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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



Sei'te.mber 1, 1921 



as against 67,593.6 kilos in the previous year. The entire yield of 

 gutta percha was sold to an English concern that had been taking 

 the whole crop of the estate for some years. The price obtained 

 was 7.50 gilders against 7 gilders per kilo in 1918. 



The cost price of gutta percha in the leaf, delivered to the fac- 

 too', increased from 2.40 gilders to 2.43 gilders per 100 kilos. 

 Costs of preparing the gutta percha were 1.07 gilders per kilo, as 

 compared with 0.86 gilders in 1918. Total costs were 4,14 gilders 

 per kilo against 3 83 gilders in 191,^! and 6.08 gilders in 1914. 



JAVA PLANTATION WORKEES' WAGES 



The following statistics regarding wages paid per day to laborers 



on the rubber plantations of Java are taken from a recent United 



States Government report. One florin, it should be noted, equals, 



at par, 40 cents. 



„ .. Florin.'! 



I appcrs, rubber '0.70—0.80 



T.ippers, beginners ^0.50 



Mandoers in charge of drying, smoking, and sorting rubber.. 30 



Mandoers in charge uf machining rubber 20 



Skilled labor, rubber factory 15 20 



Coolies, males '0 50 



Coolies, females "oisO 



'Per day. 



SOUTH AMERICAN NOTES 



THE GUIANAS 



THE report of the Balata Compagnie Surinam for 1920 

 shows that 215,000 kilos of balata were gathered during the 

 year, of which some was sold at satisfactory prices and other 

 sales have since taken place. 



The general situation, which adversely affected all enter- 

 prises in Surinam, also influenced the exploitation of the new 

 undertaking Plantage Susanna's Daal, which suffered a loss of 

 8.261.65 gilders. The company's total profits amounted to 45,- 

 440 gilders from which losses at 42,924 gilders over the year 1919 

 had to be deducted. 



The production of balata in Surinam during 1920 amounted to 

 442,071 kilos, as compared with 492,896 kilos the year before. 



During the four months ended April 30, 1921, 387,190 pounds 

 of balata were shipped from British Guiana. This is an increase 

 of 145,423 pounds over the amount for the corresponding period 

 of 1920 when 241,767 pounds were exported. 



DECUNE OF THE BRAZILIAN RUBBER INDUSTRY 



The rubber industry was one of the most important of Brazilian 

 activities, but, not being able to compete with the oriental product, 

 it has suffered a decline. 



Year Quantity Value Year Quantity Value 



Kilos' Milreis* Kilos Milreis 



I9I2 ... 42,286,089 241,423,379 1917 ... 33,998,125 144,080,243 



IVU ... 36,231,550 155,630,906 1918 ... 22,661,690 73,727,818 



1914 ... 33,531,469 113,598,319 1919 ... 33,251,564 105,536,953 



1915 ... 35,165,308 135,785,729 1920 ... 23,586,895 58,350,054 



1916 ... 31,494,701 152,239,480 



■One kilo equals 2.2 pfninds. 

 =One milreis ecjuals $0,544 normal. 



There are many things which have affected Brazilian rubber 

 unfavorably — the rubber trees are scattered in a dense jungle 

 and are long distances from ports of shipment, the gatherers 

 must face many hardships, and often the rubber must be carried 

 on the backs of natives long distances to places where it may be 

 floated downstream to a port. These methods are very costly 

 and can hardly hope to compete with the more modern methods 

 used on plantations. Due, however, to its recognized superior 

 quality. Para rubber has been able to maintain a certain position 

 on the market. In 1918 the United States bought 17,887 tons 

 out of the 22,662 tons exported, and in 1920, 13,609 tons out of 

 23,586 tons exported. Great Britain came next with 6,990 tons. 



BRAZILIAN NOTES 



Brazil has been awarded the gold cup for the best pavilion, and 

 the gold inedal for excellency and variety of the produce ex- 

 hibited at the London Rubber and Tropical Products Exhibition. 

 The States of Amazonas and Para have been awarded the silver 



cup for best-quality rubber. It is hoped lure that these results 

 will materially benefit the country, particularly the rubber lands 

 which are in a sorry plight. To quote from a recent issue of 

 li'ilcintm's Brazilian Review. 



"l-"oreigners and natives are migrating from the rubber land in 

 large numbers and little by little the once prosperous cities of 

 Para and Manaos would seem to be falling into decay. Still the 

 seringneiro contents himself with farinha and drink, and continues 

 to tap devalorized rubber trees. The time may come when rubber 

 will look up again, but it is doubtful whether the Amazon trade 

 will ever witness the prosperity of pre-war years." 



The Brazilian centenary is to be marked by the Brazilian 

 Centenary Exhibition, which will be one of the most important 

 c< mmercial expositions to be held in 1922. 



BAHIAS RUBBER TRADE 



Interest in the local rubber product centers in the variety 

 known as maniQoba, which forms the bulk of the shipments 

 from Bahia, Brazil. The other grade is known commercially 

 as mangabeira. Of the last rubber crop the United States took 

 about three quarters, while the remainder went to France and 

 England. The quantity of mangabeira exported during 1919 

 was 40,062 pounds, while the amount in 1920 decreased to 11,773 

 pounds. The values of these shipments were $11,778 and $3,331 

 respectively. The amount of manigoba exported during 1919 was 

 517,885 pounds, valued at $101,364. The shipment during 1920 

 was 101,236 pounds, valued at $37,447. — Commerce Reports. 



PALESTINE 



A correspondent of the Gummi-Zeitung who is at present in 

 Palestine gives some idea of the rubber goods that could be sold 

 in that country. Industries in Palestine are growing and an in- 

 creasing quantity of mechanical goods will be needed. All kinds 

 of tires are in demand. It also seems that a good market could 

 be developed for most surgical and druggists' sundries, as well 

 as for toy balls, rubber dolls, hard rubber combs, syringes, electro- 

 technical goods and articles made of clastic bands and fabrics. 

 The duty on all articles in Palestine is 11 per cent ad valorem. 



EGYPTIAN RUBBER TRADE 



Under the name of North African Rubber Co., Raffo, Rubrigi 



et Cie. will engage in the manufacture and sale of rubber goods, 



with headquarters at Cairo. The capital is given as £15,000 — 



Egyptian. 



Imports of Automobile Tires 



Imports of automobile tires into Egypt show that whereas 

 England has formerly had almost a monopoly of this trade, and 

 is still in the lead, American imports for 1920 were more than 

 six times greater than for 1919. Both French and English im- 

 portations, while much larger in quantity and value than those 

 from the United States, have merely doubled for the correspond- 

 ing period. 



1919 1920 



Countries of origin: Kilos \aluc 



("nited Kingdom 76,IK9 $164,420 



1-raiice 31.602 91,275 



United States 9.164 24,045 



.Ml other countries 12,725 28,765 



Tol.il 129,680 $308,505 



Kilos Value 



148,955 $389,590 



61,822 202,030 



59.458 195.890 



20.626 65,735 



290.861 S853.245 



I. B. KiJii.NERT Rubber Co., 719 Bho.xdvvav, New York, N. Y., 

 is putting out the "Grayline" moist-proof colored cases for tour- 

 ist travel, designed to withstand the strains of bath-room 

 and travel wear. These are made in staple French ^ay, 

 lined with a trimming of a harmonious color. Pocket 

 arrangements are made to meet the requirements of individual 

 taste. These cases are of the usual protective material which 

 characterizes the shields, sanitary goods, household aprons, etc., 

 which have long been standard articles of this manufacturer. 



