Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-15

cent Local packers are supplying this
territory all employees still remaining
mt work In the two houses. Eastern
consumers have offered 20 take their
entire output
ADVANCE IN PRICE CONTINUES.
ST Louis, Mo- July l5,--The advance
In the price OF fresh meat continued
today. An cuts OF pork have gone up
from ] 10 4 cents a pound. Mutton and
lambs have increased from 10 cents
Dealers now assert that an advance Of
from 10 to 10 cents pound FOR all meat
VIII soon be In force.
Despite the fact that retail dealers
whenever possible are Killing and cut
ting their own beef the finer cuts, such
as porterhouse aud tenderloin, are
practically out OF the market. Other
cuts show an increase Of 2la to cents
IA pound.
The packers are operating on a very
small scale at East 81, Louis while the
only fem affected by the strike in -,
Louis has entirely suspended
According to statements made today
ny the officials of the local unions there
have been no OBJECTIONS from the ranks
OF the strikers. There have been no
disturbances.
BEEF PRICES GO Up.
New York, July TO-. Striking meat
handlers We're today waiting for the
announcement of the settlement Of the
strike against the big western packers
This was expected almost any hour
from Chicago, but IN the meantime
prices Of beef continued to 80 up, and
other provisions Wde also affected.
Poultry and eggs have been advanced
and FISH dealers announce that sea food
VIII be the next to go up,
Cold storage poultry has been adj
vanced two cents a pound lncubat-
or chickens and ducks are abundant
but the price Is almost prohibitiye 20
the poor.
Union teamstors refused TO handle
As carloads OF beef that arrived here
within the last "a hours.
MORE ENCOURAGING AT 81 JO-
SIGPH.
St Joseph, Mo, July l5.-rhc sltua-
ton In the strike of the packing house
employees Is more encouraging to the
packers today than it has been since
the strike was ordered. All three OF
the big plants IN South st. Joseph are
In operation Nom union men have been
employed to take the places Of the
strikers. The packers have not been
able TO get as many men as they want
because Of the success of the union
lickets in persuading applicants TO turn
back. The Swift plant was operated
to one-third normal today. and Ham-
monds and Nelson Morris 10 one-fourth.
a number OF unskilled workmen from
South Omaha and Chicago are said 10
have been taken into the Swift plant
last night but the manager does not
confirm the report The strikers are
still orderly
BEEF UP IN BOSTON.
Boston, Mass, July l5.--As a result
Of the strike Of the meat cutters the
retail price Of beef was advanced from
one to two cents pound on all cuts in
Boston today.
STRIKERS LINE UP,
ST, Paul, July l5.-A force Of several
hundred strikers lined up In front of
the main entrarico to the Swift Pack
ing company's plant at South st. Paul
today and refused to let the Office force
and other employees into the building
The strikers had learned OF the opera.
ton of the plant Yesterday and con-
cluded that the office men must have
been employed on the killing floor. and
therefore determined 10 allow no one to
enter the grounds
Mayor Lyttle was appealed to by the
officers Of the company lie consented
to lead the office force iu an effort to
get through the gates, but the strikers
refused to admit the mayor and par
ty
Parleyng followed for some time
without results
The strikers said they would allow
the office men TO enter the yards If the
officials would give their word of hon
or that the men would not be employed
except upon their regular duties.
The officers declared they did not feel
called upon to give any such pledge to
anybody and things were at a stand
still.
II is expected that the governor viii
be asked to send troops to the stock
yards.
AT OMAHA.
omaha, Neh., July l5-Twenty-nve
cars Of hogs and two cars Of cattle were
received at the stock yards today most
of which We're sold 10 small indepen-
dent butchers Local packers were not
In the market
Very little Strengthening was done Mt
the South Omaha abhattoirs today and
but few men were at work.
Considerable disappointment was felt
at the failure Of the union leaders and
packing house owners TO reach a sat.
isfactory settlement Second Vice Pres
ident Vail received a telegram from
President Donuelly, stating that the nee
~Ntntions thus far had failed. and that
the strike was still on.
There was no disturbance IN the
packing house district Employers are
hiring such mon as present themselves
for work but pickets are permitting
very few non-union men 60 pass
throttgb thei. limo