September 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



695 



THE MARKET FOR CHEMICALS AND COMPOUND- 

 ING INGREDIENTS. 



"T" I 1 1-', month of VtlgUSl was a particularly quiet one in the 

 ■*■ ruhber chemical trade, and prices, with a few e 

 have remained the same as a month ago. 



The fillers have been in normal demand at prici s that have 

 shown little change during the month. Barytes, both pure white 

 and off color, have declined about $2 a ton. Hie producers of 

 whiting are still having difficulty in securing chalk supplies, 

 vet prices have not changed, Asbestos, talc and magnesia car- 

 bonate are nominal. 



1 he pigments have been quoted freely. Domestic lithopone 

 has had a good demand, at prices slightly under last month 

 zinc sulphide remains firm. There has been little or no change 

 in zinc oxide during the month. Crimson antimonj is difficult 

 to obtain; in fact there is so little in the market that quotations 

 are withheld. 



\liottt the middle of the month pig lead eased off in price 

 and later, red oxide, sublimed blue lead, and white lead basic 

 sulphate all declined about one cent a pound. Domestic litharge 

 also shows a small decline, and there is little foreign litharge 

 offered, llydrated lime has declined a cent a pound and cal- 

 cined magnesia is nominal. 



Dry colors have been quiet, with the exception of Prussian 

 blue, which has been selling far above the normal figures. Solu- 

 ble aniline colors are quoted from day to day at $2ut2.50 a 

 pound, the normal price being from 75 cents to $1. 



Acetic acid has also advanced, glacial selling for 15 cents. 



Acetone has advanced to 28@29 cents, and toluol is selling for 



$5 per gallon, due to the active foreign demand that includes 



benzol. Carbon tetrachloride in drums has declined to 15 cents. 



Late in August the naphthas advanced one and two cents a 

 gallon, following the advance in crude petroleum. 



PRICES OF CHEMICALS AND COMPOUNDING INGREDIEN 

 NEW YORK, AUGUST 31, 1915. 



\ me (drums) lb. $0.28 @$0.29 



.cetic, 2S per cent, fbbls. I /*. 2.75 @ 2.90 



glacial (carbovs) lb. .15 5 



Aluminum Flake (carloads) ton 18.00_ m 20.00 



Ammonium carbonate None 



Antimony, crimson, sulphuret of (casks) None 



golden, sulphuret of (casks ) //•. .60 til .70 



Asbestine ton 19.00 (<i 20.00 



Asbestos lb. .04 <a- .05 



Asphaltum "G" Hrilliant lb. .03 @ 



Barium sulphate, precipitated ton '90.00 



. pure white ton 16.00 @22.50 



off color ton 12.50 @ 14.00 



Ba for ton 90.00 @ 



Benzol, pure gal. .90 @ 1.00 



l'„ ta Naphthol /*. 2.00 <o> 2.50 



Black Hypo lb. .2? <a 



Blanc Fixe lb. .03 (S) .03!4 



Bi ash lb. .06 



black lb. .06 5 



Cadmium tri-sulphate None 



yellow None 



i I la gum lb. . 30 @ .75 



Carbon, bisulphide (drums) lb. .06J4@ .07;; 



black (cases), Boston lb. .07 @ 



tetrachloride (drums) lb. .15 @ 



Caustic soda, 76 per cent, (bbls.) cwt. 2.25 ffi 2.50 



i li ilk, precipitated, extra light lb. .04 @ .04J^ 



China clav, domestic ton S.00@ 9.00 



imported ton 16.00 @24.00 



Chrome, green lb. .08 @ .10 



yellow lb. .13 (& .14'; 



Cotton Iinters lb. .05 



Di-chlorethane (drums) lb. .12 @ .12J4 



Emarex ton 70.00 @ 



kick lb. u-<_,„, .06'!. 



Gilsonite ton 37.50 ,,42.50 



Glycerine, C. P. (drums) //>. .25 "i 



Graphite, flake (250 to 400 pound bbl.) lb. .14 •■• 



powdered (250 to 400 pound bbl.) lb. .05 @ 



Green oxide of chromium (casks) lb. .30 (3> .35 



Ground glass lb. .03 



Iron oxide, red, reduced grades lb. .02 (St .05 



red, pure /*. .05 @ .08 }4 



Infusorial earth, powdered ton 50.00 @ 



bolted ton 60.00 @ 



Ivory, black /*. .08 @ .12 



Indian red lb. .02yi@ .0554 



Lampblack lb. .04 @ .OS 



ed oxide of lb. .0654 6 .0644 



sublimed blue lb. .0546<a .05^1 



lb. .06 



white, basii sulphati lb. .05 



Lime, Hour lb. .01 @ .01^4 



hydrated lb. .01 @ .02 



I 1 1 1 1 . i ■. lb. .06 (5, .0654 



i glish lb. .10 (a- .11 



i d in lb. .07546* .08 



lb. .»/ 



Magnesia, carbonate lb. .0454<« l .0554 



all ined, heavy lb. .0644 <"«' .0944 



light lb. .20 i" .25 



ite, calcined, powdered ton 36. on 



Mica, powdered lb. .03'yi@ .05 



nil'i". lb. .0144® .0454 



Naphtha, stovi I gal. .1 



6i [egrei gal. 



