The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-26
WAITING ON THE BROKERS.
WHOLESALE DEALERS READY TO
ENTER THE AGREEMENT
FOR 4 BOYCOTT.

The Armour Packing Company VIII
Continue to Sell the Retail Trade.
Manager Gibson Says the House
Here Is Prac ideally "a Jobber, and
Handles Considerable stun which
the Wholesale Dealers VIII Not
Touch-He says He VIII sign an
Agreement with Them to Refuse
to Deal With Any Broker Who Sell
10 the Retail Trade.
The brokers and wholesale dealers are
moving with much secrecy in their &C
tions with regard TO the dispute between
them as to whether the brokers shall
or shall not sell TO the retailers. 1t was
reported yesterday that an agreement
was being circulated on the part Of the
wholesale grocers. boycotting those brok-
ers who persisted in selling to the retail
trade.
An inquiry developed the fact that moth
ing definite had been done. though the
wholesale grocers have practically agreed
on such a course in the event the brok-
ers DO not enter into an agreement with
them which viii meet their demands.
The wholesale grocers have held several
meetings and have practically decided up
on this course.
The brokers now have the ultimatum
Of the grocers or jobbers under consider
alton. but have not al yet made any final
ever, that he had ceased selling the re-
tail trade. though he had lost two very
good customers thereby. This action he
had taken pending any action on the
part Of the brokers unitedly. Several
others, and in fact most Of them, have
pursued the same course. but they will
likely hold a meeting in the next day or
two to determine upon just what course
they will pursue. This action on :he
part Of the brokers is what the whole
sale dealers are waiting on.
II was reported that the Armour and
other packing houses had determined to
stand by the retail trade, and to sell
it as they have done in the past, regard
less of any efforts on the part of the
jobbers to prevent them by boycott or
other measures. The wholesale dealers
are now at work through d committee
to endeavor to get the packing houses 10
the JObbing trade, and many of the pack
ing houses have signihed their willingness
TO make such an agreement.
Manager l.. / Gibson OF the Armour
Packing Company's branch here was
asked about the matter. lie stated that
he had heard nothing from the whole
sale grocers on the subject. The Armour
Packing Companys branches. such as
that located here. he said, ara practically
jobbing houses themselves, as they carry
great many articles which they cannot
sell to the wholesale trade.
1T would be folly" he said. TOR US
to sell a retailer one article and tell him
We could not sell him another which
We carry in stock, SIMPLY because the
wholesale grocers object to it. The fact
is, we DO "A jobbing business, and our
selves buy great many of the goods that
we sell. We are willing TO sign an agree
ment with the other JObDers not to deal
with those brokers who sell the retail
trade. We only sell the larger retail deal
ers, however, and We handle many goods
which they take, and which the whole
sale dealers viii not touch. We have had
no notice from the wholesale dealers that
we were included in the so-called boy
colt. and l do not think there is any
thing in 1t. We do business with a great
many of the Wholesale dealers here, and
are on friendly terms with them"
one Of the ideas of the wholesale gro
GERS. is, they say, to protect the smaller
retail trade, as well as themselves. The
principal business with the retail trade
done by the brokers is among the larger
retail dealers, who have been enabled
to purchase goods direct from the manu-
facturers through the brokers and then 10
sell them for about the price winch the
smaller retail dealer has to pay for them
This brings the customer to the larger
retail dealer, and draws away the bust
ness Of the smaller dealer. The brokers
viii probably decide in day of two what
answer they viii make to the jobbers
but for the present most of them have
cut off their trade with the retailers and
are holding onto that which comes to
them in big blocks.