540 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



April 1, 1921 



markils. This total of 135,000 tons deducted from the total 

 visible supply o( J07.000 tons leaves a real estimated surplus 

 of 72.000 tons, which it is believed will be reduced to about 14,000 

 tons by the end of this year. 



Much of Ihc inforniatiun contained in the above review was supplied l>y 

 S. Kiiieis & Co., London, England. 



THE ANTWERP 1920 CRUDE RUBBER MARKET 



As soo.v AS POSSIBLE after the .\rniistice was signed Antwerp 

 importers of rubber became active, and first Congo and 

 later Malayan rubber began to arrive in increasing quantities, 

 finding during 1919 and the first part of 1920 ready sale at very 

 favorable prices, due to the advance in price and the increase 

 in value of the pound sterling. However, this condition was soon 

 followed by a period of stagnation when rubber which at the 

 beginning of 1920 obtained 2s UW, a pound dropped to UW. a 

 pound. 



Prices at the close of December, 1920, showed a decrease of 

 15 to 25 per cent in Congo grades as compared with prices at 

 the end of December. 1920. The decrease for plantations was 

 abont 37 per cent and for fine Para about 58 per cent. Thus, 

 red Kassai I, which, at the end of 1919, sold at 5.75 francs, 

 dropped to 4.75 at the close of 1920; red Kassai, grade Loanda 

 II, brought 3.75 as against 4.85 the year before. Black Kassai 

 was quoted at 5 francs as against 5.75. White rubbers. Equator, 

 Ikelemba, Lopori. etc.. ordinary upper Congo, and .\ruvvimi, 

 Uele, all showed declines from 5.75 to 5 francs. Red Congo 

 Wamba was only 3.60 as compared with 4.70. Fine Para came 

 down from 2s. 7d. to \s. Id. and plantation crepe 1. from 9.50 

 francs to 6 francs. 



The futures market suflfered from the general conditions. At 

 the beginning of January. 11.35-11.25 francs were quoted, then 

 the rise in exchange gradually brought the figure higher until 

 about the middle of May, the market for futures was 14.75-14.55 

 francs, .\fter this, prices gradually and steadily declined until 

 at the end of the year the decrease was about 50 per cent. The 

 market was very restricted and transactions did not amount to 

 more than 3,700,000 kilos. 



Imports for the year 1920 amounted to 2,304.162 kilos, Belgian 

 Congo and others, against 2.233.889 kilos in 1919 and 3,006,470 

 kilos in 1913. The amounts of plantation grades were 621.088 in 

 1920, 49.883 in 1919 and 2.033.039 in 1913, giving for all kinds totals 

 of 2.925,250 kilos in 1920. compared with 2.283.772 kilos in 1919 

 and 5,039,509 kilos in 1913. .\s will be noted, there is a slight 

 increase in the amounts of 1920 over those of 1919, but both are 

 still a good deal behind the figures for 1913. 



The decrease in Congo rubbers is ascribed to lower output due 

 to the fact that during the war the planters paid more attention 

 to other products and also to the fact that preference is being 

 given to plantation rubbers. The quality of Congo rubbers con- 

 tinues to be regular and satisfactory. Lots of Congo plantation 

 rubber, generally well-prepared sheet or biscuit, found ready 

 buyers at prices equivalent to those obtained by Eastern planta- 

 tions. 



CEYLON RUBBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 1919-1920 

 IMPORTS 



January 1 to Dcecml>er 31 



Crude rubber: fl? \9M 



From Straits Settlements foonds 2,755.106 2,722.724 



India 1.885.634 1,6')7,463 



Burma and other countries 3,436 42,768 



Totals 4,644,176 



4,462,955 



EXPORTS 



Crude rubber: ,,„,,.c^. 



To United Kingdom pounds 32,973.661 



65,351 



383,400 



11,050 



13,476 



26 



98,755 



171,812 



BelKtum 



i-r.ii.cc 



Germany 



Holland 



Spain 



\ ictoria 



New South Wales 



United Stales ''•'*','''''*,° 



1,717.774 

 259,150 

 777.113 



1,062,362 

 165,794 



Canada and .Newfoundland. 



Indi.T 



Straits Settlements 



{apan 

 laly 



Norway 



\\'cstern Australia . 



931,034 



2,899 



474 



267.427 



38 



391.991 

 499,417 

 ,233.874 

 580,304 



2,176 



44.800 



326.345 



J3O.720 



4,480 

 56 



Totals 100.392.831 87,296,356 



CEYLON RUBBER EXPORTS DURING THE PAST TEN YEARS 



1920 poiindl 87.296,356 



1919 100.392,831 



1918 47.21'.', 128 



1917 71.351.629 



1916 54,698,729 



Total export from 1st J.in. In 31sl Dec, 



Total export from Isl la i. to 31st Dec. 



