OcroBKR I, 19161 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



51 



COMPARATIVE NEW YORK PRICES FOR SEPTEMBER. 



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

 in crude rubber and commercial paper, No. 68 William street, 

 \cw York) advises as follows: 



"A gOiid deiTLind tcr Commercial Paper in Ihe rubber line lia? continued 

 this month, the be.st names going at 4'i@4H per cent., and those not so 

 well knrwn 5@5J^ per '^ent.: city and out-of-town banks buying." 



1916.* 1S15. 1914. 



Upriver, fine .$0.69@0.74 S0.55{a>0.57 S0.64@0.78 



UpriVer, coars. . 41® .44 .41@ .43 .43® .55 



Islands, fine 58® .62 .49^ .51 .53® .70 



Islands, coarse 28@ .30 .26® .27 .27@ .35 



Cameta 32® .3.' .28« .30 .29® .36 



'Figured only to Septemtrer '2?. 



SINGAPORE. 



GUTHRIE & CO., LIMITKD, report [August 16, I'V161: 



.\t the auction held today prices declined on the average about $6 per 

 picul. Demand throughout was fair and of a quantity of 527 tons cataloged 

 lor sale 253 tons found buyers. 



Standaril sheet and crepe each sold up to $115 and at thi^ figure mark 

 declines of $7 and $6 respectively. Plain smoked sheet met with a poor 



inquiry and only a few parcels were sold. Krovvn and lower grade crepes 



were m fairly good dematid. but prices were about $5 lower r,n the week. 

 Scraps were neglected. 



The following was the course of values: 



Sterling equivalent Equivalent 



In Singapore per pound per pound 



per picul.* in London. in cents. t 



Sheet, fine ribbed, smoked $113®115 2/ 3'/4@2/ 3'i 55.24@56.O0 



Sheet, good ribbed smoked... 110®112 2/ 2^@2/ 3 53.97 'a54.73 



Sheet, plain smoked i01®108 2/ 0M@2/ 2'/i 50.17®52.95 



Sheet, ribbed unsmoked 97® 9f l/l\''A&2/ O'i 48.39@48.90 



Sheet, plain unsmoked !00(S 103 2/0J/<(i2/ I'.h 49.66@50.93 



Crepe, fine pale 113(»I15 2/ 3yi(a2/ 3H 5S.24@56.00 



Crepe, good pale 105S111 2/ iy.@2/ 2% 51.70@54.22 



Crepe, fine brown 102®lO6 2/0H@2/lW 50.42@52.2O 



Crepe, good brown 88®101 I/IO @2/ OW 44.60@50.17 



Crepe, dark 71® 94 I/654@l/lUi 37.24@47.13 



Crepe, bark 60@87 l/4i^@l/9ii 32.68@44.09 



Scrap, virgin 70® 86 I/654@l/9J'j 36.99@43.58 



Scrap, pressed 50® .. 1/2 (S 28.38@ 



Scrap, loose .'. 50® 76 1/2 %\l TV; 28,38®39.53 



•Picul = 133^4 pounds. 



tFigured at st.'^ndard rate of exchange, \s, = 24.3 Lent^. 



Quoted ir. S. S. dollai< = 2/4 [56.7 cents]. 



PLANTATION RUBBER FROM THE FAR EAST. 



TOTAL EXPORTS FROM MALAYA. 



(From January 1, 1916, to dates named. Reported by Bariovv & Co., Singa 



pore. These figures include the production of the Federated 



Malay States, but not of Ceylon.) 



From 

 (■I oni 

 Malacc.i. 



Tune 

 30, 1916. 



From 

 Siofciapoi-e. 

 July 

 To— 31. 1916. 



United Kingdom., Ifci. 17,765.687 



The Continent 7.256.90.^ 



[apan 2,572,014 



Ceylon 267,963 



United States •. .47.692i88S 



-Vuitral'a . . 184,3:14. 



I'roni 

 Penang. 



Tune 

 30. 1916 



3.442.134 10,992,434 12,810.<'76 

 46,667 



Port Swct- 

 tenliam. 



July 

 21. 1016. 



334,93'3 

 4.489.733 



771,219 



Totals. 



45.011,231 



7.303,572 



2.572,014 



1.374.115 



52.182,521 



184,314 



r..l,--l^ 



.75,739.771 3,442,1-34 15,863,767 13,582,195 108.627,767 



For same period, 1915 40.042,540 

 For same period. 1914 24.175.230 

 For same period. 191,1 ! ,!,0,1(!.262 



4.329,778 12,621,996 16.320,300 



2.548.819 ln.407.734 15.034.312 



6.988,266 14. ,un, 55" 



73,314,614 

 52.166,095 

 35.267.087 



EXPORTS OF CEYLON GROWN RUBBER. 



