1. 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



189 



THE MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL PAPER. 



regard to the financial situation, Albert B. Beers, broker in crude 

 ' commercial paper. No. 68 William street. New York City, 



'During November there has been 



fair demand for paper, mostly from 

 banks, and the best rubber names have been taken at SH to 6 

 nd those not so well known 614 to SYs per cent. 



SINGAPORE RUBBER REPORT. 

 GUTHRIE & CO., LIMITED, Singapore, report [October 16, 1919]: 

 At the usual weekly auctions held yesterday and today there was a 

 strong demand for all grades which continued throughout the sales. Fine 

 pale crepe realized up to 96 cents (one small lot in bulk sold at 96'A 

 cents and one lot in cases at the same figure) showing an advance on the 

 week of 7 cents. Ribbed smoked sheet was readily taken up at up to 96 

 cents (two small lots in bulk fetching 96^ cents) showing an advance on 

 last week of 6 cents. 



Lower grades showed corresponding advances. 

 The total quantity catalogd was 940 tons of which 866 tons were of- 

 fered and 674 tons sold. 



The following is the course of values: 



Sterling Equivalent 

 In Singapore, per Pound in 



per Pound. ^ London. 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked 93c @ 96c 2/4"^ @ 2/ 5H 



Sheet, good ribbed smoked 85 @ 92'^ 2/ 2 "4 @ 2/ 4M 



Crepe, fine pale 93K @ 96 2/ 5ji @ 2/ 5?^ 



Crepe, good pale 86}4 @ 93 2/3!^ @ 2/ 5 



Crepe, hne brown 70 @ 74 l/IO}^ @ 1/11^ 



Crepe, good brown 65 (ffl 67yi 1/9% @ 1/ 9Ji 



Crepe, dark brown 62 @ 66J4 1/ 8Ji @ 1/ 9}4 



Crepe, bark brown 59 @ 60 1/ 7% @ 1/ 7H 



•Quoted in S. S. Currency— $1 = $0,567. 



BATAVIA RUBBER MARKET 



HERMANS, MARSM.^N & CO., Bat.ivia, report [August 15-September 

 18. 1919]: 



The market opened rather quiet and price.': advanced until 1.21 guilders 

 [48.4 cents] for the 100 per cent first crepe and 1.19 guilders [47.6 cents] 

 for the smoked sheets. Suddenly a very strong demand came up which 

 caused a heavy advance of prices for all grades. The highest price paid 

 for the 100 per cent first crepe was about 1.45 guilders [58 cents], with 

 one cent lower for the smoked sheets. These prices could only maintain 

 for some days and they soon increased again. The market closed with the 

 following quotations: 



In Batavia Equivalent 



Per'/j-kilo.i PerK-kiloin 

 Guilders. U. S. Currency. 



Fine pale crepe 1.35 $0.54 



First pale crepe 1.33 .532 



First pale crepe, basis 75 per cent 1.25 .50 



Prime smoked sheets 1.31 .524 



Prime smoked sheets, basis 75 per cent 1.23 .496 



' Quoted per H-kilo (1.1 pounds) in Dutch Indian guilders ($0.40). 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM JAVA.' 



To Holland 



England 



France 



United Sutes. 



Singapore 



Japan .• 



Australia 



Other countries 



Totals 



Ports of origin: 

 Tandjonq Friok. 



Cheribon 



Semarang 



Soerabaya 



Probolinggo .... 

 Tjilatjap 



213,000 



667.000 

 22,000 



303,000 

 83,000 



,287.000 



;,327,000 



1.584.000 

 lO.OCO 

 28,000 

 682.000 

 24.000 



Totals 



1919. 



981,000 



4,781.000 



176.000 



11,578,000 



3,580,000 



179,000 



245.000 



33,000 



21,553,000 



11,700.000 

 10,000 

 345,000 

 8,751.000 

 24.000 

 149,000 



13,391,000 20,979,000 



4,454,000 



5,874,000 



■ 656,000 



354.000 



393,000 



13,390.000 



7.182,000 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS. 



An official report from Kuala LumiJur states that the September exports 

 of rubber from the Federated Malay States amounted to 9,841 tons com- 

 pared with 10,626 tons in August and 6.588 tons in the corresponding 

 month last year. For nine months of the present year the exports amounted 

 to 79,824 tons against 58,142 tons in 1918 and 58,848 tons in 1917. Ap- 

 pended 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 



Mav 7.179 5,851 7,308 



Tune 6.009 5,161 7,094 



tulv 5,798 5,706 8,640 



August 6,487 5.291 10,626 



September 7.087 6,588 9,841 



Totals 58,848 58,142 79,824 



STRAITS SETTLEMENTS RUBBER EXPORTS. 



An official report from Singapore states that the export of plantation 

 rubber from Straits Settlements ports in the month of September amounted 

 to 10,476 tons (of which 2,140 tons were transhipments), compared with 

 8,933 tons in August and 6,209 tons in the corresponding month last year. 

 The total exports for nine months of the present year amounted to 109,952 

 tons, compared with 51,616 tons in 1918 and 56.332 tons for the correspond- 

 ing period in 1917. Appended are the comparative statistics: 



1917. 1918. 1919. 



January 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 



Mav 6,282 13,587 15,845 



Tune 8,775 6,515 5,059 



July 7,351 1,978 7,818 



August 3,786 1,249 8,933 



September 5,679 6,209 10,476 



Totals 56,332 51,616 109,952 



RUBBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR CEYLON. 



IMPOETS. 



January 1 to October 6. 



Crude rubber; 

 To United Kingdo 

 Belgium 



Fran 



iVictoria 



•New South Wale; 



United States 13,588,54: 



Canada and Newfoundland 



Africa 2,294 



India 2,459 



Straits Settlements 



Japan 206,058 



2,313 



454 



213,506 



Totals 



•These figures include cargoes 

 ports of Australia, and depends 



{Compiled by the Ceylon Chan 



ANTWERP RUBBER ARRIVALS. 



October 30. By the steamer Anvermille from the Congo. 



Bunse & Co. (Comptoir Commercial Congolais) kilos 11,640 



Bunir & Co. ( Beleika) 2,500 



Bunee & Co. (Grands Lacs) 9,300 



Bunrf & Co. (Campasnie du Kassai) 28,000 



Bunge & Co. (Forminiere) ". 6,100 



Bunie & Co 39,000 



c :A*i r^^^^■^:»^^ A«»Arcn.'e:a cPhiimin *de Fcr du Haut Congo).... 10,240 



62,600 



Total 



.kilos 169,380 



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



Exporters. Fine. Medium. 



Tancredo, Porto & Co kilos 91,055 12,604 



J. A. Mendes & Co 78,355 4,637 



General Rubber Co. of Brazil 137,427 11,399 



Stowell & Co 121,000 5,523 



Chliger & Co 31,875 10,540 



Semper & Co 10,240 



Adelbert H. Alden, Limited 



Totals 469.952 44,703 



From Iquitos 40,684 39,802 



Totals 510,636 84,505 



(.Compiled by Sto-uell Sr Co., Manios. Braiil.) 



Coarse. 

 11,796 

 10,438 

 17,128 

 11,422 

 2,819 



Coarse. Caucho. 



11,969 

 11,969 



Grand 



ToTAI-S. 



250,000 

 237,590 

 207,000 

 149,988 

 95,367 

 10.240 

 3,570 



