February i, 1903.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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AMERICAN CONSUMPTION OF INDIA-RUBBER IN 1902. 



As shown in the table at the foot of this page, the imports 

 of crude India rubber during 1902 were smaller than 

 during igor, though exceeded in volume in only two 

 years in the history of the trade. There were smaller 

 exports to Europe, however, and very much smaller stocks at 

 the end of the year than at the beginning, with the result that 

 deliveries to manufacturers were larger than in 1901 — or in any 

 other year, save 1889, when a phenomenal consumption of rub- 

 ber followed an era of depressed trade conditions. In other 

 words, deliveries to manufacturers were only 194 tons less than 

 in the year of greatest consumption, and 2381 tons greater than 

 the average for the five years preceding 1902. The record 

 of consumption for 1902 represents a normal condition of the 

 rubber industry, which during the year has presented a picture 

 of continuous activity, and the new year opens with no indica- 

 tion that this condition will be disturbed. These figures, by 

 the way, do not include Gutta-percha, Balata, or the cheaper 

 East Indian gums. The record of consumption relates to Can- 

 ada as well as the United States, since the greater part of the 

 requirements of rubber manufacturers in the Dominion are im- 

 ported via New York. 



From the same source is obtained the following comparative 

 statement of prices of fine Paid rubber in New York and Liv- 

 erpool, for ten years past : 



Years. New York. 



1893 64 @ 79 



1894 643^@ 73 



1895 70 @ 8ll^ 



1896 71 @ 85 



1897 79/^@ 89 



1898 82 @t.o6 



1899 91 @I.IO 



1900 83 @i.iij^ 



1901 76 @ 95 



1902 66 @ 92 



The next table analyzes the imports of crude rubber into 

 the United States by grades, the figures denoting tons : 



Liverpool. 



2.10 @3. 3 



2. 9 @3 I 



3. o\i@3. 4% 

 3. ol,^@3. 8M 

 3- 5 @3. 9 



3 7>i@4. 5 



3 10 @4, 7I4 



3. i%m- 9 

 3. 4 @3.ll>i 

 2.10 @3. ()\i 



Years. 

 1897 



Fine 

 Para. 



Conrse 

 Para, 



*Cen- 

 trals. 



7,556 



I89S 6,804 



1899 3,622 



1900 8,079 



I901 9 304 



1902 ". . . . 8,666 



African 

 and E. 1. 



4.776 

 5,878 

 7,157 

 5,463 

 7,J39 

 6,353 



Total. 

 17,671 



iS,62o 

 23,005 

 20,468 

 23,208 

 21,842 



2,935 2,404 



2,935 3.003 



3,876 3,440 



3,906 3,020 



3,838 2,927 



4,235 2,588 

 [* Including Caucho and Pernambuco 1 



The percentage of the various grades in the imports into the 

 United States were as follows : 



Paia fine 39.64 



Para coarse 19 40 



Centrals, Caucno, and Pernambuco .. ..". n S6 



African 29.10 



The percentage of fine Para in the imports for the nine 

 years preceding was: 45X •" 1893; 4624' in 1894; 44 in 1895; 

 45>^ in 1896; 433.,' in 1897; 36;^ in 1898; 37X in 1899; l^'A in 

 1900; and 40 in 1901. 



The figures in the next table, showing the extent of the 

 world's visible supplies of rubber on January i, 1903, have been 

 derived from the Messrs. Morse's tables, though they are given 

 on this page in pounds instead of tons, in order that they may 

 be compared readily with former tables : 



Pounds. 



Stocks in the United States 741,440 



Pai a parades ,6^,520 



Central American and Caucho 26 S80 



A'/rican and East Indian 551,040 



Stocks in Europe 5,476,800 



Para grades 2,ci6,ooo 



Another 3,460,800 



Stocks Para grades af Para atd afloat 6,003,200 



Total 12,221.440 



Total, January r, 1902 



Total. January 1, T901 ; 



Total, January I, 1900 



Total. January i, 1899 



Tot.il, January I. 189S 



Total. January 1, 1S07 



15 o2t:,i6o 

 16,616,320 - 

 10.251,480 

 10,215,440 

 g,Q20,g6o 

 10,673 600 



RUBBER PRICtS FOR THREE YEARS. 



DiAGR.\M showing fluctuations in spot prices, at New York, 

 of Islands Para fine rubber, during 1900, 1901, and 1902 [copy- 

 righted, 1903, by Henry A. Gould] : 



[The topmost tine indicates the course of prices in 1900, the middle line 1901, 

 and the lowest line the range for 1902 ] 



Consumption of India-Rubber by the United States and Canada (in tons). 



[From the Aoaual Statistical Summary of Albert T. Mosse & Co., brokers. New York.] 



Imports to United States. 

 Exports to Europe 



Net Imports. . . . 

 Add Stock January i . 



Aggregating 



Less Stock end of year. 



Deliveries to Manufacturers. 



23,208 



680 



22,528 



1,198 



21 ,842 

 430 



21 ,412 

 1,399 



23,726122,811 

 1.39c)' 331 



22,327 22 ,480 



