SIliK (KJiMtS. 



6;> 



These figures cannot hdwcvt-r be reg-ardod as being: 'inite accurate as they 

 only show tlie returns of the hirg-e factories, omitting- tliose of many small silk- 

 weavinj? mills, whicli if taken together form a considerable item. Tliese small mills 

 are mostly situated in the governments of Moscow and Vladimir and the region 

 near the Vistula, and their production, taken from reliable sources, amounts to 

 about 5 to 7 million roubles per annum, bringing the total production to about 

 ■JO million roubles. 



The production of silk stuffs is evidently developing gradually, in spite of its 

 dependence upon foreign industry for the necessary material, such as raw and 

 twisted silk. The total number of looms occupied in weaving silk, half-silk and brocade 

 stuffs is 12,449, and 21,898 hands are employ^ed. 



The commercial aspect of the silk industry is shown by the annexed table, 

 which gives the price of raw materials and the cost of manufacturing then, 

 into goods. 



Moscow EXCHANGE PRICES IN POUDS. 



1878. 

 1879. 

 1880. 

 1881. 

 1882. 

 1883. 

 1884. 

 1885. 

 1886. 

 1887. 

 1888. 

 1889. 

 1890. 

 1891. 



Milanese. 



Warp 



Weft. 



R 



In estimating the above mentioned data it is interesting to compare them with 

 the prices of foreign silk, as given in the next table, from statistics of J. Teste- 

 noire, Directeur de la Condition Publique, referring to the Lyons silk-weaving in- 

 <lustry; the prices are given in paper roubles per poud. 



