ANNUAL REPORT—COMMERCE. 
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rail in the early part of the year, to eastern points via Chicago. 
If we deduct this from the receipts at Chicago, it will be seen 
that Milwaukee is 1,180,993 bushels ahead on receipts. 
The total number of hogs packed at this city, during the 
season just closed, was 175,000 against 133,244 the previous 
season. For receipts and shipments of cattle, provisions, 
hides, lumber, wool and other productions, we refer to the ap¬ 
propriate tables. 
“ The total quantity of eastern and foreign merchandise 
carried to Milwaukee, in 1869, by railroads and lake steamers, 
exclusive of railroad iron, pig iron, salt, plaster and other ar¬ 
ticles of course freight, was 111,256 tons, against 94,468 tons 
in 1868. 
“ In extent of marine commerce, Milwaukee ranks as the 
fourth city in the Union. The number of entries at the cus¬ 
tom house during the year, was 4,878, with a total tonnage of 
1,974,119 tons, and clearances 4,877, representing an aggre¬ 
gate Lonnage of 1,938,414 tons.” 
INCREASE OF COMMERCIAL FACILITIES—HARBOR IMPROVE¬ 
MENTS AT MILWAUKEE. 
“ Accompanying this report, in connection with a map of 
our railroad system, will be found a diagram of the harbor of 
Milwaukee, showing the slips, canals and dock extensions now 
in progress, and known as the Menomonee and Kinnickinick 
improvements, and constituting what is admitted by all au¬ 
thorities to be the best and most commodious inland harbor on 
the continent 
“ The ‘ straight cut ’ entrance shown in the diagram, 260 feet 
wide, 1,376 feet long, with a depth of 13 to 17 feet of water, 
and constructed by the city at an expense of $380,000, has 
proved to be all that its projectors claimed for it, an improve¬ 
ment of permanent character, affording ingress to the harbor 
at all times with perfect safety, either by sail or steam, and 
effectually preventing the formation of ice during the winter 
months in the Milwaukee river lor a distance of a half a mile 
from its mouth. To protect the channel of the straight cut 
