The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-16

The merry war between the Wholesale
and retail butchers kept up yesterday,
and wa, u theme OF general and inter-
esIed discussion. 1t is safe to say the
average houIekOspor hoped tho contest
would continue indefinitely. II was
perhaps q generation since meat sold
as cheap in Wheeling as at the lower
market on Saturday. Yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Cummlngs, representing the
Swift Chicago beef company, was again
on hand at his stall in tho lower mar
ket, aud in spite Of tue stormy weather,
no had all tho business he could attend
to, and sold every pound OF fresh meat
no took with him, at tho reduced prices
printed yesterday.
Considering the origin Of the retail
butchers boycott on the Wholesalers
the refusal Of the latter to cease selling
meat to groc ers to be retailed by them
many people think It 10 a little incon'
sisient for butchers to sell groceries, az
MANY OF them do. When a retail
butcher was asked about this yesterday.
he said that NOT more than ten or
twelve butchers out OF over sixty sold
groceries. Many others, however, sell
vegetables, butter aud eggs and the like.
The retail butchers had evidently
become pretty weary OF the situation
yesterday. They called a meeting for
last night at the hide and tallow house,
at the east end Of Sixteenth street,
while the b%oycotted wholesalers also
met at the Home Dressed Beef Compa'
ny's office, on South street, From halt
past seven until half past eleven con.
ference committees were going TO aud
fro, attempting to reach terms OF a set
tloment. II was stated by the whole
BalOrs that II the retailers did not set.
Ito they wouldNpush tho fighting hard
and fast. Several concerns would DO in
the fight at cut rates, instead OF ono
only.
1t was very evident that tho retail
butchors had a stormy meeting. In fact,
they expected ono, aud the reason they
assigned for meeting whore they did in'
stead Of in their hall In the /. o. o. +.
block was 90 that "lhe L. reporters
wouldn't get onto them" At previous
meetings they closed tina windows tight
and locked the doors, but still the pro-
csedings leaked out, So they tried a
new plan last night.
After wrestling with the situation
ovor four hours, the retail butchers 70.
fused to give in and the wholesalers
conference committee withdrew. The
wholesale butchers were still In session.
and on hearing the report OF their com.
mlttse, they resolved TO commence at
once to push tho fighting. Tho six
firms from which the retail butchers
refuse TO buy meat are the Wheeling
Beef Company (SWiit's branchL 4.
SChenck < Sons, +. Weim0r & sons, the
Home Dressed Beef Company. George
Zoeckler and the Cleveland Provision
Company. They will all go into tho
retail business, with tho scale OF cheap
prices printed yesterday.
The Wheeling Beef Company, f.
Schenck & Sons and the Home Dressed
Beef Company will open tho war in the
Fifth ward market this morning, and
oil ak will be in the field tomorrow
morning at the upper market.
Tho wholesalers are much pleased
with thu way Mr.. Cummings opened
tho fight for the Wheeling Beef Com.
pRny Saturday. They say he is a great
cutter, OF meat as well as prices, aud
that no cut and sold as much meat Sat
urdaY as three men ordinarily would.
There does not seem to an outsider Ia
DO any settlement possible now except
for the retail butchers to back down,
Should the wholesalers again consent
not to soil fresh meat to the few grocerG
who want IL, the grocers will refuse Ia
buy their cured meats, and the whole
salers say for every 81 worth OF fresh
meat sold by them to a retail butcher
they soil not less than 81 worth Of cured
meats 10 grocers. AT this rate, oil
| course, they conid not sacrifice the gro
GERS trade ever to please tho butchers
A whole,alesaler last night took an
other view OF it. Said no: "There are
about 0S members Of the retail butch
ors' asaociation, and there nro at leRs
| 100 more members OF tho grocers aGso
citation. Viewed from tho point o
numbers. who has the better right |,
DO considered"
There will be an interesting time il
the markets this morning aud to.mor
row morning. Tho retail butchers NEE
again Thursday evening, but what step.
they have in view have not been madI
public, II indeed they arc dclnatei!
planned.