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THE MERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE COMMERCIAL REVIEW. y CONDUCTED BY FREEMAN HUNT, KMTOR OF THE LIBRARY OF COMMERCE, ETC. ; CORRESFONDINS MEMBER OF THE AMERICAS AND LONDON STATISTICAL SOCIETIES ; MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIA TIONS OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND LOUISVILLE, ETC. ...VOLUME S E V E N T E E N . FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, 1847. NEW -YORK: PU BLISH ED AT 142 FU LTO N -STREET. 1 8 4 7. c> ■I CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SEVENTEENTH VOLUME OF THE MERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE. J. B alestier , United States Consul at Singapore. C harles F. B riggs, Esq., Author of “ Life in a Liner,” etc., etc., of New York. W. S. C iiace, Esq., of New York. H enry C. C arey , Esq., of New Jersey. T homas L. D unnell, Esq., of Rhode Island. E. H asket D erby , Esq., of Massachusetts. G eorge L eighton D itson, Esq., late U. S. Vice-Consul at Nuevitas. L ewis F euchtwanger, M. D., of New York. B aron G eroj»Tj iPrnssiM Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington. Rev. W illiam “Massachusetts. ys$Rj£f of Ne wvYork. J acuue^,^*!^, of T O New Yqrk Bar. Hdjtor of “ The Polynesian,” Oahu. J oni5s? M yth^of New York. ricrH^ETTELL, Esq., of New York. J ames H. L aNm/ n , Esq., Author of the “ History of Michigan,” etc. C. E dwards L ester, late United States Consul at Genoa. C. F. M ’C a y , Esq., Professor in the University of Georgia. Hon. B enjamin F. P orter, of Alabama. Hon. Z adock P ratt , of Prattsville, New York. E. R oberts, Esq., Author of “ Scenes and Characteristics of AngloIndian Society.” / • /'••,/• : J. W. S cott, Esq., Editor of the “ Toledo Blade,” Ohio. H amilton S mith , Esq., of Rentrieky. H enry G rattan S mith , of the Memphis (Tenn.) Bar. J ohn L. S tephens , Esq., Author of “ Incidents of Travel in Central America,” etc., etc. A. C. S pooner, Esq., of the Boston (Mass.) Bar. C. T ownsenj^TEsq., of the Manchester (Michigan) Bar. Hon. G eorge T ucker, Author of “ The Progress of the United States in Wealth and Population,” “ Life of Jefferson,” etc., etc. Charles T yng & Co., Commission Merchants, Havana. W illiam S. W ait , Esq., of Illinois ; and F reeman H unt , the Editor and Proprietor. O ’ The names of the contributors are appended to the titles of the several articles, in the table of contents on the first page of each number, except such as have been prepared ox adopted by the Editor. I I DEX TO YOL. XYII., FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, INCLUSIVE, 1847. A. Banks (State) at par in New York...................... 1J5 of New York, resources and liabilities of. 116 A bsentees, suits against.................................... 72 of Connecticut, condition o f............ 119, 209 Agriculture, and the influence of manufactures (State) in the U. S., condition of, 1847.. 206 and public improvements on agriculture......... 547 of Maine, condition of, 1847 .................... 208 Albany, price of flour in, from 1821 to 1846---- 197 New Orleans, movements of, 1847........... 209 Alloys, valuable................................................... 538 in U .S., loans and circulation, 1839-47.. 290 American commerce, regul’ns of Canadian and. 94 in State of N. York, condition of, 1847. • 317 44 Mining Journal, the............................... 112 New York city, condition o f....................406 44 gold for coinage, deposits of, 1846----- 119 o f Ohio, movement of............ ...................318 44 hemp trade............................................ 198 “ 4847............................. 533 44 ice trade, the....................................... 219 44 1835-47....................................... 511 44 biscuits, import of at Liverpool.......... 219 of Germany.................................................. 530 44 cotton, Indian and................................ 325 44 ocean steam navigation........................ 357 Barbadoes, exports and shipping o f.................... 261 44 produce exp’d from N. Orl’ns, 1846-47 613 Barbour’s reports of cases in chancery............... 392 44 merchant, temptations of the.............. 636 Beacon, Blyth Sand................................................ 205 Amoy, (China,) trade of in 1846........................ 110 Beans, pro-forma sales of at Havana................ 485 44 44 44 ................. 486 Andraud’s new system of railroad locomotion.. 40 Beef, Angostura, (or Bolivar,) commerce of for 1846.. 397 Belgian railway, 1846 .......................................... 211 “ 44 receipts from 1835 to 1846........ 211 44 imports into from U. States, 1846.... 197 “ “ average No. travellers, 1835-46 212 44 exports from, 1846............................... 197 Belgian tariff, modification of the...................... 621 Anguilla, soil and productions of.......................... 262 Belgium, commerce of, from 1844 to 1846......... 174 Antigua, “ 44 . . . t ................. 261 “ “ “ 1846 to 1847 .......... 520 Apples, pro-forma sales of at Havana................ 485 “ exports from, 1844, ’45, ’46................. 174 Assaying metals.................................................... 538 44 imports into, 44 44 175 Association, mercantile library of Boston........... 87 44 import of cotton-wool into, 1831-46.. 328 44 44 44 44 C incinnati.... Atlantic railroad, Mississippi and................. 67, 104 Berbice, productions and shipping of, 1836.......... 264 44 steam-ships, the French........................ 176 Bermudas, imports and exports of, 1846-47........ 262 44 vessels entered and cleared, 1846-47. 263 Austria, commerce of.......................................... 611 44 vessels registered, 1846-47................. 263 44 val. of imports and exports of, 1831-44 611 44 staple productions of............................ 263 Average bond, suit upon an................................. 75 44 vessels belonging to, 1846-47 ............. 263 B. 44 arnnv-root, potatoes, and onions, ex Baby trade of London......................................... 90 ported from, 1841-45...................... 264 Bahama bank, Isle of Man, floating light on. 525, 625 Bills of exchange.......................................... 186, 617 Bahamas, productions and shipping of................. 262 “ 44 and promissory notes................ 