July 



1906.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



341 



REVIEW OF THE CRUDE RUBBER MARKET. 



Till'; price situation is practically unchanged as com- 

 pared with our report one month ago. The market 

 has been quiet meanwhile, absolutely no business 

 being reported in New York on some days. The 

 absence of buying is to be attributed in part to the practice 

 of many factories to take stock at midsummer, and to reduce 

 stores of raw material in preparation therefor. The failure 

 of prices to decline more, particularly since the Para crop 

 shows a considerable increase over the preceding year, must 

 be taken as an indication that continued activity in the rub- 

 ber manufacture is predicted by sellers. 



European markets have continued quiet but firm. The 

 Antwerp auctions have resulted in somewhat lower prices. 

 Para arrivals (including Caucho) for the season, up to June 

 26, amounted to 34,500 tons, against 33,060 tons for the 

 whole crop year (July i-June 30) 1904-05 ; 30,580 tons in 

 1903-04; and 29,850 in 1902-03. The new crop, therefore, is 

 the largest ever reported. 



Later. — While these lines are going through press the 

 quotations have undergone a change, leaving the prices as 

 stated materially lower than a month ago. This is the re- 

 sult, in part, of lower prices at Antwerp, on June 26, than 

 were anticipated, by about 40 centimes per kilogram. The 

 decline at New York applies to nearly every grade, though 

 some have advanced slightly. 



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

 ago, one month ago, and on June 27 — this date : 



PARA. July I, '05. June I, '06 June 27. 



Islands fine, new. I28@i29 I2c@i2i Ii8@ii9 



Islands, fine, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, fine, new .. .. I30@i3i I24@I25 I23(a;r:4 



Upriver, fine, old •32C" 133 I25@i26 I2\si,\2^ 



Islands, coarse, new T2&, 73 64^4® 65 (>4}i@ 65 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 95® 96 9°® 9' 90® 91 



Upriver. coarse, old none here none here none here 



Caucho (Peruvian) sheet. .. . 72® 73 72® 72>^ 72® 73 



Caucho (Peruvian) ball fo® 81 84® 85 85® 86 



Ceylon (Plantation) fine sheet 148® 149 



AFRICAN. 



Sierra Leoue, 1st qual. 102 ©103 



Massai, red 102 ®I03 



Benguella 78 ® 79 



Cameroon ball 76 @ 77 



Accra flake 21 54® 22 



Lopori ball, prime. .. 114 @II5 

 Lopori strip, prime. . 103 ®I04 

 Madagascar, pinky . . 94 ® 95 



Ikeleniba 115 ®li6 



Soudan nigger. s. .. . 96 @ 97 

 Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo 



Islands, fine 5$2oo 



Islands, coarse 2J300 



Exchange, i6}id. 



Last Manaos advices : 



Upriver. fine 6f2o<) Upriver, coarse 3J700 



Exchange, i(>ll(i. 



NEW YORK RUBBER PRICES FOR APRIL (NEW RUBBER). 



1906. 1905. 1904. 



Upriver, fine 1.25 ® r. 28 i. 31 ® 1.34 1.07®!. 12 



Upriver, coarse. . . .92® .95 .96® .99 .84® .88 



Islands, fine 1.22® 1.25 1.27 ® 1.30 1.05 @ 1.09 



Islands, coarse. . . .70(3) .74 .73© -77 64® .69 



Cametd 72® .76 .76® .80 .64® .69 



CENTRALS. 

 Esmeralda, sausage. . . 87® 88 



Guayaquil, stiip 72® 73 



Nicaragua, scrap 84® 85 



Panama, slab 62® 63 



Mexican, scrap 85® 86 



Mexican, slab 60® 61 



Mangabeira, sheet 60® 70 



Guayule 3!® 40 



EAST INDIAN. 



Assam 93® 94 



Borneo 44®49J 



Per Kilo. 



Upriver, fine 6J400 



Upriver, coarse 4$30o 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucbo). 



NEW YORK. 



Fine and Coarse. Total. Total. Tol«l. 

 Medium. 1906. 1905. 1904. 



Stocks, .April 30 tons 360 26 = 386 611 303 



Arrivals, May 716 478= 1194 463 719 



Aggregating 1076 504 = 1580 1074 1022 



Deliveries, May 826 467 — 1 293 496 695 



Stocks, May 31 250 37= 287 578 327 



PARA. ENGLAND. 



1906. 1905. 1904. 1906. 1905. 1904. 



Stocks, April 30 tons 267 496 no 1280 355 495 



Arrivals, May 1420 1660 1085 555 815 470 



Aggregating 1687 2156 1195 18351170 965 



Deliveries, May . 1597 1791 looo 775 800 525 



Stocks, May 31 90 365 195 1060 370 440 



1906 



World's visible supply. May 31 tons 2078 



Para receipts, July i to May 3 1 27,584 



Para Receipts of Caucho, same dates 5245 



Afloat from Para to United States, May 31.. 190 

 Afloat from Para to Europe, May 31 45 1 



Ceylon {Plantation) Rubber Exports, 1906. 



DETAILS — BY WEEKS. 



Total, 1906 105,005 



Same dates, 1905 39 770 



Same dates, 1904 28,693 



Same dales, 1903 17.347 



January i to Apr. 23 79>574 



W'eek ending Apr. 30. . . 6,697 

 Week ending May 7. . . 3,426 

 Week ending May 14- • • 5>4i6 

 Week ending May 21 . . . 9,892 



London. 



Edward Till & Co. report stocks [June i] : 



lvo6. 1905. 



f Par^ sorts. tons — — 



I Plantation, Ceylon and Straits. ... 38 



. Borneo 56 27 



I.ONDON \ ^g^^jj, 3^jj Rangoon 6 g 



I Penang 222 224 



[Other sorts 316 201 



Total 638 



460 



22 



5 



227 

 254 



r Pari sorts 1056 370 446 



Liverpool -! Caucho 277 296 305 



[.Other sorts 512 51S 662 



Total. United Kingdom . . . .2483 



Total, Mav 2630 



Total, April 2108 



Total, March lgo6 



Total, February 1 539 



PRICES P.\ID DURING MAY. 



1906. 1905' 



Para, fine, hard 5/ 3 ®5/ 4 5/6?4'®5/9 



Do soft 5/ 2 @5/ i% 5/634^@5/8>^ 4/ 8 ® 4/9l^ 



Negroheads, scrappv 3/10 ®3/to^ 4/o)^®4/i 3/9 



Do Caineta 3/ o3^ @3/ iK 3/3^(?3/4 2/1 1 ®3/ 



Bolivian 5/ 3 K ®5/ 4 5/7 ©5/834'' 4/10 T" 4 1 1 



Caucho, ball 3/7 ®3/7^ 3/4 @3/6 i/i H<" i S 



Do slab . . . 2/li3.i' ®3/o^ 3/1 ®3/2 2/lO"4f"2 u 



Do tails... @3/4«' 3/lK ®3/3 3/2 fe3/2K 



THE LONDON AUCTIONS. 



June 8. — During the past week the market has been easier, and 



practically no business has been done, but closes slightly firmer. 



Sal«s reported were bard fine at 55. ^d. on the spot and 55. y/zd. 



