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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November 1, 1912. 



TURNEK BROS. 

 LIMITED. 



business is in connection witli solid tires for vehicles, especially 

 heavy twin tires for commercial motors. Under the new ar- 

 rangements the whole of the ordinary share capital is held by 

 Messrs. Macintosh, the holdings of the original shareholders 

 being converted into preference shares carrying a fi.xed rate 

 of interest. The management is entirely under the control of 

 Messrs. Macintosh, the preference shareholders not having any 

 voting power, except in the case of certain specified eventualities. 

 This absorption by Messrs. Macintosh is not a new departure, 

 as on former occasions I have referred to the taking over of 

 otlier rulilier businesses, including the Eccles Rubber Co. and the 

 Liverpool Rubber Co. 



This well-known firm of asbestos manufacturers of Rochdale 

 have just completed large branch works at Trafford Park, 

 Manchester, not far from the ship canal. 

 This extension, I may say, does not 

 presage any new departure in the busi- 

 ness or any cessation of the present Rochdale activities. ' It is 

 merely an extension of the present business on a site which 

 offers better business facilities, more especially in regard to 

 freights, than does the Rochdale site, whicli, being served by 

 one railway company only, is not so advantageously situated as 

 Manchester, which has four or five competing lines. The new 

 works are about 40 minutes motor run from Rochdale, where 

 the business headquarters will remain. Although at present no 

 new departure in manufacture is arranged, it is quite probable 

 that the future will see developments on lines entirely new to 

 Great Britain. 



I uNriERST.AND that the Crude Rubber Washing Co., Limited, 

 whose reduction of capital has already been referred to, is re- 

 linquishing the rubber washing business 

 altogether. A move has been made to 

 Wembley, about ten miles from London, 

 where the Aiperton works, started by Mr. Carpenter, of 

 Charing Cfoss Bank fame, have been taken over. The business 

 to be carried on will be the manufacture of mechanical rubber, 

 tire-treads, etc., the machinery having been obtained at the sale 

 of the Unity Rubber Works, Manchester. The Edmonton works, 

 where the Murac and rubber washing business was carried on, 

 are now in the possession of Mr. Dessau, late manager of the 

 Crude Rubber Washing Co. Golf balls and other articles are 

 being made there. 



Mr. Ferguson, son of the late senior partner of the firm of 

 Ferguson, Shiers & Co., waterproofers, of Newton Heath, Man- 

 chester, and who has been acting as works manager, has 

 terminated his connection with the firm, and the business will 

 be carried on by Mr. Shiers alone. 



The Clyde Rubber Works, Limited, which are situated in a 

 crowded quarter of Glasgow, are building more commodious 

 w-orks at Renfrew. 



The recently issued report of the Rubber Tanned Leather Co., 

 Limited, which has its factory at Ross, near Hereford, shows 

 a debit balance of £3,059, and the question of raising further 

 capita! is under consideration. The result of the suit brought 

 by the Societe Franco-Beige de Tannage et de Cuir was adverse 

 to the English company and the legal expenses amounting to 

 £3,000 odd have been written off. Despite the somewhat un- 

 satisfactory report, it is clear that rubber-tanned leather is making 

 headway, especially for leather belting, repeat orders for which 

 are coming in from various foreign centers as well as home 

 markets. It is on this class of goods that the factory at Ross 

 is mainly engaged at present, and a branch factory has also 

 been opened in this connection in Canada. 



from 5.591 tons in 1911 to 10,990 tons in 1912, being an increase 

 of nearly 100 per cent, in the aggregate. The proportions of soft 

 and hard rubber were for the seven months : 



TRADE 

 JOTTINGS. 



1911. 



Soft 4,785 tons. 



Hard 806 " 



1912. 



10.035 tons. 



955 " 



5,591 tons. 



10,990 tons. 



It is of interest to note the relative preponderance of soft 

 rubber, both in the actual quantity and in the rate of increase. 



NEW GERMAN IMPREGNATION PROCESS. 



A company styled "Tcrovin, G. m. b. H.," has recently been 

 formed at Cologne for the utilization of a patent process for pre- 

 serving the elasticity of rubber goods. The object is effected by 

 a chemical emulsion, applied to the articles to be treated. This 

 new product has proved specially adapted for the impregnation 

 of pneumatic tires, considerably increasing their durability. 



RUBBER BELTING CHEAPEST. 



According to German reports, rubber belting is receiving in- 

 creased attention in that country, consumers recognizing the 

 fact that although higher in price, it is more economical in 

 service than textile belting. Thus, a main driving belt was 

 lately replaced, which had been sixteen years in constant serv- 

 ice, and subject to considerable strain during that period. 



AUSTRIAN CABLE FACTORY INCREASES CAPITAL. 



The Kabelfabrik-und-Drahtindustrie-Aktien-Gesellschaft, of 

 Vienna, has increased its capital from the equivalent of $1,200,000 

 to $1,520,000, 



SWEDISH RUBBER SHOE MANUFACTURERS ADVANCE PRICES. 



Owing to continued rain, Swedish rubber shoe manufacturers 

 have been enabled to maintain their recently advanced retail 

 prices. 



INCREASED EXPORTS OF GERMAN RUBBER GOODS. 



According to latest published statistics, the German exports 

 of rubber goods increased for the seven months ending with July 



RUBBER TRADE IN JAPAN. 



i>'.v Our Regular Correspondent. 

 THE JAPANESE PACKING TRADE. 

 A CCORDING to a special report of the Japanese Custom 

 *~^ House Bureau, the imports of rubber packing for 1911, 

 showed, as compared with 1910, a decrease of about 10 per 

 cent, in quantity, coupled with an increase of about 3 per cent, 

 in value, as shown by annexed table. The reasons of this are 

 threefold. First, the so-called rubber plate, lined with fabric, 

 was being made by Japanese rubber manufacturers, its import 

 being reduced to one-third of that of 1910. Secondly, the im- 

 port of cheaper core-packing decreased. Third, the import of 

 higher grade Amazon packing increased ; its greater durability 

 than that of core packing being recognized as making up for 

 its higher cost. The imports of asbestos packing remained about 

 the same as before. 



The demand for this class of goods is being developed every 

 year, but is being partly supplied by the two companies making 

 rubber plate; Mitatouchi Rubber Manufacturing Co. (Tokio), 

 and the Dunlop Rubber Co. (Far East), (Limited), Kobe. 



Prices of goods in the countries of production, as well as in 

 Japan, did not show any marked fluctuations. Market prices 

 are now : 



Prices per Pound. 



Yen. Cents. 



Rubber packing ^ 18 



Core packing 38 19 



Amazon packing 1.30@1.7S 65(3)88 



Asbestos packing 40 20 



