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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1. 1913. 



Report of the Crude Rubber Market. 



STARTIXG from date covered by last report (January 25) 

 at 4s. 5'4rf. the London market for line Para has gradually 

 dropped during February, reaching on February 25, at 

 time of writing. 4s. 0,'<>(/. The various stages of the decline were 

 reached as follows: 4,?. 4d. January 30; 4s. 2;4d. February 5; 

 4,j. 2d. F'ebruary 17; 4s. 1,'4</. February 18. From 4s. 4]^d.. or Id. 

 below Para line, plantation pale crepe, first latex, followed prac- 

 tically the same course during the month : reaching on I*"e1)ru- 

 ary 25, at time of writing, 4s. 0'/>d. 



The two principal standards are therefore now quoted on the 

 same level. While hovering for about a week just above the 

 four-shilling mark, the price has been kept from going beneath 

 that line : notwithstanding the large quantities offered at the two 

 February auctions. The falling off during the month has been 

 in fine Para. 43'4rf. per pound, and in plantation, 3-y4d. : the two 

 grades both standing on February 25 at 4s. O'/id. 



The London auction of January 28 included 970 tons, of which 

 practically the whole was sold at a reduction of 2d. to 3rf. per 

 pound below the previous fortnightly sale. Satisfaction was ex- 

 pressed at the ready manner in which the trade operated on the 

 lower basis thus established. At the sale of February 11 there 

 were about 1.000 tons ofifered, which realized prices about Id. 

 to I'/zd. per pound below- the rates of January 28, Cable advices 

 regarding the sale of February 25 report the quantity offered as 

 900 to 1.000 tons; prices averaging about 2d. per pound below 

 those of a fortnight earlier. 



Xew York prices followed the movement of those reported 

 from London, local demand 1)ein,g restricted to the meeting of 

 actual requirements. From about the middle of the month, the 

 tone of the market was affected by the labor troubles at .-Xkron 

 and Trenton, reported in other columns. Large tire manu- 

 facturers have been holding off. and a similar policy has afifccted 

 consumption in all markets. Liberal arrivals have, moreover. 

 tended to depress prices. Still, according to latest reports, the 

 rubber market has suffered less than might have been anticipated 

 from the strikes. 



The .'\ntwerp sales of January 23 included 545 tons, of which 

 344 were Congo and 205 Plantation. Of the former, 274 tons 

 were sold at an advance of about 5/^ of a penny. For the latter, 

 which was all sold, the prices obtained showed a falling oft' to 

 the extent of -H of a penny. 



At the Havre sale of January 21, only 18 tons were sold out 

 of the 70 tons offered. Prices were relatively satisfactory to 

 holders; an average advance of 1.65 per cent, being established 

 For the sale of February 26, about 115 tons were declared. 



The Amsterdam sale of February 14 included 62 tons Hevea. 

 15 tons Ficiis and 6 tons of various descriptions. It resulted to 



the satisfaction of holders; the whole offering being practically 

 sold at unchanged prices. For February 21 there was scheduled 

 a sale at Rotterdam of 35 tons, mostly Congo. 



New York Ql;OT.\tions. 



Following are the quotations at Xew York fo 



one year ago, one month ago, February 28 — the 



-Mar. 1, 

 P.\R.\. 1912. 



Islands, line, new 107(0108 



Islands, tine, old 108irtl09 



Upriver, fine, new 109fall0 



Upriver, fine, old Ii2fall3 



Islands, coarse, new 62^ 63 



Islands, coarse, old 



Upriver, coarse, new 92(a 93 



L^priver. coarse, old 94@ 95 



Canieta 65® 66 



Caucho (Peruvian) ball 93@ 94 



Caucho (Peruvian) sheet 



Pl.nxtatio.m Cevlons. 



Fine smoked sheet 13()1<,131 



Fine pale crepe 129Ca_130 



Fine sheets and biscuits ... 125('al26 



Cextr.\ls. 



