2^0 C M M E R C E B E T W E E "N 



It is very difficult to procure the genuine Thibet 

 mufk, becaufe the Chinefe purchafe a bad fort, which 

 comes from Siberia, with which they adulterate that 

 which is brought from Thibet j:. 



Kuliia. 



^y"""^" Ruffia draws Great advantages from the Chinefe trade. 



of this Trade to ■-* " 



By this traffic, its natural produdlions, and particularly 

 its furs and fkins, are difpofed of in a very profitable 

 manner. Many of thefe furs procured from the 

 moft Eafterly parts of Siberia, are of fuch little value 

 that they would not anfwer the expence of carriage into 

 Ruffia ; while the richer furs, which are fold to the 

 Chinefe at a very high price, would, on account of 

 their dearnefs, feldom meet with purchafers in the Ruf- 

 fian dominions. In exchange for thefe commodities the 

 Ruffians receive from China feveral valuable articles of 

 commerce, which they would otherwife be obliged to buy 

 at a much dearer rate from the European powers, to the 

 great difadvantage of the balance of their trade. 



I have before obferved, that formerly the exportation 

 and importation of the moft valuable goods were pro- 

 hibited to individuals ; at prefent only the following ar- 

 ticles are prohibited. Among the exports, fire-arms and 

 artillery ; gunpowder and ball ; gold and filver, coined 



^ S. R. G. III. p. 572 — 59:. Pallas Reife, p. III. p. 144- — 153. 



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