AvGUST 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



665 



The Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



JULY WAS A (juiET MONTH ill the Crude rubber market, due to 

 the apathy of both buyers and sellers to agree on prices. As 

 visible supplies were ample and arrivals for the month 

 promised to be unusually heavy the manufacturers were not in- 

 terested, moreover, holders anticipated heavy buying on the 

 resumption of trade with Germany. The failure of this move- 

 ment together with the break in sterling exchange and a lack of 

 demand depressed the market and prices weakened. Sellers, how- 

 ever, refused to make concessions in accord with the buyers' 

 views and the market became dormant. 



The following quotations indicate the price movement of 

 plantation and South American Para rubber. 



Plantation W^T'fo; July 1, first latex crepe, spot 42'^ cents; 

 July-September, 43 ; October-December, 445/2, and January-June, 

 1920, arrivals, 46 cents. July 24, first latex crepe, spot 405^2 cents ; 

 August-September, 40^ ; October-December, 43 ; January-June, 

 1920, arrivals, 45 cents. 



July 1, ribbed smoked sheets, spot 41;^ cents; July-September, 

 421/2 ; October-December, 4354, and January-June, 1920, arrivals, 

 45 cents. July 24, ribbed smoked sheets, spot 39j/$ cents ; August- 

 September, 39J4 ; October-December, 42, and January-June, 1920, 

 arrivals, 44 cents. 



July 1. No. 1 amber crepe, spot 39 cents; August-December, 

 39H. and January-June, 1920, arrivals, 41y^ cents. July 24, No. 1 

 amber crepe, spot 37 cents ; August-December, 37, and January- 

 June, 1920, arrivals, 39 cents. 



July 1. No. 1 roll brown crepe, spot 30 cents ; July-December, 

 31; and January-June, 1920, arrivals, 31'/< cents. July 24, No. 1 

 roll brown crepe, spot 2954 cents; August-December, 29; and 

 January-June, 1920, arrivals, 30 cents. 



South American Par.\s and Caucho. July 1, spot prices 

 were: upriver fine, 55; islands fine, 4754; upriver coarse, 32; 

 islands coarse, 21, and Cameta coarse, 22 cents. July 24, spot 

 prices on these sorts were: upriver fine, S4J4; islands fine, 48; 

 upriver coarse. 32 ; islands coarse, 21, and Cameta coarse, 22 cents. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Following are the New York spot quotations, for one year 

 ago, one month ago and on July 28, the current date : 



.\ugiist 1, 



1918. Tulv 1, July 28. 



Free Rubber. 1919. 1919. 



PLANTATION HEVEA— 



First latex crepe 6,1 (3 40 @ 41 @41^ 



Amber crepe No. 1 60 @ 38 @ 38 @ 



.'\mber crepe No. 2 60 db 37 @ 37 @ 



Amber crepe No. 3 58 @ 36 @ 36 @ 



Amber crepe No. 4 57 @ 35 @ 35 @ 



Brown crepe, thick clean.. 60 @ 36 @ 35 @ 



Brown crepe, thin clean... 60 (» 36 @ 35 @ 



Brown crepe, thin 5pecky. . 50 O .M O 32 @ 



Brown crepe, rolled ...... 44 @ 29J^@ 29 @29''; 



Smoked sheet, ribbed, stand- 

 ard quality 62 (a 39 O 40 @ 



Smoked sheets, plain, stand- 

 ard quality 61 @ 37 @ 39 @ 



Unsmoked sheet, standard 



quality 60 @ 36 @ 38 @ 



Colombo scrap No. 1 46 @ 30 @ 32 (3 



Colombo scrap No. 2 44 @ 28 @29 30 @ 



EAST INDIAK— 



Assam cr^pe 60 @ *56 @ *58 @ 



.^ssam onions 54 (a @ (» 



Penane block scrap @ *38 @ *40 @ 



PONTIANAK— 



Banjermassin 15 @ 14 @ 13;iffl 



PalembanK @ @ 14'A@> 



Pressed block 25 @ 25 @ 21H@ 



Sarawak @ @ 11@ 



SOUTH AMERICAN- 

 PARAS — 



Upriver fine 68 (3 5554(356 5454@S5 



I'priver medium 63 @ 51 (ffi '52 @ 



I'priver coarse 40 @ 34 @ 32 @ 



SOUTH AMERICAN- 



Upriver weak, fine 



Islands, fine 



Islands, medium 



Islands, coarse 



Madeira, fine 



Acre Bolivian, fine 



Cameta, coarse 



Peruvian fine 



CAUCHO — 



Lower caucho ball 



Upriver caucho ball 



MANICOBAS — 



Ceara negro heads 



Manitoba (basis 30% loss 



washing and drying) . . 



Mangabeira thin sheet... 



CENTHALS— 



Esmeralda sausage 



Central scrap 



Central scrap and strip 



Central wet sheet, 25% 



Guayule, 20% guarantee... 



AFRICANS— 



Niger flake, prime 



Benguela, extra No. 1, 28%. 



Benguela No. 2, 32K% 



Congo prime, black upper. . 

 Congo prime, red upper.... 



Rio Nunez ball 



Rio Nunez sheets and strings 



Conakry niggers 



Massai sheets and strings.. 



GUTTA PERCHA— 



Gutta Siak 



Red Macassar 



BALATA— 



Block, Ciudad Bolivar 



Colombia 



Panama 



Surinam sheet 



amber 



M^inal. 



August 1, 



1918, 



Free Rubber. 



RECLAIMED RUBBER. 



The market has continued dull and featureless, which is ex- 

 pected at this time of the year when buying is usually confined 

 to routine orders and occasional replacement lots. The prepara- 

 tions being made by footwear, insulated wire and -mechanical 

 goods factories for a good autumn business are favorable signs 

 for reclaims. Prices have not changed. 



Under date of June 24, advices from .'\mstf.rdam, Holland, 

 report the resumption of the crude rubber market at that port. 

 Direct imports from the Dutch East Indies are being received 

 and find a ready sale, latex being quoted Fl. 1.20 and ribs, Fl. 1.15 

 per one-half kilo. 



