Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-25
OMAHA GETS ST. JOE STOCK
Receives Heavy Consignments as Re-
suit of Latter's Action.
PACKERS UNIT ON PosT-MoRTEM
No Break in Either side TO the Con.
trOversy at Yards or Houses
I'm south Omaha is
Noted.

The only apparent change in the busi-
ness of the South Omaha packers Monday
in relation to the post-mortem inspection
fight was the receipt of heavy consign-
ments of cattle from territory heretofore
exclusively st. Joseph's. This was at
trihuted wholly and directly to the action
of the Live Stock exchange at st. Joe in
breaking away from exchanges in this
and other cities and adopting the post
mortem inspection for dairy cows.
General Manager Murphy made good his
declaration Of Sunday to The Bee that the
Cudahy Packing company has not broken
the agreement of the packers and decided
to ignore the post-mortem rule. His buy
ers are continuing to operate under that
rule, In this respect no change whatever
was noted Monday at South Omaha.
Early trains Monday morning and espe-
cially that of the Burlington. contained
many consignments of stock from territory
heretofore dominated by St. Joseph. The
public is fully alive to the situation, say
the commission men, and will not pstronize
any packing center which will compromise
on this issue. Hence the shipments from
other southeastern sections of the state
and southwestern Iowa, making a striking
anticipated still larger consignments will
be on hand with the opening of another
day.
All sides at the exchange say they will
fight out the battle to a finish and that
the present time is as opportune as any
for making the trial.
Uu6ahy stands Pat.
$50 far as the Cudahy Packing com
pany at South Omaha is concerned it will
buy she cattle and other cattle Monday
under the same regulations as 1t bought
Saturday and It has not there or else
where, so far as we are authorized, made
any change in its position on this matter
of post-mortem inspection OF dairy cows.
We have not broken away from the other
packers. We stand by the agreement"
This statement was made to The Bee
last night by NJ. R. Murphy general man
ager of the Cudahy Packing company at
South Omaha with reference to the story
from Kansas City to the effect that that
company would buy cattle at the Kawville
yards Monday morning subject to the old
conditions regardless of the post-mortem
inspection.
1--WE might agree to such a compromise
as was effected at st. Joseph" added Mr..
Murphy.
"The exchanges and commission men in
other cities condemn the action at st. Joe
as a betrayal Of their interests by the
exchange there" he was reminded.
betrayal howr' he asked. IT'S not q
| betrayal"
! When IL was suggested the commission
men took the view that If they gave In
| on the rule as to dairy cows 1t would be
only a matter of time until they would
be forced to yield with reference to other
| cattle. Mr.. Murphy said:
"They have no right to assume any
such thing"
! Asked what effect the controversy was
having on the market, Mr.. Murphy said
It was making it decidedly irregular and
/ added:
! "It is hard for anyone TO tell just where
we are at think the result in South
Omaha will be some such compromise as
was effected at st. Joe