_Statistics of the Telegraph in Europe for the Year 1866._
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│ NAME OF │ Number │Miles │ │Number of │
│ COUNTRY. │ of │ of │Rates in 1866.│Messages. │
│ │Stations│Wire. │ │ │
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│England │ 2,151│80,466│1 shilling. │ 6,127,000│
│France │ 1,209│68,687│½ and 1 franc.│ 2,842,554│
│Austria │ 851│73,854│ │ 2,507,472│
│Prussia │ 538│55,149│ │ 1,964,003│
│Belgium │ 356│ 6,146│½ franc. │ 1,128,005│
│Switzerland│ 333│ 3,717│½ franc. │ 668,916│
│Bavaria │ │ 4,945│ │ │
│Norway │ 73│ 2,710│ │ 269,375│
│Russia │ 308│37,330│ │ 838,653│
│Italy │ 529│22,214│ │ 1,760,889│
│Spain │ │ │ │ 533,376│
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│Netherlands│ │ │ │ │
│Denmark │ │ │ │ │
│Sweden │ │ │ │ 1,500,000│
│Turkey │ │ │ │ │
│Greece │ │ │ │ │
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│Total │ │ │ │18,640,243│
│Messages │ │ │ │ │
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│Average rate per message in Europe $0.42│
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│ NAME OF │ │
│ COUNTRY. │ RECEIPTS. │
│ │ │
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│England │£ sterling 521,707 × $4.84 = $2,481,500.00│
│France │Francs 7,707,590 × 0.20 = 1,541.518.00│
│Austria │Florins 1,644,742 × 0.41 = 674,344.00│
│Prussia │Thalers 1,275,785 × 0.72 = 918,565.00│
│Belgium │Francs 961,112 × 0.20 = 194,442.00│
│Switzerland│Francs 684,471 × 0.20 = 136,894.00│
│Bavaria │Florins 322,876 × 0.41 = 132,383.00│
│Norway │Rix Dolls. 343,645 × 0.53 = 182,131.00│
│Russia │Roubles 1,872,659 × 0.21–3⁄7 = 372,309.00│
│Italy │Lira 4,120,311 × 0.18–6⁄10 = 766,750.00│
│Spain │Dollars 554,475 × 1.00 = 554,475.00│
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│Netherlands│ │
│Denmark │ │
│Sweden │ × 0.42 = 630,000.00│
│Turkey │ │
│Greece │ │
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│Total │ Total receipts $8,585,311.00│
│Messages │ │
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│Average rate per message in Europe $0.42│
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