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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



I February 1, 1911. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



THE present condition of the crude rubber market is weak 

 and vacillating. Prices since our last report have generally 

 receded, and the whole situation lacks tone. Manufac- 

 turers are buying only for the satisfaction of immediate necessity 

 and sliow \cry little interest in the market. 



At the close of January there was a short advance in the price 

 of crude rubber in the London market, but locally prices re- 

 mained entirely nominal. The Journal of Commerce, New York, 

 in commenting on the situation, saj's: 



"Despite the activity in London, no buying nmvenient resulted 

 here. Manufacturers consider London at present only a 'paper' 

 market, but believe that the present tactics are especially pre- 

 pared to whip them into the market if possible. 



"The general business outlook here is not of a character to 

 give the automobile industry any material boom. Manufacturers 

 to no little extent are loath to part with money and bankers are 

 not over enthusiastic over automobile paper. The consumption 

 of footwear and other rubber apparel is at a minimum for the 

 period in all probability. There is little snow anywhere and the 

 country is clear from Chicago east to the seaboard." 



New York Ql"ot.\tions. 

 Following are the quotations at New York for Para grades, 

 one year ago, one month ago, and January 31 — the current date : 



P.Mi.\. Feb. I.'IO. ' Jan. 1, '11. Jan. 30. 



Islands, fine, new 179(^180 118«'119 112@113 



Islands, fine, old none here 122'f/:123 none here 



Uprivor, tine, new 187@188 137(2)138 124(2125 



Upriver, fine, old 189(2.190 140(f 141 128r2;129 



Islands, coarse, new 7s(S 76 70(q] 71 65(2} 66 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 11/(5:118 lOO^lOl 96(2? 97 



Upriver, coarse, old none here 104^(1105 100(2101 



Canieta 84(ff 85 72(« 73 69r2,' 70 



Caiichn (• Peruvian), ball 110(0,111 99ra 100 94@ 95 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet 89(2 90 none here none here 



Pl..\NT.\TI0N P.^R.^. 



Fine smoked sheet 200^2201 156r2157 140(g;141 



Fine pale crepe 208ra209 143(r)'144 124(®125 



Fine sheets and biscuits —@ — 138(2;'139 118(@119 



Centr.vls. 



Esmeraldit, sausage 104(2105 94(2)95 90(2; 91 



Guavaquil, strip 87(i'/ 88 none here none here 



Nicaragua, scrap 99rrt 100 89(Sj 90 88@ 89 



Panama none here none here none here 



Mexican, scrap lOOft 101 88(2) 89 &6@ 87 



Mexican, slab 78r,7: 80 56@ 57 S0(® 51 



Mangabeira, sheet none here 75(2) 76 68(g; 70 



Guavule 64(2 65 65(2) 66 60@ 61 



Balata, sheet — (g — 74® 75 82@ 84 



Balata, block —(Ft; — 52(g 53 58(2} 68 



Afric.\.\. 



Lopori. ball 140^2 141 120^2121 109(2110 



Aruwimi !20^a 121 UWa 105 105(2106 



Upper Congo, ball, red 125(2 126 10Sr2!09 109(2110 



Sierra Leone, 1st qualitv 123Vr, 124 110(„120 105(??106 



Massai, red 124(« 125 H9('i 120 106(2il07 



Soudan niggers ]07fii \0H l().5fr}106 94(2)95 



Cameroon, ball 79ra 80 65(a' 66 62(2) 63 



Benguela 75(576 82(3)83 75@ 76 



Madagascar, pinkv 99(2100 none here none here 



Accra flake 25(2i 26 44@ 45 40(2) 41 



East Indian. '" 



Assam 100(((101 



Pontianak 

 Borneo 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 4$600 



Islands, coarse 2$500 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine 7$000 



Upriver, coarse 4$000 



-Cn 6'/. 



57ra 67 



93(?i; 94 

 6(rr6li 

 none here 



90(Sj 91 



6(261.^ 

 none here 



Per Kilo. 



I'priver, fine 7$200 



Upriver, coarse 4$500 



E.Nchange 16 3-\6d. 



1908. 



1909 1910. 



:i-I;\RT SIIOVVI.N'G FLUCTU.\TIOXS IX ISL.\XDS SPOT FINE PAR.\ 



RUBBER AT NEW YORK, FOR THREE YEARS. 



[Copyright, 1911, by Henry A. Gould.] 



New \i UK Prices for Decemher (New Rubber). 



1910. 1909. 1908. . 



Upriver, fine $1,, 35* 1.50 $1.75fnil.93 $1.15(31.23 



Upriver, coarse l.OOiSl.OS 1.11(51.21 .89(3) ,94 



Islands, fine 1.19«il.25 1.64@1.72 1.12(81.16 



Islands, coarse 70@ .73 .69(S .72 .S2@ .61 



Cameta 72@ .76 .79<S> .82 .57(ffi .64 



African Rubbe>-s. 



New York Stocks (1.\ Tons). 



December 1, 1909 134 



January 1, 1910 228 



Februarv 1 134 



March 1 161 



April 1 121 



May 1 125 



June 1 . 



Tulv 1, 1910 120 



.\ueust 1 250 



September 1 300 



October 1 375 



November 1 100 



December 1 140 



90 January 1, 1911 115 



Exchange 16 3-16(/. 1 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York quotations — prices paid 

 load lots, per povmd — are slightly lower, 



January 1, 

 Old riiliber boots and shoes — domestic. ,. 9'AOi! 9^ 

 Old rublier boots and shoes — foreign..., 9 (ri) 9% 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 5 @ S'/i 



.•\utomol)ile tires 8.v<(2' 8'X 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires.. 9'/4(2 9'/: 



White trimmed rubber Il.)4(2jl2 



1 leavy black rubber 6 (2) 6l4 



Air brake hose 5 (fi. 5li 



(iardcn hose 2 (2} 2^ 



ire and large hose 2%@ 3 



Matting 1 Cqj \]'i 



by consumers fsr ear- 

 as follows : 



February 1. 

 9 '4 (2) 9H 

 8M@ SJ4 

 4V2@ Wa, 



8'^@9 

 11 @11^ 



s @ sy, 



4Va@S 

 2 @ 214 

 2J4® 2^ 

 1 @. VA 



