New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-19
COMMERCE OF RUSSIA WITH THE
UNITED STATES.
BY VI. DE TEGoBoRsKI.

During the present war maritime commerce in the
Baltic has been interrupted by the blockade OF Rus
sion ports. II is to be presumed however, that the
French and English feet which is now cruising in the
Baltic will be obliged to abandon entirely that sea,
as well as the Gulf Of Finland at the approach of the
equinoxal gales, which generally set in about the
middle of September. According to all probabill-
ties the effects of blockade viii cease after that Pc
Rod and as commercial navigation to Cronstsdt gen.
orally continues until the end of October and to Re-
val Rigo Baltischpor and Libau until the beginning
of December there will remain an interval of Elk or
eight weeks for the arrival OF American vessels whose
flag does not recognize paper-blockade.
If the maritime still continues next spring,
there will also be opportunity led, during few
weeks for the arrival of vessels that come into Rus
sian ports laden with colonial products, tropical
fruits wines, coons dyestufs, and other articles OF
commerce and they will be enabled in their turn to
take in for expectation cnrgoes of hemp, hdx, tai
low, &C.
1t is chiefly to Cronstadt that American merchants
and sbpOwners should direct their attention, because
this is the most important comm rcial port of the
north of Russia and because the French and English
cruisers cannot blockade II without being protected
by strong portion of their fleet, which must con-
santly be present in that quarter, for otherwise the
Russian feet lying in CronstGdt would leave the
hsrbor TO give them chase. From this consideration,
il is evident that the blockade of this port cannot be
enforced but at short intervals.
In the meantime, from natural result, arising out
OF the interruption OF maritime commerce, the pro-
ducts and raw material destined for Russian induAry,
and which were formerly imported by sea, now
brought into Russia by land. The same result has
taken place in the expectation OF different Russian
products. This circumstance has given a great in-
pulse and much activity to the inland commerce by
the way Of Prussia which has principally eoncen.
trsted itself at Mcneil This port being contiguous to
the frontier OF Russia, offers great facilities for the
transportation Of goods up the river Niemen which il
navigable as far as Kouno.
In order 10 encourage and facilitate this commerce
the Russian Government has abolished the prohibition
duties upon refined sugar imported by land, and re-
duced the importation dutes sugar from s2 TO
o. 80 per poud OF 40 lbs upon coffee from 81 i3 to 81
65 and oils from s2 cents 10 42l cents-reduciions
which compensate In great degree for the transit
duties levied in Germany IA well rs Tor the surplus oil
the costs incurred for transportation by land.
Merchants in the United States should not lose time
in turning these facilities TO their advantage by send
ing TO Memsl American pro !ucts destined for Rus
sian consumption and by eightng their vessels for the
transportation OF Havana sugars al the same time with
other colonial productions dye-stus, wood from the
islands for cabinet furniture &c. These vessels should
soil for Memel at the time Of the duration Of the
ocksde, and TO the Russian ports specified above
when the French and English fleet will be obliged TO
suspend their cruising operations IN the Gulf OF Fin
land. This commerce, resulting from the necessities
Of war nigh at the same time % establish aud
20 confolidafe more direct and more active inter
course between the United States and Rassa-an in.
tercourse which IL less extensive than II might be u
proper attention hAl been bestowed on this subject.
Upon the average number of 2, OH vessels, with
az agf
sian ports in the Baltic during the three years Of $780,
81 and SO, iorty-nibe ve.sels with iunnage II
'sli l7'ts, were American-tha ~ to say IN the pro
portion 81 n little than one per cent upon The
number OF vestcs aud Of three per cent. upon tun-
nsrs; ~brra. Their. have been ZIG arrivals 81 I'm
gu Vest.h, with unnggc o. %, i.0 luis, which
~ aiino-t equiv al"n to bsf Of The tu1nase " all the
vossos ibni have entered the Russlan ports
This fact 10 the more remark able sinc. independent
oi The direct COMMERCE Of hg sia with tho InitHd
state Viii i 81 i'sef susceptible OF being groay
developed there AZ. many staple productions u tho
Americsn coniinsp, and 81 tho Wes, Indies that could
be shipped 10 kussin In American bottoms instead Of
beng Imported TO that country either through the
chanhel OF European commercial houses or under the
Ebghsh hAg. We will only cite here so,ns Of tho
principal articles 81 commerce imported Into Russia
taxing The average for tho three years u 1850 81
and 81.
Cotton-Tbe co,,an that lie used Tor Russian manu-.
features IA principally imported from Annr,ea' ..d
stl upon The total Importation II cotton by saa which
has amounted On the svefhss 10 q ia iso is roo.
ressniiug rains 81 $',ss5,1Ii ~ The direct i'm
porsiiOfs from the United sais have MT ~ssss.sl
f,ts3 $40 lbs or 10 per cent, While knsland has in
ported INTO Huss.A 81 oSi GEO lbs. four hbs of ths
quantity.
This article is worthy Of The serious attention of
American merchants The more because becomes
svery year u greater Importance Ia tbs import trade
of EussiA ard SINCE this bFanah 81 fa'io "a g easily
be irsssed Russia imports now fnofe ihsn r. 900 OH
ibs 81 cotton, representing yaisa 81 sI,oooo 600.
Add ihss importation gsh be increased la lev yaafs
~ dssbis that amount The following tabular state
'nsn' viii shaw tho fspid progress ihA, The imp"fs
uoh - '"'iDh ias nlssls sihot Ne y's' issi