June 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



523 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



NEW YORK. 



DURING the past month the prevailing tone in the crude 

 rubber market has been one of dullness, the price for 

 plantations has been remarkably steady. Early in the 

 month the spot plantations were depressed owing to oversupply. 

 The prices were firm, however, due to advices from London 

 and the Far East where the markets were higher. 



About the middle of the month there was a decline of about 

 one cent per pound on first latex, followed by a tendency to ad- 

 vance, owing to a demand for future deliveries. 



The month closed dull with quotations nominal. 



Plantations. May 3, first latex crepe, spot 47 cents ; May 

 arrivals, 48 cents ; July to September arrivals, 48 cents ; July to 

 December arrivals, 48 cents; January to December, 1920, 51 cents. 

 On May 23 the prices were: first latex crepe, spot, 46j'< cents; 

 July to September arrivals, 47 cents; July to December arrivals, 

 47H-48 cents. January to December, 1920, 49 cents. 



May 3, spot ribs, 46 cents ; May arrivals, 46 cents ; July to 

 September arrivals, 47 cents ; July to December arrivals, 47 cents ; 

 January to December, 1920, 50 cents. On May 23, spot ribs were 

 4514 cents; July-September, 47 cents; July-December, 46'/2@47 

 cents, and 1920 futures, 50 cents. 



May 3, Amber gristly crepe was quoted at 41 to 44 cents for 

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

 23 this grade was quoted, spot 41-44 cents; July to December 

 arrivals 44 cents ; 1920 futures 44 cents. 



May 3, No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot, 34 cents ; nearby, 31 cents ; 

 July to December arrivals, 30 cents; May 23, No. 1 roll brown 

 crepe, spot, was 32-34 cents; July to December arrivals, 32 cents. 



Paras. Spot prices on May 3 were: Upriver fine, 56^ cents; 

 islands fine, 47 cents ; upriver coarse, 35 cents ; islands coarse, 

 21 cents ; Cameta coarse, 23 cents ; May 23, spot prices were : 

 Upriver fine, 56 cents; upriver coarse, 34 cents; islands fine, 

 47 cents ; islands coarse, 34 cents ; Cameta coarse, ZlYz cents. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, for 

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



1918 



May 



AFHICANS— 



Niger flake, prime 28 @ 22 @ 



Benguela, extra No. 1, 28% 33 @ @ 



Benguela No. 2. 32>^% 29 @ @ 



Congo prime, black upper.. 50 @ 42 @ 



Congo prime, red upper. ... 48 {^ 40 @ 



Rio Nunez ball 55 @ 50 @ 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings @ 50 @ 



Conakry niggers @ 50 @ 



Massai sheets and strings... 55 @ 50 @ 



CEKTKALS— 



Corinto scrap (3 33 @ 



Esmeralda sausage 39 @ 33 @ 



Central scrap 39 @ llVi® 



Central scrap and strip, 75% (3 32 @ 



Central wet sheet, 25% @ 22 @ 



Guayule, 20% guarantee.... 35 @ 30 @ 



Guayule. dry 48 @ 40 @ 



MANICOBAS— 



Ceara negro heads 40 © 36 @ 



Ceara scrap 34 @ 26 @ 



Manitoba (basis 30% loss ) ,„ ^ t, ^ 



washing and drying) . . . f 38 @ 34 @ 



Mangabeiia thin sheet 40 @ 36 @ 



EAST INDIAN— 



Assam crepe ••56 @ @ 



Penang block scrap *''37 @ 39 @ 



BALATA— 



Block, Ciudad Bolivar 69 @ 76'^® 



Colombia 60 @ @ 



Panama 59 @ 46 @47 



Surinam sheet •*93 @ 97 ©99 



amber 94 @ @ 



PONTIANAK— 



Banjermassin **1454@15 14 @17 



Pressed block "23 @ 23K@25 



Sarawak @ 14J4@ 



GUTTA PEECHA— 



Gutta Siak **24 (3 26 @ 



Red Macassar •♦2.00 @3.0O 3.20 @ 



•Rubber Association of America nomenclature. 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



The market for reclaimed rubbers of every grade has remained 

 dull for the past two months. Consumers continue to purchase 

 only for immediate needs and special requirements. 



Present prices at which scrap rubber is held by dealers pract- 

 ically forbid its conversion by reclaimers into products that can 

 compete with crude rubber. Thus a situation is created disad- 

 vantageous to the trade on all sides which ultimately probably 

 will be relieved by mutual concessions. 



No. 2. 

 No. 3. 



Amber crepe No. 4 



Brown crepe, thick clean. 

 Brown crepe, thin clean... 

 Brown crepe, thin specky. 



Brown crepe, rolled 



Smoked sheet, ribbed 



standard quality 



•Hevea ribbed smoked 



sheets 



Smoked sheets, plain stand- 



luy 



plain or smooth 



smoked sheets 



Unsmoked sheet, standard 



•Hevea unsmoked sheets. 



Colombo scrap No. 1 



Colombo scrap No. 2 



BRAZILIAN PAHAS— 



Upriver medium . 



Upriver weak^fiAe! 

 Upper caucho ball. 

 Islands, fine 





nds, 



Lower 

 Peruvi: 

 Tapajo 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



May 24, 1919. 



Subject to change without notic 

 Standard reclaims; 



Floating / 



Friction .' 



Mechanical / 



Red ; 



Shoe ; 



Tire, auto / 



.35 @ 

 .12 @ 

 .20 @ 

 .1454@ 

 .I7^@ 

 .1254@ 

 .24 @ 



COMPARATIVE HIGH AND LOW SPOT RUBBER PRICES. 



