The slaughterhouse bosses, not the rabbis, were the ones who raised prices to increase profits after agreeing with other slaughterhouses to divide the territory

The slaughterhouse bosses, not the rabbis, were the ones who raised prices to increase profits after agreeing with other slaughterhouses to divide the territory and fix prices. The rabbis were brought in to negotiate with the slaughterhouse bosses. They were not conspiring with them.