Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-29

Trade of Russia and the United states.
We make the following extracts from an article in
the Boston Post:
The trade Of this country with Russia has varied at
different periods. The average annual imports from
Russia at the beginning of the century amounted to 81
100000. From 1921 to 1888, they averaged nearly
81, 100000 From 1888 to 1943 the average was con-
sderably less. From l843 to 1855 there was an in
creased falling off, that the average reached only
about Sl0OOOOO a year. In 1855, owing to the war
then in existence with the allied powers the imports sank
down to the unprecedented small sum of $296I13-I
The largest imports during this entire period were in
1922, when they amounted to $33O7 328 and in 1882
when they reached the sum of $3,25l,652
During the above period from 1921 to 1855, the i'm
ports from Italy and Hayt into the United States were
nearly large each those from Russia those from
the Hanse towns considerably larger and those from
China some three times large; and it is noticeable
that our trade with all these powers except Hayt had
increased steadily, and sometimes rapidly especially with
China for the last few years. while that with Russia is
less than formerly
The exports from this country to Russia during the
above period have not been half the value of the imports
In 1921 they amounted to $629 in 1926 they sank
to $l74648 whereas from 1887 to l64l they reached
upwards of ST 100000 each year, they did also from
1848 to 1853, in 1850. They nearly twice as
large in 1853 as in any single year, amounting to 49,
456y653 In 1854-5, they were comparatively tr1ing
owing to the existing war.
The principal articles imported into the United States
from Russia from the years l845 to 1852 were bar and
sheet iron, hemp and fax, crash and diaper cordage
sailcoth duck and brstles Other articles mpor
ted to extent junk oakum, feathers Russia
leather nseed mats, singlass, felt quilts, &c During
that period the mpOrtatoS OF bar iron averaged about
100000 poods, (the pOod being 40 lbs.) year the
sheet iron about 100000 poods hemp nearly the same;
faxseed 10000 poods. The cordage imported in l845
amounted to 30,54O in 1852 to 66682 the bristes in
l645 to 1909; in 1852 to 1897 poods The imports of
bar iron in l845 more than eight times much as
in 1852 those of sheet iron considerably more at the
first than at the last date those of hemp the great
est in 1852. The imports of flax increased in the period
mentioned did those of cordage bristles and mats
while those of hnseed sacloh raven duck diaper and
crash fell off The decline of the importation Of duck
and other coarse cloth is easily accounted for by the
inreased manufacture of such articles in this country
During the war of Russia with the allied powers our
commerce with Russia, has already been seen, was
very much disturbed Indeed for the time being, the
| trade very nearly destroyed.
Since the war; the trade has greatly revived In $751;
exports to Russia amounted to $4474842 or about
twice the amount of any previous year. 1t is stated
that the increase was much owing to the greater demand
of that empire for cotton. Our imports from
Russia for 1857 amounted to 81 l,51942O.
In 1856 our imports of bar iron from Russia amoun-
ted to 2380 poods, of various kinds of hemps to 217
495, he figures refer to poods Of flax in its various
forms % 423 of cordagc 1858 of tanned hides I'LL
of old rope 81 249 of crash 2003,586 arsheers the
arsheen is % inches in length of mats 1880 pieces
|
These goods were shipped from st. Petersburg from
whence our imports principally received. The yes.
sells that brought them were 19 in number. The same
year 800 British vessels arrived at British ports from
st, Petersburg and 80 at France In 1850 the num-
Der of vessels that arrived here from Russia were 30 of
which 6 entered the port of Boston, and ID that of n
York In 1852 there II arrivals at Boston, and
at New York in $685. IA at Boston and at New
York Some former years witnessed double the arrivals
from Russia.
We come now to speak of our exports to Russia. 1t
should be remembered that Russia imports from various
countries, sugar. cotton cotton stus yarns etc. as we
have already mentioned Onehaf the exports to Russia
from all portions Of the world consists of raw sugar cot
ton cotton goods Next come French wnes coffee tea,
tobacco silks, fruit cheese. We have generally sent
from this country cotton. tobacco rice sugar coffee
Spices oak bark and dyewoods In 1888 this country
sent 2,78472 lbs of cotton to Russia in 1882 2lO4
482 in l84O, 2,2O3Ol7; in 1874, 2,767700 in 1850,
1929 7O5 1851, 1O,098,447 1852 1O475 l68 1853,
q 286,568, valued at $2,254, ,345; 1854, 291495
| 1855, 448,897 lbs
1t will thus be seen that the cotton exports from this
country into Russia hardly as great in 1874 as in
1888 but that in 1858 the cotton exports were about
four times as large 1850. AS our raw cotton sup
plies, to great extent the different factories in Russia
we send there far less cotton yarn than formerly.
AT period Russia received about fourth part of
her coffee directly from Acerca the West Indies being
included in this term. OF the 139955 pools, which
formed the average importation during the period S27
81, America furnished 34,897. Lately this country
furnished only AZ per cewt 9040 pools out of 214,
900, the average importation of Russia from 1857-51
| OF the whole the Hanse town sent about one-haIf
Formerly the United States gave Russia nearly two
thirds OF her importation OF sugar, but owing to the
high duties imposed upon sugar, the refined and
half refined sugar Of Havana have for fifteen years
been chiefly imported
At late date, raw cotton constituted nearly seven
enthS of all the value of exports to Russia annual
ly. The figures below value of raw cotton sent to
Russia annually, l9S560O silver roubles colonial pro-
duce 250900 dye stuffs 248,300 tobacco 22660O ;
drugs $4,000 miscellaneous 133,lOO Total 291 800
| silver roubles.
The imports of Russia from the United States in the
period from 1927 to 1881, amounted to 4309 300 silver
roubles or something over one-nnth of all the imports
In the period from l849 to 1853 they were 79599OO
or ten per cent of the whole.
In 1854, our exports to Russia consisted principally
of two artice-rce, S2l723 in value and cotton vau
ed at S301 1898 In 1885, there scarcely any thing
exported but cotton, and that only amounted to $48s
047. These being years of war; exports were but
trifling. In 1853 sent out goods amounting to
23l3,175. The articles and values were as follows
Spermaceti OIL SLIGO: lumber, 81 485 dye stuffs,
$6648 hams and bacon, 444 ship bread 3268; rice,
So 564 cotton 1854, ,345 tobacco leaf, Sl4lO9 /;
tobacco manufactured 81 l64; sundries $l8,99l. 1t
is thus seen again that cotton the staple export
and that there was comparatively no other.
OF course ST. Petersburg of which Cronsadt is the
port is the great commercial metropolis of Russia AS
a commercial city it ranks next to London and Ham
burg Up to 1870 ST. Petersburg visited by only
from II to 90 ships annually. From 1920 to 1870 by
from 100 to ESQ; from 1870 to 1850 by from 800 to
400 in the second half of the century by from 700 to
900 in this century from 1900 to 1000 annually The
number of vessels that visited St. Petersburg in 1853
was 1898. Above one-thiTd of them were from Eng
land. From Holland there were 234, from Denmark
1885, and from this country A. or about the same num-