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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1917. 



Zinc oxide. American process, horseliead brand 



"XX red" f. o. b. factory. .Jb. 



"special" f . 0. b. factory .. /fr. .10V^@ 



French process, red seal. . . .f. o. b. factory, ,1b. .11 @ 



green seal. .f. o. b. factory, .ifc. .15J^@ 



white seal. .f. 0. b. factory, ./i). .15H@ 



Zinc substitutes ton .16!^@ 



Zinc sulphide, pure lb. 30.00 @ 



yellow lb. .78 @ 



• Nominal prices. 



TIRE 



FABRICS 



JENCKES 



SPINNING 

 COMPANY 



PA WTUCKET 

 RHODE ISLAND 



EGYPTIAN COTTON CEOP MOTEJCENT. 



From August 1, 1916, to May 2, 1917. 



To— '•• 1916-17. 1915-16. 



Liverpool bales 191,477 191,672 



Manchester 123,320 124,158 



Total shipments to Great Britain 314,797 315,830 



To— 



France 22,432) „,,, „„. 



Spain 10,221 I 32,653 52,574 



Italy 26,959 1 44,698 42,166 



Switzerland 1 7,739 ) 



Russia 26,161 39,389 



Greece 65 725 



Total shipments to Continent 103,577 134,854 



To— , > 



United States 105,215 186.654 



Japan '.■.■.■.'.".■.■.■.■.■.■.■.■.■.■. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.9,m} 5,205 23,210 



Total shipments to all parts 532,294 660,548 



Total crop (interior gross weight), cantor.': 4,726.518 



(Compiled by Davies, Benachi & Co.. Liverpool.) 



1914-15. 

 184,740 

 138,383 



323,123 



40,239 

 165,651 



39,370 

 2,357 



247,617 



141,547 

 13.603 



725,890 

 6,473,726 



SEA ISLAND COTTON CROP MOVEMENT. 



From August 1, 1916, to June 8, 1917. 



Receipts. 



Stock on hand August 1, 1916— 1916-17. 



Savannah, 2.401; Charleston, 107 bales 2,508 



Received at Savannah 47,647 



Received at Charleston 3,472 



Received at Jacksonville 40,931 



Total 94,558 



Less exports 93,001 



Stock June 8, 1917— 



Savannah, 1,553; Charleston, 4 1,557 



Crop in sight at all ports to date 91,856 



Totals 1,633 173 84,362 6,719 114 93,001 



In addition to the exports shown above, it is estimated that at least 

 20,000 bales, and probably more, have been shipped direct from interior 

 points to Southern mills and to Northern mills via Norfolk, but as no 

 official record of cotton so shipped can be kept it is impossible to give the 

 exact figures. 



{Compiled by John Jrlalloch & Co., Savannah, Ga.) 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



Copyright igiy. 

 NEW TOBE. 

 \ MERICAN cotton experienced a series of sensational 

 •**■ price advances during the past month as the result of 

 scarcity of stocks and a persistent demand. On June 1, spot 

 middlings were 22.65 cents, with December futures at 22.01 

 cents. Tune 26, spot middlings were 27.15 cents and December 

 futures 26.58 cents. This persistent bull movement was due 

 to the acute state of the Liverpool market resulting from the 

 steadily diminishing holding.s of American cotton and the in- 

 ability to replenish stocks through lack of shipping facilities. 

 The suspension of business in futures on the Liverpool Cotton 

 Exchange and the closing of the Havre cotton market soon fol- 

 lowed. There is little apprehension felt that similar measures 

 will be adopted on this side, as the situation is entirely different. 

 Liverpool is a distinctly consuming market and being isolated 

 from the sources of stipply is temporarily prevented from re- 

 ceiving stocks by shortage of carriers. 



Egyptian Cotton. The first direct shipment of Egyptian cot- 

 ton from Alexandria, consisting of 15,000 bales valued at $7,500,- 

 OOO, was discharged at Boston early in the month. The S.S. Elele 

 on which this cargo arrived, was torpedoed on the return trip. 

 It is reported there are still 20,000 bales of the present crop held 

 in Egjpt or England for the account of local buyers. As our 

 importations are 200,000 bales yearly, these shipments would, if 

 delivered, be a comparatively small matter ; moreover, they are 

 all for contract delivery. There is, however, some relief promised 

 ' by the Textile Alliance recently formed that will cooperate with 

 the British Government to release Egyptian cotton under guaran- 

 tees similar to those of the Rubber Association. The cotton will 

 be cleared in private invoices and delivered to the fumigation 

 plants in bond. 



Sea Island Cotton. The Charleston and Savannah markets 

 are closed for the season as the crop has all been marketed and 

 sold. The new crop will not come to market before October. 

 The crop in all three states is reported to be doing well, al- 

 though about two weeks backward; however, it is too early to 

 make definite forecast of the final outcome. 



Tire Fabrics. The tire fabric producers have been called on 

 by the government for about 25 per cent of their capacity to be 

 used in the production of army duck. This will obviously re- 

 duce tire loom capacity and, if protracted, may cause a shortage 

 in tire fabrics. While the demand has been quiet during the 

 past month in some quarters, it was reported in others that 

 buying had been renewed. Contract deliveries, however, have 

 been regularly called for by the consuming trade. 



It is understood that Peeler fabric, strictly speaking, is made 

 from 1 1/8 to 1 7/16-inch staple, although 1 1/16-inch staple is 

 often the minimum. Peeler yarns have a high tensile strength 



