THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



I OC TUlitK 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



Copyright, 191S. 



NEW YORK. 



CRUDE rubber imports for October, November and Decem- 

 ber have been fixed at 25,000 tons and will be allocated to 

 rubber manufacturers according to the program promul- 

 gated September 22, by the War Trade Board, and published 

 elsewhere in this issue. 



Pi..\NTATioNS. — Quiet market conditions have prevailed in this 

 market during the past month, as consumers were generally 

 satisfied with small lots sufficient for immediate requirements, 

 and are awaiting new developments. Interest was lacking to a 

 great extent in either stock afloat or for future shipment, and 

 the scarcity of allocation certificates indicated that manufac- 

 turers were supplied. 



About the middle of tlie past month considerable free rubber 

 was offered by manufacturers who were overstocked, and sales 

 of small lots were reported to have been made at prices ranging 

 from 51 to 61 cents for Crepe and 495^2 to 60 for Ribs. Trad- 

 ing in allocation certificates was an unusual feature of tlie 

 market. 



The Far Eastern market received considerable attention from 

 the manufacturers, relieving in a measure the distressed con- 

 dition in that quarter. Quotations on October and November 

 shipments of Crepe varied from 35 to 40 cents, and on Ribs 

 from SS'/z to 38 cents during the month. 



P.\RAS. — Upriver fine, for future shipment was quoted at 

 57}4 to 60 cents, and coarse sold for 30^ to 31 cents. Upper 

 caucho ball was placed at 30^ cents, and Cameta sold for 21 

 cents. A few lots of free Upriver fine were sold at maximum 

 prices. 



Statistics. — The United States plantation imports for August, 

 1918, were 15,153 tons, compared with 8,473 tons for the same 

 month a year ago. Para imports for August, 1918, were 1.760 

 tons, compared with 1,744 tons last year. 



NEW YORK SPOT QUOTATIONS. 

 Following are the New Yi ,rk spot quotations, one year ago, one 



month ago, and September 28. Government option prices, c. i. f. 

 New York are given in the last two columns. 



Free Rubber. 



PLANTATION HEVEA— Ocfher 1. Sepfember 1, September 28. 



191/. 1918. 1918. 



^Il^'fi^sttlpe! :::::;:;:::} «^^@ « @ « @ 



Amber crepe No. 1 62 (S 60 ® 60 IS 



Amber crepe No. 2 61 (» 60 @ 60 ® 



Amber crepe No. 3 60 @ 58 @ 58 @ 



Amber crepe No. 4 59 @ 57 @ 57 (S 



Brown crepe, thick clean 59 @ 60 @ 60 @ 



Brown crepe, thin clean 59 @ 60 @ 60 @ 



Brown crepe, thin specky 55 @56 50 @ 50 @ 



Brown crepe, rolled 46 ^@ 44 (3 44 @ 



Smoked sheet, ribbed standard T 



quality \ 65'/, (ft 66 62 @ 62 @ 



•Hevea ribbed smoked sheets... | 

 Smoked sheet, plain standard I 



•He'viaWn oV smooth smoked f " ®6'i'A 61 @ 61 @ 



sheets I 



Unsmoked sheet, standard quality ) ^, ^^^ ^n ^ ^^ ^ 



•Hevea unsmoked sheets....... ( «! @ 62 60 @ 60 (5 



Colombo scrap. No. 1 -i/'A® 46 @ 46 @ 



Colombo scrap. No. 2 46!.-2@ 44 @ 44 ® 



BRAZILIAN PARAS— 



Upriver fine 68 @ 68 @ 68 @ 



Upriver medium 62 @ 63 @ 63 @ 



■ Upriver coarse 46^@47 40 @ 40 @ 



Upriver weak fine 58 @ 56 @ 50 @ 



Upper caucho ball 41 f® 40 @ 40 @ 



Islands fine 57 @ 59 @ 59 (a 



Islands medium 51 @ 52 @ 52 @ 



Islands coarse 29 '/5@ 27 @ 27 @ 



Cameta 30 @ 28 @ 28 (3 



Lower caucho ball 38 @ 36 @ 36 @ 



Peruvian fine 63 ®64 67 @ 67 @ 



Tapajos fine 65 @ 60 @ 60 @ 



Free Rubber. 



