] 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



473 



Plantation Rubber from the Far East. 



Expori i \ Grown Rubber. 



tiuary 1 to M 



f Commerci 



'' in ■ ■ • 



I nitetl States i. 



i 



ny 















ents 



\ alia 



[] . 



1 Hand 



77,848 



55.556 



500 





137,259 



I 



7,448,420 

 iod 1913, 4,333,479 pounds; same pi 1,631,066.) 



i ■ . ■ l figun given in thi above include 



tlu- imports re-exported. [These amount to 689,614 pounds.] i 

 the total quantity O orted Cor that period deduct these 



1 nes for 1915 are for Ceylon rubber 



only. 



Singapore. 



Guthrie & Co., Ltd., report [March 9, 1915]: 



rhe rubbei auction held ti ilished a fresh record 



talogued, there l.eing 222 t< -us offered. 

 A prevailed and prices all round showed an im- 



i ling at thi outset was slow, but during the cou: 

 the forenoon dema wry brisk. Fine ribbed smoked sheet al 



and pale crepe at $12£ ich case of $5 over last 



auction. Unsmoked touched ^116, an increase of S7. 



One hundred and tlinlv miu' tons 'Acre- sold. 



The following was the ■ dues: 



Sterling equivalent 

 [n Singapore, per pound 



Picul.* in London. 



Sheet. ed 



fair to good 1 1 



a ked 105 



lale 120 



Cri good pale 120 5 I 25 



1 bi own 110@117 



. good brown. 



1 dark 



I barky. . . . 



. virgin. . . . 

 untt eati '1 . 



90@ 114 

 BOO 100 



B2/ VA 



- 2 . 



2/ 3J£@ 



2/ 3'/ 2 <S2/ 4H 

 2/ 1J4@2/ 2Vs 



1/ 9'/i(i2/ 1 

 1/ 7 @l/lHi 

 1/ 3?i@l/ 8-M 

 1/ 5H 



Equi\ 

 per pound 

 in cents. 

 57.77 



53.46(5 57. _'7 

 48.90 > 

 55.75 5 59.04 

 55.75 : <l 57. i . 

 51.18(5 54.47 

 5 52.95 

 5 50.68 

 38.51@47.13 

 32.18 5 

 5 5. 2 2 



Picul = \ii'A pound-. 

 Q ted in S. S. dollars = 2/4 [56 cents). 



Total Exorts FROM Malaya. 



i I to dates named. Reported by Barlow vS; Co., Singapore. 



These figures include the production of the Federated Malay 



States, but not of Ceylon.) 



To- 



Singapore. 



.1 ich 6. 



Great Britain pounds 7,726,463 



Continent 725,496 



Tapan 9.067 



Cevlon 50,112 



L-.iited States 2,4 



Australia 65.200 



Malacca. 



Feb. 28. 



1,385,559 



Penang. 

 Jan. 31. 



106,266 



'"TijS! 

 70,666 



Port-Swet- 



tenham. 



Feb. 28. 



5,493,794 



' 'iiiiois 



Total 11,054,146 1,3S5,559 2,513,598 5.S10.062 



1914, to Mar. 11 7.145,573 SS6.290 1,746,266 5,084,254 



1813 4,806,621 1,027.755 4._'!8.179 



1912 2,161,478 699,106 3,233,236 



PUBLIC SALES IX COLOMBO, CEYLOX. 



Ceylon. Straits. 



Sales from January 1 to March 5 founds 3,84'8,913 311,159 



Sales made 'on March 5 380,079 22,540 



Total 



834,002 

 9,067 



437.S73 

 2,548,474 



65,200 



20,763,365 



10,052,533 

 6,093,820 



S. India. 



5S.S71 



Total 4,222,994 333,699 58,871 



Total sales to Vlarch 5 4,621,564 



Total sales t sam< period 1913 3,197,814 



Increase 1,423,750 



New York. 



In regard to the financial situation, Albert B. Beers (broker 

 in crude rubber and commercial paper, No. 68 William street. 

 New York) advises as follows : 



"There has been but little change in the general market for 

 commercial paper during the past three months, and the rates 

 ruling in March can be repeated for April, namely. Ma\V2 per 

 cent, tor the best rubber names and 5<n 5' \ per cent, for those not 

 so well known; the demand from banks continues good." 

