NVvKMBFR i, 1919] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



SINGAPORE WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT. 



GL'THRTE & CO.. LlMITEn, Singapore, report [September 14. 19191: 



Influenced partly by advices of higher values in London, the rubber 

 auctions which opened on Wednesday showed further advances in prices. 

 At the conmiencement fine pale crepe realized up to 85 Vj cents per pound 

 (three lots sold at 86 cents), showing an advance on the week of 3 {4 

 cents. Ribbed smoked sheet was in ^ood demand at 84/83 cents (three 

 lots realized 85^^ cents), which figure -.s 6 cents up on the week. 



On the second day the tone of the market was distinctly easidr and 

 closing prices may be given as 84i^ cents for crepe and 83^4 for sheets 



Lower grades were in good demand at 2'/i/A'A cents advance on last 

 week. 



The quantity catalogd was 1 035 tons, of which 948 tons were offered 

 and 728 tons sold. 



The following is the course of values: 



Sterling Equivalent 

 per Pound in 

 London. 

 2/2 @ 2/ 2J^ 



1/llM @ 2/ 2 

 2/ 2H @ 2/ 2H 

 2/0 @ 2/ 2J4 



In Singapore, 

 per Pound.^ 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked 83c @ 85c 



Sheet, good ribbed smoked 74 @ 83 



Crepe, fine pale 83'A @ 85J^ 



Crepe, good pale 75 @ 83 



iQuoted in S. S. Currency —SI = J0.567. 



AMSTEKDAJI MARKET HEPOKT, 



JOOSTEN & J.AXSSEN, .Amsterdam, report [October 24, 1919]: 

 During the past week the rubber market was very animated. Several 

 parcels spot and afloat, c.i.f. Amsterdam, changed hands and also a part 

 of the new arrivals, originally destined for subscription sale, were sold 

 privately, on a basis of .ibout f. I. 38-1. 42".^ for He^'ea standard quality. 



On the terminal market, too. some contracts were closed for November 

 and March delivery at f. 1. 39 and for delivery in August at f. 1. 38^^. 



BATAVIA RUBBER MARKET. 



HERMAXS, MARSMAX & CO., Batavia, report LTuly 15-August 15, 1919]: 

 The market opened with a very weak tendency and prices decreased to 

 $.456 for fine pale crepe and $.448 for prime smoked sheets. In the be- 

 ginning of this month prices improved a little on account of more demand 

 from the L'nited States. Speculators are paying good prices for October- 

 December deliveo', but only little is offered for this forward delivery. 

 The market closed with the following quotations: 



In Batavia Equivalent 



Per 54 -kilo.' Per 5^ -kilo in 

 Guilders. U. S. Currency. 



Fine pale crepe 1.20 $0,480 



First pale crepe 1.15 0.460 



Prime smoked sheets 1.17 0.468 



Fine pale crepe basis 75 per cent 1.12 0.448 



'Quoted per 'A-kUo (1.1 lb.) in Dutch Indian guilders ($0.40). 



CEYLON RUBBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 



IMPORTS. 



January 1 to September 8. 



1918. 1919. 

 Crude rubber: 



From Straits Settlements pounds 1.523,919 1,680,728 



India 2,158,976 953,551 



Burma and other countries 3,107 



Totals 3.686,002 2.634,279 



EXFOSTS. 



Crude rubber; 



To United Kingdom foHiidi 12,664,651 19,944,621 



Belgium 29,120 



France 470,207 330.010 



'Victoria 513,119 98.755 



'New South Wales 294,787 154,212 



L'nited States :... 12,685,166 41.048.225 



Canada and Newfoundland 5,124,498 260,026 



India 2.329 2.313 



Straits Settlements 454 



Japan 206,058 186.626 



Totals 31,915,815 62,054,362 



STRAITS SETTLEMENTS RUBBER EXPORTS. 



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

 Straits Settlements ports in the month of .Vugust amounted to 8,933 tons 

 (of which 1,286 tons were transshipments), which compares with 7,818 tons 

 in July, and 1,249 tons in the corresponding month last year. The total 

 for eight months of the present year is 99,476 tons, compared with 45,407 

 tons in 1918 and 50,653 tons in 1917. Comparative statistics follow: 

 1917. 1918. 1919. 



January Ions 3,562 4,302 14,404 



February 6,495 2,334 15,661 



March 8.299 8,858 20,908 



.Vpril 6,103 6,584 10,848 



May 6,282 13,587 15,845 



June 8,775 6,515 5,059 



lulv 7,351 1.978 7,818 



August 3,786 1,249 8,933 



Totals 50,653 45,407 99,476 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS. 



.■\n official report from Kuala Lumpur states that the Federated Malay 

 States exported 10,626 tons of plantation rubber in the month of August, as 

 against 8,640 tons in July and 5,291 tons in the corresponding month last 

 year. The total export for eight months amounted to 69,983 tons, com- 

 pared with 51,554 tons for the corresponding period in 1918 and 51,761 

 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 



Tune 6,009 5,161 7,094 



Julv 5,798 5,706 8,640 



August 6,487 5,291 10,626 



Totals 51,761 51,554 69,983 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM THE FAR EAST. 



Six Months Ended June 30, 1919. 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM JAVA. 



Six Months 

 July. - . .- . 



!i^ 



To Holland kilos 



England 



United States 



Singapore 



Japan 



Other 



Totals 1,237,( 



Ports of origin: 



Tandjong Priok 806,1 



Semarang 1 0,1 



Soerabaya 419,( 



Tjilatjap 



Totals 



236,000 

 790,000 

 458,000 



968,000 

 57,000 

 582,000 



510,000 



12,568,000 



6.212.000 



115,000 



5,776,000 



1919. 



415,000 



4.605,000 



10,564,000 



36,000 



3.086.000 



179.000 



169,000 



12,000 



19,066,000 



10,116,000 



1,607,000 12,103,000 18,651,000 



EXPORTS OF INDIA RUBBER FROM MANAOS DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1919. 



NEW YORK, EUROPE. 



Exporters. Fine. 



Tancredo, Porto & Co kilos 382,349 



T. A. Mendes & Co 194.093 



Stowell & Co 111.898 



General Rubber Co. of Brazil 112,755 



Y. G. Araujo 



Adelbert H. Aider, Limited 3,400 



A. Souza & Co 14,921 



Ohliger & Co 30.666 



Simfronio.& Co 31,732 



Chase Import & Export Corp 14,884 



C. Zencovich 



Francisco Salles Vieira 7, 1 28 



Moraes, Carneiro Co 13,181 



Iligson &• Fall 



P.. Levy & Co 10,443 



M. Corbacho & Co 2,885 



Total. Minaos 930,335 



106 



■ 22^648 



Totals. 

 150,000 



58,310 

 102,181 



60,000 

 100,150 



72,739 



Grand 

 Totals. 

 909,000 

 732,898 

 421,173 

 355.000 

 100,150 

 96,283 

 82,287 

 58,540 

 40,768 

 31.407 

 28,383 

 20,398 

 19,995 



Totals .....930,531 215,845 402,182 



,375,929 477,966 



13,000 104,915 649,753 3,025,682 



(.Compiled by Stowell & Co., Manaos, Brasit.) 



