January 1. 1916.J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



UNITED STATES IMPORTS OF RUBBER AND RUB- 

 BER MANUFACTURES FOR YEAR ENDING 

 JUNE 30, 1915. 



July 1, lyl4. 



to June 30, 191S. 



Pounds. Value. 

 India rubber, gutia percha, etc. 

 Unmanufactured— /r«. 



Balata, crude 2,473,228 $963,384 



Guayule gum 5.116,165 1,442.464 



Gutta jelutong 14,766,765 704,613 



Gutta percha, crude 1,776,851 258,132 



Crude India rubber 171.429,176 82,812,928 



Scrap rubber 10,584,494 827,778 



Reclaimed rubber 918.628 112.220 



Total 207,065,307 $87,121,519 



Manufactured — dutiable. 



Guttapercha $12,021 



India lubber 534,901 



Druggists' sundries of rubber 64,820 



Hard rubber 186.307 



Rubber sponges 3,681 



Substitutes, elasticon, etc 30,227 



Total $831,957 



Chicle: Crude 2,465,400 $839,312 



Refined 1,934,760 962.889 



Total 4.400,160 $1,802,201 



Insulated wire, cable, etc $43,362 



Great Britain. 

 United States 

 British Hondur 

 Me.xico 



121,653 $44,797 

 September, 1915. 



919,837 $340,380 



Manufactured. Duti 



Waterproof clothing: 

 From Great Britain.. 

 United States 

 Other countrie 



General 



Tariff 



\'alue. 



$7,375 $20,713 $68,496 



Hose, lined with rubber 

 From Great Britain . . 

 United States 

 Mats and matting: 



From Great Britain.. 

 United States 

 Packings: 



From Great Britain 



United States 



Value. 

 $231,829 



$231,829 

 $389 



"ires of rubber for all vehicles: 



From Great Britain 



United States 



General 



Tariff 

 Value. 



Prefer- 

 ential 

 Tariff 



Other cour 

 Total 



General 

 Tariff 

 Value. 



$9,971 



668,668 



13,585 



1,130 



$2,221 $693,354 



Prefer- 

 ential 

 Tariff 



•Rubber cement and all mar 

 tures of india rubber 

 gutta percha, N. O. P. : 



From Great Britain 



United States 



Other countries . . . 



Total $47,153 



ubber, unfinished, in tubes, 

 ■ manufacture of fountain 



Other countries 



Total $13,1 



Boots and shoes: 

 From Great Britaii 

 United 

 Other 



*In addition, the imports of rubber cement and all r 

 rubber and gutta percha amounted to $540 from vari 

 September, and $196 from Great Britain, and $1,277 

 for the si.x months ending September, the values being 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC AXD FOREIGX RUBBER GOODS. 



Prod- Re-exports Prod- Re-exports 



uce of of foreign uce of of foreign 



Canada. goods. Canada. goods. 



\'alue. ^'alue. Value. \'alue. 



To Great Britaii 



To Great Britain.. 

 United States . 

 Xewfoundland 

 Other countrie; 



Total . . 



toots and Shoes: 



To Great Britain.. 



United States 



Xewfoundland 



.Australia 



Other countries 



1.404 



Total $58,892 



Mats and matting: 



To various countries 



Clothing: 



To Great Britain 



United States 



Xewfoundland 



Other countries $13 



Total . . . . 

 •Rubber waste: 



To United States. 



All other, N. O. P. : 



To Great Britain.. 



United States 



Xewfoundland 



.^ustralia 



Other countrie: 



$13 



7.923 



Total $114,247 



tGum chicle: 



To Great Brita-n 



United States $62,774 



Other countries 



Total $62,774 



$345,791 $1,954 



68.097 266,272 



3,879 785 



2,964 



29,850 10 



$7,342 $450,581 $269,021 



$5,000 



326,584 $91,995 



39.076 1.107 



$370,660 $93,102 



rubber 



•For the month of September the total amount, by weight, of 

 waste exported to the United States was 453.900 pounds, and for the six 

 months ending September was 4,719,700 pounds. 



■fFor the month of September the total amount, by weight of exported 

 chicle gum was 109,368 pounds to the United States, and for the six months 

 ending September was 869.377 pounds, divided as follows: 10,000 to Great 

 Britain, 797.175 to the United States, and 62.202 to other 



