THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1920. 



PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO. 

 IMFOBTS. 



Unmanufactured — free: 



;riide rubber: 



Prom Straits Settlements.. 



British East Indies. 



Dutch East Indies. 



Hong Kong 



Totals 



7e!utong 



Gutta percha 



Chicle 



'Rubber manufactures 



9,652,116 $3,399,427 



78,425 32,305 



2,252,324 817,551 



280,438 84,131 



1,002,681 

 34i!442 



$522,138 



12,263,303 $4,333,414 

 168,468 $7,125 



1,344,723 $632,371 



57,324 



1,615 



Manufactured: 



Automobile tires 



Inner tubes 



:Solid tires 



All other tires 



Belting 



Hose. 



Kubber boots 



Rubber shoes 



Druggists' sundries 



Other nibber manufactures 



Totals 



Insulated wire 



Fountain pens 



Suspenders 



Chewing gum 



Unmanufactured — free ■ 

 Reclaimed and scrap rubber. 



62,609 69,036 



22 



EXPORTS. 



$380,419 



11,207 

 28,089 

 63.815 



23,520 

 9,141 



45,602 

 9,771 



6,066 

 4,164 

 21,048 



REEXPORTS. 



Crude rubber . . . 



Chicle 



Uubber manufactu 



43,367 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



NEW YORK. 



THE siTU.\TiON in the rubber scrap market is described as easier. 

 Tires and shoes are lower than last month. The market 

 changes but shghtly from week to week. The activity is not 

 up to normal and the outlook is problematical. Prices quoted 



are nomma 



QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



Prices subject to change without notice. 

 BOOTS AND SHOES: 



Aictic tops ' J. 



Boots and shoes lb. 



Trimmed arctics lb. 



Untrimmed arctics lb. 



HARD RUBBER: 



Battery jars, black compound lb. 



No. 1 , bright fracture lb. 



INNER TUBES: 



No. 1 lb. 



Compounded lb. 



Red lb. 



MECHANICALS: 



Black scrap, 



.09V$@ .09M 



No. 1 lb. 



No. 2 lb. 



Car springs lb. 



Heels lb. 



Horse-shoe pads lb. 



Hose, air brake lb. 



fire, cotton lined lb. 



garden lb. 



Insulated wire stripping, free from fiber lb. 



Matting 



.lb. 



Red scrap. No. 1 . 



TIRES; 



PNEUM.ATIC — 



Auto peelings 



Bicycle 



"Standard white auto 



Standard auto 



Stripped, unguaranteed 



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



.03 @ 



.01 '/5@ 



.0554® 

 .09 @ 

 .06)i@ 

 .08 @ 



.04 '4 (3) 

 .02Ji@ 

 .04i/i(ai 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 

 NEW YORK. 



AMERICAN Cotton. The market has been quiet and steady with 

 httle business done. Middling uplands stayed at 40 cents 

 •lill the middle of the month, then declined slightly and gradually 

 until it reached 38.25 cents at the time of going to press. Tight 

 money and the raising of the rate of interest by the Federal 

 Reserve Board, have contributed to this result. Reports on the 

 new crop are conflicting as so much depends on the weather, 

 owing to the lateness in planting on account of the hard winter. 

 In some districts planters have turned to farm produce instead 

 of cotton, because of the boll weevil and the high prices of 

 vegetables ; in others they are planting more cotton than before. 

 It is too early to speculate on the amount of the new crop. 

 Meanwhile conditions in England point to a diminution, if not a 

 complete cessation, of imports of cotton from the United States. 



Sea Isl.-vnd Cotton. There is no change in the situation re- 

 garding Sea Island Cotton, and no signs of a cessation of the 

 ravages of insect pests. Many planters have given up cotton for 

 the time being or have cut down their acreage, as Sea Island 

 cotton seems to have abdicated in favor of Arizona. 



Egyptian Cotton. Reports here are also conflicting. While 

 information has been given out that a larger acreage than ever 

 has been planted with cotton, owing to the high prices and the 

 speculation of last season, equally positive is the assertion that 

 the Government has insi.sted that a large proportion of the cotton 

 land, two-thirds, should be planted with food stuflfs. 



.\rizona Cotton. Every available foot of ground has been 

 utilized and a record crop is anticipated, perhaps three times the 

 42,734 bales of last year. .Ml of the crop has been contracted for 

 by fabric manufacturers. 



Cotton Fabrics. The difiiculties in meeting the demands for 

 tire fabrics have been relieved, partly by the congestion of trans- 

 portation, which, by holding up steel, rubber and other raw ma- 

 terials, has forcibly reduced the manufacture of automobiles and 

 of tires, and partly by desire to substitute cord tires for .those 

 made of square woven fabrics and the consequent cessation of 

 the call for the latter. There is a great confusion about con- 

 tracts, on this account and reluctance to give out quotations or 

 terms of settlement. 



The market for hose and belting fabrics is strong but the offer- 

 ings are restricted. There is a rush to cancel contracts in drills, 

 sheetings and osnaburgs, and the sales of piece goods at the mills 

 have fallen sharply; the manufacturers, however, see no prospect 

 of reducing prices. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



June 25, 19:o. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 ASBESTOS CLOTH: 



Brake lining, 21^ lbs. sq. yd., brass or copper inser- 



Carriage 

 Irony . . 

 Truck .. 



.03 /a 

 .03 H 



.oiM 



.04 J^ 

 .03 '/i 

 .02'A 

 .05 



.04 Ji 

 .03 « 



@ 1.10 

 la l.lS 



BURLAPS: 



32 — 7-ounce 100 yards 



32 — 8-ounce 



40— 75<-ounce 



40 — 8-ounce 



40— 10-ounce 



40— lO^ounce 



45 — 7 54-ounce 



45 — Bounce 



48 — 10-ounce 



DRILLS: 



3S-inch S.OO-yard yard 



40-inch 2.47-yard 



52incb 1.90-yard 



52-inch 1.95-yard 



60-inch 1.52-yBrd 



