42 
a decline to 5s. if d. hard, 5s. 1 \d. soft, 3s. 10 \d. scrappy, 2s. lid. 
Island, but ball being very scarce and over-sold advanced to 
3s. g \d. spot, large sales forward down to 3s. 6 \d. During November 
and December we had a quiet market at id. over these values till 
the close, when short receipts caused buyers to pay up to 5s. 52 “- 
for fine hard, 5s. 4 d. soft, 4 s. o \d. scrappy negrohead, 3s. 3f «• 
Island, and 3s. io^d. Caucho ball spot, closing easier. 
Para Monthly Statistics, 1905. 
Shipments {January to December ). 
- 1905- 
Receipts 
at Para. 
Para. Peruvian. 
Shipments 
to 
Europe. 
Shipments 
to 
America. 
' 
Tons. 
Tons 
Tons. 
Tons. 
January ... 
••• 3,770 
820 
1,950 
1,285 
February 7 
... 3,3 6 ° 
960 
1,715 
3, 2 30 
March 
... 3,840 
I,l 6 o 
2,200 
2,660 
April 
... 1,360 
770 
1,565 
. 940 
May 
... 1,540 
680 
1,760 
665 
June 
... 1,020 
450 
1,115 
635 
July 
... 1,210 
24O 
1,005 
325 
August ... 
... 1,240 
60 
820 
430 
September 
1,960 
24O 
1,220 
1,170 
October ... 
3,330 
250 
1,970 
1,560 
November 
... 2,690 
200 
1,840 
820 
December 
... 3,000 
270 
1,460 
1,540 
( Shipping weight) 
... 28,320 
6,100 
18,520 
15,260 
Against in 1904... 
... 25,925 
4 , 39 ° 
14,285 
16,289 
„ 1903- 
... 27,020 
4 >° 5 ° 
15,990 
15,095 
„ 1902... 
••• 25,430 
3,160 
14,855 
13,705 
„ 1901... 
... 26,020 
4,030 
14,705 
15,570 
Total Imports, etc., of all sorts of Rubber were: — 
England. 
Imports. 
Deliveries. 
Stock, 
Dec. 31ST. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
1905 ... 
... 21,700 
21,410 
1,562 
I9O4 ... 
... 19,883 
20,035 
1,272 
I903 ... 
••• 19,464 
19,626 
1,424 
1902 ... 
... 1,6,932 
l8,H3 
1,586 
I9OI ... 
... 17,936 
17,793 
2,767 
■ 
Tropical Life, 
January, 
