THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October 1, 1919. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



NEW YORK. 



SEPTEMBER has bcen marked liy a rather remarkable advance in 

 the price of rubber of all grades that has lasted throughout 

 the month. Ribbed smoked sheet, which sold for 44^ cents 

 spot at the close of August, rose as high as SS cents, at which 

 price sales were made. There was a slight decline in prices to- 

 wards the close of the month, due to speculative dealers going a 

 little ahead of the actual demand, but the market is very firm and 

 the demand for rubber strong. Manufacturers, not only of tires 

 but of all kinds of goods, have been buying largely and have 

 seemed ready to pay higher prices, but only for the amount of 

 rubber they actually need. There has been a good deal of trading 

 among dealers, which has caused some slight fluctuations in 

 prices, but the demand is from consumers, so that prices are 

 likely to stay up till they are supplied. The prices in the London 

 market are higher than in New York. 



The assertions that many Far Eastern planters have held back 

 part of the product of their plantations out of patriotic regard 

 for the requests of the British Government are not wholly 

 credited by American importers, who do not believe that Singa- 

 pore commands any very large reserve stock of rubber. 



The Brazil market was quiet and inactive; the quantity yielded 

 now is inconsiderable in comparison with the world's product 

 and consumers are willing to pay the higher price only for the 

 quantity they need, which is limited. 



For guayule and balata the market has been very quiet. 



Prices for plantation and for South American rubber at the 

 beginning and toward the close of the month are shown in the 

 following quotations : 



Plantation Hevca. August 30, first latex crepe, spot 45>^ 

 cents, October-December 46j4 cents, January-June 47 cents, Janu- 

 ary-December 1920, 48^ cents. September 22, first latex crepe, 

 spot 50 cents, October-December SO cents, January-March 51 

 cents, January-June 51 cents, January-December 1920 52 cents. 



August 30, ribbed smoked sheets, spot 44^ cents, October-De- 

 cember 4S}4 cents, January-March ASYz cents, January-June 46 

 cents, January-December 1920, ATYz cents. September 22, ribbed 

 smoked sheets, spot 49 cents, October-December 49 cents. Janu- 

 ary-March 50 cents. January-June 50 cents, January-December 

 1920, 51 cents. 



August 30, No. 1, amber crepe, spot 42 cents, October-Decem- 

 ber 4j4 cents. September 22, No. 1 amber crepe, spot 47 cents. 



August 30, clean thin brown crepe, spot, 40 cents. October- 

 Decemiber, 42^ cents. September 22, clear brown crepe, spot 

 48 cents. 



August 30, No. 1, roll brown crepe, spot 32. September 22, 

 No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot 36 cents, October-December, 36 

 cents, January-March 38 cents. 



South American Para and Cauchos. Spot Prices: Au- 

 gust 30, upriver fine hAVz cents, islands fine 47^ cents, up- 

 river coarse 32 cents, islands coarse 22 cents, Cameta coarse 22 

 cents, caucho ball upper 32 cents. September 22, upriver fine, 55 

 cents, islands fine 49 cents, upriver coarse 34 cents, islands coarse 

 22^ cents, Cameta coarse 22 cents, caucho ball 33^ cents. 



ilrouii crepe, thin specky... 50 (ffi 



ilinwii crepe, rolled 44 @ 



Snuikcil .sheet, ribbed, stand- 



ar.l (|uality 62 @ 



Smoked sheets, plain, stand- 

 ard quality 61 @ 



Unsmoked sheet, standard 



quality 60 (oi 



Colombo scrap No. 1 46 (ffi 



Colombo scrap No. 2 44 @ 



EAST INDIAN— 



Assam crepe 58 @ 



Pcnang block scrap 37 (3 



PONTIANAK^ 



Banjermassin •. . IS @ 



Palembang 16 @ 



Pressed block 25 @ 



Sarawak 14 @ 



SOUTH AMERICAN- 

 PARAS^ 



Upriver fine 68 @ 



Upriver medium 63 @ 



Upriver coarse 40 M 



Upriver weak, fine 50 @ 



Islands, fine 59 @ 



Islands medium 52 @ 



Islands, coarse 27 @ 



Cameta, coarse 28 @ 



Madeira, fine @ 



Acre Bolivian, fine @ 



Peruvian fine 67 @ 



Tapajos fine 60 @ 



CAUCHO — 



Lower caucho ball .16 @ 



Upper caucho ball 40 @ 



MANICOBAS— 



Ceara negro heads 57 lib 



Ceara scrap 37 @ 



Manitoba (30% guarantee) 35 @ 



Mangabcira thin sheet 39 @ 



CENTRALS— 



Corinto scrap 39 @ 



Esmeralda sausage 39 @ 



Central scrap @ 



Central scrap and strip.... (^ 



Central wet sheet 35 @ 



Cuayule (20% guarantee)... 48 @ 



Guayule, dry 28 @ 



AFRICANS— 



Niger flake, prime H @ 



Benguela, extra No. 1, 287o. 29 @ 



Benguela No. 2, 32}^%.... 48 @ 



Congo prime, black upper... 48 @ 



Congo prime, red upper @ 



Rio Nunez ball 55 @ 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings @ 



Conakry niggers 55 @ 



Massai sheets and strings.. . 55 @ 



GUTTA PERCHA— 



Gutta .Siak 28 @ 



Red Macassar 3.00 @ 



BALATA— 



Block, Ciudad Bolivar 71 @ 



Colombia 61 @ 



Panama 59 @ 



Surinam sheet 95 @ 



amber 97 @ 



• Nominal. 



Seiitcmber 1, September 23. 



1054@ 

 nji@i 



21 @ 

 9K@ 



70 @74 



36 @58 



45 @48 



90 &92 



92 @94 



None 



@ 

 None 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, for one year 

 ago, one month ago and on September 23, the current date: 



PLANTATION HEVEA— 



First latex crepe 



Amber crepe No. 1 . . . 

 Amber crepe No. 2... 

 Amber crepe No. 3... 

 Amber crepe No. 4... 

 Brown crepe, thick and 



October 1, 



1918. 



Free Rubber, 



63 @ 



60 (gi 



60 @ 



58 @ 





Septe 



23. 



COMPARATIVE HIGH AND LOW SPOT RUBBER 



September. 



PLANTATIONS: 





ibbe^ 



.$0.5554@$O.45'/J $0.63 @$0.60!^ $0.69 



PARAS: 



Upriver. fine 55 '4 @ 



Upuver. coarse 33 @ 



Islands, fine 48 (S 



Islands, coarse 22 @ 



Camcti 22 @ 



' Figured only to September : 



