January 1; 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



307 



UNITED KINGDOM RUBBER STATISTICS 



IMPORTS 



October 



Unmanufactured — 

 Crude rubber: , 



From — 



Straits Settlements 



Federated Malay States..., 



British India 



Ceylon and dependencies. . 

 Other Dutch possessions in 



Indian Seas 



Dutcli East Indies (except 



other Dutch possessions 



in Indian Seas) 



Other countries in the East 



Indies and Pacific not 



elsewhere specified 



Brazil 



Peru 



South and Central America 



(except Brazil and Peru) 

 West Africa; 



French West Africa 



Gold Coast 



Other parts of West Africa 

 East Africa (including 



Madagascar) 



Other countries 



1919 



1920 



Pounds 

 7,831,900 

 9,999,400 



253,100 

 1,537,000 



1,444,300 



379,800 



511,700 

 437,500 

 111,400 



74,500 



Value 

 £809,345 

 1,009,367 

 25,178 



160,225 



144,863 



41,749 



50,908 

 44,823 

 11,040 



Pounds 

 8,011,000 

 6,699.800 



747,100 

 5,403,300 



996,600 



811,800 



300.400 

 1,462,600 



9,400 

 25,500 



94,200 

 198,300 



7,756 



607 

 1,935 



8,956 

 18,198 



86,200 



9,500 

 34,:00 

 40,400 



69,200 

 58,900 



Value 



£602,390 



523.362 



56,787 



417,758 



79,818 



58,209 



22,971 

 104,272 



6,105 



602 

 2.904 

 2,560 



5,189 

 4,236 



Totals 22,908,000 £2,334,950 



Waste and reclaimed rubber. . 689,400 21,271 



24,731,000 £1,887,163 

 571.400 13,331 



Totals, unmanufactured. 23, 597,400 £2,356,221 25,302,400 £1,900,494 



20,805 



Gutta percha and balata 1,615,400 £290,895 



•Rubber substitutes 



Manufactured — 

 Boots and shoes. , .docen pairs 



Waterproofed clothing 



Insulated wire 



Submarine cables 



Tires and tubes 



Other rubber manufactures. . . 



363,100 £113,439 



£33,731 



3,506 



381 



38 



208,296 



58,001 



13,300 

 27,627 



777 



£77,443 

 2,257 

 1,626 



EXPORTS 

 Unma.vufactured — • 

 Waste and reclaimed rubber. 1,120,900 

 Rubber substitutes 



£26,431 



910,200 

 136,800 



488,580 

 81,465 



£24,474 

 6,269 



1,047,000 £30,743 



17,593 



EXPORTS— COLONIAL AND FOREIGN 



Unmanufacturei*.— 

 Crude rubber; 



To Russia 



Sweden, Norway and 



Denmark 457,800 



Germany 961,400 



Belgium 498,400 



France 1,688,900 



Spain 54,900 



Italy .' 214.800 



Austria-Hungary 16,300 



Other European coun- 

 tries 788,000 



United States 16,131,200 



Canada 1,183,700 



Other countries 51,400 



£52,062 



84,083 



48,141 



175,095 



5.959 



23,652 



1,940 



76,508 



1,687,931 



134,245 



6,488 



1,000 



93,700 



1,218,000 



128,900 



1,037,300 



24,'000 



114,800 



144,300 



259,500 

 74,300 



100,600 

 50,600 



Totals, rubber 22,046,800 £2,296,104 3,247,000 



Waste and reclaimed rubber. 



Gutta percha and balata 



Manufactured — 

 Boots and shoes. dozen pairs 



Waterproof clothing 



Tires and tubes 



Insulated wire 



Other manufactures 



Totals, manufactured. . 



