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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1915. 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS. 



THE market is not very active at present. The most important 

 * feature is the question of freight rates and cargo space for 



the shipment of Furopean chemical products. Freight rates are 

 increasing and cargo space is becoming almost impossible to 

 obtain, indicating a resumption of general commerce. With the 

 German commercial Meet tied up ami many boats of the Allies 



commandeered tor war purposes there is not sufficient accom- 

 modation for the freights offering. Notwithstanding the above 



it must be noted that the general trend of both domestic and im- 

 ported chemicals is tending downward. 



Pigments generally are quiet and whiting has advanced. Some 



foreign grades of zincs have arrived, but as spelter and zinc 



ore have risen these products are quite firm. Foreign barytes 

 is still arriving in spite of previous notice that no more would 

 be shipped. 



TRICES OF CHEMICALS AND COMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS. 



January 30, 1915. 



Acetic acid, 28 per cent lb. $ 0.01!4(£$ 0.02 



Acetic acid, glacial lb. .073/ 4 (a) .ON' j 



Acetone lb. .18 @ .20 



Alba whiting ton 8.00 ©13.00 



Uuminum flake lb. .01'.-: 



Aniline oil //,. .60 " (c? .65 



Antimony, crimson, sulphuret of lb. .40 @ .50 



Vntimony, golden, sulphuret of lb. .28 (S> .35 



Arsenic sulphide lb. .12 <<o 



Asbestine ton 16.00 @ 18.00 



Barytes, domestic ton 17.00 (a). 18.00 



Bayberry wax lb. .24 (a 27 



Beeswax, crude yellow lb. .28 (a) .30 



Benzol, 90 per cent ■ml. .30 @ .35 



Black hypo lb. 27 @ .30 



Blanc fixe lb. .037/i@ .04 



min, ..How lb. 1.25 (a) 1.50 



on bi-sulphide lb. .06 r?? .07 



Carbon gas lb. .04 (S) .06 



Carbon tetra-chloride, drums lb. .15 @ .16 



Ceresin wax. white lb. .15 (3> .25 



chalk, l. b a. my 2 (s> asy z 



China clay, domestic ton 8.00 @ 9.00 



Coal tar naphtha gal. .28 </ 



Corn oil .lb. 05 @ .05-34 



Fossil flour ton 35.00 (g 



Fossil flour, bolted ton 60.00 @ 



Glycerine, C. P.. bulk lb. .22 (n< .22^ 



Graphite lb. .40 (at .60 



Green oxide of chromium lb. .30 (77> .35 



Iron oxide lb. .02^(S> .08^ 



Infusorial earth ton 30.00 @ 35.00 



Ivory, black lb. .08 @ .12 



Lampblack lb. 03'./,? .07 



Lead, sublimed white lb. .07 5 



Lead, white ( basic carbonate") lb. .05 @ .05]4 



Lead, white (basic sulphate I lb. .043, ,'</ .05 



Linseed oil, carload gal. .59 



Litharge '. .lb. .05 @ 



Lithopone. American lb. .03|4@ .04^2 



Lithopone, Imported lb. .04' 



Magnesia, carbonate //• 04- ,<o 05' ? 



Magnesia, calcined, powder ton 40.00 (7p 45.00 



Naphtha, V. M. & P., deodorized ?o/. .09 @ 



Naphtha, 70 deg gal. .23 (g 



Naphtha, 76 deg gal. .24 (5 



Orange mineral, domestic lb. -0S]/i@ .12 



Ozokerite, refined yellow lb. .25 @ .30 



Paraffine wax, domestic 120 m. p lb. Myr/Jt .04-54 



Pumice stone, powder lb. .OI'-Sut) .02 



Prussian blue lb. .46 (3) .48 



"Rape seed oil, blown gal. .73 (a) .74 



Red lead, domestic \lb. .05 1 'rt7 



"Red oxide, domestic lb. .05j£@ .07 



Rosin oil gal. .25 (a) .55 



Shellac, fine orange lb. .17 (a). .19 



Soapstone, powdered ton 10.00 (n 12.00 



Sulphur chloride, in drums lb. .Q6y 2 <W 08 



Sulphur, flowers cwt 



Talc, American ton 



Ultramarine blue lb. 



