PAPER INDU5>TI{Y. 



899.074 to 2,065,796 roubles, as shown by the following table giving the amounts 

 passed through the European frontier. 



Since 1880 the import has continued in general to increase but exhibits some 

 considerable fluctuations; thus, in 1884 the amount passed through the European fron- 

 tier was valued at 2,135,435 roubles; in 1885 it rose to 5,087,544; in 1886 it de- 

 clined to 2,570,106 roubles; the average for the three years was 8,271,028 roubles. 

 The great increase in 1885 was due to sudden import of paper through the frontier of 

 Finland to the amount of 2,900,000 roubles, whilst during the preceding years hardly 

 any paper had been imported from Finland and in 1886 this item declined 72 per cent. 



The next table shows the value of the import of paper for the subsequent 

 years, and as in the previous table; the figures refer to the import through the 

 w^estern frontiers, including the border line between Finland and the other parts 

 of the Russian Empire, as a great deal of paper comes to St. Petersburg from the 

 Grand Duchy; the import of books, and prints is included. 



Varieties aud value of paper 

 imported. 



1887, 



Roubles. 



1888. 



Roubles. 



1889 



Roubles. 



1890. 



Roubles. 



Paper 



Cardboard 



Books 



Pictures and hand drawings . 



Prints, engravings 



Maps, music 



Wall papers and borders . . 

 Wood pulp and papier mache 

 Paper cuttings and rags. . . 



Total . . 



1,937,721 

 134,734 



1,659,794 

 286,457 

 113,796 

 110,410 

 118,948 



1,027,634 

 330,696 



1,711,364 

 155,209 



1,645,892 



183,893 



276,718 



136847 



87,816 



1,197.965 

 540.204 



2,238,026 

 214,667 



1,771,276 

 235,226 

 146,796 

 137,560 

 102,693 



1,530.220 

 220,889 



2,161,460 

 216,322 



1,755,060 



157,868 



127,957 



128,845 



95,649 



2,017,737 

 150,404 



5,718,190 I 5,935,908 



6,580,393 6,811,328 



