\NUARV 1, 1920.i 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



257 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



NEW YORK. 



THE cRtJDE RUBBER MARKET has shown a slow but Steady ad- 

 vance throughout the month and was very firm in the last 

 week of December so that the year ends with prices at the high- 

 est point they have shown in some months. While the demand 

 continues, the steadiness is due in large part to the firm handling 

 of the Singapore and London markets. The excessive stock 

 in the East, if it existed, has not been poured upon the market ; 

 the American demand, which was put at 300,000 tons or more, 

 will be -net by the importation of not more than 250,000 tons 

 for 1919. 



Prices for plantation and South American rubber at the begin- 

 ning and toward the close of the month are shown in the follow- 

 ing quotations : 



Plantations. December 2, first latex crepe, spot 53 cents, 

 futures 53@53^ cents. December 31, spot S4J4@5S cents, futures 

 55 cents. July-December. 55;4 cents. 



December 2, Ribbed smoked sheets, spot, S2J^@S3 cents, futures 

 52'/^@S3 cents. December 31, spot 54J4@55 cents, futures S4J4@ 

 55 cents. 



December 2, No. 1 amber crepe, spot 51 cents, futures 51 cents. 

 December 31, spot S3@S3^ cents, futures 53@53j/$ cents. 



December 2, clear thin brown crepe, spot 47 cents, futures MVz 

 cents. December 31, spot 48-):+@49 cents, futures 48|4@49 cents. 



December 2, No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot 42'/i@43 cents, fu- 

 tures 42^ cents. December 31, spot, 43^^ cents, futures 42J/2 

 cents. 



South American Paras and Caucho. December 2, spot prices 

 upriver fine 49 cents, islands fine 48 cents, upriver coarse 36 cents, 

 islands coarse 22 cents, Cameta coarse 22(a23 cents, Caucho ball 

 35 cents. December 31, upriver fine 49 cents, islands fine 46J4 

 cents, upriver coarse 36^ cents, islands coarse 22 cents, Cameta 

 coarse 23j^ cents, caucho ball 35^< cents. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, for one year 

 ago. one month ago and on December 31. the current date : 



PLANTATION HEVEA— ' 1919. 



First latex crepe $0.54 @ 



.■Vmber crepe No. 1 48 @ 



Amber crepe No. 2 47 (3i 



Amber crepe No. 3 46 @ 



.Amber crepe No. 4 45 @ 



Brown crepe, thick and thin 



clean 45 & 



Brown crepe, thin specky... .40 (S 



Brown crepe, rolled 35 (? 



Smoked sheet, ribbed, stand- 

 ard quality ,52 ^ 



Smoked sheets, plain, stand- 

 ard quality '1 (S 



Unsmoked sheet, standard 



quality -I') rti 



Colombo scrap No. 1 i."^ (o 



Colombo scrap No. 2 .^6 Ctt 



EAST INDIAN— 



Assam crepe i -36 ®.37 



.Assam onions 44 0.45 



Penang block scrap 38 @.42 



PONTIANAK — 



Banjermassin 14"^ (g 



Palembane MJiffl 



Pressed block \9,Vi<>> 



Sarawak f» 



SOUTH AMEEICAN— 

 PAEaS— 



Upriver fine 61 O 



Upriver medium 55 @ 



(Jpriver coarse 35J^(ff 



Upriver weak, fine 51 ^ 



Islands, fine 52 @ 



Islands, medium 45 ® 



Islands, coarse 23V5® 



.36 @ 

 .40 O 

 AT/2@A» 

 .47 (3.48 

 .22 (i?.23 



1919. 



Cameta, coarse 24 @ 



Madeira, fine 56 @ 



Acre Bolivian, fine 56 dp 



Peruvian fine 55 ^ 



Tapajos fine ® 



CAUCHO — 



Lower caucho ball 34 @ 



Upper caucho ball 35 @ 



MAXK'OBAS— 



Ceara negro heads 35 @ 



Ceara scrap 35 @ 



Manitoba (30% guarantee) @ 



Mangabeira thin sheet @ 



CENTRALS— 



Corinto scrap 37 @ 



Esmeralda sausage 36 ia.36Vi 



Central scrap 35J4@.36 



Central scrap and strip... .33 @.3Sy, 



Central wet sheet @ 



Cuayule (20% guarantee) . . .26 @.27 



Guavule, washed and dried.. @ 



m 



AFRICANS— 



Niger flake, prime 28 @ 



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



Benguela No. 2, 32H% 29 @ 



Congo prime, black upper. . . .48 @ 



Congo prime, red upper 48 @ 



Kassai black 48 @ 



Rio Nunez ball 55 (gi 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings @ 



Conakry niggers 51 @ 



Massai sheets and strings.. @ 



OUTTA PERCHA— 



Gutta Siak 23 @.24 



Red Macassar 2.90 @2.95 



BALATA— 



Block, Ciudad, Bolivar 69 @.70 



Colombia 58 (9.59 



Panama 57 @.58 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



There has been only moderate activity in the reclaimed rubber 

 market during December. Prices are firm with upward ten- 

 dency, and reclaimers are anticipating renewed activity following 

 the first of the vear inventory period. 



NEW YORK aUOTATIONS. 



December 29. 1919. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 Standard reclaims: 



Floating JO f -35 



Friction 25 @ .35 



Mechanical 1I'/S@ .12J^ 



Red llKaP .12K 



Shoe 15!4@ .15^ 



Tires, auto 15f^@ .17 



truck 12 @ .13 



White 22 @ .25 



COMPARATIVE HIGH AND LOW SPOT RUBBER PRICES. 



November. 



1919.* 1918. 1917. 



PLANTATIONS: 



.Mlocated and Free. 

 First latex crepe... $0.54!^® .53 $0.63 @ .41 $0.64 @ .57 

 Smoked sheet ribbed .54 (S .52 .61 '/^@ .46 .62 @ .55^ 



FASAS: 



Upriver, fine 52 @ .49 .68 @ .SJYi .63 @ .55 



Upriver, coarse 35 @ .34;/; .40 ^ .31 .44^@ .47 



Islands, fine 48^ (9i .48 .59 @ .44 .49 @ .45 



Islands, coarse 23'A<S .21 <^ .27 df .21'/. .27>i^ .25 



Cameta 23 13 .23 .2S (3 .21 .2TA<$ .25 



•Figiired onlv to November 28. 1919. 



December. 



.Allocated and Free. 



PLANTATIONS: 1919.* 1918 1917. 



l-irst latrx crepe $0.55 @$0.51 $0.58 (3$0.54 $0.59 @$O.S254 



Sn,,ik,-,1 5hcct ribbed .55 @ .51 .56 «r .52 .58 (3 .50 



PARAS: 



Upriver fine 49 @ .47 .66 @ .62 .62 @ .57 



Upriver coar.se 36J^@ .35 39^5(3 .KVi A2 @ .37 



Islands fine '\S%@ ASH .57 @ .53 -SI @ ^^ 



Islhnds. course 22 (3 .21 .25 (& .24!4 .26'/(S .241.^ 



Cameta 23;4@ .23 .26 I9 .25 .2«54@ .24'A 



n^ured to December 31. 1919. 



