THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



SEA ISLAND COTTON. 



AN advance of a cent and a half a pound during the month 

 just closed has resulted in a firm market and advancing 

 prices for manufactures, the demand, generally speaking, having 

 been good for the entire month. In the last week of December 

 fancies were quoted at 27^ cents, extra choice at 27'4 and choice 

 at 26'4. The crop in sight at all points, under date of December 

 17. is 50.377 bales, against 45,626 for the corresponding period a 

 year ago. 



EGYPTIAN COTTON. 



I-{ecent cables from Alexandria report as follows: 



Bullish market result of good export, demand and general 



reduction of crop estimates to 4>^ million cantars. Total 



shipments 314,000 bales — shipments to America 82,000 bales. 



These figures compare as follows. 



Dec. 24 Shipments to America. 



1912 bales 50,446 



1913 18,012 



1914 44,650 



1915 82,000 



Total Shioments. 



1912 bales 461,956 



1»13 414,295 



1914 233,962 



1915 314,000 



COTTON DLX'K. 

 Owing to the urgent call for more fabrics, the market continues 

 active, the foreign demand being a factor in demanding the pro- 

 duction of certain grades and having a stimulative eflfect on the 

 local market. Heavy grades of mechanical duck are now in 

 particular demand and prices have advanced a half-cent to a 

 cent per pound for the entire list. Mills that have not already 

 laid in stock will probably find it difficult to arrange for short- 

 lime delivery. Increased cost is a matter to be lightly considered 

 compared with the difficulty of securing immediate deliveries. 



DRILLS. 



Cotton drills are so well sold ahead that June. 1916. is the 

 month that is now being written into the delivery contracts for 

 52 and 60-inch widths. Similar conditions practically prevail in 

 all grades of ducks and sheetings, regardless of style, quality or 

 width, though it is invariably the wide stocks that are first to be 

 sold out. 



For Welford cloth, made in England of water-proofed linen, 

 \o. 4 water-proofed duck is now being substituted here. 



TIRE FABRICS. 

 Reports from the fabric mills indicate that a shortage in tire 

 fal)rics is not an impossibility. The labor troubles that still con- 

 tinue, with strikes, etc., must seriously curtail the output. The 

 mills are running full capacity in the endeavor to keep up with 

 requirements and in many instances night work has been neces- 

 sary to meet the heavy demand for certain building fabrics. 



YARN DYED GOODS. 

 The imported grades of yarn dyed goods are now bcini; sold 

 for delivery during August and September, 1916. Owning to the 

 difficulties of delivery and the dye stuffs situation which is now 

 as acute in England as it is here, there has been a noticeable 

 hardening of prices during the month. The mills are reported 

 entirely cleaned up as to stocks of every quality, color and weave. 

 This shortage w'ill be felt seriously when normal conditions re- 

 turn, as it will take several years to replenish the supply. 



The following are New York quotations on December 30, 1915: 

 .\eroplane and Balloon Fabrics: 



Wanisulta, S. A. I. L. No. 1, 40-inch yard S0.22 @ 



No. 4, 38'-^ ' 22 ^' 



O/X B. 36inch 1 1 '4 (» 



Wool Stockinettes — 52 inch : 



Colors — white, black, blue, brown. 



Tire Fabrics: 



17J4'Ounce Sea Island, combed square yard 



1 7 '/a ounce Egyptian, combed 



1 7 !4 -ounce Egyptian, carded 



1 7 J4 -ounce Peelers, carded 



Sheeting: 



40-inch 2.35-yard yard 



40-inch 2.50-yard 



40-inch 2.70-yard 



40-inch 2.85-yard 



40-inch 3.15-yard 



Osnaburgs: 



40-inch 2.25-yard - yard 



40-inch 2.48-yard ... 



37Minch 2.42-yard 



Mechanical Ducks: 



.pound 



Ca 



Cloth Duck: 

 nch 2.00-yard enameling duck 



nch 1.74-yard 



nch 16.66-ounce 



nch 17.21-ounce 



Drills: 

 38-inch 2.00-yard 

 40-inch 2.47-yard 

 52-inch 1.90-yard . 

 52-inch 1.95-yard . 

 60-inch 1.52-yard . 



rden Hose 12/2 cabled 



• Hose 12/i 



nported Woolen Fabrics Specially Prepared for 

 Rubberizing— Plain and Fancies: 



nch. Z]/i to 7^ ounces per square yard 



nch. 2^ to 5 ounces per square yard 



$1,300 

 47,234 



Total $48,534 $4,766 $150,695 $15,67 



.\riicles. free. — Cotton or linen seamless duck, in circular form for us 

 in hose pipe was imported from the United States only, and amounted to 

 $2,939 for September, making a total of $22,761 for the six months cndinr 

 Sertcmber. 1915. 



