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WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The receipts of coal have increased since 1860 as shown 
below: 
Tons of coal received at Milwaukee in 1861. 81,608 
..do... 
.do.... 
....do_ 
.... 1862. 
. 21,860 
..do... 
.... 1863. 
. 43,215 
..do... 
....do_ 
.... 1864. 
. 44,503 
..do... 
.... 1865. 
. 36,369 
..do... 
.... 1866. 
.. 66, 619 
..do... 
.... 1867. 
.. 74,568 
..do... 
.... 1868. 
. 92,992 
..do... 
. ... 1869. 
. 87,690 
..do... 
.do.... 
.... 1870. 
. 122,865 
According to the reports of the various transportation com. 
panies, the amount of general eastern merchandise received in 
1870, was 118,834 tons, exclusive of salt, plaster, pig iron and 
other coarse freight. The following are some of the most 
important: 
Coffee, sacks. 23,167 
Sugar, barrels. 78,273 
Sugar, hogsheads. 4,400 
Tea, chests. 13, 883 
Oil, barrels. 30, 924 
Nails, kegs. 97,497 
The year 1870 was one of the most favorable for navigation 
ever known to lake Michigan. “ The season,” says the report 
of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, “ embraced almost 
seven and one half months of uninterrupted navigation. There 
was no serious interruption during the whole year.” The 
amount of freightage by water was greater than at any former 
period. 
The freight business done by the railroads of the state is 
illustrated by the accompanying tables : 
