May I, 1 90 1.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER W^ORLD 



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THE NEW PRICES OF RUBBER FOOTWEAR. 



THE United States Rubber Co. on April i announced 

 a further discount from their gross lists of 5 per cent., 

 as a result of which the different grades and brands will 

 be billed, until further notice, with the following total 

 discounts : 



First quality brands (except Woonsocket and Meyer). 35@ '0(215 



Woonsocket and Meyer brands 35@lo@5@5 



Second quality brands (except Rhode Island) 35@io@ioC35 



Rhode Island brand 35@io@lo@5@5 



Colonial brand 50@io@5 



It has been a long time since a single twelve months has 

 witnessed so much fluctuation in rubber footwear prices. At 

 the different discounts which have ruled within a year, a pair 

 of short boots, listed at $+,20, would have cost the retailer as 

 follows : 



one publication. One must look elsewhere for discounts, how- 

 ever, and these are supplied in a folder giving the net prices of 

 April I, 1901. Everything has printed on it the caution " Sub- 

 ject to change without notice." These general catalogues re- 

 late to the American, Candee, Lycoming, Wales- Goodyear, 

 and Woonsocket brands ; another is devoted to the Meyer and 

 Jersey brands, and still another to the Jersey alone. Then 

 there are separate price lists for the " Connecticut," ■' Rhode 

 Island," and " Colonial " brands ; one for tennis, yachting, and 

 gymnasium shoes; there is a price list of leather soled rubber 

 boots and the " Omaha " line in Woonsockets — dated Feb- 

 ruary I, 1901 ; and, finally, the " Unlisted List." 



Generally speaking, the lines illustrated are the same as last 

 year, and no change appears in list prices. A new item of 



April I. igoo (with e.xtra discount 



for summer) fJ-OQ 



November I, 1900 (regular dis- 



countrestored) 315 



January 3, igui (extra discount al- 

 lowed again) ... 2 gq 



February i, igoi. 2 46 



April I, I901 .... 2 33 



In the early history of the trade, 

 when list prices used to be changed, 

 instead of discounts, lists were 

 changed frequently in some years. 

 Three new lists were issued in 1872, 

 three in 1873, and four in 1874. 

 Then the new method came in, and 

 discounts at first were no more 

 stable. In 1879 four diflferent dis- 

 counts were quoted between May i 

 and November i. ranging from 15 to 

 30 per cent, on lists. The situation 

 is different at this time for the reason 

 that prices are "guaranteed," mean- 

 ing that if there is a reduction late 

 in the season, early buyers get the 

 benefit in the shape of a " rebate." 



THE DIAGRAMS. 



Herewith is attempted a graphic 

 representation of the fluctuation of 

 rubber footwear for ten years past. 

 It is to be regretted that the en- 

 graver has succeeded so well in 

 making the figures difficult to read. 

 The range of net prices on men's 

 sandals has been from 40 cents in 

 1892-93 to 68 cents in 1899-1900. 

 On men's short boots the range has 

 been from $2.13 in 1892 to S3. 15 in 

 1900. 



NEW RUBBER SHOE CATALOGUES. 



The new rubber boot and shoe 

 catalogues for 1901 of the United 

 States Rubber Co., mentioned briefly 

 in our last issue, differ from their 

 past issues in that the illustrated 

 catalogue and price list are, in the 

 case of each company, combined in 



PRICE TO RETAILERS OF MEN S SANDALS. 



PRICE TO RETAILERS OF MEN S SHORT BOOTS. 



