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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



1(Xtiibkk 1. 1920. 



NEW YORK aUOTATlONS 



SEPTEMlitK 27, I92U 



Prices subject to change without notice 

 STANDARD RECXAIUS: 



Floating $0.22 @$0.24 



Friction 25 @ .30 



Mechanical 11 @ .12 



Shoe 14)4® ASyj 



Tires, auto 14H@ .15 



truck 12"^@ .13J4 



White 20 @ .21 



THE MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL PAPER 



In regard to the financial situation, Albert B. Beers, broker in crude 

 rubber and commercial paper. No. 1 Liberty street, New York City, 

 advises as follows: 



'•During September llu-re has been only a light demand for com- 

 mercial paper, and almost entirely from out-of-town banks, rates ruling 

 at S'A to S'/i per cent for the best rubber names, .ind 8fi to 9 per cent 

 for those not so well known." 



COMPARATIVE HIGH AND LOW NEW YORK SPOT RUBBER PRICES 



September 



, * ^ 



1920* 1919 1918 

 F]:.AirTATIOMS— 



First latex crepe. ..$0.30 (a$0.24J^ $0.55 ^5@ $0.45!^ $0.63 ©$0.60^5 



Smoked sheet ribbed .28;4@ .23!4 .54 @ .44K- -62 @ .59^2 



PARAS— 



Uprivcr, fine 30 (9 .25 .55J4@ .54;^ .68 @ .68 



Upriver, coarse 21 @ .16^ .33 @ .32 .40 @ .40 



Islard, fine 28 @ .24 .48 @ .47 J^ .59 @ .59 



Islands, coarse 19 @ .15 .22 @ .21^ .27 @ .27 



Cameta 17 @ .15 .22 @ .21J4 .28 @ .28 



•Figured to Septenrher 27. 



ANTWERP RUBBER MARKET 



GRIS.AR & CO.. Antwerp, report (September 3. 19-'UJ; 



We can report no change in the tone of the market, which continues weak. 

 America is not yet buying and stocks are gradually accumulating. 



The market cksed with prices clightly lower than the preceding week. 

 Spot, September, Is. 8;/-rf.; October-December, Is. IQd.; January-March, 

 Is. Jl'Ad.; January-June, 2s. OJirf.; Para, Is. 9d. 



Statistics for the week were as follows: Arrivals. 2,022 tons; sales, 508 

 tons; stock, 29,911 tons against 28,368 tons the year before. 



Statistics for the close of August: London — imports, 8,112 tons; sales, 

 2,918 tons; stock, 30.548 tons against 28,368 tons in 1919. Stock on hand 

 this day about 986 tons. 



The quiet tendency of the futures market becomes more accentuated, with 

 business limited. Transactions amounted to 50,000 kilos. Closing quotations, 

 each month: September-November, 10. 00 francs; December-May. 10.05 

 francs: June-August, 10.10 francs. Tendency, quiet. 



AMSTERDAM RUBBER MARKET 



TOOSTEN & JANSSEN, Amsterdam, report [September 3, 1920]: 



The market again was quiet and inactive, with only small fluctuations, 

 but a rather sharp decline at the end. 



Business was only small in spot rubber, and the new arrivals are being 

 reserved for the subscription sale of September 21st. 



The turnover on the terminal market was fairly satisfactory, but finally 

 demand was extremely poor, and Hcz'cn crepe per December could be 

 offered down to t.l.lZyi, and Tanuary-March to {.l.lSyi without finding 

 buyers, while sheets bought at f.1.04 per October, and f.1.14 per January- 

 March. 



STRAITS SETTLEMENTS RUBBER EXPORTS 



An official report from Singapore states that the export of rubber 

 from Straits Settlements ports in the month of July amounted to 10,773 

 tons (transhipments, 2,355 tons), as compared with 11,663 tons in June 

 and 7,818 tons in the corresponding month last year. The total export 

 to the end of July was 90,208 tons, as against 90.543 tons in 1919 and 

 44,158 tens in I9!8 for the corresponding period. 



Appended are the comp-jrative statistics: 



1918 1919 1920 



Januarv tms 4,302 14,404 13,125 



FebruaVy 2,334 15,661 17,379 



March 8,858 20,908 5,931 



April 6,584 10,848 15.720 



M&y 13,587 15,845 15,617 



June 6,515 5,059 11.663 



July 1,978 7,818 10,773 



Totals 44,158 90,543 90,208 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS 



An official report from Kuala Lumpur slates that the exports of rubber 

 from the Federated Malay States in the month of July amounted to 8,043 

 tons, as compared with 9.049 tfins in June and 8.640 tons in the corre- 

 sponding month of la.st year. The total exiiorts for seven months amount 

 to 63,518 tons, as against 59.357 tons last year and 46.263 tons in 1918. 

 Appended arc the comparative statistics; 



1918 1919 1920 



January tons 7,588 7.163 11,119 



February 6,820 10.809 <).781 



March • 7,709 10.679 •>.524 



April 7,428 7,664 8.375 



May 5,851 7,308 7.627 



Tune 5,161 7,094 9.049 



July 5,706 8,640 8,043 



ToUls 46.263 59.357 63,518 



SINGAPORE RUBBER MARKET 



GUTHKIE \ CO,, Ll.MITLD, Singapore, report [August 12, 19JUJ : 



The weekly rubber auction held yesterday and to-day opened quietly, 

 bidding being very slow, and. though demand improved as the sale went 

 on, prices of the leading grades show a decline. .-Xt the commencement, 

 ribbed smoked sheet sold up to 62 J^ cents, and later advanced to 63 '4 

 cents, at which price it closed 1 cent down on the week. Fine pale crepe 

 was a difficult market, buyers' and sellers' ideas being too far apart. Ttie 

 top price of 69' 1. cents for this grade was exceptional, and not more than 

 half a dozen lots sold at or near this figure, the average price being 67 

 to 67 'A cents. There was a steady demand for off-quality lots of sheet. 

