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“Camphor oil 
rE ~ COMMERCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES ON ESSENTIAL OILS. 
The following quantities of raw i camphor and camiphol oil were produced in Japan. 
Crude: camphor Crude camphor Camphor oil 
eye \ Kin Kin iy Kin Kin 
Si Eos 3995 400 4532600 1916 9 208 800 6 808 500 
P4913 . 4745800 4321700 1917 3233200 5045600 
1914 . 5124800 5448800 =: 1918 . 2432800 4218500 
1915 . 4932700 5933400. : | 7 
Of this, about 70 per cent. comes from Formosa, and 30 per cent. out of Japan 
proper. 
The province of Kiushiu furnishes by far the greatest part (80 per cent.) of ° 
the camphor productions. Altogether in Old Japan alone were we following quantities 
of raw camphor and camphor oil wore 1912 to 1917:— 
- - Crude camphor ‘Camphor oil Crude camphor Camphor oil 
ect Kin Kin ee Mas Kin : _ Kin 
1912 . 976938 1687015 415. 2564869 3001426 
Se 4014 995896 1691 000 1916 1564869. 3001 426 
1914. . 1115500 1977 294 1917 982 608. 1 852998 
. The amounts of refined camphor (from raw camphor from Old Japan and See 
y prapated in lapan are given in the following table: aa 
_ Refined camphor 
Refined. camphor 
Map) Kin Yen Kin Yen 
E Bee ES Li) Foe ame | 2 086 000 2 024 000 1915 4 372.000 3871000 
; 1913.: ; 2 319000 2 028 000 _ 1916 - 4635000 4 806 000 
1914 . 3114000 _ a LOWE - 2709000 4800000 
rise figures cree show how camphor: has. at first gradually, and since 1917 
quite considerably, increased in value. 
‘In this respect also, the following statistics 
re the total exports. of camphor and camphot oil from Japan during the last six years 
are noteworthy. 
Camphor _Camphor oil 
; Kin Y Yen Kin Se ell 
1914. . . 3073800 2780000 1366900 216600 
1915. . . 3880000 3475 000 2 313300 318 700 
1916 . 9153800 6 287 700 1971 600 308 200 - 
1917 3119900 5304100 1713600 316 100 
1918 . 1764200 — 3 686 300 — 1 370800 268 000 
1919 2031 200 7883800 1030600 333700 
1920 (to Peolany . 624100 237400 
Since 1916, in which year, with 5753800 Kin to the value of 6287 700 Yen, the 
_ per Ib., with an output for the year of 6 million Ibs., 
highest level was reached, the export diminished considerably; but on the contrary 
the price was increased threefold. During the latter months (reckoned from 28 July 
1920 onwards), however, the value of refined camphor as continually and amounts 
at present to only a third of its earlier level. 
Although there were hopes a short time ago, at a price of from 1.80 to 2 ven 
to reach a grand total of 
| 2, calition Yen, yet, according to the prices of today, ea ab ORt as Y fl Deh 1Ds ise 
> this total will be reached no more. 
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