PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



Prices of paper Continued. 



Colored printing paper (not glossed), same sizes and weight as 

 above, from 32 to 55 francs ($6.18 to $10.62) per 100 kilograms (220 

 pounds). 



Colored printing paper (glossed), same sizes and weight as above, 

 from 35 to 65 francs ($6.75 to $12. 54) per 100 kilograms (220 pounds). 



The packing paper is also sold by rolls of from 80 to 140 centi- 

 meters (31.5 to 55 inches) in height and weights 70, 100, and 160 

 kilograms (154, 220, and 334 pounds) per square meter (10.76 square 

 feet); the price is from 28 to 45 francs ($5.40 to $8.68) per 100 kilo- 

 grams (220 pounds). 



BANKING FACILITIES. 



The banking facilities for the European countries are through the 

 different Belgian and other European banks. Payments are made 

 by drafts or checks at thirty, sixty, or ninety days, or by letters of 

 credit. For Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States, 

 all drafts are via London. For the Argentine Republic, Brazil, 

 Chile, Egypt, and Turkey, drafts and letters of credit are through 

 English and French banks. 



The import business in this market is controlled by Germany. I 

 am also informed that nearly all manufacturers of European coun- 

 tries having commercial relations with Belgium are represented in 



