September 10, 1915. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. ______________________________________________ 539 Tormo Manufacturing Company Limited. — Private com- pany. Registered office, 67/68, Bunhill-row, E.C. Regis- tered September 1. To carry on business of manufacturers of, agents for, and dealers in bearings for machinery and vehicles, shafting and hangers, for power transmission, elec- trical engineers, aircrafts, motor-boats, etc., mechanical engineers, tool makers, iron and brass founders, metal workers, etc. Nominal capital, £20,000 in 20,000 £1 ordinary shares. Subscribers (one share each) :—Hermann and David Friedenhain, both of 67/68, Bunhill-row, London, E.C., mer- chants; H. J. Anning, 21, Bucklersbury, London, E.C., secretary to companies; C. E. Harris, 7, Trinity-rise, Tulse Hill, S.W., company secretary. ______ This list of new companies is taken from the Daily Register specially compiled by Messrs. Jordan and Sons Limited, company registration agents, Chancery-lane, E.C. ____________________________ THE FREIGHT MARKET. Business in the outward freight market has been, on the whole, fairly active during the past week, and the demand for steamers has been well maintained. At the north-east coast ports, tonnage has been offered rather more freely than last week, but there is much competition amongst shippers and owners are holding for stiff prices. The great bulk of the business transacted has been for French and Italian ports, and it is evident that the recent Order prohibiting the shipment of coal to allied countries except under licence has augmented, if not accelerated the despatch of supplies to our allies. In the coasting trade, rates are kept fairly well in check by the occasional chartering of C.T. steamers, which are being fixed at 7s. Tyne to London. Though prices advanced to 8s. 9d. last week, not more than 8s. 5d. has been obtainable during the past few days, and, at the time of writing, this figure cannot be repeated. Quotations for North France are on the easy side of recent rates, and, on the week, Rouen is from 3d. to 6d. lower. The Bay is a dull market, and figures show but little alteration. There is no slackening in the demand for handy boats for the Mediterranean, and owners are demanding higher prices. Genoa, option Savona, is from 6d. to Is. advance. At South Wales there has been a heavy demand for cargo space, but the supply of steamers is still far from adequate, and rates are, in consequence, still favouring owners. The River Plate, recently a very weak market, is decidedly stronger and quotations are fully 3s. higher. The enquiry for North France has shown a somewhat remarkable falling off, with the result that rates are barely steady. Havre, indeed, is Is. 3d. down on the week. The Bay is fully steady on the basis of recent prices. For the Mediterranean there has been an exceptionally strong demand for tonnage, Italian ports being most favoured. Though during the week rates for Genoa, with the usual options, advanced to 31s. 6d., they have declined, at the time of writing, to 29s. 6d. There is, however, no sign of a slump. A number of boats have been fixed for Port Said at increases of from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. on last week’s quotations. In other directions rates are fully up to recent levels. Homewards, the River Plate shows little animation, and is worth about 62s. 6d. for up-river for hand boats, whilst 57s. 6d. is quoted for large steamers from the