Because the Russians were not refining and selling manufactured finished Platinum products, these were imported from London, Paris, and German houses. Foreign exchange & duties may have been a factor in Russian "high prices,"which were still cheaper than UK retail or US retail several years earlier.
The Russian Pound (funt) = 13.17 English Troy Ounces or 0.4095 kg. The Russian weight was the Zolotnik, less than 4 Grams = 7.2914432 Zolotnik = 1 Ozt.
1876: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Imported mfg) = руб Kr. 15.09 -16.95 (£ 2.00)
.... (Fr 47.57 - 53.45; )
St. Petersburg: Mint Price, retail?
1867-77: 1 Troy Oz. platina (Ru ore, 74.8%) ~ £ 1.06 (USD$ 5.52)
1867-77: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Ru, intrinsic) ~ £ 1.4216 (USD$ 7.40)
1876: 1 Troy Oz. of Platinum (SPb: Paris mfg) = £ 2.14 (USD$ 11.59)The Russian Pound (funt) = 13.17 English Troy Ounces or 0.4095 kg. The Russian weight was the Zolotnik, less than 4 Grams = 7.2914432 Zolotnik = 1 Ozt.
1876: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Imported mfg) = руб Kr. 15.09 -16.95 (£ 2.00)
.... (Fr 47.57 - 53.45; )
St. Petersburg: Mint Price, retail?
1867-77: 1 Troy Oz. Pt (Ru, intrinsic) ~ £ 1.4216 (USD$ 7.40)
1877: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (mfg, UK retail) = £ 2.43 - 4.80 (USD$ 12.34 - 24.38)
1872: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (mfg, USA retail) = USD$ 14.00
1872: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (mfg, USA retail) = USD$ 14.00
Citation: The Chemical news and journal of industrial science..., Vol. 3,; Sir William Crookes (1877) p.88
Quoting £ 14. per English Troy Pound of platina at .999 Fine, @ руб 6.63/£ = руб 4,073.6/Poud, which is far too high; likely, this is a retail (not Bulk) rate for Russian ore delivered to or sold in UK, after middlemen, etc.
c.1872: 1 Ozt Platinum (UK: Bulk Ore/.999) = £ 1.167
c.1872
1876: Pt Yield = 96.205 Poud = 3,848.2 Funt = 50,666 Ozt.= 1,575.9 Kgs.
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