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THE INDEX TO YOL. XII. FROM JANUARY TO JU N E , INCLUSIVE, 1845. Page. Page. British coasting trade............................. A. A merican vessels, imports to China in, 51 British steam navigation, from 1814 to American commerce, annals of,........... 365 1843,.................................................... America, bank of North established,... 73 British steam vessels in coasting trade, American fisheries, statistics of,........... 95 1820 to 1843,...................................... American merchant, liberality of an,... 105 British steam vessels built from 1814 to American commerce, French spolia-^,-. 1£M3,.................................................... commercial policy,.................... tions of,..................... v \ \ ljK, I British ggods, exports of, 1815 to 1842, American railways, statistics of,>.. V . 29tji American commerce, extension ofi.... 490 Bill for restraining trade of colonies,... Act for a mint in Massachusetts, 1186, 73 Bibles imported to America, 1777,.... Anthracite coal trade,..................... 103, 244 Bank of North America established,. . Accumulation of capital,....................... 152 Bank of England, currency of,............ A gent: act to recover account,.............. 179 Banks, private of England,................. Action of consignees for value of cargo, 179 Banks, Irish and Scotch, condition of,. Association, Baltimore Mercantile....... 197 Bank capital of several states,............. Association, catalogue of New York Bank stocks, prices of in 1844,........... Mercantile Library,.......................... 198 Bank of the U. States chartered,......... Associations, commercial of France and Banking system of Ohio,...................... E ngland,.... ....................................... 404 Banking system of Scotland,............... Arracan river, port of,............................ 377 Bank of the United States, 1816,........ Agricultural products of U. States,.... 389 Bank of England, circulation of,......... Asia, trade with in 1811,..................... 461 Buildings erected in New York.......... Alabama, land sold in,........................ 173 Bullion of banks in England, &c........ Alabama, increase of slaves in,............ 173 Brazilian tariff of duties, new .............. Alabama, mineral r e s o t J r c £ s * 5 f c - - *492* ^Brazilian commercial d^ijrees,............ Annual statement of cofafhiQfcfe \he.* I • vBrazil,-trade an<J sqipiljwie.qf,....,...... U. States, 1844,..........................561) Sl1 "Brazil, description of,............................ Albany Young Men’s Association,. «•.’.518; IJraJM, measures', flig h ts, and money, American cheese,.................................... ’£?7; IJrazil} finance a n d ‘debt of,................... B. ' 1Bra£il,'ahchorage duty of,..................... B ritish ships in China trade,................ 48 Bwsjl,*segjilations of,............................. British leading imports, 1843-44,........ 75 BMgia£i tajiff of duties, new,................ British commerce and navigation, 1843, 97 BeTjjmfn aiid Zoll-Verein, treaty of,.... British North America, trade w ith,.... 98 Belgium, postal treaty of,..................... British empire, progress of shipping of, 181 Balance of trade of the United States,. British vessels built and registered from Beneficial society of Philadelphia, mer 1801 to 1843,..................................... 181 cantile,........................................ British empire, vessels belonging to,... 189 Business, grocery in New Y ork,......... British reports of shipwreck committee, 182 Business of Little Fort, Illinois,.......... British annual waste of vessels,........... 183 Buoy at harbor of St. Augustine,......... British vessels built in five years,........ 184 Boston, duties collected at,.................... British vessels lost in five years,.......... 184 Boston, commerce and navigation of,. British colonies, reciprocity treaties..... 262 Boston, vessels arrived in 1844 at,........ British colonies, commerc’l intercourse, 263 Boston, vessels cleared in 1844 from,. British metals exported to France,....... 347 Boston and Lowell railroad,.................. British brigs, collision of,..................... 466 Boston and Worcester railroad,............ OCT S 1 1941 476 484 485 485 538 540 73 73 73 74 74 74 172 284 365 375 376 461 546 579 74 87 379 159 159 164 164 166 167 87 90 194 95 101 103 477 100 170 189 189 189 291 384 JhIndex. Page. Baltimore, ship-building in 1844 at,.... 190 Baltimore, commercial navigation of,.. 191 Baltimore mercantile library associat’n, 197 Bremen, ships and tonnage of,............. 193 Biography, mercantile,................. 266, 356 Book trade, 107, 204, 307, 397, 493, 588 Bills of exchange,...,............................. 355 Bureau of statistics,............................... 363 Barrell’s Sound discovered,................... 