Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-13

mad mourning " uo WIN PAASNcf ~
embargo on shipments across the ocean
has entirely cut off the foreign demand
for American meats
CHICAGO Threatens Boycott.
CHICAGO. Aug. 12.-Agitation by con-
sumers against high prices had consid-
cradle to do with today's decline Of AZ to
20 cents per hundredweight IT the price
VI hogs, as compared with yesterday $
quotations. -~r
This was admitted today at the stock
yards, where il was said threats of a
general boycott against all kinds of pork
had the effect of cutting off The demand
from butchers. In some cases the drop
in prices since Monday has been as great
as SL00. Coincident with the boycott
threats, hog receipts have enlarged
greatly.
Likelihood Of a widespread abstention
from beef and mutton as well as pork
also was taken notice of at the stock
yards. Today's prices for cattle were
Gown lOc 20 15c, and for sheep and lambs
there was an equal decline.
Morris & Co. packers, issued state
ment today saying present prices for
fresh ItShN PAhNis $500
conditions Unsettled conditions in Eau
rope have no influence.
The statement is accompanied by sta
.istics showing falling off in receipts.
Cut Meats Decline.
Cut meats at the packing houses also
declined and II was stated that prices are
now practically the same as before the
war scare Pork loins were to cents
lower than on Monday; ham cents down.
and spareribs 2 cents lower.
J. r. Brown of the Drovers Journal
explained that the previous advance was
due to the effect of the war scare on
the money situation. which affected hog
shipments. rather than to an increased
demand for product.
A leading packer today announced the
sale of 100000 pounds of canned meats
to the French government
Receipts at the stock yards here toI
the last two weeks, nave heen approach
ing a famine basis, according to a state
ment, issued by z. ]. Ogden Armour
president of Armour s Co. AZ the Same
time, Mr. Armour made vigorous denialf
of a charge that packers have made the
European war an excuse to put up prices
During the lhSl lWp NN'hs' -NihASNA y
Co. have killed sewer hogs than
during any similar period in the history
of the concerns, the statement says:
'T'he nine Armour plants, altogether
killed only 1876 hogs last week, against
72,SSs the week before the war" th'
statement adds. They killed only H,bI
cattle last week as against H,So th'
week before the war and only. 81. sS4 sheet
last week as against $685. the week be
fore the war"
Mr.. Armour said the shortage of re
ceipts was due to an actual shortage
of live stock, with watch the packer
have been contending for a year, to
gether with a natural tendency OF thu
producer TO hold back his stock in hopes
Of war time prices.
Circumstances Beyond Control.
circumstances of last Week. utterl!
beyond the control Of anybody, directl!
affected live stock AMI meat Irices," IA
said. THE financial fltuation every
where, which fortunately now is a thin
of the past, made It impossible for buy
ers and shippers in the stock growing
sections, % send stock 20 market.
Then Washington sent out pamphlet
with official adyices to farmers to hol
their crops. While this was addresses
directly 20 cotton and wheat growers,
had its effect on all farmer producers
These circumstances, added to the liv
stock shortage caused fluctuations whic
nobody could control, The conditions ar