‘ron the West Coast of Africa there are many v 
coming in the shape called * thimbles," which are 
= way. The rubber is very ; 
i mechanieal goods manufacturers. It is v 
. naturally has little shrinkage. ‘Tongues are 
. indicate. There is considerable shrinkage, but it is a very 
- There is also a small Am l rubber about H inches in t diameter, 
a -o and i is fairly fir 
rc 0I ] is made fion small strips. E. rubber and rolled “into balls 
— from 1 to 21 inches in diameter. is a firm dd e Bec 
= Sables, but there is more or less ne in atid as ma 
not vc have proper machinery to veld it, "ey do not | 
re 
Sie rra 
very fair grade of ru 
and shoe and mechanical joodi 
reaches us by way of Hamburg o PIA erpoo 
The finer grade of Maambique 1 is eis “white ball.” It resembh 
rae ball in wire and comes in about the same shape. T 
a is mi a reddis h is 2 and gets its name for tha 
will 2: — oes 
vies are ‘not 7, ma 
of meber which is vay variable, and eretara 
je a growin 
is on the who ig ten ndency toward 
ind i in n this i isa i true check on the price of Para 
"internal enterpris Euro e 
ede than of Para, ve a stedy growth i is w noticeable. 


