Meat Packer: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Sixty-seventh Congress, First Session : on H.R. 14 ... H.R. 232, H.R. 5034 ... H.R. 5692 : May 1921 |
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... reason to believe that a packer has violated these pro- visions he shall cause a complaint to be served on the packer . After a full hearing , if the Secretary finds that the law has been violated , he may issue an order , from which an ...
... reason to believe that a packer has violated these pro- visions he shall cause a complaint to be served on the packer . After a full hearing , if the Secretary finds that the law has been violated , he may issue an order , from which an ...
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... reason that such transactions in the stockyards did not constitute commerce . There was , however , in the decision very strong intimation that if the objects and the acts done under the agreement were in effect a burden upon commerce ...
... reason that such transactions in the stockyards did not constitute commerce . There was , however , in the decision very strong intimation that if the objects and the acts done under the agreement were in effect a burden upon commerce ...
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... reason I was asking that question is to know the situation , as to whether they gave serious consideration to your bill . I wanted to get an idea as to whether there might be a tie - up between Senate and House in the view of what ...
... reason I was asking that question is to know the situation , as to whether they gave serious consideration to your bill . I wanted to get an idea as to whether there might be a tie - up between Senate and House in the view of what ...
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... reason of that law preventing manipulation do your growers of stock get more money for their stock at the South St. Paul stockyards than they do at Chicago ? Mr. WELLS . No : I do not think so . I think prices are fixed largely on ...
... reason of that law preventing manipulation do your growers of stock get more money for their stock at the South St. Paul stockyards than they do at Chicago ? Mr. WELLS . No : I do not think so . I think prices are fixed largely on ...
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... reason , that we have no corn - fed beef or finished beef . Mr. TINCHER . But if they buy them they buy them for killing purposes ? Mr. WELLS . Yes , sir . Mr. TINCHER . There is really no competition , or it is not sup- posed that ...
... reason , that we have no corn - fed beef or finished beef . Mr. TINCHER . But if they buy them they buy them for killing purposes ? Mr. WELLS . Yes , sir . Mr. TINCHER . There is really no competition , or it is not sup- posed that ...
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Armour Armour & Co ASWELL Big Five big packers cattle cent CHAIRMAN charge CLARKE committee competition complaint Congress consumer cost court CREIGH Cudahy Cudahy Packing Co dealer decree DURAND EYCK fact farmers Federal Trade Commission furnish gentlemen GERNERD Government handle Haugen bill hearing Heney hogs HORMEL interest Interstate Commerce Commission investigation JONES KINCHELOE legislation letter LIGHTFOOT live stock market agency MARSH matter MCLAUGHLIN of Nebraska meat Morris & Co NASH packing business packing industry person practice profit provisions PURNELL question railroads reason refrigerator cars regulation retail RYAN Secretary of Agriculture Secretary WALLACE sell Senate ship shipment shippers slaughter small packer SMITH South St statement stockyard owner Swift Swift & Co TALIAFERRO TEN EYCK thing TINCHER tion to-day unfair VEEDER violation VOIGT WILSON yards
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Page 524 - ... it shall be the duty of the commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.
Page 425 - States a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation, which shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil action brought by the United States.
Page 521 - Secretary may modify his findings as to the facts, or make new findings, by reason of the additional evidence so taken, and he shall file such modified or new findings, and his recommendations, if any, for the modification or setting aside of his original order, with the return of such additional evidence.
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