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MANUFACTURES OF RUSSIA. 



foreig'ii markets, and also upon the direction of the wool-weaving industry. The fore- 

 ii'oing- table shows us an existing relative fluctuation in price of wool in the Russian 

 and French markets. 



The investigation of the fluctuations in prices of woollen yarn is more com- 

 plicated than that of raw wool, as it is a product very irregular and varying in 

 •lualit}'. according to the demands of the market. The following data show the fluc- 

 tuation of prices in the Moscow region. According to quotations on the Moscow 

 Exchange the price per poud in roubles for combed and carded yarns underwent the 

 following changes: 



YEARS. 



Saxon twist 



Xi 32 

 A, AA, AAA. 



Saxon weft 



A'? 38—40 



B. 



I English weft 

 ^5 36, 



Carded twist 

 X9 9—11. 



Carded Aveft 

 JV5 9—11. 



1879 . . . 



1880 . . . 



1881 .. . 



1882 . . - 



1883 . . . 



1884 . . . 



1885 . . . 

 18?G . . . 

 1867 1 half 

 1687 2 half 

 18S8 . . . 



1889 . . . 



1890 . . . 



1891 . . . 



1892 . . . 



72-80 

 7G-80 

 G8— 74 

 68-72 

 72-77 

 72-77 

 65 — 75 

 60-66 

 76-88 

 72—85 

 74-82 

 62-72 

 50 — 55 

 52-63 

 52-59 



67—71 

 68-86 

 67—71 



63-68 



63-68 



61 

 42-58 

 73-78 

 64- 72 

 67-70 

 60-65 

 49—54 

 51—59 

 48—52 



43-54 

 50—59 

 44—56 

 45—53 

 44-53 

 44-52 

 45—54 

 43 52 

 48-53 

 50-57 

 46—62 

 47-53 

 46-54 

 45 — 55 

 49 - 56 



47—48 



47 



46 



43 



42 



43 

 37-37' 

 34-36 



43 



42 



39-43 



49-50 



48 



47 



43 



42 



43 

 36-37 

 31—35 



41 



40 



According to the data given there is a rapid increase in the price of yarn in 

 1879 to 1880, after Avhich it falls until 188C, when again a rise is observable. A 

 comparison of the variation in the price of wool and yarn shows that they follow 

 parallel with each other, the only difference being the amount of time lost at the 

 moment of their variation. The similarity in the fluctuation in the price of yarn and 

 wool would be more complete if the alteration in the tariff did not iu'-rease the 

 value of yarn considerably more than that of wool. The foregoing refers to combed 

 yarn; the value of carded yarn depends little on the variation of the customs tariff, 

 as it is a fabrication Avhich easily withstands foreign competition. 



