MANUFACTURES OF RUSSIA. 



Quantity of cotton consumed, its classification and quality. 



The import of cotton over the European frontier is shown in the following 

 figures from ofticial statistics: 



Pouils. 



Years. 



Paper 

 roubles. 



Years. Pouds. 



Paper 

 roubles. 



Years. 



Pouds. 



Paper 

 roubles. 



Pouds and paper roublks given in thousands. 



1877 . 



1878 . 



1879 . . 

 1^80 . . 

 1881 . 

 Average 



1887 . . 



1888. . . 



1889. . . 



1890. . 



1891. . . 

 Average. 



10,056 96,436 

 6,890 68,248 



8,620 

 7,995 

 7,131 



8,138' 



83,509 

 79,121 

 69,397 

 79,342 



Besides this during the period of 1887 to 1890 there were imported over the 

 Asiatic frontier on an average about 900,000 pouds valued at 6,000,000 roubles. In 

 this manner, the yearly imports of foreign cotton into Eussia over both frontiers 

 amounted latterly to 9,000,000 pouds. The foreigns statistics refer to the import of 

 American, Egyptian, East Indian and Persian cottons. 



As regards the import of cotton from the Asiatic possessions of Russia, the con- 

 sumption of which has rapidly increased, it is exceedingly difficult to give entirely 

 trustworthy data on account of the absence of correct official information on the subject. 

 Of the quantity ot cotton supplied by the Eussian possessions in Central Asia one can 

 form an idea from the following statistics given of the annual production of the Eussian 

 plantations. Ginned cotton was obtained in Turkestan of late years as follows: 



From American seed. 



From native seed. 



1888 476,784 



1889 580,055 



From local statistics during the year 1892 there were 2,000,000 pouds of cotton 

 gathered. It must be noted that part of the cotton from Central Asia goes for local 

 consumption, and is worked up at home by the inhabitants. 



Besides this Khiva and Bokhara supply annually for Eussian manufacture about 

 1,000,000 pouds. The Eussian spinning mills are also supplied with cotton from the 



