no THE RUBBER INDUSTRY 



These various items summarized per pound of rubber 

 are 



Pence. 



1. Maintenance of collector 117 



2. Transport i'o 



3. Commissions and expenses at port of ship- 



ment i 8 



4. Administration 4-0 



5. Owner's disbursements 2-4 



6. Ocean freight 07 



7. Export duty and other expenses 4*9 



8. Foreign commissions and charges r8 



Total 28-3 



If the prices ruling in January, 1914, are applied to 

 the total shipments of 33,231 tons of fine, soft, and 

 scrap rubber for the season 1912-13, the average price of 

 these three qualities combined is 31 pence per pound. 

 A profit on the total output of 3 pence per pound is 

 a very small margin to meet the competition of the 

 Orient and the rapid expansion of production that 

 must inevitably occur in connection with the increased 

 acreage coming into bearing in the course of the next 

 three years, and also on account of the greater yield 

 from the trees as they grow older. In view of the 

 present situation, it is probable that the production of 

 the lower grades of Brazilian rubber will diminish to a 

 marked extent; in such case the average amount for 

 each collector would show an increase, and the average 

 selling price would be enhanced in direct proportion to 

 the shrinkage in the quantity of the inferior qualities. 



To put the rubber industry of the Amazon Valley on 

 a safe and sound basis, three main objects must be 

 achieved. The first is to discover means of augment- 



