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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1911. 



W-P*''' 



\'ol. 43 



MARCH 1, 1911. 



No. 6. 



TABLE or CONTENTS. 



Editorial: Page. 



Governmental Supcrviiiion in Planting 185 



The Crude Rubber Outlook 185 



The Services of a Chemist 1 86 



Minor Kililorial* 187 



ludia-Rubber in Dutch Guiana 



By the Editor 189 

 [A Morning Ride to the Balata Pier. Dutch Negro Workmen. 

 Government Ealala Concessions. Bush Negroes. Balata Trees 

 400 Years Old. Locating the Trees. Balata Crews. Tapping. 

 Coagulating. Bringing the Gum to Market.] 



The India-Rubber Trade in Great Britain 



Our Regular Correspondent 193 

 [The Price of Raw Rubber. Reformed Rubber. Fatality at a 

 Rubber Works. Non-inflammable Rubber Solution. Indige- 

 nous- Rubber .\ssociation. Red Pouches. Fire at a Works.] 



IWexican Rubber Notes I95 



Some Notes on Rubber Planting 197 



Some Rubber Interest? in Europe .' 199 



Recent Patents Relating to Rubber 200 



[United States. Great Britain. France.] 



The Late Hawthorne Hill 201 



I With Portrait.] 



New Rubber Goods in the IVIarket 203 



[.Apco Pedal Grip. New Feature Electric Hose. .'\ "Klingtite" 

 Rubber. New Firestone Quick Removable Side-Wire Tires. 

 Rei)ublic Solid Clincher Tire. "Saxe" -Ml Elastic Wristlet. 

 The Triple.\ Combination Bag and Irrigator. A Novel Auto 

 Shirt.] 



[With 9 Illustrations.] 



The Editor's Book Table 205 



Miscellaneous: 



R(.-frigeration in Rubber Manufacture H. L. Terry, F.I.C. 188 



The I.VDiA RfBBER World Herbarium Illustrated 188 



Cutting Boards and Blocks Illustrated 192 



More .\bout Ealata Belting 192 



White -Ants Falsely .\ccused 197 



Centrifugal Process for Hevca 197 



The "Fixite" Latex Cup Illustrated 198 



Filter Press Process for Rubber 198 



Fireproof Storage for Cotton 198 



Foreign Market for Rubber Tires 202 



Waterproof Clothing for the French Army 202 



India-rubber Goods in Commerce 206 



Some Experts from Manchester '. 206 



Single Geared Rofuier Illustrated 208 



New Trade Publications 206 



News of the American Rubber Trade 209 



The Trade at Ciiuiniiati 



Our Correspondent 207 



The Trade at .\kron 



Our Correspondent 207 



The Trade in .San I'rancisco 



Our Correspondent 208 



The Trade at Trenton 



Our Correspondent 208 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market 212 



Rubber Receipts at Manaos. 



During December and six months of the crop season, 

 three years (courtesy of Messrs. Scholz & Co.) : 



for 



From — 



Rio Purus-Acre tons 



Rio Madeira 



Rio Junta 667 



Rio Javary-Iquitos 324 



Rio Solimoes 



Rio Negro 



Total 2,085 



Caucho 



Total 2,386 



For Shipment from 



Manaos 1,974 2,038 3,264 8,278 9,621 9,993 



Para 412 343 485 2,348 2,416 2,103 



Total . 



Antiuerp. 



2,386 2.381 3,749 10,626 12,037 12.096 



RtnBER Statistics for January. 



Det.mls. 1911. 



Stocks, January l..*i/oj 588,212 



-Arrivals in January. . . . 549.956 



Congo sorts 403,421 



Other sorts 146,535 



Aggregating 1.138,168 



Sales in January 492,749 



803,379 

 321,217 



879,690 

 281,913 



1.554,862 

 294,853 



975,876 

 357,226 



.Stocks, January 31 645,419 482,162 597,777 1.260.009 618,630 



Arrivals since Jan. 1.. 549,956 261,867 283,955 547,968 317,692 



ConSo sorts 403.421 202,547 186,189 504,451 242,806 



Other sorts 146,535 59,320 97,766 43,517 74,886 



Sales since Jan. 1 492.749 321,217 281.913 294,853 357.226 



Rubber Arrivals From the Congo. 

 January 27. — By the steamer Albertville: 



Bunge & Co (Societe Generale Africaine) kilos 104,000 



Do (Chemins de fer Grands Lacs) 5,700 



Do (Cie.' du Kasai) 64,800 



Do (Belkika) 500 



Do (Comptoir Commercial Congolais) 14,200 



L. & W. Van de Velde 3,000 



CI arles Dethier (American Congo Co.) 2,450 



Plantation Rubber from the Far East. 



E.xports of Ceylon Grown Rubber. 



194.650 



[From January 1 to December 31. 

 Chamber 



'lo United States. 

 To Canada 



1909 and 1910. 

 of Commerce.] 



t'l'Uiids 



To Great Britain 830.339 



To Belgium 



To Germany 



To Australia 



To Japan 



To Italy 



To France 



To Austria 



To China 



Total 1.372.416 3,298,652 



[Same period 1908—831,905 pounds; same 1907—530,908.] 



Total Exports Fro.m Malaya. 



[From Tanuary 1 to dates named. Reported by Barlow & Co.. Singapore. 



These figures include the production of the Federated Malay 



States, but not of Ceylon.] 



From— 1908. 1909. 



Singapore (to Dec. 31) .../>»»;/</.? 2.060,238 2,412,617 



Penang (to Dec. 31) 1,468.584 2,088,133 



Port Swettenham (to Dec. 26) 2,960,320 



1910. 

 3.764,877 

 2,454,907 

 8.349,523 



Total 



3,528,822 7,461,070 14,569,307 



Pa 



ra. 



R. O. .\hleks & Co. report [February 1] : 



It seems certain tliat the Brazilian government is attempting a valoriza- 

 tion scheme for rubber, on lines similar to those adopted for coffee. Con- 

 siderable initial purchases have been made at prices well above the Liverpool 

 parity, but details of the scheme have not yet been made public. As there 

 is every appearance of a short crop on the Amazon, there is undoubtedly 

 some prospect of better prices. 



2,381 3,749 10,626 12,037 12,096 



Rubber Scrap Prices, 



Lati; New Vciuk (inotatiims— prices paid by consumers for 

 carload lots, per pound — are practically unchanged, as follows: 



February 1. 

 Old rubber boots and shoes — domestic. 9'4@ 93/s 

 Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign.. 834@ 8'^ 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 4]^i@ 4^4 



Automobile tires ^ 8'/t@ 854 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires.. 8'/l@ 9 



White triinmed rubber 11 (S)ll!4 



Heavy black rubber 5 @ 5^ 



Air brake hose 4j4@ S 



Garden hose 2 @ 2J4 



Fire and large hose 2J^@ 2f^ 



Matting 1 @ 1^ 



March 1. 

 9'4&. 9ys 

 8=/^® 8V4 

 4/2@ 4J4 



S'A® 9 

 11 @11J4 

 454@ 5J4 

 4-54@ 5 

 2 @254 

 2H@ 2J4 

 1 @ V/g 



