Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-21
Show Beef Day.
SOME VERY FINE sTEERs-THE
DISPLAY NOT As GOOD
As USUAL.
HARD TIMES THE CAUSE.

HAKD llMEO lHE UAUNE
To-day is show meat day, on which
as general thing, there 10 rivalr,
among the but chers # this city in ex
hibitipg the finest and fattest meat
and 1t has been the custom for years t,
have the stalls in the market house
hand somely decorated, and O band O
music In the Second street market OF
the preceding evening, while tn
building was crowded with spectators
Last evening there were but few stall
d ecorated, and instead of the music
nothing was hea I'd but the noise of tn
butchers as they prepared their meat
Many Of the butchers did not max,
any extra preparation, and one, VIII,
was asked the reas6o, replied that tn,
way business II, with so many out O
work, Il was about all the majority @
the people could do to purchase ordinar,
meat at the lowest price. Anothe
butcher said that there was consider
able extra work, and no money in keep
ing show beef, aud that he had made vi
his mind not to bother with 1t. Tbi
seemed tn be the general feeling, con
sequently the display was far behiBt
that of other years; still there was som,
excellent meat offered, and the lovers O
fat beef, veal, pork or mutton, had M
difficulty this morning In obtaining 8
full supply.
The greatest sy mpathy was expressed
for Fred. Kienle, who had purchased
four large and fat steers, but whose
father died on " ednesday and wa.
buried yesterday afternoon. The steers
had already been slaughtered when
this severe bereavement fell upon him,
and last evening 1t was pleasing sigh
10 witness half dozen or more butch
ers. who came to his aid and assisted
him In cutting up his meat and arraug-
ing bis stalls. They worked msnfully
until everything was all ready for this
mornings market. There were but
few spectators in the Second street
market house last evening, and the
scene was great contrast TO that of
former years. Some of the stalls look
very nice and inviting, and those hav-
ing the finest displays are as follows:
steers. weighing when dressed 2,3O0
pounds.
William f. johnson has one steer
weighing 900 pounds, two sheep ITO
pounds, and one calf, 100 pounds.
John Barker has one steer that weigh
ed " hen dressed 1,034 pounds; two
lambs, 100 pounds two calves, 26O
pounds two sheep, 14O pounds, and a
supply of excellent pork. All the meat
on his stall was of the finest quality,
and calculated TO make the mouth OF
an epicure water.
Lewis II. Richards has full supply
of Chester County pork, lard, sausag ge
and sugar cured hams, and makes . fne
display.
James Wallsmith, has o steer that
weighed when dressed 1,185 pounds,
and was fed on Joseph Gould's farm.
the meat OF which La very fine.
A. ID. Miller has steer that weighed
900 pounds, the meat Of which IL nicely
mixed, and looks very inviting.
+ r. Sawdon has two extra large
and fine calves and a sheep.
Fred. Kienle and his brother on the
opposite stall, have three of the man,
moth steers described In last Saturdays
REPUBLICAN, which were fed by
James Wright, and weighed before
being slaughtered about 2,2O0 pounds
each. The meat IL of the finest descrip.
iion, and they were the largest aud
heaviest beeves killed for this market.
William j. Quigley has the fourth of
tn ese steers, the meat Of which fills his
stall. ..
William Mcyaugh has the meat of a
fine steer on his stall, the weight OIL
which could not be ascertained.
j. ii. Gould, as usual, has as fine
N eat as there is in the market, but the
cattle were not as heavy as some he has
had on previous occasions. He killed
a steer and heifer, the weight of
which could not be ascertained.
W. II. Lees stalls are nicely arraug-
sd with full supply Of very fine beef.
A. 7. Geary max es q handsome dis.
play, and the meat is of the finest quail.
~.
A. J. Kooch has two steers on his
stall which weighed nearly 3,OOO|
pounds. l. Miller is well supplied
with a choice lot of fine beef, and A.
a splendid display of pork
and its products.
George Abele has two fine steers on
his stalls, the meat of which is very
fine. William Clavey. at the King
street end Of the market house, makes
a splendid display, and his meat is of
ths finest quality. This morning the
presented o busy scene, and
before noon much of the stock had been
Of.
THIRD STREET MARKET.
Joseph Il. Martin makes fine dis
play of beef, and Joel M. Walton, ofl
Chester County, has some of the finest |
mutton seen in this city for some time. |
james V. Martins display is very
hne, and this morning he was busy In
lealing 1t out to his customers. j. W.
stalls also present q very fine
app earance.
EIGHTH STREET MARKET.
The finest display in the Eighth
street market is made by Thomas
Mayne, and ON Wells stalls, although |
there are several others that have some |
very fine meat. The lack of decora- |
tions and extra preparation in this mar |
ketis as noticeable as in the Second |
street market, but 1t is more than prob |
able that the supply of show beef in |
each OF the markets will be fully equal
TO the demand.
ON KING STREET.
M. Mack lem at No. 3O7 King street,
mas steer fed by James Sowdan, hat
weighed 1900 pounds, the meat of
which Is tender and juicy and OF the
very best quality.
Richardson Brothers at the Della " are
market, NO. oil King street, have a
hne steer that turned the scale at 800
pounds, but owing to the extreme cold
weather, they did not expose the meat /
On their stalls, but kept it shut up, and
cut 1t AZ needed.
The Inaug uratiOn.
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