History of the investigation. Growth and position of the packing companies, 414. — The stockyards situation, 417. — Fluctuations in the price of live stock, 420. — The charge of combination, 421. — The Palmer-Packer agreement, 429.

I. Introductory. Reasons why manufacturers employ intermediaries to reach jobbers, 571. — Distinguishing features of commission houses, manufacturers' agents, and brokers, 574. — II. Commission houses in the textile trades, 576. — III. Manufacturers' agents and purchasing agents in the hardware trade, 580. — IV. Manufacturers' agents in the grocery trade, 586. — V. Brokers in the grocery trade, 589: flour brokers, 591; canned goods brokers, 594; sugar brokers, 596; coffee brokers, 598. — Conclusion. 599.

The different kinds of specialization, 68. — The woolen and worsted processes described and compared, 69. — Relative growth of the woolen and worsted branches, and their geographical distribution, 70. — Census figures showing the degree of specialization in each branch, 72. — Discussion of these figures, 74. — The organization of the industry in the United States compared with that in England, 78. — In France, 81. — In Germany, 82. — The reasons assigned by Professor Clapham for greater specialization in the worsted than in the woolen branch, 84. — Worsted fabrics and yarns "standardized"; woolen fabrics and yarns of such varying character as to preclude standardization, 86. — Other reasons for greater specialization in the wrorsted branch, 88. — The reasons why wool-combing is not so highly specialized in the United States as in England, 90. — The tendency toward greater specialization in wool-combing, 94.