754 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September 1, 1917. 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR THE 

 UNITED STATES. 



IMPORTS or CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED 



CRUDE AND 

 RUBBER. 



Unmanufactured — free: 



May. 1917. 



Pounds. 



India rubber: 

 From — 



France 11,161 



Portugal 1,074,426 



United Kingdom 11,889,420 



Central .*\merican States 



and British Honduras.. 89,759 



Mexico 71,933 



Brazil 5,175,512 



Other South America 498,265 



East Indies 17,930,776 



Other countries 1,275,237 



Value. 



$7,811 



397,724 



8.456.517 



39.552 



24,941 



2.136,604 



220,635 



11,320,585 



771,347 



Totals 38,016,489 $23,375,718 



Balata 176.609 $85,574 



Guaynle gum 489,253 137,450 



Gutta jelutong dutiable 2,320.221 91.796 



Guttapercha 17,902 6.634 



Totals 41,020,474 $23,697,172 



Rubber scrap 1,571,153 114.415 



Totals, unmanufactured 42,591,627 $23,811,587 



Chicle dutiable 



Manufactured — dutiable: 



Gutta percha 



India rubber 



Totals, manufactured.. 

 Substitutes — clasticon. etc.. 



439,927 $228,787 



$9,477 

 72,998 



$82,475 

 $2,807 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE. 

 May, 1917. 



Manufactured — 



Automobile tires; 

 To— 



France 



England 



Canada 



Mexico 



Cuba 



Australia 



New Zealand . . . . 

 Philippine Islands 

 Other countries . . 



Pounds. 



Total 



All other tires 



BeltinK, bose and packing. 



Rubber boots pairs 



Rubber shoes pairs 



Scrap and old rubber 



Reclaimed rubber 



Other rubber manufactures 



Total, manufactured. . . 

 Fountain pens number 



29,975 

 241.677 

 600,193 

 334.824 



Value. 



$56,418 

 89.630 



275,861 

 36,580 



136,182 

 30,569 

 62,091 

 44,431 



559,486 



$1,271,248 



128,928 



260,496 

 69,266 



140.245 

 54,712 

 57,283 



746,897 



17,284 



$2,729,075 

 12,806 



EXPORTS OF FOREIGN MERCHANDISE. 

 May, 1917. 



Unmanufactured — 



Ealata 



Guayule gum 



Gutta jelutong 



Gutta percha 



India rubber 



Rubber scrap and refuse... 



Totals, unmanufactured 



Chicle 



Manufacture 

 Gutta percha ■ - 

 India rubber . . 



Pounds. 

 49,222 



432 

 573,162 



582,816 

 6,673 



Total 



Value. 

 $28,945 



302 

 399,381 



$428,628 

 $2,927 



$120 

 790 



$910 



EXPORTS OF RUBBER GOODS TO NON-CON- 

 TIGUOUS TERRITORIES OF THE 

 UNITED STATES. 



ManuTaciured — , 



To— 

 Hawaii: 



Belting, hose and packing 



Automobile tires 



Other tires 



Other rubber goods 



Total 



To- 

 Philippine Islands: 



Belting, hose and packing 

 Boots and shoes. .. ./>airj 



Tires 



Other rubber goods 



Total 



To— 

 Porto Rico: 



Belting, hose and packing 



Automohile tires 



Other tires 



Other lubber goods 



Total 



May. 1917. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



$7,861 



79,066 



3,781 



33,129 



12.627 



$123,837 



$6,770 



7.817 



49,678 



11,845 



$76,110 



$5,240 



55,433 



246 



6.844 



$67,763 



UNITED KINGDOM RUBBER 

 STATISTICS. 



The import and export figures by countries 

 I'siially published in this table are withheld by the 

 Ilritisli Government. 



IMPORTS. 



June, 1917. 



L'nMAN I'FACTirRED r ^ ^ 



Pounds. £ 



Crude rubber 17,196.300 2,483,801 



Waste and reclaimed rubber 150,800 3,169 



Gutta percha 449,680 67,786 



Totals 17,796,780 2,554,756 



Maniifactured — 



,-\l)parel, waterproofed 623 



Moots and shoes. . .rfor. pairs 14,933 21,950 



Misulated wire 1.999 



Automobile tires and tubes 154.449 



Motorcycle tires and tubes 782 



Cycle tires and tubes 1.988 



Tires not specified 1 ,083 



Totals 182,874 



EXPORTS. 



