April 1, 1916.) 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



387 



New York 



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

 in crude rubber and commercial paper. Xew York City), advises 

 as follows : The market for commercial paper has continued 

 very free through March, there being a good general demand, the 

 best rubber names selling readily at 4 per cent, and those not so 

 well known 4^@554 per cent, according to grade. 

 New York Prices for M.\rch. 



1916.* 

 Upriver fine $0.74@0.78 



191 



SO.; 



?0.60 



.34(5- .39 

 .36ig .40 



.51@ 

 .30@ 

 .34@ 



1914. 



$0.73@0.76 



.43® .46 



.68@ .70 



* Figured only to March 27. 



Plantation Rubber from the Far East. 



TOTAL EXPORTS FROM MALAYA. 



These 



Ceylon 



United States 



'15, to d.ites named. Rtimrted by Barlow & Co.. Singi- 

 fisures 'iiclude the production of the Federated 

 Malav States, but not of Ceylon.) 



Port Swet- 



Singapore. Malacca. Penang. tenham. 



December December December December 



31,1915. 31.1915. 31.1915. 31.1915. 



ds 29,934,533 7,881.651 23,129.931 28.188,454 89,134,569 



.. 4,765,333 17,333 801.599 24,640 5,608,905 



.. 2,315,915 2,315.915 



338,450 516.666 1.572.215 2,427.331 



.. 48.340,967 4,132,467 52,473,434 



Totals. 



372,459 



Totals, 1915 



Totals, 1914 



Totals, 1913 



Totals, 1912 



86,067.657 

 43,834, ',77 

 27.857,983 

 14,649,707 



7.S98.984 28.580.663 29.785,309 152,332,613 



5,318,379 21,912,567 31,286,389 102.351,512 



16.042,267 28,877.774 72,778,024 



9,684,831 20.254,269 44.588,807 



EXFOBIS OF CEYLON GROWN BTTBBEB. 



(From January 1 to February 14, 1915 and 1916. Compiled by the Ceylon 



Chamber of Commerce.) 



To— 1915. 1916. 



Great Britain pounds 3.494,859 2,096.550 



Canada and Newfoundland 340,140 



Russia 94.719 18,695 



France 35,840 



Japan 21.656 



Totals 



(Same period 1914. 3.623, 



4,004.315 5,462,358 



pounds: same period, 1913, 1.839.521.) The 

 ! the above table for 1914 include the imports 



nount to 541,630 pounds.) To arrive at the total 

 ber exported for that period, deduct these imports 

 The figures for 1915 and 1916 are for Ceylon rubber 



re-exported. (Thi 



?uantity of Ceylo! 

 rem the total expi 

 only. 



FEDERATED HAXAY STATES RITBBER EXPORTS. 



An official cablegram from Kuala Lumpur gives the export of planta- 

 tion rubber from the Federated Malay States for the month of February 

 at 5,207 tons. This is the highest amount exported in one month from 

 these States, and compares with 4.471 tons in January, and 3,411 tons in 

 the correspondmg month last year. Appended are the comparative statistics 

 for three years: 



1914. 1915. 1916. 

 tons 2,542 3,473 4.471 



January 

 February 



2,354 



3,411 



5,207 



SINGAPORE. 

 Guthrie & Co., Limited report [February 9, 1< 

 The rubber cataloged for to-day's auction me 

 Df 298 tons offered 270 ton? changed hands. 

 Demand throughout was good and all prices show substantial improve- 



good inquiry and 



wanted and for 



Fine ribbed smoked sheet sold up to $174, 

 Fine crepe at $172 showed an advance of $15 



Fine and good brown crepes ■ 

 keen competition. 



The following was the course of values: 



Sterling equ 



Pic'jl.* 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked $165@174 



Sheet, fair to good ribbed 



smoked 160(3165 



Sheet, plain smoked 161@166 



Sheet, ribbed, unsmoked 159(3167 



Sheet, plain, unsmoked 147@166 



Crepe, fine pale 169@172 



Crepe, good p.ile 163(^169 



Crepe, fine brown 158(3167 



Crepe, eood brown 153^160 



Crepe, dark I47@1S4 



Crepe, bark 139(3152 



of $19, while 



3/ 15^(33/ 3J4 76.27@80.07 



!?;-• 



17(S118 

 137 (< 



Scrap, loose 94(j5133 



♦ Picul = 133 1/3 pounds. 



t Figured at standard rate of exchange 



Quoted in S. S. dollars 



3/ 0Ji(33/ IJi 

 3/ 0f^@3/ 2 

 2/ 9n@i/ IH 

 3/ 2^(33/ 3H 

 3/ l'A@3/ 2'A 

 3/ QH@Z/ 2 

 2/ll',i@3/ OH 

 21 91A@2/UH 

 2/ 3%@2/lO^A 

 2/ 3H@2/ 3H 

 2/ 7H@— 

 l/10ii®2/ 6H 



74.24@76.27 

 74.50(3 76.77 

 73./3@77.03 

 68.66@ 76.77 

 78.04(3 79.31 

 75.51(^78.04 

 73.23(377.03 

 71.20@74.24 

 68.66@71.71 

 65.12@70.69 

 55.49(5 56.25 



64.36(S . 



46.12(362.58 



2/4 [56 cents]. 

 MARKET CABLE SERVICE FROM SINGAPORE. 



auctions held at Singapore have been 



The following reports of the weekly auctions 

 cabled by the Waterhouse Co., Ltd.: 



Crepe. Smoked Sheet. Total 

 Date. Price per lb. Price per lb. Pounds. 



Mar. 9.. <-ci.fi 78.5 78.5 851,200 



Mar. 16 79.3 78.5 804.000 



Mar. 23 77.7 77.7 504,000 



STRAITS SETTLEMENTS RUBBER EXPORTS. 

 The Colonial Secretary cables from Singapore that the export of planta- 

 tion rubber from Straits Settlements ports for the month of February 

 amounted to 3,359 tons compared with 4,443 tons in January and 2,741 

 spending month last year. Appended is a compar 



Market. 

 Prepared for an advance. 

 Steady — improved demand. 

 Weaker- — less demand. 



of the 



for three years: 



last y 



1914. 



uary tons 1.181 



iruary 1,703 



Totals 2,884 



Appended 

 1915. 



5,317 

 figures include transhipments of rubber from 



1916. 



4.443 

 3,359 



7,802 



„____ Settlements 



the non-Federated Malay States as we! 

 the Colony, but do not include rubber 

 States. 



Sumatra and 

 iS rubber actually exported from 

 ports from the Federated Malay 



RUBBER AND GTTTTA EXPORTS FROM JAVA AND MADURA. 



