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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September 



THE MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL PAPER. 



regard to the financial situation, Albert B. Beers, broke 



ubber and commercial paper, No 



k City, advises 



"During August the demand for commercial paper has been very limited, 

 and almost entirely from out-of-town banks, rates ruling at 8 to S'A per 

 cent for the best rubber names." 



COMPARATIVE HIGH AND LOW NEW YORK SPOT RUBBER PRICES. 



August. 



19J0.* 1919. 1918. 

 PLANTATIONS— 



Firsi l.itf.x crepe... $0.33j4@$O.29M $0.42^^@?0.39J4 $0.63 @$0.63 



Smoked sheet ribbed .33M@ .29^ .41!^@ .38^^ .62 @ .62 



UprivTr, fine 35 @ .27^^ .S4'4@ .55 .68 @ .68 



Upriver. coarse 23/=® .205^ .33 @ .32 .40 @ .40 



Islands/fine 32 @ .29 .47-/@ .47/. .59 @ .59 



Islands, coarse ... .20 @ .19 .21}^@ .21/^ .27 @ .27 



Cameta 18 @ .18 .21V5@ .21J4 .28 @ .28 



•Figured to August 26. 



AMSTERDAM RUBBER MARKET. 



JOOSTEN & JANSSEN, Amsterdam, report [August 14, 1920]: 

 In the beginning of the week prices of rubber showed a further down- 

 ward movement and the tendency remained quiet. There was a fair 

 demand, but at moderate prices. Some owners of spot parcels were 

 rather inclined to sell, and when they could dispose of their lots at satis- 

 factory prices, they made u.se of this opportunity, in consequence of 

 which there was after all a good turnover. Only now and then there 

 was any business on the terminal market; prices remained practically 

 unchanged. At the close prime Hfvea on spot is quoted at f. 1.12; 

 Octcber, f. l.U; December, f. 1.15; March, f. 1.16; with sellers: buyers. 



STRAITS SETTLEMENTS RUBBER EXPORTS. 



An official report from Singapore states that the export of cultivated 

 rubber from Straits Settlements ports in the month of June amounted to 

 11,663 tons (of which 1,976 tons were transshiped). This compares with 

 15,617 tons in May and 5,059 tons in the corresponding mimth last year. 

 The total exports for the first half of the current year amounted to 

 79,435 tons, as against 82,725 tons last year and 42,180 tons in 1918. 

 The following are the comparative statistics: 



1918. 1919. 1920. 



January tons 4,302 14,404 13,125 



February 2,334 15,661 17,379 



March 8,858 20,908 5,931 



April 6,584 10,848 15,720 



May 13,587 15,845 15,617 



June 6,515 5,059 11,663 



Totnls 42,180 82,725 79,435 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS. 



An official report from Kuala Lumpur states that the exports of plan 

 tion rubber from the Federated Malay States for the month of Ju 

 amounted to 9,04o tons, compared with 7,627 tons in May and 7,094 tc 

 in the corresponding month last year. 



The total exports for six months in the current year were 55,475 to 

 against 50,717 tons for the corresponding period last year and 40,557 tc 

 in 1918. Appended are the comparative statistics: 



1918. 1919. 1920. 



January tons 7.588 7,163 11,119 



February 6,820 10,809 9,781 



March 7,709 10,679 9,524 



April 7,428 7,664 8,375 



May 5,851 7,308 7,627 



June 5,161 7,U94 y,049 



Total? 40.557 50.717 55,475 



ANTWERP RUBBER MARKET. 



GRISAR & CO.. Antwerp, report [July 30, 1920]: , , , 



The market tendency continues feeble in consequence of the .absence of 

 orders for the t.'niled States. Prices have still fur J-.er declined, and little 

 business was done. Closing prices were as follows: Sp(<, July, U. 9y^d; 

 .■\ugust-September, Is. 9'Ad.—\s. iOy^i.: August-December is. mid.— 

 U. lOJ^d.; January-March, 2s.— 2s. Id. Fine Para. U. lOVjd. 



Statistics for the week were as follows: Arrivals, 1,047 tons; sales, 

 627 tons; stock. 24,105 tons against 27.60.' in 1919. 



