September i, i(X)7.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



389 



STATISTICS OF RUBBER PRODUCTION. 



Ecuador. 



'X'llK figures below, derived from official sources, show an 

 •■• increased rate of output from the three countries referred 

 to, which is a different showing from that of the regions re- 

 ported on last month [page 340] : 



M.\D.\(;,\sc.\K. 



Pounds. 



1903 1,284.204 



1904 1,902,410 



'905 1,989.255 



1906 2,782,481 



Southern Nigeria Protectorate (British West Africa), 

 Pounds. Pounds. 



01896-97 386,131 1901 1.740,156 



a 1897-98 592,309 1902 865.834 



a 1898-99 874,298 1903 1.177,803 



a 1899-1900 1,450.567 1904 2,408.926 



b 1900 2,251,315 1905 2,842,831 



fl- — Fiscal years cndinR March 31. 



b — The fiKUrcs for the last three months of the fiscal year 1899-1900 arc 

 incUulcd also in the return for the complete calendar yiar 1900. 



Pounds. Pounds. 



1898 1,588,681 1902 868,580 



•899 1,041,823 1903 1,088,651 



1900 1,103,511 1904 1,143.045 



1901 709,223 190S 1,290,445 



The firm of Dcwcttc & Co., of Yokohama, arc engaged in the 

 business of importing crude rubber for the rubber goods and 

 insulated wire factories of Japan, and arc in close touch with 

 all the principal buyers of this material. They wish to form 

 connections with suppliers of such material in the United Slates, 

 and may be addressed through Postoflfice box 114, Yokohama, 

 Japan. 



The writer of some excellent stories of home life in and about 

 Tula, appearing in Modern Mexico, is the wife of Mr, J. Herbert 

 Foster, manager of the plantation of the Meridcn Rubber Plant- 

 ing Corporation, in the state of Vera Cruz. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



THE market for riihbcr of all sorts has been quiet during the 

 past montli. which closed with quotations lower than at 

 our preceding report. That is, prices were lower for 

 Para grades — in fact, down to the level reported on July i — but 

 no change was quotable on several grades of .Vfricans and Cen- 

 trals. It is a notable fact that some African sorts are now 

 quoted at the same figure as Islands fine Para. The explanation 

 doubtless will be found in the fact that whereas the last Para 

 crop was the largest ever recorded, certain .'\frican rubbers — 

 Lopori, for example — are coming to the market in reduced quan- 

 tities. 



The new Para crop does not compare favorably, thus far, with 

 previous years, as these figures (embracing Para rubber and 

 Caucho, in tons) will indicate: 



1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 



July 1250 1450 1840 1320 



.■\ugust 1260 1300 1690 01360 



Total 



2680 



2510 2750 3530 



[a— To August 28, 1907.] 



.•\t the last .Antwerp sales (.August 9) about 605 tons were 

 offered, of which 492 tons found buyers, at an average below 

 estimations of about 14 centimes, or lyi per cent. The decline 

 was not general, however, and the feeling prevails at Antwerp 

 that a higher level will prevail soon. The same sentiment is 

 shared in the New York market, based upon the idea that more 

 liberal buying is due in the near future, when a firmer condition 

 of the market may be looked for. 



The next .Antwerp sale is announced for September 19. .Arriv- 

 als at -Antwerp during the first seven months of 1907 amounted 

 to 3192 tons, against 3356 tons in the same months last year and 

 3210 tons up to July ,30, 1905. The arrivals from the Congo 

 Free State, however, were larger than in the same period of 

 either 1906 or 1905. 



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

 year ago, one month ago. and .August 29 — this date : 



Para. Sept, i, '06. .Aug. 1,07. .Aug. 29. 



Islands, fine, new 119 (5>r20 107(0108 i05@io6 



Islands, fine, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, fine, new 124 (f?i25 Ii5(<iii6 iio@lii 



Upriver, fine, old 126 (V?i27 117(0118 Ii3@ii4 



Islands, coarse, new 66^-^' 67 62ff( 63 59@ 60 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new Qi'AOil 92 90(«; 91 89(a) 90 



Upriver, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet... 75 @ 76 71(0} 7z 70@ 71 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball.... 90 (g 91 90(3) 91 88@ 89 



Ceylon, fine, sheet 142 @I43 I33@i34 I33@i34 



African. 



Sierra Leone, ist Lopori ball, prime. .. .l05(S;io6 



quality 99^100 Lapori stri]). priiue... gc/itiioo 



Massai, red 90(0:100 .Madagascar, pinky.... 83@ 84 , 



Renguella 70@ 71 Ikelemba none here 



.Accra flake @ 18 Soudan niggers 8s(§ 86 



CauKToon ball 74'^. 75 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage... 82® 83 Mexican, scrap 81(^82 



Guayaquil, strip 7i@ 72 Mexican slab 64(365 



Nicaragua, scrap 8o(3) 81 Mangabeira, sheet 50® 60 



Panama, slab 63@ 64 Guayule 4S@ 48 



East Indian. 



Assam 9S@ 96 Borneo 36® 37 



L;itc Para cables quote: 



Per Kilo. Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine S$ioo Upriver, fine ()$oso 



Islands, coarse 2$7oo Upriver, coarse 4$7oo 



Exchange ^5'A<i- 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine 6$ooo Upriver, coarse 3$900 



Exchange 15 g/32cl. 



New York Prices for May (New Rubber). 



1907. 1906. 1905. 



Upriver fine 1.12(01.16 1.24(^1.26 i-3l@l-35 



l^priver coarse 88<gi .92 .90@ .93 95(3) .97 



Islamls fine 1.10(01.15 1.21(0)1.23 1.29(^1.32 



Islands coarse 62@ .67 .65® .71 -7.1® -76 



Cameta 70® .72 .70® .73 .78(5} .81 



New York Prices for June (New Rubber). 



1907. 1906. i<x>S. 



Upriver, fine 1.08(0,1.12 1.23(^1.25 1.30(01.35 



Upriver, coarse 86(3* .88 -90® .92 .94Cfi ,97 



Islands, fine I.04(3'I.I0 1.19^1.22 1.28/^1.33 



Islands, coarse 6i'3 .63 ■65(V7 .(S6 -72(0.' .76 



Cameta 70® .71 .70® .72 .74(g .80 



New York Prices for July (New Rubber). 



1907. 1906. 1905. 



Upriver, fine... 1,08(011.15 1.22(01,24 l.28(S)i.3l 



Upriver. coarse 86@ .90 .80® .91 .90(3) .95 



Islands, fine i.04@i.o8 i.i8<3)i.20 i.25(S;i.28 



Islands, coarse 6l(^ .64 .64(3) .65 ,68(@ .71 



Cameta 70@ .71 .6g® .71 .71® .76 



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

 india-rubber and commercial paper, No. 68 William street. New 

 York) advises us: "During August the money market has not 

 been in condition to admit of paper selling freely, and there has 

 been only a very limited demand from out-of-town banks, at 

 anywhere from 6'/i to 8 per cent, for the usual run of rubber 

 names." 



