March i, i 



902.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER W^ORLD 



201 



distinction being made in the imperial customs classification. 

 But what still further detracts from the value of these statistics 

 in estimating the world's consumption of rubber is their inclu- 

 sion of old rubber, or rubber scrap. But Germany is also a large 

 exporter of rubber scrap, probably exporting more of this ma- 

 terial than is imported, so that the above statements of " net 

 imports " probably give very nearly the amount of crude India- 

 rubber and Gutta percha retained in the country for consump- 

 tion. In the German imports of rubber foi three years past 

 are included the following amounts from countries which can- 

 not be regarded as exporters of crude rubber, and these 

 amounts must, therefore, be regarded as old rubber : 



From— 



Denmark kilos. 



Finland 



Norway 



Austria-Hungary 



Russia 3.303.300 



Sweden 



Switzerland 



Turkey 



Roumania 



Total kilos. 3.778.500 2,75i.300 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT (IN KILOS ) 



Total imports 13,916,400 13,480,200 



Old rubber. 



3,778,500 2,751,300 



2,896,000 



13,022,400 

 2,866,000 



quin rubber ; this importation is a recent venture and proved 

 very unsatisfactory, too high a price having been paid for it at 

 the place of production. The red rubber of Tonquin seems to 

 find little favor with the manufacturers, but the black rubber 

 could be readily sold at 6.50 @ 6.75 francs per kilogram. New 

 Caledonia has also recently become a shipper of rubber to Bor- 

 deaux, the import being, during 1901,3000 kilograms; the pro- 

 duct is fine and clean, but hard and resinous, and was sold 

 during the past year at 8 (5i 8.25 francs per kilo. Imports 

 from Java amounted to 5000 kilograms. This rubber, like 

 that from Tonquin, soon becomes soft and sticky; its price 

 was 7 @ 7.50 francs. — Gummi-Zeitung. [These various details 

 amount to a total of 323,000 kilograms for 1901. The rubber 

 imports at Bordeaux for the previous year amounted to 121,213 

 kilograms.] 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



\The Figures Indicate Weights in Pounds.\ 



January 29. — By the steamer Cametense, from Manaosand Para : 

 Importers. Fine. 



New York Commercial Co. 3 10,000 



A.T.Morse & Co 138,200 



Reimers & Co 55.300 



Boston Rubber Shoe Co. . 32.000 

 United States Rubber Co. 9,800 



Robinson & Tallman 8,100 



L. Hagenaers & Co 4,200 



Leaving for crude rubber. .. 10,137,900 10,728,900 10,156,400 



Bordeaux. 



The importance of Bordeaux as a rubber market has been 

 growing for several years past. During the year just ended 

 the importations at that port from the Soudan have been 

 270,000 kilograms of rubber, at a value of 15,000,000 francs, 

 two-thirds of which were Soudan twists, and the remainder 

 Soudan niggers. The twists are in great demand on account 

 of their purity and quality ; the average price for these, during 

 1901 was 6 @ 6.90 francs per kilo. Niggers are not in great 

 demand, being frequently sandy, and prices ruled for these at 

 4.50 @ 5.50 francs per kilo. The import of Casamance rubber 

 amounted to 65.000 kilograms, at an estimated value of 325,000 

 francs. This quality is in great demand for certain purposes 

 The better sorts of Cassamance commanded a price of from 

 5.25 @ 6.80 francs, per kilogram, and the inferior sorts 3 @ 4.70 

 francs. The import of Grand Bassam amounted to about 5000 

 kilograms. This rubber belongs to the soft rubber class, but 

 seems to be in extensive demand by some buyers. Cakes and 

 lumps sold at 4.70 ©I 5.40 francs per kilogram, and niggers at 

 5.70® 5.80 francs. Bordeaux received 5000 kilograms of Ton- 



Total., 557,600150,300292,000 73,600=1,073,500 



February 11. — By the steamer Dominic Uom Manaos and Para : 



