Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-13
CHICAGO EXPECTS QUARANTINE
AGAINST LIVESTOCK TO sE
LIFTED NEXT WEEK.
BAN TO BE LIFTED FROM
ALL BUT SECTIONS INFECTED
Chicago Expects Large Supply Of Stock
From Points West Of Missouri River
Next Week-opsrations at Yards to
Be Limited on opening Days-Local
Conditions Improved.
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Washington, Nov. 13-Before depart
ing for Iowa today Professor Curtiss.
sof Iowa State College. had confer
v ence with the department OF agricul-
ture officers over the foot and mouth
disease. He thinks If no more OUT
breaks occur in Iowa the quarantine
there will gifted next week except In
certain localities.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-As the area from
which Chicago will be able to draw
livestock next week will be limited.
owing to the federal quarantine. light
receipts and healthy markets are ex-
pected. Daily modification of quaran-
tine regulation during the week is GER
tain and within a few Gays most OF
iowa and Wisconsin will be accessl-
Sle, provided no further spread OF foot
and mouth disease occurs in those
states. A liberal supply Of cattle and
( sheep from points west Of the Missouri
river IL q certainty. The few markets
open have been giving a good account
Z ~ themselves all week, and as pack
ersa stocks of meat have 0een depleted
thew will all be in the market, altho
lack of eastern competition will handi-
cap the selling side somewhat. Open
ing prices promise to be somewhat
higher than the demoralized close last
week.
Operations 70 Be Limited.
State Veterinarian Dyson issued or
der No g. which permits Illinois live
stock shippers to resume traffic In
their stock to public markets under
quarantine conditions prescribed by
the state board of livestock commits
eioners. At the reopening of the Chi
cago union stock yards next Monday
livestock shipments may come from
any section Of Illinois only In cleaned
and disinfected cars from clean and
disinfected loading chutes ana railroad
stock yards, and then only upon the
signing of an affidavit by the consignee
to the effect that his shipment is en-
tirely free from disease and has not
,een5 exposed.
1.-THE penalty for falsely swearing to
this affidavit is maximum fine Of
$500. and all violations Of the quaran-
tine regulations will be prosecuted by
states attorneys to the full extent of
the law" said DR.. Dyson.
Mclean County Man Arrested.
"One violation has already been
found. A warrant has been issued for
the arrest OF II. l.. Barnes, Cropsey, ILL.,.
on the charge that he deliberately vio-
lated the quarantine regulations. and
this case will be vigorously prosecuted
by the states attorney OF Mclean
county" continued DR.. Dyson.
DR.. Dyson's order No. permits the
shipping from all points in Illinois once
the union stock yards are open for
business, but livestock shipments can
come only from clean farms and must
pass thru clean local stock yards and
railroad chutes and come only in clean
and disinfected cars.
None From Guaranteed States.
DR.. S. E. Bennett. federal inspector,
stated yesterday that the federal quar-
antine on fourteen states are un-'
changed and that no livestock will be
permitted in interstate traffic until the
quarantine Is removed. There is pos
sibility, however according 70 DR.. Ben
nett, that before long uninfected sec
lions in quarantined states will be per-
mitted to resume business under fed
eral regulations and ship livestock In
cleaned and disinfected cars carrying
the government seal.
Local Conditions Improved.
Locally the situation was consider
ably improved. Hundreds Of men in the
employ Of the Union Stock Yard and