April i, 1909.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



267 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



DL'1,L\ESS in all the markets for rubber has been the 

 predominant characteristic since our last report, and 

 the latter part of the month showed a general decline 

 in prices, the rate being more marked in connection with Para 

 tlian with medium grades. The condition is attributable to 

 inactivity in the consuming markets. General business in 

 the United States has not yet attained normal conditions fol- 

 lowing the depression which began in 1907, and while there 

 are many indications of improvement, the fact that the tariff 

 schedules are being revi.sed at Washington may be expected 

 to cause — as tariff discussions always do — a slackening of busi- 

 ness and industrial activity until a definite result is reached. 

 One branch of the rubber industry, however, seems as active 

 as ever, if not more so — namely, the manufacture of tires. 



At the rubber inscription at Antwerp on March 25, when 

 about 290 tons were offered, the prices realized were equal 

 at least to the brokers' estimations, and according to some 

 reports averaged a little higher. 



Following are quotations at New York for Para grades, 

 one year ago, one month ago, and March 29 — the current 

 date: 



P,\R.\. 



Islands, line, new 



Islands, fine, old 



Uprivcr, fine, new 



Upriver, fine, old 



Islands, coarse, new 



Islands, coarse, old 



Upriver, coarse, new.... 



Upriver, coarse, old 



Cameta 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball. 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet 



Ceylon (Plantation), fine 



sheet 



Apr. 



I, 08. 

 76(0^77 

 none here 



8o(a8i 

 4i@42 



none here 

 S5@S6 



none here 



4S@46 

 5S@56 



Mar. I, 08. 



I19@I20 

 I2I@I22 

 I2S@I26 

 I27@I28 



6i@ 62 

 none here 

 96® 97 

 none here 

 66@ 67 

 85@ 86 

 74@ 7S 



Mar. 29. 

 Il9(ai20 



I2I@I22 

 I22@I23 

 I25C«I26 



57@ 5« 

 none here 



94(<t' 95 



none here 



63!^® 64 



83® 84 



li® 74 



83@84 1 29® 1 30 I29@i30 



African. 



Lopori strip, prime. . 108® 109 

 Lopori strip, prime, none here 



Aruwimi 94® 95 



Upper Congo ball, red 96@ioo 



Ikelemba none here 



Sierra Leone, ist 

 quality 95® 96 



Massai, red 95@9() 



Soudan niggers 85@86 



Cameroon ball 64@65 



Benguela 59@6o 



Madagascar, pinky ... .89@90 

 Accra flake 20@2i 



Centrals. 



E.snicralda, sausage 8o®8i 



Guayaquil, strip 70®7i 



Nicaragua, scrap 78@8o 



Panama 62@63 



Mexican scrap — @ — 



Mexican slab 57@S8 



Mangabeira, sheet ....52®53 

 Guayule 30@3i 



East Indian. 



Borneo 35@45 



Assam 92@93 



Pontianak 5 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 5$750 



Islands, coarse 2$5oo 



Latest Manas advices: 



Upriver, fine 6$975 



Upriver, coarse 4$975 



African Rubbers. 



New York Stocks (in Tons). 



Per Kilo. 



Upriver, fine 6$750 



Upriver, coarse 4$750 



Exchange iS/id. 



Exchange i5%d. 



January i, 1908 156 



February i 224 



March i T23 



April 1 201 



May 1 165 



June 1 446 



July 1 334 



August I 145 



September i, 1908 133 



October i 134 



November i 134 



December i 179 



January I, 1909 156 



February i 157 



March i 200 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho). 



New York. 



Fine and Total Total Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1909. 1908. 1907. 



Stocks, January 31 tuns 180 55= 235 no 128 



Arrivals, February 1273 481 = 1754 1397 2205 



Aggregating 1453 536 — 1989 1507 2333 



Deliveries, February 1144 460 = 1604 1355 2137 



Stocks, February 28 309 76 ^= 



Para. 



1909. 1908. 1907. 



Stocks, January SJ.tans 1075 1245 965 



Arrivals, February .... 3930 4250 4030 



385 152 196 



Englano. 

 1909. 1908. 1907. 

 180 850 345 

 1165 1870 804 



Aggregating 5005 5495 4995 



Deliveries, February... 3295 4130 4510 



1345 2720 1 1 49 

 925 1355 700 



Stocks, February 28. . 1710 1365 485 420 1365 



1909. 



4.67s 

 22,340 

 4,090 

 2,000 

 1,420 



from 



1908 



5,089 



21,195 



3.29s 



6S7 

 1,950 



tlie begin n 



449 

 1907. 



3-014 

 0,760 

 2,650 



634 

 1,250 



ing of 

 28,680 

 1907; 



World's visible supply, Jan. 31 tons 



Para receipts, July i to February 28. . . . 

 Para receipts of caucho, same dates. . . . 



Afloat from Para to U. S., Feb. 28 



Afloat from Para to Europe, Feb. 28. . . 



.•\rrivals of rubber of all kinds at Para 

 the crop year to March 20 amounted to 28.770 tons, against 

 tons to the end of March, 1908; 29,390 tons to March' 31, 

 and 28,020 tons to March 31, 1906. 



New York Prices for February (New Rubber). 



1909. 



Upriver, fine i.20@i.26 



Upriver, coarse 9l@ .96 



I&lands, fine I.i5@l.20 



Islands, coarse .S7(3'' -61 



Camet.4 62@ .65 



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

 in crude rubber and commercial paper. No. 68 William street. 

 New York) advises as follows: "There has been a good demand 

 for commercial paper of the rubber trade during March with 

 not much available. Rates have ruled at 4H@S per cent, for 

 the best names, and S@s!/2 per cent, for those not so well known." 



Anttuerp. 



Rubber Statistics for February. 



Details. 1909. 



Stocks, Jan. 31 kilos 597,777 



Arrivals in February... 300,011 



Congo sorts 184,360 



Other sorts 115,651 



1908. 



1,260,009 



277,443 



255.000 



22.443 



Aggregating 897,788 1,537.452 



Sales in February 5*6,355 630,348 



1907. 

 618,650 

 598,332 

 549,863 



48,469 



1,216,982 



613,121 



1906. 

 518,69s 

 414.899 

 338.905 

 75.994 



933.594 

 318,906 



1905. 

 299.348 

 621,946 

 496.318 

 125,628 



921,294 

 363,894 



Stocks, February 28. 



Arrivals since Jan. 1.. 583,966 825,411 



Congo sorts 370,549 759,45' 



Other sorts 213,417 65,960 



331.433 907.104 603,861 614.688 557,400 



916,024 

 792,669 

 123,355 



1,019,928 

 753.518 

 266,410 



947.027 

 736,027 

 211,000 



Sales since Jan. 1 848,268 925,201 970,347 1,140,427 930,988 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York quotations — prices paid by consumers for car- 

 load lots, per pound — show practically no change since last 

 month : 



Old rubber boots and shoe.s — domestic 8^@ &J4 



Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign iVi®. 8^ 



Pneumatic bicycle tires S5^@ 6 



.■\utomobile tires sYi® 6 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires 7 @ 7}^ 



White trimmed rubber 9'-4@l0 



Heavy black rubber S @ S'/i 



Air brake hose 3!4@ 3Vi 



Garden hose 2 ® 2Mi 



Fire and large hose 2?4@ 3 



Matting ^Va@ T-Vi 



