EUROPE. 



AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 



VIENNA. 



In compliance with Department instructions, I submit the follow- 

 ing report on paper in this country. 



POPULATION. 



The total population of Austria-Hungary, with all its provinces, 

 according to the census of 1890, is 43,233,073. The annual normal 

 increase is calculated at the rate of 0.8 per centum. The percentage 

 of illiterates is, on the average, 401.96 in every 1,000. This is classi- 

 fied as follows: 



CONSUMPTION. 



Paper is used here for writing, packing, putting up sugar in 

 loaves, printing, blotting, filtering, making boxes, roofing, lace for 

 decorative purposes, lamp shades, cigarettes, bricks, and household 

 utensils. The textile industry peculiar to the country consumes 

 much paper. The kinds of paper manufactured at present are writ- 

 ing, printing, packing, wrapping, poster, bank-note, tissue, cigarette, 

 mail, bill and document, sugar, drawing, wall, blotting, blue, and 

 filtering paper. 



Work is mainly done to order of the purchaser. Market prices 

 for the various kinds fluctuate widely, and the only sort quoted is 

 ordinary printing paper, at from $60 to $64 per metric ton. The more 

 wood the paper contains the cheaper it is, and prices vary with the 

 facilities for transporting to and from the mills. 



As a rule, the terms of sale are six months' time or 2 per cent 

 cash. The total value of the paper consumed in this Monarchy is 



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