[1] Founded in 1858, Urner Barry focuses today on market information related to red meat, poultry, egg and seafood through its reports and websites.
The report eventually became a daily circular and the data were collected by visiting with buyers and sellers in New York marketplaces.
Since the two were engaged in a similar type of business, they recognized an area of mutual interest and together formed the Urner-Barry Company, which was originally located on 173-175 Chamber Street in New York City.
COMTELL (short for "Commodity Intelligence") began as a computer platform that transmitted price quotes daily via satellite.
In the early 1990s, Urner Barry acquired Yellow Sheet, a Red Meat quotation service similar to the Price-Current, from National Provisioner.