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Summer inland-water freight, by the Elbe Schlepp-Dampfer service,
 Hamburg to Tetschen-Bodenbach, at the edge of this district,
and thence by rail to this vicinity, is approximately, and according
to water stage, from 19 to 24 cents per 220 pounds, in car lots of 10
tons or more. :
S. C. McFARLAND, Consul.
REICHENBERG, AUSTRIA, October 21, 1903.

TRIESTE.
(Brom United States Consul Hossfeld, Trieste, Austria.)
Up to the present no macaroni wheat has been produced or even
milled in Austria. Most of the macaroni flour consumed in Trieste
is made of Russian wheat milled in Italy and thence imported here.
There are five macaroni factories in Trieste, and they appear to
be the only ones in this consular district. These five factories consume
 about 40 quintals (45 barrels) of macaroni flour per day and
from 135 to 168 barrels of common Hungarian flour.
The price of macaroni wheat at present ranges here from 7.50 to
7.60 crowns ($1.52 to $1.54), and that of macaroni flour from 25
to 29 crowns per quintal ($3.07 to $5.89 per 220 pounds).
: Mr. G. Auspitz, manager of one of the large Trieste rice mills,
Informs me that his company is at present considering the advisability
 of engaging in the milling of macaroni wheat and would like
to enter into communication with American exporters thereof.
Frepk. W. HossreLD, Consul.

TriEsTE, AUSTRIA, October 29, 1903.

VIENNA.
(From United States Consul-General Rublee, Vienna, Austria.)
Inquiry in Vienna indicates that there is little or no demand for
macaroni wheat in this consular district. Such demand as there
might be for this wheat would come from the southern part of Austria,
 in the Trieste consular district, but it is thought that that section
 of Austria draws its supply from Algeria and Sicily. Some
years ago an unsuccessful effort was made to create a market for
East Indian macaroni wheat in Austria. It was found that it did
not make good bread, and that the manufacture of macaroni in Austria
 was too limited to warrant the importation of considerable
quantities of wheat for its manufacture. The Marseilles and Italian
macaroni are the favorite brands in Austria.

W. A. RuBLEE, Consul-General.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, October 26, 1903.