THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



The dullness of the past summer is still continuing. Dealings 

 are limited to routine needs with no disposition to anticipate 

 future demands. The demand continues fair for reclaims for 

 insulation purposes. The prices for stock reclaims remain fixed 

 and firm. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Seitember 25. 1919 



.Subject to cliange without notice, 



Ucchanical 



Red 



Shoe 



THE MARKET FOR COMMEROAL PAPER. 



In regard to the financial situation. Albert B 

 rubber and commercial paper, No. 68 William 

 advises as follows: 



"During September there has been a fair demand for paper, mostly fron 

 out-of-town banks, and the best rubber names have been taken at 5J/^ t( 

 S}i per cent, and those not so well known 6 to 6'A per cent." 



WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT. 



GUTHRIL & CO., LIMITED, Singapore, re] 



At the weekly rubber auctions held yesterday a 

 interests were well represented, and there was 

 grades. At the commencement of the sales, fine 

 "73 cents (two lots sold for 73"4 cents), while 

 readily taken up at up to 71J4 cents. On rest 

 did not appear to have fallen away to any appre 

 jjrices were 73 cents for crepe and 70 cents for s 



Brown and dark crepe were in good demand 

 .advance on Inst week's prices. 



The quality cataloged was 1,022 

 .and 694 tons sold. 



The following is the course of values: 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked 67 



.Sheet, good ribbed smoked 65 



Sheet, plain smoked 59 



Crepe, fine pale 69 



■Crepe, good pale 60 



Cre pe, fi ne brown 55 



Crepe, good brown 48 



Crepe, dark 43 



•Crepe, bark 38 



port [July 31, 1919]: 

 md to-day, manufacturing 

 a good demand for all 

 pale crepe realized up to 

 ribbed smoked sheet was 

 iming to-day the 





of which 899 tons we 



Quoted 



Cur 



-$1 = $0,567. 



BATAVIA RUBBER MARKET. 



HERMANS, MARSMAN & CO., Batavia. report [June 15— July 

 rkel showed some improve 



There was it 

 American bu' 

 prices. Tlie ' 



Fine pale crepe 



.Prime smoked sheets 



Fine pale crepe, basis 75 per t 



emand for forward deliveri 

 The signing of peace cans 

 :t closed with the followii 



In Batavia Equivalenl 



Per '/S -kilo.' Per^^-kiloi 



Guilders. U. S. Currenc 



. - 1.20 $0,480 



led per '/,kuo (1.1 lb.) in Dutch Indian guilders ($0.40). 

 PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FOR MALAYA. 



figures include the production of the Federated Malay State 



include the 

 Ja. 



lion of the Fede 

 3f Ceylon.) 

 to March 31. 



ro United King- 

 dom, . .pounds 

 .The Continent. . 

 Japan 



United State's 

 and Canada. . 



Australia 



China (Hong- 

 Other Countries 



Singapore. Malacca. 



12.561200 



6.507,200 



8,122,8(X) 



50,000 



Port to. Feb. 28, 

 Swettenham. Penang. 

 17,665,125 3,512,400 



Totals 117, 922,400 



For the 



Totals. 

 33,738,725 

 6,507.200 

 8,334,000 



2,052,400 92,580,! 



18,509,149 5,776,000 142,207,549 



12,479,200 238,416,800 

 23,402,000 216.416,400 



■ror ine year ivio ^.;3,iuu,uuu ej/.ouu l^,4/v,iiuv .iJB,410,auu 



For the year 1917 177.901.200 15,113,200 23,402,000 216.416,400 



For the year 1916 135,535.954 7,167,346 3,660,840 30,643.565 177,007,705 



For the year 1915 86,067.657 7.898.984 821,445 28,580,663 123,368,749 



JFor the year 1914 43,534,177 5.218.379 2,052,620 21,912,567 72,171,743 



UNITED STATES CRUDE RUBBER IMPORTS FOR 1*11 (BY MONTHS). 



Planta- Afri- Ccn- 



1919. tions. Paras. cans. trals. 



January .. .(onj 4,906 2,141 2 114 



February 14,079 2,701 489 100 



March 23.680 3,808 337 211 



April 24,678 2,794 90 144 



Tune 13.645 1,706 264 263 



July 17,645 121 16 82 



August 8,221 2,594 137 74 



(.Compiled by The Rubber Association of An 



CEYLON RUBBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 

 IMPORTS. 



January 1 to July 28. 



Crude rubber: 1918. 1919. 



From Straits Settlements pounds 1,471,419 1,438,408 



India 1,519,467 768.826 



Burma and other countries 3,107 



Totals 2,993,993 2,206,034 



EXPORTS. 



To United Kingdom pounds 10,144,711 17,694,924 



Belgium 29,120 



France 100.642 330,010 



■Victoria 504,189 98,755 



'New South Wales 230,947 150,612 



United States 12,307,425 37,882,106 



Canada and Newfoundland 4,804.976 260.026 



India 2,329 2,313 



Straits Settlements 454 



Japan 159,018 175,386 



Totals .28,254,237 56,623,786 



' These figures include cargoes for transshipment to New Zealand, other 

 ports of Australia, and dependencies. 



{Compiled by the Ceylon Chamber of Coitjmerce.) 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM JAVA. 



'o Holland 

 Engiaud . 



United sVa 



r;;;id;;nr"i!H 



(Compiled by Barlow & .Co., Singapore.) 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS. 



An official report from Kuala Lum.pur states that the July exports of 

 bjei Irom the Federated Malay St,-ites amounted to 8.640 tons as corn- 

 red with 7.094 tons in June, and 5,706 tons in the corresiwnding month 

 it year. For seven months of the present year the exjiort amounted 

 59,357 ions against 46,263 tons in 1918. and 45,274 tons in 1917. 

 Appended are the comparative statistics: 



1917. 1918. 1919. 



January tons 5,995 7.588 7,163 



February 7,250 6,820 10,809 



March 7.088 7.709 10.679 



April 5,955 7,428 7,664 



May 7,179 5,851 7,308 



June 6,009 5,161 7,094 



July 5,798 5,706 8,640 



Totals 45,274 46,263 59,357 



STRAITS SETTLEMENTS RUBBER EXPORTS. 



An official report fioin Singapore states that the export of rubber from 

 Straits Settlements ports in the month of July amounted to 7.818 tons (of 

 which 135 tons were transshipments), which compares with 50,059 tons in 

 Tune, and 1,978 tons in the corresponding month last year. The total for 

 s..ven months of the present year is 90,543 tons, compared with 44.158 

 tons lor Ihc ccircsponaing period in 1918. and 46,867 tons in 1917. Ap- 

 pended are the comparative statistics: 



1917. 1918. 1919. 



Januaiy tons 3.562 4.302 14,404 



February 6,495 2,334 15,661 



March 8.299 8.858 20.908 



April 6,103 6,584 10,848 



May 6,282 13,587 15,845 



June 8,775 6,515 5,059 



July 7,351 1,978 7.818 



Totals 46.867 44.158 90.S4J 



