March i, 1909. J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



227 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



THE prices of Para rubber as compared with a month 

 ago range from 4 to 5 cents a pound higher, thus 

 continuing the increase which has been in progress since 

 the last low water mark a year ago, if we overlook the short 

 spurt which occurred last November. Prices are now higher 

 than at any time since the middle of 1906, in spite of the facts 

 that Para arrivals continue on a larger scale. Guayule rubber 

 continues to be produced and sold in large quantities, and there 

 is a steady increase in the import of plantation sorts. The mar- 

 ket has been quiet on both sides of the Atlantic, and current 

 quotations seem to result from normal conditions. In America 

 the footwear factories have been inactive for a longer period 

 than in any recent winter, so that the conditions must indicate 

 a very general activity in other lines of rubber goods produc- 

 tion. In the leading sorts of Africans and Centrals an increase 

 of I to 2 cents a pound is to be noticed, and the market in these 

 sorts has been steady and firm. 



Following are the quotations at New York for Para grade?;, 

 one year ago, one montli ago, and February 27 — the current date : 



P.-\R.\. Mar. I, '08. Feb. i, '09. Feb. 27 



Islands, fine, new 65@66 



Islands, fine, old none here 



Upriver, fine, new 67(«68 



Upriver, fine, old 6g@70 



Islands, coarse, new- 41(042 



Islands, coarse, old none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 48@49 



Upriver, coarse, old none here 



Caniea 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball... 43@44 

 Caucho (Peruvian), sheet.. 49(350 

 Ceylon (Plantation), fine 

 sheet 75(5/6 



114^115 

 none here 



I2I(?iI22 

 I23(fj'I24 



56(g 57 ■ 

 none hero 



92@ 93 



none here 



62(0! 63 



83® 84 



55(S> 56 



119(0)120 



I2I(S)I22 



i25(/( 126 



1 27(5,' 1 28 



61(g) 62 



none here 



96® 97 



none here 



66(g 67 



8s@ 86 



74® 75 



I28®i29 I29@i30 



African. 



Sierra Leone, ist quality. g-f^yS 



Massai, red g-fagS 



Benguella 6i®62 



Accra flake 20(f( 21 



Cameroon ball (5o®6l 



T.opori ball, prime. 

 Lopori strip, prime 

 Madagascar, pinky 



Ikelemba 



Soudan niggers . . 



.108® 109 

 none here 

 . gi® 92 

 none here 

 • 85® 86 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage 8i@82 Mexican, scrap 80® 81 



Guayaquil, strip 72®73 Mexican, slab 57® 58 



Nicaragua, scrap 7S1V180 Mangabeira, sheet ... 52® 53 



Panama 62®63 Guayule 30® 31 



East Indian. 



Assam 92@93 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 5$8oo 



Islands, coarse 2$7oo 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine 7$ooo 



Upriver, coarse 5$ooo 



Borneo 35® 45 



Per Kilo. 



Upriver, fine 6$70O 



Upriver, coarse 4$700 



lixchangc ^5'Ad. 



Exchange iSVid. 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho.) 

 Xf.w York 

 Fine and Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1909. 

 Stocks, January i ..Ions 195 49 = 244 



Arrivals, January 1244 534 = 1778 



Total Total 

 1908. 1907. 



114 176 

 1 160 1590 



Aggregating 1439 583 =2022 1274 1766 



Deliveries, January ... 1250 528 =^ 1787 1164 1(338 



Stocks. January 31. 



180 



235 



128 



Para. Engi^nd. 



1909. 1908. 1907. 1909. 1908. 1907. 



Stocks, Jan. i tons 695 248 .... 775 830 365 



Arrivals, January 4335 4045 3330 1190 1184 680 



Aggregating 5030 4293 3330 1965 2014 1045 



Deliveries, January ... .3955 3048 2365 1785 1164 700 



Stocks, January 31.. 1075 1245 965 180 850 345 



1909. 1908. 1907. 



World's visible supply, Jan. 3i.../i))i.s 3, 540 4,060 2,587 



Para receipts, July i to January 31 18,410 16,945 16,730 



Para receipts of caucho, same dates... 2,840 2,195 1.655 



Afloat from Para to U. S., Jan. 31.. 890 445 499 



Afloat from Para to Europe, Jan. 31.. 1,080 1,410 (350 



Nc'W York. 



Summary of Prices for 1908. 



upriver. islands. 



Fine. Coarse. Fine. Coarse. Cameta. 



J^'iiiiary 74® 82 56® 65 71® 76 4S@50 45(850 



l^ebruary 66® 76 48® 56 65® 74 4i@46 42(^46 



March 7°® 83 48^59 68® 80 4i®43 4i®48 



April 78® 84 55® 58 75® 80 42@44 44®48 



May 83® 94 s8@ 65 80® 90 43®48 48@57 



June 88® 94 62® 65 84® 89 43®46 53@56 



July 91® 96 64® 67 83® 88 42®46 52®55 



.'\ugust 89® 96 65® 69 83® 90 43®46 5i@S3 



September 96@I03 69® 73 90® 96 44®48 SI®S3 



October 103®! 13 72® 82 95®i04 47@54 S3@56 



November Ii2@i30 82®ioo I04@i24 54@70 56@72 



December ii5®i23 89® 94 ii2(gii() 52(g6i 57@64 



Al'ERAGE PRICES. 



1908 93y4 675^ 88y4 47^ 52 



1907 109V4 88 I04J/2 61 J<; 6554 



1906 I2414 93^ 121 70 72'/4 



190S 128^ 93^ 125!^ 72 74 



1904 113V4 873/1 no 655^ esVi 



1903 94^ yW2 91 % 57^ 59'/4 



1902 76 6o'i 73 47^ soVi 



New York Prices for Dece.mber (New Rudber). 



190S. 1907. 1906. 



Upriver, fine i.i<;'^l-23 .82@.86 l.22@i.24 



Upriver, coarse 8q(^ .Q4 .66(5;. 72 .96@ .98 



Islands, fine i.iit(Ji.i6 .72®. 79 i.i8@i.2o 



Islands, coarse 52'(?> .61 .44(^.50 .71® .73 



Cameta 57(3) .64 .43(^.48 .72® .74 



Rubber Exports from the Amazon, 1908. 



The lollijwing figures are compiled from tables supplied to The 

 IxniA RuiiHER World by Messrs. Scholz, Hartje & Co., of Para 

 (indicating weights in kilograms) : 



POINTS OF SHIPMENT. 



Krom — Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. Total. 



Para 8,872.442 I, .'13, 090 5.707.975 2,018,159 17,811,666 



Manaos* 9.521,410 1,871.692 2,404.735 4,188,149 17,985,986 



Iquitos 881,895 34.868 208,048 734,406 1,859,217 



Total 19,275,747 3,119,650 8,320.758 6.940.714 37,656,869 



I* Including Itacoatiara. J 



DESTIN.\T10N. 



To— Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. Total. 



United States .... 8,003,9.17 1,711,636 5.473,429 1,866,388 17.145,400 

 Europe 11,181,800 3,119,650 2,847,329 5.074,326 20,511,469 



Total 19.275,747 4,831,286 8,320,758 37,656,869 6,940,714 



London. 



London, January 29. — During the fortnight past a fair business 

 has been doing privately in plantation grades at somewhat higher 

 figures. At to-day's auction, however, there were evidences of 

 a setback, and Para was quoted at about the same as at the last 

 auction. There was a good demand for Plantation, however, at 

 an advance over the last auction rates up to il/zd. The offerings 

 totaled 45 tons, against 108 tons last sale, the proportion of finer 



