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•• CONTRI BUTORS TO THE FO RTY -THIRD VOLUME OF THE MERCHANTS’MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW V.A v \ !\, o .' V \ D avid M. B alfcJIir , Esq., ef Massachusetts. D r . A. N. B ell , of Brooklyn, L. I. J oseph E. B loomfield, Esq., of Oswego, N . Y. W m. B rown, Esq., of Cote des Neiges, Canada. C harles II. C arroll, Esq., Merchant, of Boston. J ohn W . F orney, Esq., Clerk House of Representatives, Washingtoi * ** * t * , „ '. R. S. H amilton, Esq,;of the. (JincinpaU Bar. ♦. Jtfiy: D r. J. Le.Wi£ KKAjggjginiiisaifflary in Eastern Africa. J oseph G. M arvin, Boston. P rof. C. ^.M c'C A y/of Georgia. J. W. S cott, Esq., <5f fste^o, Ohio. T homas P. K ett ^ ll , Editor. 'f j 311941 - 3 <*v I N D E X TO V O L U M E X L I I L , FROM JU L Y TO DECEMBER, INCLUSIVE, 1860. B. Brain, wear and tare of, in modern life......... 515 Brattleboro, Vt., commercial industry o f. . . . 232 Brazil; its trade and finance?...................50, 167 44 flour trade from 1848 to 1S60............ 97 “ railroad enterprise in ........................ 635 44 postage to, by French mail............... 749 Breach of warranty in marine policy............ 824 Breadstuff's, export of, from New York.. .406, 408 “ export of, from United states .. 482 “ trade of city of New York......... 613 British spi cie imports and exports .............. 334 44 exchange of cotton goods for cotton. 352 44 Cotton Supply Association................. 640 44 factory operatives, condition of..........494 *• exportations lor 1859, value of........... 92 “ shipping, progress o£........................ 98 44 imports and exports..............................236 “ importations for 1859, value o f .......... 93 “ trade returns for 1859.......................... 91 44 merchant shipping............................... 611 44 Post-office returns last year..........101, 620 “ trade with Russia............................... 234 Brooklyn, L. I., finances of............................ 475 44 and Kings County, census o f ---- 768 Burning of cotton at sea................................. 96 Burnt Coat Head, Bay of Fundv, light at__ 107 Business population of Pan Francisco.......... 647 44 excitement the stimulus of............. 135 Baltimore, census returns of.......................... 648 44 Maryland, debt of......................... 595 44 and Ohio Railroad, business o f... 701 44 and Ohio Road, business, &c„ of. 759 Bangor to New Orleans, lailway from .......... 114 Bank bill, a lost.............................................. 268 4* profits of N. York city for last quarter. 344 44 dividends of Boston, 1859 and 1660 . . . 603 44 State of Indiana, returns of.......... 228, 463 44 of Iowa, condition of........................... 225 44 of England, circulation of.................... 222 4i of France, returns of, for June & July. 471 Banking, currency, and finance, Journal of, 79, 218, 334, 463, 595, 722 Banks of U. S., returns of, to January, I860 . 336 44 New York city, quarterly returns . . . . 340 44 ofStateofN ew York, condition of... 226 44 of Virginia, condition o f .................... 224 44 of Missouri, condition of..................... 226 44 of New Jersey, condition of................. 227 44 of Wisconsin, returns of ..... .............. 464 Beet root sugar, product of the Zollverein .. 94 Bills of exchange, rates oi in New York, 73,211,328, 458, 590, 716 Blanket, origin of the nam e.......................... 270 Bonded warehouses in New York, private, rates of storage i n ...................................... 487 Book trade, the......... 143, 271, 399, 527, 655, 775 Boots & shoes, imp’ts & exp’ts of, last 3 years 99 Boston bank returns, weekly, 81, 220, 337, 465, 599, 724 44 Clearing-house Association, fourth an nual report o f ................................. 83 “ bank dividends, 1859 and 1860........... 603 “ taxable property of............................. 463 44 population and growth of.................. 644 44 trade of, for April, 1860 .................... 100 44 wool trade for six years...................... 345 4- and Charlestown, commerce of.......... 741 44 in 1860 ................................................ 772 Calella, coast of Spain, fixed light at............ 108 California fruit orchard................................... 643 44 to New York via China................ 232 44 crops of.......... ............................. . 643 44 gold exports of, 3 years................. 95 44 its political economy.............. 705 Canada, receipts from customs duties in....... 84 44 and U. States; trade between, 1859.. 99 44 abolition of canal tolls i n ................ 115 Canadian and American tariffs...................... 242 “ reciprocity, effects of..................... 355 Canal, St. Mary’s, tonnage of........................ 255 44 tolls in Canada, abolition of................ 115 Canals of New York, receipts & expenditures of, since commencement................ 