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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[April i, 1908. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



PRICES during tlie month have fluctuated to an unusual 

 extent, and the market closed materially higher. Buying 

 has been active at Para, which has sent prices up in 

 all other centers. Whether this has been due to heavier require- 

 ments for Europe remains to be seen. There has been more in- 

 quiry for American account, and an increased volume of sales, 

 in spite of the advance in prices, from which it would appear 

 that stocks in manufacturers' hands are less extensive than at one 

 time appeared probable. 



Arrivals at Para (including caucho) from July i last to March 

 18 amounted to 27,605 tons, compared with 29.390 tons to the end 

 of March, 1907, and 28,020 tons for the same period of the pre- 

 ceding year. 



Of the 361 tons offered at the .Vntwerp sale on March 27 

 about 320 tons found buyers at an advance over brokers' estima- 

 tions of 2j4 to 3 cents per pound. Only a small proportion was 

 bought for American account. 



Following are the quotations of New York for Para grades one 

 year ago, one month ago, and March 20 — the current date : 



P.\R.\. Apr. I, '07. Mar. I, '08. Mar. 30. 



Islands, fine, new 116 @II7 



Islands, fine, old none here 



Upriver, fine, new 118 @II9 



Upriver, fine, old 121 @I22 



Islands, coarse, new 67 @ 68 



65(a66 76@77 



none here none here 



67@68 

 69(870 



41(042 



-7(a'78 

 8o(«8i 

 41(2:4^ 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



49(g50 

 75@76 



35(5 56 

 83^84 



prime 61(062 



Upriver, coarse, new 92 (S^' 93 48@49 55® 56 



Upriver, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet.... TiiVz®. 76 43(^44 45(1' 46 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball 86 @, 87 



(Teylon (Plantation), fine sheet 137 ©138 



African. 



Sierra Leone, 1st Lopori ba 



quality 63(864 Lopori strip, prime 54(§55 



!Massai, red 63(864 Madagascar, pinky 6i(a'62 



Benguella 45(846 Ikelemba none here 



Accra fiake \2@,l}, Soudan niggers 53@54 



Cameroon ball 4S(a!46 



Centr.als. 



Esmeralda, sausage 53(854 Mexican, scrap 52(@53 



Guayaquil, strip ..42(843 Mexican slab 40(841 



Nicaragua, scrap 5-(853 Mangabeira, sheet 42(843 



Panama 41(042 Guayule 25(0:26 



E.^ST Indi.vn. 



Assam 62(^63 Borneo 25@26 



Late Para cables quote: 



Per Kilo. Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 3$6oo Upriver, fine 4$5oo 



Islands, coarse i$700 Upriver, coarse 2$Soo 



Exchange 15 lliid. 



Statistics of Para {Excluding Caucho) 



New York. 



Fine and Total. Total. Total. 



Medium. Coarse. 1908. 1907. 1906 



Stocks, January 31 tons 83 27=1 no 128 224 



Arrivals, February 995 402 = 1397 2205 1652 



Aggregating 1078 429 = 1507 2333 1876 



Deliveries, February 959 396= I355 2137 1518 



Stocks, February 28 119 33 = 152 196 358 



Par.\. England. 



1908. 1907. 1906. 1908. 1907. 1906. 



Stocks, January 31. .. ./o«,j 1245 965 1460 850 345 460 



Arrivals, February 4250 4030 3150 1870 804 1365 



•Aggregating 5495 4995 4610 2720 1 149 1825 



Deliveries, February 4130 4510 3873 1355 700 950 



1908. 

 World's visible supply, February 28. ..tons 5^089 



Para receipts, July i to February 28 21,195 



Para receipts of caucho, same dates 3'-95 



Afloat from Para to United States, Feb. 28 657 

 Afloat from Para to Europe, February 28. . 1,950 



London, IMarch 6.— The rubber market during the week has 

 been very steady and prices have gradually advanced id.@iV2d. 

 per pound, but sales have been small owing to want of sellers. 

 About 23 tons btraits and 11^ tons Ceylon plantation were 

 offered, and very generally sold. Crepe brought as high as 

 3^. 4d.(g:^s. 5£/. [= SsYs cents], and 5 cases very fine pale Warri- 

 apolla estate biscuits sold at 3s. lod. [=93^ cents]. Lewis & 

 Peat report: "A large business has been done privately in 

 biscuits and sheets at ss. id.(a:ss. 3d., and in good crepe at 35. 

