\< i.i -i l. 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



613 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



THE HODGMAN COMPANY'S NEW OFFICE BUILDING. 



THE new four-story reinf reed concrete office building which 

 the Hodgman Rubber Co is erecting at Tuckahoe, N'ew 

 Vork, is well under way, and it is expected will be i 

 Eoi occupancj bj December first It is the purpose of this 

 jiam to move ii- main office to Tuckahoi about the first of next 

 year, so that all departments will be under one roof, but it is the 

 intention to retain a New Vork office and sales room for the 

 com enience of the trade. 



THE U. S. RUBBER RECLAIMING CO. INCREASES FACILITIES. 



The U. S. Rubber Reclaiming Co. has purchased a largi tract 

 of land adjoining its present property .it Buffalo to provide for 

 an increase of present warehouse facilities, ["hi company pn 

 poses at an earlj date to erect storehouses with a capacity oi 

 10,000 t' ms of scrap rubbi i 



This companj will also take over and operate the plant <>• 

 tin Derbj Rubber Co., at Shelton, Connecticut, on Vugust 1. 

 The large and increasing demand for reclaimed rubber suitable 

 for insulated wire has necessitated this increase of facilities. 



THE KING RUBBER CO. 

 In spite of the disastrous tire that occurred at the works of the 

 King Rubber Co., Hyde Park, Boston, June 4. the company was 

 manufacturing goods again June 20. The report that several 

 gasolene tanks exploded in the works at the time of the fire 

 was incorrect. There were no explosions whatever. The com- 

 pany intends to erect a new factory building which will be ready 

 for use early in September. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES. 



[ 108] A large foreign rubber manufacturing concern 

 which uses regularly up to 30 tons of carbonate of magnesia 

 (.basic precipitate) monthly, has requested through The In- 

 dia Rubber World names of American dealers in a position 

 to supply this material in quantities. 



[109] An inquiry has been received at this office for names 

 of manufacturers of rubber jokes, especially hatchets and 

 razors. 



[110] Another inquirer desires the names of manufacturers of 

 molds for turning out rubber hatchets, daggers, razors and 

 tacks. 



[Ill] A prominent European rubber manufacturing firm 

 wishes quotations on various chemicals and compounding 

 ingredients, including benzol, lampblack, litharge, lithopone, 

 magnesia (carbonate and calcined I, naphtha, resin oil. sul- 

 phur chloride and flowers, zinc oxide and sulphide and sul- 

 phuret of antimony, crimson and golden. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS. 



A firm in England desires communication with manufacturers 

 and exporters of vulcanite fittings for douches and syringes. Re- 

 port No. 17.590. 



A merchant in Spain wishes to receive offers on rubber bands 

 for covering copper wire, similar to samples which may be ex- 

 amined at the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at 

 Washington or its branches. 



Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Light- 

 house Inspector. Buffalo. New Vork, for approximately 6.900 

 feet of submarine electric cable. Schedule Xo. 2503. 



A firm in Argentina desires to receive quotations and full in- 

 formation relative to rubber heels, etc. Report Xo. 17.637. 



An American consular officer in Brazil reports the name and 

 address of a firm which desires to sell about 70 tons of gray 

 Manicoba rubber. References are given. Report No. 17,464. 



ANOTHER VIOLATION OF THE RUBBER AGREEMENT. 



Late in July lining fifty auto tires wire shipped 



by one oi i ' , tire manufacturers to Amsterdam, Holland, 



to the Netherlands Oversea ["rust Co. The Bi 

 government at once blacklisted the tire manufacturer and 

 buj plantation rubber was cancelli 



UNITED STATES TIRE CO. REPORT. 



The United States Tire Co., incorporated under the law 

 New i'orl ha filed with the Massachusetts Secretarj of State 

 a statement oi its financial condition as o) March 1, 1915. The 

 following is a compari thi report with that of the pre- 



Assets. I91S. 1914. 

 Ri li ■ te, machinery and equipment.. $387,475 



Real estate and investments $y] 



Merchandise, etc 3.415,522 6,192,380 



Manufactured merchandise. material 



and stock in process 2,651,798 5.475.129 



Trade marks, patent rights and mis- 

 cellaneous assets 566,106 



Total $7,020,902 $11,75! 



Liabilitii - 



Capital stock $500,000 $500,000 



Accounts payable i H7.16Z 11,158,978 



Surplus 103,740 100,484 



Total $7,020,902 $11,759,462 



RUBBER COMPANY SHARE QUOTATIONS. 



The following market quotations of the shares of rubber manu- 

 facturing companies on July 24 last are furnished by John 

 Burnham & Co., 31 Nassau street. New York, and 41 South La 

 Salle street, Chicago : 



Bid. Asked. 



Ajax-Grieb Rubber Co., common 300 



Ajax-Grieb Rubber Co., preferred 100 



Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., common 506 51-' 



Firestone Tire & Rubbei Co., preferred 109 111 



Tbe Ii. F. Goodrich Co., common 50 51 



The B. F. Goodrich Co., preferred 104^ 106 



G lyear Tire \- Rubber Co., common 269 272 



Goodyear Tire N: Rubber Co., preferred 105 106J4 



Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., common 165 168 



Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., 1st preferred 86 87 



Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., 2d preferred 160 170 



Miller Rubber Co., common 196 199 



Miller Rubber Co., preferred 94 96 



Portage Rubber Co., common 36 3S f /2 



Portage Rubber Co., preferred 92 95 



Swihehart Tire & Rubber Co 77 78 



United Slates Rubber Co., common 43J4 45 



United States Rubber Co., preferred 102 104 



RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS. 



'I he American Chicle Co., of New Vork, paid on July 20 a 

 monthly dividend of 1 per cent, on its common stock. 



The Hood Rubber Co.. of East Watertown, Massachusetts, has 

 declared a quarterly dividend of U4 per cent, on its preferred 

 stock, payable August 2 to stockholders of record on July 30. 



The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.. of New York, paid on July 15 

 a quarterly dividend of 1 l .■ per cent, on its common stock 



The United States Rubber Co. paid on July 15 a quarterly- 

 dividend of 2 per cent, on its first preferred stock and a quarterly 

 dividend of \ l /z per cent, on its second preferred stock. 



Bids will be opened by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 

 Washington, August 17. on 5.000 feet of rubber deck hose, 4.01X1 

 feet unlined linen hose and a quantity of air and suction hose, 

 under schedule 8621. 



