April 1, 1917.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



431 



MONTHLY IMPORTATIONS OF RUBBER TO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS (In Tons). 



Plantalioii Ceylon — 

 1911 



1912. 

 1913. 

 1914. 

 1915. 



Jan. 



339 



866 



1.611 



2,165 



410 



1916 6.825 



Fine Para — v 



1911 ■ 896 



1912 1,728 



J913 1,334 



1914 907 



1915 1.521 



1916. 

 Coarse Para — 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



Caticho — 



19U 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



Other Grades — 



1911 



1912. 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



313 



459 

 657 

 606 

 492 

 432 

 428 



52 

 85 

 226 

 188 

 137 

 302 



642 

 1,390 

 1.116 



242 

 776 



Feb. 

 417 

 976 

 1.558 

 2,782 

 3,865 

 6,272 



701 



1,657 



1,380 



623 



638 



1,252 



469 

 641 

 665 

 341 

 452 

 555 



241 

 Hi 

 250 

 107 

 223 

 411 



615 

 1,373 

 823 

 675 

 254 

 1.018 



March. 

 616 

 986 

 1,978 

 3,329 

 5,205 

 ?,287 



638 

 1,304 



899 

 1.282 

 1,799 

 1,206 



384 

 756 

 456 

 754 

 1,047 

 446 



120 

 15 

 185 

 625 

 l.lll 

 363 



1,398 

 1,786 

 342 

 515 

 506 

 630 



April. 

 518 

 1,286 

 1,783 

 4,407 

 7,166 

 6,625 



382 

 1,240 

 749 

 784 

 418 

 1.274 



326 

 516 

 428 

 432 

 320 

 761 



183 

 391 

 280 

 858 

 246 

 687 



. S89 

 1,864 

 558 

 603 

 780 

 596 



Mav. 

 688 

 1,750 

 1,801 

 4,105 

 4,443 



June. 

 489 

 676 

 1,700 

 2,493 

 6,319 



8,421 9,103 



498 

 676 

 499 

 862 

 807 

 870 



413 

 438 

 406 

 599 

 59.*! 

 558 



259 

 359 

 383 

 744 

 356 

 732 



S9S 

 900 

 635 

 644 



44; 



451 



1,105 

 767 

 665 

 525 

 393 



1,230 



436 

 537 

 403 

 304 

 340 

 438 



143 

 306 

 491 

 29') 



306 

 555 



682 

 697 

 428 

 281 

 642 

 690 



July. 

 460 

 849 

 1,728 

 2,204 

 5.260 

 5,418 



795 

 701 

 452 

 469 

 624 

 667 



370 

 375 

 437 

 420 

 488 

 334 



236 

 130 

 398 

 365 

 463 

 272 



750 

 645 

 454 

 211 

 671 

 225 



August. 



470 



923 



1,979 



2,032 



5,311 



Sept. 

 614 

 1,153 

 2,534 

 3,989 

 5.330 



5,326 6,150 



754 

 844 

 566 

 610 

 45S 

 293 



421 

 469 

 404 

 182 

 203 

 7? 



193 

 213 

 231 

 185 

 449 

 281 



.S43 

 921 

 371 

 215 

 597 

 290 



925 

 866 

 757 

 963 

 1,243 

 1,465 



432 

 427 

 Mi 

 364 

 430 

 465 



91 

 183 



258 

 337 



275 

 221 



1,!76 

 1,019 

 328 

 415 

 633 

 57-1 



Oct. 

 697 

 1,568 

 2,214 

 3,360 

 6,665 

 6,948 



1,498 



1,056 



877 



1,146 



781 



448 



42L 

 • 356 

 270 

 362 

 421 

 84 



115 

 213 

 140 

 148 

 227 

 20 



1.238 

 803 

 397 

 336 

 585 



■ 343 



Nov. 

 551 

 1,735 

 2,373 

 2,327 

 3,750 

 7,341 



1,376 

 1,105 

 1,120 

 1,100 

 1,372 

 1,853 



499 

 469 

 468 

 418 

 725 

 649 



104 

 221 

 223 

 188 

 329 

 276 



608 

 645 

 292 

 366 



451 

 683 



Dec. 



