Julv i, 1910.J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



371 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



THE Amazon output of rubber during the crop year, which 

 ends with this date, was larger than in any preceding 

 year, but the amount of the increase was not sufficient 

 to have a marked influence on price conditions. It may be of 

 interest to analyze the year's arrivals (including caucho) as 

 compared with three preceding years, as follows : 



1906-07. 



July-December ....tons 14,720 



January 3,780 



February 5,060 



March 5,830 



April 4,400 



May 2,625 



June 1,500 



39,020 



Total, crop, year . . . 38,005 36,650 38,065 

 [a To and including June 29, 1910.] 



It will be seen from the table that the only gain over last 

 year was recorded in the first six months of the season, when 

 the arrivals were practically 1,000 tons in excess of the cor- 

 responding arrivals one year before. Since January 1, in spite 

 of the exceptional prices prevailing in the consuming market, 

 the receipts have been smaller than in the second half of any 

 recent season. The January-June arrivals for four years have 

 been as follows (in tons) : 



1907. 1008. 1909. 1910. 



January-June 23,285 22,410 22,330 22,305 



The record of the month has been full of fluctuations, but 

 within a narrow range. At the London auction of June 14, 

 the offerings of plantation sorts were larger than on any prev- 

 ious occasion — amounting to 255 tons— and the sale continued 

 through three days. The bidding was slow at first, but became 

 more active, and prices advanced somewhat as the sale pro- 

 gressed. The results of the sale had a firming effect on the 

 market, as had also the Antwerp auction on June 23. 



At the latter about 279 tons were offered whereof about 75 

 per cent, is understood to have been sold at an average advance 

 sf about 95 centimes per kilogram [=about 8 J A cents per 

 pound]. The offerings embraced an unusual quantity of plan- 

 tation sorts. 



New York Quotations. 



Following are quotations at New York for Para grades, one 

 year ago, one month ago, and June 30 — the current date : 



Para. July 1, '09. June 1/ 10. June 30/10. 



Islands, fine, new I40@I4I 



Islands, fine, old 143(0)144 



Upriver, fine, new 147(3)148 



Upriver, fine, old I49@i50 



Islands, coarse, new 68@ 69 



Islands, coarse, old 7i@ 72 



Upriver, coarse, new.... I04@I05 



Upriver, coarse, old none here 



Cameta 8o@ 81 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball. 94@ 95 



Caucho (Peruvian), slab. 8of<? 81 



Ceylon, fine, sheet 1 55® 156 



African. 



Lopori, ball, prime iio@iii 



Lopori, strip, prime none here 



Aruwimi — @ioo 



Upper Congo, ball, red... 104(0)105 



Ikelemba none here 



Sierra Leone, 1st quality. lo6@l07 



io6C(i'i07 



I0I@I02 



74@ 75 

 67® 68 

 98® 99 



22@ 23 



Massai, red 

 Soudan niggers 

 Cameroon, ball 



Benguela 



Madagascar, pinky 



Accra flake 



Centrals. 

 Esmeralda, sausage 

 Guayaquil, strip . . . 



225@226 



none here 

 240(0)241 



242@243 



95@ 06 

 none here 



i6o@i6i 

 none here 



i09@no 



I55@i56 

 none here 



229(0)230 



none here 



none here 



none here 



190(0)191 



none here 



i65@i68 



165(0)168 



none here 



II0@III 



none here 

 none here 

 none here 



225(0)226 

 227(0)228 

 238(0)239 

 240(0)241 

 1 04(a) 1 05 

 none here 

 I59@i6o 

 i6o@i6i 



I20@I2I 



I53@IS4 

 none here 



2l8@2I9 



none here 



197(3)198 



none here 



none here 



none here 



167(0)168 



i67@i68 



none here 



none here 



none here 



none here 



none here 



Nicaragua, scrap 87(g) 88 128(0)129 



Panama 67(g) 68 none here 



Mexican, scrap 89(0] 90 128(0)129 



Mexican, slab 65(0)66 none here 



Mangabeira, sheet 6i@ 62 none here 



Guayule 34(g) 35 95@I00 



East Indian. 



Assam 95(g) 96 none here 



Pontianak 4 } A@ — &Vz@ 9 



Borneo 35@ 45 none here 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine g$6oo 



Islands, coarse 4$ooo 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine I2$500 



Upriver, coarse 7$ooo 



Upriver, fine . . . 

 Upriver, coarse 

 Exchange 



I26@I27 



90(g) 91 



126(0)127 



none here 



none here 



94@ 95 



I33@i35 



7A@ 8 



none here 



Per Kilo. 



. . . .II$00O 



6$8oo 



i&/id. 



Exchange 16 is/i6d. 



Statistics of Para Rubber (Excluding Caucho). 



New York. 



Fine and Total Total Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1910. 1909. 1008. 



Stocks, April 30 tons 127 16 = 143 543 357 



Arrivals, May 212 120 = 332 1062 1506 



Aggregating 339 136 



Deliveries, May 248 121 



475 1605 1863 

 369 1421 1493 



Stocks, May 31 91 15 = 



Para. 

 1910. 1909. 1908. 



Stocks, April 30 tons 260 935 1040 



Arrivals, May 1340 1370 1955 



106 184 370 

 England. 



1910. 1909. 1908. 

 1 100 720 2005 

 1308 830 700 



Aggregating 1600 2305 2995 2408 1550 2705 



Deliveries, May 925 1750 2360 858 950 11 10 



Stocks, May 31 675 555 635 1550 600 1595 



1910. 



World's visible supply, May 31 tons 2,871 



Para receipts, July 1 to May 31 30,570 



Para receipts of caucho, same dates 7,380 



Afloat from Para to United States, May 31 60 

 Afloat from Para to Europe, May 31 480 



African Rubbers. 



New York Stocks (In Tons). 



May 1, 1909 268 



June I 156 



July I 268 



August 1 130 



September 1 123 



October 1 67 



November I 134 



December 1, 1909 134 



January I, 1910 228 



February 1 134 



March I 161 



April 1 121 



May 1 125 



June 1 90 



Liverpool. 



William Wright & Co. report [June 1] : 



Fine Pard. — With an absence of trade demand, both here and in the States, 

 prices have declined fully is. 6d. [=35.6 cents] per pound since our last; 

 stocks in America are small, and although large here are well held. Until 

 there is a resumption of trade demand, prices will be subject to speculative 

 manipulation. The Manaos receivers have taken 900 to 1,000 tons off the 

 market, and so far this has had no appreciable effect. 



90® 91 



77'"' -8 



I33@i34 

 io6@io7 



131(0)132 

 none here 



Rubber Scrap Prices. 



Late New York quotations — prices paid by consumers for 

 carload lots, per pound — show practically no change from last 

 month : 



Old rubber boots and shoes — domestic ioJ4@io^ 



Old rubber boots and shoes — foreign io^@ioJ4 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 7 l A@ 7 l A 



Automobile tires io54@io% 



Solid rubber wagon and carriage tires 10^67)10^ 



White trimmed rubber 10 @ll 



Heavy black rubber 6y 2 @ 6}£ 



Air brake hose 6 @ 6% 



Garden hose 2 7 A@ 3 



Fire and large hose 3?^@ 3 Z A 



Matting l 3 A@ l 7 A 



