The superiority of the production of the Amazone district compared to other
producing countries, as far as quantity and quality is concerned is proved by
the statistics of England and the United States.
The prices of Indiarubber, which in 1877, were in January fr. 2'8S per
lb. and in June fr. 275 for Amazone quality, were only fr. 2-40 in January
and fr. 2-25 in June for Centre- American ; for January 1881, Amazone was
worth fr. 4"25, the other fr. 3; in June Amazone fr. 4^40, the other fr. 2'55,

During the period 1871 to 1881 the maxhnum was for Amazone fr. 5*25
in October 1879 against fr. 4"I5 for Centre-American.
We leave aside the qualities of Madagascar, Zanzibar and other points in
Africa, those of Borneo, Annam and other places in Asia, which appear in
small quantities only in the United States. The only rival to Amazone India-
rubber is the Centre-American kind. For 1883 Amazone rubber was fr. 5'6o and
Centre-American fr. 4 in the United States markets.
For the English market the superiority of Amazone rubber is likewise well
established.
176 INDlARUBBER.
THE EUBBEE-TEEE PLANTING INDUSTEY IN CEYLON IN 1887.
