EUROPE: GERMANY. 



Sweden, and the United States; photographic paper in small quan- 

 tity from England; silk tissue and fine filter papers, from France, 

 England, Austria, and Sweden; writing papers, from France, Eng- 

 land, and Austria; printing paper, from Belgium; drawing paper 

 and colored gilt and silver paper, from England; imitation leather 

 to the extent of 126 tons in 1897, from the United States. 



The total amounts of each class imported in 1897 were: Gray 

 filter paper, 711 tons; pasteboard, 3,511 tons; roofing, polishing, and 

 fly paper, 205 tons; coarse packing paper, 256 tons; fine calendered 

 packing paper, 1,499 tons; photographic paper, 42 tons; colored 

 gold and silvered paper, 141 tons; fine tissue and filter papers, 

 946 tons. 



Importations for the year 1897, given above, were in quantity, 

 for the reason that all duties being specific, the statistics of the 

 custom-house are in weights only. Values of imports are officially 

 estimated, but are not published in detail. The imports of paper 

 and manufactures of paper into Germany during the year 1896 

 were valued at $3,004,988; those for the year 1897 were valued at 

 $3,238,466. 



IMPORT DUTIES. 



The import duties on paper of different kinds imported into Ger- 

 many are as follows, per 100 kilograms (220.46 pounds): 



BANK, MAIL, AND TELEGRAPH FACILITIES. 



The banking facilities of Frankfort and its financial connections 

 with other countries, including the United States, are as extensive 

 and complete as those of any city in Europe. There are nearly two 

 hundred banks in Frankfort, many of which possess large capital 

 and have most important relations with New York, Chicago, and 

 other financial centers. 



