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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1916. 



3700 tons; Para from Para and Manaos, 700 tons; Para from 

 Europe, 51 tons; Africans, 300 tons; Centrals, 150 tons; Manicoba 

 and Caucho. 200 tons. From these incomplete figures an esti- 

 mate of 10,000 tons will represent the New York imports for 

 January. Incidentally 90 per cent, of the total United States 

 rubber imports are received at New York. 

 LOXnON. 



The first week of January witnessed a four shilling market 

 and an insistent demand for spot rubber. Inquiries were sufficient 

 to carry prices to higher levels and were steady on January 7, 

 with First latex spot selling for 4s. 3]4d- Futures were quoted at 

 4.f. 3d. for April-June deliveries. 



Delay in issuing permits continues, .\pplicants who pad up 

 their figures in order to obtain the release of more rubber than 

 they are entitled to receive would prevent delay by making an 

 honest statement of their requirements. This applies to permits 

 for shipments from the Far East as well as London and Liver- 

 pool. 



That Great Britain has no intention of impeding shipments to 

 neutral countries is evidenced by the recent order concerning 

 government regulation of cargoes. Necessities are to be given 

 preference over luxuries and rubber is classed as a necessity. 



Weakness developed in the market about the middle of this 

 month and prices gradually declined with minor fluctuations 

 until January 29. when First latex was quoted at 3s. Id. to 

 buyers. 



PARA AND MANAOS. 



The Federal tax on exports from Brazil has been reduced to 12 

 per cent., taking effect January 1. The state tax on exports from 

 the state of Matto Grosso has been reduced from 15 to 14 per 

 cent., taking eft'ect on the same date. 



RUBBER AFLOAT. 



The following formidable fleet of rubber carriers are afloat 

 from the Far East: "Merton Hall," "St. Bede," "Inverclyde," 

 "Suruga" and "Kathlamba." "The Saxon Monarch" and the 

 "Kentigern" are due early in February from London. It is 

 estimated that 2,000 tons will arrive on these steamships. 



That rubber is being shipped from Singapore by the way of 

 Hong Kong, China, and Kiobe, Japan, to Pacific ports, whence it 

 is forwarded by rail, is a well known fact in the trade. 

 New \"ork Quotations. 



Following are the quotations at New Y'ork one year ago, one 

 month ago, and January 29, the current date : 



Upriver, fin 

 Upriver, fin 

 Islands, fin- 

 Islands, fin- 

 Upriver, co 

 Upriver, cc 

 Islands, coa 

 Islands, coa 



Caucho, ball, upper. 

 Caucho, ball, lower.. 



PlaNT.«ION HEVE.V 



Smoked sheet ribbed. 



Feb. 



1,'16. 



87 @ 88 



(B 33 

 @ 46 

 @ 41 



Esmeralda, 

 Nicaragua. 

 Mexican pi 



Manicoba 

 Mangabeir 

 Guayule 



I-opori, 

 Lopori, 

 Upper I 



New York. 



In regard to the financial situation, Albert B. Beers (broker 

 in crude rubber and commercial paper, New York City), advises 

 as follows : "Just around the turn of the year there was not much 

 demand for paper for a few days, but since then it has picked up 

 again, with a good market for the best rubber names at 4@4J4 

 per cent, and those not so well known at 4%@5j^ per cent, about 

 the same as in December." Mr. Beers supplied the following 

 statistical tables, which are of interest : 



New York Prices for December (New Rubber). 



Upriver fine 

 Upriver co; 

 Islands fine 



1913. 

 $0.72@0.76 

 .44® .47 

 .59@ .66 

 .27(3 .30 

 .35® .37 



$0.70@0.76 $0.68@0.87 



.51® .58 .57® .72 



.59® .70 .65® .80 



.31® .38 .32® .45 



Plantation Rubber from the Far East. 



Exports of Ceylon Grown Rubber. 



(Same period 1913, 24,579,664 pounds; same period, 1912, 13.167,9170 

 The export figures of rubber given in the above table for 1914 include 

 le imports re-exported. (These amount to 3,581.356 pounds.) To arrive 

 t the total quantity of Ceylon rubber exported for that period deduct 

 lese imports from the total exports. The figures for 1915 are for Ceylon 

 ubber only. 



SINGAPORE. 



Guthr 



& Co. 



For this week's auction 31 

 ?as again found impossible t 

 On Wednesday morning th 



xtent. Today 



report [ December 

 m 310 tons were 

 plete 



', 1915]: 



atalogued, and unfortunately 



decli 





good demand which was maintained 

 afternoon proceedings dragged to some 

 quieter and prices generally marked a 



Ribbed smoked sheet a 

 on the week. For one 1( 

 artificial price. Fine pale crepe wa: 

 picul, all lots readily finding buyer 

 freely at substantially increased figures. 

 Of the quantity catalogued 262 tons we 

 The following was the course of value 



In Singapor 

 Picul.* 

 Sheet, fine ribbed smoked ... $179@200 

 Sheet, fair to good ribbed 



smoked 166@179 



Sheet, plain smoked 161® 184 



Sheet, ribbed unsmoked 150®160 



Sheet, plain, unsmoked 147®159 



Crepe, fine pale "'^'^'S? 



Crepe, good pale ^^°''^}U 



Crepe, fine brown. 

 C^repe, good brown 



Crepe, dark 



Crepe, bark 



an advance of $24 



of course a purely 



strong demand at about $187 per 



The lower grades also moved off 



170 



140"T'154 



Sterling equivalent 

 per pound 



3/ 4H@3/ 9 



3/ \%@3/ 4^ 

 3/ 0^®3/ 5H 

 2/1054@3/ OH 

 2/10^@3/ 0</2 

 3/ 3i/,@3/ 6*^ 

 3/ 2}<®3/ 3'A 

 2/ll^®3/ 2Vi 

 2/ SVs(S>2/l\V» 

 2' 6?-5®2/10'^ 

 2/ 15-|@2/ 7H 

 1/11 @2/ 1 

 2/ 3J^®2/ 3H 

 1/ 8 @2/ IVs 



82.35®91.22 



76.77@82.35 

 74.50@84.37 

 69.93® 74.24 

 69.17@73.99 

 80.07@86.40 

 78.55®79.56 

 7I.71@78.55 

 65.62@71.71 

 62.58@69.I7 

 51.95®63.60 

 46.62@50.68 

 55.49@56.00 

 40.S4@51.95 



i"r 



•Picul = 133 1/3 pounds. 



Quoted in S. S. dollars = 2/4 [56 cents]. 



