THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR CANADA. 



393 



IMPORTS OK CRUDE AND MANUKACTURED RUBBER. 



Dixtinhfr, 1915 



Total.s . . 

 ber. re-covered; 

 ■oni Great Britain 

 United Slates 



Hard rubber, in sliects and rods 



From Great Britain 



United Slates 



Totals . . . 

 Rubber substitute: 

 From Great Britain . 

 United States 



gutta percha waste: 

 Fr.nn C.rcat Britain ... 

 United Stales . . . 

 Other countries 



Totals 



Uubber thread, not covert 

 From United States . . . 

 Balata, crude: 



From United Stales . . . 

 Chicle, crude: 



From Great Britain ... 

 United Stales .. 

 British Honduras 



erproof clothing: 



om Great Britaii 



United Stat( 



Other count 



ited Sta 

 Totals 



nited Stati 

 Totals 



Unit 



Totals 



f rubber for all vehicle 



G.-eat Britain 



United States 



Other countries 



Othe 



Totals . . 

 Hard rubber in tubes: 



From United States 

 Roots and shoes: 



From Great Britain 



United State 



Other , 



.1,6yj,965 



-',998,768 



22,574 



196.778 



$54.5U1 

 $31,912 



J.88S $1,675 



$17,800 230,971 89,557 



16,951 832,997 306,573 



10,153 216,480 79,890 



S44.904 1,283,336 $477,695 



Uccember, 1915 



Prefer- 

 ential General 

 Tariff. Tariff. 



Totals 



ihber cement and all manufac- 

 tures of india rubber and gutta 

 percha, N. O. P.: 



rnm Great Britain 



Unite.-! States 



$4,194 

 $4,194 



$67,423 $11,546 

 $1,053 



Totals 



i23 



$2,681 $118,386 



$10,611 



In addition, the imports of rubber cement and all manufactures of india 

 rubber and gutta percha not otherwise provided for amounted to $260 from 

 various countries for December: and $207 from Great Britain, and $1,795 

 from other countries for the nine months ending December. !91S, the values 

 being at treaty rates. 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC AND FOEEICN RUBBER GOODS. 



Nine Months Knding 



Belting: 

 To Great Britain . 

 United States 

 Newfoundland 



$158.92.} 

 I 3.693 



Value. 

 $150 



goods. 



$719 



11,608 

 3,936 



Mats and matting: 

 To various count 

 Clothing: 



United States $54,287 



•During December, 730,600 

 United States, making a total 

 ending Decemlicr, 1915. 



10.725 

 . $133,031 



'. $52',566 



. $52,500 ~ 



[lounds of rii 

 of 6,628,100 



$3,671 

 27^,118 



$572,419 $112,947 



iiig December, 109,414 pounds of gum chicle was Oixported to the 

 States, During the nine months ending December, 1915, 20,000 



$39,127 $1,053 



THE RUBBER SCRAP MARKET. 

 NEW YORK. 

 /^ KXER.XLLV speaking, the rubber scrap market lias been 

 ^^ quiet during the past irionth, with firm prices ruling at 

 practically the same levels of a month ago. Prices for boots and 

 shoes early in the month had an easier tendency than the week 

 before, and declined % ce"t per pound. This, however, failed 

 to interest the large buyers, although enough business was 

 indulged in at 10)4 to 11 cents to support the market. Toward 

 the end of the month trading of a fairly active nature resulted in 

 considerable business being done at 11 cents and a shade under 

 that price. 



The month's transactions in mixed auto lircs appeared to be 

 confined to small sales, at prices aroiuid 6>4 cents. However, 

 sales to the mills at 6% cents were reported later in the month. 

 G. and G. tires have had some call at prices ranging from 8]4 to 

 9 cents, but the large buyers were not interested. Inner tubes 

 continued In be a largely speculative feature and the price to the 



