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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Rubber Planting Notes. 



RUBBER PROFITABI-E IN FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



THt: RUBBER-GROWING INDUSTRY of the Federated Malay States 

 experienced a year of great prosperity during 1917, in spite 

 of the decline in price during the second half of the year. 



The total acreage owned by rubber estates exceeding 100 acres 

 in area amounted to 1,044,839, of which 612,268 acres are planted 

 with rubber only, as against 543.729 in 1916, and of this area 

 408,574 acres are in bearing. The amount of rubber exported 

 increased from 62,764 tons in 1916 to 79,831 tons in 1917, valued 

 at $83,803,546 and $107,317,739, respectively. 



An experimental shipment of rubber seed was sent to Eng- 

 land. The oil extracted from this was sold at $243 a ton. 



The scale of wages has recently tended to become more nearly 

 uniform. The rates in Perak are approximately 23 cents for 

 men and 17 for women, but are sometimes as high as 26 and 

 20, respectively, while some women tappers draw 26 cents. The 

 rate paid to efficient tappers at the end of the year was from 

 19 to 20 cents daily, but estates near the boundaries of Perak 

 and Negri Sembilan paid from 23 to 26. However, the price of 

 rice, the principal food, remained nearly stable. 



RUBBER EXPORTED FROM DUTCH GUIANA. 



The declared exports from Dutch Guiana during 1916 and 

 1917 show a decrease in the amount of rubber exported, as fol- 

 lows : 1916—18,578 pounds, value $12,284; 1917—8,134 pounds, 

 value $6,345. 



SINGAPORE RUBBER EXPORTS. 



Statistics are now available for the month of February, 1919, 

 showing the exports of rubber from Singapore, and the coun- 

 tries of destination, as follows : 



Ited 



Jelutong . . . 

 Gutta perch: 

 Para rubber 



Totals . 



Britain. 



6.072 



V 

 State 



21,345 



TOGOLAND RUBBER. 



In spite of depressing conditions, rubber production increased 

 in the British sphere of occupation in Togoland during 1917, 

 when the production amounted to 64,272 kilograms, valued at 

 £10,273. In 1916, the production amounted to 22,592 kilograms 

 less, and the value was £2,900 lower. But local prices were lower 

 during 1917 than during the previous >ear. The whole quantity 

 produced was exported to Great Britain. 



RUBBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR ECUADOR. 



During 1917, Ecuador imported manufactured rubber goods 

 to the amount of 54,191 pounds, value $34,713, as against 90,493 



pounds during 1916, value $27,416. During the same periods 

 she exported 909,940 pounds of crude rubber, value $354,542, 

 as against 837,454 pounds, value $327,937. 



UTILIZATION OF WASTE PRODUCTS ON STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 

 RUBBER ESTATES. 



Rubber-seed oil has been found to be a satisfactory substi- 

 tute for linseed oil, and rubber estates in the Straits Settle- 

 ments are beginning to experiment with the utilization of rubber 

 seeds in the production of this oil. As there is an almost un- 

 limited supply of the seeds, it is thought this industry may 

 develop into one of importance, in which case oil-extracting 

 machinery will find a good market. 



ANNUAL RUBBER REPORT FOR THE UGANDA PROTECTORATE. 



The exports of rubber from the Uganda Protectorate for the 

 year ended March 31, 1918, as reported by the Department of 

 Agriculture in Uganda, were 144,727 pounds of plantation rubber, 

 value $48,490, and 9,362 pounds of forest rubber, value $4,492. 

 This is double the amount for 1917, the figures being: planta- 

 tion rubber, 71.955 pounds, value $27,495; forest rubber, 400 

 pounds, value $175. 



Tapping results obtained in the Botanic Gardens, Entebbe, 

 and on government plantations are satisfactory, the Kivuvu and 

 Mabira plantation proving the success of rubber growing on a 

 large scale. 



PRODUCTION OF DUTCH RUBBER COMPANIES. 



The following table by Frank W. Mahin, United States 

 Consul at Amsterdam, shows the comparative production of 

 Dutch rubber companies for 1917-1918. One-half kilo equals 

 1.1 pounds. 



1917. 

 Companies. Half Kilos. 



Fransch-Nederlandsche Koloniale Cultuur-Maatscheppy 534.600 



Rubber Maatscliappy "Basilam" 221,600 



Cultuur-Maatschappy "Bajabang" 543,400 



N. V. Cultuur My "Nienw-Tjisalak" 273.949 



Kubber Maatschappy "Tjibantjet" 82,030 



Cultuurmaatsrbappy Salatri Plantations (1917 four 



months) 5.175 



.Zuid-Preangcr Rubbermaatschappy 230,951 



Ncderiandsche Rubbermaatschappy 1.525,200 



Lampong-Sumatra Rubber Maatschappy 161,100 



Sumatra-Caoutchouc Maatiichappy 938.787 



Java Caoutchouc Compagnie 196,000 



Indische Rubber Compagnie 410,007 



Tabak Maatschappy "Krapoh" 58,223 



I.ampong-Sumatra Rubber Maatschappy 161,100 



Praeanger Rubber Maatschappy 279,196 



Batoe Sumatra Rubber Maatschappy 



Sumatra Rubber Cultuur Maatschappy 354,400 



1918. 

 Half Kilos. 

 390,109 

 338.300 

 609,000 

 314.436 

 123,650 



30,926 

 322,247 

 1,611.300 

 237,600 

 1.046,386 

 208.500 

 543.600 



74,923 

 237,600 

 342,786 



47,200 

 433,600 



Totals 



.5,977,718 6.912,154 



PERCENTAGES OF CROP HARVESTED. AND OF RAINFALL RECORDED MONTHLY IN 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. AND 1917 BY 

 62 REPRESENTATIVE ESTATES IN MALAYA. 



.March 

 April 



September 

 October . 

 November 

 December 



8.93 

 9.27 

 10.03 



8.62 

 6.67 

 5.57 

 6.47 

 7.88 

 8.23 

 8.68 



1917. 

 8.56 

 7.84 

 7.75 



7.36 



8.51 

 8.14 

 8.58 

 9.13 

 8.. 50 

 9.13 



Five Yea 



1913-191 

 8.34 

 7.36 

 6.86 

 6.86 



S.'.07 

 8.62 

 8.69 



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