Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-21


Market Houses Heaviest Steers and
Bullocks Ever Shown.
Washington's Birthday is celebrated BY
the butchers as Show Beef Day, and the
exhibition of meat is open already. The
butchers say that the display this year is
better than ever before, and it is hard to
see where there could be an improve
ment. At least half a dozen butchers
show the best and heaviest meat, but
figures will seldom lie, and then only
when manipulated.
Eighth Street Market Butchers.
The Eighth Street Market contains
some beautiful meat. William alynn.
stalls 81 and SO and Thomas Mayne, stalls
Is and 16 divided between them two
steers, live weight 4, 1886 pounds, fed by
John Miller near Newark, Del, and
seven steers fed by Arthur Mackey in
Cecil Co., Md, averaging 1900 pounds the
finest in the city. These steers dressed 81
pounds to the hundred, and the meat lie
what butchers call mellow. Two
single rib roasts from one of
the big steers weighs 80 pounds.
The killer covered the sides of the beef
with artistic designs in shields. Mr.
Glynns' stalls are decorated with flags
hooks beneath the flags Mr.. Mayne's
stalls are decorated with flags and greens.
He says these cattle are the latest be has
seen in thirty years experience. There
were 6l0 pounds Of fat in one pair of
them.
Wells Brothers, stalls, II and is, show
the meat from twin builocks, years. old,
weighing 1925 pounds, fed by Stephen
r. Pusey & Brother in Chester county,
Pa. A picture Of George Washington
and flags adorn the exhibit of meat
James B. Prentiss has bullock that
weighed 1850 pounds when alive and
1923 when dressed. A. H. Barr says his
meat is always show beef George
Beeson, stall No. 10. has twenty-five head
of very fine sheep. M J. Gallagher.
stall and 6, has them decorated with
heavy cuts from two bullooks which
weighed when dressed 916 and 900
pounds.
Thomas A. Sharp, stall No. l. has
steer that dressed to 800 pounds. fed by
William Morrison OF Newark. He also
makes special feature of smoked beef
tongues. ]. II. Beatty, stalls No. GO and
81, has arranged his pork steak and salt
meats, and stuck flags in the shoulders,
making unique display
Photographs of the exhibits of
William Glynn, Wells Brothers and
Thomas Mayne, were taken this after
noon.
Second Street Display.
The realm Of fresh meat dealers is
Second Street Market and the majority
of them are exceeding previous efforts in
their show beef display. The best ex-
hibit is that of Fred Kienle at stalls Nos.
4 81 and 33. Mr.. Kienle has led generally
A in show beef exhibits. He and
\ Joseph Qdigley, stall No As have divided
!. four steers fed by Joseph Brown Of Bear 5
Station gross weight S345 pounds. and
Of Brandywine hundred gross
weight 24s0 pounds The four steers,
d dressed, weigh 1854; and the one
dressed, ], 46o. The heaviest is ,5O6
pounds, and the largest in the city, it
n dressed heavier in proportion than the
Il larger steer of Isaac Elliott rib roast
shows streaks of fat three -fourths of an
inch thick. Mr. Kienle's stalls are
covered with choice cuts of these steers
and are surmounted by pictures OF
George and Martha. Mr.. Quigley's stall
is gaily decorated.
w. P. Beeson stall 81, has two steers,
weighing respectively 1900 and 1850,
al dressed and were fed by w. p Wilson,
Chester county, Pa Henry Ward, stall
No. 2, says that he has the best bullock
# in town and it weighs 944 pounds dressed,
- fed by j. A. Loudon of Lancaster Co. Pa.
The stall of William F. johnson, No.
b II, is nicely decorated, and he has a steer
III which was fed by a Kent county, Del
farmer, and weighs 1, 400 pounds A 35-
pound liver accompanied the steer.
X. ). Fisher has q pretty exhibit oil
calves and sheep from Mill Greek Hun
dered, at No. 63 stall. One of the calves
a weighs 200 pounds dressed. A. j. Kooch,
IS stalls Nos. SO and So has fine displa,
of meat, red, JUICY and mellow, and pictures
81 of George and Martha Washington
Il A 9S3 pound bullock in choice cuts adornl
@ William j. McLaughlins STALL A. D.
Miller at stall No. 20, has a bullocl
# weighing 1000 pounds and raised by
Chester countian. All the butchers il
this market have good displays and the
will repay a visit. Lack of space will no
allow further detail.
Third Street show Beef.
The butchers in the Third stree
market have been busy all morning get
ting their stalls arranged and block
ID scraped. Martin Brothers have stalls :
III and 80 and 10 and so covered with cut
from two bullocks. One o
$N @hOA WSiSncd WHtu dressed ,0OU pounds
II the other 1890, the pairsweighed 4. go
aounds when alive, and were fed in Gee
Il county, Md, by Frank Mackey. Tn
stalls Nos. 10 and so are decorated wit
the meats, and SO and 80 are similar. wit
the addition Of flowers. W. F. Murphy
stall IA, is chopping up "a bullock thai
dressed, weighs 800 lbs. His stall hold
the best picture of George Washingto
in the city. 1t is an oil painting of til
head and shoulders, life size. job
Griner shows a steer weighing 80
pounds, dressed. 81 years old, and Ches
ter county bred.
show Beef Prices.
The exhibit Of show beef is always in
s teresting and tonight will be the bes
time to take tour of inspection. Fac
dealer has the heaviest steer and Il
best meat, and the lowest price, so ever,
body should be satisfied
!8 The prices as quoted by an Eighth stree
sS4 market butcher are as follows Sho
s beef-sirloins, 20 cents pound n
| roast, 20 cents; rump steak, IS and
|S3 cents; stewing pieces, 8 to 121 cent
liver, 10 cents pound
omcers of St. Paul Y. p. Association.