THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



457 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



THROUGHOUT April tiie prevailing feature of the crude 

 rubber market has been general dullness. Manufacturers 

 have been inquiring for Brazilian Para grades. Early in the 

 month the market for plantation grades steadily declined to lower 

 levels, due to heavy arrivals and no demand. The price for first 

 latex crepe reached 4634 cents with little demand and no buying 

 interest, and the market showed firmness. About the middle of 

 the month a little animation was introduced by the activity of 

 large buying interests. This feature and the unsettled state due 

 to lack of definite information from the Far East resulted in ad- 

 vancing first latex crepe to 50 cents. This advance was not 

 followed Dy general buying on the part of manufacturers and 

 easier conditions prevailed. The Easter holidays brought un- 

 settled conditions with little activity and all grades generally dull. 



Plant.\tions. April 4, first latex crepe, spot, -49 cents; April 

 arrivals, 49 cents; May, to July arrivals, 48^ cents; July to De- 

 cember arrivals, 48;4 cents. On April 22 the prices were: First 

 latex crepe, spot, 49 cents ; May-June arrivals, 48^4 cents ; July- 

 December arrivals, 48H cents; January-December, 1920, 50i-< 

 cents. 



April 4, spot ribs, 48 cents; .'\pril arrivals, 48 cents; May-July 

 arrivals, 47H cents. April 22, spot ribs were 48 cents; May-June 

 arrivals, AlVz cents ; July-December arrivals, 47H cents ; Jan- 

 uary-December, 1920, 40J4 cents. 



April 4. No. I amber gristly crepe was quoted at 44 to 46 cents 

 for near-by and 43 cents for July to December arrivals. On 

 April 20, .'\pril to June arrivals, this grade, were quoted, spot 

 46 cents, and July to December arrivals at 44 cents. 



April 4 No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot 34 cents; May-July arri- 

 vals. 32 cents; July-December arrivals, 30 cents. April 22, No. 1, 

 roll brown crepe, spot was 34' 2 cents; July-December arrivals, 

 30 cents. 



P.\R.\s. .April 4, upriver fine, spot, was 56 cents ; islands fine, 

 spot, 49 cents ; upriver coarse, spot, 35 cents ; islands coarse, spot, 

 22 cents; Cameta coarse, spot, 23 cents. April 20, upriver fine, 

 spot, was 56 cents ; upriver coarse, spot, 34 cents ; islands fine, 

 spot. 47 cents; islands coarse, spot, IWi cents. Cameta coarse, 

 spot. 22J< cents. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, for one year 

 ago. one month ago and on .\pril 25, the current date : 



PLANTATION HEVEA- 



epe. 



Amber crepe No. 1 



Amber crepe No. 2 



Amber crepe No. 3 



Amber crepe No. 4 



Brown crepe, thick clean... 



Brown crepe, thin clean 



Brown crepe, thin =pecky... 



Brown crepe, rolled 



Smoked sheet, ribbed 



standard quality 



-Hevea ribbed smoked 



sheets 



Smoked sheet, plain stand- 

 rd quality 



smooth 



•Hevea pi; 



smoked sheets 



Unsmoked sheet, standard 



quality 



*Hevea unsmoked sheets.. 

 Colombo scrap No, 



Colo 



crap. 



BHAZILIAN PAEAS— 



Upriver coarse . '. .' 

 Upriver weak fine. 

 Upper caucho ball. 



Islands fine 



Islands medium . . . 



33^(334 

 331.^ @ 34 

 33K@34 

 32 @32J^ 

 23 (8 

 30 @ 

 40 @ 



37 @3S 

 5" 058 

 •39 (3 



BRAZILIAN PARAS— 



Islands coarse 21 (328 



Cameta, coarse 25 @26 



Lower caucho ball 35 @ 



Peruvian fine '"SS @ 



Tapajos fine ''S? @ 



AFBICANS— 



Niger flake, prime **27 @ 



paste ; '•*27 @ 



Benguela, extra No. 1, 28% ♦*29 @ 



Benguela No. 2. 32}^% •*26 @ 



Congo prime, black upper.. **48 60 



Congo prime, red upper.... *^46 @ 



Rio Nunez ball ,a 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings <cb 



Conakry niggers (a 



Massai sheets and strings... **46 @ 



CENTRALS— 



Corinto scrap 41 @ 



Esmeralda sausage 40 @ 



Central scrap 38 @39 



Central scrap and strip. 75% 36^® 



Central wet sheet, 25% 25 la 



Ouayule, 20% guarantee.... Zl (^ 



Guayule, dry 43 @ 



UANICOBAS— 



Ceara negro heads 42 f® 



Ceara scrap 35 @ 



Manitoba (basis 30% loss 1 30 @ 



washing and drying) ... J 



Mangabeira thin sheet 32 @ 



EAST INDIAN— 



Assam crepe **56 (5-'57 



Penang block scrap 37 @ 



BALATA— 



Block. Ciudad Bolivar 70 @71 



Colombia 58 @59 



Panama **55 @ 



Surinam sheet 88^@90 



amber 90 @ 



PONTIANAK— 



r.anjermassin \VA0\i 



Pressed block 2.i (S. 



Sarawak ft 



GlITTA PERCHA— 



Gutta Siak 24 @ 



Red Macassar 3.00 @ 



•Rubber Association of America nomenc 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



Continued dullness characterized the demand for reclaimed rub- 

 ber during April. Consumers are not contracting and are pur- 

 chasing only for immediate and special requirements which are 

 very moderate. The reclaimers, however, take a hopeful view of 

 the future, but in turn are not seeking to increase their stocks of 

 rubber scrap for future operations as they consider scrap prices 

 are too high and anticipate reductions on receipt of the coming 

 large Spring collection soon due. 



Prices of all reclaimed grades remain the same as last month. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 

 April 26, 1919. 



Subject to change without notice. 

 Standard Reclaims. 



Floating lb. 30 @33 



Friction /*. 30 @35 



Mechanical Ih. 11 @12 



Red lb. 20 @25 



Shoe lb. 14H@15 



Tire, auto lb. \6ii@i7'4 



truck lb. 12'4®I2)4 



White lb. 22 @24 



COMPARATIVE HIGH AND LOW SPOT RUBBER PRICES. 



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PLANTATIONS— 1919.1 igis. 1917. 



First latex crepe.... $0.5t @$0.47!/ $0.70@$0.59 $0.83 @$0.80U 



Smoked sheet ribbed .50 @ .47 .70® .59 .Si'A@ .80^ 



PARAS— 



Upriver fine 56 & .56 .70® .60 .77 @ .75 



Upriver coarse 34 @ .34 .39® .34 .52 @ .51 



Islands fine 47J^@ .47!^ .55® .48 .74 ® .72 



Islands coarse Zl'A® .2V/, .28® .23 .36 @ .35 



Cameta 22J^@ .22>/2 -28® .23 .39 @ .37 



'Figured only to .\pril 24. 



