Evening star., 1923-04-06
CENTER MARKET
PROFITS, S5O,0DD
Yield for First Years 0p-
GRAFTON Under Department
of Agriculture.

The first year of the operation of
Center Market under the supervision
of the Department of Agriculture re
suited in more than $4,000 profits
being turned into the Treasury De-
partlnent. according TO the report for
the twelve months ended March 81.
made public this afternoon.
Revenue from all sources approx
mates s233,0O0, expenditures being
about S175.0OO, Supt. c. w Kitchen
pointed out in his report to the Sec
retary of Agriculture. Unusually
heavy bills for repairs and altera-
tions were incurred during the first
three months after the market was
taken over from its private owners.
Gross Sales, S14,594,9O4.
Financial reports of business done
in the market during the past year
show gross sales amounting to S14,-
/ 94904. This figure includes whole
sale business conducted in the build
I ing. but does not include sales made
hy the nearly 200 farmers who use
the spaces provided along the south
! side of the building. il was stated
/ in the report.
! Market stands are rented under
! yearly leases to 1I3 StandhulderS
classified as follows: Forty nine
! fresh meat dealers, twenty-five cured
meat dealers. twenty-four fruit and
Vegetable dealers. fifteen dealers
! handling dairy products. twelve bak-
: cry stands, ten poultry and game
dealers, nine florists, nine dellcates-
, sen stands. six fish dealers, five gro
to the sale of miscellaneous products
such as confections. honey, market
! supplies, etc.
Operates CoId-Storage Plant.
! In addition to the market. the de-
! partment operates public cold
! storage warehouse and refrigeration
! pipe line service. This power plant
! refrigerates approximately 100000
/ cubic feet of storage space. Part of
| this space consists of cooler boxes
/ and cold rooms leased to private par
! ties.
F., Rules and regulations governing
| leSsees in the conduct of their bust
ness in Center Market We're issued
! by the Secretary of Agriculture dur
! ing the year. Several of these regu-
! lat!ons relate TO problems of santa
! ton. among them being A regulation
| providing for the inspection Of meats
! sold in the market. g. y. Anthony,
! inspector. was transferred from the
/ bureau of animal industry 10 handle
| this work.
| Much repair and Improvement work
was done during the past year. a
large part of which was performed
| by the mechanics employed at Cen
| ter Market. About $4,000. exclusive
| of labor performed by the market
| force. was spent for painting, repairs
! to insulation in cold storage rooms
| repairs. requirements and additions
! to mechanical equipment. enlarging z
and modernizinS two restrooms for
[ patrons. market tenants and their
] employees. constructing five modern
and sanitary stands for the sale OF
! fruits. vegetables, fish and poultry.
The new stands were designed by
aud built under the supervision of j.
r BarghauScu, who is cooperating
with Mr.. Kitchen in the modcrniZing
of market stands and equipment.
step to Relieve Congestion.
Upon the recommendation Of the
supt rint cndcmt. the District Commits
sioners recently promulgated q police
regulation prohibiting the parking Of
pasScnge carrying vehicles around
Center Market for longer than one
hour. This regulation has relieved