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advanced and there exists no lack of business enterprise, the demand 

 has been more than met by a production which, especially in the 

 finer grades of paper, has found valuable markets in foreign countries. 



CONSUMPTION. 



The uses for paper in this district are similar to those in the United 

 States, and there exist no industries peculiar to the country requir- 

 ing the use of paper. 



According to the statement of a large dealer, whom I know to be 

 well informed and trustworthy, the papers principally sold are 

 bought at the following wholesale prices: 



Ordinary writing paper, 15 to 24 cents per kilogram (2.2046 

 pounds), wholesale price for 300 kilograms (661 pounds). 



Finer sorts of writing paper, 24 to 48 cents per kilogram sold in 

 bales of 5,000 double sheets. The sizes of writing paper generally 

 used are 46 by 59, 59 by 92, 48 by 64, 64 by 96, the unit of length 

 being the centimeter, which is equal to 0.3937 inch. 



Printing paper for books, n to 15 cents per kilogram, wholesale 

 price for 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds). 



A newspaper in Frankfort pays 23^ pfennigs (about 6 cents) per 

 kilogram, the wood pulp out which the paper is made being sold for 

 $3.25 per 100 kilograms (220.46 pounds). The news paper was 

 offered as low as 21 pfennigs (about 5^ cents) per kilogram, but as 

 no security could be given for a contract of long-time delivery, the 

 offer was not accepted. A large newspaper in Leipzig pays 25 pfen- 

 nigs (about 6% cents) per kilogram. A large printing establishment 

 in Berlin pays as low as 20^ pfennigs (about 5 cents) per kilogram. 

 These prices were obtained from the newspapers directly. 



Wrapping paper, about 16 cents per kilogram, wholesale price 

 for 500 kilograms. 



Pasteboard and paper for printing pictures, 30 to 33 cents per 

 kilogram. 



In Frankfort, there are 25 wholesale paper dealers and 29 sta- 

 tioners dealing in writing materials and paper; but the jobbers and 

 brokers who would be found in an American city do not exist, as 

 the retailers deal directly with the manufacturers. The larger 

 wholesale dealers are: 



Bock, Obermainstrasse, 8. 



Flinsch, Gr. Kornmarkt, 12. 



Freund, Schafergasse, 12. 



Geigersche Papierhandlung, Tongesgasse, 21. 



Siegesmund & Co., Kornmarkt, 15. 



There are 17 technical journals and 19 newspapers in Frankfort. 



