UC1X)BKR I, 1916. 1 



Manufactured — 



Ktastic weblnng: 



To France 



Greece 



Egypt 



Argentina 



Brazil 



Cuba 



Other countries . 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



59 



Five Months Ending 

 May, 1915. 



Five Months Ending 

 May, 1916. 



Pounds. Value. Pountjs. Value. 



660 

 J2,880 

 1,540 

 19,140 

 29,260 

 17,160 

 24,640 



3,740 

 - 34,540 

 10,560 

 52,360 

 43,560 

 15.180 

 75,020 



Totals 



Elastic fabric — not specified; 



To Spain , 



Argentina 



Brazil 



Uruguay 



Other countries 



115,280 $151,698 234,960 $308,897 



Totals 



Tires: 



To France 



Great Britain . . . . 



Switzerland 



India and Ceylon. 



Australia 



Argentina 



Brazil 



660 

 1,540 



1,100 

 2,200 



5,500 



214.940 



95,040 



12,320 



320.760 



151,800 



10,560 



220 



1,760 



8,140 



$9,650 



Other countries 1,866,260 



20,680 



96,800 

 2,668,600 



66.000 

 148,720 



43.780 

 518.980 

 298,320 

 194,480 



$36,284 



Totals 



Other rubber manufactures 

 To Great Britain 



2,661.120 $4,669,056 4,035,680 $7,080,784 



Switzerland 



Argentina 



Other countries 



71,280 



37,180 



178,860 



27,940 

 12,100 

 46,020 

 98,120 



TouIb 

 Total Exports . . 



287,320 $201,646 



184,180 $127,998 



$5,229,281 



$7,862,697 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



Col'yright 1916. 

 NEW YOEK. 



SEPTEMBER lias shown a marked iinproveiuenl in the 

 *'-' ruiber scrap market as compared with the preceding month. 

 Early in the month there was considerable activity noticed 

 ■on the part of dealers who had been covering on old con- 

 tracts. The actual volume of business, however, has not been 

 large, but following the improved position of crude rubber 

 and the fact that the large buyers are yet to be heard from, 

 it would seem that better conditions are due in the near 

 future. 



Boots and Shoes. Purchasers of this material confined 

 their orders to supplies sufficient only for immediate needs. 

 Although some irregularity was noted early in the month, 

 prices appeared to be well established at 9 cents delivered. 

 as holders were confident in the firmness displayed by this 

 particular grade. 



Auto Tires. There was considerable improvement in this 

 material and toward the latter part of the month the market 

 was quite firm. Mixed tires were quoted 6@6J4 cents for 

 mill deliveries, while white G. and G. tires were considered 

 high at 8)^ cents. Some small lots of inner tubes have been 

 moved at somewhat lower prices than a month ago. Solid 

 tires have improved somewhat and sales were reported at 

 unchanged prices that later in the month developed firmness. 

 The other grades have remained practically featureless. 



MEcnANicAr.s. Dullness has characterized this material 

 during the entire month, black scrap and garden hose bcinp 

 particularly stagnant. 



For the twelve months ended June 30, 1916, United States 

 imports of rubber scrap were 16,371,573 pounds, value $1,271,- 

 903. compared with 11,006,928 pounds, value $726,914, for 1915; 

 25,958,261 pounds, value $2,063,198, for 1914. Exports of 

 rubber scrap for the same period were 4.561.177 pounds, 

 value $424,650, for 1916; 2,422,091 pounds, value $291,421. tor 

 1915; 6,207,678 pounds, value $598,287, for 1914. 



Eondon imports of waste and reclaimed rubber during 

 August were 132,700 pounds; for Liverpool, 115,600 pounds. 

 London exported during the same period 586.400 pounds: 

 Liverporil. 479,600 pounds. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



SEPTEMBER 27, 1916. 



Prices subject to change without notice. 



Per Pound. 



Boots and shoes $0.09i<@ 



I rimmed arctics 07^® 



White tires. Goodrich and Gjodyear ......' 08^^ 



Auto tires, standard white ', .06f|@ 



standard mixed ,'_', .06>i@ 



stripped, unguaranteed .0454® 



Auto peelings. No. 1 09/2@ 



T ...,.• ^°.- ^ 08>4@ 



Inner tubes, No. 1 25i4@ 



'^■»- 2 '.::::::::: :u>4@. 



, ,. ^^^ .iij^gi 



Irony tires q2%@ 



Bicycle tires 04^@ 



Solid tires ' . rf^iliS, 



White scrap. No. 1 ....:..:..:.::::::;: ;?3jli .u 



No. 2 jQ (5) 



Red scrap. No. 1 \xq @ j, 



No. 2 03 @ Qc) 



Mi.xed black scrap. No. 1 .04 @ 04 'i 



n Kk ^°- ■^ 03}<@ .04 



Rubber car springs 04 @ 041-'' 



Horse shoe pads . .■ 04!<i@ 04'/i 



Matting and packings fll & 



Garden hose 01 "/S® 



Air brake hose .0SJ4@ 



Cotton fire hose 02 >4 @ 



Large hose ■.'.■. ;»ii^@ 



Hard rubber scrap. No. 1, bright fracture 25 @ 



Battery jars (black compound) 02yi(jc OiH 



Insulated wire stripping 03 @ .03V4 



Rubber heels 0354 @ .034i 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



Copyright, 1916. 



NEW YORK. 



A XO'J HKR extraordinary jump in raw cotton followed the 

 ^~*- sensational advance of a month ago and January con- 

 tracts were forced up to 16.42. The gloomy crop report and 

 active buying in the South are the reasons attributed to this 

 movement. During the month the market weakened under 

 heavy selling pressure, but a renewal of general bull support 

 carried January deliveries up to 16.30 on September 20, or with- 

 in 18 points of the high record of September 1. The rumors of 

 heavy buying for British account have not been confirmed. The 

 opinion is current that 20-cent cotton will be a fact before many 

 months. 



li. Lamour Neill, a statistician of reputation, estimates this 

 year's crop at 13,000,000 bales, exclusive of linters, or about 14.- 

 000,000 bales including linters. 



Se.\ Island Cotton. An active demand marked the o|)ening 

 of the southern markets that have been closed since August 1. 

 Prices were irregular and the tone of the market sensitive. Fancy 

 Georgias and Floridas were selling at 31@32 cents in Savannah 

 September 8. Prices advanced strungly during the month and 

 on September 22, Fancy Georgias and Floridas were selling in 

 an excited market at 34@35 cents. The advance in Egyptians 

 and the small amount offered will doubtless result in heavy de- 

 mands and higher prices for Sea Islands. Crop reports from 

 the Islands are not promising, while the Georgia and Florida 

 crop on the whole is favorable. 



Egyptian Cotton. The continued rise in the American mar- 

 kets and unfavorable crop reports have been followed by a firm 

 inarket and advancing prices, F. G. F. Sakelarides being quoted 

 at 34 on August 25. The present is the most critical period for 

 the Egyptian crop which, generally speaking, is not as favorable 

 as two weeks ago. However, a definite forecast would be pre- 

 mature at this time. 



Hose and Belting Duck. Foreign business has been easier 

 this month and the doinestic demand for mechanical duck has 

 lieen about normal. The extraordinary call for all other rubber 

 fabrics will doubtless result in a scarcity of liose and belting 

 duck. Moreover, a government order for 2,000,000 yards of 

 army, sail and wide duck will be placed early this month. This 

 will require considerable loom capacity and result in a shortage 

 elsewhere. The rubber trade is well covered for the first six 

 months of 1917 and hose and belting contracts arc being written 

 for deliveries during the last half of next year. 