597 Bank of Ireland, national.................................... 118 Birkenhead dock charges..................................... 99 bills of India rubber................................... 118 Biscuits, American, import of at Liverpool....... 219 Paris savings, progress of in 1846............. 120 Blyth Sand beacon................................................ 205 restriction act, and finan’l crisis o f ’47. 131, 227 Boards, pro-forma sales of at Havana................. 486 dividends, Boston, 1844-47 ........................ 509 Bombay, commercial regulations o f................... 522 44 New York, 1845-47.................. 510 Book trade, the........... 121, 220, 330, 443, 541, 639 of England, light gold purchased by th e .. 210 Boston, mercantile library association of........... 87 44 description of........................... 433 merchant, bequest of a ............................ 93 of France, condition of, 1847 .................... 317 and Maine railroad................................... 213 checks......................................................... 599 merchant, a worthy son of a .................. 539 note paper, threaded....................................616 bank dividends, 1844-47 ................ 509, 532 IV INDEX TO VOL. XVII. Boston and Worcester railroad............................309 Bourbon, commerce and resources of the isle of. 63 44 productions of....................................... 64 44 imports and exports of......................... 65 “ shipping employed in the trade o f.. .. 65 Brazil, manufacture of India rubber at P a ra ... . 322 “ commerce between U. States and........... 416 “ U. S. trade with, (treasury circular).... 524 Brazilian currency, or circulating medium.........210 “ import and export duties...................... 315 “ caoutchouc trade................................. 327 Breadstuffs, Canadian export of, 1838-46........... 108 “ speculation in ................................... 218 “ in Europe, consumption of.............. 328 “ admitted into Denmark free............... 420 “ export of in 1847.............................. 612 Bremen, the first American mail steamer to....... 357 Brick, pro-forma sales of at Havana.....................486 British India, production of tea in ...................... 93 “ iron manufacture....................................... 113 44 colonial shipping, 1846............................. 199 M mail route to Lake Superior.................... 213 “ mines, dividends and profits of,1847........ 214 44 exports of cotton-wool, 1845-46............. 300 “ manufac’d goods exp’d, prices of, 1844-46 301 “ passenger act, th e.... ................................417 “ shipping, imports and exports.................. 521 44 cotton trade, the......................................... 614 44 and foreign railways................................ 630 Buoys in the Delaware bay.................................. 626 China, imports into from U. S., 1846-47............. 609 “ commerce of the United States w ith .... 609 44 exports of tea from to U. S., 1845-47... 609 44 silks, etc., exp'd 44 “ . . . 609 Cincinnati, strawberry trade of........................... 326 mercantile library association of.... 88 Cleveland, Ohio, receipts of certain articles at, 1846-47............................................................... 191 Coal mines, Pottsville and its............................... 323 44 ns.goldmines................................... 537 and iron trade.............................................. 115 Cobalt and nickel, mine of................................... 438 Codfish, pro-forma sales of at Havana............... 487 Coeur, Jacques, enterprise and wealth o f.......... 92 Coffee, pro-forma sales of at Havana...................482 exported from Havana, 1846-47............. 519 Coinage of U. States mint, 1847 .......................... 209 of a new crown-piece in Great Britain. 320 deposits of American gold for................. 119 of the mint at New Orleans, 1847.. 120, 533 Coins, value of gold and silver in U. S. money.. 429 Colonial shipping, British,................................... 199 Coloring matter, manufacture of a new............. 633 Commerce and government of Hawaiian islands. 33 and resources of the isle of Bourbon.. 63 poetry of.............................................. 91 Canadian and American, regul’ns of.. 94 Memphis chamber o f.......................... 94 in the Mediterranean, protection o f.. 99 of Sackett’s Harbor, 1846................... 109 French department of......................... 146 C. foreign, of U. States, 1843-44........... 153 of Belgium, 1844-46............................ 174 C alcutta, shops and shopping in.................... 53 of Angostura, or Bolivar, 1845-46.... 197 Calicut, fixed single light a t................................. 422 of Shanghai, China, in 1846............... 198 California tariff regulations.................................. 203 of the West Indies............................... 257 Cameos, shell, manufacture of............................ 632 vs. W a r................................................. 327 Canadian and American commerce, regul’ns of. 94 of Great Britain, 1846-47 ................... 302 “ export of breadstuffs, 1838-46............. 108 of the Cape of Good Hope................... 442 Canal, Schuylkill, charges on the........................ 309 of Holland, 1846 .................................. 329 “ revenue, New York, 1846-47................... 428 between U. S. and Brazil, 1830-45... 416 41 and railroad tolls, Pennsylvania State, re and resources of the State of New ceived, 1846-47..................................... 103 York, in 1845................................... 451 “ navigation, New York, 1824-47.............. 527 and trade of Havana, 1847................ 519 Canals, tunnels on railroads and.......................... 305 of Belgium, 1846-47 ............................ 520 “ of New York, rates of toll on, for 1847. 101 of Russia with China............................ 520 “ “ new regulation o f........... 103 of France, summary view of, 1846... 608 “ 44 tolls collected on, 1847... 620 of the United States with China........609 Candles, pro-forma sales of at Havana............... 486 of the Western lakes............................ 609 44 and soap, Morfit on the manufacture of. 535 o f Austria............................................ 611 Canton, trade of in 1846....................................... 110 44 exports of tea from, 1845-47................. 