July 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



597 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



NEW YORK. 



DURING June the lone of the crude rubber market has been 

 dull and inactive. About the middle of the month the 

 downward trend of prices resulted in large purchases by 

 short interests. This was followed by a sharp reaction in the 

 price of plantation first latex crepe, with the price falling 

 promptly to the new low level of 40 cents. This is attributable 

 to ample supplies in the hands of manufacturers and the reported 

 excessive stocks in the Far East, London and New York. The 

 month closed with nominal quotations. 



Plantations. June 7, first latex crepe, spot 43 and 44 cents; 

 June arrivals, 43 cents; July to December arrivals, 45 and 46 

 cents ; 1920 arrivals, January to June, 47 and 46 cents ; January 

 to December, 47 and 48 cents. June 21, spot, first latex crepe 

 was quoted at 40 and 41 cents ; July to December arrivals, 43 

 and 42 cents ; January to June, 1920, arrivals, 44 cents ; January 

 to December, 1920, arrivals, 46 cents. 



June 7, spot ribs, 42 and 43 cents ; July to September arrivals, 

 43J^ and 43 cents ; July to December arrivals, 44 and 45 cents ; 

 January to June, 1920, arrivals, 46 and 45 cents ; January to 

 December, 1920, 46 and 47 cents; June 21, this grade was: spot, 

 39 and 40 cents ; July to September arrivals, 42 and 41 cents ; 

 January to June, 1920, arrivals, 43 cents; January to December, 

 1920, arrivals, 45 cents. 



June 7, No. 1 amber crepe, spot, 39 cents; June 21, spot was 

 37 cents ; June 7, No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot 30 and 2954 cents. 

 June 21 this grade, spot, was quoted 28 and 30 cents. 



The spot market was weak on plantation grades. Futures 

 lower but not as weak as spot. 



Paras. On June 7 spot prices were : upriver fine, 56 and 56j4 

 cents ; islands fine, 46 and 47 cents ; upriver coarse, 33J4 and 34 

 cents; islands coarse, 21 J^ and 22 cents; Cameta coarse, 21 J/^ 

 and 23 cents ; June 23, the spot quotations on these grades were : 

 Upriver fine, 56 cents; islands fine, 47 cents; upriver coarse, 33}^ 

 cents ; islands coarse, 21 cents ; Cameta coarse, 22j4 cents. 



There was plenty of spot stock held at the above figures. The 

 market at Para held at higher figures, 66 cents being quoted for 

 upriver fine. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, for one year 

 ago, one month ago anc 



PLANTATION HEVEA- 



Fii 



June 25, the current date : 

 luly 1, June 1, 



Amber crepe No. 1 



.-Simber crepe No. 2 



.Amber crepe 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 



■ibbed smoked 



she 



smooth 



Smoked sheets, p. 



•Hevea plain 'o 



smoked sheets 



Unsmoked sheet, standard 



•Hevea unsmoked sheets. 

 Colombo scrap No. 1 . . . . 

 Colombo scrap No. 2.... 



BRAZILIAN PAHAS— 



fine 



Islands medii 

 Islands, coars 



AFRICANS— 



Niger flake, prime 



Benguela. extra No. 1. 2 

 Benguela No. 2. 32"^%. 

 Congo prime, black uppe 

 Congo prime, red upper. 



Rio Nunez ball 



Rio Nunez sheets and stri 



Conakry niggers 



Massai sheets and strings 



CENTRALS— 



Rubber Associ, 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



The market for reclaimed rubber continues very quiet. This 

 condition will continue until the three controlling factors are 

 modified. One of these factors is the extremely light demand for 

 reclaim by the mechanical goods division of the rubber industry. 

 This condition it is hoped will shortly disappear following with 

 the advent of peace. 



The other factors of market influence are the high prices at 

 which dealers are holding scrap rubber which are well nigh pro- 

 hibitive, and the low price of crude rubber. 



Upriv 

 Upriv 

 Upriv 