365 Bottomry bond case,.............................. 463 Baltic trade, from 1824 to 1842,.......... 480 Breakwater at Caraccas,........................ 486 C. C onsumption of coal, &c., in F rance,. 24 Castings by coal, coke, &,c., in France, 24 China, intercourse with,.......................... 41 China trade,............................................... 42 China treaty with United States,......... 44 China, hong merchants of,...................... 45 China, tea trade of,.................................. 48 China, commerce of U. States w ith,. . 49 China, exports of tea in Amer. vessels, 49 China, imports of tea to the U. S. from, 50 China, imports by American vessels into, from 1804 to 1838,...................... 51 China, first U. S. voyage to,.................... 73 China, chronology of events in, from 1831 to 1844,................. .................... 77 China, opening of trade w ith,.. . 79, 80 China, comparative trade of leading na tions with,............................................. 80 China, prospects of U. S. trade with,.. 80 China, influence of free commerce with, 104 288 China, U. S. treaty with,.. China, export of tea to Great Britain,. 299 China, rates of commission in,............ 378 China chamber of commerce,................ 378 China, Russian trade with,..................... 395 China new regulations for vessels,....... 583 Commerce of United States, in 1843,. 95 Commerce, British, and navigation,... 97 Commerce, influence of free,.............. 104 Commerce, French spoliations of Ame rican,............... 115 Commerce, persons employed in,......... 129 Commerce of Brazil,............................. 159 Commerce of the Erie and Champlain canal,................................................... 187 Commerce of Sandusky, Ohio,........... 192 Commerce of Milan, Ohio,.................. 192 Commerce of Sandwich islands,......... 198 Commerce of France and E ngland,.. 199 Commerce of Hong-Kong,................... 202 Commerce of Havana, 1843-44,......... 294 Commerce, debt, &c., of Texas,......... 296 Commerce of Galveston,....................... 297 Commerce of Mobile, in 1844,.......... 298 Commerce, annals of American,. 73, 365 Commerce of Providence, in 1 7 9 1 ,... 365 Commerce of Charleston, in 1 7 9 5 ,... 366 Commerce of United States, in 1844,. 388 Commerce, internal, of New Y o rk ,.. 389 Commerce of United States, in 1801,. 459 iii Page. Commerce, extension of American,.. . Commerce with Japan,.......................... Commerce and navigation of the U. States, (annual statem ent,).... 561, Commercial system of France,........... Commercial regulations of Portugal,.. Commercial regulations,.... 85, 194, Commercial importance of railroads,.. Commercial navigation of New York,. Commercial navigation of Baltimore,. Commercial navies of Europe,............ Commercial piety and profit,................. Commercial navigation of Havana,.. . Commercial suretyship,......................... Commercial co-partnerships,................. Commercial regulations of Brazil,....... Commercial associations of France and England,..... .............................. 517, Commercial associations of U. States,. Commercial policy of Great Britain,... Commercial convention in 1815,......... Commercial intercourse with Mignelon, &c.,............................................... Confederation, treaty of Germ anic,... Card manufactory established in Boston, Currency, English,.................................. Case of a libel,........................................ Commission merchants, (law case,)... Cotton, action to recover loss on sale of, Cotton, French imports of, from 1835 to 1844,............................................... Cotton goods imported into Rio de Ja neiro,.................................................... Cotton; crops of, from 1833 to 1844,.. Cotton states, increase of slave popula tion of,................................................. Cotton, consumption and stock at Liv erpool of,............................................. Cotton goods, export, &c., of,................ Cotton spinning,.................................... Cotton imported into Great Britain in ten years,......................................... Cotton, prices at Liverpool, 1844-45,. Cotton, consumption in Great Britain,. Cotton manufactures in 1813,.............. Cotton trade of Havre, for 10 years,... Cheese, trade in,..................................... Customs, instructions to collectors of,. Copper smelting in U. States,................ Carolina (South) Railroad,.................... Continent, railways on,.......................... Canals, opening and closing of N. York, Canal, Ohio, income of 1842-44,......... Canal commerce of Pennsylvania,....... Canal, merchandise shipped on Ohio,. Canal enlargement, E rie,...................... Canal commerce of Ohio,..................... Canal navigation, 1823,........................ Canal, Blackstone,.................................. Canal, Delaware and Hudson,............. Canada custom-house circular,.............. Coffee, French imports of,.................... Coffee exported from Rio de Janeiro,. 490 490 577 42 86 288 152 185 191 193 203 295 330 361 379 403 538 538 461 489 70 73 74 82 83 84 98 164 172 173 174 273 365 392 392 392 461 577 577 581 551 91 92 94 94 98 373 432 452 462 462 580 582 98 163 iv Index. Page. Coal trade, by railways and canals,.... 103 Coal trade, statistics of,......................... 244 Coal trade, expenses, &c., of mining,. 253 Coal in France,......................... 343 Coal, new work on,................................ 586 Classing merchant vessels, system of,. 104 Census of United States,..................... 125 Census, errors in,................................... 125 Capital, accumulation of,....................... 152 Capital, bank,.......................................... 172 Capital and labor,................................... 396 Cargo, action to recover value of,........ 179 Coastwise arrivals at New Y ork,......... 185 Coastwise clearances at Boston,.......... 189 Coasting trade, British,......................... 476 Coasting trade, Irish,............................. 496 Catalogue of N. Y. mercantile library, 198 Consular system of the U. States,....... 211 Consular system, origin and objects of,. 212 Consular system, its evils, &c.............. 216 Consumption of iron in U. States,....... 232 Colonies, intercourse with British,....... 262 Cases, mercantile law ,................. 367, 273 Cincinnati, steamboats built in,........... 290 Collision cases,.................... 462, 463, 466 Caraccas, breakwater at,........................ 486 Congress, act regulating intercourse with St. Pierre,................................. 489 Congress, act regulating inland naviga tion of the United States,................. 488 Congress, act regulating exports to fo reign countries,.................................. 487 Counterfeit gold coins,......................... 491 Curiosities of trade,................................ 492 D. D utch vessels employed in the Chinese trade,.................................................... 80 Duties, new Brazilian tariff of,............. 85 Duties, Belgian tariff of,........................ 87 Duties on U. S. imports into Rio de Ja neiro, ................................................... 89 Duties on articles imported into Rio de Janeiro,................................................ 165 Duties collected at N. York and Boston, 170 Duty, Brazilian anchorage,.................. 166 Decree of Portugal,............................... 86 Decrees of Brazil,.................................. 166 Differential duties on imports of Bel gium,.................................................... 88 Darmstadt, cost of railroad of,............. 92 Domestic produce of U. S. exported,... 95 Domestic exports of U. S., in 1844,... 562 Denmark, reefs and buoys of,................ 99 Denmark, ships and tonnage of,.......... 193 Department, post-office,........................ 140 Debts of the states, etc.,........................ 279 Debt of Texas,...................................... 296 Debts, minors’,....................................... 354 Debts, wife’s,.......................................... 354 Delaware and Hudson canal report,... 580 Drawback on goods exported,............. 581 E. E xport of French products, &c.,......... 34 Page. Export of silks from France,................ 35 Export of woollen articles from France, 36 Export of articles of French workman ship,..................................................... 38 Export of furs to China, 1805-13,...... 50 Export of British goods to China by Americans,.... ............................. 50 Exports of U. States, in 1843,............. 95 Exports by canal from Pittsburgh,....... 98 Exports from Rio de Janeiro,............. 163 Exports of Maranham,.......................... 162 Exports of Pernambuco,....................... 162 Exports of Bahia,............................ 162 Exports of England to the East Indies and China,............................................ 175 Exports of New Y ork,....... .................. 186 Exports of La Guayra,.......................... 191 Exports of Milan,.................................. 192 Exports of Sandusky,............................ 192 Export of cotton goods from G. Britain, 277 Exports of Havana, from 1833 to 1844, 294 Exports and imports of Texas, 1837 to 1843, ................................................ 296 Export of tea from China to G. Britain, 299 Exports of flour and wheat, from 1790 to 1843,............................................... 313 Export of Indian corn,.......................... 313 Export of British metals to France,... 347 Exports of New York, in 1791,.......... 365 Exports of Charleston, 1792,................ 366 Exports, summary statement of U. S., in 1844,............................................... 388 Export of cotton to Great Britain,....... 