CONTENTS.
Sec. 9. Coal—Continued.
Germany... ....
The Rhenish-Westphalian Coal Syndicate.
Organization.
Production . .
Selling arrangements and price policies. . a
The Coal Syndicate and transportation on the Rhine. . . . . ...
Upper Silesian Coal Convention.
Belgium. ....
France ....
Great Britain. .
The Cambrian Coal Combine.
Cory Bros. &amp; Co., Ltd...
The Wilson interests. . . .
Great Britain and the United States in South America. .
British investments in South America. . -
Control of transportation, docking, storage, and distributing facilities
by Great Britain. ..
High quality of American coals suitable for export.
American coal cheaper at tidewater. .
Transportation and handling facilities
Cooperation among American producers for bunker and export business...
Sec. 10. International combinations.
Chemicals...
Iron and steel. . ..
Metals other than iron and steel.
Glass. .....
Plate glass. . ..
Bottles. .
Petroleum.......
Sec. 11. Combinations of foreign buyers........ .
Cooperative societies in the United Kingdom ..
The Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society (Ltd. )..
The Cooperative Wholesale Society (Ttd.)......... .
Principal articles purchased in the United States. cana
Buying combinations in the metal market. . SO
Close interrelation of producers, traders, and larger consumers... .......
Silver...
Copper...
Zine......
Lead.....
Aluminum..... .
German metal buying combination. ......... | FR
The Metaligesellschaft, Metallbank und Metallurgische Gesellschaft,
 and H. R. Merton &amp; Co. (Ltd.)....
The Deutsche Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt. . .
Aron Hirsch und Sohn.....
Beer, Sondheimer &amp; Co

X1

Page.
327
327
327
328
329
329
330
330
331
332
333
337
338
339
339

339
340
342
343
345
347
347
348
350
350
350
351
352
354
355
355
356
357
357
357
359
360
362
363
364
365

365
368
368
369