Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-01

satisfactory" to the packers. went into
effect July I.
From the Chicago Journal. which ls
acknowledged to be the best authority
among daily papers on stock yards re.
ports, We quote the following from Its
last edition Of July 2:
I'rime steers .............. 30. 7600.1O
Good to choice. ........... .SD.IO(16.OO
Medium to good killers. 80. 4.7005.25
Common killers ............ 4OO6l4.OO
Good to choice COWS. ...... 3.0O@l4.SO
Medium cows ...........,. 3OON13O5
Common to good cutters. -. 3.3S612.05
Medium to good Gamers. -. l.76612.l5
Prime helfers ............. l.6O@nS,y5
Medium to good helfers. 80. 3.1O(14.25
Common to fair llelfers. .... 2.7D@S.o5
Good to choice bulls. ....... 3.6O0rA.2S
Bologna bulls ............. 2.766l3.OO
Now what IRE Common to good cut.
tcrsY"
They are anlpials that have had tho
evidences Of cancer and tuberculosis
cut out Of them.
What are medium to good acanners:"
They are poor, eimaclated. tubercular.
cancerOus cattle that are pared up and
canned for domestic and export trade.
Talk about Federal inspection!
Bah!
The market quotations given above
show what the packers think Of It.
Now Bologna bulls are poor. cast
on miserable male bovines that one
would not feed to valuable dogs.
Under present Stock Yards conditions
the term II a regular appellstion. rs
witness the following from the Daily
News Of July 2:
Bulls were In good demand. This was
particularly true Of good bolognas.
Bolognas Of the right class were salabie
at &315. while for prime bulls II was
possible to secure az high ~ $3.50.
though this was an extreme price.
Prices showed the following range:
Good cutting to fair beef
| GOWN .......... ....... .$SSO0g3,O
Common to good canning
| COWS .......... ...... l!OOQg2.2S
Bulls, common to choice. 220@4.lO
Bulls, good to choice. ....... 4.i0@4.5O
The following taken from the Obi.
caso American July Is needs no com.
ment:
"Chief Food Inspector Murray to-day
renewed his activities In protecting the
people Of Chicago against the sale Of
bad meat and other injurious products.
by discovering new violations of the
city ordinances. and by protesting
against the marketing Of lumpy jaw
cattle.
I'm the last week. seventy-six cattle
with this disease have been tagged by
the inspectors and held up for further
examination, but of these only seven
were condemned to DO used m fertilizer
or sent to the soap watts.
"rhe remaining Nxty-nlne were nj.
lowed by the government and State In.
spectors to DO marketed and SOLD TO
THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO.
'.rhe excuse given was that lumpy
jaw does not affect the whole carcass,
AMI the marketing was allowed, after
} the infected parts were cut away. These
cattle are not to be shipped away, but
will be sold In this city. Under the
law MFR. Murray could do nothing bu,
} protest, and his protests were disre.
garded by the government inspectors.
-
During the four and half working
days OF the week the food inspectors
In the loop district condemned and
destroyed a total OF 20.l60 pounds OF
unfit footistuffs, aud the inspectors nj
the Union StOckyards condemned and
destroyed u total OF 151. lS6 pounds Of
, unfit meats."-From the Bulletin Of
, the Chicago Health Department, week
ending July I, 1905.
How many tuberculosis or iumpy jaw
cattle have been released from quar-
antine" by order OF the Health DE
partment.
~
, BY the way, what IL DR.. Dyson, WHIT
used to be government chief Inspector
, doing now3
ii Chicago is the homo and the head
1 quarters Of the Beef Trust.
The pure food laws will, VI course
4 he enforced a9Ainat nOm0 moor littl(