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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September i, 1909. 



seriously affect the rubber industry; a continuance of present prices will 

 inevitably lead to the closing down of some factories and a serious cur- 

 tailment in others. In the best interests of the trade it is high time 

 "a halt" was called, and we can only counsel manufacturers under present 

 conditions to use as little rubber as possible. For the first week of the 

 month there was a firm and steady market; subsequently, for reasons given 

 above, an excited market prevailed, with a series of rapid advances in 

 prices, culminating in Ss. 6d. [= $2.06.8] being paid for near and 6s. lod. 

 i= $r.66.] for January-February. 



United States Imports of Crude Rubber. 



Official Figures (Fiscal Ye.\r Ending June 



From 1906-07. 



United Kingdom pounds 9,893,471 



Germany 4,730,257 



Other Europe 9,381,326 



Central America and British 



H"ondiira.<i 1,194,249 



Mexico 7,175.097 



Brazil 40,286,751 



Other South America 2,036,962 



East Indies 2,234,654 



Other Countries 31,071 



1907-08. 

 6,809,622 

 2,821,194 

 6,883,473 



992,198 



9,269,443 



32,645,173 



1,537,887 



1,237,487 



36,683 



30). 



1908-09. 

 12,825,192 

 4,503,286 

 7,598,809 



861,636 



15,460,365 



43,993.670 



1,964,114 



1,127,686 



25,137 



Total pounds 76.963,838 62.233.160 88,359,895 



Import value $58,919,981 $36,613,185 $61,709,723 



Av. per pound 76.5 cents. 58.8 cents. 69.8 cents. 



[Note. — The extreme advance in crude rubber developed too late in the 

 fiscal year to bring up the average invoice values to a figure as high as 

 prevaileid two years before. Another factor in keeping down the import 

 cost is the great increase in the importation of guayule rubber. The average 

 invoice value of all rubber imported during June, 1909, was 81.7 cents, 

 against 56.2 cents in June, 1907.] 



Other United States Imports. 



1906-07. 1907-08. 1908-og. 



Balata pounds. 565.396 584,552 1,157,018 



Gutta-percha 546.890 188,610 252,559 



Waste rubber 29 335,193 16,331,035 20.468,526 



Gutta-jelulong 28,437,660 22,803,303 24,826,296 



Antm)erp. 



.Another important advance in the price of caoutchouc occurred 

 at the sale in Antwerp on July 29. This was inevitable after 

 the fantastic rise of nearly 28 per cent, in the Para less than a 

 month before. The greater part of the lots offered at Antwerp 

 were sold at an average increase of 1.16 francs — i. e., 11.45 per 

 cent. The prices paid are better than ever before realized. 

 Plantation caoutchouc is the most sought after, bringing as much 

 as 23.65 francs a kilogram ($2.07 per pound), that is, as much 



as the Para, which it equals in quality, if it does not surpass it. 

 The good Congo varieties also bring very satisfactory prices : 

 14.32 francs for the Upper Congo, and for the black Kasai, and 

 5.77 francs for the red Kasai. 



It is to be noted that during the sale at Havre on July 27, 

 the varieties from the French Congo scored the highest prices ever 

 reached, especially the M'Poko rubber ati3.lo francs, the Sangha 

 at 13.65 frames, the N'Keme at 12.50 francs, the Upper-Oubangji 

 at 13.27 francs, the N'Goko Sangha at iZ-^yVi francs, and the 

 Ekela at 13.25 francs. 



Rubber Statistics for July. 



Details. 1909. 



Stocks, May 31.. kilos 476,420 



Arrivals in July .... 529,920 



Congo sorts 461,506 



Other sorts 68,414 



Aggregating 1,006,340 



Sales in July 481,828 



Stocks, July 31 524,512 



Arrivals since Jan 1.. 2,933,424 



Congo sorts 2,177,715 



Other sorts 755,709 



1008. 



684,866 



227,202 



172,828 



S4.374 



912,068 

 216,517 



1907. 



671,793 



613,064 



559.144 



53,920 



.1,284,857 

 353.501 



1906. 



618,834 



328,799 



247.197 



81,602 



947.633 

 416,192 



1905. 

 582,986 

 449.08s 

 324,963 

 124,122 



;, 032,071 

 212,512 



695.551 931,356 531.441 819,559 



2,»33,027 



2.430,364 



402,663 



3,191,798 



2.753.722 



438,076 



3.355.605 



2,560,838 



754.767 



3.210,284 



2.536,030 



674,254 



Sales 



since Jan 1.. 3,004,647 3.144,370 2,918,626 3-559,351 2,932,086 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



[The Figures Indicate Weights in Pounds.'\ 



July 28. — By the steamer Justin, from Para: 



Importers. Fine. 



Poel & Arnold 59,000 



A. T. Morse & Co 42,100 



Hagemeyer & Brunn 31,100 



New York Commercial Co. . 3,200 



Gtneral Rubber Co 1,400 



Edmund Reeks & Co 4,700 



Total 141,500 34.600 192,800 7,800= 376,700 



August 13. — By the steamer Ccaracnse, from Manaos and 

 Para: 



Poel & Arnold 155,700 



A. T. Morse & Co 92,400 



Hagemeyer & Brunn 52,500 



New York Commercial Co... 74.200 



General Rubber Co 7,200 



Edmund Reeks & Co. 10.000 



C. P. dos Santos 6,100 



15,400 



6,300 



700 



31,900 



300 



1,800 



300 



82,000 

 85*300 

 83,200 

 17,060 

 9,900 

 2,000 

 1,300 



Total 398,100 56,700 280,700 



264,000 

 184,000 

 136,400 

 127,100 

 17,400 

 13.800 

 7.700 



750,400 



PARA RUBBER VIA 



EUROPE. 



