June 1, 1914.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



521 



STATISTICS PARA INDIA RUBBER (IN TONS) 



(INCLUDING CAUCHO). 



STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. 



Receipts at Para 



Shipments to Liverpool.. 

 Shipments to Continental 



Ports 



Shipments to -America... 



American Imports 



American Deliveries . . . . 



Liverpool Imports 



Liverpool Deliveries . . . . 

 Continental Imports .... 

 Continental Deliveries.... 



Para. Caucho, 



2,470 1,360 



720 370 



1914. 

 Tons. 



1913. 

 Tons. 



1912. 

 Tons. 



1911. 

 Tons. 



200 



1,400 



1,150 



1,230 



980 



1,115 



280 



270 



120 



1,060 



880 



970 



400 



370 



30 



30 



'. ions. Ions. Ions. ions. 



= 3,830 against 3,540 3,270 3,490 

 = 1,090 " 1,980 1,290 1,450 



320 



2,460 

 2,030 

 2,200 

 1,380 

 1,485 

 310 

 300 



410 



1,120 

 1,410 

 1.670 

 2,100 

 1.770 

 680 

 380 



440 



1.350 

 2.000 

 1,910 

 1,466 

 1,426 

 230 

 260 



270 

 1,110 

 1.320 

 1.130 

 1,681 

 1,128 

 170 

 230 



VISIBLE SUPPLY— 1st May, 1914. 



i>ara. 



1914. ^ 



Caucho. 



1913. 1912. 1911. 



Stock in England, Para, 1st hands 660 



Para, 2nd hands 65 



Caucho 



Stock in Para, 1st hands 410 



2nd hands 390 



Syndicate 810 



Stock in America 230 



Stock on Continent 40 



Afloat — Europe 910 



Afloat — America 850 



310 

 160 

 150 



'iio 



10 

 490 

 540 



1,046 1 

 127 ) 

 710 

 750 

 340 

 810 

 230 

 350 



1,530 

 620 



1.530 j 



190 

 510 

 390 



2,240 



180 



40 



1,250 

 440 



3,369 

 812 

 808 



1,650 

 250 



2,810 



640 



70 



1,180 

 500 



4.365 1,770 



„ , . . (1913/14 

 Pari receipts.. \ 1912/I3 



6.513 6.503 6,770 12,089 



30th April, 1914. 

 1912/13. 1911/12. 1910/11. 



Total \'isible Supply, including Caucho. 



CROP STATISTICS— 30th Ji-ne. 1913. 

 Para. Caucho. 1913/14. 



29',210 7760 I ^■'■"O 36,970 33,380 32,720 



Pnra Shipments to Europe 13^600 4.140 17.830 21.130 17.260 16,880 



Para Shipments to -America 12,610 3.530 16.140 17.100 17.500 11.640 



England Landings, net 12,265 14.962 12.523 12,833 



England Deliveries, net 13.080 14.449 15.873 10.613 



America Landings, net 15.190 16.720 19.745 12.090 



America Deliveries, net 15,030 16.660 19.465 11.590 



Continental Imports, net 3.300 4.360 2.870 2,670 



Continental Deliveries, net 3,500 4,105 2,940 2.650 



POSITION— 1st May, 1914. 



Increase in Receipts during April. 1914. against .April. 1913 290 



Decrease in Receipts — Crop. July/April, 1913/14, against 1912/13 '2,780 



Decrease in Deliveries — Crop, July/April, 1913/14, England and Con- 

 tinent, against 1912/13 1,974 



Decrease in Deliveries — Crop, July/April, 1913/14, America, against 



1912/13 1,630 



Decrease in Visible Supply Para Grades, against 1st May last year... 368 

 Decrease in Stock, England, April 30th, 1914, against April 30th, 1913 848 



WM. WRIGHT & CO., Brokers, 

 London, 1st May, 1914. 21. Mincing Lane, London, E.C. 



During the month 35 tons Para have been shipped from' Europe to 

 America. 



•A decrea*;e of 2.710 tons Rubber and 70 tons Caucho. 



Roiferdam. 



Havelaar & De Vries report [May 14] : 



The sale of May 8 included 30 tons Congo, 55'2 tons Conaguy and 

 16 tons Hez'ca. Congos brought irregular prices, but were all sold. Plan- 

 tations were sold below valuations, in harmony with the movement of the 

 London market. Next sale is fixed for June 5. 



Amsierdtim. 



JoosTEN & Janssen report [May IS] : 



-At the sales of April 30, Heveas realized from par to 3 per cent- below 

 valuations. Next sale was announced for May 27. 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York Quot.mions. — Prices paid by consumers for 

 carload lots, per pound : 



May 29. '14. 



