January 



1907.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



133 



RUBBER SCRAP PRICES. 



7 T is difficult at this writing to present definite quotations 

 -*- for old shoes — particularly domestic — on account of the 

 great scarcitj- of supplies. The figure quottd below has 

 been paid, and possibly more, while some reclaimers doubt- 

 less would pay considerably higher prices if stock was 

 obtainable. This condition is due to the "open " weather 

 of last winter, resulting in reduced sales of rubber footwear, 

 and consequent smaller collections of scrap last spring. We 

 give New York quotations — prices paid by consumers for 

 carload lots, in cents per pound : 



Olil Rubber Boots and Shoes I >oiuestic 11 ©lijj 



r>o —Foreign lo @ io>i 



Pneumatic Hicycle Tires 7/4 @ 7H 



.■Vutomobile Tire.s lo @ io?s 



Solid Rubber Wagon and Carriage Tires S^^' @ S's 



White Triniined Rubber 1 1 12 @ 1 1 3^ 



Heavy Black Rubber 514 @ !,s^ 



Air Brake Hose 43^ @ ; 



Fire and Large Hose 3*^ @ 35^' 



Garden Hose 2 K @ 2^4 



Matting i : 'Z 



The death is reported of Senhor Dr. Jos6 Coelho da Gania 

 Abreu, barou of Maraj6, one of the most distinguished citi- 

 zens of I'ara, Brazil. He was born in that city April 12, 

 1S33, and spent several years in early life in Portugal, re- 

 turning to Brazil to complete his education. He filled many 

 public positions of trust and honor, being at various times a 

 member of both branches of the state congress, mayor of 

 Para, and governor of the state. lie headed the Pari state 

 commission to the Chicago world's fair, in 1S93. The 

 Baron de Marajo was an author of note. He was interested 

 in whatever tended to promote progress in his country, in- 

 cluding improvement of the rubber situation. A contribu- 

 tion from his pen on "The India-Rubber Outlook in Ama- 

 zonia " appeared in Thk India Rihher World November 

 '5. 1^93 (page 33)- "^^^ baron left Para in good health on 

 November 4 last, and died in Lisbon on November 25. He 

 had resided in Lisbon much of his time for manj- years and 

 was well known there. 



His death will be a distinct loss to the literary and com- 

 mercial interests of his country. 



REVIEW OF THE CRUDE RUBBER MARKET. 



THE close of the year finds rubber prices somewhat low- 

 er, all through the list, than at the end of November. 

 This being the season for stocktaking in very many 

 rubber factories, and also a time when the heaviest 

 arrivals of the year areneajly dueat the primary markets on 

 the Amazon, a quiet tnarket is naturally to be expected. 



The year just closed has witnessed a busy condition of the 

 rubber industry, and a large consumption. Supplies have 

 been somewhat larger than in anj' preceding year, and the 

 range of prices lower than during 1905. when they averaged 

 higher than during any other twelvemonth in the histor\- of 

 the trade. Prices were more steady during 1906 than has 

 been usual. For example. The India Rubber World has 

 reported the prices of fine new Islands Para at the publica- 

 tion dates during the 3'ear as follows : 



January i 124 @ 125 July i i iS T" 119 



February- i 122 @ 123 August i iiS @ 119 



March i 122 @ 123 September i "9 @ 120 



April 1 124 @ 125 October i "9 @ 120 



May I 122 @ 123 November 1 119® I20 



June I 120 @ 121 December I . . . . . 119 @ iiqj^ 



Compared with this unusual absence of fluctuation may be 

 given the range of prices for the same grade for five preced- 



ing years : 

 Vear. 



1901 



1902 



>9<>3 



Opening. High. I.ow. Closing. 



88 03 78 Si 



81 87>^ 67 ST/, 



88 107 Siyt <)i}i 



1904 90^^ 128 (jo}i iig 



1905 "5 '32 115 124 



At the Antwerp inscription sale on December 14 the great- 

 er part of the 640 tons offered found buj'ers at a reported 

 average advance of 40 centimes per kilogram [= 3 'i cents 

 per pound] over the prices realized for corresponding grades 

 at the November sale. 



As usual, the size of New York stocks of Para sorts is var- 

 iously stated. Three London houses issue stock sheets giving 

 the New York holdings on December i at 100 tons, 150 tons, 

 and 170 tons, respectively, all of which figures are larger 

 than the statement given out in the local trade. 



Following is a statement of prices of Para grades, one year 

 ago, one month ago, and on December 26— this date: 



P.\RA. January I, '06. December!, '06. December z6. 



Islands, fine, new I24@I25 i:9@ii9j^ Ii8@ii9 



Islands, fine, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, fine, new 129 ©130 123(0)124 I23@i24 



Upriver, fine, old none here 127@128 I27@I2S 



Islands, coarse, new 75@ 76 71® 72 -I'/t® 72 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 96® 97 97® yS 97® 98 



Upriver, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Caucho (Peruvian) sheet 74® 75 7*'® 77 76® 77 



Caucho (Peruvian) ball 9'-® 92 95® 9^ 95>^® 9^ 



Ceylon (Plantation) fine sheet 136® '37 I37®'3S 



AFRICAN. CENTRALS 



Sierra Leone, I St qual. 106 ®io7 Esmeralda, sausage. . . 92® 93 



Massai, red 106 ®107 Guayaquil, stiip 75M@76 



Benguella 78 ® 79 Nicaragua, scrap 91® 92 



Cameroon ball 77 ® 78 Panama, slab eg^'i®?' 



.\ccra flake 22 ©23 Mexican, scrap 92® 93 



Lopori ball, prime. . .117 ®ii8 Mexican, slab 7'® 72 



Lopori strip, prime. .107 ®io8 Mangabeira, sheet 67® 71 



Madagascar, pinky. . 90 ® 91 Guayule 44® 45 



Ikeleniba Ii7!4@li8 EAST INDIAN. 



Soudan niggers 93 @ 94 Assam 93® 94 



Borneo 39® 49 



Late Pard cables quote : 



Per Kilo Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine S$7S0 Upriver, fine 6S975 



Islands, coarse 2SS50 Upriver, coarse 4JS75 



Exchange, is'id. 

 Last ManSos advices : 



Upriver. fine 6$7o<) Upriver, coarse 4$2oo 



Exchange, isJirf. 



NEW VORK RUBHER PRICES FOR NOVEMBER (NEW RUBBER). 



1905, 1904. 



$i.2i®|;i.24 Ji.i6("fi.3i 



.89® .91 .89®", .98 



l.l8@ 1.21 I.I2(n 1.26 



.68(rt) .72 .62® .73 



.69® .72 .63® .72 



Iyo6. 



Upriver fine |l.22®|i.24 



Upriver coarse 95® .97 



Islands fine 1.18® 1.20 



Islands coarse 71® .73 



Canietd 70^" -71 



Statistics of Para Rubber (Eiclading Caucho^. 



NEW YORK. 



Fine and Coarse. Toial. Total. Tolal. 



Medium. 1906. 1905. 1904. 



Slocks, October 31 /ons 125 0= 125 227 9 



.Arrivals, November 1054 502 = '556 1281 1285 



Ag?regatmg 



Deliveries, November., 



1 179 502 = 1681 150S 1294 

 1085 , 498 = 1583 1354 1287 



Stocks, November 30. . . 



94 



4 = 98 



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