Pounds. 



July 28.— By the CarDiiia:::;Liverpool: 



Poel & Arnold (Fine) 56,000 



New York Commercial Co. (Fine) 27,000 



Poel & Arnold (Coarse) 60,000 143,000 



Aug. 2. — By the Fic*orw=Hamburg: 

 A. T. Morse & Co. (Fine) 22,500 



Aug. 2. — By the C^(frt(r=Liverpool: 

 New York Commercial Co. (Fine) 30,000 

 A. T. Morse & Co. (Coarse).. 11,000 41,000 



Aug. 5. — By the r^Mio«iV=London: 

 Poel & Arnold (Coarse) 40,000 



Aug. 7. — By the Crtm/»aHia=Liverpool: 

 Poel & Arnold (Coarse) 22,500 



Aug. 9. — By the La/j/aHrf=:Antwerp: 

 George A. Alden & Co. (Fine) StSoo 



Aug. 19. — By the /4(ra(o=Mollendo: 

 New York Commercial Co. (Fine) 4,500 



OTHER NEW YORK ARRIVALS. 



CENTRALS. 



[•This sign, in connection with imports of Cen- 

 trals, denotes Guayule rubber.] 



Pounds. 



July 26.— By the El Z>tfl=:Galveston : 

 Continental-Mexican Rubber Co..*i25,ooo 

 Ed. Boehringe *45,ooo * 170,000 



July 26. — By the Larri«^o=Pernambuco: 



A. D. Hitch & C:o 9.000 



Elmhorst & Co 3t5oo 12,500 



July 27. — By the iVfaM5a»i//(?=Tampico: 



Ed. Maurer "80,000 



Poel & Arnold "aoiooo *ioo,ooo 



July 29. — By the 



G. Amsinck & Co 



A. Santos & Co 



Elias & Abdoo , 



Dumarest Bros 



Hy. Mann & Co 



Pablo, Calvet & Co. . 

 Graham, Hinkley Co. , 



Co/on^=Colon : 



3.500 

 3,000 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 1,000 

 1,000 



14,500 



July 30. — By the AutiUa~T&mpico: 



Ed. Maurer *65,ooo 



New York Commercial Co *33, 000 



For Europe *4S,ooo *i43,ooo 



July 31. — By the Monterey^^vont^xa.: 



Harburger 5: Stack 7,000 



H. Marquardt & Co 5.500 



A. Klepstein & Co 1,000 13,500 



Aug. 2. — By the Ficfo;'(a=Hamburg: 

 Geo. A. Alden & Co 22,500 



Aug, 4. — By the 7'/ia/M£'5=Colon: 



Maitland, Coppell Co 5, 500 



3.000 



2,500 



1,500 



.... 1,000 



.... 1,000 



Mecke & Co 



Branidon & Bros 



Manhattan Rubber Co. 

 Eggers & Heinlein ... 

 A. N. Rotholz 



14.500 



Aug. 5. — By the r'aj(iri=Bahia: 



.\. Hirsch & Co 25,000 



New York Commercial Co 22.500 



Poel &• Arnold 22,500 



J. H. Rossbach Bros 18,000 



A. D. Hitch & Co 1,000 90,000 



Aug. 6. — By the AUeghaity=S3.w?ix\\\\^: 



Stanley, Jordon & Co 2,500 



A. Held 2,000 



Seanz & Co 1,500 6,000 



Aug. 5. — By the Panama^CoXon: 



Brandon & Bros 4,500 



, G. Amsinck &: Co 4,000 



I Hirzel. Feltman (IJo 2,500 



Hy. Mann & Co. . . . 

 A. M. Capens' Sons. . 

 American Trading Co. 



Mccke & Co 



Roldau & Van Sickle. 

 A. Rosenthal Sons. . . . 

 Harburger & Stack . . . 

 De Lima & Cortessa . 



2,000 



1,500 

 1,500 

 1,000 

 i,ooa 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 1,000 



Aug. 6. — By the Aiitilln=!\e\v Orleans: 



A. T. Morse &• Co 6,000 



Eegers &■ Heinlein 2,500 



Manhattan Rubber Co 1,000 



G. Amsinck & Co 1,000 



Aug. 6. — By the .17rrirfH=Mexico: 



H. Marquardt & Co 3,000 



Graham. Hinkley Co 2,500 



E. N. Lebbals & Co 2,000 



Harburger & Stack i ,000 



American Trading Co 1,000 



Aug. 9. — By the St. PflM/= London: 

 Poel & Arnold 



Aug. 10. — By the )'n»M(ri=Tampico: 



Ed. Maurer *70,ooo 



Continental-Mexican Rubber Co. * 15,000 

 Poel & Arnold *i5,ooo 



Aug. II. — By the El Alba=Ga\veston: 

 Continental & Mexican Co 



Aug. 12. — By the Tititoretto^'Raiiia: 



J. H. Rossbach Bros 16,000 



A. Hirsch & Co 1 5,000 



Poel & Arnold 11 



,000 42,000 



Aug. 12. — By the Ada}icc=Co\on: 



L. Johnson & Co 4,000 



G. Amsinck & Co 4,000 



Hirzel. Feltman & Co 3,000 



Hy. Mann & Co 2,000 



A. Rosenthal Sons 3.000 



Mccke & Co 1,000 



Dumarest Bros i .000 



