THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June 1, 192U. 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS. 

 NEW YORK. 



DEMAND for chemicals and compounding ingredients of all 

 kinds naturally diminished during the railroad strike, but 

 the relative scarcity of supplies has been still greater in most 

 lines. Prices in general have remained firm with a tendency to 

 advance. The fact that most large manufacturers of rubber 

 goods have been obliged to curtail operations by SO per cent 

 has had a marked influence on the demand for supplies. 



Aniline. About the middle of the month the price advanced 

 to 37 cents per pound, but later fell to 34 cents owing to increased 

 supply and reduced demand. 



Barytes. There is practically no spot stock and lack of 

 facilities to deliver has created a very difficult situation for 

 producers as well as consumers. 



Benzol. The supply remains very limited and prices firm. 



Blacks. Prices still remain very high. The demand from 

 the rubber industry has notably slackened temporarily due to 

 reduced tire manufacturing output. 



Carbon Bisltlphide. Spot stocks continue to remain low and 

 the price has advanced to 7^ cents per pound. 



Carbon Tetrachloride. The demand during the past month 

 has not been excessive. Spot price remains steady at 13 cents 

 per pound. 



Dry Colors. The leading feature has been the persistent 

 scarcity of supplies for dry color manufacture, which has ren- 

 dered these products very difficult to secure in volume sufficient 

 to satisfy the demand. 



Litharge. Prices have held firm notwithstanding a lessened 

 demand by users. Deliveries have been impeded seriously by 

 the railroad strike situation. 



Lithopone. The demand remains practically double the 

 capacity of production. There has been no change in prices. 



Sublimed Lead. The demand has been lessened by the strikes, 

 although it remains in excess of productive capacity. There will 

 be no change in prices until general revision of the lead schedule 

 takes place. 



Sulphur. Prices and demand continue steady. 



Whiting. Supplies of English chalk remain at low level, 

 although an increase is expected soon. The output of whiting 



is also lessened by the shortage of labor for its manufacture. 

 Zinc Oxide. Production is said to be increasing and higher 

 prices are possible sitiCe there is no slackening of the demand 

 from users. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



May 25. 1920. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 



ACCELEBATOaS, ORGANIC. 



Accelerene, New York lb. $4.75 (ai 



Accelemal lb. .55 @ .57}4 



Aldehyde ammonia crystals lb. 2.25 @2.50 



Aniline oil lb. .35 & 



Excellerex lb. .65 @ .75 



Hexamethylene tetramine (powdered) lb. 2.50 @ 3.50 



N. C. C lb. .50 (a, 



No, 999 !b. .22 @ 



Paraphcnylenediamine lb. 2.70 (3 2.85 



Thiocarbanilide lb. .55 @ .70 



Velosan lb. 3.70 @ 3.85 



ACCElEEATOaS, IKOEGANIC. 



Lead, dry red (bbls.) lb. .12^@ 



sublimed blue (bbls.) lb. .10 @ 



sublimed white (bbls.) lb. .10 @ 



white, basic carbonate (bbls.) /*. .10>4@ 



Lime, flour lb. .02 @ 



Litharge, domestic lb. .11J4@ .12)4 



sublimed lb. .12 @ 



imported lb. .15 @ 



Magnesium, carbonate, light technical lb. .11 K@ .14 



calcined extra light lb. .60 @ 



calcined light lb. .35 @ 



calcined medium light lb. .30 (a 



calcined heavy lb. .O/'A® .08 



calcined commercial (magnesite) lb. .04 O 0.05 



Magnesium oxide, extra light lb. .65 (3 



ACISfi. 



Acetic, 28 per cent (bbls.) ctvt. 3.75 & 4.50 



glacial, 99 per cent (carboys) cwt. 15.95 @ 16.70 



Cresylic (97% straw color) (drums) gal. 1.20 ®1.30 



(95% dark) (drums) eal. 1.10 & 1.20 



Muriatic, 20 degrees cwt. 2.25 @ 2.50 



Nitric, 36 degrees ctvt. 6.00 @6.50 



Sulphuric, 66 degrees ton 24.00 025.00 



ALKALIES. 



Caustic soda, 76 per cent (bbls.) lb. .07 (3 .08 



Soda ash (bbls.) lb. .04'/ O 



C0LOE8. 

 Black: 



Bone, powdered lb. .06 @ 



granulated lb. ,11 @ 



Carbon black (sacks, factory) lb. .15 @ .30 



Drop lb. .05'A@ .15 



Ivory black lb. .16 @ .39 



Lampblack lb. .15 @ .45 



Oil soluble aniline lb. 1.25 @ 



Rubber black lb. .09>/-@ 



Blue: 



Cobalt /*. .27 @ .35 



Prussian lb. 1.00 (a 



Ultramarine lb. .15 O .50 



Rubber makers' blue lb. 3.50 @ 



Brown: 



Iron oxide lb. .04Ji@ .06;^ 



Sienna, Italian, raw and burnt lb. .05M@ .14 



Umber, Turkey, raw and burnt lb. .06 (S> .09 



Vandyke lb. .02'/S@ .0954 



Chrome, light lb. .42 O .70 



medium lb. .42 @ .70 



dark lb. .50 O .71 



commercial lb. .07 @ .15 



Oxide of chromium (casks) lb. 1.25 @ 



Rubber makers' green lb. 3.50 @ 



Red: 



Antimony, crimson, sulphuret of (casks) lb. .38 @ .40 



crimson, "Mephisto" (casks) lb. .60 @ 



crimson, "R. M. P." /*. .65 @ 



Antimony, golden sulphuret of (casks) lb. .20 @ .22 



golden sulphuret (States) lb. .30 @ .35 



golden, "Mephisto" (casks) lb. .33 (3 



golden "R. M. P." lb. .33 @ 



red sulphuret (States) lb. .25 @ .30 



vermilion sulphuret lb. .55 @ 



Arsenic, red sulphide lb. .18 @ 



Indian i.lb. .14 @ .16 



Para toner lb. 2.25 & 2.50 



Red excelsior lb. .19 (ff .22 



Toluidine toner lb. 4.25 (3 



Iron oxide, reduced grades lb. .12 (n) 



pure bright lb. .16 



Spanish bright lb. .04^ @ .05 J4 



Venetian , lb. O.Ujw .07 



Oil soluble aniline, red lb. 2.00 @ 



orange lb. 1.75 @ 



