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The greateft part of thefe furs and /kins are drawn 

 from Siberia and the New Difcovered Iflands : this fup- 

 ply however is not alone fully adequate to the demand 

 of the market at Kiachta. Foreign furs are therefore 

 imported to St. Peterfburg, and from thence fent to the 

 frontiers. England alone furniflies a large quantity of 

 beaver and other fldns, which fhe draws from Hudfon's 

 Bay and Canada * 



CLOTH. 



Cloth forms the fecond article of exportation which 

 Ruffia exports to China. 



"" Lift of furs fent from England to Peterfburg in the following 

 years : 



Eeaver-fkins. Otter-lklns, 



46460 7143 



27700 12086 



27316 10703 



The fineft Hudfon's beavers have been fold upon an average at Pe- 

 terfburg from ■ 70 to 90 roubles per 10 fkins. 



Inferior ditto and beftCanada beavers from 50 — 75 



Young or cub-beavers from 20 — 35 



Beft otter-fkins from 90 — 100 



Inferior ones from 60 — 80 



The qualities of thefe fkins being very different occafion great vari- 

 ations in the prices. 



At Kiachta, the befl Hudfon's Bay beaver 

 fetches from - 7 to 20 roubles per fkin. 



Otters' ditto — — — t — 6 — ^^^ 



Black foxes fkins from Canada are alfo fometimes fent from England 

 to Peterfburg. 



At Kiachta they fetch from i to 100 roubles per fkin. 



H h 2 The 



^775. 

 1776, 



1777' 