June, 1917. 



Unmanufactured — , ^ — ,, 



Pounds. £ 



Waste and reclaimed rubber 1,567.000 30,811 



Manufactured — 



.■\pparel. waterproofed 55,325 



Hoots and shoes... rfo^. pairs 8,319 9,540 



T isolated wire 34,968 



.■\utomnbile tires and tubes 145,952 



Motorcycle tires and tubes 9.836 



Cycle tires and tubes 46,073 



Ti--es not specified 9.887 



Mrnufacturcs not specified 147,661 



Total 459,242 



EXPORTS — FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. 



June. 1917. 



I^nmanufactured f ^ ■ ^ 



Pounds. £ 



Crude rubber 10,990,300 1.709,018 



Wa=te and reclaimed rubber 



Gutta percha 47,600 3,269 



Totals 11,037.900 1.712.287 



Manufactured — 



.Apparel, waterproofed 23 



Boots and shoes... rfor. pairs 1,944 2,676 



Insulated wire 6,618 



.Automobile tires and tubes 52.978 



Motorcycle tires and tubes 4,185 



Cycle tires and tubes 419 



Tires not specified 25 



Total 66,924 



June. 1917. 



Unmanufactured — , ^ ^ 



Pounds. £ 



Waste and reclaimed rubber: 

 At— 



London 27.500 1.029 



Uverpool 82.200 1,113 



Totals 109,700 2.142 



EXPORTS. 

 Waste and reclaimed rubber 

 manufactures of the United 

 Kingdom: 

 From — 



London 880,600 14,348 



Liverpool 376,200 11.259 



Totals 1,256.800 25.607 



REEXPORTS. 

 Crude rubber: 

 From — 



London 9.126,400 1,465,209 



Liverpool 1.519.300 202.511 



Totals 10,645,700 1 ,667,720 



LONDON AND LIVERPOOL RUB- 

 BER STATISTICS. 



The import and export figures by countries 

 usually published in this table are withheld by 

 the British Government. 



IMPORTS. 



June, 1917. 



Unmanufactured — , ^ ^ 



Pounds. £ 



Crude rubber: 

 At— 



I ondon 13,662,600 2,039,755 



Liverpool 2,891,100 375,017 



Totals 16,553,700 2,414,772 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR THE 

 DOMINION OF CANADA. 



The inipoi I ami export figures by countries 

 iisiiaily p"'''' I'l^'^l ill tliis table are withheld by^ 

 (he ("ai^adiaii ( u.vei nment. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED 



Unmanukactuked — free: 



Rubber and gutta percha. 

 crude caoutchouc or india 

 rubber 



Rubber, recovered 



Hard rubber, in sheets and 

 rods 



Rubber substitute 



Rubber, powdered, and rub- 

 ber or K"tta percha waste. 



Rubber thread, not covered. 



Chicle 



Manjfacti'REd — dutiable : 



Boots and shoes 



I^elting 



Waterproof clothing 



Hose, lined with rubber. . . . 



Mats and matting 



Packing 



Tires of rubber for all 

 vehicles 



Rubber cement and all manu- 

 factures of india rubber 

 and gutta percha — N. O. P. 



Hard rubber, unbnished, in 

 tubes for fountain pens. . . 



Webbing — over one inch wide 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN RUBBER 

 GOODS. 



May. 1917. 



Manufactured- 



Pelting 



Hose 



Boots and shoes 



Waterproof clothing . 



Tires 



Waste 



All other. N. O. P. . . 

 Chicle, crude 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR ITALY. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED 

 RUBBER. 



Three Months Ending 

 March. 1917. 



Unm anufactl'red — Pounds. 

 Irdia rubber and gutta percha 

 — raw and reclaimed: 

 From — 



Great Britain 362,780 



Straits Settlements 12,320 



African French colony... 12.540 



Helcian Congo 119,900 



Brazil 1,294,480 



Other countries 705,100 



Lire. 



Totals 2,507,120 9,116,800 



