September i, 1906.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER ^A^ORLD 



409 



REVIEW OF THE CRUDE RUBBER MARKET. 



PRICIIS are on a somewhat hifrher level than one month 

 ajjo, after having fallen a trifle in the earlier days of 

 the month. An advance in quotations was constantly 

 looked for by sellers, in view of the approach of the 

 season for the fall activity in the industry, but consumers 

 seemed inclined to wait to see if a further decline would not 

 develop. It has been only within the past few days, how- 

 ever, that a firmer condition has prevailed. There has been 

 no actual shortage of rubber in the market at any time in 

 the month. In fact, there are not wanting members of the 

 trade, on both sides of the .Vtlantic, who entertain the belief 

 that the amount of available material is greater than is re- 

 vealed in^he official statistics. But this is something that 

 can always be asserted without the risk of bringing out a 

 convincing contradiction. The fact that receijjts at Tara 

 have been somewhat larger than usual since July i, the be- 

 ginning of the new crop year, has not been without its effect 

 on prices. 



The result of the last Antwerp sale, on August 4, when 

 about 390 tons were ofl'ered, was very irregular. .Some lots 

 were sold at an advance on the estimations and others fell 

 below, and at this writing it is diflicult to figure out whether 

 an advance or a decline was scored. 



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

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



P.\RA. September I, '05. 



Islands, fine, new .... I25@126 



Islands, fine, old none here 



Upriver, fine, new I2t@i29 



Uprivcr, fine, old !3i(''r'i32 



Islands, coarse, new 7o@ 71 



Islands, coarse, old none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 9<Xs* 9' 



Upriver. coarse, old none here 



Caucho (Peruvian) sheet. .. . 7i@ 72 



Cauolio ( Peruvian) ball ^4® tis 



Ceylon (Plantation) fine sheet 



AFRICAN. 



Sierra Leone, istqual. 102 ©103 



Massai, red 102 @iot 



Bengnella 78 @ 79 



Cameroon ball 76 (S) 77 



Accra flake 21 J^@ 22 



Lopori ball, prime . . 1 14 @i 15 



l.opori strip, prime .103 (0)104 



Madagascar, pinky . . 93 @ 94 



Ikeleiiilm 115 @ii6 



Soiidan niggers 95 («) 96 



August I, '06. 



I i8@ii9 



none here 



1 23(n), 1 24 



I24(<I)I25 



64^2® 6,S 



none here 



90(01, ()i 



none here 



72® 73 

 86@ 87 



. I48((in49 



August 27. 



ii9(S>i20 

 none here 



1 24® 1 25 

 126.«)I27 



66'^@ 67 

 none here 



9''A® 92 

 none here 



75® 76 



90® 9' 



M2@"43 



CEXrRAl.S 



Esmeralda, sausage. . . 88® 89 



Guayaquil, stiip 73® 74 



Nicaragua, scrap 84® 85 



Panama, slab 6.^® 64 



Mexican, scrap 8,s(S) 89 



Mexican, .slab 6>@ 03 



Maiigabeira, sheet 69® ?•' 



Guayule ^oOi), 45 



KAST I.MDIAN. 



Assam 92® 93 



Borneo 41® 48 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Nicw York quotations — prices paid by consumers for car- 

 load lots in cents per pound — are somewhat lighter : 



old Rubber Boots and Shoes Domestic 9 @ 9'A 



Oo -Foreign 8"^ ® 8X 



riu'uniatic Bicycle Tires 7 J^ ® 7 '4^ 



.Solid RutiliL-r Wagon and Carriage Tires 6)4 ® ^14 



White Triiiinied Rubber io}4 @ * 1 



Heavy Black Rubber 5J^ ® lYi 



Air Brake Hose 33^ (a), t,}^ 



Fire and Large Hose 2J4 ® 3 



Garden Hose 2^^ @ 2 L^ 



Matting 1% @ i>^ 



Late I'arii cables quote : 



Per Kilo Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine Sljoo Upriver, fine 6S300 



Islands, coarse 2S4UO Upriver, coarse 4f7i-o 



Exchange, i6;Srf. 

