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It may be of interest to learn what countries are buying the Nor- 

 wegian wood pulp, and this information is given in the following 

 statement, covering the exports in 1897: 



The above figures are taken from the official publication Norges 

 Handel for the year 1897. It will be observed that the export to the 

 United States is set down at $16,100, but, as the certified invoices at 

 this consulate alone give a total of $60,165.06, there is evidently a 

 mistake or a misprint. 



The producers of wood pulp in this country are anxiously watch- 

 ing the progress of the industry in the United States. Last spring, 

 they caused the consul of Sweden and Norway at New York to 

 examine into the conditions under which the article is manufactured 

 in America. He furnished a list showing location and capacity of all 

 the principal plants and other information, and expressed the opinion 

 that America would soon become a competitor in the European mar- 

 kets, as the country had many advantages, one being an abundance 

 of hemlock and other cheap woods accessible to the seaports in the 

 Eastern States. 



HENRY BORDEWICH, 



CHRISTIAN: A, October 22, 1898. Consul. 



BERGEN. 



The only wood-pulp factory in this consular district (Tromso to 

 Christiansand) is located at Ranheim, near Drontheim, and is known 

 as Aktieselskabet Ranhiems Cellulosefabrik. The factory has been 

 established a few years, and is controlled by English capitalists. 



