Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04
TH|RTY-0NE FOOD.
DEALERS INDICTED
FOLLOWING PROBE

tULLUW|NG PRUBt
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strained tho same. which Is now here
described:
Charged With Price Fixing.
Said defendants, not being content
to carry on their said trade and COM
merce, after the usual and normal
method. by purchasing and selling such
produce In competition with each other
at prices fixed by such competition,
have themselves, by agreement, fixed.
from day to day during said period of
time, arbitrary and non-com petitive
prices for the purchase and sale of the
same produce: and by way of accomp.
fishing this, and to obtain control Of
said markets, SO far as the purchase
and sale of such produce in the same
has been concerned. said defendants
have employed common agent
for collecting from said defendants
each market day, verbal and
written and printed suggestions and
ballots" indicating the prices such
defendants and concerns would re-
SpcSliSciy pay OIl tHdt Qdy lOT the ui-~
ferent kinds of such produce, and have
required said agent thereafter. on the
same day. to print publication for
said defendants, entitled "Washir gton
City Daily Market Report in the In
tsrests of Shippers. Receivers and
Wholesale Buyers of Country Produce"
which has pretended to quote prices
prevailing In said markets on that day
as result of competition between said
defendants and concerns but which
nr,1u nh
and rnon-competitive prices selected by
said agent to agree, as nearly as pos
stble. with the result of said sugges-
tions and ballots, and, therefore. the
prices fixed by said defendants; and
said defendants have caused said agent
to supply to each Of said defendants and
concerns large number, to wit. 500
copies of said publication that day. for
use by said defendants and concerns. re-
spectively. and which they have. in fact.
used In deceItfuliy making sett ement
with their respective saisers. shippers and
dealers, and wrongfully causing them to
believe that they were receiving from
said defendants and concerns. in such
Fsettlements the prices for their produce
that dag. prevailing tn competitive mar
ket. when, In fact, they were. receiving
returns for their said produce only upon
the basis Of such arbitrary and nom
competitive prices. SO fixed by said
defendants and printed in said pub
-
in the manner and nv the means
aforesaid. throughout said period of time
wrongfuliy and lInlawfulIy ACQUIRED con.
troll Of such farm produce moving in
trade and commerca IN said markets and
thereby having Obtained control Of the
trade and Commerce Involved in the sale
Of said produce In said district Through
out said period or time, have made use
o. that control to exact and secure. from
the persQns to whom they SO sold the
same produce, and from the consumers
f1nbia arSitrary and non.co H
eTceso .h nr;c.. A,,d p ,hs, se a,,iy
or could have exacted and secured il
they had not engaged in said unlawful
lconnDIna!Ion IN restraint OF SAID trace
.1 40 $50. 20. ms. .,..,...
az: Unlawful Restraint Charged.
*"And. SO the grand jurors aforesaid
apon their eaths aforesaid. do say thai
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