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MANUFACTURES OF RUSSIA. 



Thus Russia oousumes slightly more than one-third of its total amount of fibre 

 ami ships by far the g-reater quantity of it abroad, whilst in the other countries the 

 consumption considerably exceeds the crop, except in Italy where it is almost equal 

 to it; England consumes 4.5 times more than it produces, Austro-Hungary 2.6 times, 

 Belgium 1.7. France 1.5, and Germany 1.4 times. 



Upon comparing the relative numbers of flax spindles and power looms in the 

 various European countries, the following results are obtained: 



Tlie number of spindles and looms in Russia, shown in the above table, have 

 been calculated to a working year of 3,000 hours, and is only exceeded by Great 

 Britain with reference to the number of spindles, and occupies the third place accord- 

 ing the number of power looms. 



The next table gives the hemp crop and the consumption in the same countries 

 taken from statistics during the period of 1884 to 1888 : 



Thus in only two countries is the consumption less than the ci'op produced, 

 and the Russian factories consume only a little more than half the crop. In Austro- 



