THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 

 NEW YORK. 



A .MERic.\N Cotton. The market continued quiet and very dull, 

 ^^ "no sales" being the record for every day save one. The 

 spot price for middling upland cotton was 41.75 cents on April 

 1. It rose to 42 and 42.50 cents in the second week, to 43 cents 

 the third week, then dropped for a few days, reading 41.45 cents, 

 and on April 27 was 42 cents again. 



Planting is late owing to the wet weather and perhaps in 

 some degree to the request of the Government observers, who 

 hope to avert the ravages of the Egyptian pink boll wonn, which 

 has made its appearance in Te.xas and some parts of Louisiana- 



Egyptian Cotton. Some business was done in upper Egyptian 

 cotton in the last half of April, mainly on firm offers made by 

 spinners. The upheaval in the Egyptian market, due to the 

 native growers becoming e.xcited over the high prices paid, has 

 continued and limited the amount of business, making it impossi- 

 ble for e.xporters to send out firm offers. The demand for spot 

 cotton in Alexandria continues, the selection is growing poorer, 

 THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 3,,^ those who have it are advised by brokers to put in their 



NEW YORK. orders without delay. Conservative observers believe that the 



THE M.^RKET for rulibcr scrap has continued in the unsatis- acreage for the new'crop will not be increased materially, owing 

 factory state that characterized it for the past few months. jo government restricrions, as the ground is needed for food 

 It might be described as non-existent. crops. There is complaint of a deficient water supply but the 



The New York harbor strike, car shortage and the switchmen's ^^^ ^^p^ though late, is doing well. One result of excessive 

 strike brought the rubber scrap business to a full stop about the ^^-^^^ j^ ^^ ^^-^^ customers for tire fabrics toward using short- 

 middle of the month. Buyers are so few and sellers so numerous staple cottons instead 



that prices are seriously cut to make sales. Reclaimers are busy ^ ^ t,, , r , - , <■ . • 



, ^ ..^ 1..T-.1 I. i-UiU- Arizon.\ Cotton. The last of this years crop of Arizona 



but are not active in the scrap market. Dealers have held their „, , , . , , , ,,,,,, 



, , J J u u u t J • fv.= Pima has been sold and only two or three hundred bales are now 



prices on shoes unchanged and no change has been noted in tire . , ^, , , , , , 



,,. , C11 J . a ■ •*■ u ^ availab e. The reports are that a much larger acreage has been 



scrap. Warehouses are filled to overflowing, awaiting a hoped ,,,;.- , , , , 



for demand. Lack of foreign shipments is held largely respon- P^"'f ^'^<{ '^^' ^^e Arizona cotton may be looked upon to sup- 

 sible for present scrap values. P'-y "^^, deficency in Sea Island cotton and to avert excessive 



r„, . , ■ r • , r , , , >.. prices for the Egyptian long staples. 



The new Atlantic freight rates for waste rubber are thought ^ ^ 



bv traders to be prejudicial to the trade, one merchant stating Se.. Island. For the time being the boll weevil has killed the 



that they would kill the business, as it would not pay to collect American Sea Island cotton and whatever crop is raised will be 

 the material when it was burdened with so heavy a charge for so small as to be negligible. Increased production in the West 

 shioment India Islands will have little effect on the deficiency, while the 



promise of relief from new cotton countries, save in the case of 

 Peruvian mitafifi, is purely speculative. 



Cotton Fabrics. The demand for all rubber fabrics continues 

 actively and supplies are very scarce. Prices of ducks, drills, 

 sheetings and raincoat fabrics have advanced. There is no 

 change in the market for tire fabrics as conditions are practically 

 the same as last month. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



.^PRIL 26. 1920. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 ASBESTOS CLOTH: 



Brake lining, 2Ji lbs. aq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion lb. $100 @ 1.10 



2H lbs. «q. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion lb. 1.10 @ 1.15 



BURLAPS: 



32— 7-ounce 100 yards 9.50 @ 



32— 8-ounce 9.75 (3 



40— 7><-ounce 10.50 @ 



40— 8-ouoce 10.65 @ 



40— 10-ounce 14.25 @ 



40— lOViounce 14.50 (3 



45_75.4.ounce 12.25 @ 



45— 8-ounce 12-50 @ 



48— lO-Dunce 17.50 @ 



DRILLS; 



38-inch a.0O-yard ywd .435^@ 



40-inch 2.47-yard 37M@ 



52-inch 1.90-yard 725^@ 



J2-incb 1.95-yard 70'/i@ 



60-inch 1.52-yard 90^© 



DUCK: 



CARRIAGE CLOTH : 



38-inch 2.00-yard enameling duck yard -^g @ 



38-iDch 1.74-yard Aif^® 



72-inch I6.66-ounce 1.305i@ 



73-inch 17.21-ounce 1.34H@ 



QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



April 26. 1920. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 BOOTS AND SHOES: 



