RUSSIA - CO-OPERATION AND ASSOCIATION 



Although these latter countries themselves export eggs they also im- 

 port them for home consumption. This is because their own eggs fetch 

 higher prices in the market than the Russian eggs, which therefore they con- 

 sume while they sell abroad those thej^ produce. 



The following table gives an exact idea of Russia's export trade in eggs 

 in the twelve years from igoi to IQ12. 



Table I. — Egqs exported by Russia to the Chief Countries 

 of Europe from 1901 to 1913. 



Belgium 



Great Britain 



Germany 



Holland 



Denmark 



Total 



In thousands of eggs. 



As appears from this table the egg trade is a large source of income to 

 .Russia. The figures regarding exportation to Holland and Denmark show 

 however that this income might be much larger if the conditions of poultry- 

 farming were better organized and if more care were devoted to the trade. 



The prices paid abroad of recent jears for Russian eggs have varied 

 from 20.42 roubles (i) to 23.43 roubles for a thousand. Great Britain 

 has provided the best market, paying from 23.42 roubles to 23.43 roubles 

 a thousand. 



If we compare these prices with those paid in Great Britain to Danish 

 merchants we find that while the best Russian eggs fetched 23 roubles a 

 thousand, inferior Danish eggs fetched at the same time the ecjuivalent of 



(i) 1 rouble = about 2s i^Jid. at par. 



