Show I r r MARKET POll rolt OIL OIO p PAPERS Some idea of the magnitude of the trade in secondhand newspapers in the Sumatra East coast is contained in a I I report by Consul Carl CarlO O. O at I In 1915 1015 the Imports of ot Secondhand Second hand stand newspapers into Sumatra were pounds in 1916 I pounds in 1917 1 pounds in I 1918 pounds In 1919 pounds in 19 1920 O from January to May j 1044 pounds The imports from the United d States during 1919 were pounds There I were pounds accredited as coming com om- oming ing from Singapore but it 1 Is s aport a aport aport port of transshipment it Is 15 safe to say I that much of the imported paper from this point came originally from the I I United States an and was reshipped tor to r I These e by newspapers Singapore g are dealers l largely gelY used b by Chinese tradesmen for wrapping ping in inand g I and packing sods gods for local delivery The m market rl et demands clean sized full newspapers newspapers- without colored supplements supple supple- supplements ments packed in balsa bales of f 20 kilos about pounds The The market at present 1 79 ip somewhat overstocked o an and d I 1 prices ar arc n low but the leading l t will will-be 11 bc clad t tp P receive v Bant IS vies and I P r i s op fo L' L 1 newspapers spa Pere re offs f et rid d bi Am n S. S 1 4 t. t s t il f 1 S Y |