609 Commer. chron. and review, 80,187,289,401,509,601 regulations........ 94, 200, 313, 417, 522, 618 Caoutchouc trade, Brazilian............................... 327 statistics........... 104, 196, 297, 412, 516, 608 Cape Florida, light-house rebuilt a t.................... 205 and industrial policy of France............. 19 44 Promentare, new light-house near............. 316 cities and towns of the United States.. 46 44 of Good Hope, commerce of the............... 442 167, 368, 489, 587 Cattle-market, Philadelphia................................. 108 legislation of England............................ 241 Chalk, real in the United States.......................... 114 treaties of the United States................... 339 Charleston, cotton rec’d in by railroad, 1846.... 427 formalities of Havana............................ 480 C hancery, Barbour’s reports of cases in............. 392 growth and greatness of the West....... 495 44 reports, English................................... 595 law, leading cases upon........................ 505 Cheese, pro-forma sales of a t Havana................ 487 regulations of Bombay............................ 522 Chicago convention................................................ 217 184 China, rates of pilotage in................................... 315 Common carriers................... 44 commerce of Russia with...........................520 Connecticut, banks of, 1847................................. 209 IN D E * TO VOL. J V II. V Consular system of the United States................. 43 Debts, state.............................................................. 466 Copper, manufacture of refined ingot................. 114 44 laws for the collection of............................ 440 “ and silver mines of Mexico, &c............... 322 44 and finances of the States of the U nion.. 577 “ and lead shipments at Galena, 1841-46. 216 Delaware bay, buoys in the................................. 626 44 mines, New Jersey................................... 537 Demarara, new table of duties in........................ 314 “ “ Lake Superior, product of..........632 Denmark, breadstuffs admitted into free............. OfcO Coral reef, discovery of a ......................... *.........100 Deposits of American gold for coinage, 1846.... 119 Corn, pro-forma account sales of at Boston....... 110 Devon and Cornwall, mines in............................ 323 “ and meal for exportation, method of pre Discounts in London, 1824-44............................. 118 paring....................................................... 97 Dividends and profits of British mines, in 1847.. 214 " exported from New Orleans, 1845-47 ........ 414 44 Boston bank, 1844-47........................... 509 “ compar. prices of at N. Orleans, 1842-47.. 518 44 44 1847............................... 532 “ Indian, exports of from U. S. 1828-47.... 613 44 New York bank, 1845-47..................... 510 Cornwall and Devon, mines in ............................ 323 Dollar mark, the.................................................... 116 Corporation of Trinity-House, the.........................279 Dominica, soil and productions of..........................261 Corunna, light-house at the port of...................... 422 44 shipping of in 1836............................... 261 Cotton, Indian and American............................. 325 E. “ mill with negro operatives...................... 323 “ import of into Belgium, 1831-46............. 328 E astern railroad, rec’ts, expenses, etc., 1841-46. 213 “ weekly, monthly, and total receipts of Electricity, application of to ascertaining longi 390 into U. S., 1846-47 ............................... 408 tude ...................................................... England, commercial legislation of..................... 241 44 comparative receipts and exports of, for “ consump. of wines and spirits in, 1846 - 329 all ports in the U. States, for 1845-46 44 the bank of............................................ 433 and 1846-47.......................................... 409 44 estimated sales of in N. Y., 1845-46 and 44 prices of grain in, 1845-47................... 515 1846-47.................................................. 409 English chancery reports.........................................595 44 monthly import into N. Y., 1846-47....... 410 Europe, U. S. mail steamers for.......................... 103 44 consumption of breadstuff’s in............... 328 44 44 export from 44 “ . . . . 410 44 rates of postage to ....................................523 “ exported from New Orleans, 1841-47... • 412 “ exported from U. States, 1833-46........... 295 Export duties in Mexican ports, abolition o f.. .. 315 “ Brazilian import and.................... 315 “ crop of U. States, from Sept. 1 to Aug. 1,1846-47 .............................................. 295 Export and import trade of Honduras, 1846.... 329 44 manufactures of Great Britain, 1846.... 29' Exports from district of Sackett’s Harbor, 1846.. 109 44 from Angostura, or Bolivar, 1846........... 197 44 imports and sales at Liverpool, 1846.... 299 44 of British cotton manufactures, 1846... 297 44 imports, exports, &c., in London, Liver 44 of cotton yarn from England, 1845-46* • 300 pool, Glasgow, &c., 1832-47............... 300 44 of Great Britain, 1847 ............................ 302 “ British exports of, from London, Liver 44 of cotton from U. S., 1845-46, 1846-47 . 409 pool, Hull, Goole, Bristol, and New 44 “ monthly from N. Y., 1846-47. 409 castle-upon-Tyne, 1845-46................... 300 44 of tobacco and cotton from N. Orleans, “ yarn spun in Engl’d and Scotl’d, 1842-46 301 1841-47.................................................. 413 44 goods exported, prices of British, 1844-46 301 44 of sugar and molasses from N. Orleans, “ yarn, weight of in goods exported from 1844-47.................................................. 414 England, in 1846................................... 301 44 of flour, pork, beef, bacon, lard, lead, 44 compar. prices of at N. Orleans, 1812-47 517 whiskey, and corn, from N. Orleans, “ wool trade, French................................... 540 1846-47................................................. 414 41 a pound o f..................................................438 44 trade, the.................................................. 559 44 from Brazil to U. States, 1830-45.......... 416 44 estimated crop for1847............................. 