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HUNT’ S 1U ERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL R E V I E W . jy b o d : CONDUCTED BY FREEMAN HUNT, A. M., ED ITO R OF TH E L IB R A R Y O r COM M ERCE, E T C .; CORRESPONDING MEM BER OF THE AMERICAN AND LONDON S T A T IS T IC A L SOCIETIES \ MEM BER OF TH E NEW Y O RK H ISTO RICAL SOCIETY J HONORARY MEMBER OF T H E M ERCANTILE LIB R A R Y ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW Y O R K , PH ILA D E L P H IA, B O S T O N ,B A L T IM O R E , LO U IS V ILLE , CHARLESTON, AND CINCINNATI, E T C . A** J GHT. FROM J A N U A R Y TO JUNU, INCLUSIVE. 1883. ” ’ 1 J ^ 0 r k : • PUBLISHED AT 142 FULTON-STREET. 1853. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE TWENTY-EIGHTH VOLUME O F THE MERCHANTS’ M AGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL RI D. M. B alfour, Merchant, o f Massachusetts. G. M. B ell, Esq., Secretary o f the Bank o f Australia in London, Author c W ork s on Banking, &c.>v ^ \ ^ \ J. P. B rown, Esq., o f the Legation o f the United States at Constantinople. W illiam J. C larke, Controller o f the State o f North Carolina. A . F. C arman, Esq., o f W isconsin. E. H. D erby , Esq., o f Massachusetts. ---------- E dwards , Esq., o f Massachusetts. Charles G raebe, Esq., U. S. Consul at Frankfort on the Maine. R ev. T . W . H igginson, A. M., o f Massachusetts. E noch H ale , Jr., o f New York. S amuel H arris , Esq., o f Maine. R ev. J. T . H endrick, o f Clarksville, Tennessee. D avid R . Jaques, Esq., o f the N ew York Bar. D eming Jarvis, Esq., Manufacturer, o f Massachusetts. B. L awrence, Geologist o f Arkansas. S tephen P. L eeds, Geologist, o f N ew York. C. F . M‘C a y , LL . D., o f .the •Upivetsitv* b£ Georjriij. ' ! J * • ,* . • • l . ‘ • ‘ • * . M. F. M alhy ',,LL'.J)., i<Oi tpe* National Observatory,"at Washington. E . M eriam, Esq., o f N e.w .Y ork..-. : ‘ 1' •'*: G eorge D. P rentiss; !Esq.,*p^Kentucky. • ’ •* W m. S. P rice, M. D., o f Alabama. H on. B enjamin F. P orter, o f Porterville, Alabama. E. W . S toughton, Esq., o f the N ew York Bar. John M ilton S tearns, Esq., o f Massachusetts. C. D. S tuart , Esq., o f New York. J. W . S cott, Esq., o f Ohio. C harles S tearns, Professor o f G eology, o f New York. C harles W hittlesey , Esq., o f Missouri. OCT 31 1941 W efT Z s 0 s ^ - I I D E I TO V O L U M E I I Y I I I . , F R O M J A N U A R Y T O JUNE, IN C L U SIV E , 1853. A * PA.G E Act o f U. S. relating to vessels built o f wood 245 Act o f N. Y. in regard to bills out of State .. 731 Act to prevent fraud upon Treasury of U. S. 610 Act o f Ohio relating to railroad bonds......... 620 Action on note discounted at usurious rate.. 336 Action on a promissory note.......................... 207 Action to recover goods obtained* under fraudulent representations............................ 206 Advice to business men........................! ! ! ! ! ! * 393 Alabama, codification and law reform in .. ! ! 67 “ railroads i n .............................. ’ ’ 537 “ finances o f .................. 11,111111111 105 Albany, N. Y., lumber trade o f 366 * “ ^ / eal and PersonaI wealth o f . ! 231 Argentine Confederacy, regulations o f the... 244 ‘ Republic, Commerce, &c., o f the. 615 Arkansas debt, finance and property o f.... . 100 “ coal fields o f............................ ’ 646 Assay office, law establishing in New York ! 600 Assignment by debtor in failing circumstances 329 Australia, freights to ......................................... 496 “ product of gold fields o f ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 254 “ permanency o f gold fields of..........380 production of gold in.................... 106 labor market i n ................................773 Australian gold mines . . . 100 B. Bacon, prices of, at Baltimore........................ 179 Bahamas, light on Turks Island...................... 369 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, statistics o f .. . 640 “ trade and Commerce of, in 1852 .. 169 “ vessels admeasured at, in 1852.... 236 “ vessels arrived at................................482 u stock market in 1852 ..................... 487 u banks, condition o f...................... 225 “ assessment o f property in ........... 737 Bangor, Me., lumber surveyed a t .....................483 Bank capital, circulation, &c., in U. S........... 101 “ o f England,,gold weighed in................. 610 “ charters, expiration o f............................ 104 “ notes stolen, o f.........................................737 “ returns, publication of, in New York . 734 Banks o f Ohio, condition o f........................... 360 PAGE Banks, statistics of New York city................. 55 “ o f New Orleans, condition o f....... 490, 613 “ the new French......... .......................... 494 “ o f New Hampshire, condition o f ......... 360 chartered in South Carolina............... 105 “ account o f L on d on ............................... 