. Illinois as it is : its history, geography, statistics, constitution, laws, government, finances, climate, soil, plants, animals, state of health, prairies, agriculture, cattle-breeding, orcharding, cultivation of the grape, timber-growing, market-prices, lands and land-prices, geology, mining, commerce, banks, railroads, public institutions, newspapers, etc., etc. . oks, Book Binding, &c 26,-500 66 124,000 Barrels 30,000 100 105,000 Glue 10,000 15 4,072 Ship Building 50,000 250 300,000 Hats, Caps, &c 17,000 30 40,000 Millstones, 5,000 14 23,418 Trunks 50,000 80 180,000 Lithography, Engravin
. Illinois as it is : its history, geography, statistics, constitution, laws, government, finances, climate, soil, plants, animals, state of health, prairies, agriculture, cattle-breeding, orcharding, cultivation of the grape, timber-growing, market-prices, lands and land-prices, geology, mining, commerce, banks, railroads, public institutions, newspapers, etc., etc. . oks, Book Binding, &c 26,-500 66 124,000 Barrels 30,000 100 105,000 Glue 10,000 15 4,072 Ship Building 50,000 250 300,000 Hats, Caps, &c 17,000 30 40,000 Millstones, 5,000 14 23,418 Trunks 50,000 80 180,000 Lithography, Engraving, &c 10,000 15 20,000 Salseratus 6,000 8 18,000 Matches 5,000 21 18,000 ^Ofl- COMMERCE OF CHICAGO. Boots and Shoes, Clothing, MilHnery,Tobacco, Crackers, Bread, Coffeeand Spices, Surgical Instruments,etc 506,500 1,866 1,954,006 §6,295,000 8,740 11,031,491For the year 4,220,000 5,000 7,870,000 Consequently—increase during §2,075,000 3,740 §3,161,491 With this we conckide our chapter on the commerce and manufac-tures of Chicago. When to her present age of twenty years, Chicagoshall have added four new lustres, our readers, on reviewing the sta-tistics grow before them, will smile at the insignificance of the num-bers, however far beyond belief they may appear to them now. Chi-cago, indeed, has a splendid and magnificent future. M^>;-ii. LANDS AND THEIE PRICES. During the last few years there has been a steady advance in theprice of lands in Illinois, as well as throughout the United Statesgenerally; in the former, they are, however, still offered at verydifferent prices, and, with proper judgment and care, advantageouspurchases may readily be made. Lands may be purchased, — 1. of the Federal Government; 2. ofthe Illinois Central Railroad; and, 3. of private proprietors. The quantity of public lands has been considerably to the State Auditors report there are only about 100,000acres in the market, and the greater part of these is situated in
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