92 PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



The price varies from 50 to 120 francs ($9.65 to $23.16) per 100 

 kilograms. 



Wall paper is sold always in rolls of 10 meters (10.9 yards). 



The sizes of packing paper are 65 by 100 centimeters (25.5 by 39. 3 

 inches), 70 by 105 centimeters (27.5 by 41. 3 inches), 75 by no centi- 

 meters (29.5 by 43. 3 inches), 80 by 115 centimeters (31.4 by 45. 2 

 inches), 85 by 120 centimeters (33.4 by 47.3 inches), 90 by 125 centi- 

 meters (35.4 by 49.3 inches), 100 by 120 centimeters (39.3 by 47.3 

 inches), 105 by 135 centimeters (41. 4by 53. i inches), no by 140 centi- 

 meters (43.3 by 55.1 inches), 120 by 150 centimeters (47.3 by 59 

 inches. These are the usual sizes used for packing, in double or 

 single sheets; same width in rolls. 



Prices vary from 20 to 60 francs ($3.86 to $11.58) per 100 kilo- 

 grams (220.46 pounds) according to whether the paper is glazed or 

 not. Packing paper is always sold by weight. Usual terms of sale 

 are sixty and ninety days. 



I have not been able to ascertain the quantity or value of paper 

 consumed for the year. 



There are 6 firms manufacturing paper and 42 brokers. 



The following is a list of the principal manufacturers: 



De Naeyer & Co., Prouvy, Nord. 



Bourguignon & Co., Anor, Nord. 



Derresaw-Dejardin, Hallum, Nord. 



A. Gombert & Soeurs, Hallum, Nord. 



A. Verkindere-Mayer, Hallum, Nord. 



Dalle freres & Lecomte, Bousbecque, Nord. 



The number of publications in this consular district is 91; 

 printers, 142; publishers, 71. 



Boxes, cardboard, tubes, and wrapping paper are manufactured 

 from pulp. 



The tendency is to increase production. 



France dominates the paper trade; England follows in import- 

 ance, then Germany. 



Coal is used as fuel, the cost to manufacturer being 10 to n 

 francs ($1.93 to $2. 12) per 1,000 kilograms (2,204.46 pounds). Trans- 

 port is by rail. 



Raw materials for paper making are straw, rags, waste paper, 

 textile waste, and pulp, imported in small quantities from Norway. 



Textile waste exists in such large quantities that a great deal is 

 exported. 



The cost to paper manufacturers of old rags, bagging, etc., is 

 about 70 francs ($13.51) per 1,000 kilograms. Textile wastes and 

 rope command 170 francs ($30.88) per 1,000 kilograms. 



The cost of labor is from 1.50 to 3 francs (29 to 58 cents) per 

 day. Workmen produce much less rapidly than in America. 