Total c.Nport from 1st Jan. to 31st l)c:., 



Total export from 1st Jan. to 31st Det., 



Total export from Isl. .I.in. to 31sl Dec 



1915 46,566,187 



1914 35,318,269 



913 25,433,551 



rot.il e.\|Kirt from Isl Jan. to 3Ist Dec, 

 Total export from Isl Jan. to 31st Dec. 



Total export from 1st J.nn. to 31st Dec, ,,„„,„,. 



Total export from Isl Jan. to 31st Dec. 1912 15,001,075 



Total export from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec, 1911 7,154,658 



Compiled by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. 



RUBBER EXPORTS FROM PENANG FOR THE YEARS 1919 AND 1920 



I.mu.-.rv 1 1. 1 



December 3 1 

 A 



To Great Britain: 



Para rubber fuuls^ 



India rubber 



Totals, Great Britain. 

 To Europe : 



Para rubber 



1919 

 S23J,393 

 47 



$232,440 



1920 

 S259,971 

 2.911 



Totals, Europe 



To I'nited States : 



Par.i rubber .... 



India rubber .... 



Gutta rambong . 



Total.s, United States f:e<ils 



Grand totals tieitls 



$147,554 

 433 



$147,987 

 $380,427 



$262,882 



$3,796 



$3,796 



$145,177 

 694 

 166 



$146,037 



$412,715 



*One picul equals 133^4 pounds. 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM JAVA* 



Noveml>er 



Eleven Months 

 Ended November 30 



To Netherlands kites 



Great Britain 



Germany 



France 



Belgium 



Italy 



Other European destinations 



United States 



Sinpapore .... 



Tai>an 



Australia 



Other countries 



1919 

 620,000 

 880,000 



909.000 

 414.000 



1920 



486,000 



720.000 



20.000 



20,000 



'i7!666 

 75i',o66 



645.000 

 lO.OOO 

 44,000 



1919 

 2.646,000 

 7,033.000 



215.000 



16,541,000 



5,008.000 



183.000 



245,000 



169,000 



1920 



4.593,000 



8.063,000 



109.000 



43.000 



117,000 



42,000 



11,536,000 



4.1S9.00O 



194,000 



234,000 



Toials 



.kilos 2.823,000 2,713.000 32.040,000 29,120,000 



Ports of origin; 



Tandjong Prick kilos 1.35O.000 



Samarang 44.000 



Soerabaya 1,414.000 



1.604.000 16.267.000 13,730.000 

 44,000 504.000 475,000 



825.000 14.161,000 13.827.000 



•September figures, 1919 and 1920, revised. 



ANTWERP RUBBER ARRIVALS 

 February 11. By the S. .S. ".\TiversviIle,'* from the Congo. 



Sociele Anouyme Itunge cCie dti Congo beige) kilos 115 



Sociit^ Anonymc Bunge 359 



Socict^ Anonyme Bunge (Comntoir Colonial Belgika) 2,720 



Societe Colonialc .\nversoise (Conipagnie du Kessai) 11.630 



Soeiitc Coloniale .\nversoise (l.omami) 1,125 



Soeieie Coloniale .Knversoise (S. .-X. B.) 1.880 



Society Coloniale Anversoise (C. F. 11. C.) 23,490 



Various 1,766 



Total 



Compiled by Grisor & Co., Antwerp. 



kilos 43,085 



UNITED STATES CRUDE RUBBER IMPORTS FOR 1921 (BY MONTHS) 



1921 

 lanuarv 

 Fcbruar\ 



Totals, 2 m.'iilhs, 

 Totals, 2 months. 



Plantations 

 .loiij 12.819 

 7,913 



Paras 



1,312 



432 



.-\ f ricans 



43 



269 



Centrals 

 3 



Mani(;ob)a 

 and .Matlo 

 tTuayule Grosso 



1921 20,732 



1920 47,480 



1,744 

 5,076 



312 

 1.379 



5 

 376 



223 



223 

 34 



Balata 

 41 

 25 



Mis- 

 cellaneous 



Gum Waste 



173 1,071 



216 37 



Totals 



66 

 132 



389 

 1,248 



1,108 

 660 



1921 



15.462 



9,117 



24,579 



1920 

 22,401 

 33,984 



56,385 



Compiled by The Rubber Assccialiott of .Imerica. Inc 



