The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-18
THE WAR is ALL OVER,
Tho Wholesale and Retail Butchers
have Agreed.
RETAILERS BACKED CLEAR DOWN
Aud there Will bo no More
Cheap Moats-LIvoIy Scenes In tho
Markets Yesterday - No Trouble
about stall No, ., Which tho swift
People oonupY-Siany People Go
Away UnsupplIsd,

Tho fresh meat war is all v II
was settled last night, the retailers
backing down, The war assumed q
lively phase yesterday morning, rs was
expected aud predicted, There was no
farther trouble about the occupancy Of
stall No. 8, in tho upper market, as II
was thought there might be, The
Wheeling BSoi Company occupied It,
aud sold all the meat the increased
force on hands could cut and wrap up.
+. sehenk & Sons, Weimer & Sons, the
Homo Dressed Beef Company and
George 2oscklor, the "%boycotted"
wholesalers, also had their stalls aud
handled as much meat as tbey could.
The people were packed Ave aud six
deep in front otthe STALE Of the cut.rate
dealers. Al u time the Wheeling
Beef Company had seventy people
struggling to DO waited on next, while
schenk 4 Sons had %iorty.eight at the
Same time aud tho othor three crowds
in proportion,
At each OF these stalls tlaring signs
were put up. "WRr on prices Of fresh
meat" "This is stall g." aud figures
showing the reduced prices were on
some OF them,
The rush continued as long as tho
market lasted. Among the throngs OF
buyers, as before, woro many people
from out oftown. When eleven o'clock
struck and the boil rang, the whole.
SNlers feared they would bN violating
some rule II they sold longer, and they
stopped ct once. Their idea was q mis-.
take, but they know how eager certain
people would be to catch them up, and
preferred not TO take chances.
The closing down Of tho stalls raised
q big howl from tho scores OF people
who were still waiting for meat, and
when tho reason wRi explained, n cry
went up, "Go on! Well pay the fine II
they Ane your
The TACT was that the wholesalers wero
glad TO quit anyhow, for their mon were
nearly worn out astho result Of the con-
slant rush. Schenks had TO send to the
store twice for extra help and more
meat. At Weimer's store, just across
from the market, aud Schenks', farther
down street, lively business was kept
up oil day nj tho reduced prices.
Some OF tho retailers did fairly we'll
at their old stands, but not o~ne-fourth
OF the meat usually sold by them in tho
aggregate was handled yesterday. Most
OF them, anticipating a smaller do.
maud, had n reduced supply.
1he war was not yet fairly on, judging
from appearances. II had been report
cd for several days that the retailers
would also cut prices to meet the whole
salerd' action. This was expected to be
done yesterday morning, but was not,
Then it was said that the retailers would
be on hand Friday morning at the Fifth
ward market to cut prices. Retailers
who were seen refused to deny or affirm
this report.
Tho extent to which the fssIinG
caused by the eight went Is illustrated
by tho fact that a man who makes NbuS.
moss Of ]Ecraping meat blocks and
benches in the Second ward alter mar.
ket closes, told the Wheeling Beef Com.
pany people that he could not do this
work for them, as he was told that II he
did all tho retail butchers would get
somebody oiso to do it.
While tho war went on people ate
moro meat and better, and paid less
money for it. Tho wholesalers mad ar.
ranged to mako It exceedingly warm
this morning. The Wheeling Beef
Company had secured several locations
for retail meat stores, aud proposed to
open six, in all parts Of tho town. The
wholesalers arc also preparing TO Tent
every vacant stall in both markets.
But this is all q thing OF the past
now. The wat Is over, ard both sides
seem glad OF It.. Tho settlement was
reached about half past eleven last
night.
The Retail Butchers Protective ASso.
citation formally opened the extensive
addition 10 its now hide and taIlow
house at tho cast oud OF Sixteenth street
last night. 1t was given out that this
was TO DO a purely social time. There
was n lunch. singing, talking and a good
time generally, but whilo II was in pro.
gress tho members found timo to ap.
point n committee with powOr TO act
and send II to wait on tho wholesalers.
As q result, peace was declared, and
things will 90 on just as they were DO.
fore tho fight began. Tho wholesalers
will sell to whom thcy please, and tho
consumer will pay 10 cOnts for tho best
cuts and for others accordingly.
Mr.. D. q. Southern, manager OF tho
Wheeling Beef Company (SwifEsl
speaking Tor tho wholesalers, said:
"Ihe controversy between the whole.
sale meat doaIorS and tho Retail Butch.
ors' Protective Association Is at an ond.
A committee composed OF Me,sts. A.,
Korn, Charles Hoffman,, Louis Niober.
gall and Frod Noiningor, was appointed
this evening to wait on tho wholOSalors
with n Wow to ronching m nmiCNblo
solution OF tho controversy which has
existed Tor tho past few days. The
wholeMilcorS represented worO tho
Wheeling lBof Company (Switt'ah
r. Schonk & Sons. 7. Woincr & Sons,
tho Homo Dressed Booi Company, repre-.
sonLod by Mr.. q. II. MCdick, aud George
HoeckIor. The ButchorS' Protective As.
ISOLATION conceded tho right to tho
wholesale meat donlcrn TO sell to the
groseFy trade Hs they eco 1t. Tho
Wheeling BCcf Company, not desiring
10 remain in tho roiail meat business,
will Withdraw from tho same, the Butch.
cra' PROTECTIVE Association taking of
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