760 44 of New York, business o f .................. 701 Cannon ball, motion of.................................. 122 Cape of Good Hope, revolving light on......... 240 Cargoes, Cuban manifests of.......................... 366 Caustic soda, question of duty on, (law case) 205 44 duty on, (treasury circular).... 365 Cays Paredon Grande, Cuba, fixed light at .. 108 Central Park, New York, commies, report on 649 Certificate ol origin....... ................................ 863 Ceylon, exports of, four years........................ 96 Charter—bill of lading, &c., (law case)......... 69 44 mutual covenants, (law case)....... 68 Chicago & South, cities, freight tariff betw’n. 618 Chile new treaty w ith ................................... 742 Chilian mint—new mines.............................. 474 China, population o f ..................................... 514 44 exports to, for three years................. 350 Chirese silk imported to United States......... 850 Chincha Islands, guano export of.................. 741 Charleston, dividends payable i n .................. 344 44 exports of, quarter ending June. 353 Cincinnati imports and exports for 9 years.. 6<»7 44 valuation and taxation o f ............ 342 A. Advertising, benefits of, illustrated.............. 894 Africa, geographical discoveries in............... 154 African laborers in the French colonies. .. 355 Agriculture, statistics of 124,257,382, 566, 638, 763 “ of O h io................................ 124 44 of Wisconsin........................... 126 “ of France.............................. 257 Agricultural fairs for I860.............................. 513 Alabama, insurance law of. ...........................621 “ taxable propertyin...................... 21S Alexandria, (Va.,) population of................... 516 America and Europe, finances o f ................. 473 American agriculture..................................... 383 railroad enterprise in Brazil......... 635 44 timber for ship building............ . 238 “ commerce, increase o f ................ 774 Amoor River, voyage down th e ................... 134 Anvil Rock, Cape Point, shoal n e a r ............ 484 Arctic expedition, the new....................... 266 Assay-office, New York, operations of 74, 212, 330, 459,592, 718 Atmospheric telegraph................................. 493 Austria, finances of................................ 227, 474 C. f IV IN D E X TO V OLUM E X L I I I . Cincinnati, river and sail freights at.............. 616 “ census returns of.......................... 646 44 personal property i n .................... £5 44 fires in, last seven years.................103 Civita Vecchia and Anconia, new lights at... 359 Citron, duty on, (treasury circular) .............. 743 Clearing-house Association of Boston, fourth annual report o f ................... 83 w operations of New York and London compared............ 464 “ N. Y., transactions of, 6 years 729 Coal in England, product of.......................... 250 44 mined in Ohio...................................... 499 “ of Rhode Island..................................... 628 44 trade of James River, Virginia............ 752 44 its mechanical powers............................ 756 Coffee and sugar production of Hayti........... 346 “ “ imported into Europe, 4 y’rs 97 *• exported from Rio last 3 years.......... 353 44 exported from Rio to U. States, 1859.. 353 “ exports of Jamaica, last 25 years .. . 736 Coins of Japan, assay o f ................................ 88 “ of the United States............................. 228 44 of Japan................................. M . ............ 729 Collision, damages for, (law case)................ 68 Colombo, coast of Ceylon, light at................. 149 Commerce and the peerage........................... 141 44 and trade in olden tim e.............. 771 Commercial chronicle and review, 71,208, 326, 454,587, 713 “ regulations, 104,242,363,487,616, 742 “ contract, action on, (law case).. 206 Connecticut, insurance law o f.......................483 44 railways, condition o f .............. 373 44 railways.................................... 257 Contract, important action on........................ 206 Cooling of metal.............................................3S1 Copper mining in Cornwall.......................... 247 “ from Lake Superior, product o f ----250 Copy books with printed headings, duty on. 366 Corn raised in Ohio........................................ 124 44 exported from United States, 1845-60.. 411 Cornwall, copper mining in .......................... 247 Cost of recovering a d e b t............................. 392 Cotton exp’ts from N. Y. & N. O. compared. 456 44 British, Supply Association............... 640 44 receipts at Mobile by railroad........... 632 44 crop of United States, 1860 ................ 506 44 manufactured from flax ..................... 