January 1, 1913. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



197 



STATE OF PARA STATISTICS. 



T^ilE annual "Relatorio" submitted to the Governor of Para 

 * by Dr. Jose Antonio Pican(;o Diniz, contains a large number 

 of interesting statistical returns, embracing results for the world, 

 for various countries, for the Valley of the Amazon and for the 

 State of Para. 



In a table (reproduced as Table A) of the world's production 

 for seventeen years, there is shown an increase of annual quan- 

 tity from 34.277 tons in 1893 to 88,000 in 1911, or a gain of 

 about 160 per cent. The rate of increase in Amazonian rubber 

 was from 20,700 tons in the former year to 42,820 in the latter, 

 being at the rate of about 110 per cent. 



Table A. World's Production of Rubber (in Tons). 

 Government Estimate.) 



Year. 



.\r 



1895 20.700 



1896 . 21,550 



1897 22,650 



1898 21,900 



1899 25,100 



1900 26,750 



1901 30,300 



1902 28,700 



1903 31,100 



1904 30,000 



1905 33,900 



1906 35,250 



1907 37,300 



1908 38,850 



1909 39.150 



1910 38.150 



1911 42,820 



Africa. Centr; 

 America 



and 

 Malaysia. 

 13,577 

 16,175 

 17,240 

 23,359 

 24,686 

 27,177 

 21.547 

 23.638 

 24,827 

 32,080 

 35,428 

 32,022 

 30,171 

 26,061 

 26.522 

 23,747 

 32,980 



India 

 Planta- 

 tion), 



1 



4 



4 



5 



S 



21 



43 



179 



646 



1,175 



2,120 



3,700 



8,103 



12,200 



( P.\ra 



34,277 



37,725 

 39,890 

 45,2(0 

 49,79J 

 53,931 

 51,852 

 52,306 

 55,948 

 62.123 

 69,507 

 67.918 

 68,646 

 67.031 

 69.372 

 70,00lJ 

 88.000 



Consumption is shown in another table to have increased in the 

 aggregate in about the same proportion as production — from 33,- 

 952 tons in 1895 to 88.000 in 1911. The latter amount is shown 

 separately for 1911 at 46,000 tons for Europe and 42,000 for 

 America, compared w^ith 16,908 tons and 17,044 tons, respectively, 

 for 1895, 



Special interest attaches to the analysis of the 42,820 tons 

 shown as the production for 1911 of Amazonian rubber. This 

 ligure is dissected as follows : 



Table B, Production for Calendar Year 1911. 



Federal Territory. 



Tons. 



10,580 



State of Amazonas 10,420 



State of Para 10,300 



Republic of Bolivia 2.950 



RepuMic of Peru 2,490 



State of ^latto Grosso 2,100 



Republic of Venezuela 50 



Republic of Colombia 30 



*States of Ceara Bahia Maranhao 3,900 



Total 42.820 



*Also including Manitoba, Mangabeira and Soria. 



Another table dealing with the year ending June 30, 1912, 

 gives a dissection of the total shipments from different ports to 

 the various destinations. Summarized, it shows following results : 



Table C. Exports for Ye.\r Ending June 30. 

 Shipments 1910-11. 1911-12. Shipped 

 from — Tons. 



Para 14,972 



1910-11. 1911-12. 



Manaos 

 Iquitos . . . 

 Itaquatiara. 



Total . . . 



16.142 



2,372 



108 



33,594 



This last table, dissecting the shipments to June 30 last, shows 

 that America took 20,613 tons of Amazonian rubber, as com- 

 pared with 13,596 tons for the last fiscal year. The above figures 

 are those of the Para authorities. Those of the American De- 

 partment of Commerce and Labor for the last six years show: 

 Rubber Imports from Brazil (Fiscal Ye.-vrs). 



Pounds. 



1907 40.286,751 



1908 32.645,173 



1909 43.993,670 



1910 39,510,920 



1911 31.020.764 



1912 46.762.744 



Wliilc naturally dealing with the various questions from the 

 point of view of the state of Para, the important position of that 

 state as a source of supply adds importance to the statistical 

 information given. 



AMERICAN RUBBER GOODS IN BRAZIL. 



.As many people in the rubber trade know, there is to be a 

 notable exposition in Rio de Janeiro ne.xt May and June. This 

 exposition will be open — not only to Brazilian exhibitors — but to 

 foreigners as well, and in order to encourage foreign entries the 

 Government will allow all exhibits to enter free of import duty — 

 duties to be paid only where foreign exhibitors sell their products 

 after the exhibition is over. 



Probably some American manufacturers will avail themselves 

 of this opportunity to show their product in this progressive part 

 of the world, and those who do not feel like going to the expense 

 of making such exhibits can arrange to have their factory and 

 its products shown to the Brazilians through the medium of 

 moving pictures. Those who visited the recent Rubber Show 

 at the Grand Central Palace, New York, will recall how popular 

 the moving pictures of South American scenes proved to be. 

 They were given four times a day and the auditorium was almost 

 always crowded. Those moving pictures were under the direc- 

 tion of Mr. D. M. Hazlett. He is going to have a moving 

 picture exhibit in connection with the Rio de Janeiro show and 

 intends to devote a considerable part of it to the products of 

 American mills. Any manufacturer who is interested in having 

 his wares displayed in this way can get all the particulars from 

 Mr. Hazlett. His address is 3680 Folsom avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 



REDUCTION of BRAZILIAN EXPORT DUTT ON RUBBER. 



As indicated by the summary of the new Brazilian legislation 

 in the June issue (page 427) of The India Rubber World, the 

 Federal Government was authorized to negotiate with the states 

 of Para, Amazonas and Matto Grosso for the gradual reduction 

 of the present duties, until a maximum diminution of 50 per cent, 

 had been effected. It is reported that from January 1, 1913, there 

 will be a reduction of 5 per cent, in the duty on shipments from 

 Para and Amazonas, in accordance with a recent arrangement 

 betw-een the cei^al government and the two last named states. 



Total ....33.594 40,905 



RUBBER GOODS EXPORTS TO BRAZIL. 



By the courtesy of the Department of Commerce and Labor, 

 advance figures have been received of the rubber goods exports 

 to Brazil for the year ended June 30, 1912. 



Comparing the figures with those of 1909 and 1911, the follow- 

 ina; results are shown : 



1909. 1911. 1912. 



Belting, hose and packing $25,310 $34,442 $40,777 



Boots and shoes 23,746 35,548 41,036 



Automobile tires 10,112 24,952 



All other tires... 7,767 11,273 



All other manufactures 35,406 62,596 81,203 



$84,462 $150,465 $199,241 

 An increase of almost 150% within three year is decidedly 

 encouraging. 



