The two industries which are practically the largest consumers of rabber, like the clectricsl and motor menufactories, although large to-day, ar practically as yet only in their iafaocy and the increased consumption on this ratio is going forward and is ut going to stop.
The American ' Keview of Reviews in a recent number states In the United States it is estimated that there are more than 130,000 automobiles, besides come 35,000 motor trocks, delivery wagons, etc., and 150,000 motor cyclen and' tricycles. Eight years ago the number of automobiles in the United States did not exceed 6,000.'
"To Gre Britain the developement has been enormous In that ooantry there 85,000 satomobiles, 15,000 industrial motor wagons, trucks, eto, 9,000 motor vehicles employed in public transportation such 'a8 the the auto-busses aod cabs, and an army of 75,000 motor cycles snd tricycles, and quadricyclee.""
"To Germany the number of antomobiles bad increased from about 10,000 in 1903 to 50,000 in 1910, to which mast be added many mechanical vehicle circulating on the roads of the Empir "To France the 3,000 automobiles of all sorts which represented the total in 1900, have increased to about 45,000."
H. M. Commercial Attache at Yoko-
(Mr. E. F. Crowe) has the report concerning the ase of educts of rubber in Japan "The subjoined statement of the imports of erade rubber daring the past four years show how rapid has been the developement in the rubber trade "1906 606,728 Ib. value £59,800" "1907 693,125 Ib. value £78,600" "1908 1,039,430 " 91 500 "1909 1.331.826, 160,000
"In the closing months of 1909 there was a sudden development in Tokio and Yokohama of the use of solid robber tyres for jiorickshaws, and there is little doubt but that the fashion will spread to nearly all the large tows in the provinces." purely commercial side the money saving, money making, time saving vehicle, The commercial traveller, the business man, the Doctor, even the farmers, to. ko the times must have them, and if is 60, and there are some sound mess men who believe so, as is in evi-by some mannfactarers who keep their eyes on the fatare position, having the made forward contracts on basis of for 1911, some yea all the foolish things claimed that Shanghai has done in tt are leoghiog at os the benefit of rubber and give the " Wise Men" who
doubling" even that, and when dha all eid and doe, Tet ws torn bly to the question: Are rubber ares of Shanghai companies cheo present prices And my personal opinion that while the mapafectarer's who bought forward at 11/- for 1911 may prove wrong, yet they know more about the robber" business and will prov nearer correct thoo the guewsers a theorists that are predicting 24 to 3d. rabber.
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