3547 



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( 472800 



„ ) 



261918 



5742 



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( 765400 



» ) 



428074 



23093 



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(3078300 



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1595313 



29997 



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(3998600 



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2840043 



14 Report of Schimmel § Co. 1922. 



authority already quoted, the Japanese saw that it was only by rapidly destroying the 

 industry in Fukien that they could create a monopoly for themselves. The export of 

 camphor from Foochow rose from 264 cwts. in 1902 to 13535 cwts. (1516600 lbs.) in 

 1906. As all the available trees were cut down and no planting took place, the industry 

 rapidly declined afterwards, as shown by the following table. 



Total Chinese Exports of Camphor in Pounds: — 



1907 . '. 3433937 lbs. 1912 . . 331000 lbs. 1915 . . 181 735 lbs. 



1908 . . 1742933 „ 1913 . . 248700 „ 1916 . •. 316933 „ 

 1911 . . 448133 „ 1914 . . 241333 „ 1917 . . 472933 „. 



The revival under the stimulus of rising prices which is here shown after 1915 

 came mainly from the province of Kiangsi, in which there are stated to be camphor 

 forests and some undeveloped territory, especially in the south. In 1919 Kiukiang alone 

 produced 332266 lbs., and the following statistics 1 ) show how considerably the Chinese 

 camphor export has revived again since 1919. 



Exports of Camphor from China: — 



1916 .... 2377 piculs ( 316850 lbs.) 181673 tsels 



1917 



1918 



1919 



1920 



American buyers are looking to China for an immediate addition to the supply, 

 as in the Shan States of South-West Yunnan there are stated to be an immense number 

 of camphor trees only awaiting transport facilities for their exploitation. The Chinese 

 authority already quoted recommends that an American Syndicate should start operations 

 in South Hunan and South Kiangsi, establishing distilleries on modern lines, cutting in 

 a conservative manner, and encouraging planting by demonstration plantations, lectures, 

 pamphlets, and the free distribution of seed and seedlings, and should afterwards extend 

 their action into Kweichow, Kwangtung and Kwangsi. 



In japan, the export, which had been over 6577000 lbs. in 1889 and about 5860000 lbs. 

 in 1891, had fallen to 2961000 lbs. in 1895 2 ). The exports returned after that date, i.e. 

 after the occupation of Formosa by the Japanese, doubtless include some camphor 

 grown in Formosa, so that they cannot be regarded as reliable figures for Japan proper. 

 For this reason, we would only mention the following particulars: — In 1907—8, 

 1618 families were engaged in camphor production in Japan, and the production of 

 crude camphor was 987922 lbs. In 1910—11, 2615 families produced 1394896 lbs., in 

 1915—16, 4239 families produced 2117878 lbs.; in the following year, 4329 families only 

 produced 2074113 lbs., and in 1917—18 only 3274 families were engaged in the industry, 

 and the production fell to less than 1 300000 lbs. — For 1919— 20a yield of 4000000 kin 

 (5291 000 lbs.) was anticipated, and a return to the normal yield of 5000000 to 6000000 kin 

 (6615000 to 7938000 lbs.) for the next year. It is not to be expected that any con- 

 siderable share thereof will enter foreign commerce. In 1918, the Japanese industry 

 consumed 9600000 lbs. of crude camphor, and in May, 1920 all export of crude camphor 

 was prohibited, a limited amount of refined camphor being allowed to foreign refiners at a 

 discount of 3 per cent, below the market price. In former years nearly all the camphor 

 was exported, whereas in China the export was only one-fourth of the quantity produced. 



!) Drug and Chemical Markets 9 (1921), 1206. — 2 ) Comp. also statistics in Gildemeister and Hoffmann, 

 The Volatile Oils, 2 nd edition, vol. II, page 473. 



