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RAGS. 

 Hungary ( Vienna prices). 



White linen per 220 pounds... $5. 27 to $5. 67 



White cotton do 4. 66 to 5. oo 



Half-white linen do 85 to 4. 25 



Packing, fine do 3. 14 to 3.44 



Packing, coarse.... do 2.74 



Blue linen do 3. 04 



Cotton: 



White and half white do 2. 75 



Blue do i. 30 



Colored do 65 to i. 05 



Galicia (local prices). 



White and half white. per 220 pounds... 3. 24 to 3. 44 



Packing, common do 91 to i. n 



Calico... , do 81 to i.oo 



Upper Austria (local prices). 



White, first quality per 220 pounds... 5. 07 to 5. 67 



Half white .". do 3.65 to 3.95 



Cotton, best quality white do 4. 46 to 4. 56 



Lower Austria (local prices). 



White, mixed per 220 pounds... 2.1310 2.33 



Cotton, white and half white do 2.6310 2.93 



Colored calico do 1.21 to 1.31 



Jute do 71 to . 81 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



Sources of compilation for figures given in this report are: The 

 University Library, the Kaiserlich und Ko'niglich Statistische Central 

 Commission, the Kaiserlich und Koniglich Ministerium fur Cultus 

 and Unterricht, the Kaiserlich und Koniglich Post-Direction, the 

 Adressenbuch der Papier-Halbstoff und Pappenfabriken, the Oes- 

 terr-Ungarisches Zeitungs-Adressbuch, the Anglo-Austrian Bank, 

 Schenker & Co. 's Reisebureau und Spedition, Lehmann's Handels- 

 und Gewerbe-Adressbuch, and the Waaren-Preisbericht der Wiener 

 Borsekammer. 



CARL BAILEY HURST, 



VIENNA, February 18, 1899. Consul- General. 



REICHENBERG. 



POPULATION. 



The population of the Reichenberg consular district, including 

 the Haida agency, was, according to the last census taken nine years 

 ago, about 2,000,000. It is estimated to be 6 per cent greater at 

 present. 



