The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-02


brought TO them. and three-quafters Of
it all IS conveyed in ships from abroad
Until the beginning of the nineteenth
century London had 10 docks. Today
they cover I'm area Of twenty 1.-TWO miles.
and wheat from the United States.
Russia, Canada and the Argentine In
disgorged into their granarics from the
holds Of ships like so much sand
Many Londoners have never seen the
docks. but two loaves out OF every
three that they ent are made from the
grain that comes to them through those
docks.
Most 1T the grain ships berth in the
Victorhi aT3sS. but since they are so
necessary To tile citSs welfare they
have tile right to moor at any quay in
the port of London, n privilege no 9th
or vessels possess.
The London butchers never cease 10
sound The praise of English beef and
mutton. but they sell little that Is real.
~ English al the cattle that an,
shipped 10 London alive pass ashore
nj Deptford into the market which
stands nn the site OF the dockyarli
where Peter the Great learned shin.
building. Every animal Is inspected
by a government official. and those that
are In any way diseased are killed and
cremated straichtway.
Cattle come by train from all parts
of the kingdom to the Metropolitan
rn'tle market at Islington. travelling
through the night, and on Mondays
and Thursdays the market opens Mt
dawn and continues till 3 O'Clock In
the afternoon. The cattle that are
sold are driven to the slaughter houses
mud killed. ANA the meat is ON sale nj
Smithhcld early next morning.
At O'Clock in the morning this
miirkct Is ablaze with light. and the
streets in the vicinity are blocked with
railway vans. At 4 o'clock the sales
men np in their places. and soon aft
erward the buyers from the big shops
arrive. and the sawlust strewn ave-
nues OF red and yellow carcnsses ARE
thrOuged
Smithficld's daily supply of beef and
mutton is about LOGO tons, but only a
firth Of this meat IS British. AMI much
of the mutton comes from New Zca.
land via the Victoria docks.
The county of Kent is noted for its
fruits and vegetables. but London
would be unable TO satisfy its craving
for green stun without the aid OF 9th
or countries. The miscellaneous vese-
tables annually brought into England
from abroad are worth close to 5000
600.
There are several markets in the
metropolis for such wares--SpitalGelds
the Great Northern potato market and
the Farrtuglon fruit and vegetable
nlarket-but the bulk of the apples,
oranges. lemons. onions, potatoes and
other roots that are brought from
France. Italy. Spain and Alglers find
their way from the docks OF Covent
Garden IN common with the home
grown fruit and vegetables which
reach London from all points OF the
compass I'm boxes and baskets piled
niah on numbering vans.
Most of the market gardeners sell
their avn wares ut 1.-THE Garden"
while the foreign stun is sold Mt anc.
ton For 300 ycnrs this place has
been the premier market Of London fos
vegetables. fruits and flowers. and
there nre grms who have traded be-
meath its glass roof for generations.
Some OF the fish that feeds London
Is landed on floating pontoon at the
river front of Biilingsgate market. ana
NJ very early hour In the morning
one may. if he chooses. gaze upon fish
ing smncks from the North sea. little
open barrcs loaded with fish that have
been lightcrcd from larger vessels in
the docks and clumsy looking Dutch
calIots loaded with GELS which are en-
Titled uu,irr n charter granted by
Ouecn Elizabeth 20 sail up the Thames
and moor below London bridge.
The railway companies convey a.
100 tons of fish from different parts Of
the coast In the course Of a year. while
She boats convey 5000 tons The
tolling 81 big bell announces the
,nrnins Of the market at o'clock. and
thereafter the fishmoncers are busy
huyir.. and the fish portei I'm their