490 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 1, 1920. 



WHOLESALE PRICES OF COTTON AND COTTON PRODUCTS, BY MONTHS AND YEARS. 1913-1918. INCLUSIVE. 



Market . . 



Unit . . . . 



Base price. . 



1913— Year 

 January . 

 February , 

 iMarch ... 



April 



May 



jUiy' .:::; 



August .. . 

 September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 

 1914— Year 



May 



June 



July 



September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 

 1915— Year 

 January . . 

 February . 

 March ... 



Ma'y 



June 



July 



September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 

 1916— Year . 

 January .. 

 February . 

 March ... 



April 



May 



June 

 uly 



September 

 October .. 

 November 

 December 

 1917 — Year . 

 January . . 

 February . 

 March ... 



May .'.'.'.'. 

 June 



J"iy 



August . . 

 September 

 October 

 November 

 December 

 4918- Year . 

 January . . 

 February . 

 March ... 



September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 



Upland 

 Mid- 

 dling. 



Pence. 

 7.2300 



6.900O 

 6.8800 

 6.8400 

 6.8400 

 6.8500 

 6.7000 

 6.7300 

 6.6600 

 6.5400 

 7.5500 

 7.6800 

 7.4500 

 7.1400 

 6.4400 

 7.0800 

 7.0500 

 7.0700 

 7.3300 

 7.4600 

 7.7200 

 7.3800 

 6.300O 

 5.9100 

 5.1300 

 4.5600 

 4.4500 

 5.8600 

 4.930O 

 5.050O 

 5.2000 

 5.7200 

 5.3300 

 5.2800 

 5.1800 

 5.4000 

 6.2500 

 7.2100 

 7.OS00 

 7.6300 

 9.OO00 

 8.1800 

 7.8500 

 7.8100 

 7.7600 

 8.4200 

 8.3200 

 8.0400 

 8.8500 

 9.5600 

 10.4300 

 11.9900 

 in. 9600 

 16.4500 

 10.9600 

 10.9500 

 12.2800 

 12.7100 

 132900 

 17.6000 

 190800 

 19.2900 

 17.7100 

 19.9700 

 21 8800 

 22.2800 

 22.7300 

 23.1900 

 23.2100 

 23.9600 

 22.9800 

 21.3900 

 21.9700 

 21.6600 

 23.1100 

 24.5800 

 23.7000 

 21.5400 



Upland 

 Mid- 

 dling. 



Nevj 

 York. 

 Pound. 



.1306 

 .1280 

 .1259 

 .1229 



P.0838 

 e.0692 

 .0763 

 .0759 

 .1015 

 .0828 

 .0854 

 .0899 

 .1029 

 .0984 

 .0967 

 .0920 

 .0938 

 .1098 

 .1250 

 .1189 



.1859 

 .2033 

 .2076 

 .2545 

 .2612 

 .2586 

 .2271 

 .2813 

 .2991 

 .3060 

 .3178 

 .3236 

 .3185 

 .3386 

 .3172 

 .2749 

 .3039 

 .3123 

 .3446 

 .3578 

 .3249 

 .2953 

 .3042 



Upland 

 Mid- 

 dling. 



New 

 Orleans. 