561 “ from Liverpool to U. S., 1846-47 ........... 521 44 consumption of in U. States, 1844-47... 561 44 of breadstuffs in 1847 ............................. 612 44 trade, the British...................................... 614 44 of Am. prod, from N. Orleans, 1846-47. 613 44 factory in Mississippi................................ 631 44 Indian corn from U. States, 1828-47.... 613 Croton aqueduct, revenue of, 1842-47................. 531 F. Cuba, and its political economy............................ 265 Currency, early of the W est............................... 120 F all R iver railroad........................................... 303 “ Brazilian, or circulating medium....... 210 Faro, light-hous^on the island of........................ 100 Flour, price of in Albany, 1824-46..................... 197 Customs regulations of Manilla, new.................. 44 export o f from New Orleans, 1846-47.... 414 44 duties of France, collec. of, 1845-6-7... 318 44 pro-forma sales of at Havana..................... 487 44 receipts o f at tide-water, via New York D e b t , U. S. national............................................ 478 canals, 1844-47 ....................................... 513 44 of the United States................................... 615 44 weekly price of in New York, 1847 ........ 513 Debtor and creditor in Mississippi, law of...........179 Foreign commerce of the United States............. 153 44 44 44 Michigan, “ ............. 274 44 shipping at the port of London............. 327 44 44 44 Tennessee, 44 ........... 377 France, commercial and industrial policy of.-... IQ ▼I INDEX TO VOL. $V H . France, trade and navigation of, 1844-45-46....'196 “ bank of.......................................................317 “ collection of customs duties of................. 318 “ summary view of the commerce of, 1846 6C8 44 progress of the iron trade of..................... 613 Francs, travelling value of twenty...................... 319 French revenue, first quarter of 1847................... 119 44 department of commerce........................ 146 “ Atlantic steamships, the.......................... 176 “ navy, statistics of.......................................521 44 cotton-wool trade, 1846............................ 540 Fulton, Robert, the Emperor Trajan and........... 364 Holland, budget of rec’ts and expenses for ’48-42 432 Homestead exemption............................................ 326 Hondunis, export and import trade of, 1846....... 329 Honey, pro-forma sales of at Havana.................482 Honolulu, Sandwich islands, port-charges a t---- 38 I. I ce trade, the American......................................... 219 Illustrations of mercantile life............................... 324 Immigrants, arrival of at New York.................. 310 Import of tea into Great Britain, 1844-46........... 198 “ of Americun biscuits at Liverpool......... 219 44 and sales of cotton wool in Liv’pool, 1846 299 G. 44 and export duties, Brazilian..................... 315 G alena, lead and copper shipments from........... 216 Importation of molasses, (treasury circular)....... 95 Galveston, Texas, marine risks for...................... 524 Imports intoU. S. for year ending June 30,1846. 104 George’s bank, discovery of danger in...............626 of Sackett’s Harbor, 1846....................... 109 Georgia railroad, statistics of, for 1847................. 306 into St. Louis, 1845-46............................ 173 44 agg. am’t of business done on. 30G into Belgium, 1844-46............................. 175 receipts and expenses of, 1846. 306 and duties at New York, 1846-47......... 188 “ div. declared on the stock of. - • 307 into Angostura, in 1846, from U. S....... 197 “ locomotives of, in 1847........,... 307 into New York, 1845-47 ......................... 291 German railways, returns for 1846...................... 309 of Great Britain, 1846-47...................... 302 “ free port, new........................................ 420 into Mexican p’rts, military contributions Germany, the banks of............................................ 530 on, (treasury circular).......................... 313 Gold, deposits of American for coinage, 1846... 119 into U. S. from Brazil, 1830-45.............. 416 44 light, purchased by bank of England....... 210 Improvement of rivers and harbors...................... 107 “ and silver coins, value in the U. S ta te s... 429 India, British, production of tea in...................... 93 44 mines vs. coal mines................................... 537 rubber, bank bills of................................... 118 Grain, legal weight of in Ohio............................ 120 Indian corn, pro-forma account sales of.............. 110 Great Britain, import of tea into, 1844-46.......... 198 44 “ exports of from U. S., 1828-47 ........ 613 cotton manufactures of, 1846....... 29’ 44 and American cotton............................... 325 commerce of....................................302 Indies, West, commerce of the............................. 257 revenue of, 1846-47 ...................... 319 Insurance, marine.................................. *............ 183 coinage of a new crown-piece in. 320 44 law o f................................................. 287 failures in, 1847............................. 605 « 598 Guarantees, construction o f................................... 504 44 fire, action on a policy of.................. 600 44 premiums at New Orleans........... .. 618 H. Ireland, national bank of...................................... 118 H ams, pro-forma sales of at Havana...................48' 44 employment of capital in........................ 320 Harbor of refuge, a new....................................... 625 44 Kingstown harbor lights, east coast o f.. 525 Hartford and New Haven railroad, 1847............. 528 Iron manufacture, British.................................... 113 Hartlepool Heugh, light-house on........................ 421 trade, the coal and....................................... 115 Havana, tow-boats a t.......................................... 205 manufacture, improvements in.'................ 216 “ commercial formalities of.................... 480 a pound of................................................... 430 44 trade and commerce of, 1847............... 519 railroad, manufacture of in Pennsylvania. 321 “ coffee and tobacco exp. from, 1843-47.. 519 puddling....................................................... 