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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[NOVEMDKR 1, 1916. 



British Trade in Rubber Goods. 



IICFOBTS OF KOTOa TIRES AND TTTBES.* 



19U. 1914. 1915. 



From — £ £ £ 



Russia 253,156 152,304 31,305 



Germany 929.755 426,566 322 



Belgium 246,392 116,025 



France 351,215 331,070 282,764 



Switzerland 17,227 1.139 12,654 



Italy 531,039 588,202 230,081 



United States 224,428 270,550 1,225,422 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 4.180 2.198 32,564 



Totals from Foreign 



Countries 2.557,342 1.888,054 1,815,112 



Totals from British 



Possessions 141 4,572 169,451 



Totals .J.557.4.S3 1.892.626 1.984,563 



E&PORTS OF MOTOR TIRES AND TUBES. 



To— 

 Denmark (including 



Faroe Islands) .... 18,039 15,156 32,168 



Germany 30.994 16,207 



Netherlands 9.619 20,261 26,863 



Belgium 84.870 29,256 



France 68.071 61,204 89,914 



Italy 32.494 15,272 31,279 



Brazi'l 25.521 17,557 21,449 



Argentine Republic... 115,994 27,064 54,829 

 Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 69.341 70.307 87,684 



Totals to Foreign 



Countries 454,943 272,284 344,186 



Cape of Good Hope.. 59.148 48,505 70,346 



Transvaal 33,616 31,263 27,357 



British East Indies... 93.995 72.934 74.031 



Australia 16,606 30,960 44,068 



New Zealand 27,278 34,817 61,405 



Other British Posses- 

 sions 23,338 24.782 43,605 



Totals to British 



Possessions 253.981 243,261 320,812 



Totals 708,924 515,545 654,998 



•A change of classification took place on Sep- 

 tember 29, 1915, when motor cars and motor 

 chassis became subject to duty. Prior to that 

 date, tire.= and tubes imported with complete motor 



cars were not taken into account: now they are. 



.As from September 29, also the value of parts 



and accessories of motor tires have been added. 



IMPORTS OF MOTORCYCLE TIRES AND TUBES. 



From — 



Germany 35,420 8,811 



Belgium 2,823 76 



France 61,679 26,253 59,800 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 840' 4.568 37.970 



Totals from Foreign 



Countries 100.762 39.708 97,770 



Totals from British 



Possessions 7,353 



Totals 100.762 39,708 105,123 



EXPORTS OF MOTORCYCLE TIRES AND TUBES. 



To— 



Denmark "05 364 11.513 



Germany 2,532 2,256 



Netherlands 1,806 2,666 3.787 



Belgium 2,335 6.775 



Italy 1.099 5,300 7.685 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 3.577 7.191 11.423 



Totals to Foreign 



Countries 12.054 24.552 34,408 



Cape of Good Hope.. 4.042 4.037 8.511 



Transvaal 6,005 8.801 5.418 



British India 5.275 6,200 4,055 



New Zealand 8.606 12.580 12,081 



Other British Posses- 

 sions 4.454 10.076 16.016 



Totals to British 



Possessions 28,382 41.694 46.081 



Totals 40.436 66.246 80.489 



IMPORTS OF CYCLE TIRES AND TUBES.* 



1913. 



From — £ 



Germany 35,175 



Belgium 5.082 



France 69,107 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 1,930 



Totals from Foreign 



Countries 111.294 



Totals from British 

 Possessions 



800 



Totals 112.094 



1914. 



£ 



34.991 



3,566 

 38,931 



1,903 



79,391 



25 

 79,416 



1915. 

 £ 



53.935 

 11,219 



65,154 



65,154 



1914. 1915. 



Dozen Dozen 



Pairs. Pairs. 



85,263 156,628 



86 



3,834 



EXPORTS OF CYCLE TIRES AND TUBES. 



Sweden 26,372 



Denmark (including 



Faroe Islands 45,554 



Netherlands 48.791 



Belgium 21,758 



Italy 24,578 



Japan (including For- 

 mosa and Japanese 

 leased territories in 

 China) 88,786 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 36.358 



Totals to Foreign 

 Countiies 



22,761 



58.668 

 60.605 

 15,028 

 16,633 



19,504 

 31.941 



20,073 



74,978 

 132,842 



Totals 95,771 85,348 160,462 



EXPORTS OF RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES BY 

 QUANTITY. 

 To— 



Germany 



Netherlands 



Belgium 



France 



-Austria-Hungary . . 



