April 1, 1917.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



435 



RE-EXPORTS. 



January. 1917. 



Unmanuf.\ctured- 



London. 



Liverpool. 



PountU. £ Sterling. 



Norway 



Switzerland t!,700 1,349 



Spam 4.500 548 



Italy 455,000 61,470 



japan 



United States 7,019,800 976,720 



Victoria 1,300 163 



New South Wales 2.500 130 



Canada 534,000 75,032 



Pounds. £ Sterling. 



Totals 



Waste and reclaitned riibhei 

 To— 



France .-^ . 



Russia 



Italy 



I'nited States of America. 



.10,021.200 

 77.700 



1,396.924 

 2.S35 



Totals 77,700 



The value of £ Sterling is $4.76. 



2.835 



12,600 



"4V,966 



172.300 

 89,500 



394,400 

 53.900 



163.666 



2.186,200 



4,500 

 11,600 

 78,100 

 47,5011 



141,700 



1,540 



V.goi 



24,535 



15,200 



35,270 



7.150 



' 'lV.936 



276,159 



140 



427 



2,794 



1,680 



5,041 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



Copyri^^ht. 1917. 

 NEW YORK. 



'"THE demand for rubber scrap has been of a rcuitine nature 

 ■*■ for the past month, with buying confined to supplies needed 

 for immediate requirements. The volume, of business has been 

 only fair, due to the restrictions placed on trading by the local 

 embargoes and the congested conditions of the railroads. Dur- 

 ing the second week of the month the transportation situation 

 at several important shipping points became easier and supplies 

 moved quite freely. Considerable material was disposed of, but 

 the consumers were soon satisfied and withdrew from the mar- 

 ket. Then later in the month the threatened railroad strike pre- 

 vented, for a time at least, the purchase of future requirements. 

 That the rubber mills are well provided with abundant business 

 is a well known fact, moreover heavy government orders have 

 been recently booked so tliat the forecast is favorable for the 

 rubber- scrap market. 



Boots and Shoes. The consumers undoubtedly covered their 

 requirements earlj' in the month at prices around 9^ delivered. 

 Later the market softened, due to the arrivals of delayed ship- 

 ments, and prices declined. Dealers were active during the last 

 week, and sales at 9J^ cents delivered to the mills were reported. 

 Trimmed and untrimmed arctics have declined 'A cent since our 

 last report. 



Auto Tires. All grades have been dull and uninteresting, 

 particularly the white G. & G. tires. Sales have been few and 

 the volume of business small. 



Inner Tubes. The lack of interest in this material is easily 

 explained by the quiet position of the crude rubber market. Very 

 little movement was noticed and prices firm but unchanged froin 

 a month ago. 



Mechanicals. While there was evidence of usual routine 

 business from the rubber mills last month the situation has been 

 quiet and prices unchanged. 



London and Liverpool imports of waste and reclaimed rubber 

 for January, 1917, were 538,400 pounds against 257,500 pounds 

 for December, 1916. Exports for January were 1,417,800 pounds 

 against 1,462,100 pounds for December. 



new YORK aUOTATIONS FOR CAHLOAD LOTS DELIVERtD, 



\I.\l;i H JS. 11117, 



Prices subject to change without n»tice. 



Per Pound. 



Boots and shoes $0.09!.iw 



Trimmed arctics ,<I7 ' .. "/ 



Untrimmed arctics .06!^ @ 



White tires, Goodrich and Goodyear 07^ @ .08 



Auto tires, standard white .07^® .07 ;4 



standard mixed .06}^ @ .06 Ji 



stripped, unguaranteed .04^ @ .05 



Auto peelings. No. 1 .10 & 



No. 2 OSH& .09 



Inner tubes. No. I .26 @ .27 



No. 2 12 @ .13 



red 12 ® .13 



Irony tires .02 ■-^@ 



Bicycle tires .04 ^@ 



Solid tires .u5^i</i 



White scrap, No. 1 .13^ @ 



No. 2 10 ® 



Red scrap. No. I .10 ca> 



No. 2 08 @ 



Mixed blaci< scrap, No. 1 .04i^(a 



No. 2 04 @ 



Rubber car springs .04 Va (a 



Horse shoe pads .04^ @ 



-Matting and packings .01 @ 



Garden hose .01H@ 



Air brake hose .05 J^ @ 



Cotton fire hose .02J^@ 



Large hose 01 ^ @ 



Hard rubber scrap. No. 1, bright fracture .26 cot 



Battery jars (black compound) .02;/^@ 



Insulated wire stripping .03J4@ 



Rubber heels ^ .03 -H i« 



.05!S 



.06 



.14 



.01 's 

 .OlM 

 05 M 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



Copyiiiihl 1917. 



NEW YORK. 



nPHE American cotton market has been well supported during 

 ■•■ the past month and prices show gradual advances since 

 our last report. February 26, middling spot cotton was 16.55 

 cents, and on March 18, it had reached the 18-cent mark. Later 

 in the month the demand became more active due to various 

 rumors of a bullish nature that on March 26, sent the price up 

 to 19.20 cents. The grades of cotton used in the manufacture of 

 tire fabrics costs about 1 cent a pound more than the regular 

 sorts. 



From the census report it is estimated that the available supply 

 of American cotton for distribution during the season will approx- 

 imate 14,000,000 bales, including linters. At the present rate of doT 

 mestic consumption the season's requirements will be 7,000,000 

 bales, leaving about 7,000,000 bales for export and carry over. As 

 a result of the unfavorable position of Sea Island and the uncer- 

 tainty of the supply of Egyptian, there has been heavy buying of 

 American peelers as a protective measure against failure of the 

 regular supply. 



Egyptian Cotton. The British embargo on Egyptian cotton 

 that went into effect early in March, applies to shipments from 

 Egypt and England to neutral countries in British bottoms. 

 Should the present stocks fail to carry the mills until January when 

 the new crop arrives, there rnay be a serious shortage of Egyptian 

 cotton in this market. London stocks are said to be exhausted. 

 The situation, in case of war with Germany, would apparently 

 be relieved by shipments being made in American bottoms. The 

 acuteness of the market, due wholly to transportation difficulties, 

 has resulted in higher prices for all grades of Egyptian cotton. 



Sea Island Cotton. The southern markets have exhibited 

 much activity and advancing prices, due to the British embargo 

 on 'Egyptian cotton. The volume of business has been large, the 

 equivalent of 65 cents being offered for round lots. There was 

 evidently little cotton remaining unsold by the end of the month 

 and prices were unquotable on account of the unsettled market 

 conditions. 



Tire Fabrics. While the general demand was more quiet than 

 a month ago and fewer buyers were in evidence, there was much 

 interest exhibited by the consuming trade in the present market. 

 The doulit that now threatens supplies of Egyptian and Sea 

 Island cotton has created an active interest in Peelers and combed 

 peeler fabric is in demand. This is a precautionary measure on 

 the part of the consuming trade and to just what extent American 

 cotton fabric may be substituted for Sea Island and Egyptian 

 remains to be seen. Seventeen, J^-ounce, carded peeler fabric is 

 >Iuotcd 85 to 90 cents a square yard. The other grades of stand- 

 ard fabrics have advanced 15 to 20 cents a pound since our last 

 report. 



Ducks, Sheetings, Drill.s, etc. The market for all these fa- 

 brics- has been very active, being stimulated by government re- 

 quirements that have taken precedence over all orders. Tlie in- 

 creased government business that has fallen to the rubber mills 



