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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February i, 1903. 



to bi indispensable to the rubber industry. Tlie imports at 

 Antwerp doubtless would liave been greater but for the special 

 efforts made during the year to bring about an improvement in 

 the methods of handling Congo rubbers, and thus securing a 

 higher standard of quality. Repeated instructions have been 

 communicated by the government of the Congo Free State 

 and by the rubber trading companies to their agents to demand 

 from the natives greater care in the preparation of rubber 

 rather than the greatest possible quantity. Very noticeable 

 results have already been obtained, but not without having 

 caused a momentary diminution of production. The same 

 policy has been pursued by the large Compagnie du Kassai, 

 constituted during the year through the amalgamation of cer- 

 tain conressionaire companies, and which is now resuming 

 operations in Africa after some months of inactivity in the dis- 

 trict under its control. Important shipments are now under 

 way from the Kassai, and the hope is entertained that an im- 

 provement in quality will be shown in the product from that 

 district. With a view to preventing the exhaustion of rubber 

 supplies, the government has adopted measures to secure the 

 planting of new vines, the result of which is noted elsewhere in 

 this paper. Thanks to these various measures, the future of 

 the trade is looked to with confidence. During the year the 

 first shipments of rubber were received from the Katanga re- 

 gion. This rubber was at first very unsatisfactory, but the 

 later shipment showed remarkable improvement in quality 

 and some fine lots have brought from 7.50 to 7.90 francs per 

 kilogram. 



COMPARATIVE PRICES— EXTREMES. 



GkXdes. 



Ivassai, red 



Equateur 



Lopori 



Uele 



Aruwimi. 



Upper Congo, ofiinary. 

 Lower Congo thimbles. . 

 Fine Para 



1900. 



9.00-10.30 



7.30-10.62!^ 



7.90-10.62}^ 



7 35- 990 

 7 00- 9 50 

 7.90-10.00 

 3 85- 6.I7>^ 

 3s'. io<j'.-4J'. id- 



8.25-9.00 



1902. 



8.50 

 25-8 50 

 85-7 45 

 50-7.50 

 10-7.90 

 2 80-4.02}^ 

 3i. td.-is. 



led 



750 -8.75 

 6.80 -8.75 

 680 -8,75 

 5 42>4-8 15 

 5 40 -8 45 

 665 -7.95 

 4 70 -4 25 

 2s. ltd. -3s. 



ANrWERP RUBBER STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER. 



RUBBER ARRIVALS AT ANTWERP, 

 Dec 19. — By the Alberlville, from the Congo 



Bunge & Co (.Societe Generale Africaine) kilos i 



Do (Comile Special Katanga) 



Do (Chemins de fer des Grand Lacs) 



Do (Societe Anversoise) 



Comptoir Commercial Congolais 



M. S. Cols 



Do 



Comptoir des Produits Coloniau.x (Cic. de la M'Guko) 



Do (Cie. de la Kadei Sangha) 



Do (Cie. du Kassai) 



W. Mallinckrodt & Co (Alimaienne) 



Societe Coloniale Anversoise 



Do .(Beige du Haut Congo) 



Jan. 8. — By the Anversville, from the Congo : 

 Societe Coloniale .\nvtrsoise. . .(Cie. du Kassai) kiL^s 

 Do . . . (Societe La Lulonga) 



Do .(Sild Kamerun) 



Do ..(Beige du Haut Congo) 



Do 



Bunge & Co. ... (Societe Generale Africaine) 



Do (Societe Anversoise) 



Do 



Cie. Commerciale des Colonies 



M. S. Cols (Socie e L'lkeltmba) 



87,226 



1,010 



2,Soo 



36,296 



80,000 



15,000 



1,000 



3,950 



6,400 



6,700 



5,000 



3.200 



6.600 



15.5CO 

 5,000 

 7,000 



15.500 

 2,000 



82,392 



37.000 



223 



4,100 



800 



355,182 



169,515 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



\The Figures Itidifate Weights in Pounds.^ 

 January 2. — By the steamer Basil, from Manaos and Para : 

 Importers. Fine. Medium. Coarse. 



A. T. Morse .& Co 97,900 33,000 101,900 



New York Commercial Co. 97,500 35,200 34,200 



Edmund I\eeks & Co 65,100 14 100 15.500 



Poel & Arnold 45,3CO i7,5co 19,800 



United States Rubber Co 44,400 



William Wright & Co 6,400 300 21,500 



L Hagenaers & Co 8,100 .... 4,300 



Robinson & Tallman 7, 500 1,300 2,000 



G, Amsinck & Co 5,000 300 700 



Total 332,800 101,700 244,300 7,100= 685,900 



January 14. — By the steamer Hubert, from Mataos and Paia; 

 New York Commercial Co. 264,200 57,600 127,600 .... 



