WOOLLEN GOODS. 



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From the above statistics it will 1)8 seen that the import of foreign g'oods, esti- 

 mated generally in small quantities, gradually diminishes, the latter period showing a 

 -decrease of 33 per cent as compared with that from 1877 to 1881. Eussia is princi- 

 pally supplied with napless goods, the import of which for the period 1877 to 1881 

 is twelve and one-half times greater than that of felted goods, fine cloths forming a 

 principal part of the latter. The comparatively large amount of combed wool goods 

 imported is accounted for as follows : Notwithstanding the rapid progress made in 

 spinning in Eussia of late years part of the material required for the manufacture of 

 light woollen and half-woollen textures up to the present time has to be imported. 

 In the same manner in respect to fashionable colours and designs for these goods, 

 the home woollen weaving mills are also dependent upon the varying demands, which 

 ai'e regulated abroad, pi'incipally in France. 



The total value of import of woollen j-arns and goods is considerable in com- 

 parison with the home production, as is apparent from the following comparison of values 

 of imports and the amount of yearly output in the manufacture of woollen textures. 



1855-1859. 

 1860-1864. 

 1865—1869. 

 1870-1871. 

 1875—1879. 

 1880-1834. 

 1885-1889. 



Relative value of 



imported wools and 



yarns to yearly 



turnover. 



Kelative value of 

 imported woollen 

 goods to the yearly 

 turnover. 



* Including the value of Turkish goods, 

 ** Excludins: knitted sroods. 



