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PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



For the eight grades of the second-class paper, the essential con- 

 sideration is cheapness and a certain number of sheets in a given 

 weight. The sizes are as follows: 



Inches. 



I grade 30 by 18 



II grade 30 by 18 



III grade 7 by 



IV grade 7 by 



V grade 15 by 



VI grade : 10 by 



VII grade.... 



6 by 4 



VIII grade 6 by 4 



The prices (gold) of these different grades are approximately as 



follows : 



Grades III, VII, and VIII are specially prepared papers for sacri- 

 ficial offerings, entailing great care and labor in their preparation. 



The terms of sale are according to prearrangement. Payment is 

 usually made six days after sight of draft on goods from the interior, 

 and at the end of month between parties at the ports. 



The quality and value of each kind of paper used in this district 

 yearly is estimated as follows: 



