FEDRr.vRV 1. 1914. i 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



277 



STATISTICS. PARA INDIA RUBBER (IN TONS) 

 (INCLUDING CAUCHO). 



Tons. 

 3.590 

 1.290 



STATISTICS FOR TIIK MONTH OF |)K( 

 1913. 

 Para. Caiicho. 



Receipts at Para 3.150 440 = 



Shiiiments to Liverpool.. 1.080 210 = 

 Shipments to Continental 



Ports 400 70 = 



Shii)nieiils to .America... 1.660 160 = 



.\merican Imports 1.110 90 — 



.Vmericnn Deliveries .... 1.130 150 — 



Liverpool Imports 1.310 190 = 



Liverpool Deliveries .... 1.030 165 = 

 Continental Imports .... 550 180 — 

 Continental Deliveries... 520 100 ^ 



470 

 1.820 

 1.200 

 1.280 

 1.500 

 1.195 



730 



6;o 



ICMr.K 



1912. 



Tons. 



against 4.920 



" 1.670 



550 

 2.210 

 1.990 

 1,800 

 1.471 

 1,541 

 350 

 350 



R. 

 1911. 



Tons. 

 3.830 

 1.290 



350 

 2.670 

 1,790 

 1.770 

 1.362 

 1,682 

 350 

 460 



visini.K srri'i.v— isr t.\ 



. 1914. , 



Para. Caticlio. 



Stock in ICnglancI. 



Slock 



Para. 1st hands 570 



Para, 2nd hands 1 30 



Caucho 



Par<i. 1st hands 250 



2nd hands 610 



Syndicate 810 



.\merica 160 



I Continent 50 



Afloat — Europe 550 



.\float — .Vmcrica 480 



1913. 1912 



250 1.680 



1910. 

 Tons. 

 2.640 

 1.410 



360 

 1,340 

 1,470 

 1.450 

 1.723 

 1.676 

 300 

 330 



1911. 



J 2.405 



Stock 

 Stock 



235 

 60 

 90 



30 

 120 

 170 



60 



90 



400 



410 



800 



350 



20 



1,800 



1.450 



150 

 110 

 230 



2.240 



310 



70 



830 



1.430 



288 

 349 

 560 

 210 



270 



60 



1.280 



430 



3.610 765 



Total \*isible Supply, including Caucho. 



4.375 



5,570 7,050 5,852 



CROP ST.\TISTICS 

 ( 1913 



-30tii .Ti'NE, 3IST December, 1913. 



Para Receipts | j^j^ 



I'ara Shipments to Europe.. 

 Para Shipments to .\merica 

 Kngland Landings, net.... 

 Kngland Deliveries, net... 

 America Landings, net.... 

 .-\merica Deliveries, net ... 

 Continental Imports, net... 

 Continental Deliveries, net 



13.850 



16.390 



6,900 



6,690 



2,630 1 

 2,670 ( 

 1,630 

 1,140 



1913. 

 16,480 



8,530 

 7.830 

 5.790 

 6.670 

 7,880 

 7,870 

 1,850 

 1 ,930 



1912. 

 19,060 



10,310 

 10,300 

 6,903 

 7,933 

 9,330 

 9,150 

 2,160 

 2.240 



1911. 

 16.010 



8.490 

 9.460 

 6.251 

 9.521 

 10.095 

 9,685 

 1,430 

 1.470 



POSITIOX— 1st Janiakv. 1914. 

 Decrease in Receipts during December, 1913, against December, 1912. 



Decrease in Receipts — Crop, July/December, 1913, agairst 1912 



Decrease in Deliveries — Crop, .Tuly/December, 1913. Kngland and 



Continent, against * 91 2 



Decrease in Deliveries — Crop, July.^Dccember, 1913, America, against 



1912 



Decrease in Visible Su!)ply Para Grades, against 1st .laniiary l.''st year 

 Increase in Stock. England. December 31, 1913, against T")ecember 31, 



1912 



WM. WRIIitlT & 



London, 2nd January. 1914. 



During tlie month 40 tons Caucho have been "^hipped from Kin- 

 America. 



loin. 

 15.780 

 8.670 

 6.850 

 6.344 

 6.515 

 6.780 

 6.650 

 1.380 

 1.370 



1.330 

 '2.580 



1.573 



*A decrease of 2.540 tons Rubber, and 40 tni>s Caucho, 



Amsterdam. 



JoosTEN & J.\xssKN report [January 7] : 



Today's inscription sale displayed a firm tendency, and its resvdt may be 

 considered as very satisfactory. Next sale will take jilace on February 5. 



Rotterdam. 

 H.WELA.^R & De Vries report f January 17] : 



Yesterday's sale was very animated, the whole c[uantity (24 tons Hcvcn 

 and 10 tons Ficus) finding buyers at foreign parity. Ficus lots of fine 

 Quality met with a splendid sale. 



Netv York. 



In regard to the financial situation. .Mbcrt B. Beers (broker 

 in crude rulilier and commercial paper. \'o. W William street. 



N'ew York) advises as follows: "After the first week in Janu- 

 ary the demand for paper increased rapidly, banks in the city 

 and out of town being in the market, some for large amounts. 

 Rates eased oflf accordingly, and the last half of the month were 

 quoted at 5 per cent, for the best rubber names, and 5j4 per cent. 

 for those not so well known." 



