CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE COMPARED.
Shoshone Agency, W. T.
How does Milwaukee compare with Chicago in the amount of grain handled in one year?
Wm. H. Rome.
Answer.—The following are the statistics of receipts and shipments at Milwaukee for 1882:
| Receipts, bu. | Shipments, bu. | ||
| Wheat | 7,816,471 | Wheat | 1,788,479 |
| Oats | 2,581,808 | Oats | 1,600,916 |
| Barley | 4,653,192 | Barley | 2,927,273 |
| Rye | 491,006 | Rye | 440,369 |
| Corn | 2,037,680 | Corn | 1,454,144 |
| Flour (brls) | 3,340,854 | Flour, (brls) | 4,248,050 |
| Total in bu | 32,613,994 | Total in bu | 27,327,405 |
The statistics of Chicago during the same period are:
| Receipts, bu. | Shipments, bu. | ||
| Wheat | 22,326,680 | Wheat | 19,905,319 |
| Oats | 26,975,137 | Oats | 23,975,177 |
| Barley | 2,066,636 | Barley | 4,130,069 |
| Rye | 2,052,214 | Rye | 1,928,874 |
| Corn | 49,224,522 | Corn | 49,264,167 |
| Flour (brls) | 4,378,864 | Flour (brls) | 3,995,532 |
| Total in bu | 122,350,074 | Total in bu | 117,182,590 |