February I, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



277 



Report of the Crude Rubber Market. 



SINCE December 24, date of last report, the course of the 

 London market for fine Para has tended downwards, 

 though the result has only been a falling off to the extent 

 of 2d. per pound. Practically, the advance established during 

 December has been lost; the figure at time of writing (January 

 25) being 4s. S'Ad., as compared with 4s. 7^d. on December 24, 

 and 4s. 5d. on November 25. This position has been attributed 

 to the relative abstention of buyers. 



During the past four weeks plantation rubber has fallen 3d. 

 per pound, likewise reverting to about the position it occupied 

 at the end of November, the gain in December having been 

 offset by subsequent reductions. The course of London prices 

 for pale crepe, basis first latex, was: December 24, 4s. 7l^d.; 

 December 31, 4s 7^d.; January 6, 4s. Id.; Jaunary 18, 4s. 6]4d.; 

 January 23, 4s. 5>4rf.; January 24 and 25, 4s. 4'4d. On the two 

 last-named days Para stood at 4s. S%d. 



That the London plantation rubber auctions are getting a 

 large part of the increased production is proved by the table 

 in another column, which shows that the total offered in 1912, 

 including the sale of December 31, was 18,069 tons, as compared 

 with 9,945 tons for the year 1911. 



Owing to the non-arrival of rubber afloat, the final sale of the 

 year, on December 31, only included 350 tons, as compared with 

 930 tons in that of December 17. This fact led to keen com- 

 petition, resulting in an advance of 2d. to 3rf. over the prices 

 of the preceding sale. 



By the date of the next sale, January 14, large arrivals brought 

 up the amount offered to 1,130 tons, this auction thus creating 

 a record for quantity. The whole was sold at an average of 

 \d per pound under the rates of a fortnight earlier, thus making 

 a good start for the new year. 



On this basis English consumers operated extensively, appar- 

 ently covering their wants for the immediate future. 



At the Rotterdam sale of January 10, there were offered 33 

 tons Congo, 7 tons Hevea, and 5 tons Ficus, three-fourths of 

 which sold on an average about 2 per cent, below valuations. 

 The ne.xt sales at Rotterdam are fi.xed for February 18. 



The Amsterdam sale of January 16 included 26 tons Hevea and 

 13 tons Ficus. In the former, valuations were about obtained, 

 while an advance of 2 per cent, was realized for the latter. 



On January 21 there was a sale at Havre including about 70 

 tons Congo rubber. 



New York Quot.^tions. 

 Following are the quotations at New York for Para grades, 

 one year ago, one month ago, December 30 — the current dates : 



P.\R.\. Feb. 1, '12. 



Islands, fine, new 108@109 



Islands, tine, old llOfalll 



Upriver, fine, new 111^112 



Upriver, fine, old IHCojllS 



Islands, coarse, new 64@ 65 



Islands, coarse, old 



Upriver, coarse, new 94@ 95 



Upriver, coarse, old 



Cameta 66@ 67 



Caucho (Peruvian) ball.... 94@ 95 

 Caucho ( Peruvian) sheet 



Pl.'Vntation Ceylons. 



Fine smoked sheet 133@134 



Fine pale crepe 131@132 



Fine sheets and biscuits 127@128 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage 92@ 93 



Guayaquil, strip 



Nicaragua, scrap 91@ 92 



Jan. 1, '13. Jan. 30, '13. 

 102@103 98@ 99 



i64@i6s 



'5i@'52 

 '79@'86 



lll(?i)112 



118(01119 



56@ 57 



82® 83 



'S7@'S8 

 84@ 85 



112@113 

 110@111 

 109fall0 



81 @ 82 

 '86@'8i 



51(g 52 

 78@ 79 



1090110 

 104@105 

 103(ffil04 



77@ 78 

 '76@77 



Panama 



Mexican plantation, sheet.... 90@ 91 



Mexican, scrap 54@ 55 



Mexican, slab 



-Managabeira, sheet 60@ 62 



Guayule 89((i: 90 



Balata, sheet 56(^ 57 



Balata, block 



African. 



Lopori, ball, prime 109@110 



Lopori, strip, prime 105ff()106 



.•\ruwimi 106@107 



Upper Congo, ball, red 112@113 



Ikelemba 



Sierra, Leone, 1st quality.... 95@ 96 



Massai, red \02(a_\03 



Soudan, Niggers 



Cameroon, ball 69@ 70 



Benguela 72@ 73 



Madagascar, pinky 



Accra, flake 27@ 28 



East Indian. 



Assam 



Pontianak 55^@5J4 



Borneo 



79@ 80 

 '60® 61 



98@ 99 

 101@102 



96®' 97 

 99@100 



74@ 75 

 '26@'27 



6%@" 



75@ 76 



85@ 86 

 55® 56 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo 



Islands, fine 4$200 



Islands, coarse 2$100 



Latest Manaos advices: 



L'priver. fine 5$S00 



Upriver, coarse 3$500 



Upriver, fine . . 

 Upriver, coarse 

 Exchange 



95® 96 

 96® 97 

 92® 93 

 75® 76 

 73® 74 



25® '26 



7(Qi7% 



Per Kilo. 



5$30O 



3$700 



IdYid. 



Exchange 16}id. 



NeiuYork. 



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

 in crude rubber and commercial paper, No. 68 William street. 

 New York) advises as follows: "During January a decided 

 change has come over the money market as expected, rates easing 

 very much and the demand improving from both city and out-of- 

 town banks, with the best rubber paper selling at 5®5;4 per 

 cent., and names not so well known 5^@6 per cent." 



New Y"ork Prices for December (New Rubber). 



1912. 1911. 1910. 



Upriver, fine $1.06@1.12 $1.04@1.07 $1.36@1.S0 



Upriver, coarse 82@ .85 .90@ .93 1.00@1.0S 



Islands, fine 96@1.02 .95@1.01 1.19@1.2S 



Islands, coarse 54@ .SB .60@ .64 ."O® .73 



Cameta 56@ .60 .60® .65 .72@ .76 



Summary of New York Rubber Prices for 1912. 



upru'er. island. cameta. 



Fine. Coarse. Fine. Coarse. Coarse. 



January 103®111 90® 94 97®107 62@64 63®66 



February 107®111 92rS94 105®108 62®65 65@67 



March 111®123 93(a99 108@118 63@67 66@72 



April 112^118 92®96 1100114 63®66 66@70 



Mav I09f??112 89®92 105@110 58@63 6S@67 



Tune 108fall2 86091 101(®106 S5®S9 63f?f65 



Julv 1 10® 1 19 8S®91 100® 108 54®57 62^65 



-August 116®123 89®96 1060113 56®59 64068 



September 110O122 87@95 107O113 55@59 61®67 



October 1040111 81086 99®106 S3'ff,S6 S6061 



November 1020^108 80O84 940100 53-^58 55^58 



December 106@112 82085 96@102 54@S8 56®60 



Average Prices. 



1912 111^ 89^^ 105J^ 59 63J4 



1911 IIS'/J 95 110>4 64 701/2 



1910 20VA I3614 189J4 90 100 



1909 159.^ 107 149^ 66^ 77 



1908 93J4 67;X 8S14 47j^ 52 



1907 109^ 88 104^ 61^ 65'A 



