EUROPE : GERMANY. 



tions, the American factories produce chiefly the so-called "thick" 

 paper; this means 24 by 36 inches, 45 pounds to the 500 sheets and 

 heavier yet. The principal demand for reexportation is 24 by 36 

 inches, 23 to 45 pounds to the 500 sheets. 



PRICES. 



Ordinary printing paper is now sold at 18 marks ($4.28) per 100 

 kilograms (220.46 pounds); fine writing paper, at 32 marks ($7.61) 

 per 100 kilograms, including the bale, pressed in linen bales of 200 

 kilograms, trimmed with wooden strips and iron hoops. 



KRKK1HT RATES. 



Rates of freight by rail. 



[The rates are given per 100 kilograms; for carloads, deduct *o per cent. They are for pressed 

 bales. Other packing will be charged at higher rates.] 



