THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1919. 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



NEW YORK. 



EAKi.V 111 l-'obniary when large order.s were placed In mami- 

 {acturer.s, it seemed that the long-anticipated buying move- 

 ment had actually commenced. The demand for plantation 

 rubber, to arrive, was active, and spot stocks were quickly ab- 

 sorbed. .\s prices advanced, the activity subsided, however, 

 indicating that manufacturers' requirements had been supplied. 

 at least for the time being. 



The reaction that followed resulted in lower prices that at- 

 tracted a comparatively small volume of factory orders, and a 

 limited amount of dealers' business was done. Quiet and easy 

 conditions prevailed until later in the month when an active 

 dealers' demand for near-by plantation rubber to cover short 

 sales, gave strength to the market and prices advanced. 



Generally speaking, the market for the month has been a 

 favorable one for buyers whose requirements were not large, 

 but with increasing arrivals of the crude material, conditions 

 will undoubtedly continue to favor the manufacturers. 



Plantations. — February 4, spot latex crepe was 58 cents ; 

 March arrival 56 cents and May-June arrival 52 cents. February 

 20 spot latex was 56 cents; March arrival 56 cents and May- 

 June arrival 52 cents. 



Spot ribs were SlVi cents on February 4; March arrival 

 55 cents and May-June arrivals, 50 cents. On February 20, 

 spot ribs were 55 cents; March arrival SSK' cents; May arrival 

 51J4 cents and June-December, 50j4 cents. 



February 4, No. 1 amber crepe was quoted March-April 

 (East) 47'/^ cents. On February 20 the price of this grade was 

 unchanged. 



No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot, sold for 395^ cents, on February 

 4, and declined to 37}/^ cents on February 20. 



Paras. — February 4, upriver fine, spot, was 58 cents ; islands 

 nne, March-April, 48 cents; upriver coarse, spot, TAY^ cents; 

 upper caucho ball, spot, 34 cents; cameta, coarse, April-May, 

 ZlVi cents. 



February 20, upriver fine, spot, was 58^/2 cents and cameta, 

 coarse, April-May, Zl^A cents. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, one year 



one month ago and on February 24, the current date: 



PLANTATION HEVEA- ^^'g^g/' ^^'^i^]' ^%^l' 



First latex crepe.... 1 55^@ 56 @ ^bVi® 

 •Hevea first crepe... 1 



Amber crepe No. 1 ... 48 @ 53 @ 50 @ 



Amber crepe No. 2... 46 @ 52 @ 49 (g 



Amber crepe No. 3... 43 @ 51 @ 48 @ 



Amber crepe No. 4... 42 @ 50 @ 46 @ 



Brown crepe, thick clean 45 @ 50 @ 47 . @ 



Brown crepe, thin clean 45 ^O 50 @ 47 @ 



Browncrepe.thinspecky 43 (ffi 44 @ 45 @ 



Brown crepe, rolled 31 @ 37 @ 37 @ 



Smoked sheet, ribbed I 



•Hrefr-i^berri^Ld " @ =^ @ "/.@ 



sheets 1 



Smoked sheet, plain "| 



• hTv^q ''"lin'''ir [• " @ S3 @ 54 @ 

 smooth smoked sheets 1 



Unsmoked sheet, 1 

 standard quality. 



• H e V c a unsmoked | 



Colombo scrap No. 1.. 38 @ . 40 @ 39 @ 



Colombo scrap, No. 2.. 35 @ 38 @ 37 % 



BEAZILIAN PAEAS— 



Upriver fine 57 @ 58!4(a 585i@ 



Upriver medium 51 (S 53 @ 53 @ 



Upriver coarse 36 @ 34 @ 34 @ 



Upriver weak fine 45 @ 45 @ 45 @ 



Upper caucho ball 35 @ 33 @ 34J^@ 



BRAZILIAJJ PARAS— 



Islands medium 



Islands coarse 



Lower caucho ball 



Tapajos fine 



AFRICANS— 



Niger flake, prime 



Bengiiela, extra No. ) 

 1. 28% f 



Bengucla, No. 2, 32H% 



Congo prime, black 1 

 upper ( 



Congo prime, red upper 



Rio Nunez ball 



Rio Nunez sheets and ) 

 strings ( 



Conakry niggers 



Massai sheets and strings 



CENTRALS— 



Corinto scrap 



Central scrap 



Central scrap and) 

 strip, 75 per cent. 1 

 Central wet sheet, 25% 

 (uiayule. 20% guarantee 

 Guayule. dry 



MANICOBAS— 



Ceara negro heads 



Manitoba (basis 30% "1 

 loss washing and [ 

 drying) | 



Mangabeira thin sheet. 

 EAST INDIAN— 



Assam crepe 



Assam onions 



Penang block scrap. . . . 



BALATA— 



Block, Ciudad Bolivar. 



Colombia 



Panama 



Surinam sheet 



PONTIANAK— 



Banjermassin 



Palembang 



Pressed block 



Sarawak 



GUTTA PERCHA— 



Gutta Siak 



Red Macassar 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 

 Tlie conditions that prevailed in the reclaimed rubber market 

 during February were noticeably better than last month owing 

 to more frequent inquiries from the manufacturers. While the 

 activities recorded in the market for crude rubber have not 

 affected reclaims to any great extent, there is reason to believe 

 that the anticipated demand for reclaimed rubber should ma- 

 terialize before many weeks Prices have remained the same 

 with the exception of shoe and tire stocks that are from one- 

 quarter to one-half cent lower than last month. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



February 24, 1919. 



Subject to change without notice. 

 Standard reclaims: 



Floating lb. .35 @ .40 



Friction ;;.. .35 @ .40 



Mechanical lb. .12 @ .13 



Red lb. .20 O .25 



Shoe lb. .Uii@ .1554 



Tire, auto lb. .17!4(* .17^ 



truck lb. .1254 @ .1354 



White lb. .24 @ .25 



