Show I 1 gotten cotten thread trust edgar auchincloss of auchie ahchin closs bros bro s agents for J 1 coati pawtucket admitted in the theny N Y herald of march 4 J 1888 that there is simply an understanding 0 as to prices between four leadill leading 01 T coulp companies anies the 21 mile lie end thread company J fe P coats willi mantic linen and goo A dark clark bros V N e combined bombin ed all our companies to get a certain price for our depool cotton namely 53 55 centi with trade discount they the jobbers jobber must sell pell at 05 3 cents centa per dozen on time or 0 cents cash consumers pay the same price as before the war other firms said substantially all it the same bame prof Sti semner niner showed in april that J LP coat s yards six cord thread and darks clarks six cord machine extra quality yards sold eold for 1 3 3 cents in canada and 5 cents in in the united states the jobbing price before the war was vas cents instead of 55 cents as now it even sold at wholesale th then C n at 12 42 58 5 8 cc cents U ts A tariff of 14 11 cents per dozen on spool is equal to 5 82 per cent the dark Clark thread monopoly is further explained if a kill is paid within sixty days the discount is ia 5 per cent if in ten daya 6 per cent if tho the pur purchaser chaFer Eer sells bella 1000 dozen in six moritas at t retail price of 5 cents lie he will got 19 9 per cent reduction making 15 por cent reduction in all to monopolists this makes the price iga ac cents per dozen where 2 IOU yards are put on one spool it is ia only cents bents thus the small fry pay GO 60 cent to dark clark co and big retail dealers pay 31 cents including spools etc |