The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-22
WHERE SIBERIA'S PRODUCTS GO.

WHERE SIBERIA'S PRODUCTS GO.
Russia publishes no statistics Of the trade
Of Siberia. The outside world has only a
vague idea Of the distribution over the
country OF agriculture, the main industry.
Much Is heard OF the large cereal product.
but where does the cultivation Of the small
grains predominant and what becomes Of
the crop? Interesting light il thrown on
these questions by the report just pub
lished Of the business Of the Siberian rail-
road In 1900.
1t Is noteworthy that in spite OF the trou-
bles in the Far East in the past two years
the traffic on this great railroad hiss been
constantly increasing. The business OF
the last year wa II per cent. greater than
that OF 1899, when more than 10000 tons
OF freight were carried.
The total freightage Of cereals In 1900
was 1858. O2s pools Ia pood being SOIL
pounds. nearly two-thirds Of the grain
being carried out Of the country; the bal
ance wa distributed through southern
Siberia a. far east as the stations IN the
trans-B aikal division Of the railroad.
OF the export grain the great mining
ItkhOh VI tAo Sioaot a. N hNoaN NhS
Siberian wheat fields than to the other
source Of supply in south Russia. took
s,5ss, 900 pools for the bread of the mining
population: 3,244,7 <2 pools went into Euro
pean Russia. most OF IL being consumed
in the eastern part Of the country: 7,I2s. 100
pools were sent to Baltic ports for export
mainly to Great Britain; I,490 $50 pools
was sent north by river and canal TO Arch
angel, a small amount Of IL being exported
to western Europe. These figures, Of
course. do not include the large amount
Of grain shipped eastward by the water
routes, but they will serve as an indication
Of the proportionate distribution Of the
export grain Of Siberia. OF the total grain
shipments by rail 8,s0S .1os pools were re-
tanned in the country for home consumption.
Wheat represented more han half Of
the total exports Of grain, nearly all Of
which was produced in the southwestern
part Of the country n was sent TO the rail-
road along the western 325 miles OF the line.
The famous wheat Of the lchym and Kur-
gan districts Is shipped from Petropavlovsk,
but the production here is greatly decreas-
ing. A comparatively small quantity Of
wheat is shipped from the upper Obi region
much further east. Most Of the wheat Is
grown on the rich soil OF the southern
Province Of Semipalatinsk, being sent down
the Irtysh River on steamboats, and trans
ferred to the railroad at Omsk.
The quantity OF the rye exported has de-
! creased considerably, the cultivation OF
this cereal and also of oats ha wing very
much declined.
Only e,7o5 head Of cattle were exported.
They are derived chiefly from the regions
around Kurgan and Petropavlovsk in the
southwestern districts, most OF them being
sent TO st. Petersburg and krasnoe-Selo,
the military station southwest OF the capital.
A large quantity Of butter from the same
districts was sent either TO central Russia
or 70 the Russian ports for export.
Tea Is the next most important article
Of freight. IL comes from china by camel
caravans to Kiachta, the border town
south Of Lake Baikal between Mongolia
and Siberia. and passes through lrkutsk.
Tho total amount Of tea carried on the
railroad was .5e4 .2+o pools. An enormous
amount Of tea. however, is still trans
ported by sledge during the winter months
and also by water during the summer.
IL was thought that tea would be the fret
product To abandon water routes for rail
transportation. but such Ia not the case
A portion Of the tea passing through Siberia
usss the railroad only To a river port. ~henoe
IL IL forwarded by this water routes. IL
should lie borne IN mind hat the interior
na ylgation 81 siberia Ia splcndidly deyel-
oped, considering the newbes- 81 tho ooun-
Try. The OH and Irysh ars nsvlgabls
almost 10 their sources. over q hundred
steamers and bundrcds 81 haTgas plying
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ariusuts are important highways. Canal
i1sd rivers and a canal o0nnoct the Old
and yeul.si north Of TOmsk ~ that grain
and other products Ia large quantities are
cafnsi 10 wAtaT Ia ths kusriAH frontier
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and A~toiAnsk are amoi1S the nssf poHs ai
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