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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[April I, 1907. 



NEW LAWN SPRINKLERS. 



THE lawn sprinkler business of late years has become highly 

 specialized, and involves constant study in the develop- 

 ment of new ideas, with a view to giving the best possible service. 

 It is said that many 

 more types of lawn 

 sprinklers have been 

 discarded than are 

 now on the market, 

 so that those now of- 

 fered are the survival 

 of the fittest and rep- 

 resent the best re- 

 sults of years of ex- 

 perimenting. 



Two sprinklers in- 

 troduced this year for 

 the first time are il- 

 lustrated on this 

 page — the "Golf" and 

 "Red Top" types. 

 They are designed 

 for use more particu- 

 larly on large lawns ; 

 also, for cemeteries, 

 ' parks, golf links, and 

 the like. T h e s e^ 

 sprinklers stand S'/z 

 feet high and can be 

 used with either }i 

 Tliey pre.icnt an attractive appearance on 



"Golf.' 



inch 01 I inch hose. 



■Red Top.' 



the lawn and, distributing water, as they do, from a considerable 

 height, the spray is converted into a fine mist before it reaches 

 the ground. [W. D. Allen Manufacturing Co., No. 151 Lake 

 street, Chicago.] 



ATTRACTIVE RUBBER HEELS. 



A NEW line of rubber heel pads bears the brand "Nobbie 

 ■'» M. R. W." They are referred to as being durable and 

 to offer protection against slipping, besides being particularly 

 neat in appearance and supplied to fit 

 neatly. These claims are supported by 

 the manufacturers with a guarantee 

 "such as is made on tires." The "Nob- 

 bie" brand of goods is made by the Mil- 

 ford Rubber Works (Milford, Illinois), 

 who are reported to be turning out 

 some 15,000 pairs of heels daily. Any 

 dealer who may be interested can ob- 

 tain a neat hanger card, illustrating 

 these goods, on application. 



R. L. KiN'CSTON has resigned as manager of the Harburg Tire 

 Co. (New York), being succeeded by Frank G. Hill. Mr. King- 

 ston is now connected with The Crescent Parts Co. (Broadway 

 and Fifty-sixth street, New York), marketing the "Crescent," 

 formerly called the "Harburg" removable rim. 



A ST.^TEMENT was made by one of the receivers of the Ubero 

 Plantation Co., in court in Boston, that the affairs of that ill- 

 fated concern probably would be wound up shortly, with the 

 payment of 50 per cent, of the creditors' claims. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



A DECLINING tendency in the crude rubber market has 

 existed for a month past, after an exceptional absence 

 of fluctuations for some weeks, March closing with lower 

 prices than have been quoted in these pages since January, 1905. 

 There are indications that the current Para crop may be larger 

 than in any former year, but not sufficiently so to account for a 

 lower price level. The reason for easier prices is to be found 

 rather in less activity in the consuming market. A question 

 which is uppermost in the trade to-day is how long the condi- 

 tions which have led to this result are to continue. 



While general trade conditions have been good, and appa- 

 rently continue so, the recent decline of railway and other cor- 

 poration shares — though evidently resulting from a political 

 movement, rather than from business causes — doubtless has had 

 a cautionary effect upon industrial enterprise, leading to a 

 checked demand for goods. For example, important projected 

 railway improvement? are known to have been halted, and the 

 demand for supplies is less pressing. The hope is entertained, 

 however, that the present situation is only temporary, and, in 

 fact, its affect has not been felt in all lines of trade. Undoubt- 

 edly renewed activity in rubber buying would at once lead to 

 an advance in prices. It is to be noted that no decline in cotton 

 prices has been experienced, and cautious rubber manufacturers 

 are not likely to figure on lower priced rubber until the indica- 

 tions that it is safe to do so liave become more pronounced than 

 is now the cas^;. 



As reported on another page, the last Antw-erp sale showed a 

 slight decline. Prices realized at the London auction of March 15 

 were practically on the same basis as on March i. Some of the 

 medium grades, particularly Centrals, have shown a firm ten- 

 dency throughout. 



The February arrivals of rubber at Para (including cancho) 

 were a little larger than for any previous month in the history 



of the trade, with one exception. The March arrivals are ex- 

 pected to exceed 5,000 tons. Comparative figures for three years : 



1904-05. 1905-06. 1906-07. 



First six mouths tons 13.300 14.690 14.720 



January 4.590 5,710 3,780 



February 4,3^o 3.920 5,060 



March S,ooo 3,700 04,210 



Total to April i 



['! To March 

 New York quotations ; 



p.\RA. .Apr. I^ '06. 



Islands, fine, new 124 (3)125 



Islands, fine, old none here 



LTpriver, fine, new 129 @,I30 



Upriver. fine, old 130 @I3I 



Islands, coarse, new 73 (a) 74 



Islands, coarse, old none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 94%@ 95 



Upriver, coarse, old none here 



Caiicho (Peruvian) sheet.. 74 @ 75 

 Caucho (Peruvian) ball... 88 @ 89 

 Cevlon, fine sheet none here 



27.210 



27.770 



Mar. T. '07. 

 irSCa 119 

 none here 



T22(a:l23 



1 26® 1 27 

 7i@ 72 



none here 

 997@ 98 



none here 

 '» 78 



77(a 



Mar.29. 

 116 @ii7 

 none here 

 118 @II9 

 121 (ai22 



67 @ 68 

 none here 

 92 @93 

 none here 



75%® 76 



86 @ 87 

 137 @I38 



AFRICAN. 



Sierre Leone 



1st quality. .104 (3l0S 



Massai, red 104 @I05 



Benguella 76y2@ 77 



C2ameroon ball 78 @ 79 



.Accra flake 2oH@ 21 



Lopori ball, prime.. no @ii2 

 Lopori strip, prime. 102 @I03 

 Madagascar, pinky. .88 (n; 8g 



[kelemba Ill @II2 



Soudan niggers 91 @ 92 



Late Para cables quote: 



Per Kilo 



Islands, fine 5S6ooCpriver, 



Islands, coarse 3$osoUpriver 



Exchange, i55-id. 



95@ 96 

 I37@i38 



CENTRALS. 



Esmeralda sausage 88(^89 



'iiuayaquil strip 73@74 



Nicaragua scrap 87@88 



Panama slab 69@70 



Mexican scrap 89@90 



Mexican slab 69@70 



.Mangabeira, sheet S9@69 



Guayule @48 



EAST INDIAN. 



Assam 94@9S 



Borneo 48(a;62 



fine. . . 

 coarse. 



Per Kilo. 



6$500 



4$850 