.1247 

 .1246 

 .1246 



.1372 

 .1336 

 .1297 



.1291 

 .1295 

 .1314 

 .1335 

 .1378 

 .1331 

 d.l200 

 .0838 

 .0692 

 .0742 

 .0721 

 .0962 

 .0783 

 .0804 

 .0836 

 .0947 

 .0906 

 .0911 

 .0869 

 .0895 

 .1053 

 .1203 

 .1155 

 .1185 

 .1412 

 .1205 



.1995 

 .2421 

 .2525 

 .2513 

 .2160 

 .2659 

 .2804 

 .2894 

 .3113 

 .3105 

 .3097 

 .3291 

 .3260 

 .2894 

 .3066 

 .2945 

 .3038 

 .3578 

 .3150 

 .3007 

 .2958 



Good 

 Mid- 

 dling.o 



.0048 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 .0046 

 0046 

 .0054 

 .0065 

 .0054 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0037 

 .0028 

 .0028 

 .0040 

 AOQSI 



.0054 

 .0053 

 .0052 

 .0052 

 .0048 

 .0045 

 .0048 

 .0050 

 .0051 

 .0042 

 .0048 

 .0048 

 .0048 

 .0047 

 .0048 

 .0046 

 .0045 

 .0039 

 .0032 

 .0032 

 ;0034 

 .0034 

 .0040 

 .0037 

 .0037 

 .0038 

 .0038 

 .0039 

 .0039 

 .0039 

 .0038 

 .0038 

 .0041 

 .0046 

 .0050 

 .0091 

 .0053 

 .0058 

 .0065 

 .0077 

 .0106 

 .0133 

 .0133 

 .0109 

 .0095 

 .0083 



New 

 York.c 

 Pound. 



.0080 

 .0098 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 .0125 

 ^0097 

 .0090 

 .0090 

 .0099 

 .0100 

 .0100 

 .0098 

 .0097 

 .0096 

 .0098 

 .0099 

 .0099 

 .0093 

 .0072 

 .0083 

 .0078 

 .0076 

 .0076 

 .0076 

 .0070 

 .0066 

 .0066 

 .0068 

 .0070 

 .0066 

 .0066 

 .0067 

 .0066 

 .0066 

 .0063 

 .0062 

 .0062 

 .OOf.2 

 .0062 

 .0065 

 .0065 

 .0069 

 .0078 

 .0089 

 .0244 

 .0096 



.0324 

 .0329 

 .0324 

 .0316 

 .0323 

 .0317 



Strict 

 Mid- 

 dling. 1", 

 Inches. 



.1590 

 .1600 

 .1575 

 .1583 

 .1600 



1550 

 .1650 



.1675 

 .1635 

 .1592 

 .1416 

 .1596 

 .1588 

 .1600 

 .1625 

 .1625 

 .1625 

 .1625 

 .1625 

 (.1200 

 .0713 

 .0992 

 .1000 

 .1324 

 .1075 



.1275 

 .1275 

 .1275 

 .1292 

 .1617 

 .1631 



.1625 

 .1638 

 .1690 

 .1750 

 .1825 

 i.l900 

 .1975 

 .2195 

 .2569 

 .2594 

 .3121 

 .2494 

 .2413 

 .2613 

 .2833 

 .2906 

 .3125 

 .3250 

 .3250 

 .2925 



.3886 

 .4044 

 .4067 

 .4125 

 .4106 

 .3933 

 .3738 

 .3750 

 .3794 

 .3867 

 .3850 

 .3700 

 .3650 



Strict 



Mid- 



dliiiB. li' 



Inches. 



.1739 

 .1800 

 .1775 

 .1763 

 .1775 



.1700 

 .1725 

 .1763 



.1425 

 .1425 

 i.l435 

 .1500 

 .1775 

 .1758 

 .1775 

 .2121 

 .1775 

 .1775 

 .1775 

 .1775 

 .1866 ■ 

 .1922 

 t.l952 

 i.2142 

 .2333 

 ,2520 

 .2858 

 .2908 

 .3566 

 .2738 

 ».2630 

 i.2960 

 i.3290 

 1.3350 

 .4100 

 1.4250 

 .3750 

 i'.325n 



.4061 

 .4250 

 .4275 

 .4350 

 .4283 

 .4000 

 .3940 

 .3917 

 .3900 

 .4267 

 .3875 

 .3838 

 3853 



.1873 

 .1975 

 .1950 

 .1858 

 .1875 

 .1875 

 .1875 

 .1875 

 1.1875 

 t.1875 



.1875 

 .1875 

 .1875 

 .1875 

 .1875 

 .1875 

 i.l600 

 .1450 



.1742 

 .2000 

 .2038 

 .2050 

 .2427 

 .2050 

 .2050 

 .2050 

 .2110 

 .2150 

 .2200 

 .2350 

 i.2500 

 .2625 

 .2805 

 .3081 

 .3213 

 .3841 

 .3175 

 .3025 

 .3125 

 .3470 

 .3600 

 .3900 



.3833 

 .4275 

 .4463 

 .4431 

 .4227 

 .4450 

 .4467 

 .4500 

 .4463 

 .4067 



New 

 Bedford. 

 Pound. 



