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HUNT’ S

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ERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE
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COMMERCIAL R E V I E W .

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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
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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
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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
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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. ' !
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M. F. M alhy ',,LL'.J)., i<Oi tpe* National Observatory,"at Washington.
E . M eriam, Esq., o f N e.w .Y ork..-.

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G eorge D. P rentiss; !Esq.,*p^Kentucky. • ’ •*
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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.




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F R O M J A N U A R Y T O JUNE, IN C L U SIV E , 1853.

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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
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railroads i n .............................. ’ ’ 537
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finances o f .................. 11,111111111 105
Albany, N. Y., lumber trade o
f
366
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^ / eal and PersonaI wealth o f . ! 231
Argentine Confederacy, regulations o f the... 244
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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
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product of gold fields o f ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 254
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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
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trade and Commerce of, in 1852 .. 169
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vessels admeasured at, in 1852.... 236
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vessels arrived at................................482
u
stock market in 1852 ..................... 487
u
banks, condition o f...................... 225
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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




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Banks, statistics of New York city................. 55
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o f New Orleans, condition o f....... 490, 613
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the new French......... .......................... 494
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o f New Hampshire, condition o f ......... 360
chartered in South Carolina............... 105
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account o f L on d on ............................... 288
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of Savannah.......................................... 103
M of Massachusetts, condition o f.............353
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in South Carolina, statistics o f ........... 220
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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
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in New Jersey................................... 219
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in State o f N. York, statistics o f . . . 348
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journal o f....... 94, 219, 345, 484, 600,725
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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
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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
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passing locks at Rochester..........407
Bricks, steam factories f o r .............................. 770
Bristol railway shares, leading.........................755
British Provinces, reciprocity with................... 275
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East India and China trade............... 365
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railway traffic....................................... 384
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census o f 1841 and 1851....................... 250
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and foreign shipping............................ 627
Brooklyn, N. Y., city debt o f............................ 232
Budget, Samuel, biography o f ........................ 188

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INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIII.
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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
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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
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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......................
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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
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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
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receipts o f at port o f New York.. 494
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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
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expenditure of institutions in. 610
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consumption of cotton i n .. 135
44
44
receipts of gold in......... 229
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revenue, &c., o f........... 487
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gold coinage o f ........................ 732
Gutta percha, method of procuring............... 125

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Jeurnal of merc’tilelaw,71, 201, 329, 458, 583, 709
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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
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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
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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
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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
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44
operations o f R. R. 638
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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
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home in Philadelphia.................... 775




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Mercantile usage, case touching.................... 458
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law cases . . . 71,201, 329, 458, 583,709
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miscellanies 129,264,390,520,699,771
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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
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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




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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.
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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




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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