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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1917. 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES. 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND MANUFACTOKED RUBBER. 



fNMANL'FACTl'RED— /'■«• 



I K-lobcr 1 

 to Dcccinbtr 31, 1916. 



, A 



Pounds. 



\'ai.I'e. 



Bnla.a. cr.ulc 914.936 $494,733 



GuavuU- S"m S ^'i,?? '^^-fl 



Gulta pcrch.1. crude „ ^l^'fi? ,r ,^^',^5 



Imiia ruhl>cr. crude 67.132.667 35,144.433 



Scr.-,p rubber "'"H?? ^90.928 



Reclaimed rubber 486.815 59.064 



Totals 73.700,448 $36,162,374 



V.VMANl'FACTUBED— dn(ltli:^r; 



Gulla jelutong 10 per cent 3,304,573 



$173,664 



Totals, unmanufactured 77,005,021 $36,336,038 



Chi CLE — dittialte : 



Crude 15 cents per pound 1.049.415 $356,423 



Crude (reciprocity treaty with Cuba) ,„,,„ -, r,i^ 



15 cents per pound, 20 per cent 10,130 2,044 



Refined 20 cents per pound 908.963 548,580 



Totals 1,968.508 



Manufactured— rfii/mfc/r: 



Gutla percha 10 Jier cent 



India rubber 10 per cent 



Drucsists" sundries 15 per cent 



Hard rubber 25 per ce:U 



.Substitutes, el^sticon, etc 15 per cent 



Insulated wire 15 per cent 



Totals, man"t:"tnr,,i 



$907,047 



$21,437 



93.642 



11.597 



772 



2,782 



9 



5130,239 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



Coj>yriiihl 1917. 



NEW YORK. 



MOVEMF.XT in the rubber scrap market tor June has been 

 contined to comparatively small trading between large 

 and small dealers. Those who have held accumulations for 

 higher prices were disappointed through the lack of demand 

 that has characterized the market of the past month. This 

 was due to the entire absence of the consuming trade, as the 

 large buyers have persistently avoided creating any real buying 

 interest. Despite the fact that the crude rubber market has been 

 dull, rubber scrap has been firm and high for the greater part 

 of the month but during the last week a tendency to decline 

 was noticeable. The arrival of the dull season in rubber manu- 

 facture does not bespeak activity in the rubber scrap market 

 for the immediate future. 



Boots .\?.'D Shoes. Transactions have been confined to dealers' 

 business, although sales have been reported at $9.60 a hundred 

 delivered to the mills. The ruling price, however, is generally 

 conceded to be 9J4 cents delivered, but this figure has failed to 

 attract the interest of consumers to any great extent. Trimmed 

 and untrimmed arctics are about Yi cent higher than a month 

 ago. 



Tires. The strength of this material has been largely due 

 to replacement orders on the part of large and small dealers. 

 Mi.xed tires experienced considerable activity about the middle 

 of the month and solid tires were in fair demand at the same 

 time. Inner tubes have shown strength, a strange anomaly in 

 the face of a declining rubber market. Tlie volume of business 

 has been small and price changes negligible. 



Mechanicals. There has been some business doing in this 

 material, garden hose being the feature of the list with air brakes 

 and cotton fire hose following. Prices have advanced about 

 K' cent on these grades since last month. The same easier con- 

 ditions prevailed with mechanicals that have characterized all the 

 other sorts of rubber scrap during the last week of the month. 

 London and Liverpool imports of waste and reclaimed rubber 

 for .'Kpril were 167,300 pounds, compared to 114,600 pounds for 

 March. Re-exports for April were 22,300 pounds, against 55.900 

 for March. London and Liverpool exports of waste and re- 

 claimed rubber manufactures of the United Kingdom for .April 

 were 1,062,300 pounds against 815,300 pounds for March. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED, 

 JUNE 27, 1917. 



Prices subject to change without nstice. 



Per Pound. 



Boots and shoes $0.09M@ 



Trimmed arctics .08 @ 



Untrimmed arctics 07 @ 



White tires, Goodrich and Goodyear .07}4@ .07>4 



Auto tires, standard white .07'A® .07!^ 



standard mixed .07 @ .07 '/4 



stripped, unguaranteed .05 '/2@ .06 



Auto peelings. No. 1 .10 @ 



No. 2 09 @ 



Inner tubes, .\'o. 1 26 @ 



No. 2 U'A® 



red 13J^@ 



Irony tires 03J^@ 



Ricycle tires .05H@ 



Solid tires 07 @ 



Clean truck tires .08 @ 



White scrap, No. 1 14 @ 



No. 2 10 ® 



Red scrap. No. 1 '.lu (If .\\ 



No. 2 •.0714® 



Mixed black scrap, No. 1 .05^@ 



No. 2 04^i@ 



Rubber car springs .05 ^ @ 



Horse shoe pads .05J^@ 



Matting and packings .01^ @ 



Garden hose .02 14 @ 



Air brake hose 06 @ 



Cotton fire hose .02?^ @ 



Large hose .02J^@ 



Hard rubber scrap, No. I, bright fracture .28 @ 



Battery jars (black compound) .03J4@ 



I n^iilati?'] wile slrip|iint' .04J^@ 



Rubber heels .04'/i(ffi 



' Nominal prices. 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS. 



C:'p\rvjit 1917. 

 NEW YORK. 



""PHE base metals are all higher than a month ago, with 

 ■*■ lead the leading feature, having steadily advanced until 

 later in the month, when hesitancy on the part of buyers and 

 the withdrawal of the leading producers halted the advancing 

 market. While the amount required by the government is un- 

 known, it is believed that the remaining supply will not be 

 sufficient to meet the regular consuming demand. The spelter 

 market has been dull with few sales reported, but the under- 

 tone is firm, due to the belief in a stronger market in the near 

 future. Metal antimony has recorded small price changes and 

 a generally dull market. .-Muminum has continued quiet, with 

 small demand at nominal prices. The steady inquiry during the 

 \)3^t month has resulted in a good volume of business in all 

 ruDlier chemicals. While the shipping situation has not im- 

 proved generally, the restrictions controlling certain materials 

 have been modified by the efforts of the producers with favor- 

 able results. The consuming interests have been in the market 

 for regular supplies, with a particular interest in future re- 

 quirements. .\11 lead products have been in demand, and prices 

 have advanced materially, due to the strong position of pig lead. 

 During the past month the speculative zinc oxide market reached 

 the highest levels since .\\>r\\ 1, 1916. That the production for 

 the 1,1st half of the year w'ill not equal the consuming require- 

 ments is believed in some quarters. 



.Alli,\iini;m Flake. There has been only a fair call and 

 prices have declined about $2 a ton since a month ago. 



-\mli.\e Ojl has been easier with prices about 2 cents lower 

 than a month ago. Supplies are apparently sufficient for present 

 requirements. 



Hakvtes. This material has not been particularly active and 

 spot supplies have been freely offered at unchanged prices. For- 

 eign grades are limited with prices nominal. 



