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Show FOOD RESERVES li MANY CITIES MJEPLETEO Question of Getting Provisions Provi-sions Grows Serious, Government Gov-ernment Bureau Says WASHINGTON'. April 10 Reserve supplies of food stuffs at principal distributing centers already have been depleted as a result of tho railroad strikes, the department of agriculture today announced. Large shipments of meat," livestock and produce were In transit today but '"arrivals will be more or less affected by loc.il strikes I at junction points" an official summary sum-mary by the department said. "The strike situation was reported serious at New York," the announcement announce-ment continued, "very little produce was lightered across from New Jersey Jer-sey Friday or Saturday. "Ac Chicago, the supply of various commodities was reduced about fifty per cent with the possible exception of potatoes. Most roads were refusing shipments particularly in adjacent territory. "In St. Louis and East St. Louis an embargo was placed on practically all express and freight both inbound and outbound. "At Kansas City seventy-five per cent of the railroad facilities were reported re-ported unavailable. Car lot dealers reported re-ported inability to distribute many cars of perishable produce In the railroad rail-road yards. Others arc being unloaded unload-ed Into trucks and contents pla'ced in warehouses. "The Pittsburg market Is reported j not yet affected by the strikes but railroads at that point are not accepting ac-cepting billings west. "Tho situation was reported normal norm-al at Cincinnati, except for tho effect of embargos due to strikes In other cities. "Dealers in Omaha are reported not anticipating that tho strikes will affect af-fect conditions In that city." |