The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07
EFFECTS or THE TIE-UP.
The Meat supply More Encouraging and
no Cause for Alarm.

The big railroad strike I'm the West
continues 20 be the chief topic of interest
on the streets. and many expressions Of
opinion are being heard on ali sides. The
| tictt Is sun beng felt IN a way i'm this
| city though there has. been no serious
| drawback 10 the shipping traffic as yet
! IL Is not known what the result will be-
! II the strike continues for any length OF
! time, bur so far as / could learn from
! interviews with many of the heaviest
Shippers mere the general opinion seems
10 be that pork, beef and provisions
Whlch are usually received from the west
ern markets. VIII not be materially az
lected IN price unless some Unforeseen
circumstances turn up.
Armour y Co. branch house here.
Wnlch ran snort on Thursday. received
yesterday carload OF beef which had
been transferred 10 Richmond from am
otAtf cIty. Inis shipment Will tide them
over to-day. but after that should no
arrangements bee made with the strikers.
they are uneasy lest they fail 10 get
supply sufficient t. meet the demand
There has been a slight advance i'm the
price OF meat by wholesale, but as yet
me difference i'm retail prices is small.
Unless something is done by way Of meet
lHS the demand, however the price OF
meat Is likely 10 advance considerably
next week.
MAT FROM ST. LOUIS.
swift Brothers. whose supply Of pork
ana nect was about exhausted Yesterday
morning. were highly grauael last night
-. o,, f.i. ,l,,t,ep',4n OF teiesram from -
from that city had been made and was
IN route 10 Richmond. In an interview
WIN me members Of the firm last night
/ was told that they had made arrange
nrhls Dy which they could receive large
amounts OF pork and beef from 81. Louis |
ana would soon be In position TO meet |
tne demand Provisions, however. I was |
tHil, could not be secured. owing 10 the !
blockade In railroad connections. 1t Is |
likely that smoked meats. canned goods |
ana the like will be quite scarce at an
Nh. J. F. Fetterly, Of Chicago. agent
Tor smith Brothers. said last night that
he mad been delayed in Richmond for
nearly week. and did not know when
ne would be able 10 return To Chicago. |
'eVeral other representatives of the Windy
.ay are IN similar condition.
- ne reports as 10 the American Railway
mon having sent a committee TO Rich
nOnd 10 organize the railroad amnlnVes
ma persuade them 10 join I'm the strike |
-Ie absolutely grOundless SO far as / have
zen able 10 learn. There is no pr0ba-
lity mat the railroad employees here will |
ON IN sucn a movement, and it is not |
i all likely that Richmond Will be af-
eotsd IN any way other than an advance
the prices OF meat and provisions and |
d the through freight shipments.
THf c. AID %. ALL RICHIE.
The following telegram from General
noes OF the Chesapeake and Ohio here
Isl night from Covington. Ky, will be
ltgresting 10 shippers in this city:
notice In the Richmond papers OF
lly 9TH a misleading statement in regard
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
mere has been no strike Of either the
or yardmasters in the service
the Chesapeake and Ohio. A few
'akemen quit Wednesday. but came back
work the following day. We were not
scommoded in the least. as there were
trains 10 run, IL being holiday No
le connected with the Chesapeake and
Mo IS on strike except the swltchmen.
III their places have been filed. Notify
. freight department that all OF the
ast-hound time freight has been deliv-
Cd 10 the Big Four road Nothing Is
ing held AT Covington for the West ex-
pt dead freight. which the other lines
2 not prepared 10 receive at present
2 are receiving and forwarding every
lng connecting lines have for us -
AZ the offices OF the Norfolk and West
n learned that their freight connec-
ms In the West We're not being broken
e Norfolk and Western people apnra.
nd no trouble from the strike.