January i, 1910.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho.) 

 New York. 



Fine and 



Medium. 

 Stocks, October 31. .tons 130 

 Arrivals, November 1291 



Aggregating 142 1 



Deliveries, November... 1240 



Stocks, November 30.. 181 



Stocks, October 31 230 



Arrivals, November 43/0 



Aggregating 4600 3750 3362 1450 191 1 2006 



Deliveries, November. . . 3215 3275 3222 950 1775 1366 



Stocks, November 30. 1385 475 140 5 



1909. 

 World's visible supply, November 30.. tons 3,757 



Para receipts, July 1 to November 30 11,830 



Para receipts of Caucho, same dates 1,530 



Afloat from Para to United States, Nov. 30 839 

 Afloat from Para to Europe, Nov. 30 815 



African Rubbers. 



New York Stocks (in Tons). 



June 1, 1909 156 



July 1 268 



August 1 130 



September i 123 



October 1 67 



November 1 134 



December 1 134 



November 1, 1908 134 



December 1 179 



January 1, 1909 156 



February 1 157 



March 1 200 



April 1 178 



May 1 268 



Antwerp. 



At the inscription sale on December 16 about 530 tons were offered, 

 of which 466 tons (including 408 of Congo sorts) found buyers at prices 

 generally lower than at the preceding sale. A considerable quantity of 

 Plantation rubber was included, and the prices realized showed a more 

 marked decline than for the good Congo sorts. It is evident that Ant- 

 werp is becoming an important market for plantation rubber from the 

 Straits Settlements and the Dutch East Indies. The offering included 

 34,160 kilograms from the Straits and 10,846 kilograms from Java. The 

 next sale, about the end of January, will comprise some 500 tons. 



Zeller, Villinger & Co., report [December 16] : 



In spite of the price of Para fine having lowered by about 1 franc per 

 pounds since lots sold in today's auction here were valued, the auction's 

 result may be considered satisfactory, as prices paid average only about 4 

 per cent, below valuations. Practically all lots of current quality and con- 

 dition have been sold; up to 15.05 francs per kilo has been paid viz., for 

 a fine lot of prime Equateur. Next auction here will take place the second 

 fortnight of next month and very likely include about 400 tons or so. 



The Para market has been very unsteady lately; the price for Para 

 fine hard cure has gone down to 7s. 3d. at a certain moment without 

 buyers. Since yesterday a strong upward reaction has taken place, and 

 England telegraphs now sellers less than at ys. 6d. per pound. 



It is very risky to say whether the lowest level has been reached at 

 7s. 3d. Very much depends upon arrivals, t. e., to say if the large ar- 

 rivals of November and December up to now have come forward at the 

 expense of those of the next months, or if there will really be a heavy in- 

 crease of the crop. At any rate, we think manufacturers having covered 

 their requirements lately will scarcely find themselves disappointed. 



Rubber Arrivals from the Congo. 

 November 29. — By the steamer Leopoldznlle: 



Bunge & Co (Societe Generale Africaine) kilos 



Do (Comptoir Commercial Congolais) 



Do (Comite Special Katanga) 



Do (Chemins de fer Grands Lacs) 



Do (Societe Abir) 



Do (Societe Anversoise) 



Societe Coloniale Anversoise (Beige du Haut Congo) 



Do (Cie. du Kasai) 



L. & W. Van de Velde 3,000 206,300 



Rubber Statistics for November. 



Details. 1909. 



Stocks. Oct. 31... kilns 464,831 



Arrivals in November. 533,623 



Congo sorts 417,392 



Other sorts 116,231 



190S. 



662,104 



297,243 



224,772 



72,471 



1907. 



723,816 



532,612 



499,44' 



33,i7i 



959,347 1,256,428 

 355,177 241,146 



1906. 



621,081 



373,370 



3n,3i5 



62,055 



994,451 

 279,532 



1905- 



554,483 



624,385 



462,907 



161,478 



1,178,868 



543,572 



Aggregating 998,454 



Sales in November.... 262,838 



Stocks, November 30.. 735,616 604,170 1,015,282 714,919 635,296 



Arrivals since Jan. 1. .4,369,961 4,515,162 4,834,929 5,135,602 



Congo sorts 3,276,349 3,807,830 4,156,141 4,014,059 



Other sorts 1,093,612 707,332 678,788 1,121,543 



5,239,553 

 4,006,203 

 1,233.350 



Sales since Jan. 1 ... .4,230,080 4,917,886 4,477,831 5,155,870 5,145,618 



Rubber Receipts at Manaos. 



