January 1, 1911. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



141 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



THE condition of the crude rubber market during tlie month 

 has been one of quiet and weakness, with lower rates at 

 the closing. This, however, is a period of dullness in trade 

 generally. Not only do the holidays occurring annually at this 

 date bring many kinds of business to a standstill, but opportunity 

 is taken of the season for inventorying. The opinion is freely 

 e.xpressed in the crude rubber trade that immediately after the 

 New Year a more active demand will develop, with an advance 

 in prices. On the other hand will be found those who do not 

 look for much higher prices until well nigh the end of the Para 

 crop season. 



Arrivals at Para (including caucho) during the tir-~t half of 

 four crop seasons have been as follows (in tons) : 



1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 



luly 1,370 1.300 1,400 2,340 



August 1,500 1.890 1,870 1.870 



September 2.410 2,355 2,020 1,980 



October 3,200 3,460 3,275 3.170 



November 3.200 3,430 4.640 3,790 



December 2,560 3,300 3,510 ol,460 



Total 14,240 15,735 16,715 14,610 



[a To December 17, 1910.] 



At the London auction on December 13, at which 236 tons 

 Malaya and 44 tons Ceylon plantation rubber wa.s offered, there 

 was a fair general demand, and everything sold. The sale opened 

 with a drop of about 2d. to 4rf. all round on last auction's rates ; 

 as the bidding progressed prices went still lower, and at the close 

 the ditiference was about Ad. to 6d. down on the prices realized 

 a fortnight before. The best price paid was 6s. 9'/id. [:=$1.65] 

 for smoked sheet. Good to fine sheet and biscuit sold up to 6s. 

 [=$1.46]. 



At the Antwerp auction on December 14 the offerings and sales 

 were as follows (in tons) : 



Offered. Sold. 



Congo sorts 192 165 



Other sorts — forest 72 5 



Plantation sorts 55 53 



Total 319 223 



-Mthough a few parcels sold at inscription prices, and others 

 brought more, there was an average decline on the whole of 

 about 3.88 per cent, on the prices realized at the preceding sale. 



New York Quotations. 



Following are the quotations at New York for Para grades, one 

 year ago, one month ago, and December 30 — the current date : 



Para Jan. 1, TO. Dec. 1. TO. Dec. 30. 



Islands, fine, new 163@164 128r5jl29 118@I19 



Islands, fine, old nf)ne here none here 122@123 



Upriver, fine, new 178@180 150@152 137@138 



Upriver, fine, old none here 152f&lS3 140@141 



Islands, coarse, new — @ 70 72H@73y2 70(0,-71 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 111(5112 \0S(ajl09 lOOr^lOl 



Upriver, coarse, old none here none here 104fril05 



Cameta 79@ 80 75® 76 72(5 73 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball 101@102 105(2106 99(al00 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet — @ 85 none here none here 



Plantation Para. 



Fine smoked sheet 179(a'180 165(3166 156(a>157 



Fine pale crepe 181@182 156(S;'1S7 143(5^44 



Fine sheets and biscuits — @ — lS0(a'151 1.38(aT39 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage — <glOO 96rfr 97 94(5; 95 



Guayaquil, strip 84@ 85 none here none here 



Nicaragua, scrap 97@ 98 92(7v 93 S9(a 90 



Panama 82(gJ 83 none here none here 



.Mexican, scrap . . 

 Mexican, slab . . . 

 Mangabeira, sheet 



Guayule 



Balata, sheet .... 

 Balata, block ... 



96@ 97 

 82(@ 83 

 67@ 72 

 60® 63 

 -@- 

 -@- 



African. 



I.opori, ball, prime 



Lopori, strip, prime 



Aruwimi 



Upper Congo, ball, red. . . 



Ikelemba 



Sierra Leone, 1st quality. 



Massai, red 



Soudan niggers 



Cameroon, ball 



Benguela 



Madagascar, pinky 



Accra, flake 



. 133(@134 

 .none here 

 . U6@.n7 

 . 121@122 

 .none here 

 . -@117 



. —mv 



. — (al06 



. 77@ 78 



. — @ 74 



. 98(@ 99 



. 22@ 23 



East Indian. 



.'\ssam 



Pontianak 



Borneo 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 5$150 



Islands, coarse 2$700 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine 7$000 



LTpriver, coarse 4$500 



94(ffi 95 

 6@6>4 

 5S(® 64 



92@ 93 

 60(g 61 

 75® 76 

 65@ 66 

 — @ 80 

 —@ 56 



125@126 



none here 



110@111 



115(@116 



none here 



124(^125 



124@125 



112(5^113 



66(g 67 



8S(g) 86 



none here 



45@ 46 



none here 

 none here 



Upriver, fine . . . 

 LTpriver, coarse 

 Exchange 



88(5: 89 

 56(g 57 

 75(S 76 

 65@ 66 

 74(S 75 

 S2@ 53 



120(gl21 



none here 



104(gl05 



108@109 



none here 



119@120 



119@120 



105(0)106 



65@ 66 



82@ 83 



none here 



44@ 45 



93@94 



6@6>4 



none here 



Per Kilo. 

 .... 7S200 

 .... 5S200 

 .. 16 5-16rf. 



Exchange 1611-16rf. 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho). 



.\'liW ^'URK. 



Fine and 

 Medium. Coarse. 



Stocks, October 31 tons 155 



Arrivals, November 1,074 



Aggregating 1,229 



Deliveries, November 1,101 



Total Total Total 



1910. 1909. 1908. 



56 = 211 216 221 



358 = 1,432 1,734 1,799 



414 = 1.643 1,950 2,020 



386 = 1,487 1,732 1,772 



Stocks, November 30. 



1910. 

 Stocks, October 31. .Xons 875 

 Arrivals, November 3,550 



128 



Par. 

 1909. 



230 

 4,370 



28 = 156 218 248 



England. 

 1908. 1910. 1909. 1908. 

 520 1,120 230 265 

 3,230 1,098 1,220 1,646 



Aggregating 4,425 4,600 3,750 2,218 1,450 1,911 



Deliveries, November... 3,235 3,215 3,275 883 950 1,775 



Stocks, November 30. 1,190 1,385 475 1,335 500 136 



1910. 1909. 1908. 



World's visible supply, November 30. ./oijj 4,591 3,757 2,362 



Para receipts, July 1 to November 30 11,085 11,830 11,060 



Para receipts of caucho, same dates 2,090 1,530 1,370 



Afloat from Para to United States, Nov. 30 420 839 700 



Afloat from Para to Europe, November 30. . 1,490 815 654 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York quotations — prices pai 

 load lots, per pound — are slightly lower. 



Old rubber boots and shoes — domestic. . 

 Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign... 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 



Automobile tires 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires. 



White trimmed rubber 



Heavy black rubber 



.Air brake hose 



Garden hose 



Fire and large hose 



Matting 



d by consumers for ear- 

 as follows ; 



December 1. 



■ 97/smo 



. 5>X@ 55^ 



. 8y2@ 8J4 

 . 9y2@ 9M 

 .12 @i2y2 



■ 6]4@ 614 



■ 514® SVs 



■ 2%@. 2% 

 . 2%(g 3 



January 1. 

 9'/2(a' 9H 

 9 @ 9-^ 



5 (g 5^ 



8H(m 8% 



9^® 9!4 



Il3^(gl2 



6 @6%, 

 5 @ 5J4 

 2 (® 2J4 

 2Vi@. 3 



1 @ \% 



