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RUSSIA
The principal imports into European Russia nd North Caucasia are shown in the following table : —
Imports
1895 Roubles
1896
1897
Roubles
Roubles
Rice .....
700,0002
676,000 2
708,000 2
Other grain and flour
367,000
359,000
378,000
Fruits and nuts
7,431,000
7,839,000
6,423,000
Fish
11,998,000
13,026,000
9,544,000
Tea
19,163,0001
19,016,0001
17,867,0001
Coffee
5,542,000
5,184,000
6,042,000
Tobacco .....
2,479,000
2,383,000
2,306,000
Wines, ale, and spirits .
9,740,000
10,113,000
10,345,000
Raw cotton ....
59,439,000
72,092,000
67,037,000
Wool, raw and yarn
30,347,000
23,261,000
29,209,000
Silk, raw and yarn ,
11,183,000
11,559,000
10,131,000
Leather, hides, and skins
13,586,000
16,352,000
14,434,000
Gum and resin
7,770,000
9,136,000
9,146,000
Colours .....
14,194,000
15,013,000
11,926,000
Chemicals ....
8,920,000
9,777,000
9,297,000
Coal and coke
13,489,000
13,948,000
10,846,000
Raw metals . .
52,032,000
61,887,000
56,604,000
Manufactured goods : —
Cotton goods ....
2,657,000
2,416,000
2,530,000
Other textile goods
10,023,000
10,835,000
10,599,000
Metal goods ....
21,697,000
25,149,000
26,080,000
Machinery ....
53,692,000
64,961,000
53,125,000
Watches and clocks
5,264,000
4,757,000
2,753,000
1 Moreover, 19,214,000 roubles' worth through Asia in 1895, 20,253,000 in 1896, and 3,362,000 in 1897.
2 Moreover, 2,622,000 roubles' worth from Persia in 1895, 2,775,000 in 1896, and 18,940,000 in 1897.
The exports and imports by the frontier of Asia (exclusive of the Black Sea coast of Caucasia) were : —
—
1893
1894
1895
1896
Exports : —
Articles of food .... Raw and half-manufactured goods . Animals ..... Manufactured goods
Total ....
Imports : —
Articles of food .... Raw and half-manufactured goods . Animals ..... Manufactured goods
Total ....
1,000 roiibles 7,468 2,391 682 8,523
1,000 roubles 9,540 2,299 743 7,780
1,000
roubles
8,637
2,671
417
10,039
1,000
roubles
7,888
2,513
492
10,149
19,064
20,362
21,823
21,042
27,961 8,487 1,177 4,035
28,893 8,769 1,413 5,405
30,085
10,359
2,304
5,259
30,888
10,897
1,805
5,453
41,660
44,390
48,007
49,043