323 “ sugar exported from, 1843-47.......* ... 519 536 a short sketch of its production. Hawaiian kingdom, commerce and gov’ment of. 33 trade in France, progress of the............ 613 “ population of....................... 34 foundry of Seraing....................................... 634 44 rev. and expend., 1844-46... 36 Irvine’s life-buoy................................................... 205 “ public debt of....................... 36 Island of Faro, light-bouse on............................. 100 “ imports and exports, 1843-46 36 Islan ds, Sandwich, commerce and gov’ment o f.. 33 “ merch’men arrived at, ’44-46 3' Isle of Bourbon, commerce and resources of---- 63 3' “ whalers 44 “ “ Man, floating light on Bahama bank....... 525 37 “ men-of-war “ “ Istria, light-house on Pover rock, near................. 421 “ harbor regulations, etc., o f.. 37 Italy, railways of.................................................. 250 “ port-charges at Lahaina and Honolulu............................ 38 44 currency, weights, and mea sures of............................ 39 J acques C<e u r , the French Argonaut, enterprise and arealth of................................................... 92 HeUingburgh, marks on the shoals and sandbanks between the Kohl an d ......................................... 525 Jamaica, soil and productions of.........................368 “ exports and shipping of......................... 258 Hemp trade, American.......................................... 199 44 imports of, in 1846 ................................. 260 Holland, commerce of, in 1846............................. 329 INDEX TO VOL. XVU. ▼ii J ournal o f banking, currency, and finance. 115, 206 Mercantile character, th e.................................... 439 “ men, a homily for..............................441 317, 429, 530, €15 “ mining and manufactures. 111,214,321 Merchandise imported into U- S., 1845-46......... 104 “ sold on time................................... 400 434, 534, 631 Massachusetts, annual rev. and exp. of, 1835-46 583 I£ . “ state outstanding stock, 1847.... 584 “ railroads........................................ 585 K ingstow n h arb o r! ghts, East coast of Ireland. 525 “ savings banks, 1843-44 ................ 587 1. insurance companies, 1844-4G... 587 insolvent law o f......................... 596 L ake S u per io r , British mail route to ................ 213 “ copper mines, product of the. 632 Merchant, bequest of a Boston........................... 93 vessels, carriage of passengers i n . . . . 99 Lappegrund, winter beacons in the..................... 422 Lard, pro-forma sales of at Ilavnna.................... 437 what he should be............................. 443 “ export of from New Orleans, 1846-47 ---- 414 the, vs. the warrior........................... 539 Lead and copper shipments from Galena.............216 a worthy son of a Boston.................. 539 “ export of from New Orleans, 1846-47.... • 414 what should be the character of the.. 635 temptations of the American. Leather trade of Ohio.......................................... 93 636 Lesson for retail salesmen.................................... 219 Merchants, mercantile law for................ 163 Life-buoy, Irvine’s.................................................. 205 Mercury, purification of from tin............ 633 Light on Le Four Rock....................................... 100 Metals, assaying....................................... 538 “ of the Pharo on Punta della Cumpanella.. 100 Method of extinguishing fire in ships.... . 205 “ for steamboats, new signal........................529 Mexican tariff regulations, modification of.. . 95 Light-house on the island of Faro...................... 100 ports, military contrib’ns on imp’ts into. 313 “ rebuilt at Cape Florida.......................205 “ “ abolition of export duties in....... 315 “ on Hartlepool Heugh......................... 421 “ united mining association...................... 438 “ on Pover rock, near Istria............... 421 Mexico, copper and silver mines in.................... 322 “ at the port of Corunna..................... 422 Michigan, mammoth starch factory in................ 437 Liverpool, exports to the U. S. from, 1846-47.. . 521 lumber business of...............................521 “ import and sales of cotton wool, 1846 299 Central railway, condition of, 1847... 529 “ exports of cotton yarn from, 1845-46. 300 law of debtor and creditor in............. 274 11 import of American biscuits at.........219 Mine of cobalt and nickel................................... 438 London, the baby trade of................................... 90 Mines, dividends and profits of British, 1847.... 214 “ foreign shipping at the port of.............. 327 copper and silver of Mexico.................... 3& Lumber business of Michigan........................... . 521 Pottsville and its coal..................................323 in Cornwall and Devon............................ 323 M . Peruvian silver...................................... . 434 M acassar , Netherlands India, a free port......... 313 gold vs. coal.............................................. 537 Machinery, water a substitute for oil in............. 216 New Jersey copper................................... 537 Maine, condition of the banks of........................ 208 Mining Journal, the American................... 112 public debt of, 1841................................. 579 association, united Mexican.................... 438 resources of, 1842 ..................................... 580 Mint at New Orleans, coinage of, 1847....... 120, 533 revenue and expenditure of, 1844-45.... 581 U. States, coinage of, 1847.......................... 209 tonnage of, 1846 ......................................... 581 Mississippi and Atlantic railroad...................67, 104 Mammon and manhood........................................ 441 law of debtor and creditor in ........... 179 Manilla, new customs regulations of................... 98 river.................................................... 422 Manufacture, the British iron.............................. 113 “ expenses of steam navigation on. 527 “ of refined ingot copper................. 114 a cotton factory in............................. 631 “ improvements in iron...................... 216 Molasses, importation of, (treasury circular)---- 95 “ of railroad iron in Pennsylvania.. 321 “ export of from N. Orleans, 1844-47... 