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PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



Banking facilities with each country are by draft or bills of ex- 

 change at current rates. There are no export duties. Telegraphic 

 facilities with each country to which paper is sent are, per word : 

 Belgium, z\ cents* (i cent); Germany, 6^ cents (2-f cents) ; France, 

 8 cents (3^ cents) ; England, 10 cents (4 cents). All night service. 



The quantities of exports in 1896, 1897, and 1898 were: 



AMSTERDAM, March 20, 1899. 



GEORGE J. COREY, 



Consul. 



RUSSIA. 

 ST. PETERSBURG. 



PRODUCTION. 



There are 558 paper mills in Russia, whose annual production 

 amounts to 51,710,000 rubles ($26, 630, 650)^ furnishimg employment 

 to 39,3^3 workmen. The principal varieties are news and writing 

 paper, value of the various kinds being: 



News $15,278, 505 



For bookbinding 3, 256, 860 



Pitched paper for roofing 1,420, 885 



Wall paper I, 458, 995 



Cardboard 1,077, 895 



Cigarette wrappers I, 897, 775 



Russia is the richest country in rags, especially linen, as linen 

 textiles are used even by the lower classes, and considerable quan- 

 tities were formerly exported to other countries; but, in order to 

 encourage manufacture of paper, an export duty of $9.58 per ton 

 has been placed on rags, while they are imported free. 



* The charges in parentheses are United States cents; the others, Dutch cents. 



