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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



June 1, 1921 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS 



NEW YORK 



THE market for chemicals and compounding ingredients con- 

 tinues to share the general improvement noticeable in indus- 

 trial lines. The very low-priced materials like barytes and whiting 

 are meeting a very serious obstacle to their free movement in the 

 high freight rates which prevail. Bills to protect the barytes, 

 barium products and lead industries are being urged in Washing- 

 ton, owing to dumping of foreign competitive products. 



The situation of domestic barytes is particularly difficult be- 

 tween high freight rates and the threatened invasion of importa- 

 tions from German sources. 



Aniline Oil. The market is unsettled and weak. Prices have 

 ruled from 20 to 26 cents a pound with distressed lots at 18 cents. 



Barytes. Prices rule very low. The market is quiet and move- 

 ment of the domestic product very restricted on account of op- 

 pressive freight charges. 



Benzol. Spot stocks of both pure and 90 per cent have been 

 light during the last month. The 90 per cent is going into con- 

 sumption extensively as a source of motor fuel. The demand for 

 both grades is good, with 90 per cent at 25 to 31 cents a gallon 

 and the pure at 27 to 36 cents. 



Blanc Fixe. The same influences prevail to stagnate the move- 

 ment of this material as in the case of barytes, consequently the 

 market is very dull. 



Blue Lead. The rubber trade is somewhat interested in re- 

 stocking with blue lead in moderate quantities. The material is 

 in fairly good demand at 7H to 8 cents a pound. 



Carbon Black. Early in the month the ruling price was 12 

 cents with demand improving, followed shortly by reduction of 

 price to 10 cents to stimulate the demand from tire manufacturers 

 which met with some success. At present, however, the demand 

 is rather routine. 



Carbon Bisulphide. The demand outside the rubber trade was 

 active early in the month, succeeded by increased call from the 

 latter trade with continuing interest to date. 



Carbon Tetrachloride. Normal demand at 12 cents was suc- 

 ceeded by fair call at 6 to 7K cents a pound. The month closed 

 with supplies in large volume quoted at 11J4 to 12J/2 cents. 



China Clay. Market conditions were marked by generally 

 light demand. Freight rates are very much against the free move- 

 ment of domestic stocks. 



Dry Colors. A steady improvement has been noted in most 

 colors. Owing to the quiet condition of the market there has 

 been a tendency to lower prices to stimulate trade conditions. 



Litharge. The trade in this material has been steady routine 

 business with mild interest only on the part of rubber manufac- 

 turers. Early in May a reduction of ^-cent a pound was made 

 and demand improved at the new quotations of 9^ to 10 cents a 

 pound. 



Lithopone. This is the one item on which good business can 

 be reported. Producers are running their plants to capacity. 

 Prices have ruled steady the entire month at 7 cents a pound for 

 lithopone in bags. Manufacturers of tires are said to have been 

 seeking supplies. 



Solvent Naphtha. .Available supplies are heavy, with demand 

 light. Quotations range from 25 to 30 cents a gallon. 



Sublimed Lead. Much the same conditions prevail as in the 

 case of litharge. The demand is inactive. Quotations at 7'/i to 

 &% cents a pound. 



Sulphur. The market for commercial flour ranged through 

 dull, from good to routine, where it stands at present. 



Talc. There is little interest, supplies light and demand stag- 

 nant. 



Tar. Pine tar, both kiln and retort, is quoted at $12.50 a barrel 

 with little interest. 



Whiting.' Chalk whiting is meeting vigorous competition from 



the by-product variety and prices have been reduced from 5 to 10 

 cents a 100 pounds in consequence. The demand has fallen off to 

 routine requirements. 



