Note 648 — Chapter VI · The Central Asian Railways
Reading edition
The following statistics for 1897 have been furnished by Colonel Brunelli, the much respected commandant of the railway battalion stationed at Merv:—
Revenue, gross £751,000
” nett 615,000
Train mileage 2,402,625
Exports.
Raw cotton 81,000 tons
Wool 8,000 ”
Dried fruit 5,000 ”
Barley 2,000 ”
Skins and hides 5,000 ”
Salt 3,000 ”
Miscellaneous 5,000 ”
Grand total 109,000 tons
Imports.
Manufactures 15,000 tons
Sugar 12,000 ”
Tea 6,192,000 lbs.
Metals 5,000 tons
Kerosene oil 5,000 ”
Wool 8,000 ”
Miscellaneous, including tan, naphtha, rice, spices, wine, brandy, beer, and thread 22,000 ”
Grand total 70,000 tons
Intermediate traffic 70,000 tons
Total movement of goods 249,000 ”