414 “ of barrels at Oswego.................... 321 “ pro-forma sales of at Havana............. 482 “ of India rubber at Para.Brazil... 322 “ prices of at New Orleans, 1842-47.... 518 “ o f stockings............................. 436 Montgomery’s newly-invented steam-boiler....... 321 “ ^ of peppermint oil............................ 538 Montserrat, exports and shipping of.................... 262 Manufactures, cotton, of Great Britain, 1846 ---- 297 Mootapilly shoal................................................... 421 Marine risks for Galveston, Texas..........................524 Morfit on the manufacture of soap and candles.. 534 “ disasters for 1846....................................... 108 N. “ insurance,................................................ 183 Mediterranean, protection of commerce in th e .. 99 N a n tu c k et , the island of................................... 368 “ No. of vessels engaged in whale Memphis chamber of commerce.......................... 96 fishery, from 1762 to 1772......... 372 Mercantile law cases....... 72, 183, 284, 393, 504, 596 “ oil obtained from 1762 to 1772. •.. 372 “ miscellanies... 87, 217, 324, 439, 539, 635 “ progress of the whale fishery at, “ library association of Boston............. 87 from 1715 to 1785...................... 374 “ “ “ Cincinnati....... 88 “ produce of the whale fishery, from " law for m erchants............................... 163 1804 to 1834................................ 374 “ life, illustrations of.............................. 324 v iii HiDEX TO VOL. XVII. Nantucket, industrial resources of, 1846............. 375 New York, early history of.................................. 453 National bank of Ire la n d .................................. 116 “ area in square miles............................... 453 Nautical intelligence... . 100, 205, 316, 421, 524, 622 “ rivers, lakes, islands, etc., of............... 453 “ calculations, with reference to routes “ population of, from 1825 to 1845......... 454 of Atlantic steamers......................... C22 44 production of wheat, rye, and oats, in Navigation of France, trade and...........................196 1845........................................ 456, 457 “ of the Oronoco, steam....................... 307 “ production of com, potatoes, peas and “ western coast Sleswick and Holstein. 316 beans, in 1845......................... 458, 459 " American ocean steam...................... 357 ** production of barley, buckwheat, tur 44 on Lake Ontario, history of steam... 527 nips, and flax, in 1845 ............. 460, 461 44 on the Mississippi, expense of........... 527 41 No. of neat cattle, horses, and hogs, 44 act of 1817.......................................... 393 in 1845..................................... 462, 463 Nevis, shipping and exports of............................. 261 “ production of butter and cheese, in New customs regulations of Manilla................ 94 1845 ......................................... 462, 463 44 buoys laid down........................................... 316 “ No. of sheep, and quantity of wool 44 light-house near Cape Promentare............. 316 produced in 1845.................... 464, 465 44 table of duties in Demarara........................ 318 “ bank dividends, 1845-47..................... 510 44 crown-piece in Great Britain, coinage of a. 320 “ price of flour, weekly, in 1847 .......... 513 u signal light for steamboats........................... 529 “ engines and cars on the railways o f.. 526 New Jersey copper mines...................................... 537 “ canal navigation, 1824-47................... 526 New Orleans, coinage of the mint at, 1847. 120, 533 “ canals, tolls collected on, 1847............ 629 “ banks, movement o f........................ 209 Nickel, mine of cobalt and................................... 438 44 trade and commerce of....................412 North Carolina, inspection of turpentine in....... 98 “ exports of cotton from, 1841-47... 412 turpentine trade o f.................... 540 44 44 tobacco “ . . . 413 O. “ “ sugar from, 1844-47... 413 “ 44 molasses 44 . . . 414 O cean steam navigation, American.................. 357 Ohio, leather trade of........................................... 93 44 exports of flour, pork, baeon, lard, “ canals, mdze. shipped on, 1832-46........... 191 lead, beef, whiskey, and corn, 1846-47 ........................................ 414 “ value of taxable property in...................... 210 44 progress of population in............................. 312 “ receipts of produce at, from the in terior, 1846-47............................. 414 44 movement of the banks of........................... 318 “ monthly arrival of vess. at, 1845-47 416 4* banks of, 1835-47....................................... 511 *' “ 1847 ............................................ 533 44 comparative arrivals, exports, and Oil, peppermint, manufacture of........................... 538 stocks of cotton and tobacco at, Old Colony railroad, the....................................... 627 1836-47 ........................................ 416 “ total receipts of cotton at, 1842-47 517 Ontario, lake, history of steam navigation o n ... 527 “ American steamboats built and 44 compar. price of mess and prime running on, 1S16-47................... 528 pork, 1845-47 ............................... 518 Oporto tonnage dues............................................. 204 “ compar. price of corn, in sacks, 1842-47 ....................................... 518 Oronoco, steam navigation on th e ....................... 307 44 compar. price of cotton, 1842-47. 517 Oswego, manufacture of barrels at...................... 321 “ “ “ sugar, “ . 517 P. 11 “ “ molasses, “ . 518 44 “ “ flour, “ . 518 Pacific , the project of a railroad to the............. 385 Para, Brazil, manufacture of India rubber a t... 322 44 export of American produce from, 1846-47 ........................................ 613 Paris savings banks, progress of, in 1846............. 120 Pasteboard shoes.................................................... 437 44 banks, statement of..................... 615 44 tariff of insurance premiums......... 618 Patents, law of..................................................... 77 44 report of commissioner of....................... 113 “ actual tares a t.................................. 621 New York canals, rates of toll on........................ 101 Pennsylvania state canal and railroad tolls....... 