The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-05
Federal Order Closing Union
Stock Yards May Be Ex-
tended to Other Large
Cattle Centers Soon.
SPREAD OF DISEASE RAPID
Condition May Continue Month
or Longer-Prices Suffer
Setback Then Recover
Causes Enormous Loss.

chicago. Nov. "a sensational
order closing the Union stock yards
because of the hoof and mouth dis
ease lived hut a few hours today
when 1t was modified 20 AN ex7
tent which took ali of the sensa-
tionalism out OF II. .
DR.. s. E. Bennett, OF rhe bureau
OF animal industry. in the forenoon E.
u placed q complete quarantine on
cattle which meant the practical
closing of the packing plants. This
afternoon, however, he emerged
from a conference and announced
that the order was rcscinded and
that the only embargo would be on
the reshipment of live cattle from
here. Livestock may be shipped
here, but II must be slaughtered in
this market so that no animal pos
sibly infected can spread the mall
ady further. a
The modification of the order
also relieves the situation through
out Illinois, including east st.
Louis.
Chicago Nov. 3.-The Union stock
yards, largest in the world. and the
state of Illinois as we'll, were quaran-
tined against the shipment of cattle,
hogs and sncep on orders from WASH
tngton today. according to a statement
made by DR.. S. Il. Bennett, chief or
the local branch of the United States
bureau OF animal industry at the yards.
This means the practical cessation
OF the meat packing business at the
yards for the time being said DIR.
Indications are that the big yards at
Kansas City, Omaha, st. Paul. st; Jo-
seph and other places will be able to
care for much of the business shut out
from Chicago.
There are enough cattle, hogs and
sheep at the local yards to keep the
packers busy for a few days. What
will happen after that cannot, it is
said. be accurately predicted. II was
said that the quarantine may last a
month. Certainly it will continue until
the government inspectors have made
q thorough examination of the live
stock on farms in the infected states.
There are 100 inspectors now working
in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
other states.
The extent cs the catastrophe to the
trade may, 1t Is said, reach in the
neighborhood of $685. 00, 900 a day. After
the livestock now on hand at the yards
rs slaughtered, it is probable that a
large number OF men will be laid off!
This win be In two days. it was pre-
dicted. = ...
The disinfectlon OF the yards, one of
the measures ordered by DIR. Bennett,
will require q week or 10 days.
Cause Of Order.
The reports from Chicago to the ef-
feet thai Indiana cattle had
attempted to-shlp their stock to Mich
iGan~by way Of Chicago in order to
.evtide the Quarantine Installed in Indi-
ana brought about the federal action.
Under the provisions of the rule no
cattle, sheep or swine may be moved
from the yards in Interstate OF foreign
commerce unless for the purpose OF
immediate slaughter and under per-
mlts issued by federal inspectors.
Chicago is the cattle clearing house
of the country. Farmers from tho
states Immediately surrounding Illinois
send their. cattle to Chicago and they
are sen out to other sections OF the
country to be fattened turing the win
ter. The cattle that are purchased DUR
ing the fall are sen to the local pack
ing houses e spring.
Last week $1,000 sheep and 10000
cattle were shipped out of Chicago to
points all over the country. OF this
number ii is estimated that more than
46, 900 sheep and more than 5000 cat
tie were designated for other purposes
than immediate slaughter.
This explanation of the govern
ment's action was issued at the de-
partment of agriculture:
Because of the danger that cattle
infected with the foot and mouth dis
ease may have passed through them.
the Union stock yards of Chicago
have been cuaranIined by the secre-
tary of agriculture. This quarantine
goes Into effect immediately
A conference of leading interests at
the Union Stock yards was held here
to-day to consider conditions arising
from the governments modified order
or quarantine issued last Saturday.
Quarantine rules had n weakening
effect of prices on all live stock to-
day. The sharpest declines today were
In quotations for cattle nd sheep,
but the value of hogs suffered too.
Subsequently, however, prices tight
ened in q decided manner and hogs,
which had fallen 5@10c under Satur-
days average, rose to n point 10000
higher than early, and Toe above Satur-
say. ns... .