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MANUFACTUEES OF RUSSIA. 



The tivst of these items is the hirgest, its average for the four 3^ears being 

 valued at 2,024,295 roubles; it may be subdivided as follows: a. sized paper of 

 different qualities, average for the four j^ears. 1,022,733 roubles; b. unsized white and 

 coloured paper Avithout ornamentation, yearl}^ average, 66,965 roubles ; c. printing 

 and other paper, 155,272 roubles ; d. cigarette, Chinese, wrapping and other paper, 

 mean yearly average value, 767,176 roubles. .The item entered as books, is consider- 

 able and fairly constant, being on the average worth 1,708,005 roubles; it may be 

 subdivided into four categories as follows : u. books printed in foreign languages, 

 average value of import, 1,622,730 roubles; h. books printed abroad in the Eussian 

 language and unbound, yearly average value of import, 6,443 roubles; c. the same 

 bound, 2,898 roubles ; cl. ledgers and copy books, 75,434 roubles. 



Wood pulp is imported in large quantities, and although this item fluctuates 

 considerably, it is greatly increasing; in 1887 it was stit down at 1,027,634 

 roubles, and in 1890 it rose to 2,017,735 roubles, or almost doubled in the space of 

 four years, the average being 1,443,389 roubles, or about 22.5 per cent of the total 

 import. Tliis industry may be divided into two classes : a. wood pulp pressed into sheets, 

 having the appearance of cardboard, and papier mache, average value, 623,301 roubles; 

 the greater part of this comes from Finland which supplies on the average 599,011 

 roubles worth, or about 96 per cent of the whole quantity; h. wood pulp in any 

 other form than sheets, and all other kinds of paper stuff or pulp, yearly average 

 value, 802,087 roubles, Finland supplying to the amount of 633,200 roubles or about 

 78.75 per cent. 



EXPOET OF PAPER GOODS. 



These exports are various and may be classed as follows : 1. paper ; 2. card- 

 board; 3. books; 4. free-hand drawings and plans; 5. prints and engravings; 6. pic- 

 tures; 7. papier mache; 8. paper cuttings; 9. rags. 



Varieties of paper exported. 



1887. 



Roubles. 



1888. 



Roubles. 



1889. 



Roubles. 



1890. 



Roubles. 



Paper 



Cardboard 



Books 



Plans and drawings. . . 

 Prints and engravings. . 



Pictures 



Papier mache 



Paper cuttings 



Rags 



Total 



167,678 



21,171 



605,373 



1,869 



9,194 



142 320 



3,218 



29,280 



855,487 



1,835.590 



156,803 



22,686 



506,452 



2,447 



14,638 



359,641 



6,861 



4,008 



758,904 



1,832,639 



180,368 



13,004 



574,420 



4,768 



23,032 



158,650 



3,979 



9,123 



619,466 



1,587,810 



180,122 

 4,630 



548,635 

 3,867 

 6,597 



152,683 

 1,336 

 3,287 



452,776 



1,353,933 



