The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
1rrrro1v rRADr WTrH RUssTA.
IL Consists of Few Articles Of Commerce
and the Trade II Inoonsidernble.

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and the Trade II Uncomfortable.
The unlted states and Russia constitute now
the two largest governments in the world In
the urea and population OF the home country.
the homoeeneity Of the inhabitants and IN the
total population. The products OF both are
varied and extensive. and It would not De an
unnatural inference. perhaps, that an extern
sive business existed between the two, going
to make up a part OF tho ~S800.o00.OOO OF i'm
ports into the United States and the Sl'OoO'-
100000 of exports. In fact, however. tine COM
merclal business done between the United
States aud Russia, between two countries hay-
ing collectively moro than 100000 900 popula-
ton and occhpying 10000. 900 square miles OF
the earth's area, Is comparatively insignificant
as the Treasury figures show.
The mercantile business Of tho United States
with Russia is subdividod for purposes OF con-
v~enience by the Treasury officials into Two
branches, Russia on the Baltic and Russia on
tho Black Sea. Thu imports from and the eNS
ports to each arc kept separately. though 1t IS
q fact that in neither case do they amount 70
very much. To them. however, Ia to be added
Xsiatic Russia, which Is still smallerln amount,
less than half q million dollars OF imports IN .
year. nlmost excluslyely inFS: ans an af Ta :
With Russia. the commercial Russia OF the
Baltic getting access. to American markers
f poFts n the seu sam sss w aSe TIE Eet Volume a% Of Business,
though not large. Is steadily ineIensing;, The
imports amounted in 1857 TO SS,yOu.uuV. IN
1904 they were 81, 800 600. In 3 Q they were
s .1O0.000. But while they have been declin-
ing, the exports OF American goods TO Russia,
and especially since the adoption OF the present
tariff law. have been increasing and are now
S2,OO0.QO0 greater than they were sin. years
ago. The chief importations int, the United
States from Russia, through the. Baltic ports,
are raw wool, goat skins and max, OF which
Russia produces an abundance. IRON RUSSIA.
too. bristles to the extent. of 2OO.OQO pounds a
year and some hemp and jute arc imported.
From Russia, through the ports oil, the Black
Sea, come two articles chieiys-licoriee root, TO
the average amount Of 500.0O pounds a year:
and wool. which Is shipped In abundance, and
Is found in fine quality In the southern
provinces Of Russia. Some other articles are
sent from both, ports. particularly what Is
known as " Russian ware" In the line OF orna-
furs are shipped from Russia in Europe to the
United States.
The American exports to Russia on the Bal
tic-northern Russia-are made up almost
wholly OF cotton. In fact, cotton constitutes
four-ilfths OF the present American ms
with that part OF the Russian Empire. There
fs sent, too. rosin to q considerable amount. and
there is a steadily %enlarging market Tor Amer;
Jean manufacturedo articles. 1t has Increased
through the Black sea ports. are shipped from
the United States iron and steel manufactures.
agricultural implements and some naval stores
mot much. The production of Egyptian cot
ton has affected adversely the Russian, market
for American cotton in the southern provinces,
but this loss Ia made up by the increased de-
mand for American manufactured articles.