June 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



HARD RUBBEE: 



Battery jars, black compound tb. .01 @ 



No. 1. bright fracture lb. .24 @ .25 



INNER TUBES: 



No. 1, old packing lb. .20 @ .21 



new packing lb. .24 @ .25 



No. 2 lb. .10!/^® .lOJi 



Red lb. .10yi@ .lOJi 



MECHANICALS: 



Black scrap, mixed. No. 1 lb. .04'A@ .OA'A 



No. 2 lb. .03^2@ .03K 



Car springs lb. .04}4@ .04^ 



Heels lb. .03'4@ .03}4 



Horse-shoe pads lb. .03M@ .04 



Hose, air-brake lb. .04}4@ .04M 



fire, cotton lined lb. .0154® .02- 



garden Ih. .01 ^@ .01 J4 



Insulated wire stripping, free from fiber lb. .03K@ -04 



Matting lb. .03'/^@ .04 



Packing lb. .01"^@ 



Red scrap. No. 1 lb. .Ol'A® 



No. 2 lb. .09'4@ .10 



White scrap. No. 1 lb. .OejJ .07 



No. 2...., Ih. .09'/i@ .09.);; 



TIRES, PNEUMATIC: 



pneumatic: 



Auto peelings. No. 1 (6. ■9M@ •10J4 



No. 2 lb. .06 @ .0614 



Bicycle lb. .0454@ .0454 



Standard white auto lb. .05J4@ .QS'A 



Standard mixed auto lb. .03H@ .04 



Stripped, unguaranteed lb. .03;4@ .03J^ 



White, G. & G., M. & W., and V. S lb. .05'^@ .05}4 



SCUD : 



Carriage lb. .04'A@ .041/, 



Iiony lb. .01'/J@ .01 >/» 



Truck lb. .0414® .04;4 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 



NEW YORK. 



THE American staple market has been quite active and prices 

 have advanced, due to a general demand both here and 

 abroad. On April 17, middling spot was 28.65 cents and July de- 

 liveries, 25.80 cents. May 20, the spot quotation was 31.75 cents 

 and July deliveries, 29.68 cents. These figures show an approx- 

 imate advance in future cotton of $20 a bale. 



Tentative estimates point to a reduction of 11.2 per cent in 

 this year's cotton acreage. Rains and cool weather have pre- 

 vented planting and plowing, and labor is scarce, hence the sea- 

 son is about 10 days late. The prospects, however, are better 

 than a year ago and unless heavy replanting becomes necessary, a 

 good yield seems assured. 



Egyptian prices are unchanged. It is reported that the Cotton 

 Control Commission in Egypt will go out of existence on July 

 31. It is also understood that trading in Egyptian futures will 

 be resumed in Liverpool beginning June 2. Present quotations 

 are 50 cents c. i. f. Boston for a medium grade of Sakel and 

 45 cents c. i. f. Boston for a medium grade of uppers. 



Sea Island Cotton. — John Malloch & Co. report a better de- 

 mand during the month and prices have advanced. Prices are 

 very strong, 57 cents being quoted for average extra choice. 

 There is not a great deal of desirable cotton left in the South 

 and such as there is appears to be in very strong hands. The 

 outlook for the present crop as regards acreage is a little better 

 than was anticipated a month ago and should everything go well 



the crop would make about 50,000 rather than 30,000, which was 

 the earliest estimate. However, to offset the increased acreage, 

 there are reports of weevil which is very unusual at this early 

 stage of the crop. If these reports are true, it is doubtful if 

 50,000 bales or anywhere near it can be made. 



Cotton Fabrics. — The general demand has been good in all 

 lines and prices have been substantially advanced. The mills 

 are confronted with increasing cost of raw materials and labor is 

 high and scarce, all of which accounts for the inclination on the 

 part of cotton goods manufacturers to withdraw from the market. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



May 24, 1919. 



ASBESTOS CLOTH: 



Brake lining, 2J4 lbs. sq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion ;;,. .85 @ 



2% lbs. sq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion lb. .90 ffi 



BURLAPS: 



32— 7-ounce iOO vards @ 



32— 8-ouncc @ 



40— 7j4-ounce !0.15 @ 



40— 8-ounce 10.25 @ 



40— 10-ounce 11.50 @ 



40— 10}4-ounce @ 



45— 7J4-ounce laSO @ 



45— 8-ounce 10.75 @ 



45— 9;4-ounce @ 



48— lO-ounce 15,50 @ 



DRILLS: 



38-inch 2.00-yard yard .29 @ 



40-inch 2.47-yard 23M@ 



52-inch 1.90.yard 32ji@ 



52-inch 1.95-yard 31 j| @ 



60-inch 1.52-yard 40H@ 



DUCK: 



CARRIAGE CLOTH : 



38-inch 2.00-yard eiianielinK duck yard .29 @ 



38-inch 1.74-yard 32JJ@ 



72-inch 16.66-ounce 60^ @ 



72-inch 17.21-ounce 62J^@ 



mechanical: 



Hose found *.62^@ 



40-inch, 10-ounce *.64H@ 



Belting *.62ii@ 



HOLLANDS, 40-rNCH: 



Acme yard .23 @ 



Endurance yard .2754® 



Penn yard .30 @ 



0SNABUR6S: 



40-inch 2.35-yard yard .24J^® 



40-inch 2.48-yard 23 @ 



3754-inch 2.42-yard 235i@ 



RAINCOAT FABRICS; 

 COTTON : 



Bombazine 64 x 60 water-repellent yard .17 @ 



60 X 48 not water-repellent " 16 @ 



Cashmeres, cotton and wool, 36-inch, tan 7754® 



cotton, blue and black yard .90 (S 



Oxford 75 w 



Twills 64x72 30 @ 



64x102 35 ® 



Twill, mercerized. 36-inch, tan and olive 3254® 



blue and black . . .' 34 54 @ 



Tweed 55 @ 



printed .16 @ 



AVERAGE POUND PRICES FOR EGYPTIAN AND SEA ISLAND TIRE-BUILDING FABRICS, 1913 TO 1918. 



17 54-Ounce 



Combed 



Sea Island: January. February. March. April. May. June. July. .August. September. October. 



1913 6C .59'4 .58 .56% .SAVa .54 .531^ .54 .5254 .55 



1914 52 .5354 .5454 .5454 .54}^ .5454 .54 .54 .52 .48"4 



1915 49 .49 .4954 .53 .59K -5954 .S9'A -Sby, .S4A .63 



1916 ... ... .75 ... ... ... ... .75 



1917 1.06 1.09 ... ... ... ... ... 1.50 1.48 



1918 1.60 1.60 ... ... ... 1.60 ... ... 1.77 



17 54 -Ounce 



Egyptian: 



1913 50J4 .50 .49y. .45 .495i .49 .4954 4954 .48!/< .49 



1914 47 .4754 .4654 .47 .45)4 AiVi .4654 .45M .4554 .4154 



1915 38 .3754 .37.34 .415^ .42)4 -4254 .4254 .42 .4654 .5154 



1916 .58 ... ... ... ... .58 



1917 .86 .89 



1918 1.30 ... 1.34 ... ... 1.37 



November. December. 



.4754 

 .3854 

 .5354 



