Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 5
3. Contents 9
4. List of Statistical Tables 15
5. I. The Partition of the American Tobacco Company 17
6. II. The Growth of the Tobacco Industry Since the Partition 40
7. III. Evidences of Competition in the Distribution of Business Among Manufacturers 60
8. IV. Competitive Influences Affecting the Scale of Production 100
9. V. Competitive Influences Affecting Integration 116
10. VI. Competition in the Purchase of Leaf Tobacco 141
11. VII. Evidences of Collusion in Leaf Purchases 161
12. VIII. Price Competition Among Manufacturers in the Sale of Tobacco Products 187
13. IX. Non-Price Competition Among Manufacturers in the Sale of Tobacco Products 219
14. X. Competition Among Distributors of Tobacco Products 241
15. XI. Effects of Competition on the Successor Company Earnings 268
16. XII. Financial Control of the Successor Companies 293
17. XIII. Conclusions 316
18. Appendix 325
19. Bibliography 361
20. Index 367