May I, 1905.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER >A^ORLD 



287 



REVIEW OF THE CRUDE RUBBER MARKET. 



THE world's visible supplies of crude rubber have been 

 measurably increased of late, with the result that the 

 quotations presented herewith show a decline, except 

 as regards fine Paia, which is held at an advance over 

 the figures printed in this department one month ago. Some 

 of the .African grades are quoted without change, while a de- 

 cline appears in the case of others, as well as in coarse Para 

 and Peruvian (Caucho). 



The arrivals at Para during March were the largest ever re- 

 corded in a single month, the explanation of which doubtless 

 is that rubber production in the Acre district, having been re- 

 stored to normal conditions, is now expanding, and the output 

 of that region, being so remote from the seaboard, does not 

 reach Para until near the end of the season. 



Total receipts for the season at Para (including Caucho) ac- 

 cording to the best returns available on April 28 had been 29,- 

 050 tons, as compared with 27,520 tons to April 30 last year — 

 an increase of 1530 tons. By the end of March the arrivals at 

 Manaos had exceeded by 1502 tons the arrivals for the first nine 

 months of the preceding crop year. The increase at Manaos 

 had been due to larger arrivals from the Acre, from the river 

 Madeira (evidently Bolivian rubber), and from Peru, together 

 with an increase of 502 tons in Caucho. If the Para receipts 

 for May and June shall be as large as last year, the total crop 

 will be 1500 tons in advance of the production of any former 

 crop season. 



At the Antwerp sale on April 26 only about 300 tons were 

 offered, all of which found buyers, the average prices being 

 higher by about 10 centimes per kilo (near i cent per pound) 

 than those of the preceding monthly sale on March 29. As the 

 quality of the lots offered was somewhat lower than that sold 

 at the March auction, it is estimated that the actual rise by 

 ratio of value is not far from 2 cents per pound in the New York 

 market. It is not thought that much of the rubber sold will 

 reach the United States. 



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

 ago, one month ago, and on April 30— the current date. 



PARA. May i, '04. 



Islands, fine, new io8@l09 



Islands, line, old @ 



Upriver, fine, new Ili(3ii2 



Upriver, fine, old Ii2(.nii3 



Islands, coarse, new 64® 65 



Islands, coarse, old @ 



Upriver, coarse, new 86@ 87 



Upriver, coarse, old @ 



Caucho (Peruvian) sheet 6q@ 70 



Caucho (Peruvian) ball 78® 79 



Quotations for other grades in the New York market are gen 

 erally lower : 



AFRICAN. 



Sierra Leone, istquality loo(Jiioi 



Massai. red ioo@ioi 



Benguella 7g@ 80 



Cameroon ball 67® 68 



Accra flake 30@ 31 



Lopori ball, prime. . . . 106(8107 

 Lopori strip, prime. .. . I02@lo3 



Ikelemba i07@io8 



Madagascar, pinky.. . . 85(8 86 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 5$75o 



Islands, coarse 2$55o 



CENTRALS. 



Esmeralda, sausage. . .85 (386 



Guayaquil, strip 74 (875 



Nicaragua, scrap .. . .84 (885 



Panama, slab 64 (865 



Mexican, scrap 86 ©87 



Mexican, slab 64 @b5 



Mangabeira, sheet. . . .50 (858 

 EAST l.NDIAN. 



Assam g6 (897 



Borneo 42 ©43 



Per Kilo. 



Upriver, fine. . . 6II700 



Upriver, coarse 4^400 



Last Manaos advices : 



Uprirer, fine 6I675 Upriver, coarse 3$975 



Exchange, i6%</. 

 NEW YORK RUBBER PRICES FOR MARCH (NEW RUBBER). 



1905. 



Upriver, fine 129® 1.34 



Upriver, coarse 94(^1.00 



Islands, fine 1.25®!. 31 



Islands, coarse 75(0; 80 



Cameta 77® 82 



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

 in India-rubber, No. 68 William street. New York), advises us : 



"There has been but little change in money market condi- 

 tions during April from those prevailing in March, except that 

 call money has ruled a little higher, but commercial paper has 

 continued at 4 @. 5 per cent, for the best rubber names, and 

 5 (?/! 6 per cent, for the general run, with a fair demand." 



Stiiistics of Para Tffibber {Excluding Caucho) . 



Stocks, February 28 . . Ions 

 Arrivals, March 



Aggregating 2322 



Deliveries, March 



Stocks, March 31 . . 



1905. 

 Stocks. Feb. 28. ...fe«/ 810 

 Arrivals, March 3800 



Aggregating 4710 4405 



Deliveries, March.. .. 3881 3800 



4060 

 3805 



1075 

 800 



1255 



775 



2600 

 1050 



Stocks, March 31. 829 605 255 



275 480 1550 



Exchange, lt%d. 



•90S- 



World's risible supply, March 31 Ions 35 11 



Pari receipts, July i to March 3: 23.256 



Para receipts of Caucho, same dates 3704 



Afloat from Pari to United States, March 31. 829 



Afloat from Para to Europe, March 3t 1210 



London. 



Edward Till & Co. report stocks [April i] : 



I Para sorts tons — 



I Borneo 8 



London ■< Assam and Rangoon i 



I Penang 133 



I. Other sorts 181 



Total 323 



( Pari 278 



Liverpool ■< Caucho 171 



( Other sorts 460 



Total, United Kingdom 1232 



Total, March i 1264 



PRICES PAID DURING MARCH. 

 1905. 1904. 



Pari fine, hard S/V4@S/l 4/6 ®4/ 9 



Do soft 5/5 @5/ 7}^ 4/ 5 C'*4/ 8 



Negroheads, scrappy. .4/ o'/i@i/ 3 3/ 6^<g3/ 9 



Do Cameta. 3/ 3 ©3/ 3".^ 2/ioJ4(22/ii J^ 



Bolivian 5/ 5Ji@5/ 7 4/ ('•A@4/ 8 



Caucho, ball 3/4 (83/6 3/3 (83/ 4}^^ 



Do slab 3/ «M'@3/ 3 2/10 @2/io}4 



Do tails 3/ 2>^(@3/ 21/ No sales 



4 

 6 



206 



216 



1903. 



26 

 3 



188 



217 



483 1548 

 196 2q4 



472 466 



■367 

 I136 



2525 

 1939 



1903 

 3/8 @3/ioi^ 

 3/8 (83/10 

 3/oK@3/ iJi 

 2/5>^@2/ 6 



2/ri @2/iiJ^ 



2/4 (82/ 4J^ 



No sales 



