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annually in Russia, the skins being disposed of 
mainly in the London market, where they are 
distributed for sale in Europe and the United 
States. The tails are utilized for artists’ brushes, 
but many so-called sable-hair brushes are made 
from the tail hair of the Kolinski or Tartar sable 
which bears an inferior fur. Mink furs are also - 
sold to those unacquainted with these articles 
for sables, and so are the Tartar sables, which 
are brought in large quantities from Tartary and 
Siberia. The Tartar sable is a member of the 
squirrel family, and while the coat is brilliantly 
yellow in its native state, it is dyed to resemble 
the color of the genuine sable, and can hardly be 
distinguished in many instances, even by the 
most experienced judges. Sable is also imitated 
by exporters in the sale of dyed hare, rabbit, 
muskrat, fitch and marmot skins, but the im¬ 
posture is usually detected by legitimate and re¬ 
liable dealers. 
Should Americans purchase these high-priced 
furs it is suggested that they patronize, the most 
reputable dealers; otherwise they are likely to 
pay good money for imitation furs. 
Travelers will find a large number of fur 
stores in Moscow from which to make a selec¬ 
tion at prices said to be lower than in any other 
city in Europe. 
Although Russia is one of the leading fur¬ 
exporting countries, it is also a large importer of 
furs, the demands on the oart of the wealthy 
classes in this connection increasing yearly. Furs 
are worn here for seve* months in the year, so 
it is apparent that no other civilized country has 
such a necessary demand for these articles of 
apparel. 
The following statement shows the exports 
and imports of furs from and into Russia in 
1909; 
Exports. 
Value. 
T amb and goat skins. $3,090,515 
Hare and rabbit skins. 462,470 
Wolf, fox and muskrat skins... 41,200 
Otter, beaver and bear skins. 6,180 
Sable skins . 60,770 
Other furs . 2,345,310 
Total. $6,006,445 
Imports. 
Marten skins . $11,845 
Sea otter, dark brown fox, sable, chinchilla, 
American marten, and sea bear skins, pulled 153,985 
Muskrat skins, undressed and undyed. 56,650 
Raccoon, polecat, squirrel skins, undressed and 
undyed, and sea bear, not pulled.. 86,520 
Opossum and kangaroo skins, undyed. 527.215 
Orison skins . 43,775 
Sqirrrel a.id muskrat tails.. 25,750 
Bear, wolf, muskrat, seal, tiger and panther 
skins, raw and dressed. 28 625 
Lamb and goat skins, undressed and undved.... 3'9.870 
Persian and other lamb skins, dressed and dyed 79.’8 9 5 
Muskrat skins, dyed . 187.460 
Opossum skins, dved . 24.7 9 0 
Raccoon and rabbit skins, dyed . 828,635 
Other furs, dressed and dyed. 816.275 
Other furs, undressed and undyed. 134,930 
Fur linings . 57,680 
All other .. 79,485 
Total..... $3,493,245 
THE IRBIT FUR FAIR. 
Irbit, a town in the Province of Perm, with 
a population of 20,064. is situated at the con¬ 
fluence of the Irbit and Niza rivers, and is the 
seat of the great annual fur fair in Russia, which 
is held from Feb. 8 to March 10. 
The best way to reach Irbit is by the Siberian 
express from Moscow to Tcheliabinsk, and there 
change cars for Ivamishlov. The fare from 
Moscow to Kanrshlov, for first-class accommo¬ 
dation, is about $46. The'distance from Kamish- 
lov to Irbit, seventy-three miles, has to be cov¬ 
ered hv post horses. The charge for a troika 
(sleigh), to which three horses are rigged, is 
$7.20. There are five post stations on the route 
where the horses are changed. 
Notwithstanding the considerable increase of 
business transactions, chiefly in furs, the Irbit 
fair of 1910 proved unsuccessful and demon¬ 
strated the fact that its importance as a center 
of trade, attracting during the course of a cen¬ 
tury such vast districts as Siberia and the Amur 
and Kama regions, is rapidly waning, and the 
opinion was expressed that it may be well to 
transfer the fair to another place, which, through 
its geographical position, may meet contemporary 
trade requirements, but as the diminution of the 
