To Amend Section 2(b) of the Clayton Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1959 - 789 pages |
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85th Congress amendment Association bill BISON branded retailers businessman buyer cents Chairman charge CHUMBRIS Clayton Act commerce compete competition or tend competitor complaint Congress consumer cost create a monopoly customers dealers decision discount discrimination in price distributors DIXON economic effect ELLIS enactment equally low price ESTES KEFAUVER fact faith defense faith to meet Federal Trade Commission freight absorption gallon gasoline gavel fell gentleman hearings independent industry injury legislation lower price major manufacturer meet competition milk National NERLINGER oil companies oil jobber Patman PENDERGRAFT percent petroleum practices predatory pricing present price differential price discrimination price war private brands proposed provision purchasers question record reduce Robinson-Patman Act section 2(b sell seller Senator HART Senator KEFAUVER Senator WILEY Sherman Act situation small business Standard Oil Standard-Detroit statement subcommittee supplier Supreme Court tend to create testimony tion U.S. Senate violation Washington wholesale
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Page 365 - That it shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, either directly or indirectly, to discriminate in price between different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality...
Page 328 - Upon proof being made, at any hearing on a complaint under this section, that there has been discrimination in price or services or facilities furnished, the burden of rebutting the prima-facie case thus made by showing justification shall be upon the person charged with a violation of this section, and unless justification shall be affirmatively shown, the commission is authorized to issue an order terminating the discrimination: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall prevent a seller...
Page 469 - That nothing herein contained shall prevent discrimination in price between purchasers of commodities on account of differences in the grade, quality, or quantity of the commodity sold, or that makes only due allowance for differences in the cost of selling or transportation, or discrimination in price in the same or different communities made in good faith to meet competition...
Page 444 - If upon such hearing the Commission shall be of the opinion that the method of competition or the act or practice in question is prohibited by this Act, it shall make a report in writing in which it shall state its findings as to the facts...
Page 443 - And provided further, That nothing herein contained shall prevent persons engaged in selling goods, wares, or merchandise In commerce from selecting their own customers in bona fide transactions and not in restraint of trade...
Page 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
Page 348 - States ; or, to sell, or contract to sell, goods at unreasonably low prices for the purpose of destroying competition or eliminating a competitor. Any person violating any of -the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Page 444 - ... to sell, or contract to sell, goods in any part of the United States at prices lower than those exacted by said person elsewhere in the United States for the purpose of destroying competition, or eliminating a competitor...
Page 434 - It shall be unlawful for any packer to: (a) Engage in or use any unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practice or device in commerce; or (b) Make or give, in commerce, any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person or locality in any respect whatsoever...
Page 437 - An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes," approved October 15, 1914, as amended (USC, title 15, sec.