697 

 ,235 



708 



133 

 ,361 



571 



250 

 ,241 

 774 

 836 

 1,604 

 ,227 



444 

 415 

 413 

 485 

 562 

 553 



327 

 87 

 169 

 219 

 323 



1,079 

 988 

 532 

 581 

 731 

 594 



Total. 

 6,556 

 15,003 

 23,967 

 35,326 

 61,085 

 85,287 



10,818 

 13,185 

 10.072 

 10,107 

 11,658 

 12,598 



5.074 

 6.056 

 5.257 

 5.153 

 6.018 

 5,349 



1,825 

 2,776 

 3.152 

 4.206 

 4,341 

 4,443 



10.815 

 13.031 

 6,276 

 5,084 

 7.068 

 6.831 



HIGHEST AND LOWEST RATES PER POUND IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY. 



Jan. 



First T.atex Crepe — 



1911 



1912 118@130 



Feb. 



INtarcIi. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



1913, 



1914 



1915 



1916 



Upriver Fine- 

 1911. 



103P111 

 55® 61 

 59® 64 

 70@103 



112@128 

 1912 103@112 



1913. 



1914 



1915 



1916 



Upriver Coarse 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



102(;?110 



73m> 77 



610 75 



77 @ 99 



87® 94 



90(3 94 



76fa 84 



44 fn! 47 



45® 58 



60@ 76 



126® 128 

 96®103 

 58® 64 

 57® 63 

 72@ 90 



125(9166 

 I08(|llO 

 96® 102 

 73@ 78 

 57@ 61 

 73® 80 



93®117 

 92(5) 94 

 72(a 78 

 44® 47 

 44(21 48 

 52 (S 60 



128(3137 

 88(3 96 



58 @ 65 



59 @ 60 

 83(8 88 



136®167 

 110(il22 

 88® 96 

 73 @ 74 

 58® 60 

 74(® 78 



108®I1S 

 94(ffi 99 

 63® 72 

 43® 46 

 45(31 47 

 56® 59 



120@132 

 76(3 88 

 64® 72 

 59® 60 

 74 @ 82 



115®141 

 110(a>118 

 77 (g 88 

 73@ 74 

 57(3 60 

 72® 74 



85@105 

 92 @ 96 

 52(3 66 

 43® 47 

 46(3 48 

 55@ 57 



116@12I 

 78@ 84 

 57@ 65 

 59® 61 

 61 @ 74 



95@129 

 108@111 

 82(g 91 

 69(3 74 

 59® 61 

 67@ 72 



79® 93 



87 @ 92 



55® 61 



41® 46 



45(3 46 



50@ 54 



TOTAl, EXPORTS 

 FROM PARA. 



Para Weights- 



1911 35,936 



1912 43,467 



1913 39.223 



1914 37,215 



1915 37,703 



1916 39,200 



{ConipiU'd hy M''yt^>- 



TOTAL I.MPORTS INTO THF. UNITED STATES, 

 fin Tons). 



Para Grades. 



Rubber. 

 15.892 

 19.241 

 15,329 

 15.260 

 17.676 

 17,947 



Brown, 



Caucho. 

 1,825 

 2,776 

 3,152 

 4,206 

 4.341 

 4.443 

 .\'cw Yorh.) 



Plant. 

 Ceylon. 

 6,556 

 15,003 

 23,967 

 35.326 

 61.085 

 85.287 



Other 

 Grades. 

 10,815 

 13.031 

 6,276 

 5.084 

 7.068 

 6.831 



Guayule. 

 8,091 

 6,105 

 2,756 



850 

 2,654 



435 



1I6®121 

 70(3 77 

 54® 57 

 60® 63 

 56(5-. 62 



95(3104 

 107® 112 

 86 (Si 89 

 68(3 69 

 61(3 63 

 62® 68 



79® 84 



84® 91 



54(3 62 



38m 42 



45® 47 



42® 50 



Tulv. 

 112®!23 

 117(3123 

 66(3 70 

 54 @ 57 

 62® 63 

 52(H, 57 



99® 116 

 112® 1 19 

 83® 92 

 68(3 73 

 59® 63 

 65 @ 68 



81 @ 96 



85® 91 



50® 56 



38(3 42 



44® 47 



41(3 42 



Aug. 

 129® 135 

 117@120 

 66® 70 

 60(3105 

 59® 61 

 53(3 56 



109®116 

 116®121 

 83(3. 93 

 75@1I5 

 56® 59 

 65® 68 



94® 98 



89® 96 



50® 53 



43® 89 



42® 44 



39 @ 40 



Sept. 

