THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October i, 1907. 



Vol. n. 



OCTOBER I, 1907. 



No. I. 



TABLE or CONTENTS 



Editorial: 



Some Large Rubber Profits 



Rubber Consolidation in England. 



Botanical Bedlam 



Minor Editorials 



Page. 



The Editor's Book Table 4 



Rubber Planting in Samoa 5 



[With 6 Illustrations.] 



Progress of Rubber Planting 8 



[Profits of the Vallambrosa Estate. Another Malay States Suc- 

 cess. Rubber Results in Trinidad. Rubber Plantation in Co- 

 lombia. Rubber Planters and Plantations.] 



Crude Rubber Interests g 



[llie New Rubber Plant from Bahia (Brazil). The Mexican 

 "\ellow Tree." Export Duty on Congo Rubber. - -dulteration 

 of Nigeria Rubber. Brief IVIention.] 



The Cotton Conference 10 



[The Sea Island Cotton Crop. A New Cotton Duck Mill. Cot- 

 ton Picking.] 



Rubber Interests in Europe 11 



New Rubber Goods in the Market 12 



["Racine" Wash Stand. Automobile Climber. Belt Conveyors 



for Stores. Flexible Door Bumper. Rubbertox — A Waterproof 



Cloth. Russian Folding Bathtub. Spencer Turbine Cleaner. 



The Pocket Ice Apron. Maplebay Tire. Midnight Packing.] 



[With 8 Illustrations.] 



Recent Patents Relating to Rubber 



[United States. Great Britain. France.] 



Miscellaneous: 



I'lantation Rubber Washers (illustrated) 



India-Rubber Goods in Commerce 



Milking Machines in England 



Miller's Tire Tread Roller (illustration) 



New Tennis Shoe Lists 



Coming Automobile Shows 



Record of Rubber Plantations 



Wants and Inquiries 



The Guayule Interest .* 



Record Shipment of Rubber 



Marking Rubber Footwear 



Among the Tire Makers 



(New Midgley Universal Rim (Illustrated). Bicycle Tire Trade. 

 Miracuhim. Tire Company Notes.] 



Obituary 



[Portrait of Dr. Durand Woodman.] 



Rubber at the Tokio Exhibition. . . .Kenzo Oknda 



[With 3 Illustrations.] 



Work of the Para Recovery Co 



[With 4 Illustrations.] 



G. & J. Tire Co. Lose a Suit 



The Putomayo-Caqueta Rubber Concession 



News of the American Rubber Trade 



[With 2 Illustrations.] 



The Trade at Akron Our Corrcspondmt 



The Trade in San Francisco Our Correspondent 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market 



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William Wright & Co. report [September 2]: 



Fine Para. — Owing to financial unrest and a consequent poor trade de- 

 mand, pricts have gradually declined during the month, and close fully 

 3d per pound easier for Upriver, and 2d per pound for Islands. Spot 

 demand has been dull, but a fair business done for delivery. Prices in 

 Para and Manaos have, as usual, been much higher than in the consuming 

 markets, but there are indications that the present low rates ruling in 

 Europe and America are having due effect. Trade is good, but the 

 future trend of prices will practically be governed by the state of the 

 money market, especially in New York. 



Edmund Schluter & Co. report [August 31] : 



Para grades opened quiet, and the decline referred to in our last cir- 

 cular continutd under pressure to sell, unfavorable reports from the United 

 States, antl generally reserved attitudes of consumers. The estimates of 

 receipts for September show no increase nver those of September, iqo6. 

 On the other hand, with trade conditions as at present reported, no large 

 receipts would appear to be required. Prospects are very uncertain, but 

 at the lower prices now ruling there is a somewhat better demand. 



World's Visible Supply of Para, August 31. 

 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903. 



Tons 3010 2448 1866 1402 1976 



Prices, hard, fine. 4/7 5/2 5/7 5/— 4/3 



Liverpool Stocks of African Rubber, August 31. 



