EUROPE: ITALY. 



165 



Articles. 



Rags, mixed 



Paper: 



Not ruled 



Ruled 



Wrapping 



Cartoons: 



Fine 



Ordinary 



Cellulose .... 



Total. 



Imports from the 

 United States. 



Quantity. Value 



tfuintais.* 

 130 



124 

 i .001 



$2,000 

 400 



200 



400 



6,000 



Exports to the United 

 States. 



Quantity. Value. 



Quintals* 

 785 



481 

 140 



98 



1.523 



$2,600 



6,800 



2,400 



400 



400 



12,600 



*i quintal = 220.46 pounds. 

 GENERAL IMPORTS. 



In the year 1897, the imports of the aforesaid articles amounted 

 to $2, 864, 22 1 and the exports to $2, 150,447, there being an excess of 

 importsover exports of $713,774. Of "paper" alone, 26,428 quintals, 

 valued at $305,460, were imported and 94,618 quintals, estimated at 

 $882,280, exported the former exceeding the latter by $576,820. 



The following table gives the principal articles of import and 

 export and the leading countries in the trade, during the year 1897, 

 for the entire Kingdom : 



Description. 



Imports. Exports. 



Rags: 



Great Britain $5,849 $2,982 



France 79,3 2 8 4,734 



Austria 6,704 



Cellulose: 



Austria 524,964 



Germany 230,154 



Belgium 44,478 



Pulp: 



Austria 74,538 



Germany... 21,171 



Paper: 



Not ruled 



Germany 46,365 



Austria 29,940 109,606 



Argentine Republic 163,142 



Egypt 59,248 



Uruguay 36,036 



Brazil 34,636 



Turkey 32,480 



Ruled 



Argentine Republic 20,060 



Brazil 7,939 



Central America 7,977 



Wrapping paper: 



Germany 31,180 



Egypt 9 8 ' 800 



