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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March i, 1908. 



PARA RECOVERY CO.— RECEIVERS SALE. 



The receivership for the plant and business of the Para Re- 

 covery Co. (Bayonne, New Jersey), mentioned in The Indi.\ 

 Rubber World January i, igo8 (page 126), has been terminated 

 by the sale of the entire property of the company, including 

 patent rights and processes owned by it. The property was 

 offered at public auction in Jersey City on February II, including 

 lands, buildings, furniture, and a considerable amount of rubber 

 working machinery. The highest offer made was $11,000, by 

 William R. Elliott, of New York city, and the sale was made 

 to him subject to confirmation by the chancery court of New 

 Jersey, which was given on February 24. It is rumored, though 

 this is not stated here as a fact, that the purchaser represents 

 the interest in the Para companj', known to be considerable, of 

 the National Rubber Co. (Austin, Texas), a guayule rubber con- 

 cern. The Para Recovery Co. was organized by Mr. George E. 

 Heyl-Dia for the purpose of working guayule rubber under 

 special processes. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



A fire on February 18 did considerable damage to the factory 

 at Bridgeport, Connecticut, of the Electric Cable Co. (New 

 York). 



The business of the late Dr. Peter T. Austen, a consulting 

 chemist of New York widely known in the rubber trade, will be 

 continued by Mr, Frederick J. Maywald, who has been associated 

 with Dr. Austen and in charge of his laboratories for the past 

 14 years. Mr. Maywald is familiar with Dr. Austen's methods, 

 and has had a widely varied experience in all lines of chemical 

 work, all the cases which Dr. Austen undertook having passed 

 through his hands. 



THERMOID BRAKE LINING. 



■ I ' HERE has been for a long time a demand for a material 

 * for lining automobile brakes that would not burn, that 

 would grip promptly, and last for a considerable length of time 

 and not be affected by water or oil. After giving the matter 

 considerable thought and doing considerable experimenting, the 

 Trenton Rubber Manufacturing Co. (Trenton, New Jersey) have 

 been successful in producing a material that accomplishes all 

 of the above, and which they have chosen to call "Thermoid" 

 brake lining. It is composed of rubber, asbestos, and brass. The 

 rubber is of such compound that it resists to a very great degree 

 excessive heat, and it is needless to say that the brass and the 

 asbestos withstand the elements, especially when protected as in 

 this case. This material is guaranteed not to burn and is being 

 rapidly approved of by the automobile world. 



SOME WANTS OF THE TRADE. 



[442] A FOREIGN correspondent wishes to communicate 

 *^ with someone well acquainted with American 

 rubber balloon manufacturers. 



[443] Information has been requested regarding the process 

 of Foelsing and Bogel for the extraction of rubber from various 

 plants. 



[444] "There is being sold in this vicinity an article known 

 as 'Mendum,' designed to repair the uppers on rubbers. I judge 

 this to be a form of gutta-percha. Can you tell me anything 

 about it, and by whom made ?" 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



THE rubber market throughout the month has been dull 

 and weak, declining during the greater part of this period, 

 but showing a little more firmness at the end. Dealers 

 report more inquiry for rubber than was heard a few weeks 

 ago, but mostly at lower prices than the quotations given below. 

 There has been enough snow, on the whole, to render the rubber 

 footwear industry more active than at the beginning of the year, 

 but there are reports from various parts of the country of 

 mechanical goods factories working short time or with reduced 

 forces. 



It was supposed in some quarters that low prices would have 

 the effect of causing rubber to be withheld from market up the 

 Amazon, but statistics of arrivals do not support this view. 

 Doubtless the owners of Scringaes are obliged, regardless of 

 market conditions, to make shipments against obligations. Total 

 receipts at Para (including caucho) up to the date of latest 

 advices were : 



1904-05. 1905-06. 1906-07. 1907-08. 



July-January tons 17,890 20,400 18,500 19,100 



February 4.320 3.920 5.060 03,804 



Total, 8 months 22,210 24,320 23,560 22,904 



[a — To February 19, 1908.] 



Following are the quotations of New York for Para grades 

 one year ago, one month ago, and February 28 — the current date : 



P.\R.^. Mar. I, '07. Feb. i. '08. Feb. 28. 



Islands, fine, new Ii8@ii9 7i@72 6s(g66 



Islands, fine, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, fine, new i22(a 123 74@75 67@68 



Upriver, fine, old I26<V; 127 7S@76 69@7o 



Islands, coarse, new 7i(S 72 4S@46 41(0)42 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 97® 98 55@s6 48@49 



Upriver. coarse, old none here none here none here 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet 77(578 So@Si 43(@44 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball gs(a g6 S5@56 49(®50 



Ceylon (Plantation), fine sheet. . 137(2138 89@90 75@76 



African. 



Lopori ball, prime 62@63 



Lopori strip, prime S5(§56 



Madagascar, pinky 6o@6l 



Ikelemba none here 



Soudan niggers 53@54 



Sierra Leone, 1st 



quality 61(0)62 



Massai. red 6l'g)f>2 



Benguella 44@45 



Accra flake I2@I3 



Cameroon ball none here 



Centrals. 

 Esmeralda, sausage.... S0(o'5i Mexican, scrap 



Guayaquil, strip 4i@^2 



Nicaragua, scrap 49(0*50 



Panama 40(^41 



... so(g5l 



^Mexican, slab 38@39 



Mangabeira, sheet 42(§!43 



Guayule 25(^26 



East Indian. 



Assam 62(0)63 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 3$ioo 



Islands, coarse i$700 



Latest Manaos advices : 



L'priver, fine 3$7oo 



L'priver, coarse 1^700 



Borneo 26@27 



Per Kilo. 



L^priver, fine 3$8oo 



Upriver, coarse 2$30O 



Exchange 15 TiTfld. 



Exchange i5 3/l6c(. 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York quotations — prices paid by consumers for car- 

 load lots, per pound — have been about as follows, though the 

 market has hardly been active enough in some lines to create 

 definite price levels : 



Old rubber boots and shoes — domestic dVz® 7 



Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign 6 @ 6^ 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 6 @ Syi 



Automobile tires 6 @ 654 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires 7 (§8 



White trimmed rubber I0j4(??ll 



Heavy black rubber 4%@- 4/^ 



Air brake hose 4'A@ 4/4 



Fire and large hose 35^@ 3?4 



Garden hose 2 @ 2% 



Matting l^@ i^ 



