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cast iron, used with such success abroad for the manufacture of various small articles, 

 such as harness, stirrups, spurs and the like, must also be considered as unfavourably 

 influencing the price, as well as the variety of the wares made by the locksmith in 

 Russia. 



This industry comprises such a great quantity of articles and in such enormous 

 variety that they are not easily classified. Therefore, it is very difficult to state 

 even approximately the extent and value of this branch of industry. However, it may 

 be safely reckoned at not less than 15 million roubles annually. 



The import of locksmith wares is estimated at something over 2 million roubles, 

 as can be seen by the following table. In the column of export, according to custom- 

 house statistics, not onlj'' locksmith goods, but all kinds of iron and steel articles are 

 included, such as blacksmith wares, kettles, wire and wire goods, cutlery, zinc and 

 lead manufactures, as well as scvthes, sickles and all kinds of instruments. 



The figures of this table do not show any considerable fluctuations with regard 

 to the more heavy wares; but a tendency to decrease is noticed; it can, therefore, 

 be stated that the interior demand for such kinds of goods is amply supplied by the 

 home production, notwithstanding the growth of the population. 



As a quite new branch of industry, recently established in Eussia, the making 

 of steel pens should be mentioned ; they are made at the Moscow factory, founded in 

 1887, by Kroutovski, the output of which is about 50,000 boxes yearly. 



The data given in the above review show that the total amount of the metallic 

 wares produced by all the manufactories, trade and household establishments may be 

 put approximately at 120 million roubles per annum, excluding, however, army supplies. 



According to the same data it is possible to state the dimensions of the de- 

 mands of Eussia for metallic goods of the groups above reviewed, with the exclusion 

 of equipments for the arni}^ and other arms, and to see to what degree the home 

 production in its present condition can satisfy these demands. The following table 

 answers fully the above questions; the figures of import and export relate to 1892. 



