THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1919. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



NEW YORK. 



THE CRUDE RUBBER M.\RKET during the past month has been 

 largely speculative, trading has been active, and there have 

 been large offerings which were taken up as they came, 

 but manufacturers were not as ready to buy as they were the 

 month before. The market has run up to S4'4 cents for smoked 

 sheets and has been as low as 52, but the prices for the begin- 

 ning and the end of the month are practically the same ; they 

 have been affected somewhat by the drop in exchange. There 

 was some interest in January-June arrivals. 



Those in a position to know are skeptical about British esti- 

 mates of largely increased production of plantation rubber for 

 1920 and 1921 and expect rather a falling off from the figures 

 for 1919. It is rumored that the planters in the Far East are 

 going to take concerted action to improve their property by 

 tapping the trees only in alternate years. 



Prices for plantation and South American rubber at the be- 

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

 following quotations : 



Pl.antatiox Hevea. November 1, first latex crepe, spot 54 

 cents, November-December 531/2 cents, January-March 53J4-54 

 cents, January-June S3H cents, July-December, 1920, 53^-54 

 cents. November 20, spot 53 cents, futures 53j4. 



November 1, ribbed smoked sheets, spot 53 cents, November- 

 December 52;''i cents, January-March 53 cents, January-June 

 52K'-53 cents, July-December, 1920, 52/2-53 cents, November 20, 

 spot 52 cents, futures 52H cents, July-December, 1920, S2i^ 

 cents. 



NovEMnER 1, No. 1 amber crepe, spot 51 cents, futures 50 cents. 

 November 20, spot 50^ cents. 



November 1, clear thin brown crepe, spot 46-47 cents, January- 

 June 47-48 cents. November 20, spot 48 cents. 



November 1, No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot 40-41 cents, futures 

 39-41 cents. November 20, spot 47j4 cents, futures 41 cents. 



South American Paras and Caucho. November 1, spot 

 prices: upriver fine 52;/2-53H cents, islands fine 49-50 cents, 

 upriver coarse 34-35 cents, islands coarse 22-25 cents, Cameta 

 coarse 22-23 cents, caucho ball 34^-35 cents. Novembee 20, spot 

 prices : upriver fine 52 cents, islands fine 48 cents, upriver coarse 

 34J4 cents, islands coarse 22-23 cents, Cameta coarse 24-25 cents, 

 caucho ball 35 cents. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, for one year 

 ago. one month ago and on November 25, the current date: 



December 



1918. 

 Free Rubbe 

 PLANTATION KEVEA— 



First latex crepe 61!4@ 



Amber crepe No. 1 57 (8 



Amber crepe No. 2 56 @ 



Amber crepe No. 3 55 ® 



Amber crepe No. 4 54 @ 



Brown crepe, thick and thin 



clean 53 @ 



Brown crepe, thin specky. . . 49 @ 



Brown crepe, rolled 43 @ 



Smoked sheet, ribbed, stand- 

 ard quality 60J4 @ 



Smoked sheets, plain, stand- 

 ard quality @ 



Unsmoked sheet, standard 



quality @ 



Cotombo scrap No. 1 @ 



Colombo scrap No. 2 @ 



EAST INDIAN— 



Assam crepe @ 



Assam onions @ 



Penang block scrap @ 



PONTIAXAK — 



Banjermassin @ 



Palembang @ 



Pressed block @ 



Sarawak @ 



11 @12 

 12K@ 

 22^@ 

 09J^@ 



15^@14 



3 @ 



4 @27 



December 1, 



1918. November 1. November 25, 



Free Rubber. 1919. 1919. 

