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THE INDIA RUBBER "WORLD 



[August i, 1902. 



fined within narrow borders. Benguela niggers, however, have 

 proved quite firm, owing to cable advices that the natives are 

 in revolt In the interior of Angola. The Portuguese govern- 

 ment were drumming up troops and two transports were 

 leaving (or Angola. The last steamer which had left Benguela 

 brought but a lew remnants of rubber. Late transactions 

 have been at the following prices, in marks per kilogram : 

 Para fine, hard cure.. 1/ 6.65@6. 60 Mozambique balls, 



red. niLxed 5 25@5.30 



Massai niggers, red, 



fine 5-7o@5 75 



Batanga small balls. .. 3.8o@3.S5 



Gold Coast lumps. .. . 3.20(&j3.25 



Adelia balls, red. . 6.20(«6.25 



Bissao balls, inferior. 2 50@2.6o 



Santos Mangabeira. .. 5.30(25.35 



Colombian scrap, fine. 5.2o@5.25 

 Colombian scrap, 



mixed and inferior. 2.65(3)2.70 



Bolivian fine old 6.80(1116.85 



Mollendo fine 6.50(86.55 



Orinoco, fine 6.40@6.5o 



Orinoco, mixed 6.20(186.25 



Man.'ios, negroheads. 5.15(0)5.20 

 Mozambique balls, 



red, finest 6.2f@6.40 



Mozambique balls, 



red, fine 6.i5r« 6.20 



Mozambique balls, red, 



good 5-85@!..90 



Hamburg:, July 15, IQ02. 



Bordeaux : 



ARRIVALS JUNE I TO JULY I5. 



Soudan iilos 12,1^0 



Cassamance 10,500 



Grand Bassam 4,000 



Conakry 18,500 45.150 



TRICES (francs per KILOr.RAM.) 

 With the eiception of Conakry sorts, for which prices have been well 

 maintained, there has been a general decline. Sales have been made 

 during the above period as follows : 



Soudan sorts : 



Niggers, fine 6.5o((()6.75 



Do ordinary. . .5.7500)6.10 

 Do earthy 4-50@5- 



Twists, fine 6.60(0)6.70 



Do ordinary... 6.25(3)6.50 



Mayumba 4.05 



New Caledonia 7.5° 



Cassamance : 



A. P 6.50 



A 5.25(85.40 



A. M 4 30(«4 35 



B 3-40@3.50 



Grand Bassam : 



Lumps 3.70(83.80 



Niggers 4.8o@5.20 



stocks, JULY 15. 



Kilos. Kilos. 



Soudan twists 3. 500 Cassamance 8,020 



Grand Bassam Niggers. .. . 1,200 Java 1,000 



p. CHAUMEL. 



London. 



Edward Till & Co., under date of July i. report stocks : 



1902. 1901. 1900. 



f Para sorts fans — — — 



J Borneo 122 160 139 



'"°'"°'''^ 1 Assam and Rangoon 10 52 44 



(^ Other sorts 428 530 464 



Total 560 



742 



647 



Liverpool 



Para. 



.2051 



Other sorts 984 



Total, United Kingdom 3595 



Total, June i 36S7 



Total, May 1 3788 



Total, April I 3326 



Total, March i 3078 



Total, February i 2674 



Total, January i 2794 



PRICES PAID DURING JUNE. 



1902. 1901. 1900. 



Para fine, hard 2/lii(a2/lif 3/S @3/9 3/9s@4/i 



Do soft 3/8@3/8i 



Negroheads, scrappy 2/4 ("2/4^ 2/7J 2/io.;@2/ii^ 



Do Islands i/ii 2/i}(<('2/2i 2/2 ©2/3 



Bolivian 3/0 (g>3/o| No sales. 3/11 @4/ii 



July 4. — There has been more animation in the market dur- 

 ing a (ortnij;ht, and a fair business has resulted in Pard, at 

 steady rates; fine hard cure spot 2.c. \\%d.; old dry y. ; fine 

 soft lower, at 2i. i\}(d. and 2s. i irf. for near and distant; hard 

 entrefine, 2s. g}{d.\ negroheads easier, scrappy at 2s. '^yid., 

 Cameta at 2s. %d. to is., and Island at 1.5. loj^^. Peruvians 



lower, with good business in fair to good ball at 2s. y/id. to 

 2s. 4d., and small sales of slab at is. iid. Mollendo fine sold at 

 2s. II %d. and entrefine at 2s. g%d. 



