The change of location unsettled the equilibrium which had previously guaranteed stability, provoking a scramble among established scaristi to obtain the best stands, generating tension over the allocation of additional ones, and sparking off a conflict between the two mafia families with jurisdiction over the old and new market areas. The process of adjustment was "left in the hands of the strongest," while local authorities abstained from intervening (CPM-RMI: 68).

Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Busi…, loc. 543