370 PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



THE GUIANAS. 



POPULATION. 



The total population of British Guiana is 278,328; of Dutch 

 Guiana, 64,372; and of French Guiana, 25,000, exclusive of 8,000 

 conv.jts. Of the total population, there are only about 6,000 

 Europeans. Exclusive of the East India coolies (about 120,000 in 

 number), the illiterates comprise 50 per cent. The people have no 

 mechanical traits suggesting that they might become manufacturers 

 of paper. 



CONSUMPTION, PRICES, ETC. 



The paper used is stationery, printing, blotting, wrapping, wall 

 papers, and building. There are no industries requiring any special 

 kind. Stationers deal in blotting, tissue of all colors, copying, real 

 Japanese, foolscap, blue cream laid (ruled and plain), note, letter, 

 wrapping, brown, manila, dry goods, demy, blue and white, straw, etc. 



The qualities used are fine to superfine in note, commercial, 

 foolscap, etc., Turkey mill, linear, vellum, antique laid, thin cream 

 laid; extra thick cream laid, antique, three qualities; bank wove, 

 etc., with envelopes to match. These measure from 5^ by 3^ to 

 9^ by 4^ inches; bankers' shape, with extra high flaps, from 5^ 

 by 3^ to 7^ by 4^ ; draft, bag, 10^/3 by 4^; note paper, from 

 8 by 5 to SJ/2 by 5^; commercial and letter, 8 by 5 to 10 by 8; 

 printing, double crown, 20 by 30; double demy, 22^ by 35; double 

 royal, 40 by 25; etc. The weights of foolscap are from 13 to 17 

 pounds; blotting, 23 to 80 pounds; printing, double crown, 17 to 

 23 pounds; double demy, 24 to 30 pounds; double royal, 42 pounds. 

 These are the sizes and weights usually imported. Wrapping, 

 common to good, usual size 40 by 48, weighing from 70 to 150 

 pounds; dry goods, tissues, or manila, from 13 by 18 inches to 24 by 

 36 inches, weighing from 8 to 30 pounds. Straw paper is largely used 

 by grocers, shopkeepers, bakers, etc., and they require paper 18 by 

 14 inches, put up in bundles of 5 reams each, weighing 8 pounds to 

 the ream. This paper is manufactured in Germany and imported 

 from England, and is landed at about 16 cents per ream. The duty 

 is 10 per cent ad valorem. Wieting & Richter, De Jonge & Smith, 

 B. S. Bayley, of Georgetown, Demerara, and Jas. Lade, of Berbice. 

 are the principal importers of paper. 



The English and Portuguese are the principal retailers at Deme- 

 rara, the Dutch at Paramaribo. Brown paper is sold for 2^ to 3 

 cents per pound ; straw, at 18 cents per ream and retailed at 20 cents. 

 Terms of sale are fifteen to ninety days. 



Stationers' retail prices are as follows: Foolscap, from 24 to 32 