Vermilion, English lb. 



Whiting, commercial cwt. 



Whiting, Paris white cwt. 



Whiting, English cliffstone cwt. 



Zinc oxide, American process lb. 



Zinc oxide, French process, red seal lb. 



Zinc oxide, French process, green seal lb. 



Zinc oxide, French process, white seal. ...lb. 



RUBBER STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES. 



IMPORTS OF RUBBER AND MANUFACTURES OF. 



Eleven Months Ending 

 November, 1914. 



November, 1914. 



Articles. 

 India rubber, etc., and substi- 

 tutes tor, and manufactures 

 of: 

 Unmanuf actu red — 



Balata pounds, .free 336,306 



Guayule gum 230,700 



1 ta ielutong 



Gutta-percha 78,161 



India rubber 12,253,509 



India rubber scrap or refuse, 

 fit only for remanufacture 1,054,683 



Quantity. Value. Quantity. 



Value. 



$110,821 

 68,255 



12,890 

 5,517,024 



1,815,156 



1,533,371 



17,471,331 



1,876,677 



131,481,364 



$805,502 



573.656 



806,189 



327,564 



65,333,751 



73,671 18,559,353 1,327,775 



Total unmanufactured 



Manufactures of — 



Gutta-percha dutiable 



Imlia rubber " 



Total manufactures of 



Substitutes, elasticon and 

 similar dutioble 



$5,782,661 



$2,530 

 68,098 



$70,628 



$69,174,437 



$22,475 

 1,310,332 



$1,332,807 



?1.S94 



$61,672 



IMPORTS OF CRUDE RUBBER BY COUNTRIES. 



From: 



Belgium pounds 



France 



Germany 



Portugal 132,627 



United Kingdom 6,295,418 



Central American States and 



British Honduras 5,050 



Mexico 464.204 



Brazil 2.965,549 



Other South America 875,295 



East Indies 1,481,067 



Other countries 34,299 



$38,152 

 3,130,256 



1,343 



148,090 



1,142.743 



363,798 



680,894 



11,748 



9,018,596 

 2,107,247 

 4.631.589 

 1,225,206 

 50,700,629 



430,068 

 1.249.848 



38,344,443 

 2,793,258 



19,264,890 

 1,715,590 



$5 



28 



028,504 

 899,281 

 336,218 

 366,313 

 ,921,299 



200,852 

 488,153 

 ,940,001 

 ,123,619 

 ,082,953 

 946,558 



Total 



.12.253.509 $5,517,024 131,481,364 $65,333,751 



EXPORTS OF AMERICAN RUBBER GOODS. 



India rubber, manufactures of: 



Scrap and old pounds 



Reclaimed 



Belting, hose and packing.. 

 Boots and shoes — 



Boots pairs 



Shoes 155,155 



Tires— 



For automobiles 



All other 



15,630 

 605,886 



54,707 



All other manufactures of. 



Total 



$2,325 



83,104 



171,100 



114,524 

 89,226 



210.308 



31,887 



284, 1S4 



$986,658 



4.071,701 

 5,711,614 



209,894 

 1,203,264 



$396,062 



803,622 



1,994,840 



502,935 

 652,177 



3.014,220 



420,290 



2,789,692 



$10,573,838 



EXPORTS OF AUTOMOBILE TIRES BY COUNTRIES 

 India rubber, manufactures of: 

 Tires for automobiles — 

 Belgium 



Germany 



England 



Canada 



Mexico 



Philippine Islands 

 Other countries . . 



Total 



$100,970 

 19.408 

 10,283 

 15,559 

 64,088 



$210,308 



$301 



81,917 



1,275,925 



852,473 



70,240 



139,869 



593,495 



$3,014,220 



EXPORTS OF FOREIGN MERCHANDISE. 



India rubber, etc., and substi- 

 tutes for and manufactures 

 of: 

 Unmanufactured — 



