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to protect them. Brazil and Peru in particular would alone be able 
to satisfy the consumption of the entire world in rubber. The time 
is not come for the exhaustion of these immense treasures. Al- 
though we penetrate now to the very sources of the large rivers, 
only the great arteries easily accessible have ■ been explored ; the 
small affluents, which, in my opinion, are even richer in rubber, 
are yet unknown. Yet it must be acknowledged that Brazil is less 
known in France today than Central Africa, The whole world has had 
its eyes turned toward the Dark Continent. The boundless forests 
on the other side of the Atlantic contain forests accessible to any- 
one desiring to go there. Marseilles is the port plainly indicated 
to become the headquarters of this trade and an important market 
for rubber. 
Why should we not go to Brazil, to Peru, and bring gums of the 
first quality, so necessary for our new industry— motocycles and 
automobiles? The English and the Germans do this and are mak- 
ing fortunes. 1 know of one German house in Manaos which has 
realised from commission alone more than $20,000 profit. There 
is also an opening for a French line of navigation. One English 
house — Singlehurst Broklurst, of Liverpool — had, twenty-five years 
ago, a few sailing vessels coasting along the eastern shore of South 
America, which touched at Para. Today, under the name of the 
Red Cross Line, this house has made a fortune. Within the year, 
the Germans of Hamburg have successfully established a line 
touching at Havre ; the Italians have inaugurated a line from 
Genoa, touching at Marseilles. The French should learn the 
lesson . — India Rubber Traded \ 'Journal , Nov. io. 
MATALE PARA RUBBER SELLING HIGH. 
Kepitigalla , Mat ale, Dec. 5. 
Dear Sir, — As promised in my letter of October 1st last, which 
appeared in your daily issue, to let you know the results of the 
sale of the 13 cases Para Rubber dispatched. I now have the 
pleasure in stating that the 13 cases sold for the handsome average 
prices of 3/11^. per lb. — an average price second to none in the 
world, as very best Paras were selling at same sale at 
Valuation and sales of 13 cases, Kepitigalla, Matale, Ceylon, 
Para Rubber : — 
London , Nov. 14. 
To 4 cases 200 B. Ai. valued at 3/1 id. sold at 4/. 
To 8 cases 400 B. A. valued at 3/ lid. sold at 4 /. 
To 1 case 42 B. rough scrap valued at 2 / 8 d. sold at 2/iod. 
I enclose London Agent’s sales memo to verify above figures. 
I am, Sir, yours faithfully, 
Francis J. Holloway. 
