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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1918. 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS. 



Copyright, 1918. 

 NEW YORK. 

 flESnWTIOX and dullness were the characteristics of the 

 * *■ base metal market. TIic government and the copper pro- 

 ducers have agreed that tlie maximum price for copper 

 shall remain at 26 cents for the rest of the year; it is said that 

 orders have been accepted at lower figures for delivery ne.xt 

 year. The War Industries Board has announced a universal 

 control of tin; in this country the metal can only be obtained 

 from the American Iron and Steel Institute. Import licenses 

 are to be issued only to the United States Steel Products Co., 

 which puts importers in the United States and Canada out of 

 business until further notice. The Lead Producers Committee 

 continues its control of lead and the output is oversold. Anti- 

 mony, which has been dull for some time, has fallen still further. 



The market for rubber chemicals is in a state of uncertainty, 

 there is a little depression, but, with the coming of peace, a con- 

 siderable revival is hoped for. 



AxiLiNE Oil. — There is a very strong demand, which pro- 

 ducers are able to satisfy, but there are no large stocks on hand. 



B.^RVTES.— Consumption continues to be about half the former 

 average, but the cost of production is still so high that prices 

 are unchanged. 



Carbon Tetr.achloride. — As government control has not yet 

 ceased, this product is practically unobtainable in the open 

 market. 



LiTHOPONE. — Manufacturers, who have for some time been 

 able to sell easily all they could make and at very good prices, 

 are looking forward to a large export trade. Stocks on hand, 

 as reported to the Lithopone Institute, are less than 25 per cent 

 of what they used to be. 



Sulphur Flour. — There are many inquiries for delivery next 

 year, the tendency seems to be toward lower prices on account 

 of the coming of peace. 



Sulphuric Acid. — Producers are still unable to meet the de- 

 mand, as there has as yet been no rela.xation of government 

 regulation. 



Talc. — Many months will probably pass before any imported 

 talc is obtainable in this country and there is a strong demand 

 for the domestic product. 



Tar and Pitch. — The demand has weakened somewhat, 

 which is not quite what had been expected on the signing of 

 the armistice. 



Whiting. — Producers can still scarcely meet all the demands 

 for government work. Whiting is not easy to get in the open 

 market, and yet there have been some cancellations of orders 

 by the rubber trade. 



Zinc Oxide. — The market continues quiet and prices un- 

 changed. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



November 25, 1918. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 iCCELERATOES, ORGANIC, 



Accelerator N. C. C lb. 50 



Accelerene lb. '$2.62 



Accelemal lb. *.80 



Accelemal No. 2 lb. '.80 



Accelerator No. 1. lb. *.60 



Aldehyde ammonia crystals lb. 1.00 



Aniline oil Ih. .29 



Anne.K lb. *1.25 



Duplex lb. *.75 



Excellerex lb. '.85 



Hexamethylenexaraine (Vitalin) /*. *.65 



Hexamethylene tetramine (powdered) lb. 1 .05 



Paraphenylenediamine lb. 3.50 



Tensilite lb. *.60 



Thiocarbanilide lb. '.50 



Velocite lb. *.50 



Vitaminei lb. '.65 



ACCELEHATORS, INORGANIC. 



lead, dry red lb. .WA® 



sublimed blue lb. .09'4@ 



sublimed white /*. .09Vi9 



white, basic cirbonate lb. .10 @ .10^5 



white, basic sulphate lb. .09^® .09H 



Lime, flour lb. .01^5(3 .02 



Litharge, domestic lb. .I2^m .14 



English lb. .15 @ .16 



sublimed lb. .11 @ 



Magnesium, carbonate lb. .14 @ 



calcined, heavy (Thistle brand) lb. .12 9 



light (Manhattan brand) lb. .50 @ 



Magnesium oxide lb. .06}j@ 



Magnesite, calcined, powdered Ion 50.00 @65.O0 



ACIDS, 



Acetic, 28 per cent (bbls.) cwt. 4.91 @ 



Glacial, 99 percent (carboys) cwt. 19.50 (3 



Cresylic, 97-99 per cent, straw color gal. 1.12 ® 



95 per cent, dark gal. 1.02 @ 



Muriatic, 20 degrees cwt. 2.05 @ 2.30 



Nitric, 36 degrees cwt. 6.60 ©6.85 



Sulphuric, 66 degrees cwt. 2.00 @ 



ALKALIES. 



