Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1916 — DUTCH RUBBER OUTPUT UP [ARTICLE]

DUTCH RUBBER OUTPUT UP

East Indian Crop Expected to Reach 9,205,825 Kilograms During Current Year. Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. — The rubber production of the Dutch East Indies, upon which America now draws to a considerable extent, Is increasing by leaps and bounds. According to figures Just published by the Batavia Rubber Trade association the crop harvested last year in the island of Java alone was 6,059,098 kilograms, ns against 3,260,274 In 1914, and It is estimated at as much as 9,205,825 kilograms in the current year. Other parts of the Dutch East Indies yielded 2,285,389 kilograms of rubber, as compared with 1,321,320 In 1914, while the estimate for 1916 Is 3,752,000 kilos.