Old rubber boots and shoes — domestic 7^@ 75^ 



Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign 7^@ lYz 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 4^@ 4|4 



Automobile tires SYi® 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires 5^@ 



White trimmed rubber 10 @I0^ 



Heavy black rubber 334@ 4 



Air brake hose 3!^@ 



Garden hose 1 @ 1J4 



Fire and large hose 2 @ 2]/% 



Matting 5^@ Va 



No. 1 white auto tires 5^@ 



Foreign auto tires SJ4@ 



Ant'werp. 



Rubber Statistics for April. 



Details. 1914. 1913. 1912. 1911. 1910. 



Stocks. March \... kilos 342.330 651,505 359,016 645,614 499,102 



-Arrivals in April — 



Congo sorts 151,863 385,070 360,605 131,553 340,456 



Other sorts 6,123 8,138 15,117 44,791 40,014 



Plantation sorts 302,724 246,814 129,715 90,033 49,400 



Aggregating 803,040 1,291,527 864,453 911,991 928,972 



Sales in April 552,851 301,257 426,940 312,877 458,504 



Stocks, April 30 250,189 990,270 437,513 599,114 470,468 



.Arrivals since January 1 — 



Congo sorts 843,496 1,076,786 1,091,077 1,072,515 1,171,286 



Other sorts 52,818 43,316 45,735 205,968 120.169 



Plantation sorts 944,890 683,711 407,325 257,562 178,094 



Aggregating 1.841,204 1,803,813 1,544,137 1,536,045 1,469,549 



Sales since January 1. .2,150,296 1,324,603 1,781,162 1,525,143 1,540,593 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



{The Figures Indicate Weight in Pounds.] 



May 1. — By the steamer Denis from Para and Manaos: 



Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. Total. 



-Arnold & Zeiss 158,900 52,800 170,500 253,900= 636,100 



General Rubber Co 133.200 



Meyer & Brown 69,200 



Henderson & Korn 53,100 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



Robinson & Co 153,900 



G. Amsinck & Co 12,700 



Hagemeyer & Brunn 



Johnstone, Whitworth & Co. 26.300 

 W. R. Grace & Co 9,300 



Total 616,600 158,900 513,300 660,100=1,948.900 



May 8. — By the steamer Gregory from Para and Manaos : 



Fine- Medium. Coarse. Caucho. 



-Arnold & Zeiss 57,100 11,400 63,100 71,500 = 



Meyer & Brown 21,400 3,300 51,700 139,300= 



H. A. Astlett & Co 2,100 10,600 21.300 = 



Henderson & Korn 17,800 2,000 15,400 28,000= 



W. R. Grace & Co 3,600 22,800 = 



General Rubber Co 23.600 200 200= 



Total 226,500 37,500 161,400 344.200= 769.600 



May" 8. — By the steamer Gregory from Iquitos : 



Fine. Medium. 



Meyer & Brown 7.000 



H. A. Astlett & Co 4.300 



W. R. Grace & Co 



G. Amsinck & Co 



Coarse. 



3.100 

 800 



Caucho. 



60.200= 



10.500= 



15.900 = 



2,000= 



Total. 

 70,300 

 15.600 

 15.900 

 2.000 



Total 11,300 



3,900 88,600= 103,800 



M.^Y 19. — By tlic steamer Dunstan from Para and Manaos: 



General Rubber Co 



Meyer & Brown 



Henderson & Korn 



L. Hagenaers & Co 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



W. R. Grace & Co 



Hagemeyer &- Brunn 



Robinson & Co 



American Express Co 



Johnstone. Whitworth & Co 

 Arnold & Zeiss 



Fine. 

 202,200 

 30,500 

 18,400 

 6.400 

 21,100 



Medium. 



28,200 



4,900 



i^OO 

 16.300 



15.100 



131,700 



11,100 



iiieoo 



3,200 



9,800 



700 



Coarse. 

 39.100 

 68,200 

 54.000 



' 34.666 



60,100 



4,700 



75,700 



'iiiioo 



16,800 



Total 451.100 64,800 366,700 369,700=1,252,300 



M.'VY 20. — By the steainer Aidan from 



Fine. 



Arnold & Zeiss 75,100 



General Rubber Co 11,900 



Meyer & Brown 



Hagemever & Brunn 16,500 



G. -Amsinck S: Co 12,200 



Henderson St Korn 5.400 



H. A. Astlett & Co 20,200 



American Express Co 10,900 



Medium. 

 3,200 

 1.600 



"iiioo 



1,300 



700 



15,800 



Para: 



Coarse. 



93,100 



2.800 



'is^soo 



3,600 



7.900 



15.400 



Caucho. 

 43,600= 



63,000= 



600= 



4,900= 



28.800— 



40,000= 



Total. 

 215.000 

 16,300 

 63.000 

 54.000 

 22.000 

 42,800 

 91,400 

 10,900 



Total 152.200 23,700 158,600 180,900= 515,400 



