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RUBBER :MARKETS 



It will be seen from these figures that a very large pro- 

 portion of the raw rubber produced annually is utilised for 

 manufacturing purposes by the three countries the United 

 States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. During the 

 four years, 1909 to 1912, the United States took about 

 haK the world's estimated supply of raw rubber, whilst 

 the share of the United Kingdom was from one-fourth 

 to one-fifth of the total, and that of Germany shghtly 

 less. 



Rubber Markets. — The principal markets for raw 

 rubber are London and Liverpool in the United Kingdom, 

 New York in the United States, Hambui'g m Germany, 

 Antwerp in Belgium, Havre and Bordeaux in France, 

 and Lisbon in Portugal. The following table shows the 

 imports of rubber at these different ports irrespective of 

 its destination : 



1908. 



United Kingdom : 

 Liverpool, tons 

 London, tons 



United States : 

 New York, tons . 



Germany : 

 Hamburg, metric tons 



Belgium. : 



Antwerp,* metric tons 



France : 



Havre, metric tons 

 Bordeaux, metric tons 



Portugal : 



Lisbon, metric tons 



22,461 

 4,563 



24,337 



16,455 



5,772 



4,392 

 1,716 



2,334 



23,526 

 4.617 



32,156 



16,803 



5,054 



4,464 

 1,516 



2,628 



22,329 

 4,107 



25,722 



14,116 



5,035 



3,498 

 1,078 



2,441 



24,364 

 6,898 



36,375 



15,561 



4,686 



3,781 

 1,988 



3,036 



28,647 

 11,199 



39,874 



19,089 



4,059 



4,458 

 2,326 



3,424 



24,977 

 16,011 



36,914 



19,873 



4,336 



4,008 

 1,833 



2,739 



The foui' principal markets for raw rubber are, there- 

 fore, New York, Liverpool, Hamburg, and London. Tlie 

 rapid rise in the amount of rubber received at London 

 diu-ing tlie last four years is due to the largely increased 

 production of plantation Para rubber in Malaya and 

 Ceylon, which is chiefly marketed in London. 



Rubber in transit not included. 