1907 247 1904 459 1901 



1906 372 1903 305 1900 



190S i23 1902 449 1899 



1902. 

 2902 

 3/15^ 



.626 

 .610 

 ■ 459 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho) 1 



New York. 



Fine and Total Total Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1907. 1906. 1905. 



Stocks, July 31 Tons 227 63 = 290 147 417 



Arrivals, August 274 213^487 723 445 



Aggregating 501 276 = yyy 870 862 



Deliveries, August 336 201 = 537 777 546 



Stocks, August 31 1.65 



1907. 

 Stocks, July 31. .To»i 165 

 Arrivals, August 1380 



Aggregating 1545 1941 1470 1125 1250 1080 



Deliveries, August.... 1255 1491 1195 500 550 700 



Stocks, August 31 290 450 275 625 



1907. 



World's visible supply, August 31. . . .Tons 1792 



Para receipts, July i to August 31 2470 



Para receipts, Caucho, same dates 460 



Afloat Para to United States, August 31 . . 124 

 Afloat Para to Europe, August 31 513 



OPFICIAL STATISTICS OF RUBBER (in Pounds). 



UNITED STATES. 



MONTHS. 



July, 1907.... 

 January-June 



IMPORTS. 



4,189,184 

 42,588,027 



Seven months, 1907 46,777,211 

 Seven months, 190(3 38,207,158 

 Seven months, 1905 42,382,481 



exports. 



416,286 



2,245,536 



2,661,822 

 2,079,678 

 1,834.536 



net imports. 



3,77^,898 



40,34^-491 



44.115.389 

 36,127,480 



40,547.945 



GERMANY. 



MONTHS. 



July, 1907 



January-June 



I .\I PORTS. 



2,441,120 

 18,814.400 



Seven months, 1907 21,255,520 

 Seven months, 1906 23.006,500 

 Seven months, 1905 26,284.060 



EXPORTS. 



1. 193.940 

 6.208,400 



7,402,340 

 6,511.780 

 8,455.700 



NET IMPORTS. 



1,247,180 



12,606,000 



13,853,180 

 16,494,720 

 17,828 ,360 



FRANCE.* 



MONTHS. 



July. 1907 



January-June 



IMPORTS. 



2,728,880 

 17,325,220 



Seven months, 1907 20,054,100 

 Seven inonths, 1906 19,702,540 

 Seven months, 1905 16,462,820 



EXPORTS. 



1,215,280 

 11,149,380 



12,364,660 

 10.229.340 

 9,477,820 



NET IMPORTS. 

 1,513,610 

 6,175,840 



7,689,440 

 9.473,200 

 6,985,000 



BELGIUM. 



MONTHS. 



July, 1907 



January-June 



Seven months, 1907 

 Seven months, 1906 

 Seven months, 1905 



IMPORTS. 



2,321,880 

 9.384,112 



19,705,992 

 12,666,926 

 10,172,439 



EXPORTS. 

 1,463.068 

 6,171.832 



7,634,900 

 7,880,391 



_7,3 14,076_ 



NET IMPORTS. 



858,812 



3,212,280 



4,071,092 



4.786,53s 



2.858,363 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



MONTHS. 



July, 1907.... 

 January-June 



IMPORTS. 



6,244,560 

 41,866,048 



EXPORTS. 



3.894.128 



20.536,432 



NET IMPORTS. 



2,350.432 



21,329,616 



Seven months, 1907 48,110,608 24.430,560 23.680,048 

 Seven months, 1906 39,059.104 21,530,096 17,529,008 

 Seven months, 190S 37.5i9.776 20,445,720 17,074,056 



Note. — German statistics before Jan. I, 1906, include, gutta-percha, Balata, 

 old (waste) rubber. British figures include old rubber. French figures in- 

 clude gutta-percha. The exports from the United States embrace the supplies 

 for Canadian consumption. 



•General Commerce. tSpecial Commerce. 



