March 1, 1917.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



371 



UNITED KINGDOM RUBBER STATISTICS FOR 1916. 



Ukmanufactured — 

 Crude rubber: 

 From — 



Dutch East Indies 



French West Africa 



Gold Coast _ 



Other countries in Africa. . 



Peru 



Brazil 



British India 



Straits Settlements, includ- 

 ing Lahuan 



Federated Malay States. . . 



Ceylon and dependencies ... 



Other countries 



66,053.200 7,384,830 



28.880,300 3,340,071 



28,609,700 3,230,218 



4,003,700 406,317 



44,531,100 6,307,609 



44,649,700 6,181,287 



22,518,000 3,156,094 



3,259,800 437,097 



Totals 176,045,600 19,592,911 



Waste and reclaimed rubber. 4,180,000 97,320 



Guttapercha 8,507,744 669.193 



168,539.500 22,996,140 

 5,108,100 138,115 



7.480.368 690,025 



The average value of a £ Sterling for 1915 and 1916 was $4,745 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



Copyright 1917. 



NEW YORK. 



T TNDOUBTEDLV the difficulties surrounding domestic trans- 



u 



portation are responsible for the quiet conditions that have 



characterized the February market. With embargoes placed 

 on all shipments to and from New York and serious car shortage 

 all over the country there was small chance for good business 

 during the past month. Despite the handicap, however, there has 

 been a quiet routine demand and prices are about the same as 

 they were a month ago. Few changes may be notjced. 



Boots and Shoes. The trading in this material has been quiet 

 and prices remain unchanged. 



Auto Tires. Standard white G. & G. tires have received scant 

 attention and prices have cased ofif considerably. Standard white 

 tires have moved fairly well and show an advance of 5^ to ^ 

 cent since our last report. The other grades are unchanged. 



Auto Peelings. Both No. 1 and No. 2 grades shows an ad- 

 vance of about J/T cent. 



Inner Tubes. The tube [losition lias been inaterially strength- 



ened by the firm position of crude rubber and all grades are 

 quoted from Vj cent to 1 cent higher than a month ago. 



Bicycle Tires. The movement in this material has been 

 moderate and prices have moved up ^ to J4 cent. 



NEW YORK aUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



FEBRUARY 24, 1917. 



Prices subject to change without nctice. 



Per Pound. 



Boots and shoes $0.095^@ .09M 



Trimmed arctics 07M(gi .07H 



Untrimmed arctics 06^@ ,06^ 



White tires. Goodrich and Goodyear 07}i@ .08 



Auto tires, standard white .07 'A & .07 !< 



standard mixed 06)4@ .06J^ 



stripped, unguaranteed .04>^@ ,05 



Auto peelings. No. 1 .10 @ 



No. 2 08J<@ .09 



Inner lubes. No. 1 .26 @ .27 



No. 2 12 @ .13 



red 12 @ .13 



Irony tires .02 ^ @ 



Bicycle tires 04?|@ .055-8 



Solid tires .05Ji@ .06 



White scrap, No. I v^ 13!4@ .14 



No. 2 10 @ 



Red scrap, No. 1 10 @ .II 



No. 2 08 @ 



Mixed black scrap, No. 1 0454 @ 



No. 2 04 @ 



Rubber car springs .04 5-5 @ 



Horse shoe pads .0434 @ 



Matting and packings -01 @ .01 '/^ 



Garden hose , 01H@ .OlM 



Air brake hose .' OSyi® 05H 



Cotton fire hose .02^2® 



Large hose .01?i@ 



Hard rubber scrap. No. I. bright fracture 26 @ 



Battery jars (black compound) .02 5-2® 



Insulated lA-ire stripping .03 5^ @ 



Rubber heels 03}4@ 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



Copyright 1917. 

 NEW YORK. 

 nPHE announcement of the German submarine blockade was in- 

 ^ stantly reflected in the market and prices declined. On Feb- 

 ruary 1, spot cotton was quoted 14.75 cents as compared with 17.40 

 cents on January 29. As time passed with no overt act on the 

 part of Germany the market gained strength and on February 27 

 middling spot cotton was quoted at 16.55. 



Egvpti.\n Cotton. The scarcity of spot stocks and the small 

 receipts during the past month has strengthened the market. 

 Imports for the period December 27, 1916-January 17, 1917 were 

 9,000 bales as against 12,700 bales a year ago. Prices are firm, 

 Sakellarides being quoted 50 to 55 cents on February 25. The 

 price nominally is 30 cents. 



Concerning the 1917 crop, The Alexandria Cotton Co., Limited, 

 reports the following mail advices from Alexandria, dated Janu- 

 ary 19 : "Thanks to the splendid weather we have had during 

 the past week, the first ploughing for planting has been vigor- 

 ously resumed over the whole country. However, it is too early 

 to express any definite opinion as to the proportion of the varie- 

 ties which will compose the next crop, but there is a general 

 tendency to sow Sakellarides again over the whole of the Delta 

 with the exception of the north, where the Assil and Nubari 

 varieties seem to be more in favor owing to last year's failure 

 of the Sakellarides variety in the poor lands of that district. 



Sea Island Cotton. The threatened abandonment of the Sea 

 Island cotton industry due to the boll-weevil pest has been in a 

 measure dispelled. Undoubtedly there will be a curtailment in 

 the 1917 crop ; that may result in a two-thirds crop reduction. 

 In this event prices would doubtless reach abnormal levels. The 

 normal crop is 100,000 bales. 



The demand has been active and prices firm during the montli. 

 New York spot quotations have varied from 49 to 55 cents, de- 

 pending on the quantity. 



Tire F.-\brics. The demand has actively continued and contract 

 deliveries have been insistently called for. This may be due to 

 shipping delays, the result of car shortage and local embargoes ; 

 however, the uncertain position of the raw material would be 

 sufficient reason for anticipatory buying. The level of prices may 



