January i, 1908.] 



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Following art tlie quotations at New York for Para grades one 

 year ago, one month ago, and December 30 — the current date : 



Para. Jan. I, '07. Dec. i, '07. Dec. 30. 



Islands, fine, new 118 ©119 72@73 76(5:77 



Islands, fine, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, fine, new 123 (3:124 83(084 82@83 



Upriver, fine, old 127 (0:128 86''a87. 84(0:85 



Islands, coaise, new 715^© 72 44<&45 50(gSl 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new 97 (g? 98 66^67 6s@66 



Upriver, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet 76 @ 77 S6(aS7 56(a57 



Caucho ( Peruvian), ball 95^(0 96 66(0.67 65(a'66 



Ceylon (Plantation), fine sheet 137 (a'i38 93<S94 95(ft96 



African. 

 Sierra Leone, ist 



quality 77@7^ 



Massai.' red 77@7& 



Lopori ball, prime . 

 Lopori strip, prime. 

 Madagascar, pinky . 



Ikelemba none here 



Soudan niggers 72@73 



7S@76 

 72(S73 



64@65 



Benguella SS@S6 



Accra flake 12(0:13 



Cameroon ball 59(0)60 



Centrals. 



Esmeralda, sausage.... 6o(5)6l Mexican, scrap 6o(fr6l 



Guayaquil, strip 50(0:51 Mexican, slab 46(0 17 



Nicaragua, scrap 6o@6l Mangabeira, sheet .... 44(0)45 



Panama 48(0:49 Guayule 32(3:33 



East Indian. 

 Assam 75(®76 Borneo 33(334 



Late Para cables quote : 



Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 3$50O 



Islands, coarse 2$200 



Per Kilo. 



L^priver. fine 4$500 



L'priver, coarse 3$ioo 



Exchange 1554^. 



Latest Manaos advices : 



Upriver, fine 4$500 Exchange 15 7/32</. 



Upriver, coarse 2$50o 



New York Prices for October (New Rubber.) 



1907. 1906. 



Upriver, fine 98(S;i.o6 l.22((?l.24 



Upriver. coarse 84® .88 -93® .96 



Islands, fine 9I@ .99 I.i9@l.2i 



Islands, coarse 56(0: .59 .68(0: Ji 



Cameta 5S@ .62 .69(0: .72 



1905. 



I.22(a 1.30 

 .89(ff .93 



1.19(31.27 

 .69(g .71 

 .-0® .72 



New York Rubber Prices for November (New Rubber). 



1905- 



1. 21 (S\.2.% 



.89 (ff .91 



1. 18 @I.2I 



.68 @ .72 

 .69 @ .72 



1907. 1906. 



Upriver, fine 83 @ .99 1.22 (3.1.24 



Upriver, coarse 68 @ .85 .95 @ .97 



Islands, fine 72 (S> .92 1.18 (§1.20 



Islands, coarse 44 @ .56 .71 @ .73 



Cameta 42 (S! .56 .70 @ .71 



Para Rubber (Excludiag Caucho), 



New York. 



Fine and Total Total Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1907. 1906. 1905. 



Stocks. October 31 Tons 119 51 = 170 125 227 



Arrivals, November 1018 313 = 1331 1556 1281 



Aggregating 1137 364= 1501 1681 1508 



Deliveries, November 1067 



Stock, November 30. 



1907. 

 Stocks, October3i . 7'();ii 417 

 Arrivals, November ... 2945 



70 

 Para. 

 1906. 



140 

 3065 



299 = 1.366 

 65 = 135 



1583 



1354 

 154 



1905- 



•55 



2725 



98 



England. 

 1907. 1906. 1905. 

 595 500 310 

 141 1 803 1270 



.Aggregating 3362 



Deliveries, November. . 3222 



3205 

 2345 



Stocks, November 30. 140 



860 



2485 

 395 



2006 

 1366 



1303 

 923 



1580 

 1075 



640 



380 



1007. 1906. 



World's visible supply, November 30...7"oiij 2706 2772 



Para receipts, July i to November 30 10615 10845 



Para receipts of Caucho. same dates 1075 mo 



Afloat from Para to United States, Nov. 30. 893 604 



Afloat from Para to Europe, Nov. 30 988 830 



505 



1905 



2334 



10610 



770 



443 



837 



Rubber from the Far East. 



Exi'ORTS of plantation rubber from the Straits Settlements and 

 Malay States from January I to October 31, inclusive (in 

 pounds), were destined as follows: 



Great Britain 1,204,534 Australia 21,581 



Europe 133,200 Ceylon 183,556 



United States 4,134 



Japan 13,059 Total 1,530,064 



[From Singapore. 1. 134.996 pounds; from Penang. 395,068.] 



Total exports from the above region for the last two com- 

 pleted years were : 



1905. 1906. 



From Singapore 180,533 7I9.I35 



From Penang 48.267 98.636 



Total 228.800 817,771 



Exports of plantation rubber from Ceylon from January I to 

 October 28 were officially stated on that date as follows : 



Great Britain 250,116 



Belgium 3.387 



France 1.234 



Germany 14.675 



Holland 151 



India 112 



Australia 8,565 



United States 123,595 



Total 401,83s 



[This total was later corrected to 394.643 pounds, by subtract- 

 ing rubber not actually the produce of Ceylon.] 



Complete exports of Ceylon plantation rubber in former years : 

 41,684 pounds in 1903 ; 72,040 pounds in 1904 ; 168,247 pounds in 

 190S ; 327,024 pounds in 1906. 



A later report from Ceylon shows exports of 432,638 pounds 

 to November 21. 



Should the shipments for the remainder of 1907 have continued 

 at the same rate as above, the Straits will show a total of 1,836.077 

 pounds and Ceylon 489.060. or a total of 2,325.137 pounds, against 

 1.144,795 pounds in 1906. 



