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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



December 1, 1920 



desirous of having your company return, with the information 

 asked for, within the shortest time possible. 



This questionnaire calls for information similar to that which 

 was obtained from questionnaires Xos. 101 and 102, covering the 

 year 1919, and we arc hopeful that with the increased familiarity of 

 our members with this work the response will be much more 

 prompt than heretofore. 



A report of totals covering the year 1919 with respect to the 

 average total daily number of employes, number of pounds of 

 crude rubber consumed, and the total sales value of shipments 

 of the manufactured product, has been prepared and is being dis- 

 tributed with this letter. 



A. L Vn.ES, Cjeneral Manager. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES 



'I 'H.E inquiries that follozi' have already been answered; never- 

 tlicless they are of interest not only in shois-'ing the needs 

 of the trade, but because of the possibility that additional in- 

 formation may be furnished by those who read them. The editor 

 is therefore glad to have those interested communicate ivith him. 



(831) A subscriber requests information as to substitutes for 

 camel's-hair brushes for the application of rubber cement and 

 tube splicing acid, and desires to know where they may be ob- 

 tained. 



(832) A manufacturer inquires where he can obtain selenium 

 oxychloride. 



(833) A correspondent desires the addresses of German manu- 

 facturers of electricians' gloves, net-lined white acid gloves, and 

 sponge rubber, with view to exclusive sales proposition. 



(834) A correspondent desires to know the best commercial 

 method of finding the percentage of lead hydrates and lead car- 

 bonates in ordinarv white lead. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS 



Addresses may be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce, Washington, D. C, or from the following 

 district or cooperative offices. Requests for each addres\s should 

 be on a separate sheet, and state number: 



District Offices Cihiperative Offices 



New York: 734 Customhouse. Cleveland: Chamber of Commerce. 



Boston: 1801 Customhouse. Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerce; 



Chicago: 504 Federal Building. General Freight Agent, Southern 



St Louis: 402 Third National Bank Railway. 96 Ingalls Building. 



Building. l^os Angeles: Chamber of Commerce. 



New Orleans: 1020 Hibernia Bank Philadelphia: Ckamber of Commerce. 



Building. Portland, Oregon: Chamber of Com- 



San Francisco: 307 Customhouse. mcrce. 



Seattle: 848 Henry Building. Davton, Ohio: Dayton Chamber of 



Commerce. 



(33,799) Quotations are dtsired in Australia on several tons 

 of chicle. Information as to the time of delivery is requested. 



(33.919) A merchant in France desires to purchase from 

 American manufacturers and exporters ebonite in rods, plates and 

 tubes, and vulcanized American fiber in plates, sticks and tubes. 



(33,935) An agency for automobile tires is desired by a firm 

 in France. 



(33,940) A dental supply house in Japan desires to purchase, 

 cash against documents, rubber in any quantity up to 500 pounds. 

 Quote f. o. b. American port. 



(33,965) A commercial agent in Serbia proposes to organize 

 a trade bureau for the Balkans and later to open branches in 

 Zagreb, Sofia, Bucharest, and Piraeus, and maintain industrial 

 exhibits and a warehouse for the sale of rubber goods and other 

 American products. 



(33,971) A commercial agency firm in Germany desires to 

 import rubber goods, pneumatic tubes and covers for automobiles, 

 vulcanized fiber, belting and mackintoshes. 



(33,983) An English firm desires to purchase or secure an 

 agency for raw materials of all kinds, especially those kindred to 

 the rubber trade. Quotations should be given f. a. s. Atlantic ports 

 or c. i. f. English ports. Payment to be made in New York or 

 London against documents. 



(34,011) A mercantile firm in Sumatra desires to place a trial 

 order and secure an agency for the sale of tennis and golf balls. 



Complete catalogs and price lists are requested and also samples. 

 Quote c. i. f. Bclawan via Singapore or Batavia. Payment to be 

 made by 30 days' draft, or through Xew York. 



(34,013) An engineering equipment company in Wales desires 

 to secure an agency for the sale of balata lielting. Quote c. i. f. 

 Welsh port. 



(34,040) A coiTimercial agent from the Far East, who is at 

 present in the United States, is about to return to India and de- 

 sires to secure an agency for the sale of rubber goods. 



(34,055) A manufacturer in Chile wishes to receive catalogs 

 and prices of machinery for making rubber goods, such as rain- 

 coats, overshoes, and boots. Payment to be in cash. 



REVISED RUBBER TRADE LISTS 



The following trade lists of importers of rubber goods have 

 lately been revised and published by the Commercial Intelligence 

 Section of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and 

 may be obtained from the Bureau by referring to the title and file 



number of the list desired. 



File No. 

 Importers of and dealers in rubber goods for in- 

 dustrial purposes in Canada BE-1001 



Importers of and dealers in rubber boots and shoes in 



Canada BE-1002 



Importers of rubber tires in Canada BE-1003 



Drug stores and dealers in druggists' sundries in 



Canada BE-10O4 



Importers of and dealers in rubber goods in New- 

 foundland BE-1005 



Importers of various lines of rubber goods in London, 



England BE-2001 



Importers and manufacturers of rubber goods in Glas- 

 gow, Scotland BE-4001 



Importers of rubber goods for industrial purposes in 



Copenhagen, Denmark EUR-2031 



Importers of rubber shoes in Copenhagen, Denmark.. EUR-2032 



Importers of rubber goods in Tunis, Tunis EUR-3002 



Importers of and dealers in rubber goods in Palermo, 



Italy EUR-6001 



Importers of rubber goods in Lisbon, Portugal EUR-10010 



Importers of rubber goods in Tangiers. Morocco. .. .EUR-1 7000 



Importers of rubber goods in Colombia LA-14009 



Importers of rubber goods in Norway EUR-9012 



Importers of insulated wire and friction tape ; rubber 

 goods for industrial purposes, in Rio de Taneiro, 



Brazil .' LA-120O4 



Importers of rubber coats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.. LA-12(X)S 

 Importers of toys and games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. L.'\-12006 

 Importers of rubber tires in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, 



Brazil LA-12007 



INTERESTING LETTERS FROM OUR READERS 



A REMEDY WANTED FOR PITTING VULCANIZERS 



To THE Editor : 

 p\EAR SIR:— 



•'-' It has been brought to the writer's attention that sul- 

 phurous acid was being formed in the heater during the vul- 

 canization of hard rubber. 



Have any articles been published in The iNni.^ .Rubber 

 World explaining the formation of sulphur dioxide and giving 

 a remedy for the pitting of vulcanizers? 



Power Enginee*. 



When sulphur is used as a vulcanizing agent, sulphur 

 dioxide will form in the vulcanizer and there is no way to 

 prevent it. The article, "Steam Requirements for Vulcaniz- 

 ing," published in The Inma Rubber World, October 1, 1920, 

 deals with this question. — The Editor. 



"PONTOP" FOR COLLAPSIBLE AUTOMOBILE TOPS 



New live rubber and an extra heavy fabric base give excep- 

 tional flexibility and rugged strength to "Pontop," a new mate- 

 rial for collapsible automobile tops. Severe usage is said not to 

 harm "Pontop," destroy its beauty, or shorten its period of service- 

 ability. — Du Pont Fabrikoid Co., Wilmington, Delaware. 