288 “ of Savannah.......................................... 103 M of Massachusetts, condition o f.............353 “ in South Carolina, statistics o f ........... 220 “ making and receiving deposits in .. . . 226 u of Rhode Island, statistics o f ............... 223 w organized under free law...................... 104 tl contempt o f th e ..................................... 522 Banking in Illinois........................................... 611 “ in New Jersey................................... 219 “ in State o f N. York, statistics o f . . . 348 “ journal o f....... 94, 219, 345, 484, 600,725 M in Cincinnati, how earned on......... 736 Bankruptcy, law o f ................ 439 Belgium, trade between IJ. S. a n d .................634 Bell’s Dictionary of Banking............................ 219 Bill in equity to settle claims under a w ill... 71 Bills of Exchange on California, damage on . 491 Biography, mercantile..................................... 185 Blacking, origin of Day’s ............................393,777 Book Trade.................. 137, 146, 395,523, 653,779 Boston Insurance Companies, statistics o f . .. 345 “ imports and exports o f specie at..........231 w shipping arrived and cleared............... 239 4< debt and finances o f ................................ 232 u merchants and m e n ............................ 129 4* trade and Commerce o f .........................743 Bottomry bond—advance on freight............. 335 Brazilian diamond discoveries....................... 512 Brazils, steam to the......................................... 759 Brazilian slave tra d e....................................... 775 Breadstuffs, Baltimore inspections o f................235 “ passing locks at Rochester..........407 Bricks, steam factories f o r .............................. 770 Bristol railway shares, leading.........................755 British Provinces, reciprocity with................... 275 “ East India and China trade............... 365 ** railway traffic....................................... 384 “ census o f 1841 and 1851....................... 250 il and foreign shipping............................ 627 Brooklyn, N. Y., city debt o f............................ 232 Budget, Samuel, biography o f ........................ 188 IV INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIII. PAGE PAGE Buffalo, lake imports at, in 1852...............627,743 Cotton, consumption in Great Britain o f . . . . 135 44 and other manufactures o f Russia .. 255 44 trade and Commerce of, in 1852........ 301 44 trade, review and statistics o f........... 40 Business men, advice t o .................................. 393 44 machine for packing.......................... 515 44 g ir l..................................................... 521 44 manufactures, exports from U. S. of. 742 Buying on trust................................................ 651 Counting-house, Bible in the..........................775 Cuba, article on Commerce, &c., o f............... 147 44 changes in tariff o f ............................... 240 C. Currency, journal o f ... .94, 219, 345, 484, 600,725 California, damage on bills of exchange in .. 491 Curtis, James L., sketch o f............................. 323 44 age, nativity, &c., of Legislature o f 518 Credit to whom credit is due.......................... 392 44 trade, suggestions for merchants in 244 Creditors, attaching commission merchants . 337 44 debt o f ............................................ 100 Creditors, assignment o f prop’ty for benefit o f 209 44 marble and lime quarry in............ 254 44 laws relating to debt o f .................. 609 D. 44 rate o f interest on money in.......... 489 Caloric ship Ericsson, account o f................... 164 Danube, Commerce in 1851............................ 8\ Canada, railroads o f ......................................... 389 Dearborn, H. A. S., biography o f .................. 60 Canada, trade and Commerce o f.................... 744 Debt of the city of St. L ou is........................... 106 Canal statistics.............107, 257, 383, 501, 637, 753 44 of European States................................. 95 44 Commerce o f R ochester.................116, 503 44 and finauces o f Kentucky...................... 229 Canals and railroads, cost o f........................... 507 “ 44 New York City............. 230 Cape of Good Hope, sunken rock................... 751 44 o f California............................................ 100 Capital for the young merchant.................... 777 44 releasing security for judgment.............. 588 Capital of banks in Philadelphia.................... 106 44 and finances o f the States...................... 434 44 invested in railways in F rance.......... 505 44 abolition o f laws for collection of..........650 Cargo, owners o f vessels and shippers o f . . . . 462 Debtor, discharge in South Carolina o f a . . . 209 Castor oil for candles....................................... 