October 1, September 1, September 28. 



1917. 1918. 1918. 

 AFRICANS— 



Nicer fiake. prime 28 (9 28 @ 28 @ 



BenRucIa, extra No. 1. 28% 27'AC<f 33 @ 33 @ 



BenRuela, No. 2. 32K% 34 @ 29 @ 29 @ 



Congo prime, black upper 56 (i* 48 @ 48 @ 



ConRo prime, red upper 52 (ffi 48 @ 48 @ 



Rio Nunei ball 65 (S 55 @ 55 @ 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings 65 @ @ & 



Conakry niggers 64 @ 55 @ 55 @ 



Massai sheets and strings 64 @ 55 @ 55 @ 



CENTRALS— 



Corinto scrap 41 @ 39 @ 39 @ 



Esmeralda sausage 46 & 39 @ 39 @ 



Central scrap 39 @40 39 @ 39 @ 



Central scrap and strip 34 @36 @ @ 



Central wet sheet 27 (S 28 @ @ 



Guayule, 20% guarantee 32 @ 35 @ 35 @ 



Guayule, dry @ 48 @ 48 @ 



MANICOBAS— 



Ceara negro heads 46 (3 37 @ 37 @ 



Ceara scrap 28 @ 37 @ 37 @ 



Mannoba (basis 30% loss wash- 

 ing and drying) 39 @ 36'^@ 36J4@ 



Manicoba extra 35 @ @ @ 



Manicoba regular 31 @32 (ffl @ 



Mangabeira thin sheet 37M038 35 @ 35 @ 



Mangabeira thick sheet 32 (S @ (3 



EAST INDIAN— 



Assam crepe 60 (361 58 @ 58 (3 



Assam onions 56 (3 54 @ 54 @ 



Penang block scrap 38 @39 37 @ 37 @ 



BALATA— 



Block. Ciudad Bolivar 67 (368 71 @ 71 @ 



Colombia @ 61 @ 61 @ 



Panama (3 59 @ 59 (3 



Surinam sheet 77 (3 95 @ 95 @ 



amber @ 97 @ 97 @ 



PONTIANAK— 



Banjermassin 12 (3 15 @ 15 @ 



Palembang (3 16 @ 16 (3 



Pressed block 19K-ia20 25 @ 25 (3 



Sarawak @ 14 @ 14 @ 



GUTTA PERCHA— 



C.utta Siak 20 @ 28 @ 28 @ 



Red Macassar 2.00 @ 3.0O @ 3.00 @ 



•Rubber Association of America nomenclature. 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 

 While more active interest in reclaimed rubber was noted 

 during the past month, the movement has not had any appreciable 

 effect on the market. Now that the regulations governing crude 

 rubber allocations for this quarter are known, there is reason in 

 expecting that market conditions will improve. Prices have re- 

 mained the same as a month ago. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



September 26, 1918. 



Subject tn change without notice. 

 Standard reclaims: 



Floating lb. .35 (3 



Friction lb. .40 @ 



Mechanical lb. .12 @ 



Red lb. .20 @ 



Shoe lb. .15 @ 



Tire, auto lb. .18 (3 



truck lb. .13 @ 



.25 

 .1554 

 .1854 

 .1354 



THE MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL PAPER. 



In regard to the financial situation. Alber 

 rubber and commercial paper. No. 68 William 

 follows: 



The demand for commercial paper during September has been rather light, 

 as for several months past, and the volume of rubber paper has also been 

 small, the best names being quoted at 614 to 6'i per cent, and those not 

 =0 well known. 6^ to 7 per cent. With the drive for the Fourth Liberty 

 Loan now on, the demand for paper will doubtless be very light. 



