. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 5 Miles. facinff seawards. But the most influential foreio-n element is the Italian, and till recently the names of the streets were usually in Italian and Russian. The local dialect has even absorbed many Italian words. The staple export is corn, the importance of which is shown by the vast palatial granaries, and by the shipments, which rose from 20,000,000 bushels in 1866 to 45,000,000 in 1870. A large export trade is also done in wool, tallow, flax, the chief imports being colonial produce, manufactured goods, wine, fancy wares. The traffic is mostly ca
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 5 Miles. facinff seawards. But the most influential foreio-n element is the Italian, and till recently the names of the streets were usually in Italian and Russian. The local dialect has even absorbed many Italian words. The staple export is corn, the importance of which is shown by the vast palatial granaries, and by the shipments, which rose from 20,000,000 bushels in 1866 to 45,000,000 in 1870. A large export trade is also done in wool, tallow, flax, the chief imports being colonial produce, manufactured goods, wine, fancy wares. The traffic is mostly carried on by steam- ships, a considerable number of which belong to the port itself The local industries are unimportant, though the place contains some steam flour-mills, soap and tobacco works, distilleries, breweries, and dockj^ards. The neighbouring salines yield from 4,000 to 5,000 tons of salt yearly. Since 1857 Odessa has ceased to be a free port, but has instead become the seat of a University, though the smallest in
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