 Browns were weaker, and dark and barky crepes showed a slight improve 

 mem. 



The quantity catalogued was 866 tons, of which 507 tons were sold. 



The following is the course of values: 



.Sterling Equivalent 

 In Singapore per pound in 



per Pound ' London 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked 62c @ 63^20 1/ 7Ji @ 1/ 854 



Sheet, good ribbed smoked 50 @ 61 J4 1/ 4M @ 1/ 7^ 



Crepe, fine pale 67 @ 69!^ 1/ 9H @ 1/lOK 



Crepe, good pale 53 @ 66)4 1/ 5)i @ 1/ 9J4 



Crepe, line brown SS'A @ 58 1/ 6H @ i/ 7% 



Crepe, good brown 40 @ 55 1/2 @ 1/ 65i 



Crepe,. dark 34'A @ 44J4 1/ OVi @ 1/ 3K 



Crepe, bark 32 (ffl 37^S — /UH @ 1/ iH 



' Quoted in Straits Settlements currency; $1 = $0,567 United Stales 

 currency. 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM JAVA 



June- 



Six Months 

 Knded June 30 



To 



Netherlands kilos 



Creat Britain 



Germany 



France 



Belgium 



United States 



Singapore 



Japan 



.Australia 



Other countries 



1919 

 37,000 

 134.000 



2,231,000 

 427,000 



27,000 



Totals 2,876,000 



1920 1919 



366,000 179,000 



1,059,000 3.815,000 



'.'.'.'.'.. 176,606 



1,085.666 10,106,666 



417,000 2,963,000 



179.000 



3,000 • 

 202,000 



2,930,000 17.620,000 



1920 

 2,212,0UO 

 3,790,000 

 35,000 



14,000 



8,126,000 



2,302,000 



184.000 



49,000 



16,712,000 



Ports of origin: 



Tandjong Prirk 1,550,000 



Samarang 17,000 



Soerabaya 1,158,000 



*Not elsewhere specified. 



1,273,000 



52,000 



1,551,000 



9,148,000 7,937,000 



260.000 246.000 



7.487.000 8,068.000 



CRUDE RUBBER ARRIVALS AT ATLANTIC 

 PACIFIC PORTS AS STATED BY SHIPS' 

 MANIFESTS 



PARAS AND CAUCHO AT NEW YORK 



AND 



Fine Medium Coarse Caucho 

 Manchurian Prince, from Para, 



5,600 

 55,681 



22.400 

 11,149 



11,200 



60,500 



64,960 

 Gregory, from Man4os. 



'. '. '. '. '. '43,368 ; ; '. 



647 

 13,095 

 2,240 

 18,350 



44,800 

 7.050 



9,275 



AicusT 21. By the S. S 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



Poel & Kelly 



August 26. By the S, S. Gregoni, from Para. 



Poel & Kelly 33,964 



Paul Bertuch 



Meyer & Brown, Inc 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



August 26. By the S. S 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



Paul Bertuch 



J. Aron & Co 



Various 



August 28. By the S. S. Portfield, from Para. 

 Various 



September 9. By the S. S. Siddons, from Para 



G. .^msinck & Co.. inc 



Various 



September 10. By the S. S 



Poel & Kelly 



Meyer & llrown, Inc 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



J. H. Rosshach & Bros 



Paul Bertuch 



September 11. By the S. 



Neuss, Hesslein & Co 



Wm. Schall & Co 



G. Amsinck & Co., Inc 



Various 



September 11. By the S. S. Lake Ellithorpe, from Bolivia. 

 Wm, Schall & Co 62.285 2.249 15.36 



PLANTATIONS 



(Figured 180 pounds to the bale or cast-^ 

 Shipment Shipped 



Michael, from Para 



58,674 



107,520 



113,103 



S. Lake Ellithorpe, 



22,376 



62,154 



31.450 



16,566 '.'.'-'.'.'. 



'.'.'.'.'.'. 88,i84 



from Para. 



13,523 



2,240 15.332 



7,986 



.August 9. By the S. 

 Thos. A. Desmond & Co. 



-August 19. Ry the S. 



Hood Rubber Co 



L. Littlejohn & Co., Inc. 



-August 20. By the S. 

 Firestone Tire & Rubber 



Co 



from: 



. Cross Keys, at SeattU. 

 Singapore Seattle 



. Boveric, at New York and 

 Colombo Watertown 



Colombo New York 



I. Amason, at San Francisco. 



Singapore 



Akron 



p. 'iinds 



60.480 

 Boston. 

 65.620 

 156,800 



112,680 



Totals 

 Pounds 



39,200 

 66,830 



34,611 



1 3.095 



112,000 



85.900 



9,800 

 52.583 

 20,678 

 71,485 



1,372 



2,156 



29.206 



203,227 

 107,520 



16,500 

 3,332 



88,184 



35,899 



79,726 



7,986 



19,822 



'1,807 



Totals 

 60.480 



2;;2,420 



112,680 



