The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-10
TRADE WITH RUSSIA
MAKES HIGH RECORD
Figures in Excess of Those
OF Any Former Year.
EXPORTS OVER S17,OOO,OOO
Cotton, Agricultural Implements, and
Manufactures of Steel and Iron the
Most Important Factors.

Commerce between the United States
and Russia made its highest record in the
fiscal year just ended. In both exports TO
and imports from Russia. the figures for
the year just ended are larger than at
any time within the last twenty years,
and the grand total OF imports and ex-
ports combined is larger than any year
in the history of our commerce with that
country.
statement regarding the commerce
OF the United States with Russia, pre-
sented by the Department of Commerce
and Labor through it's Bureau of Stats
tics. shows that the total exports to Rus
STA in the year ended June 80. 1903. ag-
gregated s17, SOC. s12 This total is nearly
double that OF the exports in 1901, and
about so per cent in excess of those Of
1902. Imports also show marked growth
for the past year and the total for the
year is greater than in any preceding
year In the history of our trade with
Russia
Only One Exception.
The record of the year 1903 shows z
larger total of exports to Russia than In
any preceding year except 1888. and
larger total of imports from Russia than
in any preceding year, while the total
commerce imports and exports combin-
ed with Russia, was larger in the fiscal
year 1903 than in any preceding year
Cotton, agricultural implements and
manufactures of iron and steel are the
most important factors in the export
trade from the United States to Russia.
IN 1902 1.-THE detailed figures of 1903 are
not yet available) the total value of
cotton exported to Russia was over
50, 900 ,000 Oh agricultural implements
over 5000, 900, OF manufactures Of iron
and steel over 81 900 900, and -four, over
81. 600. 600. The statement of the Blu
reau of Statistics divides the exports
to Russia into four groups; first. those
destined for the ports of Russia on the
Baltic and White Seas; second, those for
ports on the Black Sea; third. those TO
Asiatic Russia. and fourth. those to
what is classed Russian China. which
term includes all shipments to the ter
ritory in the vicinity of Port Arthur,
leased to Russia by China in 1898.
Distribution of Exports.
The large proportion of the exports
to Russia go to the ports on the Baltic
and White Seas. The total for the year
1903 to Russia on the Baltic and White
Seas was s13, 39e. $40; TO Russia and the
Black Sea, 50. 7z3. 25S; TO AsIatic Russia,
$500, 42S, and to Russian China, 1851, 7o5.
In the exports to ports on the Baltic
and White Seas cotton pTedominates.
The total of cotton shipped to those
ports in 1902 was $3.50. 600 in value: man
ufactures OF iron and steel. about
81 .0o0. 0GO: wheat -four, over $500 coo. AMI
agricultural implements, over $500. 900.
To Russia on the Black Sea the largest
single item is agricultural implements.
nearly $1,000. 600; iron and steel manu-
features. about 800. 900, and manufac-
lures Of hbers. over 500 900.
To Asiatic Russia -four forms the
principal article, the total value OF -four
exported 10 that section of Russia being,
in 1902, over $500 600, out of a total OF
about 81. 100000.
All OF the cotton shipped TO Russia
goes to the Baltic and White Sea ports
over three-fourths of the agricultural
implements 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 -four is about evenly
divided between Asiatic Russia and the
ports on the Baltic and White Seas.
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