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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



[April i, 1901. 



show, but there seems to be every prospect, owing to financial 

 crisis in Brazil, of the season's crop showing a large decline. 

 In view of the strong buying for delivery and the demand 

 which still exists at slightly undercurrent rates, we cannot help 

 thinking prices are somehow near the bottom. Sales on spot 

 close at y. yd. for Upriver and 3^. 7)^d. for Islands. For deliv- 

 ery, closing quotations are 3^. 7}id. for April-May and y. 



7}id. for May-June African. — The market has been dull 



throughout the month and prices have continued to decline. A 

 tair business done in Niger paste and Lump rubbers.and about 

 60 tons Sierra Leones sold at easier rates. Liverpool Pressed 

 rubber still continues much neglected." 

 J. J. Fischer & Co., Limited, report Liverpool stocks : 



Nov. 30. Dec. 31. Jan. 31. Feb. 28. 



Para : Fine 67510115 612 tons 810 tons 797 tons 



Medium 89 " 54 " 93 " 'O? " 



Negroheads. . . . . 190 " 119 " 120 " 132 " 



African 802 " 770 " 853 " 779 " 



Peruvian 8q " 73 " 138 " 46 " 



Mangabeira 408 pkgs 430 pkgs 450 pkgs 43opkgs 



Pernambuco 76 " 150 " 94 " 43 " 



Ceara 1106 " 1489 " 1672 " 1817 •' 



Manitoba 88 " 152 " 146 " 3 " 



Assaree 252 " 404 " 404 " 451 " 



MoUendo 90 " 14 " — " 25 " 



London. 

 Jackson & Till, under date of March i, report stocks: 



igoi. 1900. 1S99- 



C Para sorts tons — 



London 



1 Borneo 1 79 



I Assam and Rangoon 20 



(^ Other sorts 646 



Total 845 



Liverpool 



Para. 



.1036 



Other sorts 1 108 



Total, United Kingdom 2989 



Total, February 1 3189 



Total, January i 2901 



Mangabeira. Rubber. 



The shipments from Sao Paulo. Brazil, were very small dur- 

 ing the latter part of 1900. The firm of Schlodtmann & 

 Arnold alone exported during July, last year, more than 15,000 

 kilograms, whereas the total shipments 



KILOS. ° 



August 5911 by all firms, during the remaining five 



September 6809 nionths of the year, were only as shown 



October 7023 J ■' 



November 3989 jn the margin. Some improvement was 



December 4933 . . 



shown in January, during which month 

 The India Rubber World's correspondent wrote: "The 

 best months for India-rubber from the states of Sao Paulo, 

 Minas Geraes, ind Goyaz are just beginning." All the rubber 

 above referred to has been shipped direct to Hamburg. 



A later report states that the shipments from Sao Paulo (all 

 to Germany) during January amounted to 8476 kilos — of which 

 7684 by Otto Schlodtmann and 792 by A. Fiorita & Co. There 

 are prospects of better shipments soon. 



SITUATION OPEN. 



'Bordeaux. 

 Arrivals of Caoutchouc January 15-February 15: 



Kilograms 

 By ss. Kj7/<- i^f Pci-naml'iico — Conakry 6500 ; Soadan niggers 



500 ; Soudan twists 400 ; Cassamance 1800 9,200 



By ss. G^mfral Dodds — Soudan twists 6500 ; Soudan niggers 



1200., 7,700 



By ss. La Plata — Soudan twists 9000 ; Cassamance 2S00. ... 1 1,800 

 By ss. Cordiltiirts — Cassamance 3200 ; Soudan twists 6500 ; 



niggers 800 10, 500 



Via Marseilles — Madagascar (Majunga) 2500 ; New Cale- 

 donia 1 800 4 . 300 



Via Havre — Colombian slab 1.200 



WANT EI J — A large Mechanical Rubber Company about to install a Hard 

 Rubber Department requires an e.spert ; tlioroiighly competent on the com- 

 pounding, machinery and manufacturing of Sheet, Tubing. I'.lectrical Supplies, 

 Battery Jars, etc. A good position is open to tlie right man. Address— stat- 

 ing age, and details of experience ; also salary desired ; references if possible 

 — Rex, care of Thk India Ruiidkr World. 



