New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-14
BEEF PRICE RUSHES Up.
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a famine. They say that they can fill all con-
tracts at home and abroad.
Louis F. Swift. president of Swift & Co. said
to-day:
1t is too early to say definitely. but do not
expect that there will be any serious scarcity IN
the supply of meats. We have some men work
ing in all of our departments and are shlppI1g
products freely. Prices viii not be materially
advanced believe normal condition OF aHalgS
will speedily be restored. In any event, ttle sup
ply of fresh meat throughout the country Is
sufficient to last fifteen or twenty days ana
there is enough cured neats-hans, bacon, etc
to last six months.
J. P Lyman. president of the National Pack
ing Company, which Includes the Hammond,
Analo-American and Continental companies,
said:
thinI; that the stock or hand is sufficient TO
avert a so-called famine for two or three weeks;
don't see why there should be any material
change IN prices, but the natural tendency VIII
be for a little advance.
ArtNr Meeker. of Armour & Co, said:
We have week or ten days supply of meats
on hand here al branch hoEses and en- route, anu
we are Strengthening and operating our Pack ni1;
plants, but reduced scale. Temporarily
prices will be somewhat higher
ALL MEAT PRICES UP.
Notwithstanding that the packers say that
there is no fear OF a famine, prices Of meats
have been soaring ever since it became known
that there was likelihood of strike. Retailers
have raised the price of every grade OF meat
All flesh foods, as compared with last Saturday,
are from two to three cents higher.
One of the most interesting statements made
to-day regarding the strike situation came from
Miss Mary f. Mcdowell of the University OF
Chicago Settlement, near the stockyards. She
said that the greatest difficulty the union work
men had to expect was that presented by the
casual workers" who. she said, were at the
oP fhn r,I1 mt
There are about five thousand of his class of
Iaborers around the yards looking for work. ac-
cording to Miss Mcdowell, and the regular
workmen In constant fear that they will be
supplanted. Many of these workmen. it is said,
are now being engaged to take the places Of the
strikers.
Miss Mcdowell made the remark:
Il do not expect serious trouble unless troops
are called out
The detail of police at the stoclsyards has
been increased in number. and all last night the
officers patroIled the strike district and the
streets adjacent TO the yards. in pairs. To-
night, non-union men in large numbers may
be Struggled into the yards the force was in
creased. \ crowd OF men and boys numbering
more than five thousand. for the most part
striking employees, gathered in squads to-day
about the entrance TO the stockyards. and dis
cussed the situation. Most OF them were attired
as II on FOR n holiday. IN general the greatest
good nature prevailed.
ARMOUR NOT AFRAID OF MOBs.
The packing house proprietors did not appear
to share the alleged fear OF mobs. J. Ogden Ar
mour. alone In a runabout. made tour Of the
stocpyards ana OF the Streets adjacent. He
recognized all along the way by strikers.
but met with demopstratlor.
One remarkable feature OF the strike IS the
absence Of anything Ike systematic picketng on
the part Of the strikers Pickets have been
thrown out. but their posts are far distant from
one another and many Of the points most sug
gestivey strategic left unguarded. Non
union men seeking work went into the yards to-
day through entrances. with no pickets 10 he
seen.
Some disorder occurred at the western en-
trance Of the stockyards. Polish Iaborers en-
deavored to interfere with union fTemen and
engineers who had MT struck. one man belong
ing TO the frem>l's union was knocked down
before the assaant5 We're made to understand
that the union to which he belonged had not
been called upon to strike. a meat laden wagon
in Forty third-st was attacked and overturned
The traces were cut, the horses turned loose
and the driver compelled to take refuge in
CT.