100 CORDAGE FIBRES 



The tare usually allowed upon Russian flax and tow is as 

 follows : At Archangel the tare allowed corresponds with the 

 weight of the mats surrounding the flax, tow, or codilla. At 

 St. Petersburg the tare is the actual weight of the mats and 

 thick ropes. For flaxes in bobbins, such as Pskoff, Longa, 

 and Soletsky, which are sent from St. Petersburg, the actual 

 weight of the large ropes is allowed. At Riga, and at the 

 stores of Riga houses in the interior, a tare of 3^ Russian 

 pounds, or nearly 3 Ib. avoirdupois, is allowed per mat. For 

 Reval, Narva, Pernau, arid Ostrow in bobbins or mats no tare 

 is allowed for cords. 



For sales F.O.B., payment is made by bills at three months 

 from the putting on board, or at three months from the time 

 arranged for delivery, if the ship does not arrive at the proper 

 time for loading. 



The most usual conditions of sale concerning the quality of 

 Russian flaxes are : At St. Petersburg the average quality of 

 the deliveries of the dealer is indicated in the contract of sale. 

 The average quality of a growth, Vologda, Jaroslav, Ouglitch, 

 Rjeff, &c. At Archangel, the average quality of the " bracque " 

 at that place. At Riga, Pernau, Reval, Pskoff, Ostrow, 

 Narva, &c., the average quality of the bracque of the seller. 

 Raw flax may enter free of duty into almost every country. 

 The few exceptions are : (i) The United States of America, 

 which impose a duty of |d. per Ib. on raw flax, and of $20 

 per ton on tow ; (2) Switzerland, where flax pays the small 

 duty of 33. per cwt. to enter. 



The base of transactions in Riga flax is the mark K (the 

 initial letter of the Russian word Kron, which means Crown). 

 The other marks are PK, SPK, HK, HPK, HSPK, GK, 

 GPK, GSPK, WK, WPK, WSPK, ZK, HZK, GZK, R, 

 HR, GR, and WR, the other letters meaning respectively : P 

 = puik or picked ; S = sanft or sweet, superior ; H = heel 

 or yellow ; G = grau or blay ; Z = zins or extra ; W = weiss 

 or white ; R = Risten. 