768 Delaware, manufactures o f ............................... 512 Champagne,manufacture and consumption of 381 Deposits in banks, mode o f m aking............. 226 Change, scarcity of small.................................. 487 Diamond discoveries in B razil....................... 512 Channel o f the Bay of Smyrna........................ 128 Dividends o f banks in Philadelphia.............. 106 Charter Party, action of covenant u p o n ........583 Docks, shipping o f the Liverpool i n ............. 483 Chicago, breadstuffs received a t .................... 363 Dubuque, trade and Commerce o f.................. 632 44 and Illinois river and canal.............. 362 44 railroad communication with......... 637 E. 44 trade and growth o f in 1852............ 557 China trade, British East India a n d ............... 365 East India and Pacific trade o f the U. S ....... 367 China, American Commerce w ith ................. 742 Egypt, Commerce o f ........................................ 629 44 British trade w ith ................................ 745 Emigrants arrived at Quebec........................... 519 Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton R. R . .115, 736 Emigration, finances o f British...................... 613 Claim for loss on purchase o f land................. 207 “ from the C ly d e ............................ 519 Cleveland, Ohio, coal trade o f ........................ 516 44 from Liverpool in 1852............... 417 Clothing trade, tricks in the............................ 644 44 to the West, European............... 518 Clyde, emigration from t h e ............................ 519 44 to port o f New Y ork ................... 248 Coal received at Port Richmond.................... 384 English money market...................................... 612 44 statistics o f anthracite and Cumberland 124 England, increase o f factories i n .. n. ............. 647 44 trade o f Cleveland, O h io ........................ 516 44 history ot railroads o f....................... 531 44 receipts of, at Philadelphia.................... 367 Ericsson, account of caloric ship.................. 164 fields o f Arkansas................................... 646 Ericsson’s engine, making o f........................... 259 44 Beaver county cann el.............................. 382 Erie Canal, statistics o f the.............................. 386 44 trade, progress o f the Pennsylvania.. . . 256 Exchequer, the English*................................... 104 44 prices of, at Rondout............................... 745 Exports, see name o f port, state, county, etc. Codification and law reform in Alabam a___ 67 Coffee plant, a substitute f o r .......................... 520 Coinage law of U. S., provision of the........... 735 F. Collection of debts, abolition o f laws for ..'.. 651 Collins and Cunard steamships, passages o f . 257 Factories in England, increase o f .....................647 Commerce, bearing of physical circumstances Factories, rights o f .......................................... 717 u p o n ............................................................... 548 Finance, journal o f . . . .94, 219, 345, 484, 600, 725 Commerce o f France in 1852.......................... 621 Finances o f the European States.................... 94 44 o f San Francisco in 1852 ........... 622 Finance, debt, &c., o f Arkansas.................... 100 44 o f the Danube, statistics o f........... 81 Financial history o f reign o f Louis Philippe. 659 44 o f Buffalo in 1852........................... 301 Fire-proof buildings erected in S. Francisco. 251 44 o f the Ottoman E m pire............... 294 Fire, protection against................................... 390 44 o f the Island o f Porto Rico . . . . . . 361 Flax, improvement in its treatment............... 774 44 of New B edford............................. 480 Florida, salt o f .................................................. 416 44 effects o f war u p o n ................. '. .. 520 Florida Coast, vessels wrecked o n ................... 247 44 sermon o f........................................ 659 Flour, inspection in New Hampshire o f........495 Commercial cities and towns o f U. S.............. 48 44 inspection at Baltimore o f ................... 173 44 transaction, a funny...................... 521 44 from New York and Western States.. 481 44 chronicle and review, 73, 210, 339. Fortune made by an act o f kindness, a ......... 393 466, 593, 719 Forbes’ new rig for sh ip s............................ 751 44 regulations.86, 240, 370, 495, 615,746 France, trade of the United Kingdom with.. 623 44 statistics .. .81,233, 361,473, 615,738 44 usury in ........................................... 607 44 integrity........................................ 776 ,44 Commerce of, in 1852.................... 621 Compasses, adjustment in iron ships o f ........246 44 capital o f railways in...................... 505 Connecticut, banks organized and law of___ 104 44 new banks o f.................................. 494 44 condition-of Savings banks o f . . 