628 44 delivery of, (law case)........................ 322 44 goods exp’ted from Great Britain, 1859 852 44 trade of England................................. 354 44 burned at sea last year........................ 96 44 manufacture in Scotland................... 627 44 goods for cotton, British exchange of. 352 44 manufacture in New England............ 378 “ as an element of business for railroads 115 44 spun in England................................. 123 41 manufactures..................................... 755 44 crop of U. States for last 10 years....... 741 44 production & consumption of, 20 y’rs. 740 44 product of Texas............................... 740 Creditor vs. debtor.......................................... 267 Crops without m anure................................. 763 Cuba, sugar estates o f ................................... 384 4* & Porto Rico, comparative revenues of 349 44 railroads of......................................... 112 44 cash sales in, and 2 per cent discount. 87 44 revenue o f ......................................... 605 44 governors of, since 1511..................... 390 Cuban inland mails.......................... .............243 44 manifests of cargoes.......................... 366 Currency of the United States.: .................... 574 44 of the Japanese.............................. 229 Customs duties, receipts of, in Canada......... 84 44 of England last 4 years........ 87 44 English.................................. 335 Debt, cost of recovering a ............................. 392 44 of State of North Carolina.......... - . . . . 225 44 the end of............................................. 650 44 of Russia..... 344 Delivery of cotton, action on, (law c ase)---- 322 Direct Southern trade with Euzope.............. 657 Discoctent.................................... 136 Dividends payable in Charleston, S. C.......... 344 44 of N. Y. insur’nce cos., July, 1860. 361 “ of Boston banks, 1859 and 1860 .. 603 Dover, N. Hampshire, commercial industry of 199 E. Early hours.................................................... 139 East India railways........................................ 591 Economical, rules for..................................... 139 Electric telegraph, progress of...................... 492 Emigrants to United States, occupation o f.. 769 Emigration from Great- BritaiD..................... 387 Emigration and pauperism............................ 262 Employment for ladies................................... 140 Engines, marine.............................................. 255 England, cotton manufactures of................... 354 44 wheat trade of.................................. 94 44 circulation of Bank of..................... 222 “ marriage statistics of........................ 2Gt 44 produce of coal in ........................... 250 44 longevity in...................................... 129 44 and United States, maritime rela tions between............................................. 682 English customs and duties for 4 years......... 87 44 customs duties.................................. 335 44 leather trade, failures in ................... 468 44 trade returns for 1859 ..................... 91 Engraving on glass...................... ................. 375 Europe, direct Southern trade with.............. 651 Europe and America,finances o f.................... 473 European States, trade and population o f... 395 Exeter, N. H., commercial industry of..........201 Expenditure, philosophy of.......................... 521 Exports—see 44Com. Chron. and Review” each month; also name of place. Express companies, liabilities of..................7 F. Factory operatives, (British,) wages of......... 494 Facts and figures............................................ 653 Failures in London, 1858-59........................ 348 Farm, manuf. and mineral statistics of Wis consin .......................................................... 126 Ferrum, or true iron............................. 247 Fertilizers, increase in use of in Georgia----259 Financial heresies...................................... 317 Finances of Austria........................................ 227 44 of New York city............................ 79 Fire insurance dividends................................ 484 Fire proof cloth, how manufactured.............*756 Fires in Cincinnati last seven years.. . . . . . . . 103 Flax and silk, consumption of in G. Britain. 386 Flax cotton.............................................. 258, 628 Florida railway, the........................................ 256 Flour trade of Brazil, from 1848 to 1860....... 97 4* Virginia.................................. 230 Foreign ministers, entry and delivery of artides belonging to...................................... 741 Forests, their decrease................................... 384 Forgery........................................................... 