At to-day's auctions the moderate supplies met a fair de- 

 mand, but with holders being firm, only a small quantity was 

 disposed of. Madagascar clean dark so'd at i.t, <)l4d. ; Lamu 

 ball good, 25. 2^/. ; Nyassaland good clean red and livery ball 

 2s. 6d., to 2s. 6yid., slightly heated at 2s. S}4d.. good clean 

 pressed ball, 2.J. ; Assam good red slightly mixed, 2i. lialata 

 dearer; fair Venezuelan block sold at \s. 11 y^d. 



July ii. — No auctions this week. The market is a little 

 easier, though a fair trade has resulted, closing dull. Fine 

 hard (including Bolivian), spot oldish 2S. li'/id., forward 2S. 

 iij^d. to 2s. iiyid. Fine soft. 2s. iid. to 2s. io}{d. afloat, 2s. 

 lid. distant delivery. Entrefine cheaper and plentiful. Ne- 

 grohead easy ; poor scrappy sold at 2s. id., a small lot very good 

 2i-. 3 V'J'., Cameta it. 1 1 V^-. Island is. loyid. selL.s. A good 

 business has been done in Peruvian at easier rates, fine ball at 

 2s. \d., and middling to fair at 2s. yi. to 2s. y/id. Slab sold at 

 \s.\id. and fine at 2.?. u i4(/. to 2.f. iid. Mollendo : Fine sold 

 at 2s. ii%d., and negroheads at 2s. 2yid. Medium grades con- 

 tinue scarce and wanted. 



July 18. — The market for Paras firmer, and a fair business 

 done. Fine hard, fairly old import, sold at 2.f. ii}id. and two 

 years old at 3.f. %d.; entrefine 2j. gd.@2s. g'4d.; oldish Bo- 

 livian, 3J. Fine soft cure now landing sold at 2.?. lo^^d., and 

 forward at 2S. ltd., with entrefine 2s. 8}4d. Negro-heads almost 

 neglected; scrappy sold at is.^yid.; Cametas forward at 2^-. 

 and Island at is. io%d. Mollendo: small sales of fine at 

 2s, iiyid. The small supplies of medium kinds in auction to- 

 day mostly of undesirable quality, and scarcely anything sold. 

 Pontianak steady ; 163 cases offered and retired. 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



[TAe Figures Indicate Weights in Pounds^ 



July 3. — By the steamer Bernard, from Manaos and Para : 

 Importers. 



A. T. Morse & Co 



Reimers & Co 



New York Commercial Co. 

 Boston Rubber Shoe Co. . 

 United States Rubber Co.. 



William Wright & Co 



Goodyear Rubber Co 



G. Amsinck & Co. ..... 



Total 



July 15. — By the Basil, from Manaos and Para : 



New York Commercial Co. 123,700 28,200 68,400 .... = 220,300 



A. T. Morse & Co 19,800 4,200 50,800 = 74, 800 



Reimers & Co 27,800 7,100 24,500 5,500^ 64,900 



Ed. T, Keeks & Co i,oco 300 200 17,400= 18,900 



Boston Rubber Shoe Co 15,600= 15,600 



United States Rubber Co . 3,900 1,400 7,900= 13,200 



William Wright & Co 5. 700 .... = 5,700 



Goodyear Rubber Co 5,600 .= 5,600 



G. Amsinck & Co 1,300 = 1,300 



Total 177,500 41,200155,200 46,400= 420,300 



July 25 — By the steamer Fluminense, from Manaos and Para : 



New York Commercial Co.. 48,600 23,000 103,100 9,300=184,000 



A. T. Morse & Co 3,800 5,300 48,100 ....= 57,200 



Reimers & Co 16,800 8,600 12,000 ....^ 37.400 



Boston Rubber .Shoe Co. . ... .... 22.700 40.300= 63,000 



United States Rubber Co . 1,600 200 1,600 19,000= 22.400 



N.Y. and Java Trading Co. 1,000 .... i.oco 2,000= 4,000 



William Wright & Co .... ... 2,500 . ..= 2,500 



G. Amsinck & Co 400 100 100 = 600 



Total 72,200 37.200 191,10070,6003=71,100 



[Note.— The Steamer Duu^tan from ParS, is due at New York August 4, with 

 135 tons Rubber and 35 tons Caucho.] 



