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THE INDIA RUBLBER WORLD 



[October x, 1904. 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. 



OFFICIAL Statement of values of exports of manufactures' 

 of India-rubber and Gutta-percha, for the month of July, 

 1904, and for the first seven months of five calendar years : 



SEVEN MONTHS FOR LAST TWO YEARS COMrAKED. 



Gain in belting, packing, and hose $ 29,982 



Gain in boots and shoes . 130,336 



Loss in " All other rubber" 



Net gain in seven months of 1904 



$160,318 

 77,372 



I 82,946 



DOMINION OF CANADA. 

 The figures which follow are derived from the unrevised 

 monthly official statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 

 1904. Comparative figures for preceding years are not given, 

 for the reason that the latest figures are subject to revision, but 

 former statistics may be found in The India Rubber World 

 of January 1, 1904 (page 128). The first table relates to " Im- 

 ports entered for consumption " of manufactures of India- 

 rubber and Gutta-percha, and indicates a falling ofT from 

 1902 03: 



United Great 



Imports. States. Britain. 



Boots and shoes $141,281 | 341 



Belting 49,618 1,076 



Clothing and water- 

 proof cloth 44, 80S 314,585 



Hose 47.404 919 



Packing and mats 49.395 1,392 



All other 274,250 43.353 



Other 

 Countries. 



$ 



73 



1,453 



"7 



67 



24,030 



Total 

 Value. 



$141,695 

 50,694 



360,846 

 48,440 

 50.854 



341,633 



Total $606,756 $361,666 $25,740 $994,162 



Exports of Canadian rubber manufactures show a slight de- 

 cline as compared with the preceding year, and the smallest 

 figures since 1897-98. The distribution of rubber exports for 

 1903-04 was : 



To Great Britain $39,378 



" United States g 994 



"Australia 31,583 



" Other countries 47.112 $128,067 



RAW MATERIALS. 

 The returns embrace these details relating to crude India- 

 rubber and allied details. Of the items mentioned, other than 

 India-rubber and Gutta-percha, no matter how described, 

 doubtless the greater part is reclaimed rubber, produced in the 

 United States. The amount of India-rubber proper is greater 

 than in any previous year, indicating a greater production of 

 goods for home consumption : 



Classification. Pounds. Value. 



Gutta-percha 85 $ 116 



India-rubber 3,213.277 2,197,712 



Rubber, recovered ; rubber substitute, and 



hard rubber in sheets 2,133.437 277,770 



Rubber powdered and rubber waste 406,489 36.5VO 



Total, 1903-04 5,753,288 $2,512,168 



Total. 1902 03 5,404,124 1,820,054 



Total, 1901 02 4,792,088 1,653.704 



GREAT BKITAIN AND IRELAND. 

 The foreign trade of the United Kingdom in manufactures 

 of India-rubber for the past five years, as shown by the oflicial 

 returns, has remained practically at a standstill, as will appear 

 from this comparison of values — the figures not embracing 

 waterproofed apparel : 



1899. 1900. igoi. 190;'. 1903, 



Exports.. ^^1,388,805 ;f 1.423,464 ;<ri,262.4i5 ^1,224,444 ^^1,426,267 

 Imports.. 691,805 712.081 6S9.227 779.373 677,743 



Reexports 27,166 45,503 26,828 33,764 40,877 



Formerly exports and imports of rubber goods were not clas- 

 sified, but it is now possible to make the following showing of 

 values, classified under two headings, for the last three years: 



lyoi. 1903. 1 1503. 



Exports : 



Boots and shoes £ 176,387 £ 171,557 £ 224,586 



Other sorts 1,086,028 1,052,887 1,201,681 



Imports : 



Boots and shoes ^'246, 221 ^'288, 832 ;^I5S,4II 



Other sorts 443,006 490,541 519,332 



The statistics which follow relate to the division of British 



exports of rubber goods between foreign countries and British 



possessions, the figures indicating values: 



1901. 1903. '9(^3. 



Foriign : 



Bojts and shoes ^120,430 ;£^ 104,755 .i^'09,154 



Other sorts 766,228 780,595 904,757 



British Possessions : 



Boots and shoes 55-957 66,802 115,432 



Other sorts 319,800 272,292 296,924 



Total ;f I, 262, 415 ;f I, 224, 444 ^1,426,267 



The fluctuations in the value of rubber goods exports of all 

 kinds to the various countries are illustrated by the following 

 table, dealing with seven countries which figure prominently in 



the list : 



1899. 1901. 1903. 



France .^''67,531 /248,739 ^f 263, 887 



Germany 205,934 118,023 150,986 



Belgium 130,011 115,925 106,716 



Holland 74,688 45,167 76,477 



United .States 48,966 50,840 62,600 



Argentina 23,438 '5,438 24,684 



Italy 25,994 10,363 22,566 



BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE IN RUBBER FOOTWEAR. 



The figures which follow relate to the imports and exports 

 of rubber boots and shoes for three years in quantities — i.e., 

 dozen pairs : 



IMPORTS. EXPORTS. 



1901. 190a. 1903. 1901. 190a. 1903. 



151,806 144,365 62,216 .United States. 



57,9.16 49,451 53.700 Germany.... 7,163 9,255 6,466 



1,124 3,366 7,354 ....Holland.... 5,611 5,082 7,066 



657 26 3.726 ....Belgium.... 15,829 18,684 16,318 



10,344 10,701 3.604 ....France.... 26,026 24,177 33,951 



... ... Norway.... 7,671 7,046 7,399 



...Turkey.... 14,803 10,594 7,724 



China. ... 9.243 5,505 2.038 



70 141 6 ..Other Foreign.. 5.398 3,452 10,708 

 7,244 .2,045 4,74s .Canada....) 59.833106,360 

 Other Colonies. ) ^ ■'* ^' ■'■' ■' 



220,191 220,095 135,354 Total 138,084 143,628 198,030 



FOOTWEAR E.KPORTS TO BRITISH COLONIES. 

 [/« Dozen Pairs.} 



190I. 1902. 1903. 



Cape of Good Hope 3,657 5,866 7,130 



Natal 5,059 8,615 9.332 



British East Indies 6,281 7,462 17,807 



Hong Kong 13.705 14,420 45.802 



Australia 9,605 15,362 iS,866 



New Zealand 2,215 5.059 2,765 



British Guiana 3.528 1,565 3,207 



Other British Possessions.... 2,290 1,484 1.391 



Total 46,340 59,833 106,360 



