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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



UNITED KINGDOM RUBBER STATISTICS— (Contimtedi) 



Manufactured— 

 Boots and slices. .rf«fii pair 



Waterproof clothing 



Insulated wire ........ 



Automobile tires and tubes. 

 Motorcycle tires and tubes. . . 



Bicycle tires and tubes 



Carriage tires and tubes 



Totals 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR THE DOMINION OF 

 CANADA. 



IMPORTS OF CRTTDE AND MANUFACTURED RUBBER. 



September. 



Unmanufactured — free 



Rubber, gutta percha, etc. 



From United Kingdf- 



Pounds. 



130,136 



Uiiitcd States 142,456 



British East Indies: 



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Straits Settlements 1,860.969 

 Other countries 22,879 



Totals 2,288,850 



Rubber, recovered ''i-^" 



Hard rubber sheets and rods 

 Hard rubber tubes. ...... ... . 



Rubber, powdered, and rubber 

 or gutta percha scrap...... 



Rubber thread, not covered.. 1.846 



Rubber substitute 62,88<i 



2,647 



93,362 



47.561 



8,692 



683,990 



7,693 



$860,927 



$32,898 



1,828 



30,651 

 60 9. '546 



1,959,540 



180.642 



5.977 



220,572 

 3,469 

 53,260 



Totals ^^-^'l 



Chicle .■•••••■ "9,507 



Manufactured — dutiable : 



Boots and shoes 



Waterproofed clothing 



Belting, hose, packing, and 



matting • 



Gloves and hot-water bottles 



Tires 



Other manufactures 



106,817 

 $244,654 



17,098 

 264,217 



4,493 

 3,211 



16,498 

 5,080 

 9,255 



24,194 



5.962 



128,485 



167,308 



Totals 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN RUBBER GOODS. 



September 



Produce Keexports 

 of of Foreign 

 Canada. Goods. 



Unmanufactured — 

 Crude and waste rubber. 



Manufactured — 



Hose 



Boots and shoes 



Clothing 



Belting 



Tires 



All other, n. o. p 



Produce Reexports 

 of of Foreign 

 Canada. Goods. 

 Value. Value. 



14,016 

 456.834 

 17,549 



Totals $285,777 



Chicle 



• Included in "Other manufactures." 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 

 NEW YORK. 



THE RUBBER SCRAP MARKET continues inactive. There is only 

 tnoderate demand for stock on the part of the reclaiming 

 industry and a marked tendency to hold off in purchases until 

 after the usual inventory period is passed. 



The prices for shoes are steady without movement of the 

 goods. 



The same is true of automobile tires, which are sought actively 

 only on the part of tire rebuilding concerns and those preparing 

 pulled fabric for manufacturers of tire reliners, tire boots and 

 tire repair men for patching purposes. 



Dealers view with some concern the London prediction that 

 the output of crude rubber for 1920 will be much increased over 

 that of the past year, in anticipation that such a condition will 

 influence unfavorably the demand for reclaim and consequently 

 for scrap. 



QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



INNER TUBES: 



No. 1, old packing. 



Red 



MECHANICAIS: 



Black scrap, mixed. No. 



Hose, air brake 



fire, cotton lined 

 garden 



Insulated wire stripping. 



No. 2 lb. 



PNEUMATIC — 

 Auto peelings. No 



Bicycle 



Standard white auto 



Standard mixed auto 



Stripped, unguaranteed 



White, G. & G., M. & W., and U. S. 



SOLID— 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 

 NEW YORK. 



AMERICAN Cotton. On December 1, the spot price for mid- 

 dling uplands cotton stood at 39,45 cents; it fluctuated, 

 above that price for a week or so, reaching 40.25 cents, the high, 

 mark for the month, then dropped to 38 cents, where it stayed 

 for a few days, December 17 saw it rise again to 39.25, a price 

 which was inaintained for fully two weeks to the end of the 

 year, without change and with a daily record of "no sales." 



Egyptian Cotton. The market dropped sharply from the high 

 prices reached at the beginning of November and is now quiet 

 but strong. No upper Egyptian is left and low-grade Sakellar- 

 ides is also scarce so that purchases of Egyptian, practically, will 

 be limited to medium and high-grade Sakellarides, which are 

 quoted at 85 to 90 cents. 



American-Egyptian Cotton. Arizona cotton also dropped in^ 

 sympathy with Egyptian. Early frosts followed by rain stopped' 

 growth so that the cotton was coming in ranks only as choice. 

 The crop estimate is much reduced and 40,000 bales may be too 

 high. Arizona-Eg>'ptian is quoted at 80 to 85 cents. 



Sea Island Cotton. The situation is unchanged. Very little 

 high-grade exists, buying though steady is slow and the price 

 quoted for average extra choice is 84 cents. 



Tire Fabrics. The manufacturers of tire fabrics are working 

 hard to meet the demands of the customers with whom they 

 have made contracts. It is useless to quote prices because 

 fabrics are not to be had save possibly for an occasional small' 

 lot. 



Ducks and Drills. Owing to the continued labor troubles, 

 there is a scarcity of supply which cannot be remedied, however 

 keen the demand, until the mill hands settle down to working 

 full time again. The inactivity of the mills has checked the 

 need for some lines of goods, such as belting duck, and dealers- 

 are awaiting the return of normal conditions. 



