The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-07

That a big slump In the Detroit
live stock market need not be blamed
directly to the epidemic of footand
cattle quarantine In several states by
government inspectors. Is the state
ment of NJ. w. Hicks. stock yards
representative Of Parker. Webb & Co.
who says that the market always
takes big drop in the fall. when
farmers, unable TO. house their cat
tie, and forced to feed them after the
frosts have hit the growing feed
food the stock yards. with cattle for
slaughter.
However, the foot-and-mouth dis
ease scare has played an important
part In the raid on live stock prices,
which should bring drop In the
price OF meat.
Calves. that sold q week ago al
10 1-2 cents a pound. are quoted AZ
the Detroit stock yards, Friday morn
ing, at eight cents q pound, with the
yards overstocked. and no buyers.
Hogs. quoted at $50 and $7.55 q
week ago, are down to "a and s7.lO
a hundred, Friday.
Cattle OF all the different classified
tons range rs to so cents lower than
last week.
The best sheep and lambs are down
from $3.50 to S7.75 week ago. to 81
and $7.26. Friday. and 5000 sheep and
lambs were held over at the local
stock yards from Thursday, while or
ders were sent out that no more ship
ments would be received here until
those on hand were cleared out.
The present status OF quarantine at
the Detroit stock yards. as explained
by Supt. w. K. Smith, Is that cattle
OF all sorts can be received from all
counties except Monroe, Lenawee.
Berrien and Cass, which are rigidly
quarantined, but can be disposed OF
only for immediate slaughter.
The Cutting Of the market In
calves was explained by stockman
as follows: Nagel & Co.. the biggest
buyers OF calves In the local market,
slaughter and ship direct to New York
city. Under ordinary conditions, they
dress the calves and ship them with
the hides on. But the government
quarantine against Michigan forbids
the shipment OF any cattle out OF
Michigan unless they are skinned.
That process Is so laborious. that
Nagel q Co. are buying no calves for
shipment under the present condi-
lions, and therefore the local market
is glutted.
II. M. Bishop, of Bishop. Bullen Il
Holmes, agreed with Mr.. Hicks on
the latter's diagnosis of the price
situation, as regarded the regular fall
slump, but he declared that while
such a condition was always looked
for in the fall, with lower prices rul-
ing until well along In January. he
believed the quarantine problem had
strong influence on the present
downward trend Of the market. The
unusually long spell OF good weather
kept the market up longer this year
than usual, and the fall slump seems
all the heavier on account OF being
delayed.
AS to the disease that is causing
the experts so much uneasiness, and
makes the live stock market more
uncertain than II has been In years.
this is its nth appearance In the
United States, and in eacn instance 1t
has been effectively stamped out by
killing all infected cattle and burying
the remains In quick lime.
DIR. ]. M. Sommer. one of the gov
eminent veterinaries at the local
stock yards. describes foot-and.mouth
disease as germ disease. highly con.
tagfops, but with low percentage OF
mortality. II left to themselves cat
tie usually recover from the disease.
but only to break out with II again.
later.
II is accompanied by q high fever,
and vesicles, or watery eruptions
form In the mouth and on the feet
OF the infected animal. Frothing or
foaming at the mouth Is often q
symptom, and the animal often indt
Gates the presence of the disease by
repeated smacking noises. Sometimes