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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1917. 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR THE 

 UNITED STATES. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED 

 RUBBER. 



November, 1916. 

 Unmahofacturrd — free: 



Pounds. 



India rubber: 

 From — 



France 



Portugal 



United Kingdom 



Central America and Brit- 

 ish Honduras 



Mexico 



lirazil 3,975,007 



Other South America 253,580 



East Indies 9,644.480 



Oi^er countries 10,156 



152,636 

 5.289,i68 



77,990 

 144,246 



Value. 



$63,804 



3,870,357 



32,402 



64.993 



1,927,109 



110,840 



5,020,279 



4,757 



Totall 19,547,263 $10,094,54! 



Balata 250.374 143.114 



Guavule gum 144,090 32.295 



•Gutta jelutong 1.265,829 89,442 



Gutta percha 4,437 582 



Totals 21,511,993 $10,359,974 



Rubber scrap 1,670,864 102,581 



Totals, unmanufactured 23,182,857 $10,462,555 



Chicle dutiable 



M.\NUFACTURED — dutiable: 



Gutta percha 



India rubt.er 



Totals, manufactured. . 



Substitutes — elasticon. etc . . 



575,905 $293,672 



$1,037 

 71,950 



$72,987 



$2,085 



Pounds. 



Value. 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE. 

 November. 1916. 

 Manufactured — 



Automobile tires: 

 To— 



England 



Canada 



Mexico 



Cuba 



Australia . i, 



New Zealand 



Philippine Islands .... 

 Other countries 



$393,547 

 46,338 

 17.168 

 56,123 

 24.537 

 25.199 

 29,805 

 351,662 



Total 



All other tires 



Belting, hose and packing. . 



Rubber boots pairs 



Rubber shoes pairs 



Scrap and old rubber 



Reclaimed rubber 



Other rubber manufactures. 



Totals, manufactured... 



Fountain pens number 



148,367 

 518,888 

 259,650 

 368,337 



14,462 



$944,379 

 128,716 

 217,370 

 438,781 

 252,866 

 46.351 

 59.171 

 655,676 



$2,743,310 



$10,786 



EXPORTS 'OF FOREIGN MERCHANDISE. 

 November, 1916. 



UNMA.S'l--rACTURED — 



Balata 



Guayule gum 



Gutta jelutong 



Gutta percha 



India rubber 



Rubber scrap and refuse.. 



Pounds. 

 26,689 



Value. 

 $14,143 



421,570 



250,656 



Totals 

 Chicle . . , 



unmanufactured 448,259 $264,799 



3,462 



$1,133 



EXPORTS OF RUBBER GOODS TO NON-CONTIGU- 

 OUS TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED 

 STATES. 



Makufactured — 



To— 

 Alaska: 



Belting, hose and packing 

 Boots and shoes .... pairs 

 Other rubber goods 



Totals 



To— 

 Hawaii: 



Belting, hose and packing 



Automobile tires 



Other tires 



Other rubber goods 



Total 



To- 

 Philippine Islands'. 



Belting, hose and packing 

 Boots and shoes pairs 



Tires 



Other rubber goods 



Total 33,980 



l^n— 

 I'orto Rico; 



Beltiry. hose and packing 



Automobile lires 



Other tires 



Other rubber goods 



Total 



" Diniable beginning July 1, 1916. 



34,586 

 9,926 



$78,043 



$8,421 



53,428 



750 



9.842 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN RUBBER 

 GOODS. 



October, 1916. 



$72,441 



Jy 



Manufactured — 



Canada. 



Hose: Value. 

 To- 

 Great Britain ^ $4,095 



Newfoundland 322 



Other countries 13,370 



Prod- Reexports 

 uce of of Foreign 



Goods. 

 Value. 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR 

 THE DOMINION OF CANADA. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED 

 RUBBER. 



October, 1916. 



Unmanufactured — free: , ^ ^ 



Pounds. Value. 



Rubber and gutta percha, crude 

 • caoutchouc or india rubber : 

 From — 



Great Britain 399,537 $220,092 



United States 260.941 132,589 



Straits Settlements 94,895 53,524 



Totals 755,373 $406,205 



Rubber, recovered: 



Great Britain 200 $49 



ITnited States 260,337 46,406 



Totals 260,537 $46,455 



Hard rubber, in sheets and rods: 

 United States 829 $774 



Rubber substitute: 



United States 67.663 $6,773 



Rubber, powdered, and rubber 

 or gutta percha waste: 



Great lirilain 147,240 $5,908 



United States 83^786 4,219 



Other countries 3,603 266 



Totals 234,629 $10,393 



Rubber thread, not covered: 



United States 1,912 $2,968 



Balata, crude: 



United States 4,648 $3,764 



Chicle, crude: 



I n'ted ^tali-s 292,218 $99,277 



British Honduras 248,958 89,418 



Mexico 216,788 77,685 



Totals 757,964 $266,380 



October, 1916. 



Totals , $17,787 



Boots and shoes: 

 To- 

 Great Britain $102,096 



United States 231 



Newfoundland 29,363 



.Australia 1,572 



New Zealand 3,389 



Other countries 1,318 



Manufactured — dutiable: General 

 Tariff. 



Boots and shoes: Value. 

 From — 



United States $15,241 



Belting: 



United States $5,584 



Waterproof clothing: 



Great Britain 



United States $12,189 



Totals $12,189 



Hose, lined with rubber: 



Great Britain 



United States $10,520 



Totals $10,520 



Mats and matting: 



United States $202 



Packing: 



Great Britain 



United States $6,001 



Totals $6,001 



Tires of rubber for all vehicles: 



Great Britain $1 1,970 



United States 126,861 



France 643 



Totals $139,474 



Rubber cement and all other 

 manufactures of india rubber 

 and gutta percha, N, O. P.: 



Great Britain $550 



United States 52,415 



Other countries 83 



Totals $53,048 



Webbing — over one inch wide: 



Great Britain 



United States $22,145 



Totals $22,145 



Pref- 

 erential 

 Tariff. 

 Value. 



Totals $137,969 



Great Britain $39,710 



United States % 2,090 



Other countries 9,179 



Totals . . . 

 tGum chicle: 

 United States 



$7,742 



$231,147 



$1,043 



$1,042 



$512 



$512 



* During October 313,700 pounds of rubber 

 waste was exjiorted to the United States. 



t During October 425.746 pounds of gum chicle 

 was exported to the United States, 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR ITALY. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED 

 RUBBER. 



Nine Months Ending 

 September, 1916. 



Unmanufactured — 



Pounds. 

 India rubber and gutta percha 

 — raw and reclaimed: 

 From — • 



Great Britain 2,937,660 



Straits Settlements 1,150,820 



African French Colony... 6,380 



Belgian Congo 219,120 



Brazil 3.767,060 



Other countries 1,249,600 



Value. 



$38,046 



$38,046 

 $59 



$59 



V 



$7 



$379 



$379 



$11,323 



$11,323 

 $1,241 



$1,241 



I 



Totals 



50.820 



$67,914 



