l66 PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



IMPORT AND EXPORT DUTIES. 



The import duties or tariffs on each class of goods are the fol- 

 lowing, per quintal (220.46 pounds): 



Rags of all kinds Free. 



Paste (pulp) of wood: 



Cellulose Free. 



Other, including straw paste, or similar substances 



Wet $0.096 



Dry . 193 



Paper: 



White or tinted paste 



Not ruled, of all qualities . 2.42 



Ruled..... 3.86 



Envelopes, shape 4. 82 



Colored, gilt, or painted or figured, including whitened paper for litho- 

 graphs or photographs 7. 72 



Blotting paper, not to be understood all kinds of paper without glue... 2. 89 



Coarse paper for packing and straw paper not tinted or glazed 58 



The export duty on rags of all kinds is $1.70 per quintal (220.46 

 pounds). 



Under Category X, "paper and books," in the Italian tariff, are 

 classified rags, cellulose, paste, paper, and books of every kind. 



TRANSPORTATION. 



The two leading Tuscan paper mills are about 7 miles distant from 

 the railway station of Pracchia, which is halfway between Florence 

 and Bologna. 



From the plants to the depot, or vice versa, the goods are usually 

 drawn by mules, and a load of 6 or 8 tons of goods is taken at the 

 rate of $3.40 per ton. 



The railway tariff, by slow freight, per ton and per mile, is as 

 follows: 



Cents. 



Class A (for rags, wood for pulp, ground wood, and other fibers) i. 91 



Class B: 



For fine paper 4- 4 1 



For printing paper 3- 2 



For wrapping paper 2. 3 



EDWARD C. CRAMER, 

 FLORENCE, February ip, 1899. Consul 