Turkey 14,767 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 7,176 



5,182 



14,843 



1,189 

 29,851 



292,197 225.140 283,776 



Cape of Good Hope.. 24.121 



Transvaal 25.572 



British East Indies... 45,727 



New Zealand 11,152 



Other British Posses- 

 sions 12,780 



Totals to British 



Possessions 119,352 



16,865 

 23.289 

 38.888 

 10,281 



14.888 

 20,214 

 75.551 

 14,229 



16,086 22,391 



Totals 411,549 



105.409 

 330.549 



147,273 

 431,049 



*Not imported with complete cycles. 

 IMPORTS OF OTHER TIRES AND TUBES.* 



From — 



United States 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 



7.835 

 767 



11.889 

 55 



19.994 

 623 



Totals from Foreign 

 Countries 



Totals from British 

 Possessions 



11.944 20.617 



Totals 8,610 11.944 20.617 



EXPORTS OF OTHER TIRES AND TUBES. 



To— 



Belgium 



France 



Spain 



Italy 



Roumania 



Argentine Republic... 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 



9.351 

 10.205 

 4.963 

 4,943 

 1.843 

 14.456 



2.422 

 8,195 

 3,036 

 2.341 

 5,948 

 3.056 



3.084 



3.929 



550 



22.604 20.086 



8.448 

 22.877 



Totals to Foreign 

 Countries 



68.365 45,084 38,888 



43.216 



8.559 

 24.329 



114.992 



*Not imported or exported with complete vehicle. 



IMPORTS OF R¥BBER BOOTS AND SHOES BY 

 QUANTITY. 



From — 



Germany 



France 



United States 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 



1913. 

 Dozen 



Pairs. 

 22,644 



3,587 

 65,806 



3,668 



1914. 

 Dozen 



Pairs. 

 19,296 



5.427 

 58.906 



1.633 



1915. 

 Dozen 

 Pairs. 



"3.128 

 151,198 



2,302 



Totals to Foreign 



Countries 52,731 



Cape of Good Hope. . 



Natal 



Transvaal 



British East Indies... 



Australia 



New Zealand 



Other British Posses- 

 sions 



29,836 



S,794 



6,425 12,473 



Totals to British 



Possessions 80,005 



91,845 90,986 



Totals 132,736 121,681 118,169 



IMPORTS OF RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES BY 

 VALUE, 



1913. 1914. 1915. 



From— £ £ £ 



Germany 23.715 20,356 



France 3.027 5,101 2,770 



United States 90,178 137,352 250,076 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 2,947 1,476 2.743 



Totals from Foreign 



Countries 119,867 164,285 255,589 



Totals from British 

 Possessions 



54 



38 



8,671 



Totals 119,921 164.323 264,260 



EXPORTS OF RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES BY 

 VALUE, 

 To— 



Germarv 8,328 1,664 



Netherlands 3,612 4,579 4,030 



Belgium 9.260 7,419 



France 11,940 3,180 40,198 



.\ustria-Hungary 2,002 666 



Turkey 14,199 9,743 



Other Foreign Coun- 

 tries 11,202 8,876 9,860 



Totals to Foreign 



Countries 60,543 



Cape of Good Hope.. 



Natal ;... 



Transvaal 



British East Indies. . . 



.Australia 



New Zealand 



Other British Posses- 

 sions 



36.077 54.088 



6,745 



8,476 15,156 



Totals to British 

 Possessions 



77,463 87,679 84,685 



Totals 138.006 123.756 



EXPORTS OF ENGINE AND BOILER 



BY QUANTITY. 



1913 

 To— 



Russia 



Sweden 



Norway 



Denmark (including 

 Faroe Islands) .... 



Germany 



Netherlands 



Belgium 



France 



Italy 



•Egypt 



China (exclusive of 

 Hongkong. Macao and 

 leased territories'* . . . 



Japan (including For- 

 mosa and Japanese 



Cwts. 

 2,051 

 1.418 



2,225 



4.072 

 1,038 

 2,390 

 1,284 

 1,737 

 345 

 2,215 



2,773 



1914. 

 Cwts. 



3,055 

 1.927 

 3,018 



1.512 

 838 



3.352 



1,364 

 897 

 319 



1.521 



2,453 



138.773 

 PACTKING 



1915. 

 Cwts. 

 339 

 1,821 

 4,368 



2,486 



3,109 



823 

 590 



3,181 



