May 1, 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



621 



STRAITS SETTLEMENTS RUBBER EXPORTS 



It is annomiceil by cfficial report from SinRajxire that 5,813 tons of 

 rubber were exp<jrted from Straits Settlements ports in the month of Feb- 

 ruary, as compared with 5,809 tons in January and 17,379 tons in the cor- 

 responding month last vear. Transhipments amounted to 1,958 tons. Totals 

 to end of February: 1921. 11.622 tons; 1920, 30,504 tons; 1919, 30,065 

 tons. Appended are the comparative statistics: 



1919 1920 1921 



January (o«j 14,404 13.125 5,809 



February 15,661 17.379 5,813 



Totals tans 30,065 30,504 11,622 



These figiire5 include transhipments of rubber from various places in the 

 neiEhborhood of the Straits Settlements, such as Borneo, Java, Sumatra 

 and the non- Federated Malay States as well as rubber actually exported 

 from the Colony, bnt do not include rubber exports from the Federated 

 Malay States. 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS 



An official report from Kuala Lumpur states that the export of plantation 

 rubber from the Federated Malay States in the month of February amounted 

 to 6.091 tons as afiainst 7.085 tons in January and 9.781 tons in tlie cor- 

 responding month last vear. The total export to the end of February was 

 13,176 tons, aitainst 20.900 tons in 1920 and 17,972 tons in 1919. Appended 

 are the comparative statistics: 



1919 1920 1921 



Januarv- tons 7.163 11,119 7,085 



February 10,809 9,781 6,091 



Totals (OMf 17,972 20,900 13,176 



CEYLON RUBBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 



IMPORTS 



January 1 to January 31 



Crude rubber: 1920 1921 



From Straits Settlements pounds 385,100 198,989 



India 131,590 98,214 



Burma and other countries 6,300 



Totals 522,990 297,203 



EXPORTS 

 Crude rubber: 



ToUnited Kingdom foHn<ff 3,811,739 3,811,483 



Belgium 18,360 78,492 



France 11,200 163.520 



Germany 446,05 1 



Holland 110,223 



Denmark 11,200 



Italy 67,200 



Victoria 49,730 



New South Wales 20,191 15,760 



United States 1,492,886 3,475,888 



Canada and Newfoundland 257,600 254,025 



India 3,040 



Japan 52 20,160 



Totals 5,612,028 8,506,776 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM JAVA* 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM MALAYA 



(These figures include the production of the Federated Malay States, but not 

 of Ceylon.) 



January 1 to 

 December 31, 1920 



.Singapore 

 To United K i n g - 



dom. .. .pouttds 65,767,971 



The Continent.. 15,193,455 



Japan 13,475,062 



Geylon 10,299 



United States 



and Canada... 278 609.400 



Australia 1,235.410 



China (Hong- 

 Kong) 



Other countries. 427,390 



Malacca 



January 1 to 



March 3. 1921 



->, Port 



Penang Swettenham Totals 



3,569,973 24,735,492 3,381,772 97,455,208 



880,666 506,266 11,200 16,591,587 



2,277 13,477,339 



487,733 106,968 605,000 



57.814 19,281,456 297,948,670 



1,235,410 



9,333 



436,723 



Totals 374,718,987 4,508.453 45,022,557 3,499,940 427,749,937 



For the year 1920. 374,718,987 4,508,453 45,022,557 26,306,225 



For the year 1919. 352,338,000 17,849,500 25,779,500 30,850,166 



For the year 1918. 225,100,000 837,600 12,479,200 



For the year 1917. 177,901,200 15,113,200 23,402,000 



For the vear !916. 135.5.15,054 7,167,346 30.643.565 360,840 



For the year 1915. 86,067,657 7,898,984 28,580,663 821,445 



For the year 1914. 43,534,177 5,218,379 21,912,567 2,052,620 



Compiled by Barlovf & Co., Singapore. 



