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Camphor Oil. No price -fluctations of any- particular importance 

 have occurred during the last few months in the camphor oil market. The 

 Japanese have stood firm in their quotations for crude oil, and the American 

 buyers interested in the article have shown greater readiness to concede 

 these demands than has been manifested in European consuming circles, 

 where considerable stocks were still available. The producers have con- 

 tinued to display an astonishing dexterity in so adapting their offers to 

 the demand as to maintain the firmness of the market. The enquiry for 

 both our light and our heavy camphor oil has remained brisk throughout, 

 so that we had no difficulty in disposing of our considerable output at 

 steady prices. In spite of the receding movement in the turpentine oil 

 market, the consumption of light camphor oil has been well maintained, 

 irrespective of the fact that its principal use is in the manufacture of 

 cheap turpentine substitutes. 



A report issued by the German Consulate of Nagasaki contains 

 a review of the production of camphor and camphor oil in Formosa and 

 Japan 1 ) from which we abstract the following particulars: — 



Production of camphor and camphor oil 



(in lOOOpiculs) 2 ). 

 Formosa Old Japan 



1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 



Camphor . . 35 35 35 53 45 Camphor . . 7 8 8 10 11 

 Camphor oil 41 44 38 58 56 Camphor oil 9 10 11 16 18 



Almost the whole of the camphor prepared in Formosa is shipped 

 to foreign countries, only small quantities being sent to Japan. 



The exports from Formosa to foreign countries are detailed in the 

 following statistics: — 



Shipments to foreign countries (in piculs). 

 Camphor. 



County of destination 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 



Hong Kong 14 287 4 212 — - 



British India - 30 1 422 1 870 945 



United Kingdom 4110 3 450 5 680 4 068 3 540^0 



France — 2090 10119 6815 4217 



Germany — 400 18 496 13 560 17 810 



Austria — — — — 250 



U. S. America . 4 251 6 528 14 313 22 071 15 296 



Total 22 648 16 710 50 030 48 384 42 058 



x ) Nachrichten f. Handel u. Industrie 1912, No. 73, p." 6. 

 2 ) A picul equals 60 kilos. 



