THli NAPllTUA INDUSTllV. 



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The density of the American naphtha is less, and frequently only 0.82. In that 

 case a barrel of 40 gallons would weigh 9.0 pouds. This is the tigure taken for con- 

 verting the barrels of American naphtha into pouds. As an e.\am])le the author cites 

 the production of naphtha in the United States in pouds, according to cStowel's 

 Petroleum Keporter». The legal barrel of 40 gallons is taken, and not of 42 gallons, 

 which Stowel takes. 



The following table gives the amount of naphtha obtained in Russia during 

 the last twenty-two years, expressed in millions of pouds and millions of barrels. 



Thus from 1870 to January 1891 altogether about 1,440,000,000 pouds, or 

 about 149,000,000 barrels were obtained. Although the industry still remains almost 

 entirely concentrated in the neighbourhood of Baku, still the production continues 

 increasing every year. The data for 1891 are given below. 



On the Apsheron peninsula. ' In other parts of Russia. 



Pouds. Barrels. 



Pouds. 



Barrels. 



288,800,000 ! 29,700,000 j 2,300,000 



200,000 



Total: 291,100,000 pouds, 29,900,000 barrels. 



