ANNUAL REPORT—COMMERCE. 
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The lumber trade of Milwaukee was heavier in 1870 than 
in 1869 and larger than ever before except in 1867 and 1868. 
Receipts and Shipments of Lumber during the past eleven years. 
LUMBER—FEET. 
Years. 
Receipts. 
Shipments. 
i860. 
30,124, 000 
56,504,000 
38,858,000 
30,158 000 
35,548,000 
42,056,000 
58,899,000 
1861. 
1862 . 
1863 . 
1864.. 
1865 
1866. 
21,906,156 
1867. 
87,399,000 
32,890,369 
1868. 
94,023, 000.30,788,608 
1869. 
72,383,00023,915,790 
1870. 
79,491,00019,289,506 
NUMBER SHINGLES. 
LATH— 
-FEET. 
Receipts. 
Shipments. 
Receipts. 
Shipments. 
12,871,000 
1,012, 000 
13,385,000 
7,971,000 
3,327,000 
2.589 000 
2,889,000 
2,823,000 
3,950,000 
1,373,000 
2,038,000 
3 535,000 
4,790,000 
9,652,000 
9,972,000 
9,985,000 
3, 747,000 
19,585, 00010,703,000 
33,304,00017,188,634 
20,980,00016,407,800 
15,928, 000;17,658,000 
15,143,000 17,939,800 
1,238,125 
2,200,790 
2,077,680 
2,726,400 
1,893,735 
The receipts of iron ore at Milwaukee, since the establish¬ 
ment of the Milwaukee Iron Company’s works, are worthy of 
notice, as indicating the progress of that company’s business : 
Tons of Iron ore received at Milwaukee in 1868 . 2, 590 
... .do... .do.do.do.1869 . 7,024 
... .do... .do.do.do.1870 . 112,060 
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The receipts of pig iron in 1870 were 11,903 ; amount man¬ 
ufactured at Milwaukee, 12,830; total, 24,733. 
The shipments of pig iron from Milwaukee during the past 
five years have been as follows : 
Total shipments in 1866, tons. 4, 445 
.do.1867.. do. 4,103 
. do..,.1868. .do... 6,361 
.do..,.1869.. do. 4,672 
.do.1870..do. 8,216 
Amount of railroad iron received in Milwaukee during 1870 
28,553 tons. 
