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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[Seitembkr I, 1920. 



UNITED STATES CRUDE RUBBER IMPORTS FOR 1920 (BY MONTHS). 



Manitoba A 



1920. Plantations. Paras. Africans. Centrals. Guajulc. and Matto Balata. cclla 



Grosso. Ui 



January tons 17,799 2,620 821 HI 



February 29,681 2,456 558 265 34 



March 28,533 2,463 514 23 114 3 113 < 



April 21.036 1,893 628 29 79 10 22 i 



May 24,443 2,025 662 95 113 45 1,C 



June 12,911 1,352 427 27 164 .... 7 ; 



July 14,695 1,115 34 40 8 I,: 



Totals 149,098 13,924 31,644 590 504 13 195 4,( 



(.Compiled by The Rubber Association of America, Inc.) 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



NEW YORK. 



THE INACTIVITY that lias featured in the rubber scrap market is 

 fundamentally due to the general curtailment of tire pro- 

 duction and a consequent stagnation in crude rubber. Reclaimers 

 appear to be well stocked with scrap and are not interested as 

 customary at this time in Fall deliveries. Dealers have shown 

 little interest in present prices that are all practically nominal 

 quotations. 



Boots and Shoes. All grades are from ^ to ^ cent lower 

 than last month, depending on the willingness of the seller to 

 make concessions. An average price for boots and shoes, de- 

 livered, is around 6.25 cents. 



Inner Tubes. These have dechned about yi to 1 cent through- 

 out the list, since a month ago. Holders have asked 14 to 14^ 

 cents for No. 1 tubes, delivered. 



Tires. Prices are from yi to Yz cent lower than last month, 

 standard auto tires being quoted around 2i/2 to 3 cents, delivered. 



There has been very little interest shown in the other sorts, 

 mechanicals being particularly lifeless. 



QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



August 26. 1920. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 BOOTS AND SHOES: 



Arctic tops lb. $0,075 @ 



Boots and shoes lb. .06!^ @ .06 Ji 



Trimmed arctics lb. .0514® .05Ji 



Untrimmed arctics lb. .04-4 @ -OAVt 



HARD RUBBER: 



Battery jars, black compound !b. .01 @ .0154 



No. 1, bright fracture lb. .23 @ .24 



INNZR TUBES: 



No. 1 lb. .IWz® .15 



Compounded lb. .OiVi@ .09 



Red lb. .07 @ .mVi 



MECHANICALS: 



Black scrap, mixed. No. 1 lb. .03^@ .04 



No. 2 lb. .02'A@ .02)4 



Car springs lb. .03'/5@ .04 



Heels ">■ -03 @ .03H 



Horse-shoe pads 'b. -03 @ .03/^ 



Hose, air brake lb. .03'A@ .03)4 



fire, cotton lined lb. .Ol'A® .01)4 



garden lb. .Olyi^ .dlH 



Insulated wire stripping, free from fiber lb. .03}4@ .04 



Matting lb. .Ol'A'^ .01 H 



Red packing lb. .05H@ -06 



Red scrap. No. 1 lb. .09 @ .10 



No.2 lb. .06)4@ .07!4 



White scraii No. 2 lb. .08 @ .09 



No.l lb. .10 @ .11 



TIHES: 



PNEUMATIC— 



Auto peelings lb. .03)^(8 .04 J4 



Bicycle ">■ •02}4@ .02^ 



Standard white auto lb. .03)4® .04!i 



Standard auto '*• -0254® .03 



Stripped, unguaranteed lb. .01H<S .02 54 



White, G. & G., M. & W., and U. S lb. .04'4@ .04)4 



SOLID— 



Carriage ">■ -O* @ ■O-'Ji 



Irony lb. .01 ® 



Truck "'• -03/.® .02H 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



NEW YORK. 



A .MEKic.\.\ coTTo.N has shown a steady decline during August 

 ■*^ that was due to the excellent prospects for an increased 

 crop, together with the uncertainty regarding consumption, as 

 rumors of manufacturing curtailment were persistent. 



From 40 cents quoted on August 2 for middling uplands spot 

 cotton, the market slowly declined to 32.50 cents, the quotations 

 on August 23. Quiet conditions prevailed until the close of 

 the month, with spot quotations around 32 cents for middling 

 uplands. 



The Acting Secretary of Agriculture on July 21 signed the 

 pink boll-worm quarantine order, applicable to Louisiana and 

 Texas. It is effective August 1. 



Arizona Cotton. As this is the period between crops, very 

 little can be reported until the market for the new crop opens. 

 Tentative quotations on the new staple are placed at 80 to 90 

 cents. 



Egyptian Cotton. A bumper crop is expected. The official 

 acreage this season for Egyptian cotton is 1,827,888 feddans. This 

 shows an increase of 254,226 feddans over the acreage in 1919, 

 and is the largest ever planted in Egypt, the previous record 

 being 1,755,270 feddans in 1914. One feddan equals 1,038 acres. 

 The record of the past eight years, including 1920, is as follows : 

 1916 1,655,512 



1918. 



,827,888 

 ,573,662 

 ,315,572 

 ,677,308 



1915. 

 1914. 



i,003 



90 cents to $1 on Sakcllarides, 



1917. 



Quotations on August 23 

 and 60 to 70 cents for uppers. 



Cotton Fabrics. The market for all cotton fabrics used by 

 the rubber trade is practically dead. Cotton goods can not be 

 sold in quantities, even at reduced prices, because of unsettled 

 market conditions. Fabric mills have caught up on orders 

 and are looking for business, but the rubber trade is not inter- 

 ested in buying cotton goods at this time ; in fact, many man- 

 ufacturers are offering to sell surplus stocks. The following 

 prices are largely 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



August 26. 1920. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 ASBESTOS CLOTH: 



Brake lining, 2'/3 lbs. sq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion (b. 'SLOO @ 1.1 



2!4 lbs. sq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion lb. '1.10 @ 1. 



BURLAPS: 



32 — 7-ounce 100 yards @ 



32— 8-ounce @ 



40— 75^-ounce 9-00 @ 



40— 8-ounce 9.25 @ 



40— 10-ounce 12.00 @ 



40— 10>^-ounce 12.25 @ 



45— 7M-ounce @ 



45 — 8-ounce @ 



48— 10-ounce @ 



DRILLS: 



38-inch 2.00-yard yard *.42H@ 



^0-inch 2.47-yard '.i6'A® 



52-inch 1.90-yard '■S2H@ 



52-inch 1.95-yard '.SIH® 



60-inch 1.52-yard '.65^® 