227 44 snail trade in................................... 394 Conscience in the counting-room................... 19 44 import o f precious metals into..... 732 Consular system o f United States................... 132 44 and England, Commerce compared. 745 Corporations, securities o f .............................. 771 44 gold coinage o f ................................732 Cost of railroads and canals, comparative . . . 507 44 railways o f...................... 755 INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIII. V PAGE PAGE Fraud, stock obtained b y ............................... 590 Iron, production, price, etc., o f S co tch ......... 365 French manufactures....................................... 125 44 furnaces o f Maryland............................. 177 Freight, insurance upon................................... 464 44 wrought, new process o f manufacturing 381 Freights, recoverable in quantity, etc............... 465 44 American railroad.................................. 382 44 to Australia......................................... 496 44 how it i3 manufactured......................... 764 44 receipts of, at Cleveland....................... 757 Islands, King William group o f .................... 247 G. Galena, bank o f ................................................ 106 Genoa, steamers between New York and___759 German railroads, extent of............................ 758 “ Zoll-Verein, trade and Commerce of 738 Germany, progress o f railroads i n ................. 407 Glass, manufacture o f ...............119, 252, 379, 513 Glass, manufacture and origin o f.................... 769 Gold mines o f New South W a les ................... 647 44 how to tell................................................ 643 u mines, the Australian............................ 122 “ weighed in Bank of England................. 610 “ and silver in Bank of E ngla n d ............. 614 “ separator, Buffum’s ................................. 124 “ dust shipped from San Francisco......... 493 “ depreciation in value o f ........................ 493 “ receipts o f at port o f New York.. 494 “ receipts o f in Great Britain....... 229 u mines, product o f the Australian......... 254 “ production in Australia o f ..................... 106 “ fields of Australia................................... 380 M dust, shipments at San Francisco o f .. . . 730 “ coinage of France, England, and U. S .. 732 w bricks—ingots.......................................... 737 44 digging, realities o f ................................... 770 44 ingots, issued by the U. S. Mint........... 725 Great Britain, income and expenditure o f .. . . 601 44 4k expenditure of institutions in. 610 “ 44 consumption of cotton i n .. 135 44 44 receipts of gold in......... 229 “ 44 revenue, &c., o f........... 487 4 44 gold coinage o f ........................ 732 Gutta percha, method of procuring............... 125 J. Jeurnal of merc’tilelaw,71, 201, 329, 458, 583, 709 44 o f mining and manufactures, 117, 252, 373 508, 641, 760 K . Kentucky, condition of banks o f.................... 491 44 debt and finances o f. . . . ............... 229 Key West wreckers, vessels assisted by . . . . 247 JL. Lake Ontario, varieties in the level o f .......... 636 Lake Commerce of Toledo in 1852................. 474 Landlord and tenant............................... 589, 463 Latitude, &c., on west coast o f U. S............... 500 Law reform in A labam a................................. 67 44 o f bankruptcy.......................................... 439 Lawrence, Amos, the benevolent merchant.. 265 Lead, prices of, at Galena............................... 766 44 mining, profits o f ................................... 770 Learning the currency in a small way......... . 652 Liabilities of advertisers to newspapers....... 461 Light house and beacon at Stornoway......... 127 44 houses o f Scotland................................. 126 44 fixed on Point B olivar.......................... 499 44 revolving, on Turks Island................... 369 Lights, Bird Island, South A frica ................... 368 44 on coast o f Norway.............................. 750 Liverpool premiums o f insurance................. 618 44 emigration from .............................. 517 44 shipping of the docks in 1851-52. 483 London banks, account o f .............................. 288 If. Lowell, manufactures o f....................................762 Harlem Railroad, receipts o f the.................... 384 Louisville, imports, and duties collected a t.. 364 Havana, merchants and shopkeepers in ....... 522 Lumber trade o f Albany.................................. 366 44 survey at Bangor o f ............................ 483 44 statistics o f Commerce o f.................480 Hides, imports into port o f New York o f .. . . 237 M . History o f English Railways............................. 