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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June i. 1907. 



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Vol. 36. 



JUNE I, 1907. 



No. 3. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Editorial: 



Curing Rubber in Bulk 



The Value of a Rubber Tree.. 



For the Improvement of Cotton. 



Patent Law Protection 



Minor Editorials 



The Cotton Manufacturers Meet 



Trade Conditions in the Congo 



I With 3 Illustrations.] 



Progress of Rubber Culture 



[Rubber Planting Results in the Far East. Planting in Mexico. 

 Urit-ise's "IJIuck" Rubber Press. Belgian Capital in Mexican 

 Rubber. Shipment of Rubber from Trinidad. Yield of Planted 

 "Cf.stilloa." Rubber Plantiui: in the Conso. To Plant Rubber 

 on the .\mazon. Rubber Planting in Haiti. Park-Holloway 

 Tapping Knife.] 



[With 3 Illustrations.] 



Sources of Crude Rubber 



[Rubber (Vmiinc Otwn the Xile. Rubber Exports from Bolivia. 

 The Native Rubber of Jamaica. Liberian Rubber Monopoly. 

 lni(niry from Colombia.] 



The Editor's Book Table 



New Rubber Goods in the Market 



[New "Duplex" Koldabl-. s. "\'ictor" Felt Tread Inner Tube. 

 Traver Blowout Patch. Pneumatic Cushion Rubber Heel. 

 Sanitary Wrapper Table Cloth. "Turbine" I-awn Sprinkler. 

 One Buckle Lumberman's Shoe. Camp Mattress. Bailey's 

 New Rubber Stopper. Electric Heating Pads. Fancy Rubber 

 Balls.] 



[With 13 Illustrations.] 



Recent Patents Relating to Rubber 



( L'liited Stales. C.reat Britain. Germany. France.] 



United States Rubber Co.'s Annual Meeting 



A Tire Fabric Machine 



John Boyd Dunlop (With Portrait) 



D. Lome McGibbon, President (With Portrait) 



Rubber Interests in Europe 



Miscellaneous: 



The Rubber Industry in Japan K. Okada 



Guayule Interests 



Zakinguinmi 



Murac 



A Congo "Root Rubber" Plant {lUustratcd) 



New Trade Publications 



The Growing Rubber Heel Trade 



Separating Resins from Rubber 



New Dotacliable Tire Grip (Illuslnitcd) 



Rubber E.xploitation in Peru 



Test for Farinha in Rubber 



Tire Factory at Singaoore 



Firestone Dismountable Rim ( Jlliislrated) 



Safety of Factory Employes 



Rubber Stamps for Postaf Use 



Wants and Inquiries 



Process of Reclaiming Rubber 



India-Ruhher Goods in Commerce 



News of the American Rubber Trade 



The Trade at .-Xkron Our Correspoudmt 



The Trade at Trenton Our Correspondent 



The Trade in San Francisco Our Correspondent 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market 



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clined, and the market closes with a downward tendency. There has been a 

 fair demand for delivery at current rates, but sellers are still acting cau- 

 tiously. Whether the heavy receipts this month are at the expense of the 

 two remaining months of the crop remains to be seen, but in our opinion 

 the present break in prices presents a favorable opportunity to manufac- 

 turers for operating. 



Edmund Schluter & Co. report [.April 30] : 



The market has been muderately active during .\pril. with a fair trade 

 demand, .\fter a decline early in the month to 4J. lorf. for hard fine, prices 

 advanced to jj. w'/id. Subsequently the large receipts at the .Amazon 

 ports brought about a relapse. The arrivals from Brazil have been unex- 

 pectedly large and if they continue to be ample in May and June, (juotations 

 mav not recover in the rear future. 



World's Visible Supply of P.ar.\. April 30. 

 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903. 



Tons 5157 4653 3217 2777 4316 



Prices, hardline. 4/11^4 5/2H 5/654 4/71^ 3/10M 



LivERPOooL Stocks of .\fric.\n Rubber. 



