December i, 1909.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



99 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



RUBBER quotations at this date show a distinct decline from 

 the level which has been maintained for some time past. 

 The decline applies to most of the standard grades, in- 

 cluding everything under the head of Paras. An actual advance 

 is reported, however, in a few preferred African sorts, the sup- 

 ply of which is limited. Guayule is quoted higher, and Pon- 

 tianak has gone up to an exceptionally high figure. 



Manufacturers, as a rule, are showing less interest in the 

 market, doubtless owing to having covered their most pressing 

 requirements, and in view to the accumulation of visible supplies. 

 But holders continue firm in their position. 



The arrivals of rubber at Para (including caucho) during No- 

 vember were somewhat larger than usual, thus bringing the total 

 for the present crop season to a somewhat larger figure than 

 in any former year, whereas during the first four months of the 

 season the arrivals were smaller than in preceding years. The 

 details by months follow : 



1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 



July tons 1.840 1,3/0 1,300 1,400 



August 1,690 1,500 1,890 1,870 



September 2,070 2,410 2,355 2,020 



October 3,030 3,200 3,460 3,275 



November 3,480 3,200 3,430 04,060 



Total I2.no 11,680 12,435 12,625 



[a — To November 27, 1909.] 



Receipts at Manaos, which ultimately are included in the Para 

 statistics, up to the end of October were smaller than for the 

 same period last year, counting rubber alone, and slightly larger 

 if caucho be included. 



The Latest Quotations. 



Following are the quotations at New York for Para grades, 

 one year ago, one month ago, and November 30 — the current 

 date : 



Para. Dec. 1, '08. Nov. 1, '09. Nov. 30. 



Islands, fine, new 114(0)115 185(3)187 I73@I74 



Islands, fine, old none here none here I74@I75 



Upriver, fine, new 123(0)124 203(0)204 I94@I95 



Upriver, fine, old 127(3)128 none here 195(3)196 



Islands, coarse, new 60(3) 61 71(3) 72 71(g) 72 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 92(3) 93 ...©124 117(0)118 



Upriver, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Camera 63® 64 84®... 82® 83 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball. . . 90® 91 115®... io5@io6 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet. 74® 75 ■ ■ -@ 88 none here 



Ceylon, fine, sheet I29@I30 none here 207@2o8 



Ceylon, crepe . . .@220 2o8®2io 



African. 



Lopori, ball, prime II2@U3 . ..@I35 I36@I37 



Lopori, strip, prime 86@ 87 none here none here 



Aruwimi I2I@I22 Il8@ll9 



Upper Congo, ball, red I29@I30 I23@I24 



Ikelemba none here none here none here 



Sierra Leone, 1st quality.. 97® 98 I22@I23 Ii8@li9 



Massai, red 97® 98 ...©124 n8@H9 



Soudan niggers 85® 86 ...@irx) i07@io8 



Cameroon, ball 62® 63 89® 90 86® 87 



Benguela 62® 63 8i@ 82 75® 76 



Madagascar, pinky 89® 90 ...@I02 98® 99 



Accra, flake 2i@ 22 23®... 22® 23 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage 83® 84 97® 98 99@ioo 



Guayaquil, strip 69® 70 85® 86 84® 85 



Nicaragua, scrap 8l@ 82 95® 96 96® 97 



Panama 6o@ 61 84® 85 82® 83 



Mexican, scrap 8o@ 81 97® 98 96® 97 



Mexican, slab 58® 60 84® 85 82® 83 



Mangabeira, sheet 56® 57 82® 83 67® 70 



Guayule 36® 37 So® 51 59® 60 



East Indi \x. 



Assam 



Pontianak 



Borneo 



92® 93 none here 94'" 



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35(§ 45 52(3 53 55<§ "! 



Late Para cables quote: 



Per Kilo. Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 7$850 Upriver, fine io$300 



Islands, coarse 2$goo Upriver, coarse 



Exchange 15 i9/32d. 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine io$450 Exchange 15 21/321! 



Upriver, coarse 5$400 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho.) 



New York. 



Fine and Total Total Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1909. 1908. 1907. 



Stocks, Sept. 30... tons 62 80 = 142 79 173 



Arrivals, October S14 366 = 1180 1458 1313 



Aggregating S76 446 = 1322 1537 i486 



Deliveries, October 746 360 = 1106 1316 1316 



Stocks, October 31.. 130 



86 = 216 



170 



Para. 

 1909. 1908. 1907. 



Stocks, Sept 30 tons 755 440 572 



Arrivals, October 2740 3160 2950 



England. 

 1909. 1908. 1907. 

 325 285 550 

 730 805 895 



Aggregating 3495 3600 3522 



Deliveries, October 3265 3080 3105 



1055 1090 1445 

 825 825 850 



Stocks, October 31. 



230 520 417 



230 265 595 



1909. 



World's visible supply, October 31 tons 2,537 



Para receipts, July 1 to October 31 7,460 



Para receipts of Caucho, same dates 1,140 



Afloat from Para to United States, Oct. 31 966 

 Afloat from Para to Europe, October 31.. 895 



African Rubbers. 



New York Stocks (In Tons). 



October I, 1908 r.34 



November 1 134 



December 1 179 



January 1, 1909 156 



February 1 157 



March 1 200 



April 1 178 



May I, 1909 268 



June 1 156 



July 1 268 



August 1 130 



September 1 123 



October 1 67 



November 1 134 



Antwerp. 



The rubber offered at the monthly inscription on November 

 18 consisted of 124 lots, comprising about 254 tons, whereof 

 196 tons were of Congo sorts. A notable feature was the per- 

 centage of plantation rubber, no less than 36 tons appearing 

 from the Malay states alone. The following table affords a 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York quotations— prices paid by consumers for car- 

 load lots, per pound — show a slight advance since last month : 



Old rubber boots and shoes — domestic io34@io?i 



Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign ioJ4@iofis 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 7 @ 7% 



Automobile tires _ 7 l A@ 7 7 A 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires 93-H® 9/4 



White trimmed rubber 10 @l 1 



Heavy black rubber 6$4@ 6j4 



Air brake hose 5 @ 5/4 



Garden hose 2]4@ 3 



Fire and large hose 3/4® 3$i 



Matting i]4@ 2 



