New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-10
Jersey, Rhode Island and
Delaware Now Included
in Quarantine.
PRICES TO SOAR AS
RESULT OF EMBARGO
Action Against Canada Cuts ofi
Shipments Of Annual Total
Value of S8,000,000.

Washington, Nov. 9.-Despite the ell
forts of the officials OF tho Department
OF Agriculture the foot and mouth as
ease endemic continued TO spread over
the country to-day. Three more states
have been added TO those already un
der quarantine. They are Rhode lslahu'
Delaware and New Jersey. A protectiFs
quarantine has also been estaDilSSiheu
against all Canadian shipments OF NY
stock. This action on the part Oh Ino
federal authorities ~ SIMPLY precuu
tionary, as no trace OF the disease ""'
been discovered in Canada.
While admitting that the department
has ON its hands one OF the biggest
Jobs vet undertaken. officials mere TO
day declare that they Will be aDle 10
handle IT, The wet weather ana the
cold il welcome, they say, because u
is expected TO prove valuable IN pre-
venting the spread of the disease. Inc
reason for this il that dust - one OF
the most dangerous of the germ carry
ing agencies. ,.t.~od
While the department has declared
that the present epidemic should NV
little or no effect on the price OF ileat,
Z did not foresee the extent OF the epl-
demic. With thirteen states now under
quarantine and protective quarah-
tine placed against all shipments o.
livestock from the Dominion Of Canada,
a rise in price il looked for.
The department declared to-day tnaJ
the new cases discovered to-day were
traceahle to Chicago, where more tnah
Il thousand cattle have been slaught-
cred. 80,
The Canadian quarantine, "ill s.oP
shipments Of cattle into the Onlteo
States valued at approximately S0'oVV'c
600 year. Figures by the bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce sho"
that for the nine months ended WIN
Scntember imports from that country
aqgregated 1i4,792 head, valued aJ
S5 05OA9l. For the month OF Septem-
her 26 7g6 head of cattle were imported,
valued at $l,076,2l6.
The effect Of the Canadian quaran-
tine on the meat situation IN the
United States cannot be estimated I'm %
nediately, according TO department OF
Gcials. It viii depend upon whether I'M
ports from Canada have been Ior I'M
mediate slaughter or for fatteninG
nurnoses. If most of the Canadian
cattle are brought in for fattenlng, the
shutting off Of imports now would nave
no Immediate effect upon the supply
and nrice i'm this country, as they
would not be- put on the market until
lato spring in any event. On the oInet
hand. if the imports have been Tor I'm,
mediate slaughter the embargo VIII
soon be felt L..
Upon the receipt Of reports to-day
from field agents in Indiana ana
Michigan officials expressed the nope
that the disease in those states had
now been brought under control.
The case Of foot and mouth disease
which resulted in the quarantining OF
New Jersey was found IA the herd OF
Theodore Weber, North Bergen
Orders were issued yesterday that
all cattle now in stockyards in this
city must be slaughtered, and there
will be no more shipments here OF live
stock unless il is for immediate
slaughter.
Weber's entire herd Of twenty-five
COWS was found yesterday 70 be af-
fected after investigation by govern
ment experts. The cows were bought
in New York not later than October
and efforts are being made 20 trace the
origin Of the infection in this section.
DR.. y. ID. Gill, veterinarian of the
New York State Department of Agri-
c.lture, did not think the spread Of
the disease would seriously affect the
meat supply. and said there was no i'm
mediate danger that the milk supply
would be affected.