531 Hog trade o f the West, statistics o f ............... 741 Machine for making paper bags.............%... 652 Holyhead pilotage regulations......................... 635 Honesty o f a colored clothes dealer............... 771 Mackenzie’ s law of partnership in England . 326 Mackerel and other fish inspected in Mass... 238 Hotel keepers, liability for loss o f money, &c. 460 44 fishing in G ulf o f St. Lawrence. . . . 130 Hotels, New Y o r k ............................................. 58 4 4 price in Baltimore o f...................... 172 11ungary, market for women in............... . 134 Madder, new method o f preparing................. 382 Maine, debts and finances o f .......................... 484 Manufacturers of boiler iron............................ 510 I. Manufactures of Paris..................... 404 Illinois, banking i n ....................................... 611 Manufactures, investments i n ........................ 256 Imports, see name o f port, state, county, etc. Marble and lime quarry in California........... 254 Indiana, condition of banks o f.......................... 733 Marbles, description o f A m erican................... 509 Indigo, how it is prepared.............................. 768 Marine disasters on the Lakes.......................... 261 Indorsers—notice o f protest............................ 335 Mariners, notices t o .......................... 368, 499, 634 Industry o f Paris................................................ 403 Maryland, iron furnaces o f .............................. 177 Industrial progress o f M ichigan...................... 123 Massachusetts, statistics o f banks o f ............. 353 Insurance, premiums at Liverpool o f............. 618 44 44 operations o f R. R. 638 “ conditions o f a fire policy................ 462 44 financial condition o f............. 486 44 companies, N. Y., fire & m arine.. 57 44 • shoemaking in .......................... 512 44 case in Montreal............................ 205 Maury’s sailing directions..................................240 44 action on policy o f ........................... 203 Merchant, suicide o f a L on d on .........................266 44 m arine............................................. 464 44 and the statesman........................... 394 44 companies, statistics of B oston.. . 345 44 an accomplished Irish.................... 131 44 fire, decision o f case....................... 336 44 the true interest o f the.................... 19 Investing trust funds in railroad s to c k ......... 759 44 ship owner, the career of a ........... 136 Iowa, debt and finance o f ................................. 490 44 Amos Lawrence, the benevolent. 265 Irish merchant, the accom plished.................. 131 44 the true............................................. 357 Irish produce imported into Great Britain.. . 623 Merchants, street.............................................. 391 Iron trade o f Scotland........................................ 515 44 and men, Boston............................ 129 44 manufacture on Cumberland river of .. 644 44 lecture for r ic h .............................. 135 44 notice to manufacturers of boiler......... 510 44 home in Philadelphia.................... 775 VI INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIII. PAGE Mercantile usage, case touching.................... 458 “ law cases . . . 71,201, 329, 458, 583,709 “ miscellanies 129,264,390,520,699,771 “ usage.............................................. 778 44 and maritime laws of England .. 778 Merchandise purchased but not paid f o r ___ 715 Messina, regulations of port o f ...................... 240 Mexico, tariff of, alterations I n ...................... 498 Mexico, silver mines in ................................... 763 Michigan, financial condition o f .................... 484 44 industrial progress o f .................... 123 Milk trade of New Y o r k ................................. 682 Mining and manufactures, journal of, 117, 252, 373, 508, 691, 760 Mining, first in North A m erica...................... 117 Mining share list, Lake Superior.................. 765 “ in England and the United States . . . 641 Mint regulations o f United States.................. 601 Missouri, credit of State lent to railroads.. . . 640 44 production o f wine i n ...................... 123 “ railroad la w .............. ....................... 759 Molasses, import into Portland o f ................. 474 44 importations into Baltimore o f . . . 178 Money enough to break o n ............................. 394 “ evils of len d in g................................... 778 TV. Naples, light at port in gulf o f ........................ 127 44 lights at entrance o f harbor o f ......... 634 Nashua, N. H., manufactures o f .................... 373 Nautical intelligence .. 126, 246, 368, 499, 634, 750 Netherlands, commercial treaty bet. U. S. and 616 New York, milk trade o f ............................... 682 44 receipts of railroads in city o f ... 