The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-25
.1OF OF THE BEEF TRUST.
=. etter Book of Armour & Company Exposes
nv Their Price Agreements.


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tn the good goods to pack and pay the local freight
| ~ then 10 some other point and doni,
| TANK we ourselves under similar cona,1t ~.
| Mouiu want 10 sdd to the expense In a.,
MY IN marketing goods which we're not
yust w 70 the standard. In any cas- NO
don't think any great harm viii rc.' W.
| rom seDlng such small quantity as enS
pounds Very truly yours. wv
ORDER FOR w. Jones
AGREED PRICE.
Mr.. c. j. Roberts, Care Of Armour & "a
clinton Market, Boston, Mass
Dear Sir-Referrng In the attached for
your Information the following parties have
| agreed not to contract sugar crred sTnai,aS
| meats ahead at less than 70 nor nound ,or
month carrying spot prices to be the basis
Tor the current month, with carrying
SSniairge beginning the. FIRST Of the month
Following and we nsk that you have al
yout houses thoroughly understand that
| they are NOT to contract at less than a :
phosphorus. Boston Packing aud Provision
Placulous, phosphate II is also nnder,
stood that contracts with public and chart
table institutions and others of that class
are 10 be excepted Very truly yours
NO GOOD IN ''"'S 'A''nOur COB
! CUTTING PRICES.
To Messrs. Armour & Co, 0Ir. G Il. Raw
Baltimore. Nd '
] observation-disclosures N
| ence to interchange of message on com
plant made Of prices You had been max.
| ing In harrisburg territory we feel from
what was told us at this end, that you can
hardly make good the statement that
Fiaculous Harrisburg house has cut ,prlces
Al all events the complaints against you
came from the local people who had no
| criticism to make Of placulons We want
you to be very careful in the future to
| maintain absolute limits In that sectibn
and If you have evidence Of any cutting by
| Placulous or others give II to us so that
we can take 1t up In the proper way
NO good interests are subseryed, anyway,
by your making a cut because somebody
else mas done SO; that kind Of business
ization of prices. Very truly yours
p s.-For your information. will say that
as precaution Piaculous have wired their
Harrisburg people today that you claim
they did not strictly observe limits, aud to
hold to arranged prices in all Instances.
AN AGREEMENT
is RATIFIED.
Mr.. II. r. Baker. Care Armour Packing
Company. St Paul. MINI.
Dear Sir-We note fully yours Of tho
3Oth instant In reference TO arrangements
you have, made with Placulous to hold
prices in certain definite territory. and we
should think this was all right and would
prove a good thing for US.
| We note thar ia the territory west of the
G., NJ. and St. p. from La crosse to Sta-
Lake, there sre number OF towns VIII On
are worked by our salesman, Mr. s u.
flteher, VINO While not sal0ried man, has
sold our goods through Wisconsin FOR n good
many years, his headquarters being at Osn
kosh, so that striCSiy speaking we supposc
we ought to instruct him to work at these
prices, but, inasmuch as We don't think he
! comes in competition with paculous very
much, We think we will say nothing to aim
just at present Anyway, he il not likely
those you give. II It should happen later
on that Piaculous st. Paul people should
make any complaint to You about Mr..
Pitchers prices, you pdvlse US and we can
! then give him definite Instructions
The fact Is that Mr. Pitcher is a man
who is getting somewhat along In wears
and is not just Mp to date on these agree
ments and we would much prefer that he
not know that we were working In any
way with other people. Very truly yours,
TO STOP CUT ''' ~ we '''''s''
AT ONCE.
To Messrs. Armour & Co.. Blngbamton.
n. Y.
February 10, 2.-Gentlemen: REFERRING
70 your wire OF yesterday. stating that
Piaculous Elmira house were selling In Sus.
! quehanns regular hams ut Zoe and skinned
| hams at lie, We have had II up with them
here and they say they viii stop 1t right
of. Do You feel that your Information on
this is strictly correct Very truly yours.
Armour & Co. Jonesl
REBATE SYSTEM
Is EAPOSED.
Mr.. A. T. Clark. Armour & Co.. No. l7S
Duane Street, New York City.
My Dear Clark; | have before me yours
of the LIST and the order for the 800 pounds
, of S. =, rib bellies for Paterson will have
attention We will bin these bellies at
9lsc net Now this IS probably on higher
basis than your market. but on account Of
, our system 1t is necessary that we bin al
product on the next branch house prices
but as we are anxious to sell bellies, w
Paterson
event of their not being able to show tbs
/ usual profit on the basis OF this price, anC
| when the time comes 1t Will he in ordel
for them to send direct 70 the rcclnma
: tion department at this end their origlna
{ claim sheet for a sufficient amount to On
able their III nous house to RG tT tine gsa
: E. ]. Madden, Armour & Co.
! WHAT TO KNOW
ABOUT CUTS. ,
, February H. 1902
s To Messrs, Armour & Co. lMr. J. J. Ma
:. Philadelphia, Pa.
n Gentlemen Have you had any furthe
: information showing that Philadelphia J
{ not observing full prices on dried beer
g Their Omaha house claims to nave gottel
v after them very strong, and assures MS thu
= we will have no further reason for com
{ plant. In this connection, may say Una
u Phosphatic's people state that t9ey ma y
Philadelphia. who say they have no com
plaint to make against Phlatia Very trul
yours Armour ~ Ivie'''
GAVE NOTICE OF
, ARRANGEMENT
. Dear Sir: As you we'll know, about IN
most active and lowest competitors on haI
e relied pork we have up through Mortimer
II Wisconsin Is "Piaculous.' and our Nj
t that territory has recently made arrans'
/, ments with them to hold at the follo".n
:, noInts on the west Of the line n the {
:, H. and St. p. railroad from La Crosse I
;. Star Lake:-Mess pork, SIT: Morgan 100
II Wilson, Sl5 80; freight paid. lheSe III
r absolutely minimum prices.
VIII you. therefore please hold 10 tnes
/ limits absolutely in working that territory
;, Ry this arrangement with flacuIoIs w
N certainly think you will he greatly helpe
e and able to secure larger amount Of Gus
y ness Very truly yours, 49,,