lower ports to United Kingdom. The American market is busy. Heavy grain tonnage is in demand at Montreal, and has been fixed at Ils. 6d. to West Italy for September-October loading, and 6d. more for October shipment. The northern ports are paying from 8s. to 8s. 3d. for prompt, and 8s. 6d. for forward loading to West Italy for oats. Cotton steamers have been chartered at 160s. Wilmington to Genoa, and 20s. less to Liverpool or Havre. Coal freights are steady on the basis of 42s. to 42s. 6d. to West Italy. There is little doing in the East, and rates rule rather easier. Bombay has paid 50s. to Middlesbrough for manganese ore, and 51s. 3d. on d.w. for one east coast port. Rice tonnage is worth barely 76s., Saigon or Haiphong to France. Rates from the nitrate ports have declined to 75s. reported fixed for United Kingdom. Tyne to Boulogne, 500, 16s. 6d.; 300, 23s., coke, three voyages; 600, 22s. 6d., coke; Bordeaux, 3,300, 22s.; 2,400, 22s.; Cette, 2,800, 30s.; Calais, 250, 22s., coke; 300, 23s., coke, three voyages; 700, 22s. 6d., coke; Genoa, 5,000, 30s.; 5,000, 30s. 6d., Sept. 25; 3,500, 30s.; Havre, 1,500, 16s. 6d.; London, 1,700, 8s. 5d.; Lisbon, 2,500, 22s. 6d.; Las Palmas, 21s., subject to licence; Oporto, 1,000, 24s.; Oran, 1,700, 26s. 3d.; Rouen, 1,650, 18s.; 3,000, 17s. 9d.; 2,000, 17s. 9d.; 500, 21s., coke; 900, 17s. 6d.; 3,000, 17s. 6d.; 1,500, 17s. 6d.; 620, 18s.; 850, 17s. 3d.; 800, 17s.; 700, 22s. 6d., coke; Savona, 4,800, 30s.; 5,000, 30s. 6d., Sept. 25; St. Nazaire, 3,600, 21s.; 2,300, 21s. 6d.; St. Margaret’s Hope, 300, 13s. 6d.; Treport, 800, 22s. 6d., coke; 900, 23s., coke; 300, 23s., coke, three voyages; Trapani, 1,800, 35s. Cardiff to Brest, 540, 13s. 6d.; Bordeaux, 3,700, 26 fr.; 1,000, 26 fr.; 1,900, 26|fr.; Calais, 1,700, 17s.; 850, 17s. 3d.; Campana, 4,000, 25s.; Cherbourg, 1,600, 16s. ; 1.600, 16s. 6d.; Civita Vecchia, 3,500, 31s. 3d. 500; Chantenay, 1,800, 25% fr.; 1,800, 25 fr. coal, 27 fr. fuel; Caen, 700, 16s.; 1,000, 15s. 6d.; Dieppe, 680, 15s. 6d.; Dunkirk, 850, 17s. 9d.; Ferrol, 900, 20s.; Genoa, 3,300, 30s.; 4,800, 30s.; 4,200, 30s.; 2,400, 31s.; 5,400, 30s.; 4.600, 29s. 6d.; 4,200, 29s. 6d., 500; 6,000, 29s. 6d.; 3,600, 29s. 6d.; 5,800, 29s.; 3,000, 29s. 6d.; Havre, 1,650, 14s. 9d.; Honfleur, 400, 15s. 9d.; 500, 15s. 6d.; La Rochelle, 1,850, 24 fr.; Leghorn, 3,000, 30s.; 5,400, 29s., 800; 5,000, 30s.; 4,200, 28s. 6d., 800; 6,000, 29s. 6d.; 5,000, 28s. 3d., 800; 3,000, 29s. 6d.; Las Palmas, 3,000, 17s.; Lisbon, 2,900, 19s., 400; 2,800, 18s. 6d., 500; 19s., 350; 1,500, 20s., 350; 1,400, 19s. 6d., 350; Marseilles, 5,200, 32 fr.; 3,800, 33 fr. ; 5,500, 33 fr.; Malta, 6,000, 27s.; Naples, 5,400, 29s., 800; 3.600, 30s.; 5,800, 29s. 3d.; Nantes, 2,200, 25 fr.; 1,800, 25f fr.; 1,800, 25 fr. coal, 27 fr. fuel; 2,300, 23J fr.; Oporto, 1,400, 21s.; 1,300, 20s. 6d.; Port Said, 2,800, 32s.; 4,300, 32s. 6d.; 4,100, 32s.; 6,500, 32s. 6d.; Palermo, 5,800, 29s. 3d.; Rouen, 1,600, 17s.; 1,300, 16s. 9d.; Rosario, 4,000, 25s. 6d.; St. Michael’s, 2,100, 18s. 6d.; St. Nazaire, 3,700, 24fr.; Savona, 3,300, 30s.; 4,200, 30s. 2,400, 31s.; 4,200, 29s. 6d., 500; 6,000, 29s. 6d.; 3,600, 29s. 6d.; 5,800, 29s.; 3,000, 29s. 6d.; Spezzia, 3,000, 30s.; 4,200, 30s.; St. Malo, 68, 13s. 6d.; 1,700, 13s. 3d.; St. Servan, 700, 13s. 6d.; Teneriffe, 3,000, 17s.; Villa Constitucion, 4,000, 25s. Swansea to St. Nazaire, 1,700, 25 fr.; Messina, 3,500, 29s. 6d.; St. Malo, 1,000, 14s.; 13s. 9d.; Rouen, 500, 17s. 6d.; 1,600, 17s.; 1,000, 18s., fuel; Tonnay