757 44 bank notes issued out o f State... 731 44 import of hides into port o f _____237 l* debt and fiuances of State o f .. . . 486 44 imports into the port o f................ 481 44 ship building at port o f .......... ... 255 14 expiration o f bauk charters in ... 104 44 description and statistics o f . . . . 48 44 tonuage from foreign ports a t.. . . 631 44 city, debt and finances o f.............. 230 44 commerce, &c., o f......................... 48 44 statistics of railroads o f ................ 501 “ prices of stocks in 1852 ................ 611 44 law establishing an assay office in 600 44 exports from to foreign ports.. . . 217 44 steamships of port o f .................... 385 44 • receipts o f gold at........... ............494 44 statistics o f banks in State o f .. . . 348 44 emigration to port o f ................... 248 44 railroads in the State o f................ 262 44 imports o f dry goods into............ 214 44 city tax for 1853............................ 105 44 city, specie in banks o f.................. 98 New Orleans, condition of banks 490,613,726, 728 44 Uhamb. of Com., regulations of 370 New Hampshire, inspection of Hour in......... 495 44 scythes manufactured i n .. . 125 44 condition o f banks o f.......... 360 New Jersey, financial condition o f ................. 485 44 * zinc and Franklinite...................315 44 banking in..................................... 219 New Bedford, Mass , Commerce o f ............... 480 New South Wales, population o f .................. 249 44 44 gold mines o f ................... 647 Niagara Falls, panorama o f................•............ 772 Norfolk, Va , issue o f small notes at............... 233 North Carolina, property, taxes, &c., Q f........ 97 44 value of copper mines of . . . 769 44 mining in................................ 767 North Pacific whale fishery............................. 364 PAGE Oil, prices o f sperm and whale....................... 365 Old bank note, discovery o f............................ 136 Ontario, rise and fall o f lake........................... 696 Opium trade, Dr. Allen on the.................264, 774 Ottoman Empire, Commerce o f .................... 294 P. Pacific whaling business.................................. 629 Paris, the manufactures o f ............... .........403, 760 Partners, liability in public companies o f___586 Partnership, Mackenzie’s law o f.................... 326 44 liabilities o f ................................ 337 Passenger, ejecting from railroad cars, a . . . . 589 Pearl, brief mention o f mother o f................... 522 Pearl fisheries of the Pacific........................... 776 Pennsylvania, debt and resources o f ............. 359 44 cannelcoal.................................. 382 44 relief notes o f banks in..........357 44 length and cost o f State works 504 44 railroad, large tunnel on th e .. 203 44 condition o f all banks o f ........602 Peru, treaty between United States and . . . . 86 Peruvian banks................................................ 266 Philadelphia, cap. and dividends o f banks in 106 44 receipts o f coal and wood a t.. 367 44 shipping o f..................................233 Plank roads, rates of toll o n ............................ 758 Point Bolivar, fixed light at............................ 499 Policies o f insurance (law c a s e )..................... 203 Population, statistics o f ............................. 248, 517 44 of England, Wales,and Ireland. 250 44 o f New South Wales...................... 249 44 o f European states....................... 94 44 of C hicago.................................... 559 44 center o f the United States.........519 44 U rb a n ........................................... 251 Pork, prices of, at Baltimore ........................... 179 Porto Rico, Commerce o f................................. 361 Portland, Me., import o f molasses into......... 474 Postage from U. S. to for. countries, rates o f 746 Pot rock at Hell Gate....................................... 499 Principal and agent, factors’ a cts..................... 587 Promissory note, action on a .......................... 207 Property in the several States, U. S............... 103 44 and natural w ealth.......................... 193 Protection against fire..................................... 390 Providence, R. I., trade and commerce o f .. . 630 Prussia, cotton and other manufactures o f .. 255 Q. Quebec, emigrants arrived at.......................... 519 It. Railroad tickets, loss o f by passenger........... 336 44 law o f New York, notion o n ............ 201 44 statistics........ 107, 257, 383, 501, 637, 753 44 communication with C hicago......... 637 44 companies, consolidation in N. Y. o f 734 Railroads, liability o f ....................................... 719 44 o f Canada........................................... 389 44 o f Massachusetts, statistics o f........ 638 »4 safety of, in foreign countries . . . . 