AUGfST I, 1908.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



385 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



PARA grades are t|uolcd at lower figures to-day than at 

 the beginning of July — the decline being more marked 

 for Islands than for Upriver — a condition due, of course, 

 to the relation of supply to demand. Islands fine new is about 

 4 cents per pound lower ; we quote no change in Upriver 

 coarse new, and prime Eastern plantation rubber is higher. 

 Changes in otlier than Para grades similarly seem to have 

 followed no particular rule. Some African grades have ad- 

 vanced as much as 2 cents per pound, while Bcngnellas have 

 declined 4 cents. Most lines of Centrals likewise have dropped 

 and Assams have lost more than a:iy other item on the list. 

 Para and Manaos quotations show little change from last 

 month's figures, and the exchange rate is practically the same. 



The new crop year begins with the smallest arrivals at Para 

 for several years past. During the first 28 days of July^the 

 first month in the crop year — Para received 445 tons of 

 Islands rubber, 515 tons of Upriver, and 240 tons of Caucho — 

 total, 1,200 tons. Complete July arrivals last year were 

 1,375 tons, and in iyo6, 1,840 tons. Average for July for live 

 years, 1,437 tons. 



The share of Amazon rubber exports taken by New York 

 durin,g the last crop year was unusually small, but this con- 

 dition has been oflfset somewhat by the shipments of Para's 

 from Europe to New York, which were particularly large dur- 

 ing the past month. 



It is too early to discuss the American political situation 

 as related to business conditions. There is no evidence, how- 

 ever, of grave apprehension over any possible outcome of the 

 presidential election. Fortunately only three months re- 

 main of the political campaign, by which time the result will 

 be a matter of record and not of anticipation. 



Following are the quotations of Xcw York for Para grades 

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



Para. Aug. i, '07. July I, '08. July 30. 



Islands, fine, new i07@io8 87@88 83@84 



Islands, fine, new none here none here 96 



Upriver, fine, new Ii5@ll6 93(094 91^92 



Upriver, fine, old Il7@ii8 95(096 94(595 



Islands, coarse, new 62(g;63 44(a45 -l-2(a43 



Islands, coarse, old none here none here none here 



Upriver, coarse, new go(a 91 64(0:65 64(065 



Upriver, coarse, old none here none here 65''o66 



Caucho (Peruvian), sheet 71 (g 72 50@Sl 49C050 



Caucho (Peruvian), ball.. 90@ 91 62(0563 60^61 

 Ceylon (plantation), fine 



sheet i33(Si34 103^104 104^0105 



Afric.\n. 

 Sierra Leone, ist qual- 

 ity 78(0 70 Lopori ball, prime 8o(3?8i 



Massai, red 78(079 Lopori. strip, prime. . .62(0 63 



Benguella 44<o.45 Madagascar, pinky ... .64(0,65 



Accra flake I5@i6 Ikelemba none here 



Cameroon ball 47(qM8 Soudan niggers 54(5-55 



Centr-\ls. 



Esmeralda, sausage. . .61(562 Mexican, scrap 6o@6i 



Guayaquil, strip 45(046 Mexican, slab 4^(543 



Nicaragua, scrap 59@6o Mangabeira, sheet 44'" 4i. 



Panama 44(0:45 Guayule 25(0 26 



E.\ST In[ii.\n. 

 Assam 72(S73 Borneo 26^27 



Late Para cables quote: 



Per Kilo. Per Kilo. 



Islands, fine 4$050 Upriver, fine 4$900 



Islands, coarse I$650 Upriver, coarse 3$ioo 



Exchange l5 7/3^d- 



Latest Manaos advices: 



Upriver, fine 5$200 Exchange i5 3/i6rf. 



Upriver, coarse 38200 



Statistics of Para Rubber {Excluding Caucho), 



New York. 



Fine and Total Total Total 



Medium. Coarse. 1908. 1907. 1906. 



Stocks, May 31 tons .^09 61= 370 369 287 



Arrivals, June 908 416=1324 726 538 



Aggregating 1217 



Deliveries, June 957 



447 = 1694 

 390 = 1347 



1095 

 792 



82s 

 634 



Stocks, June 30 260 



S7= 347 



303 191 



P.\RA. E.\GL.\ND. 



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



Stocks, May 21 tons 635 605 90 1595 1060 1060 



Arrivals, June 1220 1070 1485 987 565 345 



Aggregating 1855 1675 1575 2582 1625 1405 



Deliveries, June 1482 1505 1545 1347 675 500 



Stocks, June 30 ^,-73 170 30 1235 950 905 



1908. 1907. 1906. 



World's visible supply, June 30 tons 2.854 2,223 2,150 



Para receipts. July i to June 30 29.640 31,530 29,069 



Para receipts of Caucho. same dates 6,950 6,340 5,620 



.-\rtoat from Para to United States. June 30 371 240 659 



Afloat from Para to Europe, June 30 528 5(10 365 



New York Ribher Prices for June (new rubber). 

 1908. 



Upriver. fine 88{gj.94 



Upriver, ctarse 62(a'.6s 



Islands, fine 84@.89 



Islands, ccsrs; 43@.46 



Cameta 53@-56 



New York Rl-bber Prices for rvl.w (New Rcbeer). 



1908. 1907. 1906. 



Upriver, fine 83@.94 i.i2(S)i.\6 1.24(01.26 



Upriver, coarse 58(^.65 .88(5: 92 -90(5 -93 



Islands, fine 8o(g.90 i.io(5,x.i5 1.21(51.23 



Islands, coarse 43(S-48 .62® .67 .65(5 .71 



Cameta 48(5-57 -70® 72 'o® -73 



Imports of Rubber .\t Borde.\ux. 

 Kilos. 



1859 175,589 



1900 239,532 



1901 235,380 



1902 678,000 



1903 1.113,000 



Kilos. 



1904 1,182,703 



1905 1,330,480 



1906 1,716,004 



1907 1,516,420 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. 



/^ FFICIAL statement of values of exports of manufactures of 

 ^-^ india-rubber and gutta-percha for May, 1908, and for the 

 first eleven months of five fiscal years, beginning July I, from 

 the treasury department at Washington : 



Belting, 



Packing, 



and Hose. 



May, 1908 $83,984 



July-April 1.141,634 



Months. 



Total $1,225,618 $1,486,959 $3,443,465 $6,156,042 



Total, 1906-07... 1,135,116 1,082.003 3.358.459 5.575.578 



Total, 1905-06... 1,119,010 1,425,324 2,685,511 5,229,845 



Total, 1904-05- •. S92.232 1,135.610 2,327,757 4.355.599 



Total, 1903-04. . . 802,985 1,045.192 2.242,130 4,090.307 



