THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



I April 1, 1920. 



SINGAPORE RUBBER REPORT. 



GUTHRIE & CO., LIMITED, Singapore, report [February 12, 1920]: 



At the usual weekly rubber auctions held yesterday and to-day. prices 

 showed slight declines from those of last week. Fine pale crepe realized 

 up to $1.12^ (two lots sold at $!.I3}4) or I'A cents down, while ribbed 

 smoked sheet sold at $1.13^5 (three lots sold at $1.14) or !^^:ent below 

 last week's figure. The lower grades showed reductions of 54 -cent. 



The quantity catalot^d was 857 tons, of which 752 tons were offered and 

 527 tons sold. 



Ttie following is the course of values: Sterling Equivalent 



In Singapore, per Pound in 



per Pound.* London. 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked 110}4c @ lU^c 2/9J^ @ 2/lOJ^ 



Sheet, good ribbed smoked IDSVJ @ 110 2/7^ @ 2/ 9H 



Crepe, fine pale 109J^ @ 112>^ 2/95< @ 2/10J4 



Crepe, good pale 106 (3 109 2/8J4 @ 2/ 9i/S 



Crepe, hne brown 99 (^ 105 2/6Ji @ 2/ 8ji 



Crepe, good brown 95 (3 9S'A 2/SJi @ 2/ 6H 



Crepe, dark brown 86 @ 94^^ 2/3 @ 2/ 5'A 



Crepe, bark brown 76 @ 85 2/0'A @ 2/ 2H 



•Quoted in Straits Settlements currency — $1 = $0,567 United States 

 currency. 



AMSTERDAM MARKET REPORT. 



JOOSTEN & JANSSEN 

 The market remained qu 

 ery lively and a larg 



msterdam. report [March 12, 1920]: 

 till the beginning of March, when it became 

 business was done at rising prices. Practically all 

 catalog of inscriptions, postponed on account of 

 the strike, were sold, as well as considerable quantities of rubber in port, 

 but not unloaded. 



The highest price paid for first quality Hez'ea, spot, was f. 1.46; the 

 lower grades in proportion. There was a large turnover also in the ter- 

 minal market, the highest price beinc; f. 1.50 for July and August deliveries. 



ANTWERP RUBBER MARKET. 



GRISER & CO., Antwerp, report [March 5, 1920]: 



At a rubber auction held in .■\ntwerp on February 19, 1920, the first 

 since November, 1919, 618 tons were sold out of 9O0 tons offered. A 

 small lot of Congo plantation Hcvca riihber hrousht 14,45 fr,in.-<. a kiln, 

 while the Malayan iilaiUHNii riilil.. i i-m n|- in llic s.-mi, vil . li,.in:lii 

 from 14.30 to 14.40 .i l.il'i, vvlii. h --i nis i,, -Ii.av lli.il lln' ( cii-c. . 'ilnv.!!.,! 

 rubber, properlv prcfariil. < .m ii,,!,; ii- <,,-,,i v\nli tlic !",m l.i liiii |iiiiil:i.'[ 



The highest prices .>lit,Liii. cl in i A in i ,u rIius « .i, - 



Francs iJcr Kilu. 



Upper Cont'o. .•.lu.ilrur, black S.82}< 



Upper Cn„.^o, .\ruwimi 7.55 @&.52Y2 



Kassai bl.nk 8.85 



Kassai red Luanda 11 5.97 J^ 



Wamba black S.32^i 



Yakoma 8. 10 



Congo plantation Jlr-ca 14.45 



Straits Settlements smoked sheet 14.30 ((114.40 



The stock on hand in Antwerp is about 521 tons. The recent drop in 

 prices was due to the fall in e.\change, but the tone has grown steadier in 

 Ihe last few days. Business was brisker and sales amounting to 140,000 

 kilos were registered. Price at closing was 13.95. 



CRUDE RUBBER ARRIVALS AT ATLANTIC AND 



PACIFIC PORTS AS STATED BY SHIPS' 



MANIFESTS. 



