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EUSSIA.

The chief articles of export of Russia to European countries in 1867 were — cereals, 93,978,052 roubles, being an increase of 20 million roubles over the preceding year ; flax, 19,827,052 roubles; flax seed (linseed), 18,300,342 roubles; tallow, 11,826,288 roubles; wood, various kinds, 10,650,753 roubles; raw wool, 9,613,615 roubles, being a decrease of 6 millions over the preceding year ; and hemp, 8,674,182 roubles. The principal imports into Russia from Europe were raw cotton, 38,039,858 roubles ; unwrought metals, 21,520,081 roubles, an increase of nearly 13 millions; machinery, 15,022,671 roubles, an increase of nearly 5 millions; metal wares, 14,709,268 roubles, an increase of 4 millions ; tea, 14,345,575 roubles, an increase of 5 millions; and colours, 11,030,861 roubles. Among the other imports figured wool above 8 million roubles, and woollen goods 6 millions, being an increase of 3 millions and 2 millions ; cotton goods nearly 4 million roubles, an increase of a million ; spun cotton nearly 5 millions ; silk 5 millions, and silk goods 5 millions, an increase of more than 2 millions in the former article, and nearly 2 millions in the latter ; linen tissues 3^ millions, an increase of a million ; agricultural implements nearly a million and a half, being an increase of 800,000 roubles ; drinks 8 millions, an increase of a million ; fruit 5 millions; ladies' dress half a million ; tulle and lace half a million. Among the exports not before enumerated were cattle 4 million roubles ; horses, 354,000 roubles; furs, 732,000; cloth, 363,000; rags, 353,000 roubles.

The commercial intercourse of Russia with the United Kingdom is shown in the subjoined tabular statement', which gives the value of the total exports from Russia to Great Britain and Ireland, and of the imports of British and Irish produce into Russia in each of the ten years 1860 to 1869:— ' -

Exports from Russia to Great

Imports of British Home

Britain and Ireland

Produce into Russia

£

£

1860

16,201,498

3,268,479

1861

12,822,688

3,041,348

1862

15,101,059

2,070,918

1863

12,419,263

2,695,276

1864

14,711,202 •

• 2,854,898

1865

17,383,697

• 2,923,006

1866

19,636,129

• 3.093,231

1867

22,286.926

• 3,-944,035

1868

20,050,162 •

• 4,250,721

1869

16,674,524

• 6,469,303

The principal articles of export from Russia to the United Kingdom are grain, particularly wheat; hemp and flax; timber; tallow;