488 USES OF WOOD PULP. 



12,000 to 13,000 tons are used annually for that purpose. The price 

 of the article in the Netherlands is 2 (about $9. 73) per ton, 50 per 

 cent allowed for moisture; costs, insurance, and freights paid. 



S. LISTOE, 

 ROTTERDAM, May i, ipp. Consul. 



RUSSIA. 

 ST. PETERSBURG. 



In reply to Department circular of September 28, relative to 

 wood pulp and its uses, I have to state that wood pulp is used 

 within this consular district only for the manufacture of paper. 

 The market price is between 1.20 and i.io rubles per pood (62 to 57 

 cents per 36 pounds). 



The rate of freight for wood pulp from New York to St. Peters- 

 burg, below bridges, is 2os. ($4.86) per 40 cubic feet, plus 5 per cent 



primage. 



W. R. HOLLOWAY, 



ST. PETERSBURG, November 8, 1898. Consul-General. 



FINLAND. 



Wood pulp is made in Finland of pine wood, and there are a 

 number of large factories which use water as motive power. The 

 oldest are situated on the Kymmene River. Wood pulp is used here 

 only for making paper cartons and in the bookbinding trade. It is 

 exported in sheets. 



I give below a list which contains the names, addresses, and 

 yearly production of the most prominent wood-pulp factories in 

 Finland: 



Ummeljoki Trasliperi; established 1881; yearly production, 171,- 

 500 marks ($33,100); address, Anjala, Finland. 



Nokia Aktiebolag; established 1869; yearly production, 1,370,000 

 marks ($264,410); address, Nokia, Finland. 



Enso Trasliperi Aktiebolag; established 1888; yearly production, 

 716,000 marks ($138,188); address, Yaaski, Finland. 



Mantta Trasliperi ; established 1868 ; yearly production, 1,200,000 

 marks ($231,600); address, Mantta, Finland. 



Karhula Trasliperi; established 1889; yearly production, 850,000 

 marks ($164,050); address, Karhula, Finland. 



Wattola Trasliperi ; established 1893; yearly production, 167,000 

 marks ($32,231); address, Pyhajaroi, Finland. 



Ingerois Trasliperi; established 1872; yearly production, 1,200,- 

 ooo marks ($231,600); address, Sippola, Finland. 