1907 .382 1904 531 1901 792 



1906 353 1903 351 1900 898 



1905 355 1902 538 1899 473 



Balata 



Exi'ORTS from Cindad Bolivar (Venezuela) in kilograms, as re- 

 ported in Der TrepenpAancer: 



In 1903 1.094.578 In 1905 1.322.315 



In 1904 899,034 In 1906 1.232,148 



OFFICIAL STATISTICS OF RUBBER (IN POUNDS). 



Liverpool 



The partnership between Mark Hydes and Oswald Latham 

 as Hydes, Latham & Co.. india-rubber merchants, Liverpool, hav- 

 ing been dissolved, Mr. Hydes is returning to business as Mark 

 Hydes & Co. at 28 Exchange street. East, Liverpool. Mr. 

 Latham will continue in business at the location of the partner- 

 ship firm, 9b, Exchange buildings. 



WiLLi.^M Wright & Co. report [May i] : 



Fine Para. — Under the influence of heavy receipts prices have again de- 



1902. 



4595 

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UXITED STATES. 



MONTHS. IMPORTS. 



Marcli, 1907 8,899,642 



January- February 14,910.576 



Three months, 1907 

 Three months, 1906 

 Three months, 1905 



23,810,218 

 ig.097,624 

 26,412.435 



EXPORTS. 

 406,391 

 672,61 1 



1,079,002 

 982,559 

 728,348 



NET IMPORTS. 



8.493.251 

 14,237,965 



22,731,216 

 18,115,065 

 25.684,087 



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GERMANY. 



MONTHS. IMPORTS. 



March, 1907 3,263,480 



January-February 5,382,740 



Three months, 1907 

 Three months, 1906 

 Three months, 1905 



8.646,220 

 11.896,500 

 11,233,860 



EXPORTS. 



944,460 



2,690,600 



3,635,060 

 3,451,800 

 4,007,300 



NET IMPORTS. 

 2,319,020 

 2,692,140 



5.011,160 

 8,444,700 

 7,226,560 



FR.\NCE.* 



MONTHS. IMPORTS. 



March, 1907 2.356.860 



January-February 4.952,640 



Three months. 

 Three months. 

 Three months. 



1907 

 1906 

 1905 



7.309.500 

 8.984,360 

 7,165,180 



EXPORTS. 

 2,181,300 

 2,951.960 



5.133.260 



4. 1 79-340 

 2,894,980 



NET IMPORTS. 



175,560 



2.000.680 



2.176,240 

 4,805,020 

 4,270,200 



BELGIUM.i 



MONTHS. IMPORTS. 



March. 1907 1.489.754 



January-Eebruary 3,319,760 



Three months, 1907 4,809,514 

 Three months, IQ06 5.708.573 

 Three months, 1905 4,205,913 



EXPORTS. 



1.295.745 

 1,792,854 



3.088,599 

 2,821.909 

 3,000,940 



NET IMPORTS. 



194,009 



1.526,906 



I.72O.9I5 

 2.886.664 

 1,204,973 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



MONTHS. 



March, 1907 



Janua ry- Febru a r\' 



IMPORTS. 



8,392.048 

 11.833.248 



EXPORTS. 

 2.906,624 

 6.087,872 



NET IMPORTS. 

 5,485,424 

 5.745,376 



20.225,296 8.994,496 11,230.800 



17,647,168 9.875.824 7.771.344 



15.993.376 10,248,456 5.744.920 



before Tan. i, 1906. include Gutta-percha, 

 British figures- include old rubber. French, 

 .-\ustrian ,-ind Italian figures include Gutta-p. rcha. The experts from the 

 United States embrace the supplies for Canadian consumption. 



•General Commerce. tSpecial Commerce. 



Three months, 1907 

 Three months, 1906 

 Three months, 1905 



Note. — German statistics 

 Balata. old (waste) rubber. 



