The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26
NEW FREE MARKETS
TO Be OPENED TO-DAY
One in Staten Island and One
In Jersey City Like
New York's.
OPPOSITION HERE FAILS

Following the example set by tire Bor-
| ough OF Manhattan. the Borough OF Rich
| mond will open n free market at Tomp-
| kinsviue Square Tompkinsville. Staten
Island at Z O'Clock this morning. Jersey
city also will eS abl.sA a free public
| wholesale and retail, market to-day under
the Pennsylvania Railroad trestle In that
city at Railroad avenue and Barrow
street
President Marks OF the Borough OF
Manhattan will go TO Staten Island to
see President Charles J. MoCorniacks
enterprise get under way and will take
lunch with Mr. Mccormack after the
ceremonies.
City Commissioner George +. Brensin-
ger. director OF the Department of Finance
and Revenue, has been the leading spirit
IN Jersey City's municipal market VEN
ture. He was assisted yesterday In ar
ranging the preliminaries by Special
Agent Branch OF tho United States De-
partment OF Agriculture
An effort has been made 70 induce
Jersey farmers 10 DO business In the
market instead Of dsposing or ther prod
uce TO commission men In this city.
Jersey City storekeepers who have been
Ia the habit OF crossing the ferries every
morning to buy al the New York whole
sale markets have been urged to save
time by patronizng the Railroad avenue
market Farm wagons will be permitted
TO have free stands under the trestle
from Barrow street 70 Jersey avenue.
distance OF two blocks Commissioner
Brensnger stationed a man at the head
OF Dan keilys hill, on the boundary line
between Bergen and Hudson counties, late
last night TO divert farmers bound for
New York to the Jersey City market
President Marks will make an address,
on open Markets before the Associated
Clubs Of Domestic Science Al the lmperial
Hotel this afteraon at o'clock.
Men who are watching the markets for
the Borough Presidents Office report that
representatives OF commission houses are
still engas ed In trying to persuade farmers
not to stop a the markets, but to take
their loads OF produce to tho wholesale
districts. A few mornings ago a commits
sion man held up Jersey farmer at the
Fort Lee market and tried without Sue
cess to buy his load Of chickens.
II hasn't rained on the open markets
since they were established on september
l. Thursday nights downfall came after
everybody had gone home.
Even nature seems 10 be with the peo-
pie in veir desire for pubic markets"
said Mr.. Marks.
The following general prices prevailed
at the open markets yesterday
Grapes ITokayD, DC. III. grapes
(Concord), SOC. Is at basket pears. 2
ats, l5c.. soc basket. muskmeon, sc.
apiece & for CSC . oranges. for i0c.
lemons, for Be hseis. = punches for
&c. carrots, , punches for Sc. celery, SC.
a large bunch. cabba ses, Sc head TO
&c a head red cabb5ges. SC to loo. a
head cucumhers. for .. cauliiower.5c.
10 Dc. head egg plant, &C. ; lettuce. Sc.
to &C. a head lima beans 100. for at
basket onions - ats. for sc. peppers,
for &c. brussels sprouts, Sc. at pota-
toes. lbs for l0c. sweet potatoes. DC a
at string beans. be. a Of tomatoes. SC
at. brown eggs, 35r. dozen lamb
chops. 22c. H.; hind quarter chops. zoe.
a To- shoulder chops, ic. H.. pork
loin. zoe. 10. bacon, 24c. 10. fresh
shoulder. l5c. . Id. sirloin steak, 2ic. a
10. rib roast. 20c ID. slowing beef, &c
H.. poultry. 1Sc. H. Young roasting
chickens 2oc. a 10. fowl, 1Sc. a H. Long
Island duck. zoe. III, founders. DC. H.
weak hsh and hal but. Zoe. a III. clans
t.. piece.