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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1914. 



INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF TROPICAL 

 AGRICULTURE, LONDON, 1914. 



ACCORDIXG to a prfliniinary imticc, tlic above congress 

 will be beld under the auspices of the International Asso- 

 ciation for Tropical Agriculture, the French and British 

 sections co-operating in the arrangements. 



The congress will be held at the Imperial Institute, South 

 Kensington. London S. \V., from June ZZ to June 30 ne.\t. .At 

 the morning sessions papers and subjects of general importance 

 will be discussed, while those of a special character will be taken 

 up in the afternoons. 



Papers are suggested upon the following and kindred subjects 

 for the morning sessions : 



I. Technical education and research in tropical countries. II. 

 Labor organization and supply in tropical countries. III. 

 Scientific problems of rubber production. IV. Metliods of de- 

 veloping cotton cultivation in new countries. V. Problems in 

 fibre production. VI. Agricultural credit banks. VII. .Agri- 

 culture in arid regions. V'lIL Problems in tropical hygiene 

 and preventive medicine. 



For the afternoon meetings papers are invited on the following 

 topics : 



I. Problems relating to tropical agriculture and forestry. II. 

 The cultivation and production of rubber, cotton, tibres, cereals, 

 tobacco, tea, coconuts, other agricultural and forest products. 

 III. Plant diseases and pests affecting tropical agriculture. 



The president is Professor W'yndham R. Dunstan, director of 

 the Imperial Institute. London; the vice-presidents including 

 representatives of Belgium, Brazil, British India. Egypt. Ecuador, 

 England, France, Germany, Italy, Me.xico. Xetherlands. Portugal. 

 Russia, Spain and Turkey. 



Among the members of the congress will be Mr. M. Kelway 

 Bamber, government chemist, Ceylon ; Professor P. Carmody, 

 director of agriculture, Trinidad; Professor J. B. Harrison, 

 director of Department of Science and Agriculture, British 

 Guiana; Mr. L. Lewton-Brain, director of agriculture Federated 

 Malay States ; Mr. R. N. Lyne, director of agriculture, Ceylon ; 

 Mr. F. A. Stockdale, director of agriculture, Mauritius, and Mr. 

 W. S. D. Tudhope, director of agriculture. Gold Coast. 



Communications should be addressed to : The Organizing Sec- 

 retaries, Third International Congress of Tropical Agriculture, 

 Imperial Institute. London, S. \V. 



Members of the congress will be entitled to free admission to 

 the rubber exhibition then taking place at the .Vgricultural Hall, 

 Islington. London. 



CONTINENTAL RUBBER STATISTICS. 



FOLLOWING are statistical details affecting some of the 

 principal countries of Contiental Europe. 



FRANCE. 



Imports and Exports of Crude Rubber for 10 Months ending October 31. 



Imports from— 1911. 1912. 1913. 



Brazil tons 2,401 3,829 3,079 



Englaml 3,918 4,531 4.564 



French Congo 280 57 lOi 



Senegal 461 289 147 



Other French West Africa.. 1.425 1.554 1,497 



British Indies 651 565 577 



Other countries 5,287 4,669 4.633 



Total 14,423 15,494 14.599 



Exports to— 1911. 1912. 1913. 



Germany tons 1.513 1.299 1.173 



England 3.170 2.113 2.798 



United States 2,157 3.046 1,996 



Other countries 3,336 4.200 3.011 



Total 10.176 10,658 8.978 



GERMANY. 



Imports and E.xports of Crude Rubber for 10 Mouths ending October 31. 



Imtorts from— 1912. 1913. 



Brazil tons 6,247 4,993 



Mexico 1,649 497 



British Indies 1,729 3,882 



British Malacca 570 623 



Ceylon 572 1,010 



Dutch Indies 907 930 



Belgian Congo 1.548 1,568 



Cameroons 1.790 1,555 



Other countries 3,554 3,625 



Total 18.566 18.683 



Exports to— 1912. 1913. 



Belgium tons 149 113 



France 161 147 



Great Britain 335 269 



-Austria-Hungary 496 509 



Russia 567 355 



United States 2.434 1,825 



Other countries 302 242 



Total 4,444 3,460 



GlTT.X Perch.^. 



1912. 1913. 



Imports ( 10 months )../i)».f 2.183 2,037 



Exports (10 mouths) 191 338 



B.\L.\T.A. 



1912. 1913. 



Imports (10 months )../OHj 687 1,016 



Exports (10 months ) 191 337 



Rubber Scr.ap, Etc. 



1912 1913. 



Imports (10 months )../ti«i 6,006 4,190 



Exports (10 months ) 5,348 4,789 



Rubber Substitutes. 



1912. 1913. 



Imports (lOmonths l../ti/(j- 686 608 



Exports (10 months) 180 380 



belgiitm. 

 Crude Rubber. 



1912. 1913. 



Imports (for year)... /c)/i.s- 11,410 12,087 



Exports (for year) 8,550 8,698 



ITALY. 



Crude Rubber. 



1912 1913. 



Imports (for vear).../0Hj 3.390 2,156 



Exports (for year) 329 569 



SWEDEN. 



Crude Rubber 



1912. 1913. 



Imports (for year)., ./o/jj- 735 839 

 austria-hungary. 

 Crude Rubber. 



1912. 1913. 



Imports ( for year) 2.604 2,749 



GERMAN EXPORTS OF RUBBER GOODS IN 1913. 



Provisional statistics show that exports of German rubber 

 manufactures rose in quantity from 18,276 tons in 1912 to 

 19.706 in 1913, showing an increase of about 8 per cent. The 

 value showed an advance from the equivalent of about 30 million 

 dollars to 32 million dollars, or a gain of only about 6 per cent, 

 owing to the lower range of prices which prevailed in the 

 e-xport trade. The classification of exports for 1913 shows: 

 soft rubber goods 18,273 tons and hard rubber goods 1.433 tons. 



