Supreme Court may redefine business pricing methods
New York AP reports a recent Supreme Court ruling on basing point price systems could reshape American industry. The decision challenges uniform national quotes driven by distance, potentially fragmenting production, spurring new centers, and altering mergers, with outcomes uncertain and debated by officials and historians.
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New York
Federal Trade Commission
Cement Institute
Justice Black
Robert E. Freer
Atlanta
Freight and basing point pricing explained
The article discusses basing point pricing with examples from Atlanta to Chicago and Phantom freight. It describes zone pricing, multiple basing points, and potential effects like plant relocation production centers and cartels. It highlights government freight absorption in mail and risks of price wars and mergers.
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Chicago
Dallas
New York
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Fresh Air Campers Show Weight Gains
Weight gains were the main objective for campers at the Fresh Air Camp during week one. Boys led gains with one boy nine pounds heavier than a week ago. girls highest gain was three pounds. Milk intake rose from 65 to 90 quarts daily as the camp schedules resumed with singing dancing movies and crafts. Camp director Miss Betty Jane Deem reported progress and planned activities and a special signer meeting set for Wednesday at Mayfield school auditorium. Petitions to County Commissioners will be presented July 6 due to commissioners attending the state convention.
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Betty Jane Deem
Deem
Mary Ann Augspur
Mayfield School
Barker
Decentralization Aims to Curb Price Collusion
The text discusses long term decentralization of industry, with producers choosing sites and markets to maximize profit. The Federal Trade Commission seeks to break up combinations that fix prices illegally to the consumer’s detriment, aiming to reduce anti competitive practices.
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Federal Trade Commission
Mayfield Annexation Petition Signatures Refined
Special committee led by Claude D Parker reviews the Mayfield annexation petition at the courthouse. Only a few signatures were invalid, Barker reports, leaving 440 free holders across 247 parcels, a notably larger total than previously.
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Mayfield
Claude D Parker
Barker
Waltzing Mice: Rare Domestic Breed Believed Japanese Origin
The piece notes that the wandering mice, a rare domesticated breed, are believed to have originated from Japan. It describes their distinctive behavior and cautions on their rarity.
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Templeton
Castell
Fifteen Vitamins Now Known and More Believed Found
Fifteen different vitamins are now identified and scientists believe additional ones exist in natural foods.
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