The Washington times., 1902-05-11
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! ritories of the said United States othe1
than those wherein the said meats are
so prepared and sold as aforesaid. and IL
the District of Columbia, and in foreign
countries, and shipping the same meats
when so sold, from the said places Of
their preparation, over the several lines
of Transportation of the several railroad
companies serving as common carriers
to such dealers and consumers pursuant
to such sales; and in so doing have been
and are engaged in trade and commerce
among the several States and Territories
of the United States and the District OF
Columbia and with foreign countries.
Third-That the said defendants for
many years last past have been and now
are also engaged in the business of ship
ping such fresh meats from the said sew
eral points where the same are SO pre-
pared for consumption over the several
lines of transpor tatiCn of the several rail-
road companies serving the same as com
mon carriers. TO their respective agents
located at and near the principal mar
hetS lOT SuCn meats III OlNcT states anu
Territories than these wherein the said
fresh meats are so prepared for con-
sumption as aforesaid, and in the Dis
trict of Columbia and in foreign coun
tries for sale by these agents in those
markets and in such other States and Ter
ritories and the District of Columbia and
in foreign countries to dealers and con-
sumers; and have been and are, through
those agents. selling the same in those
markets. and in SO doing have been and
are engaged in trade and commerce
among the several States and Territories
of the United States and the District of
Columbia with foreign nations.
Control Go Per Cent of Meat Trade.
Fourth-That of the total volume of
trade and commerce among the said
States and Territories and District of Co
lumbia in fresh meats the said defend
ants together control about 60 per cent.
having during the year 1901 purchased
and slaughtered as aforesaid and sold
and shipped in the form OF fresh meats
as aforesaid, 100000 cattle, 100000
sheep. and 6,0o0 600 hogs.
Fifth-Tnat as to such trade and COM
merce among the several States and Ter
rltOrlcS ana DlSlTlCt OI COluIHDia anu
with foreign nations in fresh meats the
said defendants should, and but for the
acts hereinafter complained of would, b'
and remain ir free and unrestrained COM
petition with each other.
Conspiracy Charged.
Sixth-That the said defendants, in vio-
lation of the provisions of an act of Con-
gress approved July 2, 1880, entitled IAN
act to protect trade and commerce against
unlawful restraints and monopolies." and
in order TO restrain competition among
themselves (which would otherwise exist
as to the purchase of live stock necessary
to the production of the meats produced
by them, have engaged in and intend to
continue an unlawful combination and con-
spiracy between themselves for directing
and requiring their respective purchasing
agents at the said several stock yards
md open and competitive markets where
hey customarily purchase such live stock,
o wit, Kansas City and st. Joseph, Mo-;
omaha, Neb.; Sioux City, Iowa; St Paul,
dinn. East ST. Louis and Chicago. H..
(the same being live stock pro-
luced and owned principally in other
tates and Territories of the United States.
nd shipped by the owners thereof to
uch stock yards and open markets for
competitive sale TO persons and corpora
ions engaged in producing and dealing in
resh meats in the manner aforesaid) to
efrain from bidding against such other, |
kept perfunctorily and without good |
aith when making purchases of such live !
took on behalf of the said defendants re-
and by this means inducing and |
such owners of such live stock |
o part with the same at such stock yards |
nd open markets at prices less than they |
-ould there receive if such bidding were |
eally competitive as between the said
urchasing agents of the said defendants,
nd the said defendants have caused, and
re causing their agents respectively to
sfrain from bidding accordingly, and have
lduced, and are inducing each other, and
i'll. unless restrained by this honorable
,urt, continue, in pursuance of such con-
piracy, to induce each other to refrain
ON bidding as aforesaid, which afore-
lid combination and conspiracy is one in
,straint of trade and commerce between
Ie several States and Territories of the
lid United States and the District OF Co
mbia. and with foreign countries.
lO NtSlldiu NolhPCtitsoh.
seyenth-That the said defendants in S
lrther violation of the provisions of the I
lid act OF Congress approved July 2,
80. and in order to further restrain 9
,mpetition among themselves which :
ould otherwise exist as to the purchase I
live stock necessary to the production i
the meats produced by them, and to ?
tain for themselves and each other un
e advantage over the owners and ship n
rs thereof in the buying of the same ut r
e said several stock yards and open r
arkets. have engaged In and intend to I
ntinue an unlawful combination and 0
nspirhcy among themselves for bidding !.
}, through their respective purchasing Il
ents the prices of live stock for few j.
VS. at a time at the said stock yards and u
en- markets. so that the market reports b
ii show prices much higher than the a
ate of the trade will warrant, and there $
inducing owners of such live stock in h
yers other of the said States and Terri s.
ries to simultaneously make large ship ii
ents OF such live stock from such other p
ltes and Territories to such stock yards c.
d open markets, instead of ship II
ng the same to more natural and ad- W
ntageous markets and at more natural C.
d advantageous times in the due a
d proper course of such trade Ii
d business. and by this means II
d by reason of the resulting al
-ge offerings there OF such live stock 81
nd by thereupon refraining from bid o.
ng against each other for the same), 81
tanning such live stock at prices much II