August 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



671 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR ITALY. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED RUBBER. 

 Two Months Ended February 



UNITED KINGDOM RUBBER STATISTICS. 



Unmanukactured-- 

 India rubber and gutta pc 

 raw and reclaimed; 

 Frum Great Britain . . . 

 India and Ceylo 



Other cot 

 Totals 



ercha— 

 ng hard rubber 



4.786 

 97 



17,235 



Belting 



Rubber-coated fabrics — pit 



For carding combs. ... 



Other forms 



United States. 

 Other 



Totals 



Elastic webbing 



Manufactures n. e. s. : 



From cut sheets 



Elastic fabric 



Tires and tubes: 



Great Britain' .. 



Other CGUntrii 



Other rubber manufacture 



519] 

 192| 



52.000 

 2.600 



466] 

 159 } 



Great Brit; 

 United Sta 

 Other cour 



EXPORTS OF CRUDE ANI 



MANUFACTURED RUBBER. 

 luoMuuths Ended February 



39,600 



12,000 

 16,000 



18.000 



6.600 

 64.000 

 53.200 

 35.000 

 38.400 



1 10.000 

 36.000 



Crude rubber: 

 From — 

 Dutch East In 

 French West A 

 Gold Coast . . . 

 Other African 



Peru 



Brazil 



British India . 

 Straits Settlcme 



Federated Mala 

 Ceylon depende 

 Other countries 



.d'«en 



Totals 

 Gutta percha . 

 Manufacture; 

 Boots and shoes 

 Waterproofed clothing . . . . 

 Automobile tires and tubes. 

 Motorcycle tires and tubes. 

 Carriage tires and tubes. . . 

 Bicycle tires and tubes.... 

 Insulated wire 



Totals 



Waste .tnd reclaimed rubber 



Manufactured — ■ 

 Waterproofed clothing .... 

 Boots and shoes, .docen pair 



Insulated wire 



Submarine cables 



Carriage tires and tubes... 

 Automobile tires and tubes. 

 Motorcycle tires and tubes. 



Bicycle tires and tubes 



Other rubber manufactures. 



3,297 £154,183 



£15,886 602,900 £15,656 



Totals 



£46,804 

 14,423 

 2,804 

 247,150 

 14,674 

 84,413 

 14,839 

 18,314 

 160,144 



9,503 £603,565 



£97,635 

 14,647 

 75,279 

 37,344 

 18,246 

 239,187 

 40,895 

 167,949 

 235,933 



4,982 £927,115 



EXPORTS— COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. 



Crude rubber: 

 To Belgium . . . 

 France .... 



Italy 



United State 

 Other countr 



£178,946 

 275,762 

 512,751 

 25,350 



450,500 

 1,844,900 

 1,378,300 

 2,803,100 



£40,901 

 219,843 

 145,616 

 279,496 

 170,244 



8,004.600 £992,809 8.026,500 £856,100 



Wa 





claimed rubbe 



Totals 



Gutta percha 



Manufactured — 

 Boots and f.hoes . . cToxn he 

 Waterproofed clothing . . 



Insulated wire 



Automobile tires and tube 

 Motorcycle tires and tube: 

 Bicycle tires and tubes. . 

 Carriage tires and tubes. 



Totals 



£4.613 



25 



17,702 

 3,069 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



NEW YORK. 



Dk'ces of .\merican cotton have steadily risen during the past 

 ^ month, nnd on July 23, middhng uplands, spot cotton reached 

 36.20 cents, compared to 29.49 cents last year. Later in the 

 month the market weakened and quotations on July 28 were 

 35 15 cents. The strong position of .American cotton is due to the 

 poorest crop in many seasons, and the extraordinary world de- 

 mand that is estimated to be 17,000.000 bales, while the estimated 

 supply is 16,500,000 bales. 



Egyptian Cotton. The demand continues from abroad for the 

 cotton still remaining in the hands of the Commission, and 

 orders have been coming in freely. The steam-pressed stock 

 shows a heavy shrinkage, and on June 13 stood at only 131,346 



