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40 and while a very good chemical wood, tub-sized, super-calendered bank paper is obtainable, papers of the best quality, such as "3009 Extra Strong," always command a high price, being extremely strong and durable. Typewriting papers are similar to bank papers, but usually have a matt finish to prevent the smearing that may always take place on a highly polished paper, as the typewritten characters are not indented into the paper, but the colour is on the surface. Watermarked typewriting papers are well known, and the prices vary according to the substance and fibrous constituents of the papers, thin papers (8 lb. large post) costing nearly twice the price per pound for which 16 lb. large post can be purchased.

Cheque papers are strong, even in texture, and present a good surface for printing. There is a fair range of papers to choose from for cheque printing, without taking into consideration safety cheque papers.

As the same pulp may be wove or laid, so may the colour be varied without changing the quality. Cream wove, blue wove, yellow wove, cream laid, azure laid, blue laid, or tinted papers may be made from the same stuff, the colouring matter added giving the necessary difference in tint, the description of the paper varying accordingly. There are, of course, certain cases where one or other is preferred, but the quality is neither indicated by the colour of the paper nor by the pattern of the dandy roll employed. The surface may be rough (antique), moderately smooth (machine finish, vellum, ivory), or highly glazed (super-calendered or plate-glazed), each being attained by the different treatment in finishing the paper. Papers made entirely of rag will always be tub-sized, air-dried, and frequently plate-glazed, but papers which are only partly rag, and even chemical wood papers, are sometimes