Small quantities of African rubl.er were sold; 263 kilos of red Congo 

 Kassai I and II, at 7. SO francs; 651 red Congo Kassai. Butala grade, at 

 5.50 francs; 1,760 kilos Congo Plantation Herea and some Funtidina at 



^^ArHved"per S. S. Mateba: Various, 3,125 kilos. Stock on hand, 



ribout 755 tons. , , . 



Weak reports from London caused the local futures market price 

 to decline 0.70 francs; at this new rate, buyers have the advantage. 

 Transactions amounting to only 3( 

 fpiotations, each month; August -July, 



SINGAPORE RUBBER MARKET. 



GUTHRIE & CO., LIMITED. Singapore, report [July 15. 1920]: 



Lower London quotations, news of a demoralized Tvew York market and 

 •umors of a failure in that quarter, have had a considerable weakening 

 effect on our market since we last reported and the attendance at the 

 opening of the weekly rubber auction yesterday was poor with few buyers. 

 The earlier catalogs were more or less neglected, but later a moderate 

 demand sprang up, on sellers showing a desire to meet buyers on such lots 

 as they were interested in. The bidding was confined to standard and lower 

 grades, off quality lots of sheet and crepe being unsalable. 



Fine pale crepe sold up to 73 cents (two lots sold at 73 '/^ cents) and 

 r-bbed smoked sheet fetched 73^^ cents (cne lot in cases sold at U'A cents 

 and four lots loose at 74 cents) showing declines of 3 ■/! and 3 cents 

 respectively. Brown crepes shared m the general decline and were 3/6 

 cents cheaper on the week, while dark and barky crepes dropped 2/4 cents. 

 The tone of the market may be iudged from the fact that only 420 tons 

 were sold out of a catalogued quantity of 904 tons. 



The following is the course of values: ,r • , . 



Sterhng Equivalent 

 In Singapore per Pound in 



per Pound.i London. 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked 72c @ 73/2C l/!0|i @ l/Il 



Sheet, good ribbed smoked 58 @ 72 1/65^ @ J/lOf^ 



Creoe fine pale 72 @ 73 1/11^ @ 1/llJ^ 



Cripl: good 'pafe 58 @ 72 1/7^ @ 1/llH 



Crene fine brown 58 Ca 63 l/7ii @ 1/8}^ 



Crepe good brown 53 @ 565^ 1/5?^ @ 1/ 6M 



Crepe dark 48 @ 51 1/4-4 @ U\'A 



Crebe! bark 40 @ 45 1/2 @ 1/3/. 



iQiiotcd in Straits Settlements currency; $1 = $0,567 United States 



EXPORTS OF CRUDE RUBBER FROM BELAWAN (DELI), SUMATRA. 



Four Months 



Ended April 30. 



To Netherlands kilos 



United Kingdom 498,689 



Italy 



3,618,335 



259,632 



1,877.679 



PLANTATION RUBBER EXPORTS FROM JAVA. 



Five Months 



May. Ended May 30. 



1919. 1920. 1919. 1920? 



To Netherlands kilos 2,000 318,000 122,000 1,850,000 



Great Britain 780,000 407,000 3,681,000 2,731,000 



Germany 17,000 35,000 



France 176,000 



Belgium 14,000 14,000 



United States 1,255,000 1,362,000 7,876,000 7,041,000 



Singapore 545,000 176,000 2,536,000 1,884,000 



Japan 1,000 6,000 179,000 184.000 



Australia 30,000 • 46,000 



Other countries 175,000 



Totals Hlos 2,SS3,OnO 2,330,000 14,745,000 13,785,000 



Ports of origin: 



Tandjong Priok 1,677,000 1.274,000 7.598,000 6,665,000 



Samarang 40,000 8,000 243,000 194,000 



Soerabaya 865,000 1.045,000 6,328,000 11,800,000 



•Not elsewhere specified. 



RUBBER EXPORTS FROM PENANG. 



Six Months Ended 

 June 30. 



1919. 1920. 



To Great Britain piciils^ 113,015 121,115 



Europe 1,544 



United States 60,469 103,651 



Totals 173,484 226,310 



- One picul equals 133]4 pounds. 



Totals 55,675,526 



(Ctrmpiled by the Ceylon Cliamber of Commerce.) 



