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THE ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF RUSSIA 123
friendly capital and engineers assisting the economic
development of the country.
The development and proper organisation of the
productive forces of the country will not only increase the exports
from Russia, but also prevent the importation of articles
which the country can easily produce herself. In 1913,
Russia imported :
Article Value in £
£ £
Plants and seeds .... 2,913,500
Fresh fruit, lemons, nuts, and plums 2.477.900
Fish and oysters .... 3,820,200
Tallow, animal fats, and beeswax 2,025,300
Prepared leather and manufactures
of leather ..... 2,789,600
Carpentry and fretwork . 667,900
Boot-blacking .... 600,000
Vegetable oils .... 575.600
Resin and pitch .... 494,700
Wood pulp and cellulose 219,600
Higher class paper 1,100,000
Toys ...... 992,400
Raw and manufactured silk . 4,247,000
Thread and yarn .... 3,006,900
Woollen goods .... 4,582,100
Lace ...... 765.500
Wines ...... 2,058,800
Furs and pelts .... 1,632,400
Paraffin and vaseline 239.500
Live stock ..... 1,761,500
Bark-tanning for tanning 771,900
Flax, hemp, and articles thereof 708,400
37,910,700
Bar-iron, steel implements, tools,
nails, constructional material,
drain-pipes, glass physical appa-
ratus, hardware, etc. . 15.279.400
Chemical goods, pharmaceutical
goods, spices .... 4,749,700
Coal and coke .... 8,777,000
Machinery ..... 12,944,700
Agricultural machinery . 3,984,500
Raw cotton ..... 11,404,100
Other goods ..... 28,999,900
86,139,300
124,050,000
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