Charente, 1,450, 27 fr., fuel; Nantes, 1,800, 25 fr.; Genoa, 3,500, 31s. 3oal, 31s. 9d. fuel; 3,000, 31s. 6d. coal, 32s. 3d. fuel; 1,500, 30s. 6d. coal, 31s. 3d. fuel; 3,500, 31s.; Bordeaux, 2,200, 28 fr., Sept. 13; 1,100, 27 fr.; Dunkirk, 950, 18s. 6d.; La Pallice, 3,000, 24 fr. coal, 25 fr. fuel; Leghorn, 3,500, 31s. coal, 31s. 9d. fuel; 3,000 , 31s. 6d. coal, 32s. 3d. fuel; Fecamp, 1,000, 16s. 3d.; 700, 16s.; 1,400, 16s.; Havre, 1,400, 16s.; Caen, 700, 16s.; Honfleur, 700, 16s.; Granville, 1,000, 15s.; Valencia, 1,350, 26s.; Savona, 3,500, 31s. coal, 31s. 9d. fuel; Londonderry, 300, 9s.; Belfast, 300, 7s.; Dieppe, 1,600, 16s. 6d.; Treport, 680, 16s. 9d.; Dunkirk, 400, 18s. 6d. Port Talbot to Rouen, 1,400, 17s.; Caen, 1,000, 15s. 6d.; Calais, 1,700, 17s.; 850, 17s. 3d.; Nantes, 2,200, 25 fr.; Bordeaux, 1,900, 26£ fr.; 2,500, 26 fr.; 4,000 , 26 fr.; Fecamp, 680, 16s.; Tonnay Charente, 1,650, 26 fr. coal, 26£fr. fuel; Fray Bentos, 30s., fuel, Oct.; Dunkirk, 850, 17s. 9d.; 1,400, 18s. 6d.; Caen, 1,250, 15s. 6d. Llanelly to London, 1,350, 8s. fid.; Brest-Boulogne range, excluding Rouen, 1,100, 15s., 12 consecutive voyages. Newport to Havre Canal, 1,000, 16s.; Cherbourg, sail, 250, 14s.; Nantes, 2,100, 25fr., free brokerage; Genoa, 4,600, 30s.; 3,200, 30s.; Savona, 4,600, 30s.; 3,200, 30s.; Spezzia, 4,600, 30s.; 3,200, 30s.; Aguilas, 1,300, 28s. 6d.; Oporto, 1,100, 20s.; Seville, 1,850, 22s.; Bordeaux, 2,800, 26 fr.; Corunna, 2,200, 18s. Goole to St. Brieux, 650, 18s.; Calais, 300, 24s., coke. Hull to Rouen, 750, 18s.; 1,800, 18s. 6d.; 1,200, 17s. 9d.; 2,500, 17s.; Treport, 350, 16s.; Dieppe, 350, 16s.; Fecamp, 350, 16s.; Caen, 350, 16s.; Marseilles, 3,900, 29s.; Honfleur, 350, 16s. Wales to Bordeaux, 1,900, 26J fr.; Brazils, sail, p.t. Methil to Rouen, 3,000, 18s. 6d.; Sundswall, 2,600, 13s. 6d. Clyde to West Coast South America, 37s., coke. Humber to Genoa, 29s.; Savona, 29s.; Civita Vecchia, 30s.; Bagnoli, 29s. Barry to Monte Video, 18s. Wear to Genoa, 4,300, 30s.; 5,000, 30s.; 5,500, 30s. Burntisland to Sundswall, 2,600, 13s. 6d. Grimsby to Gothenburg, 2,200, 12s., Sept. Glasgow to Rouen, 19s.; Bordeaux, 30 fr.; Genoa, 28s. 6d. Blyth to Cherbourg, sail, 510, 17s. 6d.; Port en Bessin, sail, 340, 18s.; Barfleur, sail, 300, 18s. Leith to Rouen, 19s. ___________________________ Hull Coal Imports.—According to the official return made by the Hull Corporation’s coal inspector, the quantity of coal brought into Hull during August was 434,608 tons— 417,148 tons by rail and 17,460 tons by river—as compared with 228,623 tons in August last year. The quantity imported during the eight months ending with August totalled 3,278,471 tons, as against 4,114,219 tons in the corresponding period of 1914. Coastwise shipments from Hull were 46,924 tons in August, and 449,584 tons in the period January to August. Exports, exclusive of coal shipped for Admiralty purposes and for the use of the Allies’ Governments, reached 296,765 tons during last month, as compared with 191,038 tons in August 1914. The aggregate for the first eight months of the year was 1,688,263 tons, as compared with 2,247,468 tons last year. Exports and Imports of Coal Tar Products.—During August there were no imports into the United Kingdom of coai tar dyestuffs. The values of the coal products, not dyes, exported in August and the first eight months ended there- with were as follow :— August. A Jan.-August. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. Coal products, not dyes— £ £ £ £ Aniline oil & toluidine 260... 