November 1, 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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The returns of additional trees planted and now growing, 

 illustrate the natural future output.- ' , 



TREES FIVE YE.\RS OLD AND LESS. 



Trees. 



Five years old, maturing 1911 768,245 



Four years old, maturing 1912 1,883,563 



Three years old, maturing 1913 2,757,148 



Two years old, maturing 1914 3,968,286 



One year old, maturing 1915 2,629,471 



Total now growing and not yet matured 12.006,713 



Adding to these 12,006,713 trees not yet matured, the 1,371,215 

 trees reported as 6 years and upwards, the grand total is 

 reached of 13,377,928 trees now planted by these'43 companies 

 and producing or maturing within the next few years: 



TOTAL OF TREES PLANTED BY 43 COMPANIES. 



Six years old or more 1,371,215 



Five years old 768,245 



Four years old 1,883,563 



Three years old 2,757,148 



Two years old 3,968,286 



One year old or less 2,629,471 



Total trees now planted Iiy 43 companies 13,377,928 



'si*^*,'-* 







Badly Tapped "Hevea" Tree, but Since Recovered. 



AVERAGE OF FOUR POUNDS PER TREE. 



Allowing that even 2 million trees furnished the 8 million 

 pounds of 1910, this proportion would represent an average of 



4 pounds per tree. The product of these 43 companies would 

 thus apparently represent: ' ' 



Trees. 



1910-11 2,000,000. 



Added, 1912 2,000,000 



Product, lbs. 

 1910-11 8,000,000 



Total, 1912 4.000,000 1912 16,000,000 



Added, 1913 3,000,000 



Total, 1913 7,000,000 1913 28,000,000 



Added, 1914 4,000,000 



Total, 1914 1 1,000,000 1914 44,000,000 



Added, 1915 2,500,000 



Estimated total, 1915, of 13,500,000 1915 54,000,000 



These figures, it will be remembered, apply to only two-thirds 

 of the present product, so that taking the same proportion for 

 the other third, the result would be : 



1910, lbs 



1915 (estimated) lbs. 



43 Com- 

 panies. 

 8.000,000 



54,000,000 



150 Com- 

 panies. 

 4,000,000 



27,000,000 



Total of 193 



companies. 



12,000,000 



81,000,000 



Of course it is doubtful whether the 150 companies not re- 

 ported upon, have been planting on the same scale as the 43 

 selected for illustration, but an extension of present output 

 may be considered likely. 



old AND NEW COMPANIES. 



In this connection an interesting fact is shown by the dates 

 of registration of the aggregate of 193 companies, and of the 43 

 reported upon. 



MALAY COMPANIES. 



Producing companies 

 Registrations, now reported upon. 



1903 and earlier 7 4 



5 

 3 

 19 

 7 

 2 

 3 



43 



That the supply from the 150 additional companies, may, by 1915 

 reach a higher proportion than one-half of that of the 43 se- 

 lected ones, is another contingency, only to be defined when sim- 

 ilar particulars are published as to the former. A glance at the 

 preceding table of registrations will show, that out of 69 com- 

 panies registered up to 1908, chiefly in 1906 and 1907, 40 have 

 now reached a productive stage, whole only 3 companies of 

 the 58 registered in 1909 appear in the selected list (and none 

 of 1910 or 1911 registration) thus leaving 150 companies still to 

 be heard from, whose yield will have to be taken care of in suc- 

 ceeding yeai-s. 



PARTICULARS OF OTHER COMPANIES. 



The value of the above-named table affecting the 43 producing 

 companies (which is reproduced below) would be enhanced by 

 similarly arranged particulars being issued for the other 150 

 companies, at present "dark horses" in the field. To satisfy their 

 shareholders they must ship rubber, and it would be of material 

 interest to know the extent of such prospective arrangements 

 for the vears 1912 to 1915. 