Zinc Oxide. Producers are operating at reduced capacity and 

 prices continue unchanged. Some rubber and tire trade orders 

 are appearing and steady improvement rules. The consumption 

 of the rubber trade is said to total 70 per cent of the domestic 

 production. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS 



May 24, 1921 

 Prices subject to change without notice 



accelebatobs, organic 



Accelerene (f. o. b. English port) /fc. 13j. @ 



Accelemal lb. $0.60 @ .65 



Adco lb. .75 @ 



Aldehyde ammonia crystals lb. 1.00 @ 1.05 



Aniline oil lb. .20 @ .30 



Exccllerex lb. .65 @ .75 



Formaldehyde aniline lb. .60 @ .65 



Hexamethylene tetramine lb. I.OO @ 1.05 



Lead oleate lb. .20 @ 



N. C. C lb. @ 



No. 999 lb. .Uyi® 



Paradin lb. ,65 @ 



Paraphenylene diamine lb. 1.75 @ 2.00 



Thiocarbanilide (factory) lb. .50 @ .65 



Vulcocene lb. .35 @ 



ACCELEBATOES, INOBGANIC 



Lead, dry red lb- .10 @ 



sublimed blue lb. .0;'4@ .075^ 



sublimed white lb. .08 ^ @ 



white, basic carbonate lb. .07>^@ .06 



Lime, flour lb. Ol'Aiw .02J4 



Superfine lb. .03 @ 



Litharge, domestic lb. .10 @ 



imported lb, .17 @ 



sublimed lb. @ 



Macnesia. carbonate, light lb. .09 @ 



calcined extra light lb. .55 @ 



calcined light lb. .23 (ai .30 



calcined medium light lb. .25 @ 



calcined heavy lb. .06 @ 07 



ACIDS • 



Acetic 28 per cent cwl. 2.50 @ 3.00 



glacial, 99 per cent cwl. 9.50 @ 11.00 



Cresylic (97/99% straw color) gal. .85 @ 



(95% dark) gal. .80 @ 



Muriatic, 20 degrees curt. 1.20 (gj 1.75 



Nitric, 36 degrees cart. 5.50 @ 6.50 



Sulphuric, 66 degrees ten 1 7.00 (S 20.00 



ALKALIES 



Caustic soda (76% factory) lb. .03% @ 



Soda ash. 58% cwl. .02i4@ 



COLORS 

 Black 



Bone, powdered lb. .06y3@ .14 



granulated lb. ,11 @ 



Carbon black (sacks, factory) lb. .09 @ j4 



pressed lb. .10 (ffi iis 



Dipped goods lb. 1.00 @ 



Drop lb. .08 @ .IS 



Ivory black lb. .17 @ .45 



Lampblack lb. .lO'/i^ .45 



Oil soluble aniline lb. @ 



Rubber black lb. @ 



Rubber makers' non-flying black lb. @ 



Blue 



Cobalt lb. .25 @ .30 



Dipped goods lb. 1.00 @ 



Prussian lb. .60 @ 



Rubber makers' blue lb. (ai 



Ultramarine lb. .16 @ .35 



Brown 



Iron oxide lb. .04 @ .08 



Sienna, Italian, raw and burnt lb. .07 @ .08 



Sienna. Italian, raw (tan color) lb. .07 (gj .14 



Umber, Turkey, raw and burnt lb. .05J4@ .07 J^ 



Vandyke lb. .06 @ .08 



Green 



Chrome, light lb. .36 @ .40 



medium lb. .40 @ .53 



dark lb. .52 @ .58 



commercial lb. .13H(^ 



tile lb. .08 (o) .17 



Dipped goods lb. 1.00 @ 



Oxide of chromium lb. .60 @j .70 



Rubber makers' green lb. fa} • 



Red 



.\nliinony. crimson lb. .40 @ .46 



crimson. F lb. .35 '« 



crimson, R. M. P lb. .55 @ 



Antimony, golden lb. .25 @ .30 



golden, R. M. P lb. .25 @ 



golden 1 lb. .30 @ 



golden 2 Ih. .25 @ 



7A lb. .42 @ 



vermilion sulphuret lb. .55 @ 



red sulphuret lb. .2i (S .25 



Arsenic, red sulphide lb. .14 @ 



Dipped goods, red lb. 1.25 @ 



purple lb. 1.00 (S) 



orange lb. 1.25 @ 



Indian lb. .ISK-S 



Iron oxide, reduced grades lb. .04 @ .12 



pure bright lb. AS'/jf^ 