SuMM.\RY OF Xew York Ri'bber Prices for 1913. 



.lanuary 

 February . 

 March . . . 



April 



May 



lunc 



Inly 



.August 

 September 

 October . . 

 .\ovember 

 December 



Fine, 

 5I.02(S 1 

 .96@1. 

 .88 (» 

 .78@ 

 .81 @ 

 .87@ 

 .84@ 

 .8451; 

 .80(11 . 

 .730 

 .73(<i 

 ,72<a , 



-Upriver ^ 



Coarse. 

 09 $0.78(80.84 

 .72(» .78 

 .64(8> .72 

 .545? .66 

 .54@ .61 

 .S4ffl .62 

 ;51(?r' .56 

 .51(3) .53 

 .48i» .52 

 .47(a> .49 

 .46(iT .49 

 .440! .47 



Fine. 

 $0.97@I. 

 .92(8 

 .85(5? 

 .76(S> 

 .78(» 

 .82i3> 

 .74@ 

 .74(S) 

 .71(ff 

 .67 O' 

 .66(3f 

 .59(» 



-Islands ^ 



Coarse. 



01 $0.52(^0.58 

 .47@ .51 

 .41(S) .47 

 .37(tf' .41 

 .38(a .42 

 .33(3 ,39 

 .29(» ,34 

 .29(8 .33 

 .2801 .31 

 .28(gi .29 

 ,28(? .30 

 .27(8 .30 



Average Prices. 



1913. 

 1912. 

 1911 . 

 1910. 

 1909. 

 1908. 



$0.87 '^ 

 1.1154 

 1.18^<; 

 2.01 M 

 1.59M 

 .93<A 



$0.58 

 .89^ 

 .95 

 1,36 '4 

 1.07 

 .67}^ 



$0.79'/^ 

 1. 05/, 



i.io;<i 



1.89};! 



1.49)4 



.88-4 



$0.36)4 

 .59 

 .64 

 .90 

 .66 J4 

 A7'A 



Cameta, 



$0.S2(»0.60 

 .48(31 .51 

 .43a .48 

 .3901 .45 

 Aznt .45 

 .40(31 .43 

 .37® .40 

 .38@ .41 

 .36@ .39 

 .36® .38 

 .36® ,37 

 .35(f? .37 



$0.42 

 .6354 

 .705^ 

 1.00 

 .77 

 .52 



Xew ^'(1RK Prices for December (Xew Rubber). 



1913. 1912. 



I'priver, fine $0.72(S0.76 $I.06®1.12 



Upriver, coarse 44® .47 .82® .85 



Islands, fine 59(3 .66 .96^1.02 



Islands, coarse 27(3 .30 .54@ .58 



Camet.i 35(3 .37 .56(3 .60 



Xew York Prices for 1913. 



1911, 

 $1.04(ff'1.07 

 .90(if .93 

 .95(31.01 

 .60 (3' .64 

 .60@ .65 



Ribbed Smoked Ceylon. First Latex Ceylon. 



Lowest, 

 lanuary $1.05 



Feljriiary. 

 .March . . . 



.\pril 



May 



lure 



July 



.\ngust . . 

 September 

 October . . 

 .Vovember 

 December 



.99 

 .90 

 .78 

 .80 

 .71 

 .68 

 .69 

 .57 

 .59 

 .59 

 .58 



Higliest. 

 $1.14 

 1.05 

 .98 

 .89 

 .87 

 .80 

 .71 

 .71 

 .67 

 .63 

 .66 

 .62 



Lowest. 

 $1.03 

 .96 

 .91 

 .78 

 ,77 

 .68 

 .67 

 .64 

 .51 

 .51 

 .52 

 .53 



Highest, 

 $1.12 

 1.03 

 .96 

 ,90 

 ,86 

 .77 

 .69 

 .69 

 .64 

 .54 

 .61 

 .56 



1mi'ort.\tions of Rl'bber into the United St.\tes. 



1910. 



Fine Para tons 10,274 



Coarse Para 4,622 



Plantation Ceylon 3,611 



Centrals and Caucho 4,636 



East India and .Africa 9,773 



1911. 

 10.818 

 5,074 

 6,556 

 4,316 

 8,324 



1912. 



13,185 

 6,056 



15,003 

 6.469 

 9.338 



1913. 

 10.072 



5.257 



23.967 



5.022 



4,406 



Total 32.916 



35.0.88 50,051 48.724 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



L.xTF Xew York Quot.\tions. — Prices paid by consumers for 

 carload lots, per pound. 



Jan. 30. "14. 



Old rubber lioots and shoes — domestic 7!4@ 7'A 



Old ruliber lioots and shoes — foreign 7%@ 7% 



Pneumatic liicyde tires 4"/^@ 4J4 



.Automoliile tires S @ ZYi 



Solid niblier wagon and carriage tires 5546i^ 5^ 



White trimmed rubber 10 (S)10!4 



Heavy black rubber 3^@ 4 



.\ir brake hose 35^(a 4 



Garden hose 1 ffl 1 J4 



Fire and large liose 2 (ri 2'/i 



Matting yx(S. Ji 



Xo. 1 white auto tires 55/^((? 5}i 



Foreign auto -tires 5 (?? 5% 



