954
RUSSIA
—
1887-89
1890-94
1895 1 1896 1 1897 l
Exports : — Articles of food Raw and half - manufac- tured articles Animals ..... Manufactured goods ,
Total .
Imports : — Articles of food Raw and half- manufac- tured articles Animals .... Manufactured goods .
Total .
1,000 roubles
400,493
222,274 12,597 17,843
1,000 roubles
349,400
232,300 14,200 12,200
1,000 roubles
382,517
258,408 15,138 11,196
1,000 roubles
381,524
257,833 15,144 12,906
1,000 roubles
413,478
254,506 17,092 19,146
661,206
607,900
667,259
667,412
704,222
52,952
230,246
535
64,007
63,800
261,500
1,700 101,500
67,652
282,373
2,883 136,403
69,805
306,656
2,278 161,528
64,071
283,729
1,619
159,097
347,740
428,500
489,401
540,267 1 508,516
I Including trade on Black Sea frontier of Caucasus and with Finland, but exclusive of trade with Russian Manchuria.
For the last six years grain has formed, on the average, 55 per cent, in value of the aggregate exports to Europe, 58 '7 per cent, in 1888, and 51 in 1889.
The official figures of grain exports being now given in units of weight the exports from European Russia, Caucasus, and to Finland in 1897, as well as during the two preceding years, are given in the subjoined table : — ,
—
1895
1896
1897
Cwts.
Cwts.
Cwts.
Wheat ....
76,453,000
70,774,000
68,670,000
Rye ... .
29,588,000
26,281,000
23,685,900
Barley ....
34,877,000
26,289,000
28,780,300
Oats ....
21,457,000
21,768,000
14,044,900
Maize ....
8,268,000
4,170,000
6,810,600
Peas ....
3,246,000
3,017,000
3,224,200
Various groats
284,000
254,000
318,780
Flour ....
2,600,000
2,466,000
2,726,100
Other grain products Total .
8,469,000
8,822,000
8,301,500
185,242,000
163,611,000
156,562,200
The export of naphtha for the last five years (from Russia and Caucasus as well) will be seen from the following table : —
Year
1893
1894 1895 1896 1897
Raw Naphtha
Oils for LightinK
Cwt.
28,400
33,800
330,000
1,011,000
Cwt. 16,034,000 15,998,000 16,605,000 17,011,000 16,007,600
Oils for Greasing
Cwt. 2,042,000 2,092,000 2,469,000 2,394,000 2,844,200
Waste
Cwt. 1,030,000 1,064,000 1,064,000 968,000 1,223,000
Total
Cwt. 19,134,400 17,062,000 20,468,000 20,097,000
