New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-06

the complete shutdown, because Of foot
and mouth disease. that will he IN
effect from Saturday until November
Is. There are $40 acres TO be wet down
with disinfectant sprays, and an army
Of 500 men will be employed in disin.
fcctinc the $4,000 pens. 725 chutos and
% miles Of water troughs Of the
worlds largest cattle market.
Supplemcnting the federal quaran.
tine against interstate movement OF
cattle from Illinois. the state Livestock
Board ordered a quarantine also TO
take effect Saturday, when no cattle
shipments arc 20 he permitted between
points within the state until all catte,
rcns arc disinfocted and pronounced
disable by the state board. The state
action puts absolute embargo not only
on the stockyards. but also on all the
livestock receiving depots OF the Dig
meat packers. ~.
The meat packers said to-day there
would be no tic-up Of their industry
no scarcity Of meat. and, except IN the
killing and some mechanical depart
ments. no laying off Of help.
The National Livestock SHOW SCI LOT
one week, beginning November 70 ~
was said, probably would be called on
Kansas City. Nov. 5.-Higher prices
prevailed at the Kansas CITY STOCK
Yards to-day. due 10 the quarantine OF
Chicago. Cattle and hogs were 10 TO
25 cents a hundred higher, and sheep
were I'D from 80 20 70 cents on the
hundred pounds Receipts were nor
NAL for Thursday.
Omaha. Nov. 5.-"Closing the stock
Yards in Chicago will naturally divert
shipments Of livestock 10 Omaha 30 a
considerable extent" said Everett
buckingham. general manager of the
Union Stock Yards of South Omaha,
to-day. at is probable that prices VIII
be strengthened little"
Boston. Nov. 5.-A suspected case
of foot and mouth disease was re-
ported to-day in a herd Of cattle IN
Amherst the first indication OF me
appearance Of the disease III TINS
state. The Commissioner OF Animal
Industry, F. F. Walker, left immedl-
ately to examine the herd and XIII the
suspected animal, II II should prove
necessary.
ROmc, NON. y. -hulcS lsSutH ~ wv
government to-day prohibit, from Jan
uarv /, the importation Of hogs or
pork products from America, turkey
Rumania, Cyprus and Egypt because
Of the hog plague.
REPRESENTATIVES Of the packing houses
agreed Yesterday that the quarantine
imposed on the stockyards Of chicago
and Buffalo would have little effect on
New York's meat supply. Unless thee
infection was much more widespread
than present conditions indicated, they
saw no reason, they said, for any IN
crease in the price Of meat on account
of the quarantine. e1
Only beef on the hoof is affected
it was pointed out. and the larger
hacking houses in New York deal IN
dressed beef For them II will only
be a matter Of increasing the New
York supplies from their branches IN
Kansas City and other cattle centres
TO FIJI the gap caused by the Chlcag9,
o,,arentire. Kosher butchers ana
otbers who do their own slaughter.ng
will suffer more inconvenience. ne
Jersey CITY stockyards, however IN
anticipation Of an increased aei4ailu
from New York, are preparing TO nan
die more cattle. eu.,.,
The New York Department OF heallh
considers that the city Is IN no Dan
Ger OF getting infected meat or MILK