April I, 1917.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



427 



COMPARATIVE NEW YORK PRICES FOR MARCH. 



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

 in crude rubber and commercial paper, Xo. 68 William street. 

 New York) advises as follows: 



The demand for commercial paper has continued fairly good through 



March, the best rubber names selling at Ay,SHVi jier cent, and those not 

 so well kno\yn ^(ii'S'/z per cent. The demand from our citv banks has been 

 rather light. 



1917." 1916. 1915. 



Upriver, fine, "6'(TS1 74f« 7S 58®60 



Upriyer, coarse 51(?i'54 56(ff59 45@47 



Islands, fine , 72(375 68@71 5I(ffi53 



Islands, coarse t 34fVP36 34(S39 30@32 



Cameta 37'S40 36'S40 ' 34@37 



"Figured only to March 27. 



MARKET CABLE SERVICE FROM LONDON. 



The following market report has been cabled from Aldens' 

 F-imited, London: 



Standard 

 Date. Crepe. 



February 26 38Mrf. 



March S 39J4rf. 



March 12 39 d. 



March 19 39'/;''. 



March 24 i7V:d. 



MARKET CABLE SERVICE FROM SINGAPORE. 

 The following reports of the weekly auctions held at Singapore haye been 

 cabled by The Waterhouse Co., Limited: 



Crepe. Smoked .Sheet. 

 Price 

 Dale. per lb. 



March 2 cents 72.25 



March 10 73.95 



March 16 69.70 



March 22 65.87 



WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT. 

 GUTHRIE & CO., LIMITED, Singapore, report (February 1. 1917]: 

 For the weekly rubber auction held yesterday and today the quantity 

 cataloged was 750_ tons, of which 440 tons changed hands. A steady 

 demand was experienced, and prices, show an all round improvement of 

 appro.ximately $5 per picul as compared with last week's auction. The top 

 price paid for fine ribbed smoked sheet was .$146 per picid. being $4 above 

 last week's best. .For fine pale crepe the top price \vas $147 per picul, an 

 advance of $6. There was a fair demand for unsmoked sheet, for the first 

 time for some weeks. ^ Brown crepes were again readily taken up at good 

 prices. For dark crepes and lower grades there was a good inquiry, at 

 considerably improved prices. 



The following was the course of values: 



In Singapore 

 Per picul.* 



Sheet, fine ribbed smoked $139@$146 



Sheet, good ribbed smoked 123((I' 138 



Sheet, plain smoked llOffi) 128 



Sheet, ribbed unsmoked \\6(fi^ 127 



Sheet, plain unsmoked 1 1 1 f«3 127 



Crepe, fine pale 136® 147 



Crepe, good pale. 



Crepe, fine brown. 



Crepe, good brown. 



Crepe, dark 



Crepe, bark 



Scrap, virgin 



Scrap, pressed . . . . 



Scrap, loose 



1300 

 123(31 

 98® 

 84(3' 

 65(ffi 

 106 (ffi 

 70 IS 

 54(a 



139 

 131 

 123 



ins 



94 



91 

 96 



Sterling equivalent 

 per pound 

 in London. 

 2/8^(r«2/10H 

 2/6H(®2/ Wz 

 2/24^®2/ 6-5^ 

 2/3^^2/ 6\i 

 2/2Hrs'2/ 6^ 

 2/8 (S2/10^ 

 2/6H&2/ SH 

 2li\im/ 7 

 2,0;'8(a2/ 5*s 

 l/9'^(5i2/ 2'.J 

 1/5V»(??1/11'4 

 2/I3<J(S> .. 



Equivalent 

 per pound 

 in cents. 

 59.07 (B)72.05 

 52.27(»58.6S 

 46.75(a>54.40 

 49.3n@53.97 

 47.17(Si33.97 

 57.80(S)62.47 

 55.25(3159.07 

 53.12(S:55.67 

 41.65(3-32.27 

 33.70045.90 

 27.62(3139.95 



43.05(3) 



29.75(3 38.67 

 22.95(340.80 



♦Picul = 133'/- pounds. 

 Quoted in S. S. dollars — 



CRUDE RUBBER ARRIVALS AT THE PORT OF 

 NEW YORK. 



■J he following .statistics arc not complete due to urders from 

 the Treasury Department. 



ITIie Figures Indicate Weight in Pounds.] 

 PARAS FROM BRAZIL. 



M.\Rcn 1. — By the steamer Cristobal from Cristobal : 

 Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. 



G. Amsinck & Co 20,100 52,200 = 



Gaston, Williams & Wigmorc ' z 



Goldsmith & Co ' = 



A. .Angel & Co ^.= 



Total 



March 3. — By the steamer Acre from Para 



Meyer & Browui 



Muller. Schall & Co 7,600 



Neuss, Hesslein Si Co 124.800 



Arnold & Zeiss 24.000 



G. Amsinck & Co 



A. D. Strauss & Co 



W. R. Grace & Co 19,500 



Various 82.400 



Totals 238,300 342,200 162,000 61,500= 



^^.•\"RCH 8. — By the steamer Stephen from Manaos : ' 



Aldens' Successors, Ltd 60,000 22.000 32,000 9,500 = 



Totals. 

