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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December i, 1901. 



" Exchange, although fluctuating, frequently, has kept within 

 the range of II i/d. and 12/jd.. the rate closing firm at izd. at 

 90 days sight on London." 



Hamburg, 



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

 ket during the past week showed no materisl change, a quiet 

 and waiting tendency prevailing along the whole line. Trans- 

 actions moved within narrow bounds, which seem to have be- 

 come the order ot the day. But little inclination to buy was 

 shown for fine Pard. hard cure, and fine Bolivian, spot, and 

 small lots were taken out of the market at secret prices. Bo- 

 livian negroheads, for delivery, found ready buyers at 5.85 

 marks per kilogram. Mollendo was held at such high prices 

 that no transactions took place. For the better middle sorts, 

 and for fine to good Mozambique ball high prices were paid. 

 Spindles and Massais received good attention. It is intended 

 to clean out old stocks in several sorts and firm bids ought to 

 receive good bargains. The sales were at the following prices 

 in marks per kilogram : 



Mozambique ball, finest, red 7.30 



Mozambique ball, fine, red 700 



Mozambique ball, fine, mixed 6.25(016.50 



Mozambique ball, good 6.00 



Mojambique ball, inferior 5.30@5-5O 



Batanga ball, genuine 4.05(0)4. 10 



Massai niggers, prime, red 6.oo@6. 10 



Mozambique spindles 6.oo('«6.io 



Ecuador scrap, fine 5'40@5.50 



Guatemala sheet, fine 4.10 



Hamburg. November 12, iqoi. 



United States Crude Rubber Imports. 



[JANUARY I TO SEPTEMBER 30.] 



From — 



United Kingdom pounds 7,629,796 



Germany 1.443.797 



Other Europe 5.347, 54*! 



Central America 1,086,059 



Mexico 29S.347 



West Indies 4.346 



Brazil 21,798,955 



Other South America 1.565,002 



East Indies 765,761 



Africa 4, 106 



Other countries 43.204 



41,412 



22,778 



Total India-rubber 39,986,921 34.493.337 40,481,040 



Gutta-percha 410,097 282,093 267,876 



Total 



....40,397,018 34,775.430 40,748,916 



Value of Rubber $24,854,785 f 21, 449, 246 $20,869,070 



Average per Pound 61.5 cents. 62.2 cents. 51.2 cents. 



British Imports of India-Rubber. 



[JANUARY I TO OCTOBER 3 1.] 



1899. 1900. 1901. 



Imports pounds. 41,969,200 49,291,648 42,992,768 



Exports 28,359,968 28,022,176 27,125,280 



Net imports 13,609,232 21,268,472 15,867,4 



GUTTA PERCHA. 

 Imports pounds. 7,197.792 12,632,480 8.261,680 



Exports. 



5'5.552 1,219,120 1,055,600 



Net imports 6,582,240 11,413.360 7,206,080 



Java Rubber. 



Exports of rubber from Java (including Madura) amounted 

 in 1897 to 59.840 pounds; in 1898 to 67,728 pounds; in 1899 

 to 78,880 pounds; and in 190010 213,112 pounds. 



Bordeaux. 



To THE Editor of The India Rubber World : Arrivals 

 of Caoutchouc since our last report have been : 



Oct. 15.— Via Marseilles : 



Grand Bassam kilos, i , 500 



Soudan twists 3.5O0 



Nov. I. — Via Antwerp : 



Grand Bassam 800 



Nov. 6. — By the Hio Negro : 



Cassamance 2,800 



Conakry 3,000 



Soudan. . . 5.00° 



Nov. 8.— By the S(. Joseph : 

 Soudan 3.500 



Nov. 15. — I!y the Richelieu : 



Cassamance 4.500 



Soudan 8,000 32,600 



Some cases of yellow fever which occurred on the river 

 Senegal during October have lessened the arrivals, on account 

 of delay occasioned by the quarantine. 



• Stocks here comprise : Soudan niggers. 3500 kilograms; Sou- 

 dan twists. 2000 ; Madagascar, 1800 ; Tonkin. 1200 ; total, 8500 

 kilograms. The demand has been very moderate, with a re- 

 duction in prices of about 15 centimes per kilogram. Present 

 prices, in francs per kilogram, are : 



Cassamance sorts : 

 D 



Soudan sorts : 



Twists, nice, brown. 6. 95(0)7. 



Twists, white 6.80 



Twists, middle 660 



Twists, ordinary. .. .6.25(86.50 



Niggers, red 7.50 



Niggers, ordinary... 6. 



Niggers, clayey 4.5o@5. 



Cassamance sorts : 



A. P 



A 



A. M 



B 



D. C 



6.80 



5-35 

 4.60 

 3.60 



3- 



Grand Bassam : 1.70 



Lump 4.70 



Biscuits 5.10 



Niggers 5.70 



Madagascar : 



Majunga 4.5C(gl5. 



Tamatave 5. 



Niggers, middle 5 50(1^5.60 



Niggers, clayey 3 ~iC\&^. 



Tonkin, red 5.75@6. 



Tonkin, black 6.50 



New Caledonia 8.15 



P. CHAUMEL. 



Bordeaux. November 14, 1901. 



Antwerp. 



To THE Editor of The India Rubber World : The sale 

 of rubber which took place October 31 had a satisfactory result, 

 in spite of the lower quotations for Paid sorts in the English 

 markets. About the whole quantity was sold, viz. : 427 out of 

 445 tons. Prices show little change on brokers' valuations ; that 

 is, there has been no change since the September sale. An ad- 

 vance of 25 to 50 centimes was paid for 41 tons of Aruwimi, 

 and for 42 tons Uele strips (Upper Congo). Other sorts main- 

 tained their prices. Actual stocks, 285 tons, besides the fresh 

 arrivals per the steamer Albertville, from the Congo, of about 



350 tons. C. SCHMID & CO. 



Antwerp, November 2, 1901. 



ANTWERP RUBBER STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER. 



ARRIVALS AT ANTWERP. 



November 4. — By the Albertville, from the Congo: 

 Bunge & Co. (Domaine prive Etat du Congo).. kilos. 207.000 



Bunge & Co. (Societe Anversoise) 7>858 



Bunge & Co. (Comite Special Katanga) 440 