During November and five months of the crop season, for three 

 years (courtesy of Messrs. Scholz & Co.) : 



November. July-Noverc 



From. 1909. 190S. 1907 1909 1908. 1907. 



Rio PurusAcre tons 1,579 556 528 3,475 3,071 2,635 



Rio Maderia 310 289 259 1,638 1,464 1,295 



Rio Jurua 322 389 283 941 987 748 



Rio favary-Iquitos 480 331 420 1,514 1,227 L454 



Rio Solimoes 225 256 216 465 509 611 



Rio Negro 76 13 27 90 19 30 



Total 2,992 1,834 1,733 8,123 7,277 6,773 



Caucho 357 224 150 1,533 1,07'J 934 



Total 3,349 2,058 1,883 9,656 8,347 7,707 



Para. 

 R. O. Ahlers & Co. report [December 11.] : 



Since the beginning of this month prices of Island rubber have receded 

 almost daily, while for LTpriver there seems to be no demand at all at 

 present. It must, however, be borne in mind that the now existing ex- 

 cess of entries (which was provoked by high prices) will soon be leveled 

 out in January and February, as the increase on the total crop will not 

 amount to much. 



Liverpool. 



William Wright & Co., report [December 1] : 



Fine Para. — The market, generally speaking, has been active throughout tht 

 month. At the close there was a sharp break in prices for the neat positions, 

 November declined about nd. and December -d. per pound; the distant 

 positions, however, are in good demand at full rates; in fact there have been, 

 and are, more buyers than sellers; doubtless the large discount in price has 

 induced some of the buying, but it seems to us that there must be a trade 

 demand behind it, which is a factor that will have its due effect later on. 

 Receipts are coming forward liberally, but despite this, in Brazil there is 

 active buying at prices fully 4</. per pound above those ruling here. There 

 seems little doubt that we shall have at least a 7.?. [=$1.70] basis for this 

 crop, as a drop of 3d. to 4a 1 . per pound from present prices for next year's 

 deliveries would result in heavy buyir.E. 



OLD RUBBER SHOES IN RUSSIA. 



PO the Editor of Thf India Ruisber World: I have just 

 *■ had an interview with one of the largest Russian deal- 

 ers in old rubber, who expressed himself as follows; 



"The outlook for the business in old rubber shoes in 1910 

 points to very high prices, as the supply of these goods is 

 very small, while the entire production of Para rubber in 

 1010 is reported to have been sold in advance at very high 

 rates. 



"Prices of old rubber shoes, in fact, should be high, even 

 at this time, but as sales to America have been small during 

 the past two years, in consequence of the financial panic, 

 comparatively large stocks have accumulated, and the trade 

 has been selling at any price. By this time, however, all 

 the old stock has been disposed of, and it is now difficult to 

 buy goods. Moreover, all the reclaiming works are working 

 up their supplies on hand, and they will later require large 

 amounts of old rubber shoes, which will result in a great 

 advance in prices." 



Prices of old rubber shoes may, in fact, be expected to 

 advance very considerably in the near future, since visible 

 supplies are very small and considerable time will have to 

 elapse before the next season for collecting old rubber shoes 

 opens, while the reclaiming works will soon require large 



supplies. A CORRESPONDENT. 



Moscow, Russia, November 28, 1909. 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York quotations — prices paid by consumers for 

 carload lots, per pound— show a slight decline since last month : 

 Old rubber boots and shoes — domestic. .I0j4@l05^ 

 Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign. .. g 3 A@ 9 7 A 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 7 @ 7 l A 



Automobile tires _ 7 r A@ 7 7 ^ 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires.. gY&@ Q^ 



White trimmed rubber 10 @ll 



Heavy black rubber 6y 2 @ 63< 



Air brake hose 5 @ 5*4 



Garden hose 2%@ 3 



Fire and large hose 3l4&- 3 3 A 



Matting I 7 A@ 2 