Esmeralda, sausage 91@ 92 



Guayaquil, strip 



Nicaragua, scrap 90@ 91 



Panama 



Mexican plantation, sheet 



Mexican, scrap 89@ 90 



Mexican, slab 



Mangaheira, sheet 68(a; 69 



Guayule 60^ 61 



Balata, sheet 89(S; 90 



Balata, block 55(ci. 56 



African. 



Lopori. ball, prime 109@110 



Lopori, strip, prime 



Aruwimi 105(5)106 



L'pper Congo, hall. red.... UOCalll 



1 kelemba 



Sierra Leone, 1st qualitv... 98(3 99 



Massai, red 101@102 



Soudan, Xiggers 



Cameroon, ball 70(ii 71 



F.enguela .. .._ 7\@ 72 



Madagascar, pinky 



Accra, flake 27@ 28 



E.\ST IXDLVX. 



Assam 



"^ontianak 5^i@ 



Borneo 



Feb. 1, 

 1913. 



98(a: 99 



r Para grades, 

 current dates: 



Feb. 28, 



1913. 



91 ([i' 92 



COMPARATIVE RUBBER STATISTICS. 



Comparative Rates of Fine Para. 



I. 



i. d. 



1894 2 9 



1895 3 0'4 



1896 3 O'A 



1897 3 5 



1898 3 7^4 



1899 3 10 



1900 3 S^ 



1901 3 4 



1902 2 10 



1903 3 6'A 



1904 3 low 



1905 4 10'4 



1906 4 11^ 



1907 2 ll-W 



1908 2 9 '4 



1909 4 10 



1910 4 10 



1911 3 10 



1912 3 11 



crpool. 



3 

 3 

 3 

 3 



4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



to 5 

 to 9 

 to 12 

 to 7 

 to 5 



<1. 

 1 



SH 



9 



5 



7'A 

 9 



11^ 

 9 '4 

 8 

 6 



8Ji 

 S'A 

 3 



4<A 



1 

 2 



Kew York. 



$0.64 VS 

 .70 

 .71 



.79yi 



.82 



.91 



.83 



.76 



.66 



.78 



.89 

 1.13 

 1.16 



.69 



.65 

 1.13 

 1.16 



.90 



.93 



to $0.73 

 to .81^4 

 .85 

 .89 

 1.06 

 1.10 

 1.11^4 

 .95 

 .92 

 1.13 

 1.32 

 1.35 

 1.28 

 1.24 

 1.30 

 2.15 

 2.90 

 1.67 



.93 



Total Exports 



from Para 

 Para Weights. 



18.246 tons 



20,698 " 



21,530 " 



22,630 " 



21,890 " 



25.115 " 



26.727 " 



30,296 " 



28,668 " 



31.079 " 



29,984 " 



33.913 " 



35,251 " 



37,321 " 



38,848 " 



39,287 " 



37,954 " 



35,936 " 



43,467 " 



Total Imports into the United States. 



Para Grades. 



E.xcluding Caucho. 



9,453 tons 



9,888 " 



9,221 '■ 



10,491 " 



9,739 " 



12,498 '• 



11.985 " 



13.142 " 



12.901 " 



13.934 '• 



14.367 " 



13.881 " 



15.128 " 



15,118 " 



17.316 " 



17.591 " 



14.896 " 



15.892 " 



19.241 " 



Cent. E. I. .-\f., 

 & Caucho. 



5.190 ton: 



6,294 



5,112 



7,180 



8,881 

 10,597 



8,483 

 10,066 



8,941 

 10,826 

 13,256 

 14,754 

 14,808 

 14,315 

 12,161 

 11,808 

 14,409 

 12,640 

 15.807 



Plant. 

 Ceylon. 



1.730 tons 



3.611 " 



6.556 " 



15.003 " 



Guayule. 



2,992 tons 

 3.850 " 

 8.674 " 

 10.656 " 

 8.091 " 

 6,105 " 