 SOniH AMEHIOAN— 



PARAS— 



Upriver fine 64 @67 52!4@53 50 @ 



Upriver medium @ SO @ e 



Upriver coarse 38 @39 34J^@ 34>^@3S 



Upriver weak, fine 52 @ 41 (a 40 @ 



Islands, fine @ 47VJ@48 47!^@48 



Islands, medium @ 45 @ 47 @48 



Islands, coarse 27 @ 21^2® 22 @23 



Cameta, coarse 27 @ 23 @ 23 @24 



Madeira, fine @ 53H@ 51 @5154 



Acre Bolivian, fine O 53K@ 51 @S1J4 



Peruvian fine @ 51 @ 51 @51J4 



Tapajos fine @ 50 @ 50 @ 



CAUCHO— 



Lower caucho ball (S 31 ta 32 @34 



Upper caucho ball ,>S ©39 35/2® 34 @35 



manicobas — 



Ceara negro heads @ 40 @ @ 



Ceara scrap @ 30 @ @ 



Manitoba (30% guarantee) @ 37 @ @ 



Mangabeira thin sheet (9 40 @ _ @ 



CENTRALS— 



Corinto scrap 39 @ 34 @34J^ 34 @34J4 



Esmeralda sausage 39 @ 34 @34!^ 34 @34K 



Central scrap 39 @ 34 @34'4 33 @34 



Central scrap and strip... 34 @35 30 @ 32 @32Ji 



Central wet sheet @ 24 @24V2 22 @23 



Guayule (20% shrinkage) . . 32 (S) 27 @ 28 @ 



Guayule. dry 35 @ 36 @ 38 @ 



AFRICANS— 



Niger flake, prime 28 (ii> 18 ® 18 @ 



Benguela, extra No. 1, 28% 33 @ @ @ 



Benguela No. 2, 32J^% 29 @ 26^ @ @ 



Congo prime, black upper. . . 48 @ @ 37 @ 



Congo prime, red upper (n ® @__ 



Kassai black @ @ 37 *38 



Rio Nunez ball 48 @ @ @ 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings % <g 42 @ 



Conakry niggers @ @ 42 @ 



Massai sheets and strings.. @ @ 42 (g 

 OUTTA PERCHA— 



Gutta Siak @ 23 (825 25 @ 



Red Macassar @ 2.60 @2.75 2.85 @ 



BALATA— 



Block, Ciudad, Bolivar 71 @ 57 @60 60 @64 



Colombia 60 @ 48 @50 53 @SS 



Panama 58 @ 40 @45 43 @45 



Surinam sheet 95 @ 84 @85 88 @ 



amber @ 87 @88 90 @ 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



THE improvement in the reclaimed rubber market, noted in 



the report for the month, still continues and prices on all 

 grades are firm with upward tendency. In some lines the mills 

 are unable 'to meet the demand for stock. 



Most manufacturers of mechanical rubber goods are falling 



behind in deliveries, particularly in the lines of heavy goods, 

 a situation attributable in part to export demand and in part to 

 renewal and increase of equipment in domestic manufacturing 

 and railway equipment. Automobile tire manufacturers on all 

 sides are planning increased manufacturing facilities. The out- 

 look is decidedly optimistic for the reclaimers. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



November 2S, 1919. 

 Subject to change without notice. 

 Stanti.ird reclaims: 



Floating lb. .30 @ .33 



Friction lb. .25 @ .35 



Mechanical lb. .11 @ .16 



Red lb. .20 (o) .25 



Shoe lb. .15 @ .1S« 



Tires, auto lb. .15 @ .16« 



truck lb. .nVi® .I2ii 



White lb. .22 @ .25 



COMPARATIVE HIGH AND LOW SPOT RUBBER PRICES. 



October. 



Allocated and Free. 



PLANTATIONS: 1919. 1918. 1917. 

 First latex crepe. . .$0.53i/J @$0.49M $0.62 @$0.37 $0.65 @$0.62}4 



Smoked sheet ribbed .52^^@ .48^ -61 @ -35 .64 @ .61 



PARAS: 



Upriver, fine 55 @ .52 .66 @ .56 .66J^@ .63H 



Upriver, coarse 35 @ .33 .36 @ .30 .46 @ .42Ji 



Islands, fine 48!4@ .48 .59 @ .44 .55 @ .50 



Islands, coarse 23V5@ .22 .38 @ .20 .29 @ .27 



Cameta 23 @ .22 .29 @ .31 .30 @ .28 



^Figured only to October 25. 