392 Exports of manufactures from Great Britain, 1841 to 1844,....................... 471 Exports, drawback allowed on,........... 487 Exports of the United States, in 1844, 563 Exports and imports of each state, in 1844, ............................................... 573 Expenses of railroads,........................... 156 England, railways in,............................. 42 England, railroad taxation in,............... 93 England, paper circulation of,............. 175 England, commerce of France and,... 199 England, commercial associations of,.. 404 England, exports of flour, etc., to,....... 425 Economy, mercantile and domestic,.... 106 Errors in U. S. census of 1840,........... 125 Early history of silk,............................. 203 Exchange, bills of,................................... 355 Erie canal, rates of freight on line of,.. 387 Erie canal enlargement,........................ 432 Erie canal, rates of freight on,............. 581 Eastern railroad,.................................... 386 Express establishment,.......................... 395 Exploring expedition of U. S.,............ 444 Embargo law, passed 1812,................. 461 Emigrations to U. S., in 1816,............. 461 Emigration from United Kingdom,..... 579 Extension of American commerce,.... 490 Egypt, imports and exports of, in 1844, 578 F. F rance, manufacturing industry o f,.... 20 v Index. Page. France, consumption of wood, coal, &c. France, products of capital in 1843, 30, France, comparison of exports in 1843, 'France, lights and light-houses of,...... France, mining industry of,.................. France, commercial associations o f,.... French imports of cotton, sugar, and coffee, 1835 to 1844,......................... French spoliations of American com merce, prior to 1800,......................... Fees, pilots, (law case,)......................... Fisheries, statistics of American,........ Fisheries, whale of U. States,.... 191, Fishery, poetry of the whale,................ Fishery, mackerel of Mass.,................. Fishery, New London whale,.............. Fishery, Sag Harbor whale, in 1844,. Free commerce, influence of,................ Finances of Illinois, etc.,...................... Flour, export of, from 1790 to 1843,... G. G ermanic confederation, treaty of,...... German Zoll-Verein, population of,.... German Zoll-Verein, revenue of,......... German Zoll-Verein, consumption of sugar in,............................................... German railways, traffic of,.................. Great Britain, leading exports of,......... Great Britain, export of tea to,............ Great Britain, metals exported to,....... Great Britain, import of cotton to, in ten years,............................................. Great Britain, consumption of cotton in, Great Britain, prices of cotton in,....... Great Britain, exports of wheat to ,.... Great Britain, claim of to Oregon,....... Great Britain, mineral productions of,. Great Western, passages of,................. Goods, cotton of U. States,................... Goods, prices of in New York,........... Grocery business in New York,.......... Government (U. S.) funds,................... Gold mines, Russian and other,........... Gold sands of Siberia,........................... Genesee, harbor of,................................. Gold sovereigns, counterfeit of,........... H. H ong merchants of China,................... Hong-Kong, commerce at,.................... Hudson railroad,.................................... Honolulu, whalers and traders to,....... Hanover, commercial navy of,............. Holland, commercial navy of,............... Hamburgh, commercial navy of,......... Hamburgh, prices of wheat at,........... Havana, exports of from 1843 to 1844, Havana, navigation of,.......................... Havre cotton trade,................................ Hewes, biography of,............................. Hemp market, Maysville,...................... Hocking canal, Ohio,............................ I. I ndustry of France, in 1844,................ 24 37 33 100 341 403 98 115 82 95 96 201 300 478 478 104 277 312 70 473 473 475 474 76 299 347 392 392 392 425 520 584 482 80 469 103 170 200 554 460 491 45 202 93 100 193 193 193 428 294 295 577 356 491 455 20 Page. Imports into China by American ves sels, 1804 to 1833,............................. Imports of tea into the United States, from 1821 to 1839,............................ Imports into Great Britain, 1843-44,.. Imports, duties on U. S. into Rio de Janeiro,....................................... 89, Imports, differential duties on,............. Imports of France, 1835 to 1844,........ Import trade of Brazil,.......................... Imports of Rio de Janeiro,................... Imports of United States,........... 170, Import of cotton in Liverpool,............. Imports of sperm and whale oil,.......... Imports of Sandusky, Ohio,.................. Imports of Milan, Ohio,........................ Imports prior to tariff of 1842,............ Imports of iron into the U. States, from 1828 to 1844...................................... Imports of goods into New York, etc., Imports of New York, in 1844,......... Imports of cotton into U. States from Texas,.................................................. Import of flour into England, etc.,. . . Import of cotton into Great Britain, in ten years,............................................. Importof foreign produce into England, Imports of United States, in 1844,.... Imports of each state, &c., in 1844,.... Imported goods in N. York, prices of,. Iron, railroad,.......................................... Iron trade,.................................... Iron trade, Scotch pig........................... Iron works of Pennsylvania,................ Iron produced, etc., in Pennsylvania,.. Iron manufacture? of Pennsylvania,. . Indo-Chinese seas,................................. Improvement, Monongahela river,...... India (West) steamers,.......................... Influence of free commerce,................. Internal improvements of Ohio,.......... Internal commerce of New York,....... Insurance cases,........ 273, 368, 464, Insolvent law of Massachusetts,......... Insolvency, mercantile,......................... Indian corn and meal exported from the U. States,............................................. Itinerant, collision of,............................ Illinois, Little Fort,................................ L. L inen, French,....................................... Levant,.................................................... Lawns and cambrics,............................. Leading imports of Great Britain,...... Law department, mercantile, 81, 177, 367, Libel, case of a,...... ............................... Loss on sale of cotton,.......................... London and Paris railways,.................. Lisbon, light on rock of,........................ Lights and light-houses of France,__ Light-house on Moro castle,................. Light at Brusterort,................................. 51 50 76 165 88 98 161 163 171 174 191 192 192 194 236 278 295 296 371 392 471 565 572 469 66 224 585 246 247 249 80 90 91 104 94 389 465 276 352 422 462 477 34 35 37 76 273 462 82 82 92 100 100 100 486 vi Index. Page. Page. Louisville, mercantile library associa tion of,................................................ . 102 Louisiana, trade of in 1802,.................. 460 Liberality of an American merchant,. 105 Learned professions in U. States,........ . 131 Lackawana valley, resources of,.......... 167 Liverpool, imports of cotton,................., 174 Liverpool salt,............ - ......................... , 338 Liverpool manufactures shipped,......... 578 La Guayra, exports of,.......................... 191 Lucca, commercial navy of,................. 193 Leisler, Jacob, memoir of,................... 266 Lowell railroad,...................................... 291 Labor and capital,.................................. 396 Lehigh coal trade, in 1806,................... 460 Little Fort, Illinois,................................ 477 M. M anufacturing industry of Fiance,... 19 Manufacturing dividendsin N.England, 299 Manufactures in 1817,......................... 461 Mint, act for,.......................................... 73 Money market,...................................... 74 Mercantile law department, 81, 177, 273 367 Mercantile law cases,. 81, 177, 273, 367 Mercantile beneficial society of Phila delphia,............................................... 101 Mercantile library association of Lou isville, .................................................. 102 Mercantile and domestic economy,— 106 Mercantile miscellanies, 101, 196, 393, 584 Mercantile library association of N. Y., 196 Mercantile library association of Balti more, .................................................. 197 Mercantile library association of Mon treal,.................................................... 394 Mercantile biography,................... 266, 356 Mercantile insolvency........................... 352 Mercantile integrity,.............................. 394 Memorandum checks, (law case,)....... 81 Merchants, commission, (law case,).... 83 Merchant vessels, system of classing,. 104 Merchant, liberality of an American,. 105 Merchant and the child,........................ 105 Merchant’s wife, complaint of,............. 105 Merchant’s revenge................................ 196 Merchants’ tariff at Quebec,................. 489 Merchandise imported prior to tariff of 1842,................................................... 194 Merchandise, inspectors of,.................. 180 Monongahela river improvement,........ 90 Maryland tobacco warehouse................. 106 Movement, railroad,.............................. 152 Movement, western railroad,................ 323 Massachusetts railroads,__ 156, 157, 385 Massachusetts fisheries,......................... 193 Massachusetts mackerel fishery,..... . 