October 1, 1912.] 



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TABLE C— PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION FOR 1913. 

 (Estimate oi Rubber Plantation Investment Trust.) 

 Production 1913 (Estimated) Consumption 1913 (Estimated) 

 Tons. Tons. 



South America 39,000 .America 47,500 



Plantation 28,500 Great Britain 15,000 



Africa 15,000 Germany 15,000 



Central America 5,000 France 10,000 



Assam, Rangoon. Borneo 2,500 Russia 7,000 



All other sources 1,000 Belgium 1,500 



Various countries 7,000 



FIVE YEARS OF GERMAN RUBBER GOODS 

 EXPORTS. 



Total 91,000 Total 



. 103.000 



COMME.VTS UPON MESSRS. HECHT'S FIGURES. 



In a circular summarized by the Kolnische Zeitutig, it is main- 

 tained that the figures quoted in table B arc inaccurate and 

 should be as follows : 



Production 91,135 tons instead of 95,262 tons. 



Consumption 90,071 tons instead of 99,564 tons. 



Hence it is argued that the heavy increase in the world's con- 

 sumption has been surpassed by the world's production. 



The point of greatest interest in the circular is the statement 

 that Messrs. Hecht's estimate of present visible supply is in- 

 sutficient, and instead of 10,181 tons should be 14,734 tons, to 

 include rubber afloat for various destinations : to which, it is 

 claimed, should be added about 2,000 tons undeclared Para rub- 

 ber stocks in Liverpool, and 1 to 2,(XX) tons in the export places 

 of the East. 



VISIBLE STOCKS. 



In the estimates of visible stocks (June 30, 1912) the figures 

 stand as follows : 



Hecht. Suggested Correction. 



Para 6,81" 6,970 



-Medium plantation 3,364 7,764 



10,181 14.734 



The difference in Para grades, it will be noticed, is slight, while 

 in medium and plantation grades the figures stand thus : 

 Hecht's quantities are : 



Tons. 



London 1,872 



Liverpool 281 



L". S. A 402 



Lisbon 350 



Antwerp 343 



Rotterdam 116 



3,364 



To these figures, it is claimed, there should be added : 



Tons. 



Hamburg -WX) 



Bordeaux and Havre 250 



.\float for London 2.150 



■' ■' Liverpool 250 



■• Lisbon 200 



" ■■ Rotterdam 100 



• U. S. A 250 



'• Hamburg 300 



'• Bordeaux & Havre 200 



'• Antwerp 300 



4,400 

 Stock as shown 3.364 



STATISTICAL returns of the total exports of German rubber 

 manufactures for the years 1907 to 1911 show the equivalents 

 of the following totals : 



TABLE A. 

 TOTAi. C.i:U.M.\N E.Xi'ORTS OF RUBBER MANUFACTURES. 



Weight. Value. 



1907 10,502 tons $15,487,500 



1908 10,638 " 13,326.750 



1909 11.050 " 13,792,500 



1910 13,251 " 16,652,500 



1911 15,773 " 18,529,000 



While the total value of (ierman exports of rubber goods has 

 thus increased within five years from 15y2 millions to \8'A 

 millions of dollars (or about 20 per cent.), that of the United 

 States exports for the same period has advanced from 6J4 

 millions to 11 millions of dollars, or 80 per cent. 



GERMANY'S LARGEST CUSTOMERS. 



The four largest foreign customers of Germany in this branch 

 are Great Britain, France, Italy and .\ustria. which countries 

 took between them about 36 per cent, of the (ierman exports in 

 that line for 1907, and 42 per cent, for 1911. 



The separate comparative details for the years 1907 and 1911 

 are shown in Table B : 



TABLE B. 

 PRINCIPAL EXPORTS OF GERMAN RUBBER MANUFACTURES. 



1907. 1911. 



Tons. Value. Tons. Value. 



Great Britain.... 2,214 $3,275,750 3.597 $4,254,000 



France 432 946,625 897 1,437,000 



Italy 249 442,000 815 1,106,250 



Austria 496 889,250 709 1,025,750 



Stock of medium and plantation, as suggested. . 7,764 



Total 3,391 $5,553,625 6,018 $7,823,000 



That the quantity has increased 85 per cent, while the value 

 has only gained to the extent of 40 per cent, is probably attribu- 

 table to the lower cost of crude rubber during the latter part of 

 the five-year period. 



UNITED STATES TRADE WITH GERMANY'S LARGEST 

 CUSTOMERS. 



Although only about half the size of the German rubber 

 goods trade with the four largest foreign customers of that 

 country, that of the United States has increased at double the 

 rate during the five years named, as shown by Table C: 



TABLE C. 

 UNITED STATES COMPARATIVE EXPORTS OF RUBBER GOODS. 

 Great Britain. 1907. 



Belting, hose and packing $ 107,731 



Boots and shoes 320.595 



All other manufactures 1,216,490 $1,744,816 



France. 



Belting, hose and packing $ 18.968 



Boots and Shoes 53.676 



\\\ other manufactures 40.093 $ 1 12,737 



Italy. 



Belting, hose and packing $ 598 



Boots and shoes 49,203 



.\I1 other manufactures 95.930 $ 145,731 



