THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



MANICOBAS — 



Ceara negro heads 



Ceara scrap 



Manitoba (30% guarantee) 

 Manxabcira tbin sbeet.... 

 CENTRALS— 



Corinto scrap 



Esmeralda sausage 



Central scrap and strip 



Central wet sheet 



Guayule (20% shrinkage) . . 

 Guayule, dry 



AFHICANS— 



Niger flake, prime 



Bcngucla, extra No. I, 28%. 



Bcnguela No. 2, 32yi% 



Congo prime, black upper... 



Congo prime, red upper.... 



Rio Nunez ball 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings 



Conakry niggers 



Massai sheets and strings... 

 GUTTA PERCHA— 



Gutta Siak 



Red Macassar 



BALATA— 



Block, Ciudad Bolivar 



Colombia 



34 @34/j 

 34 @34!4 

 34 @34/j 



48 @50 



40 @45 



84 @85 



87 @88 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



The reclaimed rubber market has shown marked improvement the past 

 month. Boot and shoe reclaims have been in strong demand due to activity 

 in the carriage cloth, automobile topping and insulated wire trades. There 

 has been slight improvement also in the call for tire reclaims by the 

 mechanical goods trade. Prices remain unchanged from last month's quo 



NEW YORK aUOTATIONS. 



October 25, 1919 

 Subject to change without notice. 

 Standard reclaims: 



Floating lb. 



Friction lb. 



Mechanical lb. 



Red lb. 



Shoe lb. 



fires, ai.tu lb. 



tiuck lb. 



White lb. 



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THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 

 NEW YORK. 



THERE has been hardly any change in the rubber scrap market si) 

 month ago. Manufacturers have been buying in small lots 

 interest being centered around boots and shoes and standard auto 



Price changes in the list since last month show a quarter of a cer 

 vance in boots and shoes, a decline of one cent in standard white 

 Vires and three-eighths in solid truck tires, otherwise the list is unchanged 





QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



October 25, 1919. 



TIRES: 



PNEUMATIC^ 



Auto peelings. No. 1 lb. 



No. 2 lb. 



Bicycle lb. 



Standard white auto lb. 



Standard mixed auto lb. 



Stripped, unguaranteed tb. 



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



SOLID — 



Carriage lb. 



Irony lb. 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS 

 NEW YORK. 



N October, af 

 . the spot price 



ir a time with sharp flu 

 advanced steadily anc 



tid that the 



Bering around 32 c 

 liddling uplands ( 

 36.60 cents on October 24. Speculation was based 

 the crop would be even shorter than the governmem 

 quality would be poor. Rain and bad weather spoiled the cotton and inter- 

 fered with picking the cotton in season, while the insect pests abounded, the 

 boll weevil appearing farther north than ever before. The demand is 

 very great and the prospect is that prices will be extremely high. 



Egyptian Cotton. The supply of Egyptian cotton has been larger than 

 was expected for the crop was good, though the staple was shorter than 

 usual in many cases, owing to the native trick of cutting off the water in 

 order to force the boll to open early. The high price offered offset in 

 some degree English competition. 



From the first to the middle of October, prices advanced sharply but 

 later in the month the market fell off, medium Sakellarides being quoted 

 58 M, cents and medium uppers at 56 cents. 



American-Egyptian. Arizona has yielded the largest crop yet produced, 

 but this, combined with imported Egyptian, will not make up for the 

 deficiency due to the shortage of Sea Island cotton. A fair amount of 

 this cotton has been marketed and the demand, although somewhat restricted, 

 continues to take care of the output of all gins. Prices have held steadily 

 around 68 and 70 cents for the best grades. 



Sea Island Cotton. Sea Island cotton conditions show no change, with 

 an exceedingly small crop in prospect. The government estimate of 15,000 

 bales will probably be reduced at the end of the year. Good grades are 

 demanding very high prices. Probably a good grade of average extra 

 choice could be bought for 70 cents. 



Tire Fabrics. The market is very strong. Increased production of tires 

 and the condition of the cotton crop, with the increased shortage in long 

 staple, make it impossible for the mills to meet the demand. The product 

 is sold substantially to the end of 1920. 



Other Fabrics. A like excess of demand over supply prevails with 

 other cotton fabrics. For waterproofing materials, for sheetings, for hose and 

 belting, for drills and ducks it is the same story of goods very scarce and 

 deliveries for next year only. Asbestos cloth and yarns are hard to get; 

 there are almost no imports from England and none from Germany. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



October 25, 1919. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 ASFESTOS CLOTH: 



lirake lining, 2'A lbs. sq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion lb .85 @ 



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

 tion lb. .96 @ 



BURLAPS: 



32— Jounce 100 vardj * 12.50 @ 



3;— 8-ounce '13.50 @ 



40— 7J<-ounce •M.U @ 



40 — Bounce •14.25 @ 



40_10-ounce 100 yards *18.00 @ 



40— lOJ^-ounce *18-25 @ 



45— 7'/4-ounce *16.85 @ 



45— 8-ounce '17.00 @ 



45—9'A-oaBce ■" None 



48— 10-ounce *20.00 @ 



ILLS: 



38-inch 2.00-yard yard ' 35 @ 



40-inch 2.47-yard * .2814® 



52-inch 1.90-yard ' .46'^ @ 



52-inch 1.95-yard * .46)4 @ 



60-inck 1.52-yard * .60 @ 