300 Maranham, Brazil,........................... . 162 Measures of Brazil,.............................. 164 Mutual safety insurance company,...... 193 Mecklenburg, commercial navy of,.... 193 Mines, Russian gold,............................. 200 Mining system of Russia,.................... 456 Mining industry of F ra n c e,................. 341 Morality for merchants,......................... 351 Miner’s debt,........................................... 354 Mariner’s wages, libel for,..................... 367 Michigan railroad,.................................. 386 Muskingum improvement,................... 455 Miami canal, Ohio,................................. 456 Merino sheep in 1802,.......................... 459 Mississippi steamboats in 1822,........... 461 Marine insurance case,................. 464, 465 Madison and Indianapolis railroad,__ 481 Mignelon, intercourse w ith,.................. 489 Maysville hemp market,........................ 491 Mineral resources of Alabama,........... 492 Measures and weights of U. States,.... 549 Morals of trade,...................................... 587 N. N ew Brazilian tariff,.............................. 85 New Belgian tariff,................................. 87 New tariff of Rio de Janeiro,................ 89 New York canals, opening and clo sing of,................................................. 94 New York, duties collected at,............ 170 New York, navigation of,..................... 185 New York, principal exports of,.......... 186 New York canals, commerce of,......... 187 New York, imports of in 1844,.......... 295 New York, duties paid on im ports,.... 295 New York, production of salt in the state of,................................................ 335 New York, exports in 1791,................. 365 New York, navigation of in 1793,.... 366 New York, bank statistics of,.............. 374 New York, railroads of in 1844,......... 381 New York, internal commerce of,...... 389 New York mercantile library associa tion, ..................................................... 393 New York, prices of goods imported,. 469 New England whale fishery,................ 191 New England manufactures,................ 299 New London whale fishery, from 1820 to 1844,............................................... 478 Newspapers of the United States,....... 459 Navigation, British,................................ 97 Navigation of Boston,.................. 189, 191 Navigation, statistics of British steam, 484 Navigation, law regulating U. S. inland, 488 Navigation, annual report of,....... 561, 577 Nautical intelligence,............................. 99 Navies of European states,................... 193 Nations, Wheaton’s law of,................. 255 Notes, promissory,..................... 276 O. O regon, railroad to, etc........................... 80 Oregon, claim of Great Britain to ,.... 520 Opening, &c., New York canals,........ 94 Opening of New York canals, from 1824 to 1845,...................................... 484 Ohio, internal improvements of,........... 94 Ohio, land sold in................................... 173 Ohio, population of,................................. 174 Ohio, canal commerce of,........... 192, 452 Ohio, debt of,.......................................... 279 Index. Page. Ohio, loans of banks in,........................ Ohio canal shipments,........................... Ohio exports via canals,........................ Ohio banking system,............................ Ohio, merchandise shipped via canal,. Orr’s air-tight stove, (law case,).......... Onondaga salt-works............................. P. P ortugal, commercial regulations of,. Portugal port-charges,............................ Paris and London railroads,.................. Philadelphia mercantile beneficial so ciety,.................................................... Population, errors in,............................. Population, increase of slave,............... Post-office department,.......................... Pernambuco, commerce of,................... Port Sydney port-charges,..................... Postal treaty of England and Belgium, Poetry of the whale fishery,.................. Pennsylvania, resources of,.................... Pennsylvania, products of in 1840,.... Pennsylvania, population of,................. Pennsylvania, coal produced in,........... Pennsylvania, coal trade of, from 1820 to 1844................................................ Pennsylvania, iron works in ,................ Pennsylvania, shipments of iron in 1843-44,.............................................. Pennsylvania, manufactures of iron,... Pennsylvania, coal transported on state canals of,............................................. Pennsylvania, public debt of,................ Prices of U. S. stocks, in 1844,........... Prices of bank stocks, etc.,................... Prices of cotton at Liverpool,................ Prices of wheat in European markets,. Prices of wheat in the United States,. Prices of U. S. produce in New York market,................................................. Prices of imported goods in New York, Production of wheat in the U. States,. Production of salt in New Y ork,......... Products of the United States,............. Precious metals in Russia,........... 347, Portsmouth, Ohio, shipments at,.......... Patterson, manufactures of,................... Passages of the Great W estern,........... Prussia, Brusterort,................................. Policy, British governmental,................ „ Q. Q uestion for accountants answered,... Quebec merchants’ tariff,...................... R. R ailroad iron and the tariff,................. Railroad statistics,.... 91, 290, 381, Railroad taxation in England,............. Railroad, income of Mohawk and Hud son........................................................ Railroad travel, increase of,................... Railroad movement,.............................. Railroads, revenues of Massachusetts,. Railroads, length of,.............................. 373 373 373 375 453 177 337 86 86 92 100 125 172 140 162 195 194 201 237 239 240 273 244 246 247 249 252 280 283 285 392 428 428 467 469 308 335 389 456 373 462 482 486 538 104 489 66 580 93 93 94 152 157 156 Tii Page. Railroads, revenue and expenses of,... 156 Railroads, debts and interest of Massa chusetts,................................................. 156 Railroad to the Oregon,......................... 176 Railroad stocks, prices of,...................... 284 Railroad, Boston and Low ell,............. 291 Railroad, English and American,....... 293 Railroad movement, w estern,............... 323 Railroads of New York, in 1843-44,. 381 Railroad, western,................................... 385 Railroad, Boston and Worcester,......... 384 Railroads, Massachusetts,...................... 385 Railroad, eastern..................................... 366 Railroad, business of M ichigan,......... 386 Railroad freights on line of Erie oanal, 387 Railways in England,............................ 92 Railways on the continent,.................... 92 Railways, Paris and London,................ 92 Railways and canals, coal trade by,__ 103 Railways, traffic of German in 1844,. 474 Rio de Janeiro, tariff of duties,. 89, 165 Rio de Janeiro, imports and exports of, 163 Rio de Janeiro, measures, weights, and mone'-of,............................................. 164 Rio de Janeiro, finance and debt of,... 164 Reefs and buoys of Denmark,............. 99 Revolving light of Lisbon,.................... 100 Resources of the Lackawana valley,.. 167 Resources of Pennsylvania,.................. 237 Resources of Texas,.............................. 296 Resources, mineral, of France,........... 341 Russian and other gold mines,............. 200 Russia, precious metals of,.................... 341 Russia, gold mining system of,............ 347 Revenue of the several states,.............. 279 Revenues of U. States, in 1792,......... 366 Revenue paid on imports in England,. 471 Revenue of the German Zoll-Verein,. 473 Review of commercial affairs,............. 370 Rates of commission in China,........... 378 Rambouillet decree of 1810,................ 460 S. Statistics of French manufactures, 30, 44 Statistics of China trade,................ 50, 51 Statistics of American fisheries,.......... 95 Statistics of the whale fishery,............. 96 Statistics, commercial, 95, 181, 294, 388 561 Statistics of United States,.................... 127 Statistics of railroads,......... 90, 156, 381 Statistics, bureau of,.............................. 363 Statistics of canal commerce of Ohio,. 453 Statistics of British steam navigation,. 484 Sewerage for cities,................................. 53 System of classing merchant vessels,.. 104 Steamboats, custom dues on, at Port Sidney,................................................. 195 Steamboats on Mississippi, 1822,......... 461 Steamers, W est India,........................... 91 Steamer, Great W estern,...................... 482 Steam between New York and Liver pool,..................................................... 481 Steam navigation of G. Britain,. 484, 486 viii Index, Pape. South Carolina railroad,........................ Sugar, French imports of,..................... Sugar made in Georgia, 1811,............. Sugar crop of Louisiana, 1824,........... Sailing directions for Ichaboe,............. St. Augustine, buoy at harbor of,......... Ship-building in Baltimore, in 1844,... Ships built at Portland, in 1844,.......... Ships, return of whale,.......................... Sardinia, commercial navy of,.............. Spain, commercial navy of,................... Sicilies, commercial navy of,................ Sandwich islands, commerce of,.......... Silk, early history of,.............................. Suretyship, defects of the system,....... Salt produced in New York,................. Shipments, morality of,......................... Silver mining of R ussia,....................... Slave trade,............................................. Salvage cases,................................ 