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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November i, 1906. 



In regard to the financial situation, Albert B. Beers (broker 

 in India-rubber, No. 6S William street, New York) reports : 



" During October the money market has continued strong, 

 and the demand for paper has been very spasmodic, mostly 

 from out-of-town banks, at rates running from 6 to 7 per 

 cent." 

 Rubber Receipts at Manaos. 



During September and three months of the crop season 

 for three years [courtesy of Messrs. Schol/ & Co.] : 



From - 



RioPuriis.^cre ...Ions 202 



Rio Madeira 370 



Rio Jurud 173 



Rio Javary -Iquitos. . . . 392 



Rio Soliuioes 54 



Rio Negro 4 



September. 

 1906 1Q05. 1904 



511 

 3'6 

 222 



444 

 106 



J U L Y - S H P T K M H K R . 



403 

 190 



6S 



32 



3 



Total 1 195 



Caucho 23S 



1600 

 212 



40 



1900. 

 987 

 904 

 328 



541 



116 



4 



28S0 

 475 



1905- 

 1 1 67 

 786 

 316 

 564 

 210 

 6 



3049 

 398 



1904. 

 909 

 672 



215 



281 



42 

 3 



2122 

 218 



Total. 



. . 1433 Ibi2 929 3355 3447 2340 



'Bordeaux. 



.\t the inscription sale on October 16 the quantit\' of rubber 

 offered was 122,744 kilos, of which 53,690 was sold. Soudan nig- 

 gers brought 8.27,'i @ 10.52I2 francs ; Madagascar Majunga, 10.25 ; 

 Mexican scraps, 9.85 ; Ecuador scraps, 10 (11; 10.60 ; Ecuador strips, 

 9.35 (n\ III francs. 



Antiverp. 



At the inscription sale on October 23, at which about 419 

 tons of rubber were offered, the prices realized showed an 

 average advance over estimations of 25 centimes per kilo, or 

 about 2 '^ cents per pound. 



ANTWERP RUBBER STATISTICS FOR .-\UGUST. 



Oct. 2. 



RUBBER ARRIVALS AT ANTWERP. 



-By the Alberlvillc, from the Congo : 



87,000 



700 



22 000 



3.500 



58 000 



Bunge & Co (G^n^rale Africaine) kilos 



Do ( Grand Lacs ) 



Do (Societe A B I R) 



Do ( Comity Katanga ) 



Do ( Cie. du Kasai ) 



Comptoir Commercial Congolais 9.000 



M. S. Cols (Alima) 5,000 



Soci^t^ Coloniale Anversoise 9,000 



Do (Lulonga) i,,5O0 



Do (Lomami) 6,500 



Do 2,CKX3 



Society G^n^rale de Commerce (Alimaienne) 7,500 



L. & \V. Van de Velde 6,000 21; 



Ceylon {Plantation) Rubber Exports, 1906. 



DETAII.^ — BY WEEKS. 



January i to .\ug 13. . . 

 Week ending Aug. 20. . 

 Week ending -Aug. 27. . 

 Week ending Sept. 3.. 

 Week ending Sept. 10.. 

 Week ending Sept. 17.. 



POUNDS. 

 ,177,691 

 , 11,840 

 . 5.896 



■ 9 975 

 . 4,681 

 , I2,Il8 



POUNDS. 



Total, igo6 222,201 



Same dates, 1905 84,408 



Same dates, 1904 45,666 



Same dates, 1903 28,821 



DESTINATION. 



Great Britain 155.006 Australia 2,772 



United .States 50,877 France 3,307 



Germany 9,467 Belgium 772 



London. 



LONDON RUBBER SALES. 



OcTOHKR 5. — Plantation grown Pard in good demand. Small 

 sales have been made privately at 55. yrf. (S; 55. T%d. for fine bis- 

 cuits and sheet and 55. "]%(!, (") 55 T^/^d. for fine crepe. Block in- 

 quired for. [Price of fine Pard, 5i. ii/.] No auctions to-day. 



October 12. — The market has been quiet but ste.idy during the 

 fortnight Quotations are rather higher, but not much business 

 has been done. Hard fine spot and near has sold at 5.S. i %d. @ $s. 

 2d. Fair sales of fine Islands at $s. \d Sales of old Bolivian up 

 1055. 3(/., acconling to age. Fine MoUendo at 5J. At to-days 

 auction medium grades in good supply and most sorts selling well 

 at full prices. Assams in better demand and No. i sold at 3J. gJ^^iA 

 (iiy lod. Mattogrosso mangabeira sheet 35 i%d. @ ^s. id. Mozam- 

 bique fine clean small ball (red) 4.S. S^^d. @ 4s. <)%d. Madagascor 

 pinky up to 3^. T%d. 



Plantation. — At to-day's auction 407 packages Ceylon and 

 Straits rubber, and about 232 sold. The weight amotinted to about 

 23 tons. .^ fine parcel of crepe from Bukit Rajah estate reahzed 

 up to 5J. Si/. [ = Si.37.i] per pound. Scrap sold up to 45. ()%d. 



Li'verpool. 



William Wright & Co. report [October 1] : 

 Pine Para, The market has been active, but at gradually de- 

 clining prices, except for old Bolivian. At the close, prices show 

 a tendency to further lose, but a slight reduction on present values 

 would, we think, lead to a very active trade demand. We do not an- 

 ticipate, even with increased receipts, any " slump " in values ; the 

 requirements of the trade both in Europe and America are suffici- 

 ent to prevent this. On the other hand, it seems to us there is not 

 much chance of a heavy advance. American manufacturers have 

 this season adopted a wise policy in not rushing prices when 

 covering requirements. In our manufacturers may accept about 

 5 shillings [ = $1.21?] asa sound basis at which to purchase. 

 Edmund SchlIjter & Co. report [September 30] : 

 Fine Pard has ruled quiet and steady during the first three weeks 

 of September, but towards the close of the month prices Ijecame 

 irregular and somewhat easier owing to the decline in the Brazil 

 exchange. Owing to the delay of arrivals at Mandos the re- 

 ceipts during September remained below the estimate, while de- 

 liveries in the trade show an increase in excess of the total crop 

 increase since July i. The position has, therefore, for the time 

 being, gained in strength, and sellers are reluctant to contract for- 

 ward deliveries at a discount. 



WORLD'S VISIBLE SUPPLY OF P.\RA, SEPTEMBER 30. 



1906. 



Tons 2274 



Prices, hard fine 5/1 



LIVERPOOL STOCKS OF AFRICAN RUBBER, 



1906 314 1903 217 



1905 266 1902 524 



1904. 



266 

 402 



I90I 



SEPTEMBER 30. 



1900 725 



1899 580 



1898 3S1 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



[ 7Vi<' Figures Indicate It'eigitls in Pounds.^ 



September 35. — By the steamer //z7a'f(5;fl«a' from Manaos and 

 Pard: 



Importers. Fine. 



General Rubber Co. .. . 191,600 



Poel & Arnold 72,800 



N. Y. Commercial Co. . 40,800 



A. T. Morse & Co 34 3C0 



Edmund Reeks & Co . . 13,000 

 Hagemeyer & Brunn. . 17,700 



Neale &'Co 700 



C. P. dos Santos 4.000 



Total 374,goo 86,200 206,100 16,700= 683,900 



