RUBBER PLANTING 15 



April, 1910. Much of this increase was probably 

 associated with the increasing demand for motor tyres. 

 After this, prices declined rapidly, and during 1912 the 

 price remained fairly steady, between 4/- and 4/6. 



The price of the best grades of plantation rubber is 

 generally very close to that of hard Para. Hitherto, 

 however, Para has always retained a higher value than 

 the best plantation rubber, taking account of the fact 

 that the former contains upwards of 10 per cent, of water 

 more than the latter. 



The amount of capital embarked in the rubber 

 planting industry is enormous. Wright estimates that 

 the nominal capital of companies registered in Great 

 Britain alone, between 1907 and 1911, exceeds 

 90,000,000, of which about 60,000,000 is actually 

 paid up. 