.2054 

 .2100 

 .2100 

 .1963 

 .1925 

 .1975 

 .1975 

 .2000 

 1.1990 

 i.2150 

 i.2200 

 i.2175 

 i.210O 

 .1929 

 ;.2075 

 1.2090 

 i.2130 

 1.2125 

 i.2155 

 i.2160 

 i.2130 

 i.2020 

 i.l650 



.1750 

 .1750 

 i.l900 

 1.1860 

 1.1850 

 1.1810 

 i.1810 

 t.l970 

 i.2130 

 1.2075 

 1.2120 

 .2563 

 i.2140 

 i.2O90 

 i.2110 

 i.2120 

 i.2250 

 t.2255 

 1.2350 

 1.2550 

 1.2770 

 1.3250 

 i.360O 

 i.3270 

 4113 

 ;.3200 

 i.3100 

 i.3500 

 i.3800 

 .3850 

 .3850 

 1.4200 

 .4500 

 1.4700 

 .4925 

 .4863 

 .4875 

 .4533 

 .4900 

 .4858 

 -.4825 

 .4775 

 .4533 

 .4450 

 .4350 

 .4175 

 .4581 

 .4288 

 .4275 

 .4288 



:a- Egyptian, 



md, Sakel- 



tra larides, 



)ice. Medium.^ 



Savannah, Landed 



Ga. 1 U. S. 



Pound. Pound. 



.2023 

 .2260 

 .2200 

 .2250 

 .1988 

 .2070 

 .1950 

 .1900 

 .1900 

 .1900 

 .1900 

 .1900 

 .2050 

 .2018 

 .2040 

 .2150 

 .2200 

 .2200 

 .2200 

 .2200 

 .2200 

 .2200 

 .2025 

 .1720 

 .1500 

 .1650 

 .2260 

 .1765 

 .2119 

 .2100 

 .2165 

 .2338 

 .2350 

 .2350 

 .2338 

 .2013 

 .2445 

 .2450 

 .2565 

 .3383 

 .2800 

 .2875 

 .2970 

 .3000 

 .2975 

 .2970 

 .2938 

 .2900 

 .3095 

 .3844 

 .4844 

 .5205 

 .6527 

 .5200 

 .5100 

 .5570 

 .6625 

 .6375 

 .6900 

 .6900 

 .6900 

 .6513 

 .6975 

 .7320 

 .7300 

 .7077 

 .7300 

 .7300 

 .7300 

 .7281 

 .7225 

 .7225 

 .7225 

 .7225 

 .6988 

 .6700 

 .6750 

 .5313 



.2306 

 .2300 

 .2300 

 .2300 

 .2300 

 .2300 

 .2300 

 .2233 

 .2233 

 .2233 

 2284 

 .2474 

 .2423 

 .2190 

 .2283 

 .2243 

 .2207 

 .2206 

 .2270 

 .2308 

 .2345 

 .2595 

 .2050 

 .1802 

 .2010 

 .1960 

 .2043 

 .1637 

 .1700 

 .1820 

 1.1875 

 .2031 

 .2023 



.2299 

 .2401 

 .3181 

 .2875 

 .2857 

 .3110 

 .3018 

 .2648 

 .2772 

 .2722 

 .2772 

 .2972 

 .3372 

 1.4300 

 .4754 

 .5806 

 .5300 

 t.5375 

 ..5450 

 i.5550 

 i.5650 

 i.5750 

 1.5850 

 ».59S0 

 .i.6050 

 i.6150 

 1.6250 

 i.6350 

 .6416 

 i.6350 

 1.6350 

 i.6350 

 1.6350 

 i.6350 

 .■-6350 

 i.6350 

 .-.6350 

 i.6400 

 i.6500 

 i.6600 

 .6700 



o On middling. 6 Off middling, c New York to March, 1915. Average of 11 markets designated by Department of Agriculture, March, 1915, to 

 December, 1918, inclusive. rf New York price. <; New Orleans price. /Government action taken on December 24, 1914, altered somewhat the stand- 

 ards of grading, but contracts made on the old basis were permissible to February 17. 1915. This probably e.xplains many abrupt changes in prices. 

 £ Beginning September, 1917, market, f. o. b. Alexandria, Egypt. h Not weighted according to quMntities marketed each month. i Interpolated. 