306 France, Bank of, returns for June and July.. 471 44 vineyards of...................................... 382 44 imports and exportsof wheat from. 404 44 locomotive building in..................... 505 44 wine product of.................................. 606 44 agriculture of....................................... 257 44 parceling land in ............................... 385 44 dutyonw oolin.................................. 104 44 wheat trade of.................................... 94 Fraud in the revenue, (law c a s e ).................... 585 P ’raudsin trade......................................... 526 D. Freak of trade................................................ 398 Dead-letters, new law in regard t o ................ 101 Freight, tariff between Chicago and Southern Dead mens’ shoes........................................... 522 cities........................................................... 618 IN D E X TO V OLUM E X L III. Freights from the West................................. 44 river and'rail, at Cincinnati............ French railways ............................................ Fruit orchards in California.......................... G, Galvanizing iron............................................. Gas and oil, cheapness of compared .......... Gaslight companies of United States....... . 44 smoke fro m ..................................... Geographical discoveries in Eastern Africa.. Georgia, population of 1859.......................... “ agriculture in................................... 44 pine forests of.................................. 44 taxable property in.......................... German population of United Stales............ “ railways, statistics of....................... Germany, tobacco growing in....................... Girard, Stephen, anecdote.of......................... Glass, engraving on........................................ Gold received from California and exported from New York weekly 500 Interest, effect of war on rates of................. 610 Iowa, productions of for I860........................ “ exports of grain 1859 and 1860............ 759 44 State Bank, condition of...................... 643 Iron trade of Sweden.......................... 44 produced in Pennsylvania, 1859........... 44 bridges, origin o f ................................ 6*26 44 product of Pennsylvania..................... 756 44 railway, manufacture o f.. . ................ 379 44 galvanizing of....................................... 44 from Lake Superior, produce of........ 630 44 its chemical properties......................... 154 260 44 trade, the.............................................. 44 (railroad,) how it is made................... 259 44 of Lake Superior.................................. 445 22*2 V 209 512 476 225 100 116 49S 564 631 626 250 247 122 754 751 J. 130 367 851 Jamaica, commercial prosperity of............... 526 44 life assurance of............................. 748 654 375 James River and Kanawha Canal, business of for three years........................................ 762 James River, Va., coal tr a d e ....................... 752 73, 210, 329, 458, 591, 717 Japan, its resources, trade, and currency.. .. 60 44 revenue of........................................... 224 Gold and silver coinage at New Orleans “ assay of the coins of........................... 88 branch mint 1859 and 1860........................ 596 44 coins of............................................... 729 Gold and platina found in Missouri, analysis of 117 Gold exports of California three years......... 95 Japanese currency, the.................................. 229 44 silkworm........................................ 386 Gold coast, customs on.................................. 142 Goodwin Sands, new buoy at........................ 241 44 trad e............................................... 235 Grain ports of the lakes................................. 735 Java and Madeira, population of................... 133 Grape culture in Ohio.................................... 688 K. Great Britain, imports and exports of...........236 44 cotton manujactures of.......... 354 “ import of wheat and flour in.. 404 Kanawha and James River Canal, business of for three years........................................ 762 “ merchant shipping of............. 611 44 emigration from..................... 3S7 Kansas, population of................................... 768 4* railway enterprise in........................ 757 Great Eastern, dimensions of........................ 265 Greytown, bombardment of, (law case)....... 583 Kelley’s Island, Ohio, grape culture in ......... 638 Gull Stream, England, revolving light in __ 359 Key West negroes.......................................... 525 Gutta percha, wherein it differs from caout chouc....................................... 612 I j . Guano export of the Chincha Islands.......... 741 Lactometer, operations of............................ 764 Labor value, changes i n ................................ 