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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



lArnusT 1, 1913. 



Report of the Crude Rubber Market. 



IT will be recalled that about the end of April fine Para stood 

 in London at 3s. ^Vid., while plantation crepe was quoted at 

 3j. 2,'/i(f. By the end of May the prices were respectively 

 2s. Sl.'id. and 3^. 2^4^-, the Brazilian article having gained 4d. 

 within the month, while plantation rubber was practically un- 

 changed. By June 25 a still wider discrepancy was reported, 

 owing to a fall in the Asiatic product, which stood on June 25 at 

 2s. lid., as compared with 3.f. 8^d. for fine Para. 



During the month of July fine Para fluctuated between 

 3s. Syid. and 3s. lOd. .\ downward tendency prevailed, however, 

 during the latter part of the month. The highest point touched 

 was 3s. \0d. on the 16th, the other stages reached being : 3.J. 9'/2d. 

 on the 17th. 3s. 9d. on the 19th, 3s. iVid. on the 23rd., 3s. M. on 

 the 25th, and 3s. Id. on the 26th. at time of writing. Thus, after 

 being relatively steady for the first half of the month, the market 

 has fallen 3d. within the last ten days. 



Plantation crepe, which stood on June 25 in London at 2s. \\d.. 

 reached 2s. 8^d. (its lowest point for July) on the 9th. 

 After a slight recovery it closed on the 26th at 2s. ^Yii., while 

 fine Para was at 3.f. Id. In other words, the premium on fine 

 Para now stands at 9j4d., as compared with ^Y^d. a month ago. 



That supplies have increased is illustrated by the statistics of 

 the Federated Malay States exports for the six months ending 

 June 30, which show in the last three years: 1911, 8,349.397 

 pounds; 1912, 15,382,265 pounds; 1913, 23,492,129 pounds. Ex- 

 ports from Ceylon for the first five months of 1913 represented 

 9.675.521 pounds, against 4,823,253 pounds for the same period 

 of 1912. The records of the London auctions for the first six 

 months of 1913 show a total of 11,202 tons, as compared with 

 6.821 tons for the earlier half of 1912. Thus no fears are enter- 

 tained of a shortness of supply. 



The plantation auction of July 1 included 445 tons, and tho 

 the relative smallness of the quantity had led to anticipations 

 of firmer prices, there was a falling oflf to the extent of \d. to 

 2d. per pound. This situation was attributed to the lack of con- 

 fidence in the financial prospect, rather than to the statistical 

 position of the article. 



At the sales of July 15, the quantity offered was 646 tons, 

 which, tho larger than that of the previous sale, met with a 

 good demand at Irf. to Wjd. above the price current in the re- 

 cent private market. 



The Havre auction of June 26 included 47 tons, principally 

 Congo, of which six tons were sold with a reduction of 12>^ per 

 cent. About 40 tons were declared for the sale of July 30. 



For the Amsterdam sale of July 10 there had been an- 

 nounced 59 tons Hevea, which realized 13 per cent, below valua- 

 tions, and 17 tons Ficus, which sold at 18 per cent, reduction. 

 Satisfaction has been expressed at tlie ofiferings being sold, 

 though at reduced prices. 



At the Rotterdam sale of July 4 about 25 tons were ofifered, 

 including 15 tons Hcrea and 9 tons Ficus. Nearly all the lots 

 were sold at a reduction on valuations. 



The Antwerp sale of June 25 included 53 tons Congo and 21 

 tons plantation. Of the former, 20 tons were sold, and of the 

 latter a similar quantity, at prices unsatisfactory to holders. 



New York Quotations. 



Following are the quotations at New York one year ago, one 

 month ago, and July 30 — the current date : 



L'priver, fine, old 122@123 



Islands, coarse, new 56@ 57 



Islands, coarse, old 



L'priver, coarse, new 90@ 91 



L'priver, coarse, old 



Cameta 65(0; 66 



Caucho (Peruvian) ball 88(g 89 



Caucho (Peruvian) sheet 76@ 77 



Plant.\tio.\- Ceylons. 



Fine smoked sheet 120@121 



Fine pale crepe 121(?i;122 



Fine sheets and biscuits 117@118 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage 83(a 84 



Guayaquil, strip 



Nicaragua, scrap 81@ 82 



Panama 



Mexican plantation, sheet 



Mexican, scrap i\((C 82 



Mexican, slab 



Mangabeira, sheet 



Guay ule 57@ 



Balata, sheet 



Balata, block 



African. 



Lopori, ball, prime 108(al09 



Lopori, strip, prime 



Aruwimi 103(a 104 



L'pper Congo, ball red 105@106 



Ikelemba 



Sierra Leone. 1st quality 9S@ 96 



Massai. red 98@ 99 



Soudan Niggers 



Cameroon, ball 



Benguela 



Madagascar, pinky 



Accra, flake 27@ 



East Indian. 



Assam 



Pontianak 6@6^ 



Borneo — III 



" — II 



" — I 



72@73 

 70@72 



70@71 



53fa54 

 53@54 



53@57 



70@71 

 68@69 



52@ 

 S2@ 



52@ 

 3S@ 



70(a72 

 51ra:53 



62@ 

 60@ 



55@57 

 55@56 

 57@S8 

 55@S8 

 62@63 

 50ff?55 

 40@49 



55@60 

 24@25 



35@70 



32@30 



45(348 

 55^60 



P-'^ra. August 1.'12. 



Islands, fine new 107(??108 



Islands, fine, old 109(all0 



L'priver, fine, new 117@118 



July 1,'13. July30,'13. 

 82@83 74@ 



S7@88 



85(g86 



Neiv York. 



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 July the demand for 

 commercial paper has continued light, and almost entirely from 

 out of tow'n banks, the same as in June; rates have ruled very 

 firm at 6(56J4 per cent, for the best rubber names." 



New York Prices for June (New Ri-bber). 



1913. 



Upriver. fine $0.87@ . 



Upriver. coarse .54@ . 



Islands, fine .82@ . 



Islands, coarse .33 @ .39 



Cameta .40 @ .43 



