The age-herald., 1902-05-11

 will unless restrained by this honorable court, continue In pursuance of such con- spiracy, to induce each other to refrain from bidding as aforesaid which afore- said combination and conspiracy Is one in restraint of trade and commerce among the several states and territories of the said United States, and the District of Columbia and with foreign countries.
 Make Unlawful Combination.
 Seventh-That the said defendants, in further violation of the provisions of the said act of Congress approved July 2, 1S9O and in order to further restrain com petition among themselves, which would otherwise exist, as to the purchase Of i've stock necessary to the production of the meats produced by them, and to obtain for themselves and each other undue ad- vantage over the owners and shippers thereof in the buying of the same at the said several stock yards and open mar kets, have engaged in and intend to con- tinue an unlawful combination and con- spiracy among themselves for building up' through their respective purchasins agents the prices of live stock Tor a IeW days at a time at the said stock yards and open markets so that the market re- ports will show prices much higher than the state of the trade will warrant and thereby inducing owners of such live stock in divers other of the said states and territories to simultaneously make large shipments of such live stock rom such other states and territories to such tock yards and open markets, instead of shipping the same to more natural ana adyantageous markets and at more na- tural and advantageous times In the que and proper course of such trade and bus hy tbiG and by reason of the resulting large offerings thereof such live stock (and by thereupon re- training from bidding against each other for the same), obtaining such live stock at prices much less than 1t would bring In the regular way of trade, If such com- bination and conspiracy were not so en- gagged in and continued; and have been and are now from time to time, through their said agents, so fraudulently bidding up the prices of such stock, and will. un- less restrained by this honorable court continue to do so; which said combination and conspiracy last aforesaid is also one in restraint of trade and commerce among the several states and territories or the said United States and the District Of Co., lumbia and with foreign countries
 Eighth.-That the said defendants, in violation of the provisions of the act or Congress of the said United States, ap- proved JULY :, leJU, GIlt lltu hii oSN tc Pi tect trade and commerce against unlaw- ful restraints and monopolies, and in or der to restrain and destroy competition among themselves as to such trade and commerce and monopolize such trade ana commerce, have engaged in and intend to continue an unlawful combination and conspiracy to arbitrarily from time to time raise, tower and fix prices and to maintain uniform prices at which they will sell directly or through their respec- tive agents such fresh meats to dealers and consumers throughout the said states and territories and the District of Columbia and foreign countries; and that the arbitr ary raising, lowering fixing and maintaining of such prices, In pursuance of the said combination and conspiracy Is being and Is to be effected through the action of divers of their agents and at tofneys to your petitioner unknown, In seer etly holding periodical meetings at some place or places to your petitioner unknown, and there agreeing upon the prices to be adopted by the said defen- dants, respectively, in such trade and commerce, to be enforced by them until at a subsequent meeting the same may be changed; which said prices are mo- tified by letters and telegrams in plain language and divers codes and ciphers, and they have been and are maintained
 
 same in their sales made directly, and among other ways by collusively restrict ing and curtailing the quantities of such meats shipped by them in such trade and commerce to the markets aforesaid when ever necessary or conducive to the main- taiuing of the prices so fixed; by impos- ing against each other divers pepalties or any and all devis tions by the said de- fendants or any of them from the prices so fix ed; by establishing a uniform rule for the giving of credits to dealers thu ougout the said states ard territories end District of Columbia and foreign countries, and for the conduct of the business Of such dealers. with penalties as between the said defendants for vio- lations thereof; by notifying, and refus- ing to sell such meats to any of such de- linquents; which said combination and conspiracy aooVe set forth is one in re- straint and monopoly of commerce among the several states and territories of the said United States and the district of Co., luu-bia and with foreign countries.
 Make Arbitrary Charges.
 Ninth-And the said defendants in viola tion of the provisions of the said act of Congress approved July 2, 1890, have en- gagged and intend to continue an unlawful continuation and conspiracy to direct and require their respective agents at and