Caustic soda, 76 per cent (bbls.) lb. .08 @ 



Soda ash (bbls.) (6. .04^5@ 



COLORS. 

 Black: 



Bone, powdered lb. .05 @ 



granulated lb. .09 @ 



Carbon, black (sacks, factory) lb. .14 @ 



Ivory black lb. .16 o .30 



Lampblack lb. .15 @ .45 



Oil soluble aniline lb. *.75 @ 1.50 



Rubber black lb. .07 (3 



Blue: 



Cobalt lb. .25 @ .35 



Prussian lb. *1.25 @ 



Ultramarine lb. .22 @ .50 



Iron oxide lb. .03 O .04 



Ochre, domestic ^ lb. .01 ^ @ .04 



imported lb. .05^<3> 



Si'enna, Italian, raw and burnt lb. .06 @> 



Umber, Turkey, raw and burnt lb. .05 @ .06 



Chrome tile lb. ".15 @ 



Oxide of chromium (casks) lb. •.85 @ 



IndU rubber lb. '.75 @ 



Red: 



Antimony, crimson, sulphuret of (casks) lb. .50 @ 



crimson, "Mephisto" (casks) lb. .60 @ 



Antimony, golden, sulphuret of (casks) lb. .25 @ 



Kolden, "Mephisto" (casks) lb. .30 @ 



golden, sulphuret. States brand, 16-17%. /&. .28 (3 



red sulphuret. States brand lb. .25 (ti 



vermilion sulphuret lb. .55 @ 



Arsenic, red sulphide lb. .42 @ 



Indian, pure bright.. ^ lb. .08 @ .12 



Iron oxide, reduced grades lb. .12 @ 



pure bright lb. .16 (n> 



Oil soluble aniline, red lb. *2.50 @ 3.00 



orange lb. "2.00 @ 



Oxymony lb. .18 & 



Venetian lb. .(S2'A® .06 



Vermilion, English, pale, medium, dark lb. 2.00 @ 2.10 



White: 



Aluminum bronze powder lb. .80 @ 



C. P. (cases) lb. 1.00 @ 



superior lb. 1.25 @ 



Lithopone, imported lb. None 



domestic lb. .08 @ .0854 



Ponolith (carloads, factory) lb. .08 an .0854 



Rubber makers' white lb. .08 @ .0854 



Zinc oxide, Horsehead (less carload, factory): 



"XX red" tb. .105^@ 



"Special" lb. .11 @ 



French process, red seal lb. .I354@ 



green seal lb. .13J4@ 



white seal /*. .14}4@ 



(States brand) lb. .10'/$@ 



Zinc sulphide, pure lb. None 



Yellow: 



Cadmium, tri-sulphate lb. *2.68 @ 



sulphide lb. 1.80 & 



Chrome. light and medium lb. .28 @ .32 



India rubber lb. '1.00 @ 



Ochre, light or dark lb. .05 (S> .06 



Oil soluble aniline Ih. •2.00 @ 



Zinc chromate lb. •.SO @ 



COMPOITMDING INGREDIENTS. 



Aluminum flake (bbls. factory. Less 5% carload) . .(om 26.00 O 



(sacks factory. Less 5% carloads). (on 26.00 @ 



Aluminum oxide lb. •.18 @ 



Ammonia carbonate, powdered lb. .M^^f® .15 



. ^ . lumps lb. .13 (Si .14 



Asbestine fbags) ton 25.00 



Asbestos (bags) ion ^25. 00 @35.00 



