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THE INDIA RUBBER \A;^ORLn 



[February t, 1902. 



AMERICAN CONSUMPTION OF RUBBER FOR 1901, 



As indicated by the table at the foot of this page, the im- 

 ports of crude India-rubber during 1901 were larger 

 than for any preceding year. The exports to Europe 

 were also larger, however, and there was a gain in 

 stocks in New York. The combined deliveries to manufact- 

 urers in the United States and Canada, therefore, are stated 

 as somewhat below the total deliveries for 1899. which thus 

 still holds the " record." That year, however, showed a phe- 

 nomenal increase over any previous consumption of rubber, 

 and the figures for 1900 were held to indicate more nearly a 

 normal condition of the rubber industry, and the reported in- 

 crease of 2795 tons in consumption for 1901 over 1900 is evi- 

 dence of a satisfactory condition of development. These figures 

 do not embrace Gutta-percha, Balata, or the cheaper East In- 

 dian gums— all of which are taken into account in the India- 

 rubber statistics published by the government, and by some 

 private statisticians as well. 



From the same source is obtained the following comparative 

 statement of prices of fine Pard rubber in New York and Liv- 

 erpool, for ten years past : 



Years. New York. 



1892 62l^@ 74 



1893 04 @ 79 



1894 643^® 73 



1895 70 @ 8ll^ 



1896 71 @ 85 



1897 79^® 89 



1898 82 @I.o6 



1899 91 @i.io 



1900 83 (fbi.ii^i 



1901 7t) @ 95 



The figures in the next table, showing the extent of the 

 world's visible supplies of rubberon January 1, 1902, have been 

 derived from the Messrs. Morse's tables, though they are given 

 on this page in pounds instead of tons, in order that they may 

 be compared readily with former tables : 



Pounds. 



Stocks in the United States 3. '33. 760 



Par.4 grades 1,061,760 



Central American and Caucho 71,680 



African and East Indian 2,000.320 



Stocks in Europe 7,492,800 



Pari grades 3,001,200 



Allother 4,401,600 



Stocks Para grades at Para and afloat 4,401 ,600 



Liverpool. 

 2. 8 (0 2. 1 1 

 2.10 @3. 3 



2. 9 @3. I 



3. ol4@3. i% 

 3. oi^@3. ^H 

 3- 5 @3- 9 

 3- 7^@4. 5 

 3.10 @4. T% 

 3. 8>^@4. 9 

 3. 4 @3.ii>^ 



Total 



Total, January :, 1901. 

 Total, January i, iqoo. 

 Total, January i, 1899 

 Toul, January I, 1898. 

 Total, January i, 1897 . 



15,028,160 

 16,616,320 

 10,251,480 

 10,215,440 

 9.920,960 

 10,673,600 



The next table analyzes the imports of crude rubber into 

 the United States by grades, the figures denoting tons: 



Fine Coarse ♦ Cell- African 



Years. Pari. Pari. Irals. and E. I. Total. 



1893 7.444 2,916 2.370 3.6go 16.420 



1894 6,839 2,614 2,309 2,881 14,643 



1895 7,121 2.767 2,307 3.987 16,182 



1896 6,515 2,706 1,807 3,303 14,333 



1897 7,556 2,935 2,404 4,776 17.671 



1898 6,804 2,935 3.003 5,878 18,620 



1899 8,622 3,876 3,440 7,157 23,OQ5 



iqoo 8,079 3,906 3,020 5,463 20,468 



[goi 9,304 3,838 2,927 7,139 23,208 



[* Including Caucho and Pernambuco.] 



The percentage of fine Pard as compared with the whole im- 

 ports increased slightly in 1900. The percentage for nine years 

 has been : 45,'4 in 1893 ; 4634" in 1894 ; 44 in 1895 ; ^c,'/2 in 1896; 

 43>+ in 1897; 36 >2 in 1898; 37X in 1899; 39>^ in 1900; 40 in 

 1901. 



RUBBER EXPORTS FROM PERU. 



The Oerman vice consul at Iquitos reports shipments of rub- 

 ber from that port and from the Javary river territory in Peru 

 during 1900 as follows: 



Grades. Iquitos. Javary. 



Jebe, fine pounds 653,021 823,055 



Jebe, medium 48,374 20.515 



Jebe, coarse ' 314,582 210,256 



Caucho 180,310 88,737 



Caucho, sernamby 694,232 19.725 



Total 1,890,519 1,162,288 



Of the Iquitos exports, 1,268,553 pounds went to Havre and 

 621,966 pounds to Liverpool. The vice consul gives average 

 prices in Peruvian soles per arroba [=15 kilograms], which, 

 converted into equivalents of United States money per pound 

 at the average rate of exchange for each period, gives these re- 

 sults: 



Grades. iSgg. i Half 1900. 2 Half 1900, 



Jebe, fine cents 67.6 67. 60.2 



Jebe, medium 63.7 62.7 51.7 



Jebe, coarse 55.7 54-8 42. 



Caucho 39-8 39-1 28. 



Caucho, sernamby, 57. 54.8 42. 



The volume of exports in 1899 from the regions mentioned 

 is not given, but it appears that in spite of lower prices, the to- 

 tal value was greater in 1900. The figures are 3,783,185 soles in 

 1900 and 2,889,402 soles in the preceding year. This is stated 

 to be due to the fact that a larger proportion of fine rubber was 

 gathered in the latter year, more people having become inter- 

 ested in this industry, since the decline in Caucho production 

 on the Ucayali river, which supplies the Caucho shipped from 

 Iquitos. The rubber known locally as "Jebe" is "Para", 

 rubber — the product of the Hevea trees'. 



Consumption of India-Rubber by the United States and Canada (in tons). 



[From the Annual Statistical Summary of Albert T. Morse & Co., New York.] 



Details. 



Imports to United Slates. 

 Exports to Europe 



Net Imports. . . . 

 Add Stock January i . 



Aggregating... 



1887. 



13,033 

 201 



12,832 

 I ,700 



13.554 

 268 



13,286 

 1,674 



12,942 

 u6 



12,826 

 1,609 



14,263 

 231 



14,032 

 746 



Less Slock end of year 1 i ,674 



14,532 14,960 



Deliveries to Manufacturers 12,858 



1,609 



13,351 



14.435 14,778 

 746 1,260 



13.689 



13,518 



16,152 

 982 



15,170 

 1,260 



16,430 

 1,086 



15,344 



15.347 

 491 



14,856 

 1,086 



15,942 

 1 ,217 



14.725 



1893. 



16,420 

 714 



1894. 



14,643 

 391 



15 .706 

 1 ,217 



16,923 

 1,037 



[5,886 



14,252 

 1,037 



15.289 

 1 ,420 



13.869 



'895. 



16,182 

 324 



15,858 

 I .420 



1896. 



14.333 

 500 



13,833 



558 



17,278 14,391 

 558 641 



16,720113,750 



1897. 



17,671 

 250 



17,421 



641 



18,062 

 744 



17.318 



18,620 

 150 



18,470 

 74J 



23,095 

 300 



20,468 

 450 



23,208 

 680 



22,795 

 59' 



20,018 22,528 

 712 1,198 



[9,214123,386 20. 7301 23.726 



5911 



712, 1.198 



18,623122,674119,532 



1.399 



22,327 



