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THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

February 19, 1915.

CONTENTS.

Editorial Articles .-—	page

The Price of Coal............................        391

“ Ca3 Canny 33 Buttons for “ Patriots33............. 391

Articles:— ■

A New Pit-banking Arrangement at Sandwell

Park Colliery ..................................   381

The Lateral Friction of Winding Ropes .............. 384

Winding Engine Signals ............................. 385

Trade and the War.................................   388

Coal Shipped from Ports in England, Scotland and

Wales ..........................................   389

The Education of the Colliery Manager .............. 397

The German and Austrian Coal and Iron Trades ... 398

The Use of Wooden Butts for Steel Supports in

Mines ..........................................   399

Injured Hands and Fingers .......................... 399

Employment of Boys at Mines ........................ 399

Obituary.........................................    400

Mining and. Other Notes .......;...................  400

Labour and Wages :................................   402

The Freight Market ................................. 404

Open Contracts....................................   405

Catalogues and Price Lists Received................. 405

Abstracts of Patent Specifications Recently

Accepted.........................................  405

New Patents Connected with the Coal and Iron

Trades .......................................     408

Government Publications .....................	408

, Publications Received ............................   408

Current Science and Technology.......................... 388

Law Intelligence .....................................   398

Notes , from the Coalfields ............................ 400

Indian and Colonial Notes .............................. 403

Coal, Iron and Engineering Companies ........;... 404

The Coal and Iron Trades ..........................  393—396

The By-Products Trade .............................. 392

The London Coal Trade .............................. 392

The Tin-plate Trad e ............................    392

Report of Meeting :—

Mining Institute of Scotland........................ 386

North of England Institute of Mining and

Mechanical Engineers  ...........................  397

South.Staffordshire and Warwickshire Institute of

Mining Engineers ................................. 403

Letters to the Editors :•—

The Acquisition of Enemy Patent Rights ............. 403

Miscellanea:—

The <f .Beama Journal33—Exports and Imports of

Mining Machinery ................................. 387

A Coal Trade Dispute ..............................  396

Partnerships Dissolved...........................    397

Dutch Imports and Exports of Coal in 1914........... 398

Hull Coal Exports—United States Coal Imports

and Exports .. ...............................     405

Grimsby Coal Exports—Immingham Coal Exports 408

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Journal of tho Coal and Iron Trades.

Joint Editors—

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HUBERT GREENWELL, F.S.S., Assoc.M.I.M.E.

LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915.

Of the total exports of coal during January, the
mean value of the large coal exported was 15s. 7*ld.;
through-and-through (unscreened), Ils.- 10 06d.; and
small coal, 11s. 1*Id. The average value of all
kinds of coal exported was 13s. 7*2d., an increase of
3*Id. as compared with the previous month. Other-
wise divided, it fetched the following:—Steam coal,

was continued in the House of Commons on
Wednesday. The President of the Board of Trade
stated that the increase of coal prices in London was
mainly due to railway difficulties. Sir Arthur
Markham, however, disagreed with this view, and
protested against the heavy increases in prices which
hud taken place. He stated that an additional Is. 6d.
or 2s. per ton would amply have covered the increased
cost of production. Sir Harry Verney, on behalf of
paiuu. wxbix	Lvxio, vainer au	the • Government, said that an immediate enquiry

and 6,374,152 tons, valued at £4,344,303, in the ■	causes of the rise in the cost of coal retailed

corresponding periods respectively of 1914 and 1913. ^or domestic purposes would be held, and, if neces-
A meeting of the South Staffordshire Institute of sary, action would be taken.

Mining Engineers was held on Monday at Birming-!| A national conference of the Miners’ Federation
ham, when Mr. Cashmore read a paper on “ The1 of Great Britain will be held on Tuesday next to
Reduction of Working Costs at the Coal Face.” I consider the matter of wage agreements.

gas coal, 11s. ll’ld. ; anthracite,
household, 13s. 10*7d. ; other sorts,

8’7d.

0-8d.

11-8d. The mean value of the coke exported

14s. 9-6d. per ton, and of the manufactured fuel

13s.
18s.
10s.

was

16s. 9*5d. per ton.

During the first month of the present year the
quantity of coal, coke and manufactured fuel
exported from the United Kingdom amounted to
3,769,598 tons, the value being £2,580,262, as com-
pared with 6,088,971 tons, valued at £4,295,693,

Geo. N. Dixon & Co. ,
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COLLIERIES, Brickworks & Mining Plant.

The London house coal trade for the past week
has shown a tendency to slacken off owing to the
milder weather and better supplies coming forward.
Other qualities, however, are very firm. Little free
coal is available, and competition is keen, but the
high pit prices restrict buying. Railways are dealing
better with traffic.

The difficulty of transit during the week has
slightly improved, but not so the labour shortage.
The consequence is that production is greatly
curtailed, and contracts are unable to be fulfilled.
On the Tyne and Wear both the forward and prompt
markets have been active; tonnage arrivals have
been slightly better, though, on the other hand,

rates have again advanced. There has been a
marked . advance in prices. . In Lancashire the
position changes little; the demand is still heavier
than can be met. The Derbyshire market continues
firm, and high prices are fully maintained; the
decline in output has become even more pronounced.
Throughout Yorkshire the production has diminished,
with the result that nd free coal was on offer, and
even contracts could not be satisfied. The strength
of the Cardiff market has considerably increased, and
prices are on a higher level. Values in Scotland are
on the rise, the market being very strong.

In the Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, the case of
The King v. his Honour Judge Amphlett, which
concerns the right of the Yorkshire Thin Seam
Owners to be represented upon the local Minimum
Wage Board, was heard. Appellants made applica-
tion for the matter to stand over until one month
after declaration of peace. This was granted.

It is now stated that the negotiations of the Coal
Conciliation Board for a new wage agreement have
reached a stage when the parties have decided to
submit terms for the consideration bf their constituents.
A further meeting will take place on the 3rd prox.

The South Wales Miners’ federation executive
have appointed a sub-committee to make a draft bf a
new coal field agreement for submission to the owners.

A further interview has taken place between the
Board of Trade and the Scottish coal owners affected
by the closing of the Firth of Forth. The latter
ask for a reduction in railway rates for coal from
Bo’ness to Leith and Granton. This application has
already been once refused. The matter is to again
go before the Bail way Executive Committee.

The Home Secretary, in the House of Commons
on Monday, stated that the suspension of the Eight
Hours Act was undesirable at present, and suggested
that .the owners and men should confer upon the
question of the shortage, of labour.

Interesting papers dealing with the education and
training of mining engineers and colliery managers
were read at a meeting of the Mining Institute of
Scotland, held at Edinburgh on Saturday.

Winding engine signals formed the subject of a
paper read by Mr. Wilfrid H. Davis on Saturday at
a meeting of the North of England Institute of
Mining and Mechanical Engineers. A second paper
was contributed by Mr. H. W. G. Halbaum, entitled:
il The Lateral Friction of Winding Ropes.”

The debate on the subject of food and fuel prices