622 THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. September 18, 1914. CONTENTS. Editorial Articles :— page Trading with the Enemy..................... 623 Rescue Apparatus ...................... 623 Articles :— The Absorption of Oxygen by Coal............ 613 Working Steep Seams at the Montrambert Colliery .................................. 616 Germany's Markets .......................... 617 Coal Shipping at Brisbane .................. 618 Employment in August ....................... 624 American Coal and the War .................. 624 Trade and the War........................... 625 Labour and Wages............................ 626 Mining Economics ........................ 62» Applications to Avoid or Suspend Patents .. 629 Explosives in Coal Mines................... 632 Toe Freight Market ..................... 632 Obituary................................... 632 Mining and Other Notes .................... 632 Open Contracts............................. 632 Abstracts of Patent Specifications Recently Accepted 633 New Patents Connected with the Coal and Iron Trades ................................. 636 Catalogues and Price L sts Received........ 636 Government Publications ................... 636 Publications Received ..................... 636 Continental Mining Notes .................... 624 Ini'Ian and Colonial Notes .................... 626 Notes from the Coalfields ..................... 630 Law Intelligence ............................. 631 Coal, Iron and Engineering Companies ......... 633 The Coal and Iron Trades ...................619—621 The London Coal Trade ..................... 618 The By-Products Trade ..................... 63* Report of Meeting:— Institution of Mining Engineers ......... 627 Miscellanea :— Partnership Dissolved—Immingham Coal Exports —Grimsby Coal Exports .................... 616 Mine Managers' Examinations................ 629 Coal for Flushing—Coaling of German Ships... 621 Hull Coal Exports—Explosion at Crofton Colliery 625 Patents and Designs—The Pit Timber Supply Question.............................. 626 Iron Ore Output in the United States ...... 633 ADVERTISEMENTS. 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Prices are still very irregular, but the tone of the market is firm, particularly in view of the near approach of the winter months and the heavy curtailment of the daily output from the number of men enlisting. There has been a slight improvement in the coal trade of the Tyne market over the previous week, and collieries have been able to work better ; how- ever, the foreign exchange difficulty continues to prove a thorn to business. A better demand is to be noticed in West Yorkshire, and that in South Yorkshire has been maintained. Little change has taken place in the Lancashire market, and business is very dull. At Cardiff the Government continue to take practically the whole of the steam coal; there appears to be no current market. The trade in Scotland is unchanged, and may be characterised as lifeless. It is understood that the authorities are paying particular attention to the operation of German coaling firms in the United Kingdom. The executive committee constituted under the trust deed to administer the Senghenydd Colliery Explosion Belief Fund held its first meeting at Cardiff this week. It was reported that the total dependants number 755, and that £200 to £220 is being paid out weekly. The amount of the fund at present is £114,907, and a sub-committee has been appointed to consider the investment of the money. It is reported that 41 lives have been lost in an explosion which has occurred at the Huntley mine, New Zealand. The Government have accepted the services of Prof. Dixon, Manchester University, to assist in the enquiry into the cause of the disaster. During the week, deputations have waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the moratorium and the question of foreign exchange. The terms on which the Government have taken possession of the railways have now been announced.