103 “ “ new regulation of................... 103 “ manufacture of railroad iron in ... 321 44 state banks at par in the city............... 115 44 state works, revenue of, 1846-47.. 532 Ill 44 resources and liabilities of banks of.. 116 Perfumery, its uses and manufacture.............. Peruvian silver mines............................................. 434 “ imports and duties at, 1846-47............ 188 “ passengers in vessels coming to...........200 Peppermint oil, manufacture of............................ 538 “ imports into, 1845-47............................ 291 Philadelphia cattle-market................................... 108 44 arrival of immigrants at the port of.. 310 44 hand-loom manufacturing in.........215 44 condition of banks in the state o f.... 317 44 manner of conducting business in a store in....................................... 441 4‘ estimated sales of cotton in, 1845-47. 409 44 monthly imp. of cotton into, 1846-47 410 Pittsburgh, its trade and manufactures................ 587 44 position and population of................588 44 “ exp. 44 from, “ 410 44 canal revenue, 1846-47 ......................... 428 “ manufacturing establishments o f... 588 44 free banks of the state o f..................... 430 44 tonnage of, 1832-41........................... 589 44 commerce and res’rces of the state of. 452 44 No. and extent of cotton factories in 593 ix INDEX TO TOL. XVII. Plymouth sound beacon...................................... 421 Population, statistics of...........................................310 4i progress of in Ohio..................... 312 Pork, prices of at New Orleans, 1845-47........... 518 “ exported from New Orleans, 1845-47....... 414 44 pro-forma sales of at Havana.................... 488 Potatoes, “ “ “ “ ...................488 Pottsville and its coal mines................................. 323 “ “ machine-shops........................... 631 Pover rock, light-house on................................... 421 Pratt, Hon. Zadock, letter of to the people of the 385 United States.................... Prattsville tannery, the......................................... 156 Promentare, cape, new light-house near............. 316 Providence and Worcester railroad.................... 630 Prussian ports, shipping entered and cleared---- 302 “ lady navigating a ship........................... 638 Puerto Rico, new light at San Juan.................... 422 S. . Sackbtt ’s Harbor, commerce of, in 1846— 109 44 exports and imports, 1846. 109 Salesmen, a lesson for retail.................................219 Salvage................................................................. 508 Sandwich islands, commerce and gov’nt of the. 33 San Juan, Puerto Rico, new light a t.................. 422 Savings bank, Paris, progress of, in 1846........... 120 St. Louis, the shipping and import trade o f.. . . . 167 44 No. and tonnage of steamboats en gaged in the trade of, in 1846......... 168 44 No. and tonnage of steamboats, etc., arrived monthly, in 1846.................. 169 44 No. of boats enrolled and reg’d, 1846. 171 44 imports into, in 1845-46....................... 173 44 quantity of lumber received at, in 1846 173 Scantling, pro-forma sales of at Havana............. 489 Schuylkill canal, charges on..................................309 Segars, pro-forma sales of at Havana.................485 R. Seraing, iron foundry of...................................... 634 Shanghai, China, trade of in 1846...................... 110 R ailroad , canal, and steamboat statistics. 101, 211 44 commerce of in 1846............. 198 303, 423, 526, 627 Shipping, British colonial..................................... 199 “ and canal tolls, Pennsylvania, 1846-47 103 entered and cleared Prussian ports. •• • 302 “ Mississippi and Atlantic................ 104 Ships, method of extinguishing fire in...................205 44 Eastern, rec’ts, expenses, etc., 1841-46 213 Shoes, pasteboard................................................. 437 “ Boston and Maine, receipts, expenses, Shopping in Rome................................................ 89 etc., 1841-46............................... 213 Shops and shopping in Calcutta.......................... 53 44 Fall River....................................... 303 Silver and copper mines of Mexico, etc.............. 322 306 44 Georgia, statistics of, for 1847 mines, Peruvian.......................................... 435 “ Reading, charges on....................... 309 Sleswick and Holstein, navig’n western coast of. 316 44 “ rates of freight and toll on. . 630 Soap and candles, Morfit on the manufacture of. 534 “ Boston and Worcester, receipts, ex South Carolina railroads, statistics of.................. 426 penses, etc., 1841-46.......................... 309 Spanish real and Spanish bonds, the.................... 320 44 iron, manufacture of in Pennsylvania. 324 Spark-arrester for railways................................... 428 44 to the Pacific, project o f a ...................... 385 Spirits and wines, consump. of in England, 1846. 328 44 Hartford and New Haven, receipts and Starch factory, mammoth in Michigan............... 437 expenses of, 1846-47......................... 528 State debts............................................................. 466 44 the Old Colony...................................... 627 Statistical society for the U. States, a general.. • 571 44 eastern................................................... 628 Statistics of the French navy.............................. 521 44 Providence and Worcester......................630 1 population......................................... 310 Railroads and canals, tunnels on............................305 Steam navigation on the Oronoco..........................307 “ statistics of the South Carolina, 1846.. 426 44 American................................... 357 44 a national system of.............................. 564 44 on Mississippi, expense o f ..... 527 Railway, Belgian, 1846 ....................................... 211 44 on Lake Ontario, history o f... 527 44 movement on the continent.....................423 Steam packets, regulations for West India........... 213 44 great German and Italian Junction... 423 Steamboat navig’n on principal rivers, length of. 428 44 Michigan Central, rec. of, 1845-47.... 529 Steamboats, cost of running on western rivers... 428 Railways of Italy, the.......................................... 250 44 new signal light for........................ 529 44 German, traffic on, in 1846.................... 