 125W13S 

 109(3120 

 52(3 64 

 52® 56 

 57® 58 

 54(3 60 



111®119 

 111®. 121 

 77 (n. 88 

 64 ®i 7S 

 ■55® 57 

 69® 74 



95® 98 



87® 95 



48® 52 



43® 55 



41(3. 43 



41® 44 



Oct. 

 112®123 

 100@108 

 50® 52 

 54(3 62 

 61® 63 

 56(3 60 



100®111 

 103@111 

 72® 78 

 64(3 66 

 55® 57 

 71@ 80 



88® 95 



80(3 86 



46® 49 



43(3 47 



42(3 45 



42(3 46 



STOCKS IN THE UNITED STATES AND 

 Stocks in the United States. 



EUROPE (In Tons). 



Other Gi ades 

 Para Grades. E.vclusive 



Dec. 

 Dec. 



Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 



31, 1911 



31, 1912 



31, 1913 



31, 1914 



31, 1915, 



31. 1916, 



Rubber. 

 . 219 

 . 201 



97 . 



90 

 . 223 

 . 242 



Caucho. 

 27 

 69 

 30 



4 

 5(1 

 58 



of Plan- 



tatioris. 



290 



335 ■ 



268 



47 



67 



156 



Total. 

 636 

 605 

 395 

 141 

 340 

 456 



Stock Para Grades in Para and afloat. 2,260 tons. 



Stock, 

 Europe. 



Para 

 Grades. 



1,530 

 411 



1,159 

 402 

 269 

 259 



Total Stock, 

 All Grades. 



Europe. 



Exclusive of 



Plantations. 



3,370 



1,713 



2,925 



738 



481 



617 



PLANTATION RUBBER FROM THE FAR EAST. 



TOTAL EXPORTS FROM MALAYA, 

 (From January 1, 1916, to dates named, excluding all foreign tranship- 

 ments. Reported by Barlow & Co., Singapore.) 

 From 



Singapore. Malacca. Penang. 



December December December 

 To^ 31,1916. 31,1916. 31.1916. 



United Kinsaom../fe. A3, 475, 389 7,167,346 21,460,298 



The Continent 12.144,475 56.354 



Japan 4,469,284 209 



Cevlon...... 656,943 563,600 



United States .' 84,494.760 9,126,704 



Australia 295,104 



Port Swel- 

 tenham. 

 January 



27, 1917. 



2,966.128 



87.368 

 523.024 



Totals. 



65,069,161 



1 2.200,829 



4,469,493 



1,307,910 



94.I44.48S 



295,104 



Totals 135.535,954 7,167,346 30.643,565 3,676,520 177.476.985 



Same period, 1915. 

 Same period. 1914. 

 Same jieriod. 1913. 



86,067,657 7,898.984 28.580.663 

 43,834,177 5,318,379 21,912,567 

 27,857,983 16.042,267 



2,529,553 125.076,857 

 3,188,608 74.252,731 

 2,594,807 46,495.057 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES RUBBER EXPORTS. 



.■\n official cablegram from Kuala Liunpur gives the export of plantation 

 inbher from the Federated Malay States in Ihe month of February as 7.255 

 tuns against 5.995 tons in January last and 5,207 tors in the corresponding 

 -period last vear. Following are the comijarative figures for three years: 



1915. 1916. 1917. 



January toiu 3.473 4.471 5.995 



Februarv 3,411 5,207 7.255 



IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF RAW RUBBER AT CEYLON. 

 IMPORTS. 



I-'rom January 1 to 29. 1917. 



North 

 Ports of Destination ~ America. 



New Vork I^oxnds 1,384.207 



Seattle/ 33,600 



Vancouver (Canada) 26,880 



r ondon i 



Manchester 



Marseilles 



Yokohama 



Melbourne 



Sydney 



Europe. 



1,937.663 



5.568 



536,620 



Totals 



6. 884 



9.678 



13,250 



Totals 



1.444,68" 2,479,851 



Duriua. 



19,772 



Totals. 



167,305 



21,000 



81.043 



57,722 



29,925 



2.140 



626 



19.772 



19,772 379.533 



2,240 50,421 