20,200.. . 18,736.. . 81,581 Anthracene 424... 325.. 712.. 1,498 Benzol and toluol 7,021... . 51,248.. . 144,006.. . 250,388 Carbolic acid 3,846... 20,516.. . 83,207.. . 177,210 Coal tar, crude 155. . 557.. 7,461.. 3,524 ,, refined & varnish 2,779... . 4,460.. . 42,402.. . 37,338 Naphtha 564... 2,845.. . 15,311.. . 16,165 Naphthalene 400... 4,412.. . 18,845.. . 33,796 Pitch 3,833... 7,627.. . 598,846.. . 248,231 Tar oil, creosote, &c... 25,616... 42,893.. . 398,661.. . 446,192 Other sorts 8,030... 19,281.. . 181,423.. . 246,913 Total 52,928...174.364.. .1,509,610.. .1,542,836 Coal tar dye stuffs 6,121... 19,380.. . 117,009.. . 140,338 The following quantities of the above products were exported in August :—Coal products, not dyes : Aniline oil and toluidine, 516,4801b.; anthracene, 135,682 1b.; benzol and toluol, 733,517 gals.; carbolic acid, 12,793 cwt.; coal tar, crude, 2,339 cwt. ; ditto, refined and varnish, 195,745 gals.; naphtha, 41,265 gals.; naphthalene, 6,015 cwt.; pitch, 123 cwt.; tar oil, creosote, etc., 1,934,457 gals.; other sorts, 47,572 cwt.; coal tar dyestuffs, 2,841 cwt. The values of sulphate of ammonia exports were as follow :— August. Jan.-August. 1914. 191? 1914. 191? To— £ £ £ £ Germany................. 987... — ... 43,087... — France .................. 966... 11,250... 26,105... 104,960 Spain and Canaries...... 34,439... 69,022... 610,879... 651,570 Italy ..................... 1,907... 700... 42,556... 73,460 Dutch East Indies ...... 35,749... 59,083... 431,791... 676,500 Japan . ....... 91,464... 3,837... 808,028... 109,608 United States of America 15,416... 11,810... 288,897... 157,792 British W. India Islands (including Bahamas) and British Guiana........ 2,201... 25,915... 83,578 126,785 Other countries ........ 24,776... 62,981... 266.623... 730,429 Total............207,905.244,598..2,601,544 .2,631,104 The following were the quantities exported in August :— France, 480 tons; Spain and Canaries, 4,792 tons; Italy, 50 tons; Dutch East Indies, 4,283 tons; Japan, 299 tons; United States, 780 tons; British West Indies, 1,848 tons; other countries, 4,501 tons—making a total of 17,393 tons, as against 18,659 tons in August 1914. The following quan- tities have been exported in the first eight months of the year, the total for the corresponding period of last year being shown in parentheses :—Germany, nil (3,427 tons); France, 7,929 tons (2,167 tons); Spain and Canaries, 49,562 tons (49,227 tons); Italy, 5,646 tons (3,235 tons); Dutch East Indies, 52,797 tons (35,397 tons); Japan, 9,005 tons (64,320 tons); United States, 12,600 tons (23,087 tons); British West Indies, 9,399 tons (6,883 tons); other countries, 56,050 tons (21,046 tons); total, 202,988 tons (208,789 tons). ABSTRACTS OF PATENT SPECIFICATIONS RECENTLY ACCEPTED. 303 (1914). A Process for the Production of Producer Gas from Bituminous Fuels. The firm Dellwik-Fleischer Wassergas Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, of 5, Marienstrasse, Frankfort-on-Main.