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The receipts of lumber for the. year wore 

 :M.i,7f;n,iMM) f,.,-t, being an increase of 04,077,- 

 , t OVIT tlu> previous year. Tlio receipts 

 title were 201,248 head, against 124,885 

 tor tlif piv\ios your, an increase of 56,863 

 In ad. The receipts of grain were 23,908,910 

 luisliels, mi increase of 4,704,875 bushels over 

 The receipts of flour wore 2,922,630 

 barrels, against 2,430,835 for 1869, an increase 

 of 591,795 barrels; there were at the same 

 time manufactured 1,851,783 barrels of flour, 

 -t 1,008,592 barrels in 1809, an increase 

 of 288,141 barrels. Of lead there were received 

 234,908 pigs, agninst 223,280 pigs in 1869, an 

 incroii.se of 11,017 pigs. Of iron-ore there were 

 obtained at the mines and deposits tributary 

 to St. Louis, 810,000 tons, against 195,000 tons 

 in 1809, an increase of 121,090 tons. The to- 

 tal product of pig-iron was 72,508 tons ; and 

 the total amount of coal received in the city 

 23,931,475 tons. 



The growth of manufactures in the city is 

 shown by the following figures : 



'Hie mining interests of Missouri are im- 

 portant and undergoing rapid development. A 

 i'.ureau of Mining was established by the last 

 Legislature, and a geological survey authorized. 



Mr. Albert D. Hager was appointed State Ge- 

 ologist, and made considerable progress in his 

 \\oik during the yeur. The coal-measures 

 cover about 20,000 square miles in the north- 

 western part of tin- State.-, but have not yet 

 been very extensively worked. The most 

 important mineral product is iron, which is 

 already mined to considerable extent. There 

 are 15 blast-furnaces, producing about 133,000 

 tons of pig-iron annually. The lead-deposits 

 are also valuable, and 12,000,000 pounds were 

 smelted during the first ten months of the year. 

 There are also rich mines of zinc, and some 

 copper, nickel, and cobalt. 



The railroad system of Missouri is undergo- 

 ing rapid development. There are now 2,055 

 miles of complete railway, with more than 

 1,000 miles more in course of construction. 

 The Missouri-Valley Railroad has been com- 

 pleted to the Iowa line, and consolidated with 

 the St. Joseph and Council Bluff's road, under 

 the name of the Kansas City, St. Joseph, and 

 Council Bluffs Railroad. The Missouri, Kan- 

 sas, and Texas road has been built during the 

 year, from Sedalia to Fort Scott, 105 miles; 

 131 miles of the South Pacific were built, 

 completing that line to near the western bound- 

 ary of the State. 



The finances of the State are in a sound 

 condition. The public debt at the end of the 

 year was $17,800,000, showing a reduction of 

 $728,000 in one year. The following is a de- 

 tailed statement of the bonds : 



Y*n. Amount muturln?. 



1888 438,000 



1886 1.944,000 



1887 3,242,000 



1888 3,251,000 



1889 863,000 



1890 242,000 



The bonds outstanding on December 31, 

 1870, mature as follows: 



Y. i-. Amount maturing. 



1H73 $422,000 



1^ 59U.OOO 



1874 811.000 



1875 1.412,000 



1878 8,069,000 



1877 1,034.000 



1878 639,000 



Total $17,866,000 



The receipts of the public Treasury for the 

 t\vo years ending December 31, 1870, were ; 



In 1869 $3.886.877 46 



In 1870 2,847,08598 



Total $5,683,913 44 



"Warrants were drawn as follows : 



In 1869 $9.719,517 07 



In 1870 10,037,137 00 



Total $12,749,654 18 



Of this amount, $0,603,957.00 were drawn 

 by authority of a joint resolution of the Twen- 



ty-fifth General Assembly, approved March 

 24, 1870, being for the amount of bonds and 

 coupons received by the late Treasurer, Wil- 

 liam Bishop, and for the amount paid for 

 United States bonds purchased by the Treas- 

 urer for the school funds. The estimates for 

 1871 and 1872 are as follows : 



RECEIPTS. 



In 1871 $0,700.00000 



In 1872 2,885,00000 



Total $5,635,000 00 



EXPEXmTURES. 



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The public school fund amounts to $1,CH,- 