RUBBER EXPORTS FROM PENANG 



January 1 to January 31 



1920 1921 



To'f.reat Britain piaili^ 25.363 14.151 



Europe 490 173 



United States 22,030 235 



Totals piciits^ 47,883 14,559 



tQne picul equals 133'_1 pounds. 



December 



Twelve Months 

 Ended December 31 



To 



1919 



Netherlands kilos 325,000 



Great Britain 190,000 



Germany 



France 



Belgium 



Italy 



Other European destinations 25,000 



United Stales 2,225,000 



Singapore 357,000 



Japan 



Australia 



Other countries 



1920 

 418,000 

 739,000 

 37,000 

 10,000 

 44,000 



522,000 

 258,000 



18,000 



1919 

 2,971,000 

 7,223,000 



215,000 



25,000 



18,766.000 



5,365.000 



183,000 



245,000 



169,000 



1920 



5.011,000 



8,802,000 



146,000 



53,000 



161,000 



42,000 



12,058.000 



4,447,000 



194,000 



252,000 



Totals *i7oi 3,122.000 2,046,000 35,162,000 31,166,000 



Ports of origin: 



Tandjong Priok *i7oj 2,145,000 



Samarang 58.000 



Soerabaya 914,000 



853,000 



31.000 



1,099,000 



18,412,000 



562.000 



15,075,000 



14,583,000 



506,000 



14,926,000 



•The returns for the month of November are verified. 



CRUDE RUBBER ARRIVALS AT ATLANTIC AND 

 PACIFIC PORTS AS STATED BY SHIPS- 

 MANIFESTS 



PARAS AND CAUCHO AT NEW YORK 



Fine Medium Coarse Caucho 

 March 29. By the S, S. "Strabo," from Manaos, 

 Poel & Kelly 



March 29. By the S. S. "Strabo." from Par.a. 



Poel & Kelly 



Meyer & Brown, Inc 54,880* 



Paul Bertuch 22,236 



H. A. Astlett & Co 95,000 8,000 2.50O eo'oOO 



Map.ci' 30. Bv the S. S. "Polycarp," from Manaos. 



General Rubber Co 



G. Amsinck & Co.. Inc ]'," .*."!]! 



Mever & Brown, Ire 63,840* ...... 



Various '.'.'.. 



March 3U. By the S. S. "Polycarp." from Iquitos. 



Various 



March 30. By the S. S. "Polycarp," from Para. 



Poe! & Kelly 



Various 



Totals 

 Pounds 



158,448 



20,127 



54.880 



22,236 



165,500 



32,000 



28,000 



63,840 



180,234 



4,707 



April 19. By liie S. S. "Bronte," from Sanlos. 



Arkell &• Douglas, Inc 



Poel & Kellv ■ 



Paul Bertuch 34,573 i,105 



.\. M. Capen's Sons, Inc 



Various 



Apbii. 16. By the S. S. "Sallust," from Para. 



eyer & Brown, Inc 59,360 



irious 



"Includes medium. fCases. tPackages. 



10.484 

 102,731 



t429 



t5 



35,678 



tl32 



t408 



59,360 

 t92 



PLANTATIONS 



(Figured 180 po-unds to the bale or case) 



March IS. Bv the S. S. 

 Goldman. Sachs & Co.... 



Rubber Trading Co 



Baring Bros 



Hood Rubber Co 



Kidder, Peabody & Co. . . 

 East Asiatic Co., Inc.... 

 Paterson, .Simmons & Co. 

 Chas. T. Wilson Co., Inc. 

 Irwin-Harrison & Cros- 



field, Inc 



J. Aron & Co 



Aldcns' Successors, Inc. . 



Thornett & Fehr 



Edward Boustead & Co. . 



Poel & Kelly 



Firestone Tire & Rubber 



Co 



Goschen & Cumliffe 



Eastern Rubber Co 



H. A. Astlett Co 



Hood Rubber Co 



Various 



H. A. Astlett Co 



Hood Rubber Co 



Various 



Hood Rubber Co 



Totals 



4,419,600 



