with 1915/16). The ae figures ” in 1000 yen run as foloWs: | Pan igh 
| . 1914 1915 1916. * ie tas 
Batishladia se ee 907 1343". 1416, 7 
England :..° fo), OS SSN i 20 ac 
France 000800) 0) 2G ae 530. 7 ae 
| Germany. 62" in oe oe eae — eR dcr 
United’ States. no. FO ee 1085 2654. A Ah aac le 
Australia’s: oft Ot ee O36 SEN eae 
other countries . . . . . 360° ABD nD Pe nan 
3074 3880 5754 
According to the ar airivell of Commerce” of. April 21st, 19164), the (shipmienen Of i 
crude camphor from Japan have been stopped without any official statement of the 
reasons. Refined camphor, on the contrary, is further exported. It therefore seems tore 
be the idea of the Japanese Government to refine the product in future exclusively in M 
Japanese factories, so that the country profits. The most important producer, Formosa, — 
exported for 3.96 million yen during the nine first months of 1916, against 2.51 in the’ @ 
year before. Japan’s total production is estimated at 11 million Ibs. The exports of — 
camphor’) in the last years was: — , ‘al : ae 
1913 . .y . . 1463 tons, 2.24 million yen 
LOLA it te Sy BAS eed ie oa ame 5, 
TOTO a ote Sy Git BO Rn oe ciel Sues ' 5 
IB1G. itech ee A BAO Te 6.29 fi ‘5 
«lhe Monopoly Bureau raised the price four times, in 1916, from 74 yen per 100 kin 
in the beginning to 87 yen at the close of the year. : 
According to the British attaché at Yokohama’), the erection of a camphor cotinine 
_ plant in Formosa is intended with a view to refine the whole production of the island. 
A limited company with a capital of 1 million dollars will be founded for the purpose. ~ 
So far, all the Formosa camphor was exported in a crude state, excepting the quantities 
refined in Kobe. This year’s camphor crop one came up to 11616000 Ibs., 
representing a value of 3165000 dollars. i 
In Formosa, everything is done to foster camphor tree planting. In former years 
many young trees have-been planted, from which it will be possible to get a benefit 
.. during the next 30 years to come. But on the other hand, the old trees disappear 
. gradually, so that one has misgivings sometimes as to the future of the camphor industry. 
See 
China’s camphor exports have decreased again, in 1915°). They amounted to oft 
1318 piculs to the value of 98075 Haikwan taels, as compared with 1810 piculs to the © 
value of 131574 Haikwan taels in the previous year. The destinations were as follows: me 
1914 1914 1915 ‘i aa 
destination ; piculs _Haikwan taels  piculs § Haikwan taels re 
United: States: 22.570) 40°38 5a 43 355 175. = =): 4AOROn 
Brisk india) os i ara Sa ee 8850 . FN BS! 
Hongkong 7.60) ek ON ee ALAS 78773 1084 78 167 
Fran ys oo fod age ha Foe 10 (854 . 
-1) L. Ulrich, Der Wirtschaftskrieg, 3. Abtlg. Japan, Jena 1917, S.95. — %) It is not to be seen wheth 
these figures apply to crude or refined camphor. — *) Journ. of Ind. and Engin. Chemistry 9 eee ba ‘ee 
*) Most likely the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1917, is meant. — 5) Perfum. Record 8 5 
