July 1, 1914.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Some Rubber Interests in Europe. 



THE FOREIGN COMMERCE OF FRANCE. TIRES AT THE BALTIC EXHIBITIOK. 



BOTH ill quantity and value the total foreign commerce of Details of the Baltic Exhibition at Malmo, Sweden, show that 



France for 1913 broke all previous records. The imports ** I^-t cent, of the tires on motor vehicles are "Continental," 



equaled $1,642,117,000, as compared with $1,588,553,000 in ^^'"'e '■'« remaining 20 per cent, are distributed among four 



1912; while the exports represented the equivalent of $1,326,- other makes. Both pneumatic and solid tires are represented. 



950,000, against $1,295,528,000 in the previous year. Thus the tires at the Copenhagen exposition. 



grand combined trading totals for the two years were respec- Out of 205 mounted pneumatic tires exhibited at the recent 



tively, $2,884,081,000 and $2,969,067,000. Copenhagen exhibition, 120 were of the Dunlop make, while the 



The analysis by Consul General A. M. Thackara, of Paris, of remainder were distributed among 16 other makes, 

 the lesults for 1913, shows that the United Kingdom heads the Danish export of scrap rubber to akeeica. 

 list of countries exporting to France, with about 14 per cent.. According to consular returns, the value of scrap rubber ex- 

 Germany coming next with 13 per cent., while the United States p^^^^.^, j^ j,,^ ^j^^-^^^ 5^^^^^ ^^^^ Denmark was in 1912. $11,632, 

 takes third place with lOji per cent. The United Kingdom also , ■ ,g,^ 530577 

 takes the highest place in exports from France, with 21 per cent., 



Belgium following with 16 per cent, Germany with 13 per cent. aviation in Russia. 



and Algeria with 8 per cent. ; the United States taking fiftli place Kussian aviation in 1913 was notably successful ; the number 



with 6'A per cent. °f dirigible airships being now fourteen, including a Russian one 



Ti 1 u ■ I. 1 1 .1, _„. ,. . , ,.,,1,1,.,-. built at the government factory of Ishora near St. Petersburg. 



1 he following results are shown bv the report as to rubber. a j o 



Besides this factory, two other large concerns are building air- 

 ships, the trials of which are said to have given encouraging 



Crude rubber, imports tons 19,111 17,440 results. The most important flight for 1914 will be that from 



Crude rubber, exports 12,674 10,687 ^t. Petersburg to Sebastopol, the distance of about 1,200 miles 



Imports of rubber manufactures 3,617 3,348 ^,gjng increased through deviation to about 1.500 miles. The 



Exports of rubber manufactures 6.123 6.930 fj„,e allowed by the donor of the prize is only 24 hours. 



Crude rubber exports to the United 



Cf.jp. 3 626 ^183 RUSSIAN imports of auiomobii.es. 



Crude rubber imports from the United Statistics indicate that while in 1901 Russia imported only 40 



States $1,375,125 $1,370,493 automobiles, value $21,150, the imports of 1912 amounted to 2,880 



cars, value about 5 million dollars ; in addition to 575 frames, 



incorporation of a FRENCH RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. representing about $300,000. 



It is reported that the firm of Hirtz, Michel-Levy & Bloch, of Portuguese motor car imports. 



Paris, manufacturers of rubber goods, contemplate incorporation Portuguese imports of motor cars and trucks increased from 



under the style of the "Dynamic'' company. They will still con- ,86 in 1911, A^alucd at $212,000, to 522 in 1912, valued at $353,000. 



tinue to make pneumatic tires, air chambers and tires for heavy Carriage builders have now commenced to build the chassis in 



loads at their Pans factory. Portugal, importing the accessory parts. 



THE NETHERLANDS A GOOD MARKET FOR RAINCOATS. AUSTRALIA'S IMPORTS OF RUBBER GOODS. 



Vice Consul Dirk P. DeYoung. stationed at .Amsterdam, re- xhe imports of manufactured rubber goods into Australia, 



ports that the climate of the Netherlands necessitates tlie fre- as recorded by Consul General John F. Bray, show a value 



quent use of waterproof garments and that while Great Britain ^f $4,723,744 for 1912 and $4,971,563 for 1913. 

 and Germany have in the past supplied the demand for such 



. , r , ■ 1 t . J ■ .u . . TWENTY YEARS' FLUCTUATIONS IN RITBBER. 



articles, none ot which are manufactured in that country, 



American concerns have recentlv met with success in their in- An interesting wall table has been issued by the Credit 



troduction and sale. He states that purchases are made largely Colonial & Commercial of Antwerp, which has continued the 



through selling agents, who operate on a 3 to 5 per cent, basis ; former business of Messrs. L. & W. Van de Velde of that 



that there are no department stores in the Netherlands, but that city. Quoting a few of the figures, it will be seen that the 



clothing concerns are fairlv numerous in the larger cities. A world's production of rubber has grown from 32,418 tons in 



list of the clothing stores and selling agents in Amsterdam may 1894 to 112,170 tons in 1913, while consumption has increased 



be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com- from 31,131 tons to 104,255 tons. The graphic chart which 



merce Washington accompanies the statistics illustrates the fluctuations between 



Is. 9d. (42.57 cents) in 1913 and 12s. 4^d. ($3.01) in 1910. 



NEW DUTCH CABLE WORKS. During the 20 years referred to, Antwerp importations have 



A company has been incorporated at the Hague for the pur- risen from a yearly quantity of 275 tons in 1894 to 5,040 tons 



pose of erecting a factory at Delft, 10 miles from Rotterdam, to in 1913, while the total for Europe has increased from 21,479 



manufacture underground electric cables of high, as well as tons to 78,544 tons. United States imports for the same time 



low, voltage. The capital equals $«X).000. of which about one- show an advance from 14.643 tons to 51,480 tons. 



third has been issued. It is anticipated that the product will ^^ AUSTRIAN elastic GOODS manufacturers. 



at tirst represent $450,030 a vear, but mav b^ increased later on. ,, , , , j-t. ttio,~i. u 



... , ' , , ;.,.,. TT ,,. II 1 . ! A tirm under the stvle of Teubner, Pieck & Co. has been 



It will be the onlv factory of its kind in Holland, all cables hav- ^ , . -i,- '1 1, r .u r t .1 -.» 



. . ■ . formed at Vienna, as a branch of the firm of the same name at 



ing now to be imported. . r- ^ r, 1. ■ : . ri.- j 



Grottau, I^ohemia, manufacturers ot elastic narrow goods. 



NEW RUBBER SHOE FACTORY IN SWEDEN. ■ 



A new company has been formed at Vienna for the purpose Should be on every rubber man's desk— Crude Rubber and 



of establishing a rubber shoe factory at Helsingborg, Sweden, Compounding Ingredients: Rubber Country of the Amazon; 



under the style of "Tretorn." The capital is about $40,000. Rubber Trade Directory of the World. 



