JANUARY 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



237 



Review of the Crude Rubber Market. 



AS a result of embargo conditions, New York prices have 

 advanced during December botli for Para and plantation 

 grades. In the former, the month opened at 70" 71 cents. 

 the price remaining within about a cent of that figure until the 

 16th, when it attained 73@74 cents. On the 18th it further ad- 

 vanced to 75-/7'' cents, at which it remains. 



First latex crepe St 1 on December 1 at 75@76 cents, from 



which point it rose bj the 15th to 78@80 cents, and by the 18th 

 to 85@87 cents, at which it has since remained. 



["he month is closing with a quiet market, small 

 steady and few buyers. The manufacturers are not in the mar- 



and am evideno I buying would result in tdi need pi 

 Stocks of plantation are especiallj small, and the only 



cargo afloat is on the "Ghazee," now due to arrive. This wa 

 last ship to leave Singapore after the embargo went into i 

 Para stocks from Brazil are arriving regularly. About 3,000 tons 

 have arrived during the month. 



The Booth Line steamship "Denis," from Manaos and P 

 is due in New York Deo 29, with 950 tons. The Lloyd 



Braziliero steamship "Sergipi," calling at Para, is due in New 

 York January 10, with 270 tons The Booth Line steamship 

 "Boniface," from Manaos and Para, is due January 12 with 

 690 tons. 



All of this rubber was sold in advance, and therefore will not 

 affect prices on arrival. 



The report that large quantities of rubber are being shipped 

 from Para to Italy is not confirmed. A small lot of 43 tons was 

 shipped via Xew York, but encountered difficulty in transhipping 

 at this port. Another lot of 28 tons was shipped to Italy from 

 Para by way of Rio de Janeiro. As Italy's embargo is in force, 

 this rubber cannot eventually arrive in Germany. 



Prices of plantation rubber in London were normal at the first 

 of the month: First latex crepe, 2s. lj^rf. [52.2 cents]; ribbed 

 smoked sheet, 2s. 4y 2 d. (57.77 cents]. The market has held steady 

 since then, with a tendency towards lower figures. Latest advices 

 show but little change, with first latex crepe at 2s. Od. [48.65 

 cents], and ribbed smoked sheet 2s. 3rf. 154.73 cents]. 



"Macson" says stocks look small, but reminds the trade of the 

 large quantities of rubber seized by England at Gibraltar and 

 the north of Scotland. One small sale of this rubber has re- 

 cently been made in Liverpool by order of the Prize Court 

 brokers. Latest advices mention that the only market feature is 

 the unusually large shipments to Canada. 



Singapore auctions are held regularly with a good demand for 

 all grades. "The India Rubber Journal" reports large business 

 done by growers for direct shipment to America, and deplores 

 the diverting of London's trade. 



New York Quotations. 



Following are the quotations at New York one year 

 month ago. and December 30. the current date : 



Para. Jan. I'M Dec. 1. "14 D 



Islands, fine, new 60 @61 60@61 



Islands, fine, old 62@64 



Upriver, fine, new 73 '"7-4 71@. . 



Upriver, fine, old 76 @79 73@75 



Islands, coarse, new 28 @29 32 /.\i 



Upriver, coarse, new 44j^fa45 52@53 



Upriver, coarse, old 



Cameta 36 (a37 33(3)35 



Caucho, upper 44 @45 52@53 



Caucho, lower 50@51 



ago, one 



ec. 30,' 14. 

 69@70 



..@75 

 ..@78 

 37@38 

 59@60 



..@40 



..@58 



i viki.n 1 Uvea. 



ed sheet ribbed 60 @61 



First latex crepe 56 @57 



Fine sheets and biscuits 

 unsmoked 56 @57 



r \t s. 







39 @40 



< Guayaquil, strip 



Nicaragua, scrap 38 @39 



Panama 



Mexican plantation, sheet 



Vlexii an, si i ap 35 



an, slab 



Mangabeirs heel 



:lc 35 @. . 



shei t 



Balata, block 45 @50 



Lopori, ball, prime 44 



Lopori, strip, prime 



Aruwimi 



Uppei G ngo, ball red 



[kelemba 



Siei i .i 1 i "i • . Isl quality 



Massai. red 







Cameroon, ball 28 



Benguela 



Madagascar, pinky 



Accra, (lake ....". 22 @23 



I \- 1 Indian. 



\»;im 



Pontianak 



Bi Ttieo II, or 2nd 



Ne c a> York. 



In regard to the financial situation, Albert P.. Peers (broker in 

 crude rubber and commercial paper. Xo. 68 William street. 

 New York ) advises as follows : "The easier rates and improved 

 demand for commercial paper, noted in my last report for the 

 latter part of Xovember, have continued through December with 

 further ease, the best rubber names going at 4j/£ to 5 per cent., 

 and those not so well known 5^4 to 6J/2 per cent." 



NEW YORK PRICES FOR NOVEMBER (NEW RUBBER). 



1914. 1913. 1912. 



Upriver, fine $0.63@$0.71 $0.73@$0.80 $1.02@$1.08 



Upriver, coarse 46@ .53 .46@ .49 .80@ .84 



Island, fine 50@ .61 .66@ .70 .94@ 1.00 



Island, coarse 27@ .32 .2iiS .30 .53@ .58 



Cameta 29@ .34 .37 .55® .58 



PARA STATISTICS. 



Stock. October 31 tons 1.270 



Entries fi ir Xovember 2.960 



Total 4,230 



Exports 1,810 



2.420 



Held for shipment to America tots 610 



Second hands 1,660 



First hands 150 



Total 2.420 



Arrivals of Guayule rubber for the nine months ending Sep- 

 tember were 1.075.676 pounds, valued at $440,262. against 4,675.798 

 pounds, valued at $2,043,813. last year. Imports of gutta percha 

 for the nine months were 1.757.516 pounds against 381.131 pounds 

 in same time last year, and 612.708 pounds in 1912. 



