November i, 1901.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER \VORLD 



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the Antwerp circular regards the idea with favor. The Kassai 

 being one of the richest regions in the Congo Free State, great 

 results should follow its exploitation under more competent 

 direction than in the past, and this might better be done under 

 a single control, with a consolidation of resources. First of all 

 should be expected a change in the methods of handling rub- 

 ber. For too long a time have three fourths of the lots of- 

 fered in Antwerp been spoiled, through the lack of proper 

 treatment in the original preparation of the rubber. It has 

 been stated that the quality of Congo rubber has suffered from 

 its prolonged storage in the territory of production, but occas- 

 ional lots of very old rubber reach Antwerp from Sierra Leone, 

 Gambia, Portuguese Congo, and East Africa in a state of perfect 

 preservation. There are better methods of preparing rubber 

 than have been used in the Kassai country, and they are going 

 to be adopted. It is natural that any enforced production of a 

 commodity by native labor should entail inferiority of quality, 

 but the over-heating of the rubber can be avoided in large meas- 

 ures. Deterioration mostly begins after the merchandise has 

 been packed and stored in the warehouses. 



Bordeaux. 



To THE Editor of The India Rubber World : Since 

 our last report the demand for Caoutchouc in this market has 

 been more active, and the following prices have been obtained, 

 in francs per kilogram : 



6.70@6 95 

 6.IO(a6.45 

 6.20@6 25 



b.8o 

 5.40 

 4.60 

 3.60 

 Arrivals since last report : 



Soudan twists, fine. . . 



Do ordinary. 



Soudan niggers, fine. . 



Do ordinary. 



Cassamance, A. P. .. . 



Do A 



Do A. M... 

 Do B 



Cassamance, C 3. 



Grand Bassam, lump. . 5. 



Do niggers ^.70 



Grand Lahou 5,oo@5.25 



Madagascaar niggers. .4.5&©5. 



Do Tamatave.5.50@5.75 

 Do Majunga.4.5o@5. 



New Caledonia 8.15 



Kitos, 



Sept, 25. — By the Ville de Maranaho : 

 Cassamance ] ... 2 ,500 



Sept. 26.— By the CAiU: 

 Soudan twists 10,300 



Oct. 8.— By the Tamesi : 

 Soudan twists and niggers 12,200 



Oct. 12.— By the /?r/«7; 

 Soudan twists 8,500 



Total 33.500 



P. CHAUMEL. 

 Bordeaux, October 14, 1901. 



Hamburg. 



To THE Editor of The India Rubber World : The Ham- 

 burg market during the last week opened very unsteady along 

 the whole line, and was exceptionally dull. This want of ac- 

 tivity held the transaction within such moderate bounds, that 

 there is scarcely anything new to report. Pari sorts, at the 

 beginning, were somewhat firm, caused no doubt by the short- 

 age in some quarters, but the interest in them soon became 

 listless, and they receded from the'improved condition gained. 



Of the middle sorts, which were in part very quiet,the Africans — 

 Fine Mozambique balls and spindles, Massai, Batanga balls and 

 thimbles — deserve mention ; they were in good demand, and 

 prices were well maintained. All other sorts, as a rule, were 

 more or less neglected. Transactions were concluded at the 

 following figures, in marks per kilogram : 



Para fine, hard cure, spot 8.I5@8.20 



Mollendo fine, spot 7-75(27.85 



Mollendo fine, delivery 7.8o@7 go 



Santos sheets, fine 4.25@4.4o 



Mangabeira, Bahia 350(1(3.75 



Mangabeira, Pernambuco 3.40(0)3.60 



Mozambique balls, red, finest 7.8o@7.85 



Mozambique balls, red, fine 7.4o(ffi7.6o 



Mozambique balls, good 7 oo@7 20 



Mozambique balls, red and white 6.50(016.60 



Mozambique balls, black and white 6.25@6.40 



Massai niggers 5.75@5 80 



Massai niggers, mixed 5.20@5 25 



Batanga balls 4.I5@4 20 



Lome niggers 3 50@3 55 



Hamburg, October 15. iqoi. 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



[ Th€ Figures Indicate H^eigkis in Pounds.'] 



