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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1914. 



In this way, coupled with the reduced rates of transport and the 

 improvement of quality, it is hoped that the rubber industry of 

 the Belgian Congo will be able to overcome the effects of the 

 present crisis. 



The plantations belonging to the Belgian government have 

 been developed on a normal scale during 1913; now representing 

 about 2,500 acres under Hez'ea, 3,400 acres under Fiiitliimia and 

 1,000 acres under Maitibot. 



Amsterdam arrivals for 1913 were 1,039 tons, of which 989 

 tons was plantation rubber, as compared with total of 495 tons 

 in 1912, including 425 tons plantation. 



Rotterdam arrivals for 1913 were 2,101 tons as compared with 

 1,375 tons in 1912; the excess being divided between plantation 

 and Austrian descriptions. 



M. Jean Roedcrer, in his annual report from Havre, shows 

 the following comparative imports of the leading qualities re- 

 ceived at that port : 



H.WRE Receipts. 



1912. 1913. 



tons. tons. 



French Congo 1,077 1,182 



\'arious descriptions 890 252 



Para 3,695 3,493 



5,662 



4,927 



The fall in prices during the year in the principal qualities 

 represented for Congo about 51 per cent., and for Para about 

 30 per cent. Generally speaking, the situation of rubber is con- 

 sidered sound, stocks being normal and an improvement being 

 in prospect for 1914. 



T.'KBLE C. 



World's Consumption of Rubber. 



1912. 



Europe. tons. 



England 14.500 



German}-, .Austria, etc 16,000 



France 9,500 



Russia 9,000 



Italy, etc 1,500 



Japan and Australia 1,000 



America and Canada 47,500 



Estimated. 

 1913. 

 tons. 



17.500 

 16,500 



9,000 

 11,500 



1,300 



2,000 

 47,200 



99,000 105,000 



As shown in table C, by Messrs. S. Figgis & Co., there has 

 been an increased consumption of 6,000 tons in 1913 as compared 

 with 1912. made up as follows: 



Increases Decreases 

 tons. tons. 



England 3,000 



Germany, .\ustria. etc 500 



France 500 



Russia 2,500 



Italy, etc 200 



Japan and Australia 1,000 



America and Canada 300 



Total 7,000 1.000 



Net increase 6.000 



Total increase 7.000 tons. 



Eliminating the smaller quantities, the increase is mainly in 

 the English and Russian consumption, while the figure of 1913 

 for America and Canada is estimated at about the same as 1912. 



Such are the principal facts as shown by the statistical returns 

 for 1913 so far to hand. 



ENGLISH RUBBER STATISTICS. 



According to official statistics, the last three years have shown 

 a marked increase of English crude rubber imports and re- 

 exports. The totals are as follows : 



1911. 1912. 1913. 



Imports (tons) 46,121 56,024 71,567 



Re-exports (tons) 29,081 37,050 45,829 



Consumption, (tons) 17,040 18,974 25,718 



The quantity for 1913 was derived from the following sources : 



French West Africa 1,027 



Peru 1,324 



Brazil 16,527 



Gold Coast 678 



Straits Settlements 15,377 



Federated Malay States 10,059 



Ceylon 6,826 



Other countries 19,749 



Total 71,567 



Imports of 1913 exceeded those of 1912 by 15,000 tons. One- 

 half of this surplus was re-exported and the other half went to 

 increase consumption. 



Applying the same calculations to the statistics of gutta percha 

 (including balata) the following results are shown: 



1911 1912 1913 



Imports, tons 3,300 2.872 5,561 



Re-exports, tons 469 304 443 



Consumption, tons 2,831 2,568 5,118 



The increased imports have been absorbed by English con- 

 sumption, only a small proportion having been re-exported. 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORT. 



According to information cabled by the Federated Malay 

 States Government to the Malay States Information Agency, 

 the exports of plantation rubber from the Federated Malay 

 States for the month of December amounted to 5,859,840 pounds 

 as compared with 4,618,880 pounds in November, and 3,693,929 

 pounds in the corresponding month of 1912. 



Appended are the comparative statistics for 1911 and 1912: 

 1911 1912 1913 



January 1.329,170 2.730,576 4,772,880 



February 1.490.849 2,715.767 3.936.529 



March 1.916.219 3.089,583 3.890,880 



April 1,235,917 2,285,390 3.642.240 



May 1,147,488 2,255,034 2,744,000 



June 1.229.754 2.305.915 4.491.200 



July 1.581.993 2.695,861 3,989.440 



August 1.651.845 3,655.535 5.293.120 



September 1.677.062 2.968.121 4.480,000 



October 2.182,857 3.215,231 4,838,400 



November 2.104,317 3,121,473 4,618,880 



December 2.147,859 3.693.929 5,859.840 



Total 19,695.330 34,732,415 52,557,409 



It will be seen that the total export amounted to 52.557.409 

 pounds (23,463 tons) as compared with 34.732,415 pounds (15,- 

 506 tons) in 1912 and 19,695.330 pounds (8,792 tons) in 1911. 

 The rubber exports of the Federated Malay States display a con- 

 tinuous advance. The figure of December, 1913, is the highest 

 monthly amount as yet recorded. 



CHANGE nr FIRM OF M, A. RITTER & CO. 



Messrs. M. A. Ritter & Co., of London, announce the change 

 in style of their firm to Ritter, Ritter & Co. The partners are 

 Mr. Otto Ritter, Sr., and Mr. O. H. Ritter, Jr., and the change 

 was made by agreement with their former partner. 