 3d.@ss. 4d. per pound." To-day's prices of fine hard Para is 3^. 

 2d. [=77 cents per pound. 1 



A London report of March 13 says: "During the past week 

 we have had a very strong market, resulting in a rise of about 

 6d. per pound, for fine. Tlie sales amount to about 400 tons, 

 and include fine bard at 3^. id.(ass. 7Y2d. for delivery, according 

 to position." 



IMPORTS FROM PARA AT NEW YORK. 



February 



[The Figures Indicate Weights in Pounds.] 

 . — By the steamer Benedict, from Manaos and Para: 



Importers. 



Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. 



A. T. Morse & Co 174,000 53»ooo 46,400 



Poel & Arnold 211,200 56,700 



General Rubber Co 114,800 17,600 



New York Commercial Co.. . 170,900 19,600 



C. P. dos Santos 20,100 3,600 



'G. Amsinck & Co 37.S00 2,500 



Edmund Reeks & Co 1,500 300 



William E. Peck & Co 700 



Hagemeyer & Erunn 2,900 .... 



51,400 



133.900 



37,000 



42.300 



i,Soo 

 1 1,200 

 10.600 



4.000 



57, boo =:= 



78,200=: 



600 =: 



300 = 



Total. 



431.200 



397. 5o» 



266,90c 



227,800^ 



66.000 



41,800 



13.OUD 



11.300 



6,900 



Total 733.600 153.300 338,600 236,900=1,462,400 



March 4. — By the steamer Madurense, from Manaos and Para: 



800 = 



New York Commercial Co.. 252,400 



Poel & Arnold 1 10,700 



C. P. dos Santos 19.600 



Hagemeyer & Brunn 4,600 



General Rubber Co 132,300 



G. Amsinck & Co 183,000 



William E. Pack & Co 700 



A. T. Morse & Co 43,900 



Edmund Reeks & Co 7.900 



Robinson & Stiles 8,000 



41,400 



70.400 



6,100 



30,200 

 33.400 



60,400 

 97.500 

 33.700 

 12.500 

 90,700 

 24,900 

 1 1.200 

 36,100 

 20,400 

 1.700 



28 



,200 = 

 ,900 = 



361,000 



278,600 



61,400 



17,100 



254,4uo 



270,200 



11,900 



88.10a 



28.300 



10,800 



Total 763,100 190,300 389,100 39,300^ 1,381,800 



^Iakch 14. — By the steamer Goyas, from Para: 



G. Amsinck & Co 161,400 21.S00 12.100 ....^ 



March 14. — By the steamer Ccarense. from Manaos and Para; 



Poel & Arnold 176,600 



L. Johnson & Co 19,900 



General Rubber Co 89,700 



C. P. dos Santos 10,700 



A. T. _M)t»rse & Co 



New York Commercial Co... 4,500 



Robinson & Stiles 9.900 



William E. Peck & Co.... 2,900 



31.300 



4.900 



24,400 



300 



7,000 

 600 



146,400 

 14,000 

 96,900 

 14.500 

 23.800 

 12.200 

 2.000 

 9,Soo 



33.700 = 

 4,900 = 

 3.600 = 



195.300 



388,000 

 43.700 



214,600 

 25.500 

 23.800 

 25,600 

 12,500 

 12,700 



Total 314,300 68,500 319,600 44,100= 746,400 



Stocks, February 28 1365 485 737 1365 449 875 



Rubber Scrap Prices, 



L.ATE New York quotations — prices paid by consumers for car- 

 load lots, per pound — show a decline, as compared with last 

 month : 



Old rubber boots and shoes— domestic 5/^@ 6 



C^ld rubber boots and shoes — foreign 5 @ 5J/2 



Pneumatic bicycle tires 6 @ 61/2 



.Autdinobilc tires 6 @ 6^ 



Solid rul)h<'r wagon and carriage tires " @8 



White trimmed rubber io'/2@ii 



Heavy black rubber 4 '4® 4J^ 



Air brake hose 3^4@ 4 



Garden hose 2 @ 2^ 



Fire and large hose 2^@ 3]^ 



^L'^tting i5^@ \^ 



