124 PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



ANNABERG. 



The paper-manufacturing industry is inconsequential in this con- 

 sular district. There are no exporting or importing houses here. 

 The retail merchants receive their supplies from the larger German 



cities. 



JNO. F. WINTER, 



ANNABERG, December ip, 1898. Consul. 



BRESLAU. 



I translated the questions contained in Department circular into 

 German in the hope of obtaining the desired information from Cel- 

 lulose Fabrik Feldmuhle, at Cosel, Papier Fabrik Sacrau, the board 

 of trade, or from Mr. Von Gablenz, a manufacturer at Haynau; but 

 I have been unsuccessful. Mr. Von Gablenz writes me that he fears 

 the inquiries are directed against the German trade. He adds: 



Our industry is bad enough, and the export to the United States is almost entirely 

 lost on account of the high duties. 



C. W. ERDMAN, 

 BRESLAU, January 28, 1899. Consul. 



COBURG. 



There are no industries in the Thuringian Mountains connected 

 with paper or wood pulp; the local products consist of dolls, toys, 

 and sundry kinds of china ware. 



There is no paper mill of any kind or even a large wholesale 

 establishment for the sale of the same here. Only the commonest 

 grades of writing and packing paper, coming mostly from the south- 

 ern portions of the Empire, are used. 



According to the statistics of the Imperial German Government, 

 the United States sent Germany 12,051 tons in 1897 and Germany 

 sent to the United States 53,079 tons. 



There may be an opening for American packing paper of the 

 cheapest quality in this district; but before anything can be stated, 

 samples must be submitted. 



I would recommend our manufacturers to send samples to this 



