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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



December 1, 1920 



COBO: 



IS-ounce EioptUn found '$.'.40 



BICYCLE: 



8-ounce American pound '1.50 



lO-ounre American '1.48 



CHAFEB: 



9'4-Dimcc Sea Island found 



914 ounce Egyptian, carded "2.29 



9'XTiince Peeler, carded *1.71 



'Nomioal. 



& 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS 



NEW YORK 



THE ABSEN-CE of indications o{ an early resumption of produc- 

 tion by the tire manufacturing companies and of a marked 

 demand for rubber goods in other important lines continues to 

 effectively curtail demand for zinc oxide, lithopone, carbon black 

 and otlier commonly used compounding ingredients. Surplus 

 stocks held by second hands have been absorbed. 



Prices in general are considered as being now at bed-rock and 

 a decided reaction and firmer tone is predicted with the first 

 evidence of buying activity. 



.Ml calcined magnesia refined in the East comes from mines in 

 California. With one exception, these have been closed down 

 owing to the fact that they have been losing money due to the 

 advance in mining costs. They also require large expenditures 

 of money for repairs and development work. 



Future expansion of the domestic magnesia business is said to 

 depend largely on more favorable tariff conditions 



Aniline Oil. Stocks are ample. Spot price early in the 

 month was 26 cents per pound, declining to 25 cents toward the 

 close. 



Barvtes. The demand has been steady, but less urgent, afford- 

 ing the producers to get better control of the situation as regard 

 filling old orders. 



Benzol. Prices have remained firm at 36 to 38 cents per gallon 

 for 90 per cent test and two cents higher for the chemically 

 pure grade. 



Blacks. Curtailment of tire production has markedly reduced 

 the demand for carbon black. 



Carbon Bisulphide. Supplies have been moderate and the 

 price firm at 8 to 9 cents per pound. 



Carbon Tetrachloride. The market is described as inactive 

 with prices declining. Spot 13^ cents. 



Dry Colors. Market featured by general inactivity. 



Litharge. Prices have fallen with a decline in the lead 

 market. 



Lithopone. The demand has been mostly confined to the paint 

 trade. Tire makers are not in the market at present. 



Sublimed Lead. This lead product has declined in sympathy 

 with the lowering in price of pig lead. 



SuLPHLTR. Prices are firm and demand moderate. 



Whiting. Stocks of chalk whiting are low, due to shortage 

 of chalk importations. Rubber makers, however, arc dependent 

 more on by-product whiting than on chalk whiting and conse- 

 quently are not inconvenienced. 



Zinc Oxide. Falling off in demand due to the greatly reduced 

 demands from the automobile tire industry has caused a slump 

 in the production of zinc oxide. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS 



November 24, 1920 

 Prices subject to change without notice 

 ACCELERATORS, ORGANIC 



Accelerene (New York) lb. $4.75 



Accelemal lb. .60 



Aldehyde ammonia crystals tb. 1.75 



Aniline oil lb. .2Sy, 



Excellerex lb. .70 



Hcxamethylene tetrapiinc (powdered) lb. 1.60 



N. C. C lb. *.50 



@ .65 



@ 1.85 



@ .30 



@ 



@ 1.70 



@ 



No. 999 lb. S0.1";-i(S 



Paraphenylcnediamine lb. '2.60 @ 2.70 



Thiocarb.inilide lb. .55 @ .60 



Velosan lb. '3.70 @ 



Vul-KoCene lb. .35 @ 



Virol lb. .80 @ 



AOCELESATORS, INORGANIC 



Lead, dry red (bbls.) lb. .11 @ .11J4 



sublimed blue (bbls.) lb. 09^(a 



sublimed while (bbls.) lb. .09H@ 



white, basic carbonate (bbls.) lb. .09'A® ■09H 



lime, flour lb. .03 @ 



Litharge, domestic lb. . 1 1 >^ (^ 



imported lb. .17 @ 



sublimed lb. .12 @ 



.Magnesium, carbonate, light lb. .10^^@ .15 



calcined extra light lb. ,60 @ 



calcined light lb. .30 @ .60 



calcined medium light lb. .25 @ 



calcined heavy lb. .(*" @ .09 



calcined commercial (magnesite) lb. .05 @ 



oxide, extra light lb. .60 @ 



light technical lb. .35 @ 



light, imported lb. .55 @ 



imported lb. .55 @ 



A0ID8 



Acetic, 28 per cent lb. .I0!^@ 



glacial, 99 per cent lb. .22)4® 



Aqua f ortis ttfi. 7.40 @ 



Cresylic (97% straw color) (bbl.) gal. 1.20 @ 1.30 



(95% dark) (bbl.) gut. 1.10 @1.20 



Muriatic, 20 degrees lb. .06 @ 



Nitric, 36 degrees cf£»/. 7.28 @ 



Sulphuric, 66 degrees lb. .03H@ 



ALKALIES 



Caustic soda. 76 per cent (bbls.) tb .05j^(^ 



Soda ash (bbls.) lb. .05 @ 



COLORS 

 Black: 



Bone, powdered lb. .06 @ 



granulated lb. .11 @ .15 



Carbon black (sacks, factory) lb. .12 @ .20 



pressed lb. .18 @ 



Dipped goods lb. 1.50 @ 



Drop lb. .07'A@ .18 



Ivory black lb. .18 @ .30 



I-ampblack lb. .18 @ .45 



Oil soluble aniline lb. 1.00 @ 



Rubber black lb. .08;4@ 



Rubber makers' black lb. .20 @ .30 



Blue: 



Cobalt lb. .30 @ .35 



Dipped goods lb. 1.50 @ 



Prussian lb. .90 @ 



Ultramarine lb. .18 @ .40 



Rubber makers' blue lb. 3.50 @ 



Brown : 



Iron oxide lb. .04!,5@ ,06>4 



Sienna, Italian, raw and burnt lb. .06J4@ .15 



Umber, Turkey, raw and burnt lb. .05!<(S> .09^4 



Vandyke lb. .06 @ .08 



Maroon oxide lb. ,14 @ .15 



Cjreen : 



Chrome, light lb. .42 @ .70 



medium lb. .42 @ .70 



dark lb. .50 @ .70 



commercial lb. .07 @ .15 



tile lb. .15 @ .20 



Dipped goods lb. 1.50 @ 



Oxide I. R lb. .85 (3 



Oxide of chromium (casks) lb. 1.25 @ 



Rubber makers' green lb. 3.50 O 



Red: 



Antimony, crimson, sulphuret of (casks) lb. .45 @ .49 



crimson, "Mepbisto" (casks) lb. .60 @ 



crimson, "R. M. P." lb. .58 @ 



Antimony, golden sulphuret of (casks) lb. .2^ @ .30 



golden, "Mephisto" (casks) lb. .35 @ 



golden. "R. M. P." ;j>. .30 @ 



vermilion sulphuret lb. .60 & 



red sulphuret lb. .25 Iffi .27 



Arsenic, red sulphide lb. .14 @ ,15 



Dipped goods, red lb. 1.75 @ 



purple /i> 1.75 (3 



Indian lb. .14 @ .IS 



Para toner /». 2.00 @ 



Red excelsior lb. *.19 @ .22 



Toluidine toner /*. 4.25 @ 