Poel .& Arnold 112,500 



A. T. Morse & Co. 

 William Wright & Co.... 

 United States Rubber Co. 

 Edmund Reeks t^ Co. . . . 



Kramrisch & Co 



Hagemeyer .& B.'unn. 



[02,200 



64,800 



3,800 



24,200 



63.500 



10,400 



9,200 



2,200 



5.700 



8,100 



7,400 



42.100 32,000= 

 35 600 .... = 



5 1 .700 = 



48,3''0 



8, ICO 

 26, coo 



2,200 



300= 

 2,700= 



L. Hagenaers & Co 8,600 2,200 



449,400 



250,100 



148,200 



125.700 



54.3>-0 



40,700 



26,oco 



17,700 



10,800 



Toial 588,400 156,000 343.500 35000=1,122,900 



January 23 — By the steamer Amazonense. from Manacs and Paia : 

 New York Commercial Co. 287,600 52,ico 153.800 1,000= 494, 5CO 



Poel & Arnold 151,500 62,800 126, 2co 28,300= 368,800 



William Wright & Co. .. . 74,600 15,200 108,900 ....= 198,700 

 United States RubberCo. 81,300 13,400 63,900 13,900= 172,500 



A. T. Morse&Co 97.900 12,700 58,200 ^= i6S,8oo 



Edmund Reeks & Co. .. . 31,600 2,700 7,000 = 41,300 



L. HageiLiers & Co ij.goo 400 8,000 = 22,300 



H. A. Gould Co 300 1.300 ... . = 1,600 



Total 73S.400 159,600 527,300 43,200=1,468,500 



[Note. — The steamer Bernnrd^Uom Par5, is due at New York February I, 



with 150 tons Rubber and 25 tons Caucho. 

 from Pali for New York J.>nuary 28 or 29 ] 



The MiiraKher.se \vas due to sail 



PARA RUBBER via EUROPE. 



POUNDS. 



Dec. 15.— By the Mi»ine;o)i'(n=Lon(Ion: 

 Reimers & Co. (Fine) : 2.3,000 



Deo. 26 —By the C';i(ic=Llvei pool : 

 Kelmers & Co. (Fine) 23 000 



Dec. 30 —By the So.i:oi«a=Liverpool : 



Reimers & Oo. (Fine) . 41,500 



ReimeisA Co. (Coarse) ,57,000 lOl.ECO 



Jan. 2— By the Tcuto)ifc=Llverpool: 



(rBoige A. Aldeii &Co, (Fine) I9,ooo 



JSdinuud Keeks & Co. (Caucho) 13,600 32,500 



' PARA—VoMbi\i£cl. 

 .Jan 6.— Bylhe f7m6ri(i=Llverpool : 



Poel .t Arnolil (Fine) 2,0C0 



Poel .t Arnold (Coarse) 7:i,000 



.'AN. 6.— By the Se()rm'aJi.;n=Molleu<lo: 



New York Coinineicial Co. (Fine) .■ 

 New York Commercial Co. (Coarse). 



5.500 

 2,000 



Jan. 10 —By the Oermn?u'c=Llverpool: 



A. T. Morse & Co. (Caucho) 7,000 



Jan. 13. —By the lvr,rnia=^ Liverpool : 



Poel& Arnold (Fine) 33,TO0 



Poel & Arnold (Coarse) 10,000 43,000 



PABA—Conlbmcd. 

 Jan. 14.— Bv the Bocic= Liveriiool : 



Poel Si Arnold (Coarse) 



Jan. 17. -By the Condor=Molierdo: 



John M. Parr'.'. Sons (Fine) 22,500 



John M. Parr's Sons (Coarse) 2,000 



New York Commercial Co. (Fiiif)... 2 BOO 

 New York Commercial Oo. (Coai.^e). 1.100 



Jan. 19.— By the Z-Mcaiufi— Liverpool : 



I'oel & Arnold (Fine £6.000 



Poel & Arnold (Coarse) 2,600 



George A. Alden & Co. (Fine) ... 43,000 lol,500 



Jan. 19.— By the C.i/mjif= Liverpool: 



Poel & Arnold (Fine) -- 25,000 



William \Yright& Co. (li'lne) J,600 29,600 



11,500 



2S,1C0 



