Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15

real interesting aud attractive discussion.
That always brings together the largest
crowds and the most iuexhaustable orators,
and debators. q fact man that has no real
opinions on horse-fesh has no business on
the market square forum. John Smiths lit
tie bay mare that makes it in 2:3O-or can't;
that big sorrsl that 10 . strong puller-or
amt no puller at all; that little roam that
works we'll In the leat-or don't; or the best
horse in Clark county under the saddle, will
furnish more real unending talk in certain
crowd on market square. than new bonnet
in woman's convention.
Speaking Of horses reminds n that We saw
. horse sold here under the hammer for $3.50
He was fourteen hands high and warranted
to work a. well as he could-anywhere. We
were told that some time since . horse was
put up and sold for seventy cents. Tho auc-
tioneer's fee vas dollar, and, ss be pocketed
the seventy-fve cents, he remarked to the
owner Of the horse that he would not trouble
him for the other twenty-five cents.
From horses to hone-radish the change 10
comparatively easy, and you would be sur
prised to see what competition there 10 in this
one commodity. We did not count the num-
Der Of venders with their machines BY which
the radish is reduced to pulp ready for the
table, who deal In nothing else on the market,
but there are many of them.
One gentleman in the business says
that he appeared in this market few years
ago with the first horseradish grinder, but
now, he says, he has several imitators; but
still the demand is good. At the earliest
hour in the morning, even before daylight
the wagons and stands Begin to appear in
their places, and the busy hum Of the traffic
begins. The idea prevails among market
men that the early bird secures the extra
uickle, go to speak. And the wakeful citi-
zen, also, who depends upon the market,
bestirs himself, that he may be first to gel
the choice. And when you see how the
chickens are squeezed and thumped BY every
would-be purchaser; how many hands, and
they not Of the cleauest, they pass through
in this way, it is no wonder that the wiss
citizen is early on the ground with hi!
basket.
music, While the cold weather Affects thi
feature Of the place, the blind fiddler
the organ-grinder, and perhaps worse thar
all beside, the aeeordeon twister. often mingl
their notes with the din Of traffic in small
wares. The cries of hsndkerchiefs-
CENTS apples, matches, envelopes and paper
blacking, fresh pork, potatoes, fresh beef. etc
blend together in an almost indistinguishabl
murmer from msrning until night In thi
way . very large proportion of Springfield
population transact what, in the aggregate
would prove, if counted, an enormous traffic
The American people are largely beet eat
ers, and it is often said BY those who do no
think about it that the butchers make enor
nous profits. So we thought it OF suficien
importance to ask the butcher himself.
The genial beet dealer laughed at our sue
gestion and replied: "No, you are mistaken
We make very little. Take the hide, tn
horns and the tallow, and that makes on
profits.
pay from FIVE and three quarters to seve
cents per pound. So = 1000 pound steer a
six and three quarters will cost alive, on q
average, $67 so. Now take the hide, horn
+ and tail, in such q steer they will weig
about 100 pounds, and bring me about ss.5
; Eighty pounds OF tallow about $4.00. Thes
two items $3.50. Ireckon as the profit
, Of beef that cost me $lol.26. The hea
goes to the pork butcher, who boils it up an
makes sausages and scrapple and such thing
of if. Together with the liver and tongue
brings $l.5O. There are $50 pounds of sill
. loins and rib roasts at twenty cents, $50; Is
E pounds of rump and round at twelve an
= one-halt cents, when well cut, $ls.75; Is
pounds Of chuck ribs at ten cents, SIS; 10
and finally the $50 pounds remaining at 81
, cents per pouad, the neck, suet and shoulds
, 'clo1s," $27 Now, then, add that up an
you will have 1900 pounds for SILL!
about eight aud one-eighth cents q poun,
Then see how much we have made on th
whole carcass; $lOl.25 from $lll.75 leavt
5000. There, am just 81 short of my fir
rough calculation. That can be made up b
skilltul cutting, Some of my men can CT
up carcass to even more than that advaI
, tage ever the men working beside then
I They dnn't Lave any vasfe von 400. A
e artistic butcher can cut So worth more
sirloin steaks from q steer than . green,
one. sm very careful to have e, perience
men about me-"