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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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In the fiscal year 1912 United States exports of rubber 

 goods to Mexico included: Belting hose and packing, $378,391; 

 boots and shoes, $4,939; tires for automobiles, $148,480; all 

 other tires, $37,367; other goods, $133,513; total, $702,690. 



FRANCE. 



Equivalents in American denominations. 

 Franc (fr.), 19.3 cents; Gram, 15.43 grains: Kilo (k.) (1,000 grains), 

 2.2 lbs.; 100 Kilos, 220 lbs.; N., net; G., gross; Millimeter, 0.039 inch; 

 Centimeter, 0.39 inch; Square meter, 1.196 square yard. 



The "General" tariff is applicable to imports from the 

 United States except three items in No. 620 marked *.) 



M in- 

 General inuim 

 Tariff Tariff. Tariff. 



No. CRUDE RUllDKR. ETC. Francs. Francs. 



119 India rubber, balata and gutta 

 percha, raw or molted in 



lumps Free Free 



620 Sheets of india ruliher, pure. 



not vulcanized 100 K. n. 30 00 20.00* 



620 Threads of vulcanized india 

 rubber, 3 millimeters or less 



in thickness 100 K. n. 9.00 Free* 



Other 100 K. n. 30 00 20.00* 



BELTING, HOSE AND P.\CKING. 



620 Belting, piping, valves and 

 other articles of crude rub- 

 ber or gutta percha, pure 

 or mixed, soft or hard, com- 

 bined or not with tissues 

 or other material 100 K. n. 105.00 70.00 



529 Sheets and lillets for cards, 

 with and without gutta 

 percha 100 K. n. 260.00 165.00 



r.OOTS .\NI) SIIOE.S. 

 620 Boots and shoes of rubbered 

 tissues lined with felt, wool 

 or any cloth combined with 



wool 100 K.n. 150.00 101) (K) 



Of rubbered tissues lined with 

 cloth of cotton, hemp or 



Hax 100 K. n. 120.00 SO 00 



With soles wholly of indi;i 



rublier l>er \r.nr 0.75 0.50 



TIKES FOR VEHICLES. 

 620 Treads, air tubes or pneumatic 



tires 100 K.n. 150.00 100 0(1 



620 Blocks, solid tires for carriage 



wheels in the rough state. 



worked or finished 100 Kn. 100.00 SO.dO 



620 Treads, air tubes or pneu-1 



matic tires, covers, etc.. | 



for cycle wheels, in the [ Dutiable as parts of cycles 



rough state, worked or I 



finished J 



OTHER Goniis. 

 620 Elastic tissues with threads 



of imitation gold or silver 



or of any textile other than 



silk or artificial silk 100 K. n. 300.00 200.011 



With threads of silk or artifi- 

 cial silk, combined or not 



w'ith other material. Less 



than 20 m. m. and more 



than 45 m. m. in width .... 100 K. n. 300.00 200.00 

 Other widths 100 K. n. 600.00 400.00 



Min- 

 General imum 

 Tariff Tariff. Tariff. 



N'o. Francs. I'rancs. 



OTHER (;OODS— Continue J. 

 620 Rubbered tissues in the piece, 



weighing per square meter 



800 grams or more 100 K. n. 105.00 70.00 



More than 400 and less than 



800 grams 100 K. n. 200.00 135.00 



400 grams or less, containing 



in warp and woof in a 



square of 5 m. m. side — less 



than 44 threads 100 K. n. 300.00 200.00. 



44 threads or more 100 K. ii. 600.00 4tX).00 



620 Articles made of rubbered 



tissues weighing 400 grams 



or less per square meter 



and containing in the woof 



and warp in a square of 5 



m. m. side 44 threads or 



more 100 K. n. 675.00 450.00 



620 Dress shields of rubber slieet 



without cloth KlOK.ii 150.00 100.00 



Of rubbered tissue or of rul)- 



ber sheet combined with 



any tissue other tlian silk 



and artificial silk 100 K. n. 380.00 2.50.00 



Of rubber sheet combined 



with tissue of silk, natural, 



artificial, pure or mixed. . . . 100 K. ii. 510.00 .340.tX) 

 620 r.races, garters, belts, etc.. of 



textile threads other tlian 



natural and artificial silk.. 100 K. n. 375.00 250.00 

 Natural or artificial silk com- 

 bined or not with any other 



material KX) K n. 450.00 300.(X) 



Others 100 K. n. 375.00 250.00 



620 Special rubbered tissues for 



cards without teeth, with- 

 out felt 100 K.n. 105.00 70.00 



Felt lined 100 K. n. 120.00 78.00 



535 Wires and cables insulated 



for electricity, covered witli 



silk in combination with 



rubber or gutta percha. 



without a protecting cover- 

 ing of metal KXlK.n. 150.00 100.00 



Rubber or gutta percha alone 



or in combination with 



materials other than silk. 



without a protecting cover- 

 ing of metal 100 K.n 100.00 70.00 



Other cable with a metallic 



core of 5/10 m. m. in 



diameter or more 100 K. n. 60.00 40.00 



Less than 5/10 m. in. in 



diameter 100 K. n. 90.00 60.00 



566d Mechanical stoppers with or 



without rubber ring 100 K. n. 40.00 25.00 



636 Fountain or stylographic pens each 0.75 0.50 



477b Imitation leather with balata. 



caoutchouc or similar base 100 K. n. 105.00 70.00 

 In the fiscal year 1912 United States exports of rubber 

 goods to France included: Belting, hose and packing. $27,448; 

 boots and shoes, $38,779; tires for automobiles. $316,629; all 

 other tires, $13,947: other goods, $159,408; total. $556,211. 



