December 1, 1910.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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The Automobile and Tire Trades. 



THE NOVEMBER LONDON SHOWS. 



THE ninth annual International Motor Exhibition, held under 

 the auspices of The Society of Motor Manufacturers and 

 Traders, Limited, in connection with the Royal Automobile 

 Club, and having for its patron his Majesty the King, was held 

 this year as usual in the Olympia, London, the dates being 

 November 4-12. Last year the Olympia show was the only im- 

 portant automobile exhibition held in Europe, and it was recog- 

 nized to be the largest and best automobile show ever organized 

 under one roof. This year the list of exhibitors was even larger 

 — although other shows are to be held — representing more dififer- 

 ent makes of automobiles, tires, and other accessories than 

 on the former occasion. For instance 139 makes of motor cars 

 were on exhibition, as compared with 124 in the preceding year. 

 As usual at Olympia, the tire section was prominent, embrac- 

 ing very complete displays of the leading British manufacturers 

 and of the foreign makes having representation in that country. 

 The leading French and German tire firms had exhibits, and one 

 of importance came from America — that of The B. F. Goodrich 

 Co., of Akron, Ohio. There were 32 tire exhibits, compared 

 with 27 last year. The tire exhibitors were : 



The Calmon Asbestos and Rubber Works, Limited, London. 



The Collier Tyre Co., Limited, London. 



*J. W. & T. Connolly, Limited, London. 



The Continental Tyre and Rubber Co. of Great Britain, Limited, London. 



The Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co., Limited, London. 



Etablissements Hutchinson, London. 



Gaulois Tyres (1909), Limited, London. 



The B. F. Goodrich Co., Limited, London. 



Grose, Limited. Northampton. 



The Kempshall Tyre Co. of Europe, Limited, London. 



The K. T. New Pneumatic Tyre and Rubber Co., Limited, London. 



J. Liversidge & Son, Limited. London. 



The Michelin Tyre Co., Limited, London. 



The Midland Rubber Co., Limited, Birmingham. 



David Moseley & Sons, Limited, Manchester. 



The New Motor and General Rubber Co., Limited, London. 



The North British Rubber Co., Limited, Edinburgh. 



Osborn & Co., Limited, London. 



The Palmer Tyre, Limited, London. 



The Peter Union Tyre Co., London. 



•The Polack Tyre and Rubber Co., Limited, London. 



*The Riley Cycle Co., Limited, Coventry. 



*Rudge-Whitworth, Limited, Coventry. 



Samson Tyres, Limited, London. 



•Joseph Sankey & Sons, Limited, Bilston. 



The Self-Sealing Rubber Co., Limited, Birmingham. 



The Shrewsbury and Challiner Tyre Co., Limited, Manchester. 



The Sirdar Rubber Co., Limited, London. 



George Spencer, Moulton & Co., Limited, London, 



•The Stepney Spare Motor Wheel, Limited, Llanelly. 



Torkington Tires, Limited, London. 



Vieo, Limited, London. 



[*Not exhibitors last year.] 



tAvon India Rubber Co., Limited (Melksham), exhibitors last year, were 



not represented.] 



A cycle show was held at Olympia immediately following the 

 motor car show — on November 12-19. Toward the end of March 

 a commercial vehicle show will be lield at Olympia. 



THE STANLEY SHOW. 



At Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, was held on 

 November 11-19, the thirty-fourth annual Stanley Show, described 

 this year as devoted to "cycles, mctorcycles, motor vehicles, aero- 

 planes, and accessories." Originally it was a bicycle show alone, 

 but while the bicycle in England still attracts visitors to a show, 

 the newer inventions naturally share larger in the interest of 

 the public. The tire makers were, as usual, much in evidence at 

 the Stanley Show, most of them giving prominence to their 



equipment for motorcycles, the popularity of which in England is 

 constantly on the increase. 



INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE TRADE IN 1909. 



The official returns of values of imports and exports of 

 automobiles by the leading countries for 1909 have been con- 

 verted by The Horseless Age into terms of United States 

 money, and from its figures the following table has been 

 compiled: 



Exi'onTs. Imports. 



1908. 1909. Country. 1908. 1909. 



$4,948,600 $7,786,600 United States. $3,208,400 $3,936,500 



24,9_'l,ooo 28,356,000 France 1.255,000 1,474,500 



6,305,300 8,113,000 Great Britain. 19.304,400 21,321,000 



4,485,700 7.495.500 Germany 2,745,500 2,559,800 



5,624,000 4,719,000 Italy 955,000 765,200 



781,000 833,300 Austria 2,228,000 2,388,600 



2,224,000 2,337,000 Belgium 679,000 879,800 



$49,289,600 $59,640,400 



Totals.... $30,375,300 $33,325,400 



GROWTH OF THE GERMAN AUTOMOBILE TRADE. 



The figures in the following table, compiled from a Ger- 

 man source, relate to the values of German imports and exports 

 of automobiles and bicycles for the first six months of 1909 and 

 1910, the values being expressed in marks [i mark = 23.8 cents]: 



IMPORTS. 



1909. 1910. 



Automobiles (including chassis) .1/5,657,000 il/6,250,000 



Motor trucks 314,000 524,000 



Motorcycles 96,000 100,000 



Bicycles, tricycles, etc 139,000 197,000 



Iron parts of the latter 351.000 499,000 



Total ilf6,557,ooo A/7,570,000 



EXPORTS. 



1909. 1910. 



Automobiles (including chassis) M8,289,ooo .1/15,332,000 



Motor trucks 903.000 1,436,000 



Motorcycles 808,000 904,000 



Bicycles, tricycles, etc 4.584,000 5,094,000 



Iron parts of the latter 31,659,000 40,240,000 



Total il/46,243,000 .1/63,006,000 



BRITISH FOREIGN MOTOR AND CYCLE TRADE. 



The figures which follow are compiled from official statistics 

 of the imports and exports of bicycles and automobiles and parts 

 thereof by Great Britian and Ireland, during five calendar years 

 past: 



Total £3,521,666 £4,560,105 £4,751,727 £4.297,828 £4,522,673 



U. S. money.. $17, 138, 188 $22,191,751 $23,124,279 $20,915,380 $22,009,588 



U. S. money.. $3,486,609 $4,081,285 $4,549,413 $11,549,411 $14,353,576 



