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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October 1. 1914. 



BRAZIL AND THE WAR. 



Eiickly in modern time?. Within ten da> - 

 • 

 mercial Association 



•i ; while ten days later, the Para Commercial 



1 the effect of the 



Tlii • resee 



drawn into the conflict, n 



- duration and probable effects. It was added that 

 Id suffer from the disturbance of the world's finan- 

 d from the dera •- 'ii. upon 



it relied I I its products, being dependent 



on th world as I si a greater 



nt than any other Brazilian State. 

 Am .irlier acts of the associatior. - ppose the 



arbitrary rise in the pric< n which subject as- 



surances were received from retailers and distributors that it was 

 only contemplated to make such advances as were absolutely 

 necessitated by the increased cost of provisions and the fluciua- 

 - 

 Under these circumstances the "Revista" urged the taking up 

 cts instead of limiting the activity of the State to 

 rubber, as had l«?en the case for nearly half a century. Amazo- 

 nas now- had an opportunity of realizing a fair price for its rub- 

 ber in view of the conditions of the market- sumption. 

 \- previi ush announced, the meeting of the Para Commercial 

 gust 1 ts new quarters, being 

 r s and rubber merchants. The chair was 

 •rcui' Sefihor Rebello, Jr.. president of the association. 

 :ined that the object of the meetii - find ways 

 g the present crisis. Two courses were presented : That 

 nent. which proposed through the interven- 

 :he rubber coming on the market and 

 r the plan of J. Marques that hi- 

 sbould act as interi" r all the 



shipping it to America on ace the different owners. It 



would ' i ■ per cent, commission. The firm of 



J Marques would advance SO per cent, of the market value to 

 ■ 



•i read to the m ■ - - rihor 

 mmented on them. He expressed disapproval of that 

 ■ior of the State and favored that of 

 J. Marqu nth a view to its acceptance. 



. . IRILM" I AW. 

 Tlit cipal clauses of the "Moratorium" law enacted 



,rant- 

 •ayments. ranging from 

 ■ m bills of exchange, promis- 

 not sub'! 



- 



!vance in 

 the line where it was 



n and 



- ' 



- 



France at Pai 



■ will 



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The their 



The prin- 



cipal countries containii nan population are: United 



States. 2.666.990: R :.s00.000: Brazil, 400.000: France, 



Canada, 360,000; England, 100,000. 



The "Folha d I Para, lately wrote. "We Brazilians 



owe the Germans perhaps more than we do any other nation. 

 We are. however, not Germans, nor French, nor Russians, but 

 above all Brazilians. Being in many cases descended from 

 Germans, we have with respect, while 



maintaining complete neutrality in this European struggle." 



NEUTRALITY OF BRAZIL. 



In the early days of V.igust the Brazilian Government issued 

 a decree asserting the neutrality of that country during the 

 present struggle. This attitude has been strictly observed by the 

 press and in official circles. The movements of the reservists in 

 following the calls of tiuir respective countries have been in no 

 way impeded by the federal authorities 



PAI NK TO I 1 :■ :■ ARMY 



M Paolo Cordelier, local representative for the rubber firm of 

 De Lagotellerie & Co., has left Para for Eui ... ; ) le French 



lors. \ substitute was transferred from Manaos to take his 

 place. 



INTERRUF - I STEAM COMMUNICA1 



At an early date during the hostilities the Lloyd Brasilier 

 sued a notification that . hiring the war there would only be three 

 departures on the monthly Northern service, the steamers leav- 

 ■n the 10th. 20th and 30th of each month. 



The Northern and Eastern services of the Booth line were 

 - ■ nded until \ - hen orders were received by wire 



- me sailings, both for America and Europe. 



BRAZILIAN COAL. 

 In view of the prohibition of English coal exports, attention 

 has been given in Brazil to the geological studies made in the 

 Unit! States and Germany of Brazilian coal, with a vk 

 its utilization in the natural state or as briquets. An analysis 

 \shes. 35 per cent.: sulphur, 3 to 5 per cent., and 

 moisture. 5 to 11 per cent.: the remainder being 5ed of 



carbon and volatile - 



RUBB1 R STOCKS IN PARA, 

 sties I wed the following Situat 



June 30 stock I iw -'.012 



July receipts 1.370 



3.382 



July shipment- erica '. _ .... 



July shipments. Fara t 899 .... 



2.102 



- k July 31 U 



This quantity - * in first hands and 



I hands. The latter quantity include : " 8 



tons in the hands of the Bank of Brazil, and 70 tons each with 



J. Marques. The remainder was in the 



hands of smaller ho! 



Para receipts from August 1 to August 20 were 613 



rubber and 49 caucho). This total shows a comparative 

 rom that of the entire month of July of 1,370 t • - 



BRAZILIAN VESSELS FOB TBATJE INTERCHANGE. 



Ambassador Edwin V. Morgan cables from Rio de Janeiro 

 Bureau Commerce at Washing- 



that the Minister ot Fin.: ; s arranging to dis- 



patch to the Unite I - the Brazilian Lloyd 



with consignmei !\io de Janeiro, 



and rubber from Para, which are to bring back cargoes of prime 



rubber — "The 

 Rubber Countrv n." bv Henrv C. Pearson. 