68@70 degrees gal. .21 @ 



Oil, aniline lb. 1.30 (5 



con II. .06J-i(u .0644 



linsi ed (bbl.) gal. 



Boston gal. 



pin B m gal. .45 @ 



rosin, hi gal. 



tin I Boston gat !4 @ 



solubli colors, .How, orange, red, violet, 



blue, greei lb. 2.00 @ 2.50 



lb. .0844 @ 



P '1 lb. .06 



I ' lb. .03 



Pine tar, Boston gal. .1) 



Pitch, burgundj //•. .0i'/ 2 (w .05 



pine, Boston .* cwt. 1.7 



Plaster "1 baris cwt. .75 ft/ 1 .80 



Prussian blue lb. 1.18 In 



Pumice st ed (bbls.) lb. .02 (§ 



Resin, Pontianak, refined v. .14 ,, 



granulated lb. .10 



fused lb. .10 



Rosin ml pound bbls.) lb. 3.70 @ 7.50 



Rotten stom .0 



Rubber black lb. .02J4@ .03 



Rubber flux II,. .05 @ .06 



Rubber substitute, black lb. .06 @ .0754 



white lb. .07) 



Shellac, line orange lb. .22 ft/. .25 



Soapstone, powdered ton 8.50 ft/20.00 



Starch, corn, powdered lb. .OJ @ 



Sulphur .hi 1. (drums) lb. .06!..r./ .07J4 



Sulphur, flowers cwt. 2.20 @ 



Sulphuric acid lb. .01 54 ^ .02 



Talc, American tin 9.00 @ 13.00 



French I5.un , 



Toluol, pure gal. 5.00 @ 



Tripoli 1. earth, ed ton 50.00 <>< 



bolted ton 60.00 @ 



1 : ientine, pure gum spirits gal. .44 @ ,45 : 4 



w 1, Boston gal. .38 @ 



Ultramarine, blue lb. .05 @ .16 



Vermilion, brilliant lb. .90 



I -< lb. .95 (ii) 1 .00 



English lb. 1.35 ft/. 1.50 



Wax, bayberry lb. .22 @ 



beeswax, white lb. .47 ft/: .40 



ceresin, white lb. .14 



carnauba 'b. .23 @ .45 



Ozokerite, refined white lb. .45 ft/) .50 



montan lb. 



Para:: lb. 03 



123 125 m. p. (cases) lb. 



130 m. p. (cases) lb. .04 



133/136 m. p. (cases) lb. .06 



, white. 117/119 m. p. (bbls.).../6. .0 



yellow, 124/126 m. p. (bbls.) . . .lb. .03}4(a> 



Whiting, Alba, factory ton 6.50 @ 7.50 



commercial cwt. .50 ftf .55 



gilders cwt. .55 @ .65 



Pan. white, Vmerican cwt. .70 fts. .75 



Englisli cliffstone cwt. .90 @ 1.25 



Wood alcohol gal. .4 7 



ochre lb. .01 "4 ft/> .02 



.nli. American process (factory) horse head. 



cial" lb. .0854@ 



"XX red" lb. .0744 (» 



French process, green seal lb. .30§4@ 



■■ al lb. .31 



white seal lb. .31 



Zinc sulphide lb. .0644 @ .07 



London prices, August 6. 1915, were as follows: Benzol, per gal., 90 per 



cent.. 1-. ' "1 ii Is. Id.; lead, English red, per ton. £33. :, ■ cent.; 

 h dry white, £31 17-. 6d.; ground, £35 15s.: sulphur, per ton. roll, 

 £10 10s. ex wharf net: flowers, £11. 



COTTON LINTERS USED IN RUBBER COMPOUNDING. 



Cotton Iinters is the trade name of soiled short fiber v. 

 product from ginning cotton. Heretofore it has been utilized 

 chiefly as mattress topping and in the upholster}' trade generally. 

 Recently it has been found that it affords a cheap fiber adapted 

 to rubber compounding for special purposes. The price runs 

 as low as 2>y 2 cents per pound in large lots, but varies with the 

 amount and market conditions. Today the price is 5 cents per 

 pound in bales of about 400 pounds. 



