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CONTENTS.

Germany—Continued.
Special report of Consul General Julius G. Lay, Berlin—Continued.
Combinations in the coal, iron, and steel industries—Continued.
The Coal Syndicate Co.—Continued.
Dumping. .......
Relations to the German ‘Governmen*
Relations to other business interests in Germany. ..
The results attained by combination.
Concerns outside the syndicate .
The Braunkohlensyndikat..... .. Cree
The Upper Silesian Coal Convention (Die Oberschlesische
Kohlenkonvention). ..
Export competition from outsiders. .
Governmental discriminations... .....
Can Americans successfully compete?...
The Transition Syndicate
The combines in pig iron....
Name, location, and preliminary remarks.
Organization......
Products. ........
Extent of monopoly of the home market. . .
Extent of monopoly of exports. .
Selling methods at home. .
Selling methods abroad. .
Character of competition. .
Central selling organization.
Terms of sale and delivery
Dumping. ......
Special relations to the home Government. .
Relations to other business interests at home.
The results attained by combination.
Outsiders. . .
The potash industry... i.
Name and location of syndicate. .
Organization....
Foreign markets...
Products. ...........
Extent of monopoly......
Selling methods at home. . .
Selling methods abroad. . .
Terms of sale and delivery. .
Dumping. . .
Special relations...
The results attained by combination. .
No exclusion of producers...
The cartels of the German Portland cement industry...
Names, location, and preliminary remarks. .
Organization........
Agreements between groups. .
Foreign markets....
Products. ......
Extent of monopoly of home market.......
Extent of monopoly of exports.

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