— 2 9 — 



from Macassar the exports in the months of January to May have 



been as follows: — . , 



J 9°9 73 l baskets 



1908 1386 „ 



1907 1752 



1906 1 06 1 „ 



1905 1408 

 Naturally prices have been very depressed, the general endeavour 

 of all holders being to get rid of their stocks as soon as possible. 

 Camphor Oil. There is not much to say concerning the 

 market position of this important article. It is true that during the 

 past few months, owing to the firmness of the turpentine market, the 

 demand has been fairly brisk, and from the East we are informed 

 that the entire production up to the beginning of this month is said 

 to have been sold to the United States. But notwithstanding all this, 

 we are inclined to think that there will be no serious alteration in 

 price in the near future. As there has been no change in the import 

 duty on oil of camphor in the new American Customs Tariff, it seems 

 likely that the demand from the United States will soon fall off. 



In Europe there is an ample stock, which will suffice for a con- 

 siderable time and is difficult of sale, while its cost is partly very 

 high. The firmer tone which has been felt in the camphor market 

 during the past few months has so far been without effect upon the 

 price of camphor oil. As already mentioned, our light camphor oil 

 is particularly deserving of increased interest owing to the fact that it 

 is a cheap substitute for oil of turpentine; and we take this occasion 

 of reminding our readers that with our perfect manufacturing plant 

 we are able to comply with every wish as regards the specific gravity 

 of the oil, provided the order be sufficiently large. 



This year's camphor output in the whole of the Japanese Empire 

 (see map at the end of the present Report) is estimated by our in- 

 formant as follows in each of the different districts: T (Formosa) 

 5 million kin; K (Kiushiu) 850000 kin; Hondo (S = Tosa 20000 kin; 

 W = Kii, Ise, and Shima 20000 kin; I = Izu 10 000 kin) 50000 kin; 

 total 5 900 000 kin = approximately 7 870 000 lbs. 



Concerning the movements of the camphor market in Japan, the 

 Oriental Physician and Druggist of I st June 1909, Vol. 3, No. 7, page I, 

 gives the following particulars: — 



In spite of the reduction of the camphor price to 80 yen per 

 100 kin, which was made by the Government in October 1908, the 

 market did not revive, and the position of the camphor industry only 

 improved when the financial condition in the West became more 

 satisfactory. 



