Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-15
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN,
GREER, MILLS 4 CO. WILL CONTINUE
THE FIGHT ON THE EXCHANGE.
Pested . Notice of Appeal Upon tha
Exchange Bulletin Board, which
Was Promptly Torn Down
by the Secretary.

BY the Secretary
The Greer, Mills & Co.'S fight against the
Live Stock exchange is still exciting much
interest at the yards 1t Is said they will
carry their case before the United States
courts under the general conspiracy law.
They posted a notice to that effect on the
bulletin board of the exchange which r.
P. Woodbury. tore down. and warned n.
b. Greer. the resident member Of the firm.
no: to replace it.
The boycotted firms notice cites:
That the Kansas court of appeals has
decided certain rules of the exchange to
constitute a criminal violation of law.
Therefore Greer. Mills & Co. refuse, as
men members Of the exchange. to participate in
thereto, and demand their repeal. They de-
mand that the notice of suspension posted
5y the exchange be annulled and with
terfering with the firm's business in the
market. The notification concludes:
me notice above referred to. and which
and which is hereby requested to be an
nulied and withdrawn, is an order Of sus-
pension and direction or warning by you
70 All members OF the exchange, under
threat Of fines and suspension unless they
comply with section I of rule IA of the by
nbss iaWs, rules , and Eesulations Of said exc
section l. No member Of the Kansas
City Live Stock exchange shall transact
any business with any. person violating
any OF the rules Or regulations Of this ex-
ShanSe. or an expelled or suspended mem
ter, after notice of such violation sus-
pension or expulsion has been issued by
the secretary or board of directors of the
exchange"
The other rules referred to are those reg
.iauns commissions. number Of solicitors
member from sending prepaid market quo
tatlons by telegraph or telephone to ship
pers except quoting actual sales Of stock
on the day made.
All Of the packing houses and buyers for
outside markets are members of the ex-
change. They are ordered by the exchange
Hence the firm Is confined to selling any
cons1gnments to buyers not members Of
the exchange. II there are no such buy
ers, they will be unable to sell
The present conflict is practically the
same as the fight between the exchange
and the American Commission Company
some years ago. in which the exchange
was victorious. 1t presents a complicated
legal phase, however, that exceeds that
memorable contest in perplexity. In the
old fight the exchange beat a cooperative
Farmers Alliance. In this instance Greer.
Mills & Co. are simply a strong Chicago
commission firm 1t is evident thar the firm
relies upon secret support among other
members of the exchange and among the
producers. The layman can grasp the le-
gal perplexity upon recital of the facts:
exchange of cutting commissions. They
were fined $1,000. which they refused to pay.
The firm went into the Wyandoste county
courts for an injunction against suspen-
sion for non-payment of the fine. and the
case went, later. to the court OF appeals.
At this time the executive Offices of the
EXCHANGE were in Kansas. Secretary
exchange this morning. saying:
Our reply amounted to this: Greer.
Mills & Co.'S attorneys say we are illegal.
illCf vnI t-
Now. II one member of the poker game Is
found cheating and killed out. can he ap-
peal to the courts to be reinstated into the
game On the ground that the game is il
legslIs gs1Is,.rv woodbury. confirmed. .r,.
Kansas court of appeals decided in our
the ground that their own contention de-
Suppose Greer. Mills & Co. file COM
violating the law?"
Then they incriminate themselves. be-
cause they are equally guilty" replied the
Kansas. and we are no longer in Kansas.
Our offices are now in Missouri"
Visitors Mt the Yards with stock.
also had in some Western cattle.
The young men at the yards are to form
a brigade for the KarnivaI krewe parade.
James Haupp and Eugene Sherwin will be
marshals.
Carver Bros, of Minnesota, were here
with some young things to the Rogers
Commission Company. They sold twenty
stock calves at 800.
The rebellious firm stands alone in its
fight save for what sympathy they are get
ting from few buyers and spectators
not members of the exchange.
Eli and James Penney. Caldwell county.
ers. They say old corn Is selling with them
at is to II cents and new IS cents.
The Live Stock exchanges office is in
Missouri and It is claimed that IL is not
amenable to Kansas laws. Both parties
are determined and the case will be hotly
contested.
w. C. Young, Shoshone, Id. sold through
erasnS ss neSn Co. Al and ndifsrs ay-
two COWS. averaging Ss1 pounds, at $2.55, ma
tive cattle prices.
c. E. Courier. Holt county, Mo-, was
more hogs in his county than last year
and number of cattle an average. Old corn,
Els cents: crop Of new large.
mine owner of Dixon. Wyo., was in with
some heavy steers, that Clay, Robinson &
Co. sold at S.l5. James Douglas. Of tho
same place. was also here with good steers
that sold at the same price.
There were no choice dry lot cattle
In yesterday. The best bunch Of
steers in was twenty-five that had run on
brought in By James Powell Of Clay
county. They averaged 1.34S pounds and
were sold by Payne, Duncan & Co. at S.l5.
the highest price of the day. Eastman
took them for the export trade.
The Northwest is giving US quite a num-
ber of cattle this season. What shipments
received from that section have done very
well. There were cattle here yesterday
from Idaho, South Dakota. Wyoming and
Minnesota. Lake. Tombs & Lemon, of
South Dakota, had in to the George r.
Barse Live Stock Commission Company
no steers averaging LIB pounds that were
sold at $3.50, and 40 steers averaging 1,10
pounds that sold at 1886
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