309 Steamships, the French Atlantic........................ 177 44 spark-arrester for..................................... 428 Stock investments.................................................. 117 44 of New York, engines and cars on the 526 Stockings, manufacture of................................... 436 44 British and foreign................................. 630 Story’s treatise on the law of sales...................... 282 Reading railroad, charges on................................. 309 Strawberry trade of Cincinnati........................... 326 44 44 rates of freight and toll o n .. .. 630 Sugar, exports of from New Orleans, 1844-47.... 413 Rice, pro-forma sales of at Havana.................... 488 44 pro-forma sales of at Havana.................... 481 Rochester, its mills, factories, etc......................... 46 44 compar. prices of at New Orleans, 1842-47 517 44 flouring mills of................................... 47 44 exports of from Havana, 1843-47 ............. 519 44 shipments of flour from, 1844-46.... 48 Superior, lake, British mail route to.................... 213 44 wheat received at, 1844-46 ................ 48 44 forwarding companies of.................... 49 44 wool shipped from, 1844-46 ................ 50 44 iron foundries of.................... 51 T afia , pro-forma sales o f at H av an a................. 483 Rome, shopping in................................................ 89 Tannery, the Prattsville........................................... 156 Russia, commerce of with China...........................520 Tariff regulations, modification of Mexican....... 95 X INDEX TO VOL. XVII. Tariff regulations, California............................. 2031U. States, exports from to Angostura.................. 197 Tariffs of 1842 and 1846, revenue derived from. 616 imports into from “ 197 Tea, production of in British India..................... 93 condition of the state banks in........... 206 “ import of into Great Britain, 1844-46......... 198 mint, coinage of, 1847........................ 209 “ exports of from China to U. S , 1845-47... COO loans and circ. of banks in, 1839-47.. 290 u total exports of from Canton,*1845-47..... 609 cotton crop, 1846-47 ........................... 291 Tennessee, law of debtor and creditor in........... 37 consumption of cotton in, 1846-47... 291 Tin, purification of mercury from...................... 033 exports of cotton from, 1833—46 .......... 291 Tobacco exported from New Orleans, 1841-47.. 413 commercial treaties of.......................... 339 “ pro-forma sales of at Havana............... 483 customs revenue....................................431 “ inspections, Virginia.............................. 516 government stocks, prices of.............. 511 “ quantity inspected in Virginia, 1838-47 516 exports from Liverpool to ................... 521 “ exported, 1838-47................... 516 trade with Brazil, treasury circular.. • 524 “ exported from Havana, 1843-47......... 519 a general statistical society for the.... 571 Toledo, Ohio, the city of....................................... 489 commerce of with China.................... 609 “ “ canal busipess of, 1845-46............. 491 exports of tea from China to, 1845-47 609 “ “ population of, 1847........................ 494 “ silks “ “ “ 609 “ “ lake commerce o f................. 494 “ Indian corn from, 1828-47. 613 Tolls on the canals of New York, rates of......... 101 debt of the.......................................... 615 Trade, leather, of Ohio........................................ 93 Unproductive treasure.......................................... 533 “ of Canton, Shanghue, and Amoy, in 1846. 110 V. “ the coal and iron........................................ 115 “ and navigation of France, 1844-46........ 196 V a t t em a r e , Alexander, mission oftoU . States 146 u American hemp........................................ 198 Virginia tobacco inspections...................................516 “ the American ice...................................... 219 Valuable alloys....................................................... 538 “ the strawberry, of Cincinnati.................... 326 u Brazilian caoutchouc............................... 327 W . “ export and import, of Honduras............. 329 “ and commerce of N. Orleans, 1841-47... d i W a t e r a substitute for oil in machinery........... 216 M method in carried to perfection............... l l 1 Wax, pro-forma sales of at Havana.................... 484 “ and commerce of Havana, 1847............... 519 West, early currency in the................................. 120 1 the commercial growth and greatness of.. 495 “ French cotton wool............... ................. 540 ‘ India steam packets, regulations for......... 213 Trajan, the Emperor, and Robert Fulton........... 364 ‘ Indies, commerce of th e ........................... 257 Treasure, unproductive........................................ 533 ‘ resources of the......................................... 594 Treasury notes, payment of interest on............... 115 “ circular in regard to appraisements... 203 Western lakes, commerce of the.......................... 609 Trinity House, the corporation of the.................. 279 White lead, improvement in the manufacture of 634 Tunnels on railroads and canals.......................... 305 Wines and spirits, consumption of in England. • 329 Turpentine, inspection of in North Carolina---- 98 “ change in mode of selling spirits of.. 204 u trade of North Carolina.................. 540 Y arn , cotton, exported from London, Liverpool, Hull, Goole, Bristol, and NewcastleU* upon-Tyne, 1845-46.............................. 300 spun in England and Scotland, 1842-46.. 301 U nited Mexican mining operations................... weight of, in manufactured goods, export U. States, the consular system of........................ ed from England, 1844-46.................... 301 “ commercial cities and towns of th e .. “ “ “ ** 167, 368, 489, Z. mail steamers to Europe.................... Z adock P r a t t , lion., letter o f to the people o f mdze. imported into, 1845-46............. the United States............................... ’. ............ 385 real chalk in........................................ G34 Alexander Vattemare’s mission to .... 1461Zinc, purification of......................
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