620 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



May 1, 1921 



COMPARATIVE LOW AND HIGH NEW YORK SPOT RUBBER PRICES 



April 



1920 



1919 



1921 

 PUWTATIOXS 



First latex crcpc. . .$0.18^4 @$0.I9J4 

 Smoked ^hcct ribbed .16 (a 



I'ARAS 



Upriver, fine 16 J4 @ 



Uprivcr, cuarsc 09 @ 



Islands, fine 17 @ 



Islands, coarse 09J^@ 



Camcta 08 @ 



•Figured to April 25. 1921. 



ANTWERP RUBBER MARKET 



CRISAR i CO.. Antwerp, rciiort under d.-.lc >i April 7. 1921: 



Inactivity continues to be the prcdi:minatin^ note in the rubber market. 

 After having touched the low rate of \OV,-d. prices recovered slightly and 

 the market closed with the foUowing quotatitns. in favor of buyers: First 

 latex ct^pe, si)ot, lOJiJrf; April-June, lit/; July- September, \s, O'Ad: July- 

 December. \s. OHd; Octfber-December Ij, \%d. Fine Para. lid. 



Statistics for the week were as follows: Arrivals, 2,112 tons: sales, 889 

 tons; stock: 6-t,7S2 tons against 21,614 tons in 192U. 



In Antwerp the stocks on hand were about 1.829 tons. The futures mar- 

 ket remains quiet, without any change in rates. Quotations were: April, 

 5.80: May, 5.85; Tune, 5.95; July, 6.10; August-October, 6.20; November, 

 6.30; December-March. 6.40. 



HAMBURG RUBBER MARKET 



EFFEKTIV-R0HGI:MMIMAKLER-VEREIN. Hamburg, report, March 

 26. 1921: 



A< a result of unchanged, steady reports from London a ccmparatively 

 regiUar business developed here. This was made pussible only by the 

 yielding tendency of sellers. 



Sales took place in fine Para, first latex crepe, thick and thin crepe, smoked 

 sheets, and medium grades. I'rices ranged from: 



IVI a rK s 



First latex crepe 27.50(3) 29.50 



Ribbed smoked sheets 23 @ 25 



Ribbed smoked sheets, lower grade 19 @ 22.50 



Brown crepe, clean 19 @ 23 



Brown crepe, somewhat barky 16 @ 20 



Dark crepe 15.50@ 18 



Hard fine Para 27 @ 29 



Caucho ball 20 (? 23 



Conpps 17 @ 21 



Block balata 60 g' 85 



No. 1 balata sheet 100 @110 



Jelutong 13 @ 17 



AMSTERDAM RUBBER MARKET 



TOOSTEN & J.^NSSEN, Amsterdam, report, under date of April 1, 1921: 



Expect some turnover in sheets September delivery at 60 cents, and a 

 few small spot parcplir. nothinR was done since the K.-istt-r iinlidays. The 

 tone was dull and prices finally gave way somewhat, demand being very 

 poor, closing about as follows: 



Hevea Crepe, Fl. 60. Sheets, Fl. 52 on the spot. 



Hevea Crepe, Fl. 62. Sheets, Fl. 53 April-June. 



Hevea Crepe, Fl. 66. Sheets, Fl. 58 July-September. 



Hevea Cre[)e, Fl. 69. Sheets, Fl. 63 October-December. 



RECLJVIMED RUBBER 



The reclaimed rubber situation is sliaring in the gradual im- 

 provement of the rubber manufacturing industry generally. The 

 large reclaimers are resuming operation at about one-third 

 capacity. It is rumored that one of the largest users of automo- 

 bile topping has adopted artificial leather in place of rubber- 

 coated topping. This raises the question of how to utilize the 

 large tonnage of shoe reclaim thus released and what reaction 

 this will have on prices for reclaim and scrap. 



NEW YORK aUOTATIONS 

 ArRil. 25, 1921 

 Prices subject lo change without notice 

 ST.\NDARD RECLjvIMS 



Floating *$0.15 



Friction * .15 



Mechanical * .09 



Shoe * .Uyi 



Tires, auto * .12 



truck • .09 



White * .15 



^Nominal. 



(3 $0.18 

 " 18 



.11 

 .13J4 



.11 



.18 



SINGAPORE RUBBER MARKET 



GUTHRIE & CO., Limited, Singapore, report under date of March 10, 

 1921: 



Since last reporting, the rubber market has shown a steadier tendency 

 .ind a fair volume of business has been transacted belweeu dealers. Chinese 

 buyers have been prnclically out of the market, and orders from Japan have 

 ceased for the lime being. 



For the auction held yesterday and today, the quantity cataloged for sale 

 was 929 tons. Demand was fairly good, but bidding^ was slow and values 

 somewhat erratic, due to buyers tentatively feeling their way. 



Standard ribbed smoked sheet sold freely at 30 J^ to 31J^ cents. Standard 

 pale crepe was in strong demand and sold up to 39 cents, an advance of 

 2 cents on the week. There is a shortage of this grade at present, and a 

 heavy premium is obtainable. Off quality crepe was a good market, but 

 off sheet declined slightly, and moldy lots were sorely penalized. Lower 

 grade crepes were somewhat firmer. The quantity sold was 555 tons. The 

 following is the course of values; 



Sterling Equivalent 

 In Singapore per pound in 



per pound^ London 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked 30^ @ Sl'A —/lOJi @ — /UJi 



Sheet, go.-id rilibed smoked 20 @ 30 — / 7% (» — /10J4 



Crepe, fine pale 39 (9 . . 1/ 1J| @ — /. . 



