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Rags were used to the extent of 17,899 tons, which cost $420,- 

 870, or at the rate of $23.51 per ton; 37,244 tons of old waste 

 paper were used, costing $428,531, and 13,947 tons of Manila 

 stock, including jute, bagging, rope, waste, thread, etc. which 

 cost $646,776; 17,644 tons of straw were used. In addition, 93,- 

 749 tons of ground wood pulp were purchased at a cost of 

 $1,485,176, or at the rate of $15.81 per ton; 20,447 tons of soda 

 wood fiber were purchased and 66,769 tons of sulphite wood 

 fiber. In addition, other chemical fiber was purchased to the 

 extent of 8,554 tons. 



The total value at the point of manufacture of the paper prod- 

 uct in New York in 1900 was $26,715,628, of which newspaper 

 amounted to 162,153 tons, valued at $5,405,452, or at the rate of 

 $33.33 per ton. There were 27,611 tons of bookpaper made, 

 worth $1,706,565, or at the rate of $61.81 per ton. In addition, 

 a considerable quantity of lithographic plate paper, cardboard, 

 bristolboard, fine writing paper, etc. was made. 



The number of establishments making paper in New York in 

 1900 was 179, of which 39 were owned by individuals, 44 by firms 

 and limited partnerships and 96 by incorporated companies. 



In 1890 the total value of the exports of paper from the 

 United States amounted to $1,226,686, while in 1900 this had in- 

 creased to $6,215,833. These figures do not include the value 

 of 82,441 tons of wood pulp. 



In order to show relative figures, we will briefly compare New 

 York with Massachusetts. The total number of paper estab- 

 lishments in Massachusetts in 1900 was 93, of which 13 were 

 owned by individuals, 13 by firms and limited partnerships and 

 67 by incorporated companies. The total capital invested in 

 Massachusetts was $26,692,922. The total cost of materials 

 used was $11,918,802, while in New York it was $14,563,222. We 

 learn, therefore, that in New York the total cost of materials 

 used was $2,644,420 more than in Massachusetts, and that the 

 total value of the product in Massachusetts was $22,141,461 as 

 against $26,715,628 in New York, or the value of the product in 

 New York was $4,574,167 more than in Massachusetts. 



A reason for these differences is found in the fact that 

 there are more mills in Massachusetts Ihan in New York which 



