COMMERCE

1213

Imports

Ores, metals, and metal-goods Raw metals Metal goods Machinery . Various

Total

8. Paper and paper goods

9. Textile

Raw cotton

Raw Silk .

Raw Wool .

Cotton yarn

Wool yarn .

Cotton and other textile

Various

Total

10. Clothes

Grand Total

goods

1909

1,000 roubles

22,579 10,517 95,274 54,622

182,992 26,998

87,526 20,197 39,269

9,355 18,759 39,876

8,331

223,313 12,294

785,913

1910

1,000 roubles

27,986

11,880

111,940

74,113

225,919 30,381

119,238 26,100 48,214 10,517 22,661 50,114 9,083

285,987 14,146

952,540

1911

1,000 roubles

34,644

12,436

143,863

85,997

276,940 31,375

105,868 24,825 42,692 13,175 25,267 55,497 14,022

281,346 15,077

1,022,699

Besides, rice was imported from Persia (in 1,000 roubles) : in 1909, 7,025 ; in 1910, 5,885; and in 1911, 6,244. Raw cotton was imported across the Asiatic frontier (in 1,000 roubles) : in 1909, 9,534 ; in 1910, 10,857 ; and in 1911, 10 921.

The imports from and the exports to the different countries across the above-mentioned three frontiers for the last three years are seen from the following tables : —

Imports from

Germany .

United Kingdom

United States .

France

Austria-Hungary

Finland

China

Italy .

Netherlands .

Egypt

East Indies

Norway .

Belgium .

Turkey

Denmark .

Switzerland

Sweden

Other countries

Total

785,913

1909

1910

1911

1,000 roubles

1,000 roubles

1,000 roubles

354,822

440,951

476,839

128,017

153,547

153,875

57,917

73,894

100,813

49,002

59,368

56,170

26,917

34,136

37,784

32,974

35,990

40,002

13,860

12,416

12,335

12,006

16,892

17,506

18,109

19,312

17,453

10,008

10,144

7,844

13,960

17,816

24,414

8,542

6,521

8,820

6,687

6,940

6,581

8,348

10,103

9,452

8,269

7,709

7,687

4,584

7,710

7,191

7,915

7,653

9,798

23,976

31,408

32,135

952,540

1,022,699

The chief imports are : from Germany, niachineryand woollens ; from United

Kingdom machinery and coal ; from tJnited States and Egypt, raw cotton.