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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1. 1911. 



AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AND THE RUBBER 

 EXHIBITION. 



AT present, quality rather than quantity should be the 

 watchword in international exhibitions, if visitors are 

 to tind them informing. This applies to rubber exhibitions 

 just as emphatically as to exhibits of any other name or 

 nature. It would be very easy to till the whole of a great 

 exhibition hall with miles of rubber belting, tons of tires, 

 and carloads of shoes, but to what end? The present status 

 of the .\merican industry could be far better illustrated by 

 an intelligent grouping of well-chosen samples. Such a com- 

 posite exhibit, reflecting the state of the art, were it complete 

 would be a wonderful advertisement for .-\merican manu- 

 facturers. 



There is no likelihood that such an ixhil)it will be made. 

 There will be, however, certain rubber manufacturers from 

 the .Americas, who will show a varied line of goods typically 

 American. The basic reason that more will not be present 

 as exhibitors, is because most are still satisfied to supply 

 only the home market and do not seek export trade. Gen- 

 eral attention, however, is being directed more and more 

 toward the great markets of the world, and within a decade, 



such a rubber exhibition as that which begins in London in June 

 of this year, will of necessity contain scores instead of half a 

 dozen of notable American exhibits. 



TENTH EXHIBITION OF AUTOMOBILES, ETC. 



JUUGIXG from the voluminous and profusely illustrated cata- 

 logue, published under the auspices of the Chambre Syndi- 

 cale dc L'.Autonioliilc ct du Cycle de Bclgique, the Tenth Exhi- 

 bition of the Automobile of the Bicycle of Sports and .\ero- 

 iiantics, held at the Palais due Cinquantenairc, Brussels, from 

 January 14 to 25, was a pretentious and well patronized affair. 

 The catalogue is embellished with portraits of the King of the Bel- 

 gians, the mayor of the city of Brussels, under whose joint patron- 

 age the exposition was held, as well as with portraits of men 

 p.'-omincnt in the automobile and bicycle trades, and in the field of 

 aviation in Belgium, and also contains lists of the members of 

 tlie Chambre Syndicale, of tlie exhibitors and the articles ex- 

 hibited, the latter part of the programme being notably well 

 arranged and showing an exceedingly interesting and compre- 

 hensive line of exhibits in the shape of cars, bicycles and acces- 

 sories of every description. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



SINCE our last report there has been a considerable advance 

 in prices, which have steadily risen during the past month. 

 Practically all grades have been afifected, and are in buoy- 

 ant tendency. .At the close of the month, Upriver fine new was 

 quoted $1.64fr?$1.65, as against $1.24rf($1.25 at its opening. The 

 quotation on Plantation smoked sheet on February 28, was $1.83 

 @$1.84, an advance from the February first figure of $1.40fa$1.41. 

 This increase is ascribed to manipulation rather than to radically 

 heavier demand, though there is no doubt of a slightly increased 

 call, usually incidental to a rising market. .As a matter of fact, 

 the indisposition of operators to enter the market for other 

 than "immediate necessity" reasons, during the past several 

 months has naturally exerted a more or less depressing effect 

 on prices, and the present advance consequently affords a pro- 

 nounced contrast. The current trend is higher, and it is not 

 improbable that prices will advance within the immediate 

 future. 



New York Quot.^tions. 



Following arc the quotations at New York for Para grades, 

 one year ago. one month ago. and February 28 — the current date : 



Par.v. Mar. 1, '10. Feb. 1. '11. Feb. 28. 



Islands, fine, new 199^200 112@113 152(al53 



Islands, fine, old 201@202 none here none here 



Upriver, fine, new 212(a'213 124fffil25 164@165 



Upriver, fine, old 214(«21.=; 128(??!l29 166@167 



Islands, coarse, new 89®' 90 65(ai 66 89® 90 



Islands, coarse, new 128@129 96@ 97 117@n8 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 128^0129 96(ai 97 U7(aiU» 



Upriver, coarse, old \29m3Q \C\OmO\ 119ra'120 



Camcta 97rffi 98 69(S) 79 93rr? 94 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball KW<7'131 94@ 95 117(ajll8 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet .... WUtrWZ none here none here 



Plantation Para. 



Fine smoked sheet 230(f7'231 140fil41 183(al84 



Fine pale crepe —@— 124ra 125 168r«.170 



Fine sheets and biscuits —@— 118(^119 158(gl59 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage 117(Jill8 90^ 91 



Guayaquil, strip none here none here 



Nicaragua, scrap 116(gll7 88(8; 89 



Panama none here none here 



Mexican, scrap 115(all6 86(S; 87 



Mexican, slab none here 50(a, 51 



Mangabeira, sheet 8S@ 86 68(5; 70 



Guavule 75(g 76 60@ 61 



Balata, sheet — @— 82@ 84 



Balata, block — @— 58(5, 67 



African. 



Lopori, ball, prime \52(a\53 109''«110 



Lopori, strip, prime none here none liere 



Aruwimi none here 105fffd06 



Upper Congo, ball, red 133(al34 109@110 



Ikelemba none here none here 



Sierra Leone, 1st quality 135(al36 105(8106 



:Massai, red 136(S 137 106(aJ07 



Soudan niggers none here 94{g, 95 



Cameroon, ball 94(a: 95 62@ 63 



Benguela S8(g; 89 75(n 76 



Madagascar, pinkv 110(8112 none here 



Accra flake 30(g 31 401^ 41 



East Indian. 



Assam lOOfo 101 90(ff 91 



Pontianak 6V4(S' 7 6@6'i 



Borneo none here none here 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 73000 



Islands, coarse 3$800 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine 9$200 



Upriver, coarse 4$900 



Upriver. fine . . 

 Upriver, coarse 

 E.xchange 



107(al08 

 none here 



105@106 

 none here 



104(n;l05 

 65(a; 66 

 72@ 73 

 75@ 76 

 95(5) 96 

 72@ 73 



132@133 



none here 



12S@126 



132(3)133 



none here 



135(S;136 



135(8)136 



none here 



88(8) 90 



80(8) 81 



105(8)106 



43(g 44 



105@106 

 none here 



Per Kilo. 

 ... 9$000 

 ... 7$000 

 ...161-16 



K.xchange 16 1-16 



African Rubbers. 



New York Stocks (In Tons). 



January 1, 1910 228 



Februarv 1 134 



March 1 161 



April 1 



121 



Mav 1 125 



June 1 



90 



July 1 120 



August 1, 1910 250 



September 1 300 



October 1 375 



November 1 100 



December 1 140 



January 1, 1911 115 



Februarv 1 115 