SITUATION WANTED. 



RUBBER SHOE TRADE — Young man of 23, desires position in whole- 

 sale or jobbing house ; has had experience and is of good habits ; position in 

 good house a consideration rather than salary. Address V. G., care of The 

 India Rubber World. 



Total , 44.700 



All arrivals have been disposed of at lower prices in conse- 

 quence of the break in the market at Para. 



PRICES IN FRANCS PER KILOGRAM. 



Cassamance A Pand A.6.25@7. Sierra Leone twists: 



Do A M and B.3.70@5.I0 I (quality, white 62r@6.45 



Do C and D. . .2.75@3.50 II and HI qualiiies..4 5oC« 5.25 



Sierra Leone niggers: Grand Bassani, in cakes.5 50@5.7O 



I quality, red 6.45@7. Do mixed . .4. 50(0/4. fco 



Do white 6.4f;((|6.8o Do blocks. .4. 3C@4.6o 



II and III qualities.. 4. 25(184. 50 Madagascar- Majunga. .5. (0)5.25 

 Sierra Leone twists : Colombia slab 5.10(^5.25 



I quality, colored . . .6.50(^6.75 New Caledonia 7-50(£(7.75 



Stocks, February 15 (in kilograms): Cassamance 10,000; 

 Soudan 3200; Java 3200; Madagascar 2000 — total 18,400. 



p. CHAUMEL. 



Arrivals to March 15 embraced : 



Kilos. Stocks Mar. 15. 



Soudan 26,212 12.500 



Conakry 2,500 



Cassamance (5 ponchons) 3.500 



Madagascar 2,oco 2,500 



Java .. 1,000 2,800 



Grand Bassam 1 ,000 



Tonkin 800 



Colombia 1,200 



Total *34,7I2 21,300 



[*Excludinp Cassamance.] 



Prices have not materially changed. Soudan sorts are a 

 trifle higher, while some others show a slight decline. 



p. CHAUMEL. 



Anbwerp. 



To THE Editor of The India Rubber World : At the in- 

 scription sales of rubber on March 12 there were 288 tons of 

 Congo sorts offered and 233 tons sold. The quantity sold was 

 satisfactory, as well as the prices, which were, on an average, 

 unchanged from the basis of the last sale in February. Of 

 Lopori 2 tons were sold at 7.65 francs and 12 tons at 7.50 

 (brokers' estimation 7.50). Ten tons of Mongalla brought 6.65 

 francs and 32 tons 6.50 (estimation 6.50). Twenty-two tons 

 Aruwimi sold at 5.95 (estimation 5.60); 5 tons Mongalla at 7 

 francs and 9 tons at 6.85 (estimation 6,75). Twenty-three tons 

 red Congo thimbles sold at 3.25 francs (estimation 3.25). 



The next sale will take place about April 15. Actual stocks 

 at this date 732 tons, of which 168 are now being delivered by 

 the Leopoldvilh. C. schmid & CO. 



Antwerp, March 13, 1901. 



ARRIVALS AT ANTWERP. 



Feb. 18. — By the steamer AlbertviUe, from the Congo: 

 Bunge & Co. (Domaine prive Etat du Congo)., .kilos 150,000 



Bunge & Co. (Plantations Lacourt) 5,000 



Societe Coloniale Anversoise (Beige du Haut Congo). 58,000 



Evrard Havenith (Societe Andrea) 3,000 



M. S. Cols (Produits Vegetaux du Kassai) 2,000 



M. S. Cols (Societe Lube fu) 20,000 



Ch. Dethier (Societe Belgika) 5,000 243,000 



March 4. — By the steamer Leopoldvilh. from the Congo: 

 Bunge & Co. (Domaine prive Etat du Congo), .kilos 168,000 

 Comptoir Commercial Congolais 15,000 