—According to the inven- tion, these fuels are used in generating economically in a producer a gas containing but little carbon dioxide, by arranging that in a producer through which air and steam are alternately forced, for example, operating according to the Dellwik-Fleischer process set out in the specification of prior British Letters Patent No. 29863 of a.d. 1896, during A € '/V the period of liberation of gas, that is to say, at the time steam is blown in through the grate a current of air is blown in in the middle of the column just sufficient in quantity to distil and coke the freshly supplied fuel at the top of the column. A part of the water gas produced in the lower por- tion of the fuel column is brought, almost in the freshly- formed state, to combustion with this air, and, consequently, in an economical manner, effects the coking of the upper layers of the fuel. Thus essentially air is blown into the generator not only during the blast, but also during the period of liberation of gas. The accompanying drawing illus- trates one construction according to the invention, showung the position of the parts during the blast period. (Two claims.) 884 (1914). Improvements in and connected with the Manufacture of Producer Gas. Dellwik-Fleischer Wassergas Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, of 5, Marienstrasse, Frankfort-on-Main, Germany, and P. Koster, of 64, Oederweg, Frankfort-on-Main, Germany. — Is an improve- ment in or modification of the invention described in the specification of application No. 303 of 1914 for British Letters Patent (see supra). The process, according to the invention, consists essentially in introducing secondary steam as well as air for combustion after the blast period, in addition to the usual steam jet, above the zone of coke pro- ducing water-gas. This steam is added in such proportions by volume that, in consequence of the special temperature of the upwardly streaming water-gas, together with the com- bustion produced by the introduction of air, such a temperature is obtained that the liberation of gas from the upper part, of the column of fuel is completely effected. At the same time the loss of heat due to the introduction of the fresh steam is made up. Moreover, the use of steam with or close to the air for combustion has the advantage that only a friable slag can be formed up to the neighbourhood of the blast tuyeres. In any case a bad slag can be avoided at the entrance of the blast with certainty. (Two claims.) 9271 (1914). Improvements in Effecting the Removal of Carbon Monoxide from Gas Mixtures. J. Y. Johnson, of 47, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. (Communicated from abroad by the Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik, of Ludwigs- hafen-on-Rhine, Germany.) — It has been found that by employing ammoniacal solutions of cuprous oxide which con- tain little or no halogen, carbon monoxide can be absorbed when using vessels or other apparatus of metal, such as iron, without such vessels or apparatus being damaged. (Three claims.) 9583 (1914). Improvements in or relating to Centrifugal Machines for Separating Solid Substances from Liquids. H. Wade, of 111 and 112, Hatton-garden, London, E.C. (A communication from Jahn and Company, of Bahnhofstr. 12, Arnswalde, Germany.) — Relates to centrifugal separating machines of the kind which have a conical drum, and in which the mixture to be separated is supplied through a cen- tral funnel to the bottom of the conical drum. According to the invention, the conveying pipes are passed into the solid collecting angle of the drum directly through the bottom thereof, and pass therefrom obliquely towards the spindle. The invention further comprises conduits connected to the conveying (or discharge) pipes for returning any liquid which may be carried over, back to the drum. Two constructions of a machine are illustrated in the accompanying drawing. (Five claims.)