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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



[September i, 1910. 



The new rubber is being b lied 111 New York to American 

 buyers as "Extract of Borneo," though it does not eem 

 ible that this term will I permanent. When tine 



was quoted at $2.90, the new Malaysian rubber sold in 

 N'ew York as high as $1.30. It has -nice declined to 90 

 and advanced again during th< pas) mi nth to $1.10. 

 Speaking of the continuance of the trade in crude I'on- 

 ak, it may be mentioned that a single manufacturing con 

 lorted 1 New York recently 6,000,000 pounds in a 

 -nth. and the company state that they have no fear 

 of li. i beii -■ tble to continue to obtain the crude gum as 

 iaj desire it. They are, however, buying some of 

 i!i- new raw rubber. 



Rubber Ready for Shipment at Goebilt. 



The great extent of production and consumpti n 1 i gutta- 



ong i- indicated by the importation of this material into 



the United States alone. The figures which follow are compiled 



from official statements of receipts of Pontianak at New Y, rk 



for fiscal years ended June 30: 



Years. Pounds. Values. 



52.392.444 $2,419,223 



[909 24,826,296 852,372 



[908 22,803,303 1.039,776 



[907 2S.437.660 1,085.098 



1906 21,390,116 733W4 



10.104.01 1 641,319 



1004 14,887,410 430,231 



[903 13.084,81 7 345,431 



[6,850,821 501.418 



[00] 9.37I.087 248.838 



This large quantity, of course, comes in a crude form, as indi- 

 cated by the fact that the import price for the last year averaged 

 only 4.6 cents per pound. Various manufacturers in America 

 have developed processes for deresinating jelutong, with pre- 

 sumably satisfactory results. It will be interesting, none the less, 

 to see how far, if at all, the operations of the great new company 

 in the Far East will influence the shipment of untreated gum to 

 the United States. 



GUTTA-JELUTONG IN EUROPE. 



JELUTONG is brought upon the European markets by the 

 Borneo-Sumatra Maatschappij, according to the American 

 consul general at Hamburg, imports being made from Singapore. 

 London is mentioned as the principal market for jelutong, but 

 this must refer to the European trade alone. The principal con- 

 sumption of gutta-jelutong is in the United States, to which 

 country the importation is almost wholly from Singapore, the 

 figure for a single year amounting to over 27,000,000 pounds. 

 The consul reports: "The average price of jelutong, such as 

 Bandjermassin, Pontianak, and Sarawak, during the last five 



years, has been 45 to 50 pfennigs per kilogram [10.7 to 11.9 

 cents per 2.2 pounds]. The price is now 58 to 60 pfennigs [13.8 

 to 14.3 cents] per kilogram. Pontianak is the lowest grade, and 

 is generally quoted a half cent below other kinds. At times the 

 price has been as low as 9!^ cents per kilogram." 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



exports from the united states. 

 ""THE following is an official statement of the value of exports 

 ■*■ of manufactures of india-rubber and gutta-percha from the 

 United States for ten fiscal years, ending June 30: 



Belting, Boots All 



Years. Packing. and Other Total. 



and Hose. Shoes. Rubber. 



igcg-io $1,060,825 $1,984,739 $5,115,331 $9,060,895 



1908-09 1.498,445 1,292.673 3,823,956 6,615.074 



[907-08 1.347.775 1.614.290 3.743,040 6,705.105 



1906-07 1.253.369 1.231.898 3,729.643 6,214,910 



[905-06 1.221,159 1,505.082 2.966,144 5,692,385 



1904-05 1 994.100 1.214,342 2.572.375 4.780,817 



1903-04 879,476 1,086,364 2.40 ,.750 4.435.590 



1902-03 819,985 1.056.491 2,299,875 4.176,351 



1901-02 634,146 1,046.315 1. 781.941 3.462,402 



1900-01 565,726 724.015 1,727.527 3.017.268 



Exports of rubber boots and shoes (in pairs) have been as 

 follows, by fiscal years ended June 30: 



1932 2,594.708 1905 2.390,539 1908 3,080,253 



1903 2,307,401 1906 2.693.670 1909 2,396,435 



104 2.310,808 1907 2.310.420 1910 3,791,084 



Exports (in value) of reclaimed rubber and of waste rubber 

 have been as follows: 



Reclaimed. Waste. 



1909-10 $535,795 $57^ ' 1 1 1 



1908-09 414,861 402.807 



1907-08 418.738 44'C-'7 



1906-07 665. 109 548.695 



1905-06 511.843 339-507 



1904-05 522,902 204 945 



IMPORTS into the united states. 

 Years. India-Rubber. 



I )Oij-IO $1,154,347 



IO0N-09 1,301.770 



1907-08 1 ,956,590 



I9C6-07 2,262,783 



1905-06 1.992,413 



1004-05 1,389,064 



1903-04 821,562 



1902-03 665,972 



igo[-02 449.756 



igoo-0[ 478,663 



GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



Official statement of exports of manufactures of caoutchouc 

 for the first six months of three years: 



1908. 



Boots and shoes ±79,477 



All other 713-945 



igog. 1910. 



£78,742 ±"86.988 



755,003 897,199 



Total value £793,422 £834,645 £984,187 



In U. S. money $3,861,188 $4,061,800 $4789,546 



Value ->f "Apparel" untt rproofed by any process — first six mouths of 

 the year: In 1908, £148,482; in lorg, £125,466; and in 1910, £-.-'1,370. 



Exports of ml, her footwear amounted to 77,475 dozen pairs in 1908: 

 70.814 dozen pairs in 1900; and 83.106 dozen pairs in iqio. 



The abundance of rain during the present traveling season 

 has had its effect on the rubber trade, as evidenced by the lively 

 sale of raincoats. Although it is, of course, our sincere wish 

 that the summer excursionists and those who seek health at 

 the "spas" may enjoy fine, pleasant weather, there is, on the 

 1 ther hand, reason for satisfaction in the thought that the rubber 

 trade is being benefited by the wetness of the season — Gummi- 

 Zeitung. 



