Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-12
MAYOR OPENS CITY
MARKET WITH ADDRESS
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an employee of the company from
whom the balances were purchased,
speedily made the necessary repairs.
Several counter-balance scales were
also inspected and found to be cor
rect.
With the wares of the various In
dividual merchants on exhibition,
the market presented a sight most
business-like. Appetizing and PAL
atable viands were displayed and,
had the market been open for BUSH
ness, many sales would have been
effected.
Following Mayor Bollschwefler's
short address, the guests were per-
mitted to view the Interior of the
building, while a buffet luncheon
was prepared in a rear room About
4 o'clock the guests were ushered
into the room and partook Of the
spread.
Last night crowds strolled be-
tween the counters and stands view
ing the store. Banners and bunt-
ing decorated the building, lights
from the interior cast their rays in
to Smith street, considerably Hum
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the twelve-piece orchestra 1oated
through the portals, and a string
of electric lights suspended across
Smith street gave light to a banner,
pendant beneath, announcing the
markets opening.
An enormous number OF shoppers,
1t Is believed. will visit the market
before the doors close at midnight
tonight. The Perth Amboy City
Market Company is an organization
formed about a year ago, capital
tied at s5O,0 600. Its officers, each of
whom are in charge of a depart
ment in the market, are: Morris
Shumsky, president; Hyman Green
span, vice-president;. Peter Rasmus-
sen, treasurer; and Philip Borak,
secretary.
Among the guests yesterday were
Mayor Bollschweiler, Assemblyman
DR.. William E. Ramsay, Aldermen
Richard Calvin and F, A. Seaman,
Health Commissioner A. P. KEN
nedy, SeaIer Of Weights and Meas
ures Henry loft, Chief of Police P.
J. Burke. Architect ]. X. Jensen and
Attorney James s.. Wight.
In speaking on the benefits of the
market, Mayor Bollsehweiler said
that with the Jersey Central Trac-
ton Company's new line, 1t would
bring shoppers to this city from all
through Monmouth county: He
fixed as the boundaries for the
drawing capacity of Perth Amboy,
the cities of Railway and New
Brunswick, the township of Atlantic
Highlands, and Staten Island.
General Markets.
BUTTER-Strong; receipts, 7.07 pack.
ages; creamery specials. per h., z9&a
30c.; extras, 2s&a29c.; thirds to firsts. ga
H1ac.; state dairy, finest, Csc. common ID
prime. 22ha27hc.i process, specials, sc.
seconds TO extras, 22a251ac.; factory. sec.
cry, 24a2Sc.
CHEESE-Firm; receipts, 4,I90 boxes
state, whole milk. specials, 16Aa161zc.;
average fancy, small. white, l4Ac.: large
l4Ac. small. colored, 14&c.; large, i4Mc.i
prime, 14Aa1Ekc.; fair to good, ~1Sa14c.i
common, loa12c. skins. specials, 12Mc.i
fine, I14al14c.; fair to good. sa10c. conf
mon, 51sa7c.; full skins, 21sc4c.
EGGS-Firm: receipts, 10, 764 cases; statea
Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery, whites
g7a82e.; gathered, white, 2Sa2sc. henneri&
brown, 26a27c.: gathered, brown. 22a26e@
fresh gathered, extra flrsts, 2a22c. firsts,
I9a90c. seconds. 16a1sc.
POTATOES - Firm: Long Island, pei
Dbl, $2a2S5; Jersey, $1.76a2@i southern.
A.6Oa2.
HAY AND sTRAw-Firm; timothy, old,
per hundred. n.15a1.25; new, $.10ai.2 rs
shipping, old, sla1.l0; clover, mixed. ola
4SaHS1. 20; clover, old, soc.a1; long rye
s6o.: oat and wheat, 46a50c.: half bales
3taabo. less.