Hageraeyer & Brun 



Paul Bertuch 



lizard Freres .... 

 General Rubber Co. 

 Meyer & Brown. In 

 H. A. Astlett & Co. 

 Poel & Kelly 



CAUCHO at NEW YORK 



Fine. Medium. Coarse. C 

 ;. Bronte, from Para. 



22,400 



86,676 . 



239,740 80,184 



Febri 

 H. A. Astlett ft Co 

 Paul Bertuch . . . . 

 .Mdens' Successors 

 Thornett & Fehr, 

 Ilagemeyer & Bru 



By 



130,300 

 42,804 

 5,293 



224,000 



216,600 

 ' 28,293 



"n.h'ob 



March 6. Bv the S. S. Stcfhcn. from Par.i. 



Poel & Kelly 48.600 



H. A. Astlett & Co 6,000 



P. Bertuch & Co 34.436 1,874 



William Schall & Co 119,937 



Neuss, Hesslein & Co 105,480 



Tho 



& Fehr, Inc. 



1.961,190 



March 12. By the S. S. Manrhvriar. 



Hagemeyer & Co 26,463 



Poel & Kelly 74,299 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



General Rubber Co 82,357 



Paul Bertuch 45,723 



Thornett & Fehr, Inc 869,220 



March 19. Bv the S. S. Biela, fror 



Paul Bertuch 



Poel & Kelly 



G. Amsinck & Co.. Inc 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



New York Overseas Co 



March 22. Bv the S. S. Lake CarcU 

 Paul Bertuch 1R.?3R 



22,400 

 86.676 

 93,100 

 89.292 

 324,224 

 152.650 

 19,270 



48,600 

 6,000 

 47,434 

 159,036 

 135,480 

 1,961,190 



301,680 

 18.032 

 12,642 

 3,626 

 64,288 



PLANTATIONS. 



i Figured ISO founds to the bale, or case.) 

 Shipment Shipped 



from: to: Pounds. Totals. 



I'erri-arv 25. Bv the S. S. Maasdijk, at New York. 



Pablo Hermanns & Co... Rotterdam New York 17.460 



Poel & Kelly Rotterdam New York 54, .50(1 



Weise S: Co Rotterdam New York 274,140 



Aldens' Successors, Inc.. Rotterdam New York 42,343 



Meyer & Brown, Inc Rotterdam New York 28,000 416,443 



February 25. By the S. S. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, at New York. 



Rubber Trading Co Liverpool New York 18,000 



Poel & Kelly Liverpool New York 366,120 3S4.I20 



February 25. By the S. S. LoivtUer Castle, at New York. 



Hood Rubber Co Singapore Watertown 139,200 



Fred Stern & Co Singapore New York 436,800 



General Rubber Co Singapore New York 78,840 



F. R. Henderson & Co.. Singapore New York 75,780 



Poel & Kellv Singapore New York 185,760 



Hadden & Co Singapore New York 43,500 



Balfour, Williamson & Co. Singapore New York 9,000 



L. Littlejohn & Co., Inc. Singapore New York 896,000 



The B. F. Goodrich Co. . Singapore .\kron 131,220 

 Rubber Importers' & 



Dealers' Co., Inc Singapore New York 511,740 



Chas. T. Wilson Co., Inc. Singapore New York 87,800 



Robinson & Co Singapore New York 28,440 



Meyer & Brown, Inc.... Singapore New York 277.760 



Pell & Dumont, Inc Singapore New York 20,160 



The Goodyear Tire & 



Rubber Co Singapore Akron 903.960 



Various _ Singapore New York 1 ,070.820 4.986,760 



February 26. By the S. S. /.w'oii, at Seattle. 



Fred Stern & Co Singapore Akron 224,000 224,000 



February 26. By the S. S. West Modus, at New York. 



