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RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES. 



'T'ilE inquiries that follcno have already been answered; never- 

 theless they are of interest not only in shomng the needs 

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

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

 is therefore glad to liave those interested communicate with him. 



(820.) An exporter inquires for the name and address of 

 the manufacturer of "Samson" rubber soles. 



(821.) Request is made by a rubber company for the ad- 

 dresses of concerns who could utilize used tire casings in car- 

 load lots. 



(822.) A rubber manufacturer asks for the address of a com- 

 pany manufacturing a machine tor sitting compounding ingredi- 

 ents. 



(823.) Inquiry is made for the address of the manufacturer of 

 a machine for inflating toy balloons. 



(824.) \ foreign correspondent asks for the name of the 

 American manufacturer of derivatives of furfural, as furfuramide 

 and furfuraniline used as accelerators, and also desires to know 

 the American names of these chemicals. 



(825.) A subscriber requests the address of the manufac- 

 turer of the Diamond wire wrapper for winding hose with wire. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS. 



Addresses may be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

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

 district or cooperatix:e offices. Requests for each address should 

 be on a separate sheet, and stale number. 



New York: 734 Customhouse. 

 Boston: 1801 Customhouse. 

 Chicago: 504 Federal Building. 

 St. Louis: 402 Third National Bank 



Building. 

 New Orleans: 1020 Hibernia Bank 



Building. 

 San Francisco: 307 Customhouse. 

 Seattle: 848 Henry Building. 



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Cooperative Offices. 

 velnnd; Chamber of Commerce, 

 cinnati: Chamber of Commerce; 

 leneral Freight Agent. Southern 

 laihvay. 96 Ingalls Building. 

 Angeles; Chamber of Commerce, 

 ladelphia; Chamber of Commerce, 

 tland, Oregon; Chamber of Corn- 



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Ohio: Day 



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(33,377.) A merchant in Norway desires to secure an agency 

 for the sale of dress shields. Quote c. i. f. Norwegian port. 

 Payment through banks. 



(33,378.) A commercial agent in Canada desires to secure 

 an agency for the sale of fountain pens. Quote f. o. b. American 

 ports. Payments cash against documents. 



(33,383.) A banking iijstitution in Czechoslovakia desires to 

 purchase 200 tons of asbestos for immediate shipment. Subse- 

 quent orders to amount to 400 tons annually. Quote c. i. f. 

 European port. Payment cash in United States currency. Cor- 

 respondence in Czechic, German or French. 



(33,391.) A commission agent in Poland desires to secure an 

 agency for the sale of rubber goods. 



(33,411.) A commercial agent in Poland desires to secure 

 an agency for the sale of balata belting, and rubber goods and 

 packings. Correspondence may be in English. 



(33,423.) .\ commercial agent in Cuba desires to represent 

 manufacturers on a commission basis for the sale of tires. 



(33,495.) Tenders are now being received by the chief of the 

 fire department of a city in Canada for fire hose. 



(33,506.) A firm in Argentina desires to secure an agency 

 for the sale of rubbers used for motor cars. Correspondence may 

 be in English. 



(33,526.) A merchant firm in France desires to secure an 

 agency from manufacturers for the sale of pneumatic tires. Cor- 

 respondence should be in French. 



(33,531.) A commercial agent in Austria desires to secure 

 the representation of firms for the sale of American goods, in- 

 cluding rubber manufactures, in that country. 



(33,498.) A firm of merchants in Hungary desires to purchase 

 rubber and asbestos goods. 



(33,452.) .An American exporter representing large European 

 concerns, and who has connections in South America and other 

 parts of the world, desires to secure representation for the sale 

 of tires. 



(33,550.) A firm of importers in India desires to be placed 

 in communication with manufacturers and dealers in rubber- 

 stamp-making machines and appliances. 



(33,554.) An agency association in the Netherlands desires 

 to get in touch with manufacturers who are not yet repre- 

 sented in that country, with a view to securing exclusive agencies 

 for the sale of rubber hose for technical purposes. 



(33,557.) A firm in Belgium desires to secure the general 

 representation for the sale of tires for bicycles, motor cycles, 

 automobiles and trucks; also automobile accessories. 



MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NOTES. 



T-iyPKE & Ki.NX, Limited, Mitcham Common, Surrey, chemical 

 A manufacturers, is represented in Manchester by VV. Har- 

 rison & Co., Limited, 14 Market Place, where J. G. Thurston, a 

 director of the company, gives personal attention to inquiries 

 from the rubber trade. The previous agency arrangement with 

 Louis Minton, Trevelyan Buildings, Corporation street, Man- 

 chester, were terminated last April and the new agency connec- 

 tion became effective May 1 last. 



The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders will hold 

 its _ next motor exhibition towards the end of the year at the 

 White City and Olympia. It is expected to be the largest dis- 

 play of motors ever held, not only in England, but on the Con- 

 tinent and in the United States as well. 



.\ joint committee of British and American authorities has 

 proposed to limit the weight of golf balls to 1.62 ounces, and the 

 minimum diameter to 1.62 inches. The recommendations will 

 come up for final consideration in September. 



Milledge Brothers, Alelbourne, Australia, will act as agents in 

 Victoria for Mason tires. This territory includes the city of 

 Melbourne and a number of important towns in southeastern 

 Australia. 



Muggli & Rieser, 93 Bahnhofstrasse. Zurich, Switzerland, have 

 undertaken the sales of Mason tires and tubes in that country 

 and e.xpect to introduce them into Germany as soon as such im- 

 ports are allowed by the German Government. 



Rubber manufactures valued at $211,653 were shipped to South 

 Australia during 1917-18, compared with $286,412 in 1916-1-7. 

 There was also a decrease in asbestos packing, $11,110 in 1916-17 

 as against $8,973 in 1917-18. The export trade of South .Aus- 

 tralia suffered an even more serious decline from that of the 

 previous year than did the import trade. 



The Swedish importing concern, known as .\. B. Orion Rub- 

 ber Import Co., has voted to increase its capital from 150,000 

 to 300,000 kroner by issuing 1,500 shares at par. 



The Askim Rubber Co. has been estalilishcd at .-\skini. Nor- 

 way, to manufacture rubber shoes and automobile tires. The 

 capital stock amounts to 1,000,000 kroner, entirely paid in. 



The strikes and labor troubles in the rubber mills of Cler- 

 mont-Ferrand, France, have been settled. The plant of Establisse- 

 ments Bergougnan is operating to full capacity and has been little 

 affected by the recent labor troubles under which French industry 

 has been suffering. The plant is somewhat behind on orders, as 

 it has been since the signing of the armistice, and the Italian 

 plant of the firm and the Bergougnan Rubber Corporation of 

 Trenton, New Jersey, are helping to fill foreign orders. 



On the list of coons which, according to latest information, 

 can be exported from Italy only under license, appear carnauba 

 wax, ceresine, crude rubber and gutta percha, and reclaimed and 

 waste rubber, including worn out rubber articles. 