464, Sea light at Brusterort,.......................... Siberia, gold sands of,............................ Scotch pig iron trade,............................ T. T rade of China,..................................... Trade of New Haven, in 1784,.......... Trade, progress of,................................. Trade, opening of China,..................... Trade of Brazil,..................................... Trade of Rio de Janeiro,...................... Trade and duties of New York and Boston,................................................. Trade, iron,............................................. Trade, coal of Pennsylvania,................ Trade, Russian with China,.................. Trade, corn,............................................. Trade with Asia in 1811,..................... Trade of Baltic,...................................... T ea trade of China,............................... Treaty of the Germanic confederation, Treaty with Prussia, in 1785,............... Treaty of Belgium and Zoll-Verein,... Treaty, postal of Belgium and E ng land,..................................................... Treaty with Central America, in 1826, Tariff of Brazil,...................................... Tariff of Belgium,.................................. Tariff of Rio de Janeiro,...................... Tariff of 1842, imports prior to,........... Tariff, Quebec merchants’,.................... Travel, increase of,................................ Tennessee, debt and revenue of,......... Total loss, insurance case,..................... Traffic of German railroads,................. Trade, curiosities of,............................... T urk’s island, vessels trading to,......... Trade, morals of,................................... U. U nited States, imports of tea into,... United Stites, imports to China,......... United States, fir*t voyage to China,... 91 98 460 462 99 100 190 190 201 193 193 193 198 203 330 335 355 456 460 465 486 554 585 44 73 74 77 159 163 170 224 244 395 421 461 480 49 70 73 90 194 462 85 87 89 194 489 94 279 3f'8 474 492 583 587 50 51 73 Page. United States, prospects of trade,....... United States district court, case in,.... United States imports, Rio de Janeiro duties on,............................................. United States, railroads in,.................... United States imports and exports, 1843, United Stites whale fisheries,.............. United States, errors in census of,....... United States, post-office department of, United States, consular system of,....... United States, iron trade of,.................. United States imports of iron, 1828 to 1844,.................................................... United States treaty with China,......... United States, production of wheat in,.. United States exports of wheat, from 1790 to 1843....................................... United States Bank, 1791,.................... United States, agricultural products of, United States, commerce of, in 1844,. United States, shipping of, from 1790 to 1842,.............................................. United States, associations of,............. United States, corn trade of,................. United States exploring expedition,.... United States, prices of produce of,.... United States drawback on goods ex ported,................................................. United States, inland navigation of,.... United States intercourse regulated with Mignelon, etc.,.......................... United States, weights and measures of, United States, smelting of copper in,.. United States, annual report of com merce and navigation of, for the year ending June 30,1844,.............. 561, United States,mineral productions of,. V. V essels engaged in China trade,......... Vessels, system of classing,................. Vessels built and legistered, English,. Vessels, annual waste of,...................... Vessels belonging to British empire,.... Vessels, British steam,.................. 484, Variety of wheat, new,.......................... W. W est India steamers,............................ Whale fisheries of the U. States,........ Whale fishery, progress of,.................... Whale fishery, New London,................ Whale fishery of Sag Harbor, 1844,... Whale oil, imports of, 1838 to 1841,... Whalers and traders to Honolulu,........ Warehouse, Maryland tobacco,............. Wheat, new variety of,.......................... Wheat produced in the U. States,....... Wheat, exports of,........................ 313, Wheat, prices at European markets,... Wheaton’s law of nations,.................... Western railroad movement,................. Weights, &c., of the U. States,.......... 74 82 89 92 95 96125 141 212 225 236 288 308 313 365 389 388 391 4C8 421 444 468 487 488 488 549 551 577 584 51 104 181 183 182 485 106 91 96 191 478 478 191 100 106 106 308 424 428 255 323 549