Crepe, good pale 2154 @ 38 — / 8j| @ 1/ lyi 



Crepe, fine brown 19 @ 26 — / 8,'s @ — /lOH 



Crepe, good brown 12^ @ i&'A — / 6'A @ — / 8 



Crepe, dark 12 @16 —/ 6'A @ —/ 7ii 



Crepe, bark 10 @ 12j^ — / S'A @ — / 6^ 



I Quoted in Straits Settlements currency, $1 equals $0,567 United States 

 currency. 



NEW YORK AVERAGE SPOT RUBBER PRICES 



JANUARY, 1921 



3 4 5 6 



ibbed smoked sheets 16J4 16J4 18"^ 18 



irst latex crepe 16K 17'A 19 IS'A 



Iff latex crepe 15 15!4 17'/S 16'A 



'lean thin brown crepe 13^i 14 16 16 



pecky brown crepe 9H IC'A 12'A 12 



o. 1 blanket crepe 13}^ 14!4 14J4 16 



o. 2 blanket crepe 1254 13!4 14 IS 



'o. 3 blanket crepe il-H 12!^ 13 14 



oiled brown crepe 10 lO'A 10<A 12 



1 



Jbbed smoked sheets 17^ 



irst latex crepe 18?^ 



iff latex crepe ^. 17 !4 



lean thin brown _crepe 14^ 



pccky brown crepe 125^ 



o. 1 blanket crepe 15 



[o. 2 blanket crepe 14 



o. 3 blanket crepe 13 



.oiled brown crepe 1154 



1 2 3 4 5 7 

 'ibbed smoked 



sheets U'A 16H ^674 17)4 1754 17M 



int latex crepe... 18!^ 18'4 iS'A i9'A 19^i 19H 



Iff latex crepe 15?^ 16H 17'4 17M 17'A \TA 



lean thin brown 



crepe 14 14'/j 14"/ 14 J^ 14K UVi 



rky brown crepe. 115i5 1 114 12 12 1254 12',4 



1 blanket crepe. 1554 15V4 1554 16 1654 15?-« 



lo. 1 blanket crepe. 1454 1454 145^ 15 1554 ''"•4 



fo. 3 bUnket crepe. 1354 1354 1354 14 1454 \nA 



lolled brown crepe. 1154 11 54 12 125f; ll'/S 12'/« 



1754 I7J4 



1854 IS'/S 



16;^ 1654 



1454 1454 



1154 ll'^ 



1554 1554 



1454 145i 



1354 1354 



1154 U 



10 11 12 



1854 2054 20 



1954 21 2054 



1754 19r 



15K 16! 



1251 14 



16H 17 



15'/4 16 



\'.% IS 



1354 

 15M 

 1354 

 1754 

 165i 

 1S54 



12J4 1154 13 



2 3 

 1754 1754 

 1854 1854 

 1754 1654 

 1454 1454 

 12J4 1254 

 1554 1454 

 1454 1354 

 13H 1254 

 12 1154 



4 S 



1754 17J4 



187/4 1954 



17H 1754 



1454 1454 



12 1254 



155^ 155i 



1454 1"^ 



1354 1354 



1154 1154 



7 

 1754 

 19-4 

 17 54 

 1454 

 12-4 

 1S54 

 1454 

 1354 

 1154 



20 

 2054 

 2154 

 1854 

 1654 

 1354 

 1754 

 16'4 

 15'/4 

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1921 



16 

 18 '4 

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 1454 

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UARCH, 1921 



8 9 



1754 1754 

 1954 1854 

 17 1754 



14)4 14 

 1254 UK- 

 1554 1554 

 MiJ 1454 

 13)4 1354 

 12 1154 



10 



11 12 



14 



15 16 



17 



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19 21 22 23 24 25 26* 28 29 30 



1654 16^ Ifi^ 

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16)4 17'-4 167.^ 1674 17'/; 17'4 17-54 17'4 17'4 1654 16)4 



.19 18)4 18)4 18)4 18)4 18)4 1954 18)4 18)4 '8)4 18)4 



I75i 1754 1754 17 1754 1754 16)4 17'4 1754 16J4 17 16)4 17J4 1754 



14 14 145i 

 1154 1154 12'/4 

 16 15'4 1554 



15 1454 1454 

 14 1354 1314 

 1154 11)4 11'4 



1454 14^ I4)$ 14)4 145i 145i 14'.4 14)4 14 

 1254 1154 12'4 12'4 12'/ 12'4 11.>4 12'4 12 

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15'/4 1554 15)4 IS5I 



1454 1454 14)4 1454 



1354 1354 13)4 " ■ 



" 1154 12 



12 



145« 145 

 13'/ 1354 13) 



1454 14)4 '4) 

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13'/5 1354 

 1154 UK 

 1554 15)4 



14)4 14)4 

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ilH 11)4 11)4 1254 12)4 12 1154 11)4 



16?4 17 16)4 



18)4 18)4 18)4 



16)4 16)4 16)4 



1354 13)4 1354 



1154 11)4 10^ 



1554 1554 1554 



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1254 1154 1154 



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•Trade dosed. 



