FEBRUARY 1, 1917.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



311 



Elastic fabric — not specified: Pounds. 

 From — 



France 217,580 



Great Britain 106,920 



Other countries 8,140 



Value. 



Totals . . . 

 Tires' 



From — 



France 



Great Britain . . 

 Other countries 



Totals 



Other rubber manufactures; 

 From — 



United States 



France 



Great Britain 



Other countries 



332.640 $262,634 



1,162,260 



374,660 



28,160 



Totals 

 Total Imports . 



1,565,080 $2,746,684 



1,323,960 



897,160 



749,760 



1.100 



2,971,980 $2,085,790 

 $12,502,509' 



KXPOETS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTURED 

 RUBBER, 



Nine Months Ending 

 September, 1916. 



Unmanuf.actured — 



Pounds. Value. 



India lubber and gutta percha 



— raw and reclaimed 833,140 $292,346 



Manufactured — 

 India rubber and gutta percha 

 — threads: 

 To— 



France 



Great Britain 



Argentina 



Other countries 



Totals 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — sheets: 



Cut sheets 



Elastic fabric 



Insulated wire 



Hard rubber 



India rubber and gutta percha 

 — tubes; 



Cut sheets 



Elastic fabric 



Other forms 



Belting 



Boots and shoes pairs 



Elastic webbing: 

 To— 



France 



Greece 



Egypt 



.Argentina 



Brazil 



Cuba 



Other countries 



inds. 



7,700 



9,900 



3,740 



23,760 



Value. 



45,100 



4.840 



2,200 



880 



24.000 



11.000 



95.040 



99,880 



1,540 



2 



7.260 

 90.860 

 20,900 

 92,840 

 89,540 

 28,160 

 156,860 



$81,110 



$7,218 

 829 

 232 



30,880 



$17,370 



50,026 



• 61,335 



946 



2 



Elastic fabric — not specified: 

 To-- 



.Spain 



Argentina 



Brazil 



Uruguay 



Other countries 



Totals 



Pounds. 



440 

 22,000 



220 



1,760 



12,100 



36,520 



Value. 



$64,076 



Tires: 



To— 



France 258,280 



Great Britain 3,268,100 



Switzerland 66,880 



India and Ceylon 353,540 



Australia 79,200 



Argentina 843,040 



Brazil 455,180 



Other countries 459,580 



Totals 



486,420 $639,313 



Totals 



Other rubber manufactures; 

 To- 

 Great Britain 



Switzerland 



.Argentina 



Other countries 



5,783,800 $10,148,940 



49,060 



47,300 



82,940 



183,040 



Totals 

 Total E.xports 



362,340 $254,297 

 $11,648,920 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



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NEW YORK. 



Americ.-\n Cottiin. The January cotton market has been 

 steady compared to the violent fluctuations of last December 

 The speculative inarkets are apparently not so sensitive to con- 

 flicting rumors of peace and international complications as they 

 were a month ago. It is generally believed that the present level 

 of prices will continue until the market is again affected by new 

 crop reports or trade disturbances. There are, moreover, certain 

 interests that predict a return of 20-cent cotton before spring, but 

 two important bull moveinents are hardly to be expected in one 

 season. On January 4, middling spot cotton was selling at 17.55 

 cents and reached 17.80 cents on January 8. After minor fluctua- 

 tions in the interim, spot cotton was quoted at 17.40 cents on 

 January 29. 



Egypti.an Cotton. Reports by mail from .Alexandria under 

 date of December IS, 1916, indicate that the reaction from the 

 advance which commenced early in the season has resulted in a 

 weaker market and prices have declined. The spot market has 

 been very irregular. Sakellarides is becoming scarce and full 

 prices are being paid for spot lots. The demand for uppers has 

 not weakened and prices have remained steady. 



The exports of Egyptian cotton from Alexandria for the period 

 September 1, 1915, to August 31, 1916, were 728,319 bales, 

 approximating 800 pounds. The United States imported 184,544 

 bales; England, 355,699; Spain, 20.332; France, 45,812; Japan, 

 25,801; Italy, 52,516; Russia, 42,619; India, Portugal and 

 Greece, 1,026. 



Se.\ Island Cottox. Quiet has prevailed in the southern 

 markets during the past month and prices have remained 

 practically unchanged. There has apparently been a fair amount 

 of inquiries but the volume of actual business has been small. 

