704 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September 1, 1916. 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS. 



Copy'right 1916. 



KEW YORK. 



IT was generally known that the mills had anticipated their 

 ^ summer requirements to the extent of laying in sufficient 

 stocks or arranging for contract deliveries covering August and 

 September so that the extreme dullness in rubber chemicals for 

 the past month was expected. Very little change has been noted 

 in local market conditions and prices, and unless something now 

 unforeseen should occur there is not much movement expected 

 for the next six weeks. 



The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, has issued 

 the following figures on the production for 1914 of various com- 

 pounding ingredients, most of which show an increase in value 

 during the period between 1909-1914. 



Per Cent, of Value 



1914. 



Ingredients. Pounds. Valu 



Bone black 44.509,000 $1,532,000 



Carbon black 22,623,000 900,000 



Lampblack 517,157 



Barytes 46,920,380 325,922 



Lithopone 48.972,062 1,857.510 



Chrome yellow 5,747.317 641,534 



PnisEian blue 1,239.382 387.077 



Ultramarine 2,698,639 222.769 



Vermilion (true) 322,^59 200,134 



Deer 



(. + )> 



+ 86.2 



322,^59 



Antimony Sulphurets. There has been no change in prices 

 or market conditions controlling this commodity. The domestic 

 producers of both crimson and golden antimony are apparently 

 meeting the requirements of the trade. 



Barytes. The foreign demand has continued and domestic 

 consumption appears to be larger than normal. Prices have un- 

 dergone no change, but are firm despite the fact that production 

 of barytes has increased materially in this country during the 

 past year. 



Litharge. There has been no change in the fundamentals 

 controlling this commodity which has been generally firm, and 

 sellers arc inclined to predict higher prices for that reason ; how- 

 ever, values remain the same and the mills appear to be un- 

 interested. 



Lithopone. Foreign grades have been freely quoted during the, 

 month and domestic business has been confined principally to con- 

 tract deliveries. In some cases forward sales have been reported 

 covering the balance of the year, yet some producers are said to 

 be in a position to make spot deliveries. 



Sulphuric Acid. The call has been steady and prices un- 

 changed. Liberal offerings for spot and futures reflect the activ- 

 ity of the producers who are striving to meet the increasing de- 

 mand at home and abroad. 



Whiting. The market is still dominated by the high price of 

 chalk and is routine in character. The demand is good and con- 

 tract deliveries are regularly made, although a few producers are 

 having difficulty in obtaining supplies of the raw material. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



AUGUST 29, 1916. 



Subject: to change without notice.. 



Acetone (drums) .lb. $0.39 @ 



Acid, acetic. 28 per cent, (bbls.) lb. .05'Am 



cresvt:c (crude) gal. .80 @ 



glacial. 99 per cent (carboys) lb. .34 @ 



murialir. 20 deerees lb. .02 @ 



nitiic, .'6 degrees lb. .06 @ 



sulpluiric, 60 degrees lb. .01 (ffi 



Alumina Pioment, Nu. 1 (sacks) ton 16.00 @ 



Aluminum Fl;ike (carloads) tun 22.00 @ 



Ammonium carbonate lb. .09^^ @ 



Antimony, crimson, sulphuret of (casks) lb. .65 @ 



crimson, "Mephisto" (casks) lb. .70 (& 



golden, sulphuret of (casks) /*. .35 @ 



golden, "Mephisto" lb. .40 <a) 



golden, sulphuret. States brand, 16-17 per cent./ft. .35 @ 



Aibestine ton 20.00 @ 



Asbestos ton 15.110 



Atphaltum ••(:•■ Brilli.nnt lb. .OVA 



Barium sulphate, precipit.il.d lb. .05 



Barytes, pure white Ion 30.00 



off color 



1.00 @ 



035.00 

 @ 



(g> .05' 

