EUROPE: I!EL(;iUM. 

 PARCHMENT PAPER. 



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There are 31 paper mills in the Brussels consular district. The 

 following firms are engaged in the manufacture of parchment paper: 

 F. Delcroix, Baulers, Hainaut; De Bronx & Co., Noirhat, Brabant; 

 Union des Papeteries, 9 rue d'Arenberg, Brussels. The above-named 

 firms collectively manufacture about 1,322 tons of parchment paper 

 annually. Generally, steam power is used, and the paper is machine 

 made. The methods of manufacture are modern, and the newest im- 

 provements are applied in the processes. Production is increasing. 



KINDS OF PAPER IMPORTED. 



Printing, wrapping, writing, drawing, wall paper, and cardboard 

 are imported. Germany dominates the paper trade in this district. 



The average market price in 1897 for printing, wrapping, and 

 drawing paper per kilogram (2.2 pounds) was 47 centimes (9 cents); 

 wall paper, i franc (19. 3 cents); cardboard, 15 centimes (2.8 cents). 



PRICES OF PAPER. 



