June 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Export Toy Makers' Association. In the department of rubber 

 toys, The Mitatsuchi Rubber Manufacturing Co., The Nippon 

 Rubber Co., Limited, and S. Yamada, director of the "Gomusekai" 

 ("Rubber World") were elected to the council. The office is 

 at Sakuragicho, Shitaya, Tokio. 



Rubber manufacturers by hot vulcanization methods in Osaka- 

 Fu and Hyogo-Ken (Kobe district) have organized the Osaka- 

 Kobe Rubber Industry Association. The directors are The 

 Kakuichi Rubber Co.. The Chugai Rubber Co., Limited, Teikoku 

 (Imperial) Rubber Manufacturing Co., Limited, Settsu Rubber 

 Co., Limited, Naigai Rubber Co., and Hanshin Rubber Works. 

 The office is at 190, Kita-3 chome, Kamifukushima, Osaka. 



Rubber goods traders in Osaka have organized the Osaka 

 Rubber Association. The office is at 190, Kita-3 chome, Kami- 

 fukushima, Osaka, the same address as that of the Osaka-Kobe 

 Rubber Industry Association. 



Rubber traders in Kyushu have organized the Kyushu Rubber 

 Association, at 43, Shimonishimachi, Fukuoka City. Kyushu is 

 an island to the southwest of Nippon and about the area of 

 Belgium. 



About three hundred rubber manufacturers, dealers, crude 

 rubber brokers and scrap rubber dealers in Tokio have organ- 

 ized the Tokio Rubber Association with headquarters at Hama- 

 cho, Nihonbashi, Tokio. 



Manufacturers in Shibuya, Tokio, have organized the Shi- 

 tuya Rubber Association with an office at 1309 Shimoshibuya, 

 Tokio. 



MARKET PRICES. 



Owing to the war, the prices of compounding ingredients have 

 risen from 20 to 200 per cent, while the prices of rubber goods 

 generally have also risen 20 per cent. Since the beginning of 

 this year, the price of naphtha has gradually risen to three- 

 fold in April, and manufacturers of waterproof cloths, nipples, 

 balloons, etc., were obliged to raise their prices from 20 to 35 

 per cent. 



EXHIBITIONS. 



The Electric Exhibition was held from March 20 to May 10, 

 and insulated electric wires and cables, insulating tapes, ebonite 

 and rubber goods were exhibited by the Mitatsuchi Rubber Manu- 

 facturing Co. (Tokio), The Nippon Rubber Co., Limited (Tokio), 

 Fujikura Electric Wire Co., Limited (Tokio), Nippon Electric 

 Wire and Cable Works, Limited (Tokio), Yokohama Electric 

 Wire Works, Limited (Yokohama), Tsuda Electric Wire Works 

 (Kyoto), Sumitomo Electric Wire Works, Limited (Osaka). 



In April, the Chemical Industry Exhibition was held in Osaka 

 and rubber goods were exhibited by rubber traders and manu- 

 facturers in Osaka and Kobe. 



NEW JAPANESE INCORPORATIONS. 



Sumatora Rubber Plantation Co., Limited. Capital, $1,000,000, 

 one-fourth paid in. Plantation, 5,000 acres ; office, 23 Satsuma- 

 hori-Hirashinocho, Osaka. 



Takushoku Rubber Co., Ltd. Capital, $250,000, one-fourth 

 paid in. Office, 18 Kamiya-cho, Shiba, Tokio. 



The Fuji Trading Co., Limited, to trade in crude rubber. 

 Office, 3 chome, Sanjitkenhori, Kyobashi, Tokio. ' 



The Taiyo (Sun) Rubber Co. (Ltd.), originally established 

 on a small scale under the style of The Taiyo (Sun) Rubber 

 Works, has increased its capital to $250,000 and incorporated 

 as a stock company. Office, Oshimamachi, Tokio. 



Masuda Co., Limited. Capital, $1,000,000. Office, 68-9, 4 

 chome, Honcho, Yokohama. To engage in general trading, 

 especially in crude rubber. Branch Offices in Tokio, Osaka, 

 Kobe, Nagoya, etc., in Japan, and in London (England), Mel- 

 bourne and Sidney (Australia), Shanghai, Dairen, Tensin, 

 Hankao (China), Calcutta and Singapore. 



