il
the immediate vicinity Of Brooklyn, and jersey
City. being within six or eight miles Of the mar
ket, as a rule prepare their vegetables in The
afternoon, aud do not start until after supper
tine, arriving at the market between midnight
and Two o'clock in the NOR, ing.
There is no precedence for stands, given, to
any particular person or persons. Eacu Us he
arrives takes such position as suits him best, at
the wagOn-ways and gang-ways Of the market.
The market Tee twenty five cents being the same
for all.
Waen the market opens on the great mar
ket days, tour to five hundred Of these wagons
may be seen in a series of long rows in the mar
ket, and extending over quarter Of mile III
every direction along the streets ard avenues
leading to it. On Saturdays the number OF wag.
ons viii sometimes reach as high as Blk hun
dred Or seven hundred. On the off days the
numbcr is about two hundred. The Capacity of
these wagons varies from twenty to thirty bar
rels, and ON top Of these may frequently be seea
ten to fifteen sacks or bags Of beans peas or 9TH
er lightweight vegetables. Each marketman
brings with hiH a helper, or hires one at the
market, to assist him in making sales, aud put
ting them into the wagons OF the buyers.
The cost OF sending a wagon load OF vegetables |
ten 10 twenty miles TO the market is about tour |
dollars, itemized AS follows tolls and ferriage |
70 cents, board OF team IS cents, market
fees IS cents, wRtchman's tees
IS cents, two meals ana lodging for owner 81.
helper 81, total 81, without any allowance for
extras. Those who are near by, aud come III
turing the night have less to pay, their expenses
being from two to three dollars each if they
Irng their horse feed with them.
The Scene at the height of the market, about
TX O'Clock IN the morning, is one Of tie most
interesting in New York, but one which few per.
ons in the city, except those Immediately inter.
sted in it, have ever seen or known anything
bout. The crowd OF Immense market wagons:
he vastly greater crowd OF the buyers wagons.
le jam Of the wagons and tue people, and the
abel OF talk between sellers and buyers, make
very impressive sight. We would advise 7
leu Of cur readers as may visit New York to
axe an effort, and get up early in the morning
I'D go aud See how New York is supplied with
,geIables.
But there is still anoth er class OF market gard
ers who rarely attend the market. Tuese sell
sir produce through the commission men in
e lower part of the city; and generally bring
t"er produce on the afternoons of the off
U.s. TO be sold the next morning. A large por.
III OF what thsy supply is shipped to the sea.
e hotels, and neighboring cities. Large guam.
les are also sold to the steamb boats steamships,
sailing vessels plying out of the port.
The whole business is dOue on strictly cash 7
sis, it is always cash on delivery. Tnis makes
market gardeners and truck farmers very
Iity Intelligent and liberal class Of men. Whist
y work very hard, and do not make large for.
es, yet they all become we'll off, and eventu.
get comfortable competence, and always
re more or less cash oftneir own at command. N
lkruptcy among them is us rare as White E
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