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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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FEATURING SINGER COMBINATION PLAYER DUET BENCH
through the use of a very simple and unique
attachment.
This announcement comes from
t h e Singer fac-
tories at Steger,
111.
T h e fact that
any duet compart-
ment bench, fitted
with this desirable
a t t a c h m e n t in-
stantly becomes a
combination player
bench should in-
terest every pro-
g r e s s i v e piano
merchant.
During the past
s i x months t h e
Singer line h a s
broken all s a l e s
records.
Singer
stools, benches and
The New Singer Combination Bench
cabinets
m u s i c
combination player duet bench whenever de- are popular because the first requisite of Singer
sired, in the future, without any extra charge, construction always has been quality.
CHICAGO, I I I . , September 11.—Every duet bench
in the great Singer line will be furnished as a
the uncertainty of obtaining freights, the con-
gestion in all the shipping ports, the closing
Exports of Rubber From Brazil in 1915 Ex- of the Panama Canal, and the dangers threaten-
ceeded Those of 1914 by Over One Million ing Suez, necessitating the longer Cape route,
Pounds—The Price Situation Explained
awakened the fears of manufacturers and deal-
The quantity of rubber exported from ports ers, who bought freely for all purposes and made
in the Amazon district to the United States and large purchases extending to 1916 deliveries.
to Europe during 1914 and 1915 is shown in By the end of December, 1915, and during the
a report recently issued by the Bureau of early days of January, 1916, the dollar mark
Foreign and Domestic Commerce. In 1914 rub- was reached and passed for both "plantation"
ber exports to the amount of 47,023,067 pounds and "up river fine." A considerable weakness
were sent to the United States, while 35,064,187 developed, however, about the middle of Jan-
pounds went to Europe. In 1915 the imports to uary, 1916, and the tendency during the suc-
the United States increased to 49,686,761 pounds, ceeding months has been steadily downward
the exports to Europe amounting to 33,473,578. with occasional small fluctuations.
The sudden advance in prices for "hard fine"
From the foregoing figures it will be seen that
Para
from 95 cents to $1.90 during the period
the total exportation during 1915 increased
slighty over a million pounds, while the specific July, 1915—January, 1916, and its subsequent
exports to the United States increased over gradual decline to $1.40 up to the end of April,
1916—that is, during the months covering the
two and a half million pounds.
When the embargo difficulties incident to the heaviest receipts—has been most beneficial to
war were removed in July, 1915, the supply of the Amazon district. The prevailing low ex-
rubber became plentiful and prices took a down- change, together with the reduction of the ex-
ward tendency. By October "first latex" had port duty to 12 per cent., to take effect on
declined from 63 cents to 60 cents and "up river January 1, 1916, gave additional support toward
fine" dropped to 57 cents. Early in October high currency prices and materially mitigated
the effects of the steady decline that set in early
in 1916.
The development of Amazon rubber on plan-
tation lines is still in an experimental stage.
There is only one such plantation; it has 50,000
CINCINNATI, O.
I trees, now three years old. The principal ob-
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured =j stacle to this development, which will be very
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high- j ] difficult to overcome, is that receivers of rubber
grade piano cases and cabinets.
H are unable to dispose of their prospective hold-
^^^^^ m ^ m N*w York Office and Sample Room §§§ ings before their actual arrival at Manaos or
Para. They cannot, like the East, take advan-
Grand Central Palace Bldg. | ( tage of favorable prices by selling over a spread
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
of months, owing to the prevalent system of
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
trading. The "seringueiro" receives no wages,
but obtains goods on credit, liquidating his in-
RUBBER PRODUCTION INCREASING
The Ohio Veneer Co. |
American - Made
Tuning Pins
will stand the most tensile strength
"AMSCO"
BRAND
ARE MADE OF SPECIAL STEEL
Thirty-five years of experience in mak-
ing tuning pins enables us to give you
the most reliable pins in the market.
Guaranteed to hold for a lifetime.
Send for sample set
and prices
And when you're satisfied
that we've the best punch-
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from
the best of material in cellu-
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
C.F. GOEPEL*C0
137 E A S T I3 T -£ ST.
NEW
YORK.
debtedness to the owner of the general store by
delivering the rubber he has extracted, which is
shipped for sale to the merchant in Manaos or
Para, who has equipped the general store dealer.
With the resulting net proceeds, accounts are
adjusted once a year. The Brazilian courts
have held that the "seringueiro'' is the owner
of the rubber and that the general store ad-
vancing him credits has only a lien on it and
cannot for this reason make any contracts for
forward deliveries until the "seringueiro" has
released his rubber.
DEATH OF PIONEER VARNISH MAN
CHICAGO, I I I . , September 9.—Charles D. Ettinger,
of 4620 Drexel boulevard, who died on Monday
at the age of seventy-eight, had been actively
identified with the interests of the Murphy
Varnish Co. for forty-five years.
Nominally
he was secretary of the company and was the
only secretary the company ever had, but he
was a large stockholder in the company and
one of its directors. He was president of the
Ohio Injector Co. Some years ago he par-
tially retired from business and spent most of
his time in developing his farm at Midlothian,
which was devoted to the raising of thorough-
bred live stock of various kinds. He was born
at Wadsworth, O., July 20, 1838. During the
Civil War he served in the hospital division of
the quartermaster's department, and after the
war engaged in the drug business in Fiudlay,
O. About 1871 he moved to Cleveland, O.,
becoming connected with the Murphy Varnish
Co., in charge of the railroad department. In
January, 1884, he came to Chicago.
One Reason
for our continued suc-
cess and steady growth
is the fact that we use
the best grade of Pig
Iron obtainable.
American Musical Supply Co.
Matawan Steel & Iron Co.
451 Communipaw Avenue, Jersey City, N. J.
MATAWAN, N. J.
BRANCH OFFICES:
Chicago
160 No. Fifth Ave.
Invisible
Hinges
are Apparent
Some of the sizes shown indicate the
variety oi "SOSS" Hinges which we
manufacture for use on pianos, player-
pianos, talking machines and music
cabinets.
There is a particular "SOSS" Hinge
best suited for your requirements.
Our illustrated catalog " S " gives
complete and interesting information.
Write for a copy and for quotations on
your particular requirements.
Sos* Manufacturing Company,
435-443 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
San Francitc*
164 Hansford Bldg.
Lot Angeles
224 Central Bldg.
Minneapolis
3416 Second Are.,So.
Detroit
922 David Whitney
Building