New York Commercial Co. 199,800 



A. T. Morse & Co 205,100 



Reimers & Co 53,800 



United States Rubber Co 



Boston Rubber Shoe Co 



William Wright & Co 



60,800 

 65,300 

 11,800 



97,200 66,800= 



62,700 =^ 



63,500 30,100= 

 44,300 .... = 



44.200 = 



12,000 . ...= 



424,600 



333.100 



159,200 



44.300 



44.200 



12,000 



Total 458,700 137,900 32?,goo 96,900=1,017,400 



February 21. — By the steamer Hildibrand, from Manaos and Para: 



New York Commercial Co. 307,700 79,500 161,200 



Reimers & Co 146,20045,000 68,700 



A. T. Morse & Co 72,000 9,000132,200 



Boston Rubber Shoe Co 46,700 



United States Rubber Co 46,700 



William Wright & Co 22.700 



Robinson & Tallman .... 10,000 700 2,000 

 Hagemeyer & Brunn 7.IO0 3,30O 



38,300= 



23,800= 



4,300= 



37,900= 



586,700 

 283,700 

 217,500 

 84,600 

 46,700 

 22,700 

 12,700 

 10,400 



Total 543.000 134,200483,500 104,300=1,265,000 



[NoTH.— The steamer Horatio^ from Par5, having on board 340 Ions of Rubber 

 and 70 tons of Caucho, is due at New York March l.l 



[Note— No Par.l rubber via Europe reached New York during the past month.] 



OTHER ARRIVALS AT NEW YORK 



FROM THE ORINOCO. 



POUNDS. 



Jan. 29.— By Pritis Wilh.m, T'=Cludad Bolivar: 

 Tbebaud Bros (Coarse I'liril) lO.OUO 



CENTRALS. 



POUNDS. 



Jan. 2.3 —By the /i!!lanco=Colon: 



Hlrzel, Feltman&Co 7,'JOO 



Isaac Brandon & Bros 7,200 



A. Santos & Co 6,200 



G. Ani9lnck& Co 8,200 



Dumarest & V,o 3,100 



H. .Vlariiuarrtt aCo 2 500 



40.000 



9,000 



CENTRA LS— Continued. 



Jan. 27.-By El Norte=New Orleans: 



A. T. Morse & Co 3,(i00 



EgKers& Helnlein 1,500 



For Europe 1,500 



Jan. 28.— By the FijiajK;e=Colon : 



Hlrzel, Feltman & Co 



W. K. Grace & Co .. 



•I.A.Wheeler 



<f. Ainslnck & Co 



KKgers & Ileinlein 



Back, Andrews & Co 



14,200 

 2,600 

 1,500 

 2,000 

 1,500 

 300 



Jan. 28. -By the.4th08=Greytown: 



Andreas & Co 



Edwin B, Strout 



A. U. .Straus & Co 



(J. Anislnck &Co 



Sainper&C 



PunUerford & Co 



J Imenez & Escobar 



22,000 



2,.'jOO 



1000 



500 



1,200 



1,000 



700 



500 



r,400 



Fkb. 3.— By the Proteus=New Orleans : 



A. T. Morse & Co 2.800 



A. N. Kotholz 2,600 



Eggers & HelDlelD 500 



CJiNTJiALS— Continued. 



Feb. 3.— By the ru(;a/a7i = Mexlco : 



Flint, Eddy&Co 1,200 



P. Harmony Nephews & Co 1,200 



L. N, tUiemedlln &Co 000 



Feb. 4.— By the Allcghany:^Sa,vaniUa, : 



J. H. Recknageli 

 G. Amslnek & Co 

 Piinderlovd teCo .. 



Kunhardt&Co 



n. A. De Lima SCO 



Son. 



2,600 



1,000 



800 



200 



300 



Fkb. 4.— By the Orisaba=Colon : 



A.Santos&Co 7.400 



Hlrzel. Feltman & Co 3,800 



Frame, Alston & Co 2,600 



Dumarest & Co 2.M0 



H.Amslnck&Co '.,400 



Fllut,Eddy&Co l.BOO 



Joseph Hecht & Son ,. 300 



Feb. 4.— By the SaiontasLlverpooI: 

 RobiDson & Tallman 



Feb. B.— By El Rio=New Orleans: 



A. T. Morse & Co 4,B00 



T.N. Morgan 600 



4,800 



8,500 



6,000 



