The monograph is devoted to the formation and development of fairs, the formation and geographical location of the fair network in the Tomsk province and the Altai (Kolyvano-Voskresensky) mountain district, the establishment of ties with the leading fairs of Russia - Nizhny Novgorod, Irbit, Ishim, Krestovskaya and others. The legal aspects of fair trade, their changes in national and cabinet policy during the 19th - early 20th centuries are considered.