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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1906. 



Anliverp. 



To riiE Editor oi- The India Ruhhicr World : At the sale 

 of J line 26, the transaction comprised tlie following quantities : 



I'^xposed. Sold. 



Congo sorts tons 312 283 



103 



Other sorts . 



39 



Total 415 322 



Bayers being reluctant, only part of the exposed quantity 

 could be disposed of. Prices were weak, especially for in- 

 ferior grades. The average decline comes out at 35 to 40 

 centimes, or about 3 '3 to 4 per cent, below valuations—/, c, 

 on the May sale. 



The ne.xt large sale will be held on July 27, when 443 tons 

 will be exposed; the usual Congo sorts — Uele Aruwimi, 

 Upper Congo ball, Equateur, Maringa, Kasai, and Djunia — 

 will be represented with large lots. Sales since i June till end 

 of June at 400 tons. Stock at 620 tons, besides 296 tons ar- 

 rived by steamer /iru.vellesville from the Congo. 



C. SCUM 111 ,S; CO., SICCKSSKTRS. 

 Antwerp. July ll. 1906. 



The lot of 5j tons of Guayule rubber offered at the Antwerpauc- 

 tion on June 26 failed to meet with a sale. The estimate of value, 

 accordiii.i; to the oftioial catalogue, was 7.25 francs per kilogram 

 =63 'j cents per pound], and the ruliber was " bought in " by the 

 owners at 6 .^o francs. Its sale was reported subsequently — on July 

 6 - at 4.25 francs [-37'4 cents per pound]. 



ANTWERP RUBBER STATISTICS FOR MAY. 



ANTWERP RUBBER ARRIVALS. 



June 19. — By the I.fOpoldvilh\ from the Congo : 



Bunge&Co.. ..(Socidt^ General Africaine) X-//y.s 73,000 



Do S,ooo 



Do (Comit^ Special Katanga) 9,000 



Do (Cheinins de fer Grand Lacs) 5,00c 



Comptoir Commercial Congolais 1 2,cxx) 



L. & W. Van de Velde tCie. du Kasai) 99,000 



Do 4,000 



Cie. Commerciale des Colonies (Col. Kadei Sangha) 6,ooo 



Do .(La Ilaut Sanglia) 7,000 



Charles Dethier (Society " La M'Poko" ) 3,500 



Society Coloniale An versoise. ..(Cie deLomami) 19,000 



Do (Slid Kauierun) 8,000 



Do i.5"o 255,cxx) 



Jfi.v 10. — By the Bntxellesville , from the Congo : 



Bunge & Co (Soci^t^ G^nerale Africaine"! ^//oi 118,500 



Do 49,000 



Do (Soci^t^:- A B I R) 



Do (Cheinins de fer Grand Lacs) 



Do (Comit^ Special Katanga ) 



Do (Cie. du Kasai ) 



26,900 

 8 (XX) 

 1,000 



65.500 

 1 1,400 

 3.900 

 2,000 



Soci^t^Coloniale Anvcrsoise (Beige du Haul Congo) 



Do (Siid Kamerun) 



Do 



L. & \V. Van de Velde.. 4.000 



AL S. Cols (Alima) 4,400 



Comptoir Commercial Congolais i . 50<i 296, 100 



London. 



Edward Till & Co. report stocks [July 2] 



1906. 



f ParA sorts Ions — 



Plantation, Ceylon and Straits. ... 55 



Borneo 82 



Assam and Rangoon 13 



Penang 20S 



.Other sorts 349 



London 



41 



10 



288 



J98 



537^ 



480 

 266 



467 



1750 

 1644 



1515 

 1232 

 1264 

 1298 



29 

 9 



268 

 306 



318 

 709 



1920 

 1667 

 1644 



1367 

 1136 



1341 



5/ ^Hf^hl^Vz 4/7 'A&4/ ^yi 

 3/li>^(5'4/ 3/7'^(">3, 9 

 3/ 3 (5'3/454' 2/8;^(S.2/io>^ 

 5/7 4/83i'r«4/io!4 

 3/ 5^(".3/6 3/2M@3/ ^yi 

 3/ (q.i/o}i 2/10 (»12/II 



No sales. No sales. 



Total 707 



f Pard sorts 926 



Li VRRPOoi, -I Caucho 239 



[ Other sorts 493 



Total. United Kingdom . . . .2365 



Total, June 2483 



Total, Ma V 2630 



Total, A])r'il 210S 



Total, March iyi)6 



Total, l'"ebruary 1539 



PRICKS PAID DIRINC. JUNE. 



1906. 1905. 1904. 



I'arii, fine, hard 5/ iV(S'5/ 3 5/7 (S'5/8 4/8 (S)4/ioX 



Ho soft 5/ oUCs'S/ 2 



Negroheads, scrappj' 3/10 (n^^/ti 



Do Cameta 3/ o}4&'i/ i 



Bolivian 5/ 2 ("5/ 3 



Caucho, ball 3/ 634 ^((,3/ 7 



Do slab . . . 3/ o^-ifi'^i/ I 



Do tails... 3/ 3 @i/ 4 



July 6. — The market has been very qiiiL-t during a week past, 

 and prices are lower. Hard fine has been sold at 5.S. lif. down to 

 55. o'4d. on the spot and at 55. 2(/. f/? 5.?. l'4d for forward deliv- 

 ery. Peruvian ball steady at 3.S. 6}^d. spot ; slab t,s. and scrappy 

 3,?. 9(/. per pound values. Transactions at to-day's auctions slight. 



P/aiilnlion Ruhber. — There were offered at auction about 2'^ 

 tons Ceylon and aliout 724" tons Straits and Malay States, most of 

 which was bought in. Some of the leading brands maintained 

 their high standard, but others were irregular Only fine rubber 

 found buyers, at lower prices, in harmony with Brazilian Pard. 

 Twenty-two packa.ges changed hands at an average of 5^. Si/. [== 

 |l-37.*] per pound. 



Lvverpool. 



Ed.mind ScHLi'TER & Co. report : 



WORLD'S VISIBLE SUPPLY OF PARA, JUNE 30. 

 1906. 1903. 



Tons 3385 2617 



Prices, hard fine 5/2 5 '7 4/9,'. 



LIVERPOOL STOCKS OF AFRICAN RUBBER, JUNE 30. 



1906 379 1903 371 1900 777 



1905 368 1902 543 1899 530 



1904 560 igfii 768 1S98 368 



1904. 

 2028 



1903. 



3335 



3/11J4 



1902. 

 3776 



2,.'II« 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



[ The Figures Indicate 



June 25.— By the 



Imimr t ers. 



Poel & .\i nold 66,000 



Poel & Arnold 



N. Y. Commercial Co 

 N. V. Commercial Co 

 A. T. Morse & Co.... 



A. T. Morse & Co 



A. T. Morsr S: Co.. . . 

 General Ruliher Co. . . 

 Genera! Rubber Co. . . 



Neale S: Co 



Kdinund Reeks & Co. 

 Hagenicyer & Hrunn. 

 Hagemever S: Brunn. 

 C. P. do's Santos 



ireighls in Pounds.] 



Total 171,800 36,700 148,600 91,500= 448,600 