 35.00 



Basofor lb. .07 @ 



Bentol, pure gal. .70 @ .75 



Beia-Niiphibol lb. 1.25 @ 1.50 



Black llyijo lb. .45 @ .75 



Bone ash lb. N one 



black lb. .04 @ .08 



Cadmium tri-sulphate (f. o. b. London) lb. 2.75 @ 



yellow None 



Cantella gum lb. .2TA® .35 



Carbon, bisulphide (drums) lb. .08 <ii 



black (cases) lb. .20 @ 



teirachluride (drums) lb. .18 @ .20 



Caustic soda, 75 per cent lb. .03M@ .04 



Chalk, precipiiaird, e.xira light lb. .04 VS @ .OS J< 



prccipitaicd. heavy lb. .04 (* .05 



China clay, domestic lb. .12 @ .15 



imported lb. .18 @ .38 



Chrome, green (pure) lb. .85 @ 



yellow ,(.. .30 @ 



Coil tar bbl. 4.50 @ 



Corn oil, refined <-«/. 9.36 @ 



Cotiun lintcrs lb. None 



Fossil flour lb. .02 @ 



Oai black lb. .14 @ ,20 



Gilbonite ton 37.50 @45.00 



Glycerine, C. P. (drums) lb. .36 @ 



Graphite, flake (400 pound bbl.) lb. .20 (g 



powdered (400 pound bbl.) lb. .07 @ 



Green oxi<1e of chromium (casks) lb. .75 @ 



Ground glass (fire) bbl. .02^@ 



Indian red, reduced grades lb. .03>4@ -06^ 



pure lb. .07 @ .10 



Infusorial earth, powdered ton 35.00 @ 



bolted ton 60.00 @ 



Iron ojiide, red, reduced grades lb. .Oiyi® .09 



red, pure, bright lb. .08 @ .08J4 



Ivory, black lb. .16 @ .30 



Lampblack ;i>. .05 <g .07 



Lead, red oxide of lb. .09J4@ .10 



sublimed blue lb. .08H@ 



sublimed white lb. .085^ (g 



white, basic carbonate lb. .08J4@ 



white, basic sulphate lb. .0854 (g 



Lime, flour lb. .01 @ .0\yi 



Litharge lb. .09'/i@ 



English lb. .10 <S .11 



sublimed lb. Nominal 



Lithopone, domestic lb. .09 @ .11 



Imported lb. .13 @ 



Magnesia, carbonate (*. .19 @ .22 



calcined, heavy lb. .60 @ .70 



heavy. Thistle Brand lb. .13 @ 



light lb. .60 @ .70 



Magnesite, calcined, powdered ton 35.00 @ 39.00 



Mica, powdered lb. .04 @ .06 



Mineral rubber /*. .01'4@ .03J4 



"M. R. X." ton 100.00 @ 



"Genasco" ton 36.50 @ 



"I.. M. R." ton 50.00 @ 



"Richmond Brand" lb. .03 (8 



"No. 64 Brand" ton 35.00 @ 



Naphtha, ^tove gasolene (steel bbls.) gal. .23 @ 



66lS 68 degrees " gal. .28 



68@70 degrees " gal. .29 



V. M. & P " gal. .22 @ 



Oil, aniline lb. .40 ® 



linseed (bbl.) gat. .75 & 



palm gal. .13H(a> .14 



paraffin gal. .17 & 



pine (cases) gal. .58 (y 



rapeseed gal. 1.00 @ 1.05 



ro.'in. heavy body gal. .37 (a 



tar (cases) gal. .19^?- 



soluble aniline colors, yellow, orange, red, violet, 



blue, green lb. .10 ® .75 



Orange mineral, dontestic ". lb. .12 @ 



Paragol (carloads) cwt. 8.39 @ 



Petrolatum lb. .04'A@ 



Petroleum grease lb. .OA<A@ 



Pine solvent None 



Pine inr bbl. 7.50 (g 



Pitch, Inircundv lb. .04 @ .05 



pine ..." lb. .02 @ 



Plaster of i.aris lb. 1.50 @ 1.70 



Prussian blue lb. 1.50 @ 2.00 



Pumice stone, powdered (bbls.) lb. .03 (ffi .04 



Resin, Pontianak, refined lb. .20 @ 



granulated lb. .18 @ 



fused lb. .15 Igi 



Rosin (280 pound bbls.) bbl. 6.60 @ 



Rotten stone, powdered lb. .021^(3 .04 



Rubber black lb. .06 @ 



Rubber substitute, black lb. .08 @ .10 



white lb. .12 @ .17 



brown , lb. .12 O .17 



Rubhide Nominal 



Shellac, fine orange lb. .34 (S .36 



Soajistone, powdered ton 12.00 @ 



Starch, corn, powdered lb. .03 '4 @ .02'^ 



Siillihur chloride (drums) lb. .08 @ 



Siilnhur, flnur. velvet. Brooklyn brand (carloads) cwt. 2.15 @ 



Tak, American ton 12.00 (315.00 



French ton 30.00 (3)35.00 



Toluol, pure gal. 4.50 @ 4.75 



Tripolite earth, powdered ton 35.00 @ 



bolted In 60.00 @ 



Turpentine, rure gum spirits gal. .44 {® .46 



wood .. gal. .40 <§ 



V'enice gal. .11 ® .12 



Llltramarine blue lb. .12 @ .50 



Vermilion, brOli.mt Ih. 1.00 ® 1.25 



Chinese lb. .95 @ 1.00 



English lb. 1.50 (gil.60 



