The Market Book (Volume 1); Containing a Historical Account of the Public Markets of the Cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, with a Brief Description of Every Article of Human Food Sold Therein, the Introduction of Cattle in America, an (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1862. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... No. 13. John Davidson. No. 14. Robert Fleming. 15. David B. Reed. 16. Jacob Bernheim. There are several other butchers in this, as well as in many other of the public markets, who have not been regularly " licensed " for the stands they occupy; having obtained them under another head, and also in another manner, by the alteration of the Market Law: these are usually known as "permit butchers." The business here has much increased within the last ten years, and now, no doubt, it will rank among the best of the up-town markets; the buildings, however, are much out of repair, and the supposition is that it will require the influence of a Seventh Regiment, or a chance for a large speculation, to obtain a new marketbouse on the present site of the Jefferson Market. "WEEHAWKEN MARKET." 1834. This market-place, although known in the " Records" and " Maps " as the " Greenwich Market," was commonly called, and it was known, as the " Weehawken Market," by way of difference, when spoken of, from the old Greenwich Market building, which stood some time after this was erected. The name "Greenwich Market" had also been applied to the old " Spring Street Market," in its early years; besides this, the new street on the easterly side of this new market-place was named Weehawken Street. These several facts led me to adopt the name of " Weehawken," after an Indian name of " Weehawk," which gave the name to a place nearly opposite, on the " Jersey shore," from which, years before, a ferry-boat went to and fro, landing on this side, just above this market-place. The first notice of the want of a market-house at this place was by a resolution made on the 23d of March, 1829, " that the front ground on West Street, between Christopher and Amos Streets, to the depth of thirty feet, be, and ...