390 44 revenue from c it y ........................... 384 44 credit of State lent to............... 640 44 in Virginia, progress o f ................. 505 44 traffic of British.............................. 334 44 history o f English..............................531 44 of U. States, full statistics o f......... 107 44 in the United States......................... 260 Reciprocity with the British P rovinces........275 Regulations of N. Orleans Chamber o f Com. 370 44 for port o f Messina...................... 240 O. 44 o f the Argentine R ep u b lic........244 Ohio, condition o f banks o f ............................ 360 Relief notes of banks in Pennsylvania......... 357 44 act relating to railroad bonds o f ......... 620 Revenue of Virginia......................................... 102 44 taxable property of, and its increase .. 727 44 European States.......................... 96 44 public works o f ..................................... 754 44 Great Britain in 1852................... 487 INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIII. PAGE VII PAGE Rhode Island, statistics o f banks o f ............... 223 Tariff of Cuba, change in................................. 240 44 o f British colonies in the P acific......... 372 “ savings banks in...................... 227 Rochester, N. Y., breadstuff passing lock at . 507 Taxes collected in New York City................. 230 44 canal commerce o f ....1 1 6 ,5 03 44 and property o f North C arolina......... 97 Rocks in the East River, N. Y........................ 369 Taxation, effect o f ............................................ 492 Team, what constitutes a ................................. 590 Teas, the black and green o f Commerce........ 133 S. Tennessee, manufacture o f iron in................. 644 44 flnancos and debt o f .................... 231 Sailing directions, Maury’s ............................. 246 Salt o f F lorida.................................................. 416 Timber, method o f preserving...................... 766 Tobacco shipments o f Lynchburg, Virginia. 482 Salvage case in British Admiralty................... 338 44 in Great Britain, consumption o f . .. 479 “ of ships, company in Franco for . . . . 394 4 4 prices of, at Baltimore.................... 181 Sandusky, Ohio, Commerce o f ...................... 628 San Francisco, custom-house fees a t ............. 497 Toledo, Lake Commerce of, in 1852............... 475 4 4 bread stuffs received at...................... 363 44 Commerce of, in 1852............. 622 44 gold dust shipped at.........493,730 Tonnage at New York from foreign ports... 63L Trade, traits of, laudable and iniquitous....... 574 44 arrival of Amer. vessels a t .. 623 44 and growth of Chigago in 1852........... 557 44 flre-proof buildings in............ 251 4 4 position o f.............................................. 576 44 Mercantile Lib’ry Association 773 44 and Commerce o f St. Louis in 1852... 420 Sardine fisheries on coast o f Brittany............. 367 169 4 4 and Commerce o f Baltimore............... Savannah, banks o f.......................................... 103 44 traits of, laudable and iniquitous........690 Savings banks in Massachusetts, statistics of 347 4 4 rights o f.................................................. 693 44 o f Connecticut, condition o f .. 227 44 in Rhode Island..................... 227 Transitu, stoppage o f goods i n ...................... 717 Scotland, iron trade o f..................................... 515 Traveling on the road and rail........................759 Scythes, manufacture in N. Hampshire o f .. . 125 Treaty o f Commerce between U. S. and Peru 86 44 44 44 U. S. & Neiherlands 616 Sea soundings, d e e p ...........................................636 Sea, and the circulation o f its waters........... 412 Tunnel on the Pennsylvania railroad........... 263 Sermon o f Commerce....................................... 659 Shaffuer, T. P., biography o f............................ 700 U. Ship building, new mode o f .......................... 511 44 at port o f New Y o r k .................255 Umbrellas, manufacture o f in New York . . . 763 Ships built by McKay, East Boston............... 741 United States, exports o f manufactures from. 742 44 rates of postage f r o m ................ 746 44 and steamers, cause o f fire in............... 389 44 gold coinage o f........................... 732 Shipping of Philadelphia............................... 233 44 mint, gold ingots o f ....................725 Shoemaking in Massachusetts........................ 512 4 4 receipts and expenditures o f ... 730 Sicilies, import and export duties o f the Two 373 44 full statistics o f railroads o f .. . . 107 Silver coins of U. S., law relating t o ............. 606 601 4 4 mint regulations........................... Silver mining in Spain................................... 381 4‘ mining in England and t h e .... 