New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-03
BIG BUTCHERS COMBINING.
EAsrMASs COMPANY. TIE ABsOHBER.
ESTIMATES OF THE IMMENSE sLArGnTERlNG
rrsrNEsS DONE BY THESE FIRMS.

rsrIM.rEs OF THE IMMENSE sLArGnTERING
BUSINESS DONE BY THESE FIRMS.
Rumors have been flying about among the cattle
men and wholesale butchers Of this city recently
that a movement foot which contemplated the
ABSORPTION of the business of several large butchers
Of this city by the Eastmaas Company, winch Is
probably the greatest cattle exporting and butcher
ing. concern in the world. II was reported TINT
among the large interests to be gathered into the
Esstmans' fold were the great Establishments of
William Ottmann q Co., Of Fulton Market, ana
Beinecke e. Co.. of No 1876 Fulton-st These ruinors
were revived Yesterday by the appearance of large
number of Hebrew butchers OF the East Size WHO
were known 10 be customers Of Ottmann ana
Bclnecke at the Office of the Eastmans Company,
Fiftvninthst and Elevcnth-ave. and the appearance
os notice i'm Hebrew the door OF the Office which
the butchers studied attcntlveN. Hebrew bclhg
language little known in that neghborhod thcie
WAS some mystincatiOn AT first over the NOTICE. Out
INQUIRY developed the fact that it was intended 10
direct the reader the cate-slauShierlnG a1attor
NJ the Fastmans Company. near by. where the East
Side butchers could find their supplies. II was also
announced that the Strengthening business oi th' ot'
mann and Benccke establishments, when mas peeh
carried on so long at Forty fourth-st ana East
River would hereafter be done in the EaStinahs aDaI
TOR.
, Tribune reporter yesterday saw William Ottmann
in Fulton Market and asked him about the he" az
rangcment Mr.. Ottmann said: Negotiations are
In progress which in all probability VIII sooh pc ''
clrdcd nv which our firm will be associated with the
Fastmans Company. the large exporters 70 ENGLAND
of dressed beef and cattle. OF winch l. T. L"Nt
man is the president While firm will maintain
ifs independent and separate existence We sha haNo
with this strong company all the advantages WHO"
can be derived by properuo1a'e REDUCTION !" INV
cost Of transporting and saughterng of cattle ana
also the marketing hides and tallow III more al
vartarcms way than VIC have been able TO accomplish
heretofore and il places in the best possible posi-
tiop 70 nurchasc the best cattle from producers there
nv gaining many advantages which must result HAc'
wise in many advantages TO the consumers
Mr. Ottmann added that until The negotiations "erV
oomn,o,o he could not furnish the details OF the
consolidation lie said his company did business
of a. 900 900 last year. 1t was founded III fui'o"
Market in 1850 by his uncle Philip Ottmahh. /"
1875 the firm became William Otmam q Co' oelne
composed OF William Ottmann and his broterS '"ic'
Louis and Philip.
The firm OF Bcnecke & Co., which also JOINS III !
+erests with the Eastmans. does yearly business |
estimated at 81 100000. il was established IN lo'o'
The partners are Bernhart Beinccke and Joseph lies
dorfer. The Eastmans Company did business IN'
year estimated at $50 100000 The company IL chclF
composed OF T. C. Eastman, his son Joseph, ana James
He'll OF Glasgow, and the lattcrS son Henry beil
who is sonin-law of MIR. Eastman James Bell d son
are the largest butchers in the United Kingdom, ana
through them the EastmanS Company owns ABOUT
400 retail butcher shops th!,ashoIt the Kingdom Nj |
Eel is wcllLnOwn i'll America a. the owner 81 the
Scotch yacht Thistle which unsuccessfuliy raced for
the Americas Cup. r c. Eastman. his partner Is !
worth as many millions can be contcd on The |
fingers of both hands. lie began life rolling barrels
on the wharves of New York long 'horcman at
sixty cents hour.
1t is said by butchers that the consolidation
of the OttmaIn and Bcncche concerns with the East
mans Company grew of the tcublc between IN" /
East side Hebrew butchers and Chief Rabbi Joseph /
over the sale of "koSheg" meat or meat pronounced
purified and orthodox. and bearing the mark OF the /
Rabbi which certifes that it I, Kosher" meat /
Several months ago the orthodox Hebrews, finding
general disregard OF the custom of dealing IN the
1koshern meat among the butchers of their hG |
secured the services OF Rabbi Joseph who it j. aid
ious Injunction among the Hebrew butchers Of The /
East Side. But The big wholesale lu,clers OF me |
Hebrew persuasion soon made things warm Io' ~ |
Rabbi. They charged him with entering lil, INTO
e. S Ssen VIII 4 Bens S ns HfT cm5 %%p'pg
which the company secured monopoly Of Tie |
extra for all chucE,@ having tho ra6binical lag
fastened to them To n-nIe }he company
bond Of 81 600 that they wogla use thc,e tags on all
kosher" NEST Each chuck Wa to have wG tes, ,
by such simple Christians sol sayIe.
had the privilege of deciding what kosher" meat
for orthodox Hebrews They united in a circular, |
"' 70 ' show that the GF matter i not wholly religious
but the mghty dollar the Isss can he sapplea for
year TO 81 40 on cattle and calye Bu, The propo,
ton of the Rabbi through ms agents asks 10 cent,
for each tag. which amounts to The enormous sum o
e54 3O5 per year. These figures based on the |
actual killing Of 5000 calves and 200 iatle per
wse6 Sne Ie 2ny on w6 All am1n "q dH ms as
much. Who. then. have we 10 fall back on for the |
s54,3o5i Why. nobody but our customers, the re
tail butchers"
Since this circular was issued the City Dressed Beet
Company has stopped using tags has gone ont n
existence and, under the name Of Bauer ( open
heimer, II is said, Is also seeking absorption into the
Eastmans Company. Mr. Ottmann and member If
the establishment Of Beinecke Co; YESTERDAY denied.
however, that The trouble over Rabbi Joseph|- kosher
the Esstmans Company.
We knocked the Rabbi into cooked hat on That
issue long ago." said the young man In BeineCkcs