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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



• [July 



1905. 



REVIEW OF THE CRUDE RUBBER MARKET. 



THERE has been a sensible decline in the quotations for 

 all Pard sorts during the month, which may be attribu- 

 ted in part to the fact that July i is a period of stock 

 taking in very many rubber factories, and that con- 

 sumers pursue the policy of not having on hand at that date 

 any larger supplies of raw material than they may deem abso- 

 lutely necessary. Buying, therefore, has been very quiet, but 

 holders are very confident that after the concluding inven- 

 tories are concluded a good and possibly more than seasonable 

 demand will prevail throughout the summer months. Quota- 

 tions for August-September delivery are considerably lower 

 than for spot rubber. The figures given in detail of arrivals at 

 Pari for the last four years show that the yield for the crop 

 year just ended are materially larger than for any twelve- 

 month in the past, which is due to increased arrivals from be- 

 yond the Brazilian borders— in Bolivia and Peru, including 

 larger figures for Caucho than in any preceding year. 



The monthly inscription sales at Antwerp on June 27, con- 

 trary to the general expectation of the trade, showed a slight 

 advance over brokers' estimations. 



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

 ago, one month ago, and on June 30— the current date : 



PARA. July I, '04. June I, '05. June 30. 



Islands, fine, new loSQiog I32@i33 128(8129 



Islands, fine, old 109(11110 none here none here 



Upriver, fine, new II2(<*I13 I33@I34 130(8131 



Upriver, fine, old 11313114 none here I32@I33 



Islands, coarse, new 63® 64 lb@ 11 72@ 73 



Islands, coarse, old @ none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 87® 88 96(897 95@ 9^ 



Upriver, coarse, old 88@ 89 none here none here 



Caucho (Peruvian) sheet 66@ 67 74@ 75 72® 73 



Caucho (Peruvian) ball 16® 11 82® 83 80® 81 



Prices for other grades in the New York market show gen- 

 erally lower values, as follows; 



AFRICAN. 



Sierra Leone, I stquality I30®I0I 



Massai, red ioo@iox 



Benguella 76® 77 



Cameroon ball 67® 68 



Accra flake 28® 29 



Lopori ball, prime io6@io7 



Lopori strip, prime. .. . 95@ 9f> 



Madagascar, pinky... . 90® 91 



Ikelemba 



CENTRALS. 



Esmeralda, sausage. . .84 ©85 



Guayaquil, strip 72 @73 



Nicaragua, scrap .. . .83 ©84 



Panama, slab 62 @63 



Mexican, scrap 83 @84 



Mexican, slab 58 @59 



Mangabeira, sheet. .. .72 (§73 

 EAST INDIAN. 



Assam 97 @93 



Borneo 42 ©43 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 5$85o 



Islands, coarse 2$650 



Exchange, 16 

 Last Manaos advices : 



Per Kilo. 



Upriver, fine 6|boo 



Upriver, coarse 4^300 



J. 



Uprirer, fine. 



. .6I650 Upriver, coarse. 

 Exchange, ib^'^J. 



3$950 



NEW YORK RUBBER PRICES FOR MAY (NEW RUBBER). 



1905. 



Upriver, fine i.3»®i-35 



Upriver, coarse 95@ 97 



Islands, fine I.29@i.32 



Islands, coarse 73® 76 



Cameta, coarse 78® 81 



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

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

 as follows : 



" The report of a month ago still covers the situation regard- 

 ing commercial paper, which has ruled very steady through 



June, with a fairly good demand, principally from out of town 

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

 smaller concerns 5 and 6 per cent." 



SUiistics of Para l^abber {Excluding Caucho). 



Stocks, April 30. 

 Arrivals, May... 



NEW YORK. 



Fine and Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1905. 



tons 357 254 = 611 



292 171 = 463 



Aggregating. 

 Deliveries, May. . 



Stocks, May 31 



649 



288 



361 



425 = 1074 

 208 = 496 



217 = 578 



Tot»l 

 11)04. 

 303 

 719 



1022 

 695 



327 



Tol«l 

 1903. 



555 

 1026 



1581 

 1040 



541 



Stocks. April 30 

 Arrivals, May. . . 



■905. 

 , tutij 496 



parA. 



1904. 

 no 



1903. 

 150 



ENGLAND. 

 1905. 1904. 

 355 495 



1903. 

 1675 



Aggregating 2156 



Deliveries, May .., 



Stocks, May 31.. 



1905. 1904. 1903. 



World's visible supply. May 31 Ions 2143 1537 2996 



Para receipts, July i to May 31 26,326 24,890 25,226 



Pari receipts of Caucho, same dates 5004 4204 3704 



Afloat from Para to United States, May 31. . . 125 95 500 



Afloat from Pari to Europe, May 31 705 480 440 



Para Rubber Arrivals. 



1901-02. 



July tons 1,260 



August 1,290 



September 1, 940 



October 2,640 



November 2.970 



December 3.53° 



January 3, 860 



February 3,380 



March 3,660 



April 2,140 



May 2,080 



June 1,250 



19C2-03. 

 1,290 

 1,370 

 1,670 

 2,280 

 2,650 

 2,990 

 2,490 

 4,760 

 4,040 

 2,480 

 2,070 

 1,760 



1903-04. 



1,280 



1,230 



2,010 



2,440 



2,980 



3.530 



4,360 



3,680 



3.940 



2,070 



1,560 



1,500 



190405 



1.250 

 1,260 

 1,780 

 2,820 

 2,3oo 



3.390 

 4.590 

 4.320 

 5,000 



2,120 



2,260 



a 1,330 



Total Ions 30.000 



29,850 



30,580 a 32,920 



[a — To June 28, 1905 



United States Imports. 



ELEVEN MONTHS ENDING MAY 3I. 



/ 1903. 1904. 190.S. 



India-rubber 51.657. 573 56,518,851 63,537,996 



Gutta-percha 288,913 382,591 611,177 



Gutta-jelutong 11,838,052 13,219,883 17,130,205 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



New York quotations — prices paid by consumers for carload 

 lots, in cents per pound — show a general increase over last 

 month's figures, as follows : 



Last Month. Current. 



Old Rubber Boots and Shoes— Domestic sVs @ (> 6>s ® 6)^ 



Do —Foreign S'A @ SVs i'A®SH 



Pneumatic Bicycle Tires 4X ® 4M 5 @ sH 



Solid Rubber Wagon and Carriage Tires. ... 6 6J^ @ 6% 



White Trimmed Rubber. . . 8l^@83^ 8^ ® 8;^" 



Heavy Black Rubber 4 4% @ 4H 



Air Brake Hose 2<4 @ 2^ 2^ @ 3 



Fire and Large Hose 2 @ 2]4 ^% ® ^^4 



Garden Hose , ■ 1% @ 1% l^ ® iji 



Matting %&l H®^ 