 .= 72,300 

 . = 2,200 

 .= 20,200 

 . = 5,800 



.= 100,300 



General Rubber Co 



Arnold & Zeiss 



W. R. Grace & Co 



.1. H. Schroeder & Co 



Goldman, Sachs & Co 



Heidelbach & Ickelheimer. , 

 Various 



Total 



M,\RCH 8.— By the steamer Stephen from Itacoatiara 



\'arious . . .■ 



M.ARCH 8. — By the steamer Stephen from Para : 



IL A. Astlett....... 



Henderson & Korn. 

 Arnold & Zeis 



G. Amsinck & Co. . 



Paul Bertuch 



L:!Zard Freres . . . . 

 Truhling & Goshen. 

 Various' 



824,000 



= 123,500 



: 110.700 



= 314,700 



= 132,600 



= 60,000 



= 168.000 



= 148.800 



: 999,400 



=2,057,700 



= :i.30o 



: 41, son 



: 4,900 



= 209,200 



: 64,800 



: 823,500 



: 536.800 



= 193.500 

 = 1.480,500 



Total 



M.u<cn 12.- 



-Bv the steamer Minas Geraes from Para : 



=3,355,000' 



--Mdens' .Successors. Ltd. 



H. A. Astlett & Co 



Muller, Schall & Co. . ... 



G. .\msinck & Co 



Arnold & Zeiss ,. . 



W. R. Grace & Co.. 



Goldman, 'Sachs & Co... 



E. T. Greiner . . . .' 



\'arious 



28,300 



2S.30O 



136.300 



286.600 



294.700 



45,000 



13.000 



81.0(10 



130,000 



605.600 



2/4|f56.7 centsl. 



Total = 1.620.500 



CENTRALS, 



Pounds. 



Fekruary 26. — By the 5'(in(i<igo=Guayaquil : 



.Andean Trading Co 6.000 



Columbia Oversea Corporation. 3,200 



Various 1,200 10.400 



February 26. — By the 5'iiii(iago = Bahia de-Cara- 

 quiz: 



G. Amsinck & Co 5,700 



Pablo Calvet & Co 2.300 8.00O , 



February 26. — By the 7ivfz/ej= Puerto Cortes: | 

 Eggers & Heinlein 900 



February 26. — By the 7fMt'ffj= Puerto Barrios: 



L S. Sembrada & Co 3,400 



W. R. Grace & Co 1,400 4,800 



February 26. — By the TiVi't/(7j=Santiago de 

 Cuba* 

 Neuss, Hesslein & Co...' 200 



February 28. — By the .^//ia«c« = Cristobal: 



T. S. Sembrada & Co 12,000 



Pablo Calvet & Co 9,400 21,400 



February 28. — By the /4//i(i«(ra=Panama: 

 Pizn. Vephews t Co 1.100 



Pounds. 



March 1,^ — By the Cri.r(ob(7/=CristobaI: 



Meckc & Co 500 



G. A. Amsinck & Co 900 



Coinacho. Roldan & Van Sickel 1,900 3,300 



March I.- By the Mexico'=-Coru\Xo: 



-Vnicrican Trading Co... 100 



G. Amsinck S Co 3,600 



\"arious 1,200 4,900 



March 2.~ By the CarrtUo = Cartagena: 

 .■\merican Trading Co 4.200 



March 2. — By the Carr»//o=Puerto Columbia: 

 G. Amsinck & Co 5,200 



March 3.- — By the Fagcrnaes^=Co\omho: 



Aldens' Successors, Ltd 11,200 



Various 91,400 102.600 



March 6. — Bv the Dflri«6e = Cartagena: 

 G. Amsinck & Co 26.000 



March 6.— By the 7"cfn3rfor^.J= Puerto Limon: 



G. Amsinck S: Co 1,000 



Isaac Brandon S: Bros 600 



United Fruit Co 400 2,000 



March 7. — By the Co/oii = Cristobal : 

 G. Am.=inck & Co 27,700 



Pounds.' 



Gontard & Co 400 



H. W. Peabodv & Co 2.200 



W. Loaiza & Co. of New York. 200 



Charles Griff en & Co 8,800 



Pablo Calvet & Co 18,700 



Dumarest Bros. & Co...: 3,000 



\'arious 3.300 84.300 



March 7. — By the Co/on = Panama: 



Gontard & Co 400 



Fidanque Bros. & Co 2.800 



Olto Gerdau S- Co 5.000 



Piza, Nephews & Co 400 S.60O 



March 9. — By the Santa .l/ur(n = Cartagena: 

 Muller & Schall 300 



March 12. — By the .9i.rao/(j= Puerto Cortez: 



G. Amsinck X- Co 200 



Eggers & Heinlein 300 300 



MaIsch 12. — By the 5i.rao/o = Puerto Barrios: 

 .T. S. Sembrada & Co 3,700 



March 13. — By the Mc(a/iaii = Port Limon: 



G. Amsinck & Co 600 



Isaac Brandon & Bros 700 



A. A. Lindo & Co 900 2.200 



