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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March i, 190S. 



tW-r^ 



Vol. 37, 



MARCH I. 1908. 



No. 6. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Editorial: P^ge. 



The Paternal Purchaser 173 



The London Rubber Exhibition 174 



The Outlook for Business 174 



Now Let Everybody Get Rich 175 



Minor Editorial 175 



Americans on the Congo 176 



The Rubber Plant of Southern Europe 



Prof. Mattel and G. van den Kerckhove 177 

 [With 2 Illustrations.] 



India-Rubber Goods in Commerce 179 



The India-Rubber Trade in Great Britain 



Our Regular Correspondent 181 

 [The State of Trade. Caoutchouc e Gutta-Percha. The Late 

 Lord Kelvin. The de Nevers Tire. Electrical Notes. Rubber 

 Experts. R. & J. Dick, Limited. British Company Notes.] 



The News of Rubber Planting 183 



Merits of Plantation Rubber 184 



The London Rubber Exhibition 184 



Native Sources of Rubber 185 



The N ew York Fire Hose Situation 186 



Recent Patents Relating to Rubber 187 



[United States. Great Britain. France.] 



A Successful Shoe Vamisher 188 



[With 3 Illustrations.] 



New Rubber Goods in the Market 189 



[Rubber Tired Skate Roll. Bailey's Won't Slip Crutch Tip. 

 Kempshall Non Slip Tire Tread. The "Practical" Oil and 

 Water Atomizer. Pneumatic Canoe Carrier. A Rubber Goggle, 

 "Betsy Brown" Safety Nurser. Dryden's New Non Skid 

 Tread. Spring Board with Rubber Mat. "All Right" Protec- 

 tion Tip Nozzle. Baby Milk Warmer. Victor Tail Tie. 

 "Cleansit" Eraser. Nathan Waterproof Legging.] 

 [With 12 Illustrations.] 



The Late Amedee Spadone 191 



[With a Portrait.] 



The Obituary Record 192 



Automobiles and Tires 193 



The Mexican Rubber Planters 194 



New Trade Publications 194 



Miscellaneous: 



Buying Active in New York 176 



New Point in Hose Manufacture 176 



The Guayule Rubber Situation 184 



The Artificial Rubber Prospect 184 



Camphor Becoming Lower 186 



Fire Hose Specifications 193 



A Word Regarding "Kapak" 194 



Compressed Air in the \'ulcanizer (Illustrated) 198 



News of the American Ruober Trade 199 



The Trade in Canada 195 



In the Eootwear Trade 195 



The Trade in Akron Our Correspondent. 196 



The Trade in Trenton Our Correspondent. 197 



The Trade in San Francisco Our Correspondent. 198 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market 204 



LiverpooL 



Ed.mund Schluter & Co. report [January 31] : 



Statistics as well as unfavorable trade conditions in America and the 

 greater part of Europe do not yet satisfy the belief in an early improve- 

 ment. The estimates of supplies from the Amazon during February are 

 again large. 



The World's Visible Supply of Para, January 31. 



190S. 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903. 



Tons 561 1 3038 5268 3677 4249 3008 



Prices, hard fine. .3/11^ 5/2 5/5 s/Z a/M Zll 



Liverpool Stocks of African Rubber, January 31. 



1908 334 1905 340 1902 520- 



1907 287 1904 294 1901 853 



1906 301 1903 432 1900 500 



William Wright & Co. report [February i] : 



Fine Para. — As anticipated in our last circular, the strained financial 

 condition in the United States and the advent of heavy receipts have had 

 their due effect, and prices dropped during the month fully ^d. per pound, 

 but have since recovered somewhat, owing to easier financial conditions, 

 both here and in America, a reduction in the export duty in Brazil, and in 

 a slow but gradual improvement in consumption demand from American 

 manufacturers. That the three months (from October to December) of 

 consumption failure on the part of American manufacturers is not likely 

 to be made up this season is an undoubted fact, but it must be borne in 

 mind that the phenomenal drop in prices may aflfect next season's produc- 

 tion; this is a possibility that has to be taken into account. It is freely 

 stated that considerable quantities have been shipped over to Europe in 

 consignments; this, generally speaking, would be an element of weakness, 

 but under present conditions, with gradually improving American trade 

 demand, a nominal bank rate, a phenomenal drop in prices, and a possi- 

 bility of a reduced crop next season, these consignments if in strong- 

 hands can be easily carried into the next crop. While not anticipating" 

 any large advance we do think that the worst has been seen, and that 

 consequently present prices are worth manufacturers' attention. There has- 

 been a large and active demand for delivery, but in an "in and out" mar- 

 ket like that of the present month, the actual quantity sold is largely in 

 excess of the actual amount of rubber to be delivered. 



Rubber Recespts at Manaos. 



DuRiNi; December and six months of the crop season (in- 

 cluding caucho), reported by Sociedade Anonyma Armazens 

 Andresen : 



From — 1907. 



Rio Funis tons 88i 



Rio Jurua 664 



Rio Madeira 344 



Rio Solimoes 456 



Rio Negro no 



From Iquitos 365 



-December- 

 1906 

 202 

 477 

 250 

 445 

 156 



292 



905- 

 778 

 593 

 409 

 406 

 104 

 359 



July-December. 



1907. 1906. 1905. 



3887 2570 3302 



1496 1415 1671 



1707 1851 1758 



2013 J674 1614 



139 216 154. 



1245 1363 1406 



Total 2820 



1822 2669 10487 9089 9905. 



Fubher Statistics in Pounds. 



PoEL & Arnold (New York) have drawn up their statistics 

 of exports of india-rubber from Para and Manaos during 1907 

 in pounds, instead of kilograms, as appear in various other 

 reports. The following figures are compiled from their sum- 

 mary: 



Exports. To New York. To Europe. Total. 



From Manaos and Fsri. I'oitnds 36,535,630 38,991,810 75,527,440' 



From Itacoatiara direct 4,275 254.313 258,588 



From Iquitos direct 70,423 6,847,247 6,917,670 



Total, 

 Total, 



1907 36,610,328 



1906 ." 35.697,552 



Total, 1905 33.642,955 



Total, 1904 35.955>853 



Total, 1903 33,142,621 



46,093,370 

 40,951,439 

 41,130,215 

 31,602,209 

 35,409,284 



82,703,698 

 76,648.991 

 74.773.170 

 67,558,062 

 68,551,905 



PARA EXPORTS OF INDIA-RUBBER, JANUARY, 1908, (IN KILOGRAMS). 



Exporters. 



Fine. 



Schrader, Gruner & Co 23,057 



Ad. H. Alden 71,605 



Scholz, Hartje & Co 65,802 



Gordon & Co 53,461 



R. Suarez & Co 



J. Marques & Co 



De I-agotellerie & Co 



R. O. .\hlers & Co.. 



E. Pinto Alves & Co 



Pires Teixeira & Co 



Singlchurst, Brocklchurst & Co.... 



B. A. Antunes & Co 



Sundry small shippers 



Itacoatiara direct 



Manaos direct 550,409 



Iquitos direct 15,057 



14,234 



45,919 



2,338 



9,520 



122,236 



536 



157,909 



10,006 



Caucho. 



27,187 



128,234 

 4,667 



Total. 

 103,411 

 150,272 

 90,166 

 140.888 



32,515 

 78,397 

 3,029 

 15,180 

 19,750 



958,788 

 30,266 



Total, January 851,402 160,204 450,219 160,837 1,622,662 



