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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



[ September i, 1910. 



ADDITIONAL TRADE NEWS. 



GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER INCREASE. 



THE directors of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, 

 Ohio), have filed with the secretary of state of Ohio a cer- 

 tificate of increase of capital from $2,000,000 to $6,000,000. It is 

 stated by Mr. Frank A. Seiberling, president of the company, that 

 their business was twice as large in volume during the last busi- 

 ness year as in the preceding year. The company recently com- 

 pleted an additional six story building 200 x 60 feet, and another 

 is under way 400 x 50 feet. They expect to have a reclaiming 

 plant in operation in the autumn. 



AKRON'S LATEST RUBBER COMPANY. 



The Portage Rubber Co., organized by business men of Akron, 

 Ohio, with an authorized capitalization of $1,000,000, to manufac- 

 ture solid and pneumatic tires and a general line of rubber goods, 

 are offering 5,000 shares of cumulative 7 per cent, shares. The 

 capital stock is one-half each in preferred and ordinary shares. 

 The directors of the new company are Will Christy, John W. 

 Miller, James Christy, W. S. Long, Dayton A. Doyle, John 

 Kerch, Arthur S. Mottinger — all of Akron — and Hayward H. 

 Kendall, of Cleveland, Ohio. The new company plan to take 

 over the plant and business of the Union Rubber Co., of Barber- 

 ton, Ohio, with a view to doubling soon the reclaiming plant of 

 the latter. 



UNITED STATES RUBBER CO. S ISSUES. 



Transactions on the New York Stock Exchange for 

 weeks, ending August 27: 



Common Stock, $25,000,000. 



[The treasury of a subsidiary company holds $1,344,000.] 

 Last Dividend, April 30, 1900 — 1%. 

 Week July 30 Sales 5,695 shares 

 Week August 6 Sales 500 shares 

 Week August 13 Sales 3,850 shares 

 Week August 20 Sales 3,400 shares 

 Week August 27 Sales 1,800 shares 

 For the year — High, 52^, Jan. 3; Low, 



five 



Last year — High, 57H; Low, 27. 



July 30. 



Low 

 Low 

 Low 

 Low 

 Low 



5954 



6556 



67 



69 



683,4 



First Preferred Stock, $39,824,400. 



Week July 30 

 Week August 6 

 Week August 13 

 Week August 20 

 Week August 27 



For the year — High 



Last year — High 



Second Preferred Stock, $9,965,000. 



Last Dividend, July 30, 1910 — lY2%. 



Week July 30 Sales 1,110 shares High 69 



Week August 6 Sales 400 shares High 67 



Week August 13 Sales 200 shares High 67J4 



Week August 20 Sales 300 shares High 70 



Week August 27 Sales 100 shares High 68-14 



For the year — High, 84, Jan. 3; Low, 59!^, July 30. 



Last year — High, 89^; Low, 67V2. 



Six Per Cent. Trust Gold Bonds, $19,500,000. 



Week July 30 Sales 31 bonds High 10254 Low ioiJ4 



Week August 6 Sales 19 bonds High 102/2 Low 10134 



Week August 13 Sales 19 bonds High l02 l / 2 Low 102 



Week August 20 Sales 34 bonds High 10254 Low I02y^ 



Week August 27 Sales 12 bonds High 102/ Low 102% 



For the year — High, io4j/i, Jan. 15; Low. 102, July 9.' 

 Last year — High, 106; Low, 102J4. 



"CAMP GOODRICH." 



Those who visit "Camp Goodrich" on their wonderfully fertile 

 tropical island, are indeed fortunate. The area of the enchanted 

 land is not a matter of record, but its products are all that heart 

 could desire. To describe it without the singularly attractive 

 drawing, or was it a photograph, sent out by the owners is diffi- 

 cult. Fruits and flowers, orchids and orchestras are all suggested. 

 It is a land flowing with milk and honey, beer and pretzels, 



jujubes and juleps. An aeroplane-boat-automobile, fitted with 

 Goodrich tires takes one there. [See the latest "Goodrich Rub 

 ber Man's Vacation."] 



A FEW ITEMS. 



Official notice is given, under date of July 7, of the registration 

 of the commercial firm of B. Antunes & Ca., in succession of the 

 firm of the same name in liquidation. This house long has been 

 important among the aviadores at Para, and has engaged also 

 in exporting rubber. 



Commercial circles in Para and throughout north Brazil are 

 to be congratulated upon the appearance of such a journal as 

 Commercio Norte-Bracilciro, due to the enterprise of Mr. 

 Miguel P. Shelley, who for many years has been active in the 

 life of Para, for awhile in commercial affairs and later in journ- 

 alism. He has an extensive acquaintance in the Amazon region, 

 including a wide knowledge of rubber trade conditions, and it 

 is apparent from the initial issue of this journal that no small 

 proportion of its space is to be devoted to statistics of the rubber 

 market and comments on the conditions of the same. 



Mr. G. Edward Habich, well known to the rubber trade in 

 New England, who handles the "Cole 30'' automobile, shipped 

 five of those excellent cars to Para last month. 



The amount of rubber transported by the lines of the Mog- 

 yana Railway and Navigation Co. for the fiscal year 1909 was 

 1 15.565 kilograms, against 82,239 ' n 1908. This road operates 

 in the Brazilian states of Minas Geraes and Sao Paulo. 



The crude rubber market of Amsterdam is gradually as- 

 suming proportions of importance. There have long been 

 imports there of crude rubber, and to these are being added 

 increasing amounts of plantation rubber. Not a few growing 

 companies have been organized in Holland, and these are 

 expected soon to become important producers. 



There are said to be in Hawaii Territory 300 investors in. 

 La Zacualpa Rubber Plantation Co. and the allied enter- 

 prises in Mexico, representing an investment of approxi- 

 mately $1,000,000. 



It is stated that through the efforts of Mr. A. W. Smith, 

 formerly of the Roberts, Johnston and Rand Shoe Co., of 

 St. Louis, several gentlemen in that city have obtained title 

 to 88,140 acres of land at Tomellin, Oaxaca, Mexico. On 

 part of this they expect to develop mining interests, while 

 on the rest they expect to work rubber and develop grazing. 

 A party of those interested plan going to Mexico this month 

 to visit the property. 



The question of requiring public hackmen to equip their horses 

 with rubber pads was recently under consideration by the city 

 council of San Antonio, Texas. The object was the better pro- 

 tection of the asphalt streets. 



AFFAIRS OF KEMPSHALL TYRE. 



At the third annual meeting-of shareholders of the Kemp- 

 shall Tyre Co. of Europe, Limited (London: August 3) it 

 was stated that although the production of tires was the 

 largest in the history of the company, the sales having been 

 very encouraging, there was no profit for the year. This 

 was attributed to the high cost of rubber, which prevailed 

 during part of the year, and the expensive advertising cam- 

 paign which has been kept up as the means of introducing 

 the tires in every country where motor cars are used. The 

 Kempshall tires are manufactured at the plant of the Messrs. 

 Macintosh, in Manchester. 



DERMATINE PROFITS. 



At the annual meeting of shareholders of Dermatine Co., 

 Limited (London: August 17), the reports for the twelve 

 months ended June 30 showed a net profit of £2,627 I2 -y. 3d. 

 The usual preference dividend was paid of 7 per cent., and a 

 dividend of 754 per cent, on ordinary shares. The directors 

 consider the result of the year's trading to be quite satisfac- 

 tory, in view of the abnormal cost of raw materials. 