 Last ManAos advices : 



Upriver. fine 6^250 Upriver, coarse 3*75° 



I'"xchanne, ih'^d. 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho). 



NEW YORK. 



Fine and Coarsi;. Total. Total. Total 



Medium 1906. 1905. 1904. 



Stocks, June 30 Ions 171 20= 191 594 137 



Arrivals, July 618 362= 980 297 478 



.Aggregating 789 382= 1171 891 615 



Deliveries, July 649 375 — 1024 474 549 



Stocks, July 31 140 7= '47 4>7 66 



PARA. 



1906. 1905. 1904. 



Stocks, June 30 Ions 30 160 175 



.Arrivals, July 1300 1420 loio 



Aggregating 1330 1580 1 185 



Deliveries, July 9541340 870 



Stocks, July 31 



376 240 315 



ENGLAND. 



1906. 1905. 1904. 



905 485 585 



400 580 595 



1305 1065 1180 



515 675 745 



790 390 435 



1906. 



World's visible sujiply, July 31 tons 1841 



Para receipts, July i to July 31 1300 



Para Receipts of Caucho, .same dates 350 



Afloat from Tara to United Slates, July 31. . 193 



Afloat from Para to luirope, July 3r 335 



Antnverp. 



"905. 



1741 



1420 



170 



94 

 600 



1904. 

 1281 



)OIO 



2^0 

 166 

 241 



ANTWERP RUliRER STATISTICS FOR JULY. 



Details. 



Stocks, July 31 .ii/oi 

 Arrivals in July . . . . 



Congo Siirts 



Other sorts 



Aggregating . . . 

 Sales in July ..■■"' 



Stocks, July ,51. . . , 



Arrivals since Ian. I 



Congo sons 



Other sorts 



Sales since Jan. i . 



1906. 



618,834 



328,799 



247.197 

 Si, 602 



947.6^3 

 416,192 



531.44' 



3.355.605 



2 550 S38 

 794.767 



1905. 



582,986 



449.085 



324.963 



124.122 



1,032,071 

 212 512 



819.559 



3,210,284 



2..S36.03t 

 674 254 



1904. 



689 515 



639.157 



530.159 

 108,99h 



1,328,672 

 455.926 



872,746 



3,464,917 



2,847.591 

 617,326 



3. 55'). 35' 2.932. < Sf. 3,203,071 3,259,910 2 962, c8i 



•903. 



1902. 



■487,999 681.670 



31,5,406 f92,836 



324,060 545 2)2 



41. .346 47.614 



853 405 1, 



475.878. 



274.506 

 584.734 



377,527 689,772 



2.979.632 3. 



2 649 192 

 330440 



237.644 



3 («l 476 

 236,168 



ANTWERP RUBHER ARRIVALS. 



Jt'i.Y 31. — By the Philippeville, from the Congo: 

 Bullae & Co ..{Socictc Generale Africaine) ^?/o.j 121,000 



10,000 



12 000 



700 



5.300 



Do 



Do (Societe A B I R 



Do (Cheiiiins de fer Grand Lacs) 



Do ( Coniile Special Katanga ) 



Societe Coloniale .Anversoise (Cie du Kasai) 



Do 



Do (Slid Kanierun) 



Do ( Lulonga) 



Do ( Beige duHaut Congo) 



Do 



Cie. Comniercialedes Coliinies .. La Haul Sanglia) 



Do (Cie (le I'N Keine et I'N'Keni) 



Do (Coniinerciale & Coloniale de la Kadei 

 Sanghai 



Socidt^ G^ndrale de Commerce (Soci^t^ " La Lo- 

 bay "1 



102. fxx) 

 9,000 

 8,500 

 1,200 

 5,000 

 3.500 

 5.000 

 4,600 



2 700 



20,000 



