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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June 1, 1917. 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR ITALY. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED RUBBER. 



Twelve Months Ending December. 



Unmanufactured— 



1916, 



1915. 



Pounds. 



Lire. 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — raw and reclaimed: 



Great Britain 4,121,040 



Straits Settlements 1,186,460 



African French Colony 61,380 



Belgian Congo 219,120 



Brazil 4,304,740 



Other countries 1,810,820 



Pounds. 



440 



2,767,600 

 32,120 



294,580 

 7,904,600 



808,720 



Lire. 



Totals 1 1,703,560 42,558,400 1 1,808,060 42,938,400 



Rubber scrap 6,369,220 2,605,590 3,664,100 1,498.950 



Man ufactured — 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — threads: 



United States 



Great Britain 



Other countries , 



Totals 



67,540 



29,040 



6,600 



103,180 



48,400 



54.780 



3,520 



938,000 



106,700 



970,000 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — sheets: 



Cut sheets . . . . 

 Elastic fabrics 

 Insulated wire 

 Hard rubber . . 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 - — tube?: 



Cut sheets 



Elastic fabrics 



Other forms 



Belting 



Rubber coated fabrics, ^pieces 



Other fabrics: 



Great Britain 



Other countries 



Totals 



Boots and shoes — pairs: 



United States .. 

 France 



Other countries 



Totals 

 Others ... 



Elastic webbing: 



France 



Great Britain . . 

 Other countries 



Totals 



Clothing and articles for travel 



Articles not specified: 



From cut sheets 



Fabrics: 



France 



Great Britain 



Other countries 



14,960 



220,000 



124.740 



17,160 



136,000 



23,540 214,000 



1,480,500 



28,820 



178,200 



60,280 



267,300 1,093,500 



Totals 



Other rubber manufactures: 



2,236,300 20,330,000 



408.760 

 262,020 

 107,800 



778,580 7,078,000 



France 962,500 



Great Britain 850,740 



United States 1,411,300 



Other countries .1,540 



1.611,280 



1,085,480 



1,292,720 



80,520 



Totals 3,226,080 11,731,200 4,070,000 14,800,000 



Total imports 



EXPORTS OF CRUDE 



82,164.570 7 



AND MANUFACTURED RUBBER. 

 Twelve Months Ending December. 



0,977,375 



Unmanufactured — ■ ^ 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — raw and reclaimed: 



United States 



Great Britain 



Spain 



Other countries 



1916. 



1915. 



Pounds. 



515,020 

 40,040 



476.300 

 13,640 



Lire. 



Totals . . 

 Rubber scrap 



1,045,000 1,900,000 



Pounds. 



211,860 

 36.300 



433.840 

 47.080 



729.080 

 36,080 



Lire. 



1,325,000 

 14,760 



Tuilve .Moniiis Ending December. 



Manufactuked — 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — threads: 



1916. 



1915. 



France 



Great Britain . . 



Spain 



Switzerland 

 Argentitia . . . . . 

 Other countries 



Pounds. 



15,180 

 10,120 

 12,540 

 7.040 

 3,740 

 4,180 



Lire. 



Pounds. 



Lire. 



Totals 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — sheets: 



Cut sheets . . . . 

 Elastic fabric . 

 Insulated wire 

 Hard rubber . . 



India rubber and gutta percha 



— tubes: 



Cut sheets 



Elastic fabric 



Other forms 



Belting 



Rubber coated fabrics, ^pieces 

 Boots and shoes pairs 



Elastic webbing: 



France 



Greece 



Spain 



Switzerland ... 



Egypt , 



Argentina 



Brazil 



Chili 



Cuba 



Other countries 



Totals 



Clothing and articles for travel 



Articles not specified: 

 From cut sheets: 



Great Britain 



Spain 



Argentina 



Brazil 



Uruguay 



Other countries 



Totals 

 Fabrics . . 



52,800 



5.280 



4,840 



880 



45,540 



11.440 



176,000 



126,940 



1.540 



138,600 



2 



11,220 

 124,520 

 17,160 

 95,700 

 27,720 

 H3,9f.O 

 125.400 

 25,960 

 35,640 

 65,780 



643,060 

 3,740 



11,660 



440 



24.860 



220 



5.060 



1.9?0 



44.220 

 78,760 



480,000 



48.000 



9.900 



1.200 



165,600 



93.600 



480.000 



403,900 



4,900 



535,500 



10 



4,384,500 

 39,100 



402,000 

 322,200 



Tires and tubes: 



France 



Great Britain .... 



Switzerland 



India and Ceylon. 



Australia 



Argentina 



Brazil 



Other countries. . . 



617,540 



3,963,520 



67,540 



429.000 



81,620 



1.088.340 



529.320 



778.800 



79,640 



14,520 

 1,980 

 1,100 



20,680 



14,740 



98,120 



75,240 



6,160 



112,420 



50 



6,600 

 60,060 



7,920 

 45,540 

 11,440 

 73.260 

 89,760 

 11,440 

 36,960 

 57,200 



400,180 

 880 



4,840 

 880 

 13,200 

 1.100 

 5.720 

 5,500 



31,240 

 41,140 



378.840 

 3,204.960 



215.600 



507,320 



55,660 



1.126.840 



423.500 

 2,808,960 



724,000 



112,200 



4,050 



1,500 



75,200 



120,600 



267,600 



239,400 



19,600 



434,350 

 250 



2,728,509 

 9,200 



284,000 

 168,300 



Totals 7,555,680 68,688,000 8,721,680 79,288,000 



Other rubber manufactures: 



Albania 



France 



Great Britain 



Spain 



Switzerland 



Egypt 



Argentina 



Brazil 



L^ruguay 



Other countries 



7,260 

 65.780 

 83,380 

 13,860 

 94,380 

 14.080 

 109, no 

 69,300 

 27,720 

 43,560 



20.680 

 61,600 

 78,760 



168.300 



4,840 



90.640 



25,520 



16,280 



119,680 



Totals 



Total exports 



528,440 1,921,600 



586,300 2,132,000 



79.872.810 



87,949,110 



The nominal value of a lira is $0,193 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



Copym^ht 1917. 

 NEW YORK. 

 TP.HE conditions surrounding the rubber scrap market have 

 ■*■ not materially changed during the past month. A feeling 

 of optimism, however, has prevailed, resulting in a firm under- 

 tone that indicates higher prices. This sentiment is reflected 

 from general conditions that bespeak higher values for all com- 

 modities, crude rubber being in a particularly strong position. 

 While the mills have undoubtedly been in the market, the buy- 

 ing has been confined to limited quantities for immediate re- 

 quirements. The uncertainties now besetting the materials used 

 in the rubber industry have restricted buying and encouraged 

 the policy of awaiting future market developments. 



