Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-13
SITUATION IN NEW ENGLAND.
Provision Interests Prepared to Meet
an Expected Shortage

BOSTON. July 13.-New England provi-
sion interests are preparing to meet an ex-
pected shortage of western beef as a result
OF the strike of butchers and packers. In
this city beef dealers are making arrange
ments to slaughter IN abattoirs near the
city. to which cattle will be brought on the
hoof from all parts of the New England.
New York and nearby states. The meat
supply was short before the strike was
called according to the meat exporters
and wholesale prices have already ad-
vanced from 81 to So a hundredweight Re
tan prices were advanced one cent pound
To-Day. and Will be advanced tomorrow and
the next day, dealers say unless the strike
is settled
One of the large firms involved In the
Shlcaso strike operates big packing
house In eastern Maine, for the export
trade. and II is understood that the output
Will be turned into the domestic market
Affects St Louis Live Stock Market
ST. LOUIS. July 13.-There has not yet
been an Increase In the price of meat as
the result of the strike of the union butch
ers and meat cutters in the packing houses
of st. Louis and East st. Louis
The packing houses report reserve stocks
Tor three or four days supply, and the ma
1ority OF the retailers have on hand a sup
ply FOR the same period.
Inc live stock market is affected greatly
Dy the strike. as packers are buying spar
1ngly or not at all
No Bearing on Prices.
The effect of the strike Of the union
butchers and meat cutters employed by the
packing houses of st. Louis and East ST
Louis at the end of the first twenty-fo1Ir
hours since the men walked out has had
no appreciable bearing on the prices of
meat and conditions on both sides of Ri.
river are quiet
There have been no disturbances. and.
"hiie the force OF policemen in the affect
ed district has been Increased the authori
Ties did not anticipate trouble in the imme-
date future
The East st, Louis packing houses af
Iectrh oy the strike are running with small
FORCES today and most of them report tina I
some killing has been done
Othctdls of the local unions report that
there has been break In the ranks Of
the strikers and assert that the strike ia
as strong as II was at the start
In 81. Louis. the union employees of the
st. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Com
pdny. the only st. Louis packing house af-
fected by the strike order. went out today
The company continues at work, but with
very small force and in common with
all the other packing houses affected IS
drawing on Its reserve stock TO fill orders
Little Effect at Denver.
DENVER. Col. July ls.-Whle prices of
meats may be advanced here in conse-
quenCe of the strike at eastern packing
houses. no shortage In the supply Is an
tcipated. as local packing houses can meet
the demand. There are 100 men employed
In the Denver packing houses but they are
not affiliated with the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Union
according TO the outlook now / scarcely
think Denver packers will be affected In
any way by the strike other than recejy-
ing more business said Henry Gerhard
president of the Colorado Packing and Pro
vision Company. In my opinion the trou-
Die VIII last but a short time l am almost
certain there will be no marked advance In
prices at this end of the line"
Prices Advanced at Omaha
OMAHA. Neb.. July I3-There was no
disorder today at South Omaha because OF
the strike of packing house employees
There were practically no receipts at the
stock yards and little was being done a, RI.
packing houses. although Swift began
Strengthening a few cattle. At all the other
plants the limited force was kept busy In
an attempt to take care OF perishabIe nron
erty great deal of which was left on ha nd
when the men went on strike
Prices advanced at all the packing hous,s
again To-Day. and the belief was Expressed
that they would continue to do 80 az tba
supply OF fresh meat became more nearly
exhausted "i -
a
Company said his plant had taken NO cnr7
sideration OF an early resumption
ne did not believe anything would he
done for several days "e
The closing of the packing houses has
had the effect OF throwing a great numhe,
or men out OF employment who We're moi
directly employed at the packing plants
These include railroad men stock vards
employees and others whose employers de-
pended ON the packing house business tc
sustain their own business interests.
None of the strikers went near the mack
ing plants today and no attempt was made
10 disturb the men who are caring for tbs
Stocks OF fresh meat in the coolers
Ten cars of cattle. five cars of hogs and
nrteen cars of horses were received at the
Union STOCK yards today but there was nc
market. General Manager Kenyon said
that this stock came from shippers who
mad not been notified of the strike, anc
mat by tomorrow there would probably b,
no receipts.
Expect Strike Of Short Duration.