The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-10
TRADE WITH RUSSIA
GROWING RAPIDLY.
Total of Exports and Imports Last
Year the Largest in History
OF Our Commerce.
NEW HIGH MARK IN EACH.
Shipments to Cars Territory Ag-
gregated S17,iQG,S12, Largest
Since 1883, Almost Double
Total of 1901.
NEW HIGH MARK IN EACH.
The Republic Bureau.


Washington, Aug. a.-Commerce between
the United States and Russia made its
highest record in the fiscal year Just ended.
In both exports to and imports from Rus
STA the figures for the year just ended are
larger than at any time within the last
twenty years, and the grand total OF i'm
ports and exports combined is larger than
any years in the history Of our commerce
with that country.
A statement regarding the commerce OF
the United States with Russia, presented
by the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor through its Bureau of Statistics. shows
that the total exports to Russia In the year
ending. June 90. 1905, aggregate $l1,66.sl2
This total is nearly double that OF the ex-
ports in 1901 and about 50 per cent in ex-
cess of those of 1902 Imports also show
marked growth for last year, and the totai
for the year is greater than in any pre-
cedine wear in the history of our trade
with Russia -
The record of the year 1903 shows q
larger total of exports TO Russia than IN
any preceding year eSce2 us Lsss ;hsn in any
nreceolnp wear while the total comneloS
fmports and exports combined) Wild rus
sia was larger In the fiscal year IsS tiiaA
In any preceding year.
OUR CHIEF EXPORTS.
Cotton. agricultural implements and
manufactures Of Iron and steel are the most
important factors in the export trace it .ul.
the United States to Russia NO, IN VET s's ayafI
abie) the total value OF cotton e4poIte1 W
Russia was more than S000.0O: OF agrlcui.
tural implements more thsn $1,000 sova ,bs ",
manufactures of iron and steel, more tnan
81 10000, and -four more than a,0o
The statement of the Bureau or Staustics
divides the exports to Russia INTO lou
OF Russia on the Baltic and White seas:
seconc. those for ports on the Black sea ;
third. those to Asiatic Russia; and fou ,r
those to what is classed Rnssia-China,
which terms includes all shipments to the
territory in the vicinity of Port Arthur
leased to Russia by China in 1855
Russia 90 to. the ports on the Baltic and
White seas. The total for the year ls'3
to Russia on the Baltic and White seas
was sl3 399, SO: to Russia on the Black sea.
In the exports TO ports on the Baltic and
White seas. cotton Prsdo .nn rts Inc m 1s2
were $4,000 in value manufactures Of iron
and steel about s19O0OOO. wheat -four over
$4,000 and agricultural implements more
To Russia on the Black Sea the largest
single item is agricultural impiem afns
fibers, more than 100000
To Asiattc Russia. -four forms the princi-
pal article. the total value of -four ex-
ported to that section Of Russia being In
isO2 more than $4,000 out OF total OF
about 81, 10000.
All Of the cotton shipped to Russia goes
to Baltic and White Sea ports more than
three-fourths of the agricultural imple-
ments to the ports on the Black Sea. more
than half of the manufactures of iron and
steel to the Baltic and White Sea ports.
while flour is about evenly. divided between
Asiatic Russia and ports on the Baltic and
White seas