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he then goes to the houfe of the latter, and adjufts 

 the price over a dilh of tea. Both parties next re- 

 turn to the magazine, and the goods in queftion are 

 there carefuUy fealed in the prefencc of the Chinefe 

 merchant. When this ceremony is over, they both 

 repair to Maimatfchin; the Ruffian choofes the commo- 

 dities he wants, not forgetting to guard againft fraud by 

 a ftridt infpeition. He then takes the precaution to 

 leave behind a perfon of confidence, who remains in the 

 warehoufe until the Ruffian goods are delivered, when 

 he returns to Kiachta with the Chinefe merchandize *. 



pons 



RufTianEx- --pj^g principal commodities which Ruffia exports to 

 Cliina are as follow i 



FURS and PELTRY. 

 It would be uninterefting to enumerate all the furs 

 and fkinst brought for fale to Kiachta, which form, 

 the moft important article of exportation on the fide of 

 the Ruffians. The moft valuable of thefe furs are the 

 fkins of fea-otters, beavers, foxes, wolves, bears, Bucha- 

 rian lambs, Aftracan Iheep, martens, fables, ermineSj^ 

 grey-fquirrels. > 



* Pallas Reife, P. III. p. 135. 



•f The lift of all the furs and fklns brought to Kiachta, with their 

 feveral prices, is to be found in Pallas Reife, Part III. p. 136 to p. 142^ 

 See hereafter, p. 242. 



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