Kuharah Tradine Co. Ltd. Batavia New York 307,520 



Gaston, Williams & Wig- 

 more Batavia New York 62,640 



Winter, Ross & Co Batavia New York 83,700 



The Goodvear Tire & 



Rubber Co Batavia Akron 237,420 



Thornett & Fclii. Inc Batavia New York 19,800 



The Fi^l. K-ii1.'m , ('.. .. Batavia Chicopee Falls 181.080 



The TV I tin 1 (',,. Batavia Akron 164,340 



J. T. ln.,n,,,n,, ,\ 1 ,,,, 



Inc. . . Batavia New York 50.580 



Poel i l,-M>, Batavia New York 18,000 



F. W. irn,i ,\ In, liH.. Batavia New York 38,060 

 L. Litllnml,,, ,\ (n. I,,c, lava New York 537,600 

 lava - II, .11, ,11. 1 \n,.ii 



can TiM.linn ( ,. Singapore New York 11,160 



WilSnll, ll..|..,|l. .\ 1 .. , 



Ltd, Singapore New York 137,700 



KnniK !■■ ' Singapore New York 414,540 



G. K.i. ,1 Singapore New York 100,800 

 Fred .'-h.i, ,\ i. Singapore New York 404,400 

 Uublm I ,! . , I Singapore New York 56,880 

 I'.a^ttrii Knl.l.ri (.. ... Singapore New York 261,540 



r..(l \ Krily Singapore New York 613,800 



(n.ldnian. ^a< li^ \ (...,. Singapore New York 43,200 



W. K, r,i.i,e \ ( Singapore New York 345,780 



Thormtt S r.lii. 1. 1.- . Singapore New York 21,780 



Mitsuticbi, Goshi & Co. . . Singapore New York 50,400 



Winter. Ross & Co Singapore New York 139,800 



Meyer & Brown, Inc Singapore New York 190,400 



Rubber Importers' & 



Dealers' Co., Inc Singapore New York 212,940 



L. Sutro & Co Singapore New York 16,920 



Francis Peek & Co Singapore New York 64,080 



Joosten & Janssen Singapore New York 32.940 • 



Various Singapore New York 1 ,200,240 6,020.040 



February 26. By the S. S. Tokiiva Mam, at New York. 



Mitsui & Co., Ltd Singapore New York 40,320 



Pacific Trading Corp. of 



-\merica Singapore New York 181,620 



L. Littlejohn & Co., Inc. Singapore New York 33,600 



Zu/uki & Co Kobe New York .S8.02n 



G. Kuwahara Co Osaka New York 192,960 



II, R. I.athrop & Co... Osaka New York 18.000 



Various Singapore New York 168,180 722,700 



February 26. By the S, S. Sommersdijk, at New York. 



L. Littlejohn & Co., Inc. lava New York 266.400 



L. Sutro & Co Soerabaya New York 30,600 



Mitsui & Co., Ltd Soerabaya New York 51.120 



United Malaysian Co... Soerabaya New York 43.020 



General Rubber Co Soerabaya New York 628.200 



Manhattan Rubber Man- 

 ufacturing Co Batavia New York 46.440 



Mitsui & Co., Limited.. Batavia New York 142,020 



General Rubber Co T'jong Friok New York 196.740 



Poel & Kellv T'jong Priok New York 49,68(1 



L. Sutro S: "Co T'jong Friok New York 74,880 



Aldcn's Successors. Inc. T'jong Friok New York 66.439 



General Rubber Co Deli New York 72,000 



F. R. Henderson & Son. Deli New York 68.940 



Vernon Metal & Produce „ „ , » „» 



Co Deli New York 109,620 



Various Deli New York 374,940 



Various . Soerabaya New York 116,100 



Various ■.'■.'.'.'.'...'.'.'.... Batavia New York 192.780 2.529.019 



February 29. By the S. S. Cedric. at New York. 



Alden's Successors, Inc. Liverpool New York 8,402 8,402 



March 1. By the S. S. Bengalis, at San Francisco. 



L. Littlejohn & Co., Inc. Java San Francisco 160,220 160,220 



