EUROPE : ITALY. 



CONSUMPTION. 



The uses of paper in Venetia are mainly three, namely, for 

 writing, printing, and wrapping. There are no manufactures of 

 articles from paper. The kinds used are generally the more ordi- 

 nary. The quality is not the best, the weight is as light as is com- 

 patible with durability, and sizes are large. This is particularly 

 true of writing paper. Sheets used in ordinary correspondence are 

 from i to 2 inches larger in each dimension than paper used for the 

 same purposes in the United States. Newspapers, on the other 

 hand, are smaller than with us. They cover four pages only, have 

 no Sunday edition that is distinguished in any way, and suspend 

 publication on several important festivals of the year. Books are 

 printed upon an inferior quality of paper. In this district, more- 

 over, there is no important publishing house. 



I have been unable to obtain any figures for the total consump- 

 tion of paper. 



The number of paper firms in the district I have computed to be 

 220. No estimate is officially given that I have been able to dis- 

 cover. I addressed inquiries to chambers of commerce and prefects 

 of provinces throughout the region, and from their answers, received 

 during the current year, compiled many of my figures, including the 

 above. 



The market prices for the three general classes of paper named are 

 as follows: Writing paper, 80 to 100 lire per quintal ($14. 40 to $18 

 per 220.46 pounds) ; printing paper, 50 lire per quintal ($9 per 220.46 

 pounds); wrapping paper, 40 to 70 lire a quintal ($7. 20 to $13.50 per 

 220.46 pounds). 



Sales are aided by much longer credits than is the case with us. 

 The credits run from three to twelve months, or even longer. 



The principal dealers of the region in a total of 220 are: 



Carlo Ferrari, Venice. 



L. Zoppelli, Treviso. 



Gaetano Franchini, Verona. 



Pietro Appollonis, Verona. 



Giovanni Battiste Randi, Padua. 



Dalla Zentil Brothers, Conegliano. 



Maria Pietrogrande, Este. 



Giovanni Gallo, Vicenza. 



The total number of publications of all kinds, according to figures 

 furnished me by the prefects of provinces, is 565. I am inclined to 

 think, however, that this figure is too high, particularly as the one 

 province of Verona claims to issue 500 publications. I believe 100 

 would cover the number, of which 40 are daily papers. There are 

 a very few illustrated weeklies, and a still smaller number of month- 



