Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-22
DIR EXPORTS To RUSSIA.
rorrection of Prevalent Ideas About
Their Volume and Value.

EXPORTS OF manufactures from the United
states to Russia do not amount to s3o'0o-
,.O per year, as has been asserted. nor nave
they ever reached one-fourth that sum
This assertion is sustained by the OF
Ncisl figures of both the United States and
Russia According TO the figures OF the
United State. bureau of statistics, exports
of manufacture. to Russia range from three
10 four million dollars per annum. and &C
cording TO the Russion official statistics
they have averaged a little over s4,ooO,oo
a year since 1895, the earliest date at which
the detailed figures Of Russian imports are
obtainable. .
The Russian statement of total imports
OF goods Of all classes originating IN the
United Statss have never, save In TWO ex-
ceptional years. shown as much as SSoooo,-
Os) and have averaged since 1895 less than
sos 000, 90 per annurn, and of this sum more
than thres-quarters represents raw cotton,
which Is not affected by the recent order
of the Russian government. Much OF the
American cotton imported Into Russia IL
bought IN the markets OF Europe, ana
thus while represented in the Russian I'M
UNations as of American origin, does not
show In the export statements from the
United States. because II is sent from TINS
country direct to the great cotton markets
of Europe, Liverpool and Bremen, and
thence is distributed 10 Russia and other
interior states OF Europe.
The reports OF the United States govern
rnent only show total exports to Russia OF
about $4,000 90 per annum, While those OF
the Russian government show imports OF
. American products averaging about s23,Voo-
900 per aunum: but an analysis of the two
statements shows that the discrepancy Is
chiefly i'll cotton which discrepancy is &C
counted for az above indicated.
In merchandise other than cotton the Rus
san ana United States figures correspond
quite as closely as could be expected. In
view of the fact that the United States fis-
cal year terminates June 80. and that OF
Russia, December 81. Taking the figures of
either country or of both, and comparing
them year by year 1t is found that the
total exports from the United States 10
Russia of all articles, exclusive Of raw cot
ton. averaged IN 1899 and 1890 about IS
600 900 per aunum. and prior to that time
had averaged but about S4oO0,Uoo per an
cotton includes 1--we animals. books, maps
ard eHsraNinss. bread stunts, chem
icals coal, coffee. green, dried and
preserved fruits. malt and spirituous
liquors bags and bagging. paraffine. cotton
seed oil animal oils, furniture, patent medl
Cines cars and carriages, agricultural i'm
Elements and manufactures Of iron ano
steel. OF the total exports 10 Russia from
the United States in fhC fiscal year 1901
only s. 1872 600 consisted OF iron and stee
manufactures aud agriculture! implements
which classes Include the chief articles af
feeted by the recent order. A careful analy
SIS OF both the export statement of the
United States and the import statement OF
Russia tus;ifi-s the conclusion that the eX
portation from the United States to Russia
OF the classes OF articles named by the re-
cent order amounted in 1900, the year of oul
largest exports to that country, to less thar
trs