Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-06

| and other ruminants and swine from No
vember to November 10, inclusive"
Dairy show exhibitors of fancy stock
today organized TO protect their interests.
They said the pedigree value Of their herd
is $2,50c,0O0, The state, it is said. viii pay
them only the actual meat value of slain
animals, thereby entsiling a heavy loss
to the owners.
The National live stock exhibition, the
| largest live stock show in the world, was
to have been held in Chicago beginning
November Is. but probably will be called
off this year.
No Danger of Meat Famine.
Danger of a meat famine resulting
from the closing tomorrow OF the Union
stock yards is remote. officials of lead
ing packing companies announced today.
Prices will not be perceptibly affected
they said, and even if they are raised
the advance will be so small that dealers
and butchers will not take advantage OF
them Storage houses are well supplied
with meat, it was announced. and many
of the Chicago packing companies are
operating plants in other cities. where
there has been no infection of cattle by
foot and mouth disease. the Haiady which
ChuScu lSuoIA cNhNt OAAlSAdAo " VI
der the Chicago yards closed.
There have been no cases or the dis
ease reported in the west" A. G. Leon
ard. president of the Union Stock Yards
and Transit company. said. and the west
| Is the biggest source of supply OF meat
animals. The packers can handle ship
ments at Omaha, Kansas City and other
western plants"
order Effective Friday.
Orders closing the Chicago yards will
go into effect at the close of business to-
morrow and continue until the opening Of
business on the second Monday thereafter.
or November 10. Business will be sus-
pended. therefore, for nine days. The i'm
mediate effect will be TO stop the daily
shipment of almost 10000 cattle sheep and
hogs to the Chicago market The order
will halt a daily business. outside of the
meat packing industry, of $4,000 and
affect 5000 employees. A portion of them
| will be idle during the suspension
The closing of the yards was ordered
yesterday following the finding of six
infected steers among a herd of 600 feeders
and eleven infected Holstein cows which
\ were exhibited at the recent national
| dairy show. In nine days, government
experts predict, the yards will be free of
contagion. The process Of elimination will
include the destruction OF infected cattle,
the disinfection of cattle pens and cars
\ and the killing of rats
l Receipts OF cattle; hogs and sheep were
| $1,000 head. or 1900 less than those on
Thursday week ago The decrease was
mostly in hogs, prices of which advanced
| 25 to so cents, and In sheep, which rose
10 cents over yesterdays close. Cattle
| sold 10 to 20 cents higher than they did
yesterday.
Beginning Saturday, the first business
day on which the yards will be closed
there will be no market quotations until
the embargo is lifted.
New York Herds Affected.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. Seattle in
fected with the foot and mouth disease
were today reported to the department
Of Agriculture to have been discovered
at Clyde, N. Y. making. with Buffalo
and Seneca Falls, three centers OF the
disease in New York state. Six more
communities were reported affected in
Lancaster county. Pennsylvania.
The seriousness OF the epidemic and the
necessity for use by the Department of
Agriculture of funds set aside for other
purposes was laid before President VIII
| son today by Secretary Houston.
The secretary told the president that as
result of the epidemic It will be neces-
sary to increase the estimates OF ex-
penditures for the department now being
drawn up and which will be sent to con-
gress next month. He said the DEPART
ment believed 1t was In control of the
| Situation and that ha "a
not be very seriously affected.
Prices Rise I'm Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov 5.-HIgher
prices prevailed at the Kansas City stock
yards today due to the quarantine at
Chicago. Cattle end hogs were Is to 25
cents a hundred higher and sheen were
up from 60 70 rs cents hundred pounds
Receipts were normal for Thursday. Much
Of the demand was for shipping. Govern
ment officials at the stock yards today
issued orders that. beginning this after
noon, that all cars must be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected before shipments
are made.
Big Increase mt 81. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 5.-There was
large increase in the receipts OF hogs at
the st. Joseph stock yards today and the
PilSeS were % cents nlBher, due, dealers
said, TO the quarantine at Chicago. The
effect on the cattle and sheep receipts
was less noticeable. although sheep prices
! alsa were up IS cents. Buyers from many
firms not heretofore represented arrived
! today.
Wisconsin IL Quarantined.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-Definite dis
eovery OF foot and mouth disease I'm Ohio
and Wisconsin caused the Department of
Agriculture today to impose a quarantine
against the shipment OF live stock out of
those states.
Prices Advance at 81. Paul.
ST. PAUL MINI. Nov. .5.-South ST
Paul packers and buyers said today they
expected business as a result OF the clos
ing Of the Chicago stock yards, and an
nouneed that they were prepared 10 han
die a large increase without inconven-
fence.
Higher prices In hogs and sheep pre-
vailed at South st. Paul today, while
prices for cattle generally were steady.
Receipts Of sheep and hogs were moder-
ately heavy. while those or cattle were
normal for Thursday.
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