^Froni January 1 to .August 21, 1915 and 1916. Compiled by the Ceylon 



Ch.tnibcr of Commerce.) 



To— 19IS. 1916. 



United Stale.s found!. 8,832,981 lo. 604. 590 



■ Canada and Newt'.MnrlUnul 340,140 6,720 



France 234,272 981,318 



Russia 332,200 248.874 



Italy 6.720 



U'nited Kingdom 15,105,247 1.?. 030,127 



.Australia 459,577 605,571 



Irdia 1,000 728 



Straits Settlements 119,933 



Japan 223,749 194,389 



Tot.ils 25,649,099 31.679.037 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS. 



.■\n official cablegram irnni Kuala I.umpur gives the figures of the export 

 ■of plantation rubl)er from the Feilerated Malay States during the month 

 of August as 5.782 tons against 5.053 tons in July last and 3.790 tons in 

 the corresponding month last year, Thif^ gives a total _ of 37,926 tons for 

 -eight months of the current year against 26,673 tons in 1915 and 18.671 

 tons in 1914. Ajipen'ifd arc the comiiarative statistics; 



1914. 1915. 1916. 



January tons 2,542 3,47,> 4,471 



February 2,364 3,411 5,207 



March , 2,418 3.418 4.420 



^livil 2.15! 2.777 3.011 



May 2.069 



Tune 2,306 



July 2,971 



August 1,850 



Total- 18,671 



26,673 



37,926 



IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF RUBBER AND GUTTA AT SINGAPORE 



IMPOKIS. 



July, 1916. 



From — ■ 



Para Rubber 



9,066 

 5,600 



14,666 



Para for 



Malay Peninsula — Rubber. Treatment. 



Port Swettenham./'PirHrfi 1,363,466 



Muar 696,266 



Teluk Anson 663,200 



Kelantan 118,433 



Fort Dickson 102,666 



Kuantan 41.866 



Rengat 12.533 



Mersing 4,266 



Tringganu 133 



Tot.al- . . . 

 Borneo — 



Sarawak 



Pontianak . . . . 



•Sibu 



.Sambas 



T,abuan 



Jesselloii 



Bandierniassin 



Sardakan 



Kudat 



Singkawang . . 



Passir 



Samarinda . . . 

 Sampit 



Borneo 

 Rubber. 



Gutta 

 Percha. 



Gutta 



Jelutong. 



Totals 



287,504 203.727 



Sumatra — 



Deli 146,533 



Djambi 132,000 



Asahan 54.000 



Belawan 



Siak 



Tndraphiri 

 Palembang 

 Bengkalis . 

 Muntok . . . 

 Port P.on . , 



459,200 



80.666 

 66,666 



Totals 



Straits Settlements — 



Malacca 1,068,933 



Penang 552,066 



Total* 

 Java- — 



Sourahaya 

 Batavia . . 



12.533 



7,600 



5.066 



3.466 



532 



400 



362.130 606.532 



.251.998 



f,409 



933 



404,000 



'3,606 '20,666 



800 

 1,733 6,000 424,666 



593,266 

 51,333 



1.620,999 644.599 



Total - 

 3iam-- 

 Patani . . 

 P>a!:gki>k 



T.ital- 

 Burma — 



Mergui - 

 I'Hher Pnn* 



fir.-md Toi.iK 



96,933 

 75,600 



172.533 



1.330 

 133 



2.933 

 158.533 



189,600 



5.866 10,666 111,200 



5,609.014 1.673.790 

 EXPORTS. 



21.597 88.263 1.787.864 

 July, 1916. 



Pa 

 Rubber 



To- 

 North -America; 

 United Stales — 



New York /-oiniflr. 2,919.866 



.\kron 2,271,466 



Seattle 428.133 



San Francisco 31.466 



Boston ,-... 4.533 



Canada — 



Ontario (Toronto) 34.133 



Para Rubber 



Tran- Borneo 

 shipped. 

 610,600 

 136,000 



30,933 



29,066 



Gutta *Gutta 

 Rubber. Percha. Jelutong. 



58,933 761,600 



Total- 

 Europe: 

 United Kingdom- 

 England — 



London 976,533 



Liverpool 305,200 



Russia (Vladivostok) 417.333 



l-rance (Marseilles) 146,000 



5.680,507 806.599 



;.03O,533 

 173,733 



73,866 

 29.333 

 60.000 



58,933 a24,799 



390,400 

 46,933 



24,133 12,533 



205,866 



204.133 



22,400 



Totals 



(Irnnd Toial^ 



1.845,066 2,204,266 24,133 449,866 432,399 



,534.663 3,010,865 24,133 508.799 L,-,-;.I'i.« 



