New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-23
IMPORTS.
EXPORTS.

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These haures show that there ia a revolution In our
foreign trade IN paper brought about naturally without
organized work. Now that the Centennial Exhibition
has revealed TO our manufacturers how much ahead OF
other nations they area matter they nave never
been fully alive toorganz,d work Is TO be re orted TO
20 develop stu further the foreign trade that mas
grown up so silently and unexpectedly Recently our
common wrapping papers nave gone out heeiy 70
the West Indies. The thin manilas have gone to
south America and GERMANY. Plato papers for ltho'
graphers aud engravers have me- 20 some extent to
Egiand. The manila news, AID book papers have gone
~ south America and the bauSuoc aud bond papers TO
Russia Italy Austria, SPAN, ad south American couh
tries, some OF these finer grades Lave also gone to
Iap.n snd there an exceeding promising outlook Tor
trade In that direction II 4, expected IN the future that
our ledger and fue writing papers viii also have good
sale IL needs only that their -ugyrority shall become
known 10 insure H.
The principal countries which have hitherto been en-
gagged in the expectation OF paper are England Belgium
and France In exports Of the cheaper grades OF paper
R,lum still takes the lead Great Britain Ia falling be-
hind II is not ten years since large quantities OF Bel
gan stock were daily consumed by the Newlork press
That trade has entirely ceased The demand ssnp-
piled by mills In this country, which are ut last ape 70
compete with Belgium hcrsc not only here but abroad
The supplies Of all grades OF paper from Great Britain
have nearly ceased Tho United States Is even dlsoon-
tIpuing Its purchases Of the fine stationery,
the use OF which here fashion once so I'M
peratiyely required. The reason II that IL
makes better paper-bscr than that OF the long
uochallengcd Piric The lower grades OF paper made
abroad ue freely aduerated with clay aud other cheap
substitutes for raw material Tho same substances are
used though perhaps TO less extent In the manufacture
Of papers Of higher grade In fact Is rare to hnd
any quality Of foreign paper that does not contain some
percentage substitute for In clay aud other cheap
material Comparatively little clay Is used In this
country Besides, IN the lower grades, especially OF
printing and book paper, good substitute Tor inc
raw material Is found In this country IN WOOD
fiber and tho ability Of manufacturers to produce
good paper with large proportion OF wood pulp mas
been demonstrated by successive experiments. Tho
higher qualities papers superior, grade
for grade and price for price TO those of any other
country. The Exhibition at Philadelphia has demon
strated that Like the American cotons the only fault
Of the American papers Is that they are too honestly
made They have too much nber and too little clay.
Like the American cOttons they bid fair to prove foi-
mabe competitor the trade OF the large purchasing
nations.
Tie foreign demand for American papers has now
reached such position OF Importance as TO attract the
general attention OF the trade and the following manu-
facturcrs have contracted with Wooworh Graham for
its I.veIonn1eIt and pNDausiOn: