Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-09
S1R|C7[R [kBARGO
ON IOWA CATTLE
ONLY STOCK FOR SLAUGHTER
CAN BE RECEIVED At SIOUX
CITY YARDS.
FARMERS OF STATE MUST
FoREGo REPLENlsHlNG HERDS
Shipment Of Suckers and Feeders
Into State Stopped Altogether
Feeder Trade Badly cripped-Iowa
Packing Houses Expect to Continue
Operations at Full Capacity.

Sioux City, Nov. o. Quarantine
stringent at the Sioux City stock yards
to check the spread of the foot and
mouth disease, which has broken out
in eastern Iowa. DR.. T. A. Shipley. Chief
inspector of the United States bureau
of animal industry, Saturday evening
received additional instructions pro-
hihiting the receipt of stock at the
Sioux City yards excepting for i'm
mediate slaughter.
This last order has come as an
amendment to an order under which
DR.. Shipley has been operating. Previ-
ously stock was allowed TO ne shipped
into the state. but not out CT it, and the
supplemental order is looked upon as
indicating anxiety on the part Of the
government regarding -he possible
spread of disease.
Dr. Shipley said that there was an
unconhrmed report about the stock
yards Saturday afternoon that cases of
disease had been discovered al Chart
ton, in Lucas county. This portion Of
the state was we'll outside the limits
of the supposedly affected area. and if
the reports should prove true it woule
make the situation much more serious
and complicated Dr. Shipley said.
New Gases Reported.
DR.. ]. l. Gibson, state veterinary sur
geon at Des Moines, in communication
with DIR. Shipley Saturday stated that
Johnson county also had oeen found to
have we'll developed cases Of the dis
ease and that other counties adjoining
We're being closely watched.
These new cases of the epidemic are
shown to have been brought into the
state by stockers and feeders that were
sent from the Chicago yards.
Every case that arises" said DR..
Shipley. 'is rigidly investigated and its
source located. In this manner 1t will
be possible to confine 1t to narrow
limits
disease reaching the local yards. DR..
Shipley said. Quarantine regulations
have been rigdly enforced and extra
precautions have been taken to keep
out the epidemic.
Sfipp'eS feepeF trade.
The state quarantine enforced by thu
federal government had the effect yes
terday of Gripping the feeder trade. w
H. Benn, traffic manager of the stool
yards company. however. foresaw the
biggest receipts in the history of ia
cattle beginning this week. as result
of the embargo. SO great viii be tn.
receipts of slaughterlng cattle, saiC
Mr.. Benn, that commission men proba
bly, VIII be able to use those ney
thrown out OF employment in tbs
stocker and feeder departments, where
the bottom has fallen out.
Feeders and stockers dropped hear.
lily on the local market as the first re.
suit of the order. On the other hand
fat cattle showed an uplicr In price
las regards cattle, hogs or sheer
for slaughter purposes statement O
Thomas S. Dealrry, president of tn,
live stock exchange. explained, ut 1.
prevailing opinion that the demand i,
Sioux City viii be ample to take car.
Of all the supply we may receive. W,
look for better demand than we hav,
ever had in the past. Our packint
houses can slaughter 1000 hogs, 1,5ot
cattle and 1000 sheep a day We hav,
been assured by the packing house rep
resentatives that they have an urgen
demand for meat and will run thei
houses to their fullest capacity. Tili
will require much more stock than w,
have received at any time during; IN
past year for killing purposes"
Eaton Gives Out Statement.
F. l.. Eaton, president of the stool
yards company, gave out statemen
forbidding the shipment to Sioux Cit,
of stock originating from stations i,
Iowa east of this line passing thru Ma
son City, Hampton. Iowa Fails. Ne
vada. Des Moines, Charlton and Leon.
Stock originating from any station
in Iowa, east OF this line" continues
the statement, when destined for tn
Sioux City market. must Re loaded il
cars that have been thoroughly disin
fected prior to their loading Such stool
will only be unloaded at the Siou.
City yards in daylight, after inspec
ton in the cars has been made by tn