14,000 

 68,700 



700 

 11,759 



£449 



5 



8,656 



975 



3,695 



1,800 

 66,500 



269 



£40,774 

 278,589 

 149,492 

 144,411 

 504,053 

 425,435 



£94 



8,303 

 84,536 

 11,207 

 8-1,345 



2.005 

 10,000 

 11,591 



23,924 

 5,518 

 6.375 

 4,247 



£252,145 



90 



11,570 



£1,390 

 "5,827 

 "2,863- 



£13,780 



£10,080 



•Included in "Other Articles," Class III, T., prior to 1920. 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP 

 NEW YORK 



TRADE in rubber scrap 's at the lowest ebb. There is no market 

 and virtually nothing doins;. Reclaimers have no need tor 

 stocking scrap, which is, in fact, so nearly vvnthout market value 

 that its collection scarcely repays the labor involved. Those hold- 

 ing scrap entertain the hope that in time crude rubber prices may 

 advance and the scrap rubber and rcclainiiuR business revive 

 together in consequence. The following quotations are nominal : 



QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED 



Prices subject to change without notice 

 December 27, 1920 

 BOOTS AND SHOES: 



Arctic tops ;;, '$0,075 @ 



Boots and shoes lb •.05^@ .05^ 



Trimmed arctics ;(,. •.04Ji@ .05H 



Untrimmed arctics /{,. '.93H@ .OiH 



HARD RTTBBER: 



Battery jars, black compound Ik •.01 (g .01>4 



No. 1, bright fracture lb. •,23 @ .24 



INNER TUBES: 



No- 1 lb. '.OgH® .10V5 



Compounded ;;,. •.05^@ .0654 



^«'l lb. '.05 @ .06 



MECHANICALS: 



Black scrap, mixed. No. 1 ;(, •.03^ @ .04 



No. 2 lb, '.02'A@ .02H 



Car springs ;j,_ •,03}^ @ .04 



Heels lb. '.03 @ .03K 



Horse-shoe pads lb. ^.03 @ .03j4 



Hose, air brake ;;,. •.03}4@ .03J< 



fire, cotton lined lb •.0\'/]@ Olji 



earden (f, •.0\'/,@ ,OI>J 



Insulated wire stripping, free from fiber lb. •.0354 @ .04 



^'a'''"K lb. '.Ol-^® .0154 



Red packing ;{,. •.0S'/,@ .06 



Red scrap. No. 1 lb, '.09 @ .10 



No.2 ;;,. •.06}i@ .0754 



White scrap. No. 2 lb. '.08 @ .09 



No. 1 ; lb '.10 @ .11 



TIRES: 

 PNEUMATIC— 



Auto peelings r lb. •.03}4<a .04}^ 



Bicycle , lb, •,0254 @ jOZy, 



Standard white auto lb, •.025^ @ .0354 



Mixed auto lb *.0154@ .02J4 



Stripped, unguaranteed lb. '01 @ .0254 



White, G. & G., M. & W., and U. S lb. ',03 @ .03)4 



SOLID— 



Carriage ((,. .03 (3 .0354 



Irony lb, @ 



Truck lb, •, 025^0 .02J4 



•Nominal. 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS 



NEW YORK 



ABSENCE of demand from consumers featured last month's 

 market for American cotton, and prices declined in sympathy 

 with all other raw materials used by the rubber trade. On De- 

 cember 1 middling uplands was quoted 16,65 cents for spot, com- 

 pared with 39.50 cents last year. With minor fluctuations and 

 a generally weak undertone the market continued to decline and 

 on December 28, middling uplands spot was quoted 14.50 cents, 

 compared with 39.25 cents a year ago. 



Arizona Cotton. This market was very quiet during the past 

 month and prices lower, No. 2 Pima being nominally quoted at 

 35 to 40 cents. 



Egyptian Cotton. Egyptians were very dull and the market 

 weak with a sagging tendency. Prices quoted were 18 to 23 

 cents for Uppers and 28 to 35 cents for Sakel, all nominal quo- 

 tations. 



Sea Island Cotton. There was very little interest shown in 

 this market. Average extra choice was nominally quoted at 45 

 cents. 



Ducks, Drills and Osnaburgs. While a better market con- 

 dition was indicated by a more general inquiry, the actual busi- 

 ness transacted in these goods was negligible. Prices have not 

 declined. 



Raincoat Fabrics. Quiet has ruled in this market even in 

 view of the prevailing low prices. Sales during the month were 



