July 1, 1916.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



583 



Manufactured— 



Apparel, waterproofed 



Boots and shoes. (rfoscH />airr) 



Insulated «ire 



Automobile tires and tubes... 

 Motorcycle tires and tubes... 



Cycle tires and tubes 



Tires not specified 



$78 



3,441 11,516 



17,627 



507,773 



12,281 



37.558 



972 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR ITALY. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MAKUFACTURED RUBBER. 



Totals 611.160 



ANUFACIUXED 



rubber and gutta percha 



n United States 



Cire.^t Britain 



Other 



Tot.ils 



India rubber and gutta percha 



Elastic fabric 



Hard rubber 



India rubber and gutta percha 



Cut sheets 



Elastic fabric: 



From Austria-Hungary . . 



Ger.many 



Other countries . . . 



Totals 



Other forms 



Belting 



Rubber coaled fabrics . (pie 

 Other forms: 



From Great Britain . 



Othc 



Totals 



Rubber boots and shoes (pa 



From United States; . . 



Austria-Hungary 



5,948 



1,531 



20 



2,590 



Totals 



Elastic webbing: 



From Austria-Hungary 



Other countries . 



Totals 



Elastic fabric (not specified) 

 From Austria-Hungary . . 



France 

 Germany . . 

 Great Britaii 

 Other counti 



2.640 

 13.640 

 4,400 



23,760 



5,500 

 1,540 

 10.340 

 15.180 

 1.320 



Totals 



Tires: 



From France 



Germany 



Great Britain .. 

 Other countries 



Totals 



Other rubber manufacture 

 From ."Kustriallurgary 



33,880 

 3,960 



Grrat^'Writaii'i' 

 Other counlrie 



27.940 



5,500 

 1,320 

 33,000 

 26,620 

 9,900 



76,340 



1,540 



6,224 

 '7!566 



138.380 

 78,980 



$291 



67 



6,485 



$4,161 1,540 $662 



$212 I. 100 $531 



$5,674 28.160 $14,822 



$6,716 28.380 $29,876 



569.580 $249,838 



,p.„t. $545,029 $1,869,558 



EXPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED RUBBER, 



Two Months F.nding Two Months Ending 



February, 1915. 



XUFACTURED- 



Pounds. 

 40,040 



Value. Pounds. 

 $8,957 202,180 



Great Bri 

 Othr" '"' 



Totals 



r and gutta percha 



Elastic fabric 

 Insulated wir 

 Hard rubber 



India rubber and gutta percha 



Cut sheets . . 



Elastic fabric 



Other forms . 



Belling 



;ia5tic webbii 

 To France 



Egypt . , 

 Argentiii 

 Brazil . 

 Cuba .. 

 Other cc 



27,500 

 49.500 

 20,240 

 ?9.640 



Totals 



Other rubber manufactur 

 To Switzerland 



.278,420 $1,558,917 



Totals 



,027,840 $1,315,347 1.686.960 $1,788,316 



THE RUBBER SCRAP MARKET. 



NEW YORK. 



' I "HE adverse conditions surrounding the local market caused a 

 •*• break in the price of boots and shoes early in the month of 

 June that resulted in lower values being quoted on the other 

 grades in the list, with some exceptions, however. The weak- 

 ness in the crude rubber market, together with the fact that rub- 

 ber manufacturers and reclaimers alike were anticipating a quiet 

 summer season, and the usual period of inventories, would natu- 

 rally indicate easier conditions and lower prices. Moreover, the 

 increasing volume of scrap arrivals released by the recent freight 

 congestion is another potent reason for the unsettled tone of the 

 market early in June. On Saturday of the first week, boots and 

 shoes varied from 85^ to Svj cents, the former price being more 

 representative of the actual business transacted with the mills. 

 The other grades remained practically unchanged ; G. & G. tires 

 being (|uoted 8^4 to 8^ cents, and mixed auto tires, 6^ cents, 

 with little business resulting. Inner tubes were weak, the best 

 quality was nominally quoted 27 to 28 cents delivered to the 

 mills. 



Toward the end of the month the belief was current among the 

 large dealers that prices had reached the lowest level — a theory 

 that was supported by a noticeable diminution in the arrivals of 

 supplies — and therefore they were not anxious to sell. On June 

 28, boots and shoes were very sluggish at practically the same 

 prices that have prevailed since the first of the month, 8.5^ cents 

 delivered being the best price obtainable. Transactions in mixed 

 auto tires were small in volume at 6J4 cents delivered, while the 

 other grades remained unchanged. The balance of the list 

 offered no unusual features worthy of recording, and tlie pre- 

 vailing opinion is that for the next few weeks there will be no 

 improvement in the rubber scrap business. 



