The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-26
Trade and Intercourse between Russia and
China.

The principal seat of the Russian trade with China
is at Kachta and the Monaghan frontier establishment
the commerce maintained ut kokand by caravans from
Orenburg. The Chinese and Usbeck merchants from
Turkistan and Hanse assemble there to meet the Rus
sian traders aud carry valuable traffic From these
regions well rs from North Western China, small
parties OF native merchants start for Sempalatnsk aud
Troi1k in Siberia, where similar but not such An
tensVe traic takes place. grent deal OF Illicit bar
tering has existed to the east OF kacha between the
of the respective frontiers and often indirectly
by European merchants. The commerce on the .Amur
and in the distant parts of Siberia has hitherto been
very trhing and almost entirely confined to those who
hunt the fur animals for the Chinese market and the
convcts OF that country who banished to the banks
Of the river to expiate their crimes
The Chinese government has, since the conclusion OF
peace very much relaxed It's restrictive regulations
respecting the Russian commerce. The p, ohibitory
system which had hitherto maintained the from
tiers Of Chinese Turkstan, and along the great wall
arainst the Chinese spee uatprs led occasionally to
revots in supervising which the Emperor obliged
to disburse large There Is moreover, desire to
place the Russians under obligations to secure the 10y
atty Of the Mongo tribes by opening the road to gain
and to every possible occasion OF collision The
statement to an increase Of commerce. may, there.
fore be considered as correct This is further cor
roborated by the very large quantities Of thick
kind of Russian blue CLOTH found in many of the north
cities aud selling at such reduced rate scarcely
to cover the prime cost In former times this arti
Gle might be found in single shop to the amount Of
tradn~ ccs Of tbs norsb sbanse mercbanss
the principal and leading firms In the Russian com"
merce have very extensive connexions throughout Tar
AMI In all the provinces north Of the kang
sumption of these wooens account Of their reduced
price, has much increased that of our cotton goods
When We however reflect that this commodity cannot
be produced cheap In Russia rs in England that 1t
has to undergo long and tedious land carriages and
when sold the fontiers to deserts before
reaching consumer il probably sold at loss But
the Emperor of Russia wishes to encourage the native
manufacturer and the loss Is made up by return
trade. The commerce carried on in Kach.a is a mere
barter trade. In 1880, the whole importation OF wool
lens at that place amounted to 54552 yards in 1882
1877 23O; In 1910, 1t to 32S9l2. These two
years Of less suspended trade with England,
the quantity is still very large Tea, the principal
export, has increased in similar manner In 1888 there
were bought 43 O70 boxes each of 100 pounds and II
$40 pieces of brick in 1882 1880 boxes and 430
ased one account states that what was bought in 1899
at Kacha for 100000 Of dollars realized IL 900 mt
the fair Of Nschengorod All the nomadio tribes OF
Western Asia the brick tea (Which often passes
circulating medum) In pr0fusion hence the large gain
Of the Russians who may be said to possess the mono
poyD and at the time the readiness with which
ticle
Not long ago some merchants proposed to trade by
to the Chinese ports open for foreign commerce.
account of the cheapness Of water carrage This,
however was not allowed No regular accounts are
kept Of the imports and exports Of the and
still less Of the Illicit traffic Of the Mongoan frontiers
The declared amount of imports to Northern Asia, in
ls40, 36l5l30 in Russian dollars, and Of exports
Gs9295 About ll-l2ths Of this are absorbed either
directly indirectly in the Chinese trade The native
statements this subject very vague and as the
Chinese merchants find ways and means 10 smuggle a
great DEAL the custom house returns cannot be fully
lied on.
Since sa3 the Russian has endeavored to
place It's commercial relations with China a lib
eral footing, and in measure carried this point
The mission at Pekin to political charac-
instead Of being hitherto mere institution for
acquiring the language For this purpose considerable
efforts have been made, which may ultimately tend to
realize the wishes OF the Russians We have heard Of
the envoy, and he Is probably now at Pekin. So
much may be considered certain that Russia will leave
nothing untred establish its influence and political
ascendancy there. Our commerciai intercourse with
China mot to mention the contiguty of the Thibean
and Indian fronters) Is Of greater extent than that of
Russia and Of sufficient magnitude perhaps to require
from China the same concession OF constant resident
the court that has been yielded to Russia. The
vision of the treaty In 1854 might afford legitimate
| casion for the proposition
| The opening OF afree navigation on the Amur has
long been topic Of negotiation and Is believed that
the Chinese government, without giving positive as
| sent has tactly allowed such arrangement