316 PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



CONSUMPTION. 



The uses of paper are many. There are large cutlery industries 

 in the district which use a specially glazed paper for wrapping pur- 

 poses, similar to a high-glazed manila. It is manufactured here. 

 Letter paper, note, foolscap, demy, account, brown, and rolls for 

 press news are also much used. The requirements as to quality, 

 weights, and sizes are ordinary. Good prices varying from 4 to 8 

 cents per pound are paid by the cutlery manufacturers for the 

 glazed paper above named. 



There are 2 paper-making firms in the district, one engaged in 

 the manufacture of paper for wrapping purposes and the other for 

 news. There are also about 130 stationers in the city. The names 

 and addresses of the paper-making firms are: 



Peter Dixon & Sons, Oughtibridge, near Sheffield. 



Charles Marsden & Sons, Holly street, Sheffield. 



The leading stationers are: 



Dawson & Brailsford, High street, Sheffield. 



Jeremiah Robertshaw, Hartshead, Sheffield. 



Loxley Brothers, Fargate, Sheffield. 



A quantity of paper is obtained from Scotch houses and London 

 firms. There are 2 daily papers, i evening paper, and 5 others 

 published in Sheffield, and these, together with directories, a med- 

 ical journal, and two railway guides, practically embrace the whole 

 of the local publications. The total number of printers is about 99, 

 and of publishers 8. The consumption of paper is increasing and is 

 likely to continue. 



PRODUCTION. 



There is much undeveloped water power in this district, con- 

 veniently located as regards railways, navigable water ways, mar- 

 kets, and sources of material for paper. Fuel exists in abundance, 

 and coalpits are found in the whole district. Manufacturers can 

 buy fuel for 91 cents per ton and upwards, delivered in their fac- 

 tories. There are no raw materials in the district except rags, and 

 these are poor and dirty. Rags suitable for making white paper 

 are bought for about $17.02 per ton, and brown and glazed at 

 $12. 1 6 per ton and upwards. The greater part of the paper-making 

 machinery in the district is made in Lancashire and Scotland. Labor 

 is well paid and is efficient, a skilled machine man getting from 18 

 to 24 cents per hour and common labor about $5.83 per week. The 

 number of paper mills is 3, and their output, taken on an average 

 for the last three years, will be about. 5,000 tons per annum. The 

 power used is steam. The paper is entirely machine made, and 

 some of the best machinery in the country is used in the. district 

 and has been mostly brought up to date. Methods are improving 