 New York Prices for March (New Rubber). 



1915. 



Oliver, fine S0.58@0.60 



Cpriver, coarse 4 : 



Islands, fine 51 



Islands, coarse 30 



Cameta 34<§ .57 



1914. 

 $0.73.5 0.76 

 .43(S .46 

 .68@ .70 

 .31@ .33 

 .35@ .36 



1913. 

 $0.S8ffl0.96 

 .64:5 .7 J 

 .85 5 



.415 .47 

 .43 @ .48 



P.UBiER STATISTICS FOR LONDON AND LIVERPOOL. MARCH. 1915. 



St. 



Deliv- , -*- . 



Impi 1913. 1914. 1915. 



tion 3,754 $077 



Other kinds 958 593 590 



tal 6,363 3,781 4,347 7.4c,7 



I 1,203 1,178 



Other kinds 435 423 1.036 I 335 



1 tal 2,722 2,300 2,186 2,262 1,513 



rotal I d Liverpool... C.703 t\663 5.967 6,609 



MOVEMENTS Or ALL KINDS OF RUBBER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



Three months 



! larch. 



1 * \ 1 -* 



1913. 1914. 1915. 1913. 1914. 1915. 



(oiu 251 674 



West Africa 224 70 66 451 121 105 



74 58 20 279 98 42 



n Africa 192 623 



12 93 229 346 271 265 



Brazil 2.109 1,865 1,904 5,699 4,800 3,216 



British India 146 519 



Straits Settlements 4 3,620 3,424 4,968 9,412 



Federated Malay States 290 2,942 



Ceylon 515 712 j.(i.;7 1,594 2.155 



Other (.-untiies 1.215 1.444 281 4.433 4.3t<0 509 



Total Imports 6 -16 19.715 23,938 



1 Kingdom, 

 4 6,755 10, S20 13,935 13,624 



THE RUBBER SCRAP MARKET. 



*T" 1 1 1-. rsl two weeks i I M'mI wen characteristic by unsettled 

 conditions and an uninteresting market. The signs of 

 firmer market conditions that developed about the middle of the 

 month helped to advance the price of boots, shoes and tires. 

 The white tires in most demand are Goodyear and Goodrich. 



There was marked activity during the third week, caused bj 

 several heavy orders being taken for immediate delivery. Auto 

 tires were marked up a little higher on heavy buying orders and 

 a good demand for selected white tires was noticeable. 



The market in general has been decidedlj stronger the last 

 week of the month and prices on all grades with some few ex- 

 ceptions have advanced, particularly on boots, shoes, arctics and 

 auto tires. Inquiries from the mills show more interest than for 

 some time heretofore and there are reports of heavy orders being 

 placed for immediate delivery. In auto tires the demand is prin- 

 cipally for selected white brands, while mixed tires are held at 

 nominal prices. 



In the Canadian market business during the past month has 

 been hardly sufficient to change prices. Boots and shoes W ere 

 sold only in small lots, and auto tires were very dull. Toward 

 tlie end of the month hoots and shoes were in better demand and 

 prices advanced. Auto tires showed a slight improvement, while 

 inner tubes are steady. The situation, however, is not what it 

 would he if rubber scrap could be freely shipped to the United 

 States. 

 RUBBER SCRAP PRICES PAID BY CONSUMERS FOR CARLOAD 



rs. 



V » V ■ :.. Vpril : . 1915. 



Per Pound. 



1 ts and shoes cents TVz 



Trimmed arctics 5.0 



Auto tires 4 '/, 5 4 \ 



Solid tires ji 4 



Xo. 1 inner tubes 24':: a 



Xo. 2 inner tubes \\% 



Red tubes 13 " .,, 



'nes 3 @ 



tires 1H@ 254 



Xo, 1 10^@11 



Mixed gs 8 (5> 8J/2 



Xo. i er 11 



White wringer rubber 



No. 1 vol scrap 10 "11 



red scrap 



Mixed black s Cr a,, 



Rubber ear springs 



3 (ff. z% 



Matting and packing $£@ -)i 



hose $i@ 54 



Air brake hose 3'A<§ }'/£ 



Cotton fire hose 1^ @ 2 