 The crop in sight at all ports on January 19 was 69,727 bales 

 against 61,372 bales for the same period a year ago. 



Tire Fabrics. Business continues good with numerous price 

 inquiries for contracts covering the last half of 1917. The fabric 

 mills are sold until the middle of next summer and this year will 

 doubtless show a marked increase in production. 



It is estimated that 115,000,000 pounds of building fabric went 

 into the manufacture of tires during the season of 1915-16. Of 

 this amount Egyptian fabric furnished 75,000,000 pounds; Sea 

 Island fabric, 30,000,000 pounds; Long staple (American) 

 Peelers fabric, 5,000,000 pounds ; Sea Island and Egyptian Cord 

 fabrics, 5,000,000 pounds. The amount of tire building fabric 

 required for 1917 is estimated at 141,000,000 pounds. 



Mechanical Duck. The undertone of the market is easier 



and prices have eased ofif about a cent a pound. There is a good 

 domestic demand for this time of the year, the mills are behind 

 on orders and supplies are not over-plentiful. The slump in 

 cotton had little effect on the spot market but resulted in easier 

 futures. The situation may be said to be generally easier. 



Sheetings .-^nd Drills. Wide sheetings, drills and twills con- 

 tinue to be in good demand, 50 and 52-inch particularly. Prices 

 are firm and have not changed since a month ago. 



Raincoat Cloth. Business has been quiet, due to the weather 

 and the fact that January is usually a quiet between-season month. 

 Prospects of a good Spring business in raincoat cloth are in- 

 dicated by the numerous inquiries being- received at this time. 



new YORK aUOTATIONS. 

 JANUARY 26, 1917. 



Prices subject to change without notice. 



.\irplane and Balloon Fabrics: 



Wamsutta, S. A. L L. No. 1, 40-inch yard $0.35 @ 



No. 4, 38>i-inch 35 @ 



Wool Stockinettes — S2-incb: 



A — 14-ounce yard 1.38 @ 



B — ^14-ounce 1.65 @ 



C — 14-ounce 1.92 @ 



Cotton Stockinettes — 52-incb: 



D — 14-ounce yard .55 @ .60 



E — llJ4-ounce 46 @ .55 



. F — 14-ounce 60 @ .65 



G — 8-ounce 52 (3 .55 



H — 11 -ounce 55 @ .60 



t — 9.ounce 46 @ .50 



Colors — white, black, blue, brown. 



Knitabac Stockinette lb, 1.00 @ 1.05 



Tire Fabrics: 



17}i-ounce Sea Island, combed square yard 1.25 @ 1.3S 



17J4-ounce Egyptian, combed 1.10 @ 1.15 



I7J4 -ounce Egyptian, carded 1.07 @ 1.12 



I7!4-ounce Peelers, carded 70 @ 



Sheeting: 



40-inch 2.35-yard yard .15^ @ 



40-inch 2.50-yard 14Ji@ 



40-inch 2.70-yard 14 @ 



40-inch 2.85-yard 13 @ 



40-inch 3.15-yard 12^ @ 



Osnaburgs: 



40-inch 2.25yard yard .16H@ 



40-inch 2.48yard IS (m 



37'Am. 2.42-yard 15"/5@ 



Mechanical Ducks: 



Hose pound .37 (» .38 



Belting 35 § .37 



Carriage Cloth Duck: 



38-inch 2.00-yard enameling duck yard .20 @ 



38-inch 1.74-yard 225^0 



72-inch 16.66-.->unce 43)4 3 



72-inch 17.2I-ounce 45 & 



Drills: 



38-inch 2.C0-yard yard ,19 @ 



40-inch 2.47-yard 15J^@ 



52-iDch 1.90-yard 20!4@ 



52-inch 1.95-yard 20 @ 



60 inch 1.52-yard 2654® 



Yarns: 



Garden Hose, 12/2 cabled pound Nominal 



Fire Hose 12/1 Nominal 



Imported Woolen Fabrics Specially Prepared for Rub- 

 berizing — Plain and Fancies: 



63-in, 3)4 to 7yi ounces yard .38 @ 1.55 



36.-inch, 2Jii to 5 ounces 35 @ .85 