October 1. — By the steamer Grangense, from Manaos and Para : 



Importers. Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. Total 



New York Commercial Co. 1 20, goo 61,000 99,700 1,100= 282700 



Crude Rubber Co 85,700 22,100 29,900 .... = 137,700 



A. T. Morse & Co. ... . . . 21,700 3,100 80,700 = 105,500 



Joseph Banigan Rubber Co 16,800 3,400 2,200 9,900;= 32.3CO 



Reimers & Co 23,200 = 23,200 



Herbst Brothers 300 1,100 200 300^ 1,900 



Total 245,400 90,700235,900 11,300= 583,300 



October 10. — By the steamer Amazonenst-, from Para: 



New York Commercial Co, 54,600 17,000 69,700 r= , 141,300 



A. T. Morse & Co 3.700 43,70o = 47^400 



Boston Rubber Shoe Co 22,700 =: 22,700 



Crude Rubber Co 30,600 4,000 5,100 =: 39,700 



Reimers & Co 17,600 . . . .= 17,600 



Total 88,90021,000158,800 .... = 268,700 



October 16. — By the steamer Htiherl, from Manaos and Para: 



New York Commercial Co. 122,200 62,300 83,800 8,900= 277,200 



Crude Rubber Co 101,400 ig,ooo 15,500 900= 136,800 



A. T.Morse &Co 42,600 4,900 35,600 2,500= 85,600 



Reimers & Co 35,000 13,200 20,500 .. . 



Lawrence Johnson & Co. . 6,400 700 600 .... 



G. Amsinck & Co 6,400 300 700 



L. Hagenaers & Co 2,500 400 . ... 



Total 316,500 100,400 157,100 12,300 



October 22.— By the steamer Hilary, from Para : 



68,700 

 7,700 

 7,400 

 2,900 



586,300 



New York Commercial Co. 174,300 40,400 73,000 



A. T. Morse & Co 40,700 7,400 126,600 



Crude Rubber Co 35.900 8,600 6,600 



Boston Rubber Shoe Co 22,700 



Reimers & Co 8,600 1,100 3,600 



900= 288,600 



•■• = 174,700 



= 51,100 



. ...= 22,700 

 = 13,300 



Total... 



259.500 57,500 232,500 900= 550,400 



[NoTR.— The steamer Ftumineme, from ParS, with 335 tons of rubber aboard, was 

 due at New York on October 30 \ 



PARA RUBBER VIA EUROPE. 



POUNDS. 



Oct. 3.— By the 3i(rjesfic=Llverpool: 



A. T. Morse * Co. (Caucho) 37,000 



Keimers& Co. (Caucho) 22,600 59,600 



Oct. 7.— By the t7ml'jfia = Liverpool: 



Reimers* Co. (Caucho) 31,600 



A. T. Morse & Co. (Caucho) ■.!2..';oo 67.000 



Oct. 0. — By the Ocea?iw:= Liverpool : 



Reimers & Co, (Caucho) 4').nn0 



A. T. Morse & Co. (Coarse) 10,000 65,000 



Oct. 12.— By the I.i(cania=Llverpool: 

 Robinson & Tallman (Coarse) 13,600 



Oct. 17.— By the Tei<(onic= Liverpool : 



Reimers & Co. (Coarse) 4,500 



Crude Rubber Co. (Caucho) 2,000 0,600 



Oct. 21.— By the £/ruria=Llverpool: 



Reimers & Co. (Coarse) 8.000 



A. T. Morse & Co. (Coarse) 7.000 15,000 



OTHER ARRIVALS AT NEW YORK 



CENTRALS. 



POUNDS. 



' Sept. 23.— By the vliicff/Minj/sGreytown: 

 A. P.Strout 0,500 



Andreas &Co 4,000 



Mallus & Ware 2,500 



I). A. De Lima* Co 4,000 



Kunhardt&Co 5,000 



(;. Anislncit & Co 2,500 



Lawrence .lohnson <t Co 1,600 



S. Samper&Co .WO 



Jimenez & Escobar .loo 



ForLondoD 1,600 28.300 



Sept. l'4.— By the .ildran<!e=Colon : 



W. l.oaiza&Co 4,000 



W. L, Uathbun & Co 400 



(). Aiiislnck & Co .500 



l/Hwrence.Iohnson & Co 600 



smlthers, Nordenholdt & Co 600 6,009 