Nichinan Rubber Co., Limited. To plant in Johore. Capital, 

 $100,000, two-fifths paid in. Office. 44 Samoncho, Yotsuya, 

 Tokio. 



Shino Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $750,000. To plant in 

 Johore. Office, 5 Nishikonyacho, Kyobashi, Tokio. 



Borneo Rubber Co., Limited. To plant in Borneo. Capital, 

 $1,000,000, one-fourth paid in. Office, No. 18, 1, 1 chome, Yura- 

 kucho, Tokio. 



Chugai Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $75,000. To manufac- 

 ture rubber goods. Purchased The Alenken Rubber Works, 

 situated at Toyosakimachi, Osaka. 



Takasago Industry Co., Limited, was established with a capi- 

 tal of $125,000, one-fourth paid in, purchasing The Taiheiyo 

 Rubber Co., Limited, Tokio, to manufacture rubber goods and 

 electric batteries. 



Keihoku Rubber Works. Capital $10,000. Purchased The 

 Eastern Rubber Co., Tabata, Tokio. To make rubber toys, etc. 



Johore Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $125,000. Purchased 

 T. Okabe's plantation in Johore. Office, 4 Maruyacho, Kyo- 

 bashi, Tokio. 



Fuji Rubber Manufacturing Co., Limited. Capital, $1,000,000, 

 one-fourth paid in. Office, Oi-machi, Tokio, to manufacture 

 patent rubber sponges and tires in which rubber sponge stock 

 replaces the inner tube. 



Sakura Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $250,000. Office, No. 

 10 Gofukucho, Tokio. To manufacture rubber goods. 



Takasago Rubber Co., Limited. Capital increased to $90,000. 

 Products, rubber balls, tubing, etc. Office and works, Zoshi- 

 gaya, Tokio. 



Nankoku Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $50,000, one-fourth 

 paid in. Baron H. Shimazu is president. 



Nan-a Co., Limited. Capital, $500,000. Amalgamated with 

 the Malay Rubber Plantation Co., Limited. Capital, $250,000, 

 both being Japanese rubber plantation companies in Malaya. 



Victor Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $30,000, one-fourth paid 

 in. To make air pillows, ice bags, etc. Office, 187 Tsunohazu, 

 Yodobashi, Tokio. 



Tokio Belt Co., Limited. Capital, $150,000, one-fourth paid 

 in. Office, 101 Taniyama, Osaki, Tokio. To manufacture rubber 

 belting and other rubber goods. 



Hanto Rubber Co., Limited. To plant rubber in the Malay 

 Peninsula. In August it was dissolved because of the law 

 prohibiting the sale to foreigners of land in Malaya. The re- 

 maining business is to be settled by the liquidator of the com- 

 pany in Kobe. 



Nitto Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $250,000, one-fourth paid 

 in. Office, Makino, Nagoya, to make rubber tires. 



Yachiyo Rubber Co., Limited. Capital, $125,000. Purchased 

 Hanhoku Rubber Co., Osaka, to manufacture rubber goods. 

 Office, 1, Yurakucho, Kyobashi, Tokio. 



HEVEA RUBBER IN FORMOSA. 



Experience indicates that Hcrca trees are more successfully 

 grown in Formosa than Manihot trees. On the Murai planta- 

 tion Manihot was first tried, and camphor trees were planted in 

 alternation to provide a shield from the wind. Hurricanes are 

 of annual occurrence, and despite the interplanting, the Manihot 

 trees were greatly damaged. Hevea was then tried with better 

 success, but they require seven years to attain the tapping age 

 as against five years in Malaya. 



FREIGHT ON RUBBER FROM JAVA TO AMERICAN PORTS. 



.•\ considerable decrease in freight rates from Batavia to San 

 Francisco has recently taken place, said to be due to Japanese 

 competition. A comparison of the figures shows the amount 

 is almost 25 per cent. 



Kates. 





New York. 



.Tan. 1, Jan. 1, Jan. I, Jan. 1, 



t.'nit. 191R, 1919. Unit. 1918. 1919. 



40 cubic feet $62.71 $36.18 Cubic meter» $55.88 $55.88 



r is 35.3 cubic feet. 



