FOREIGN TRADE. 



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Almost all this baiter trade takes place between Siberia aud China, while in respect 

 to export the first place is occupied by Semipalatinsk through which about 60 per cent of 

 all the goods exported pass. The imports on the other hand took place mainly through Irkutsk 

 and Kiakhta. The export of Russian goods through Kiakhta during the last six years appears 

 from the following table: 



The value of the exports under the first article, foodstuffs, is extremely small, and is 

 composed mainly of that of grain whose export is subject to great fluctuation. 



The second article, more important, is almost entirely formed of the value of various 

 skins and hides, as appears from the data given below for the same years. 



1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 

 Roubles. 



33,183 7,21)0 _ — _ 



245,032 300,961 264,012 141,234 112,058 



— 19,319 40,900 22,536 22,590 

 159,743 

 303,597 



Skins, sheep and goats .... 65,959 



» wolves, foxes and lynx . 205,671 



» otters, beaver, and bear . 8,603 



» various 177,205 



Russia leather .... .... 199,921 



Tanned hides, except Russia lea- 

 ther . . • 51,954 



Horns and hoofs 51,407 



81,714 



314,278 



75,159 64,965 130,774 

 165,290 194,397 261,275 



18,305 26,170 13,020 

 102,852 138,370 139,978 



65,346 56,173 

 150,089 126,382 



As for the export of manufactured goods, this article is almost entirely confined to the 

 export of cloth, linen and cotton fabrics, exported during the period under conside- 

 ration as follows. 



Goods exported. 



1886. 



1887. 



1888. 



1889. 



1890. 



1891. 



Cloth 



Linen and hemp goods 

 Cotton goods 



298,404 



370,681 



695,832 



62,114 



550,929 



637,590 

 56,914 



772,788 



85,674 118,587 158,289 



— 31,679 ' 16,384 



512,643 540,197 j 897,951 