641 Silver and bullion, purchase o f at U. S. Mint 733 4 4 public debt o f............................ 614 Silver mines in Mexico................................... 763 44 laws relating to gold coins o f .. 606 Silver coinage of United States.........................735 44 Stuart’s naval- & mail steamers. 580 Silkworms, and production o f ........................ 767 4 4 statistics of financial history of. 608 Slavery, moral benefits o f..........................454, 706 4 4 bank capital and circulation of. 101 Sloan’s Hydrostat for steam boilers............... 648 4 4 treaty between, & Netherlands. 616 Smyrna, channel o f the bay o f........................ 128 44 treasurer’s statement................ 99 44 statistics o f Commerce o f................. 296 4 4 treaty between Peru and the .. 86 Snail trade in France....................................... 394 44 trade between Belgium and the 634 South Carolina, new banks chartered in....... 105 4 4 manufacture of glass i n ............ 119 44 banks and banking in......... 220 44 manufacturing towns o f .......... 373 Specie in New York city banks...................... 98 4 4 consular system o f..................... 132 44 imports at Boston o f ............................ 231 44 lat. and long, on western coast. 500 Stanford channel, Lowestoft.......................... 248 4 4 population center o f t h e .......... 519 Starch, Oswego factory for.............................. 253 44 East India and Pacific trade of. 367 Statistics of population............................. 248, 517 44 treasurer’s statement................ 228 Statistics, com m ercial..81, 233, 361, 473, 621, 738 44 mails by ocean steamers.......... 504 Steamers, appropriations for mails b y ......... 504 4 4 stocks, redemption o f................ 493 Steam boilers, to prevent explosion of......... 648 44 railroads in the............................. 260 Steamboat progress at the West.................... 262 4 4 foreign exports o f the................ 474 44 statistics... 107, 257, 383, 501, 637, 753 44 real and personal property in .. 103 44 in United States............................ 659 4 4 treasury notes outstanding.... 100 44 between Boston and New York. 756 44 act to prevent fraud on treasury 619 Steamships o f port of New York.................... 385 4 4 imports of, in 1852 ..................... 473 “ American and English................. 506 Urban population............................................ 251 44 passages of Collins and Cunard.. 257 Usage, important case relating to mercantile. 458 44 improvement in............................ 758 Street merchants.............................. 391 Usury in France.............................................. 607 Usurious rate, action on note discounted at.. 336 Stock market o f Baltimore in 1852................. 487 Stuart’s naval and mail steamers o f U. S....... 580 V. Straits of J uan de Fuca, latitude, &c., o f........634 St. Louis, trade and Commerce of, in 1852 . . 420 44 debt o f the city o f............................ 106 Vacuum sugar p a n s ......................................... 378 Sub-marine Telegraph.......................................499 Value o f gold, depreciation in value o f ....... 493 Substitute for artificial illumination............. 516 Variation in level o f Lake Ontario............... 636 Sugar, importations into Baltimore o f........... 181 Vessels cleared at Baltimore.......................... 235 44 arrived at Baltimore in1852.............. 482 44 pans, vacuum ....................................... 378 44 built in foreign countries................... 345 44 admeasured at Baltimore in 1852.... 236 Virginia, revenue o f......................................... 102 T. *4 progress o f railways in .................... 505 Tariff o f New South W ales.............................. 245 44 tobacco, shipments at Lynchburg.. 482 44 o f Mexico, alterations in.......................... 498 44 assessment of taxes i n ..................... 737 / v iii INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIII. \T. t PAG E PAGE Wale?, tariff of New S outh............................. 245 Warehousing, goods entered at N. York for. 214 Wealth, property and natural........................ 193 Whale fishery, statistics of North Pacific....... 364 “ A rctic.........................................522 Whaling business, the Pacific............................ 629 “ voyage, libel s u it............................. 709 Wheat from New York and Western States.. 481 Whisky, merchantable..................................... 333 4< prices of, at Baltimore...................... 183 Wine, production in Missouri o f.................... 123 “ factories in London............................... 762 Wisconsin, its resources, condition, &c......... 444 “ financial condition o f ...................485 Y. Yield o f Sugar in Texas................................... 239 Z. Zinc and Franklinite, New Jersey................... 315 Zoll-Verein, German, Commerce o f................. 738