steel founder 44 - 48
rubles
coal miner 38 - 41
rubles
stone-mason 32 - 35
rubles
lathe operator (steel-cutting) 28 - 31 rubles
tannery worker 27 - 30
rubles
chemical worker 23 - 26
rubles
hat/bonnet maker 17 - 19
rubles
textile worker 15 - 16
rubles
tobacco worker 12. 5 - 13.5 rubles
In the same time period the buying power of the ruble was as follows: (1 ruble has 100 kopecks, like 1 dollar has 100 cents)
Product
per 1 k per 1 lb
Butter
74 kop. 33 kop.
Ham
30 kop. 13 kop.
Chicken eggs 1 dozen
- - - - - 18 kop. doz.
Cabbage heads 1 dozen
- - - - - 72 kop.doz.
Cucumbers 1 dozen
- - - - - 03 kop. doz.
Sunflower oil 1 quart
- - - - - 25 kop./qua.
Honey
1r 22kop. 55 kop
One
chicken
- - - - - 50 kop.
One
duck
- - - - - 90 kop
One
sheep
- - - - - 4 rub
One
cow
- - - - - 45 rub
Wheat 1
bushel
- - - - - 1 r 51 kop
Rye 1
bushel
- - - - 1 ruble 18 kop
Barley 1 bushel
- - - - - - 64 kop
Letter stamp (up to 15 gr.)
- - - - - 07 kop.
Postcard with a stamp
- - - - - 03 kop.
Money exchange rates in 1899 and 1903 were the same; and we may assume that between 1899 and 1903 the rates were the same too. Russian ruble, USA dollar, GB pound, German mark and French franc.
Other currencies in Russian rubles. 1 ruble in other currencies.
1 pound = 6.28
rubles
1 ruble = 0.16 pounds
1 dollar = 1.29 rubles
1 ruble = 0.7752 dollars
1 mark = 0.308
rubles
1 ruble = 3.2467 marks
1 franc = 0.25
rubles
1 ruble = 4.0 francs
Sources:
1. Vsia Rossiia 1895 edition
2. Vsia Rossiia 1899 edition
3. Vsia Rossiia 1903 edition
4. Russian encyclopedia by Brockgause and Ephron 1892
- 1905
5. V. L. Ulianov - Lenin "Development of Capitalism
in Russia