249 II. 44 the condition of success...................... 187 44 no excellence without.......................... 393 Hamburg, trade of, fourteen years................ 612 Hats, woolen, duty on.................................... 618 Ladies, employment for................................. 140 Lake tides .................................................... 358 Hayti, agriculture in...................................... 125 44 vessels for ocean navigation......... .. . 477 Havana, extracts from port regulations o f... 105 4 4 Superior mines, produce of................. 250 Havre, shipping of goods to .......................... 207 44 “ iron........................................ 751 Health insurance, humors of.......................... 623 Hides and leather, imports and exports of last Lakes, disasters on, la«t four years................ 358 44 tonnage of 1858-59............................... 358 three years................••••........................... 99 “ ship building on.................................. 357 Holmes, Capt. Silas, obituary of................... 770 44 grain ports of....................................... 735 Human hair, duty on, (treas. circular).......... 366 Landscape plates, duty on.............................. 618 Last manufactory at Richmond..................... 630 I. Lead tubing, silvering of............................... 379 Ireland, east coast, new lighthouses on ....... 745 Leather trade of London, late failures in, 468, 596 Illinois, bank returns o f........................ ... 475 44 skins, classification of....................... 120 44 and hides, imports and exports of Imports—see “ Com. Chron. and Review ” last three years........................................... 99 each month; also name of place. India, railways in......................... 251 Life insurance policies, value of 43, 147, 301, 423, 567, 692 “ opium trade of..................................... 313 Indian corn exported from U. S. 1845-60.. ..411 44 44 104 44 laws of New York................ 102 Indiana State Bank, returns o f ..................... 463 “ “ “ condition of......................223 44 assurance in Jamaica............................ 748 Indigo culture................................................ 126 44 duration of in our principal cities__ _ 133 Insurance, journal of .102, 237, 361, 483, 621, 746 Lights in Gulfs of Riga & Finl’nd, alteration of 289 Lille Feisteen, Norway, fixed light at............ 107 “ policies, (life.) valuation of 43, 147, 301, 426, 567, 692 Living within one’s means............................ 141 44 (marine,) scrip dividends............. 623 Local dispatch posts, suppression of............. 860 4k scrip, (in irine,) market price of. . 624 Locomotives in France, No. of....................... 505 “ dividends in New York, July, 1S60 361 44 performance of .. . ................... 372 44 dividends, (fire)....................... .......484 London failures 1858, 1859............................ 343 44 company3 of N. H., condition o f .. 362 44 tobacco trade and consumption....... 654 “ law of Connecticut......................... 483 “ leather trade, recent failures in .......596 4‘ law of New Jersey......................... 237 Long Dock Tunnel, New Jersey, the............ 254 4 law of A labam a........................... 621 Longevity in England.................................... 129 44 laws of Maine................................. 748 Louisville, Ky., freights a t............................ 617 “ 44 population of........................ 768 *4 companies of N. Y., inquests in case of incendiarism................................... 746 “ Canal, enlargement of.................. 372 IN D E X TO V OLUM E X L III. New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern zn. Railroad...................................................... 634 Machine building, photography in................ 118 New' York city bank returns, weekly Mails, U. S. and London, closing of............ 749 81,219, 337, 465, 599, 724 Maine insurance laws of................................ 748 “ city banks, quarterly returns to June25th.................................................... 340 Magnetic needle............................................. 029 Manchester operatives................................... 029 New York city, finances of............................ 79 Manufactures of Philadelphia..................... 555 “ “ value of real and personal property in.................................................. 218 Manufacturing in Ohio................................. 499 Margate Sand and North Foreland lighthouse 241 New York city, trade in breadstufls.............. 013 Marine insurance scrip dividends................. 023 “ “ quarterly bank returns...219, 733 “ losses for May, 1800 .......................... 103 ‘k “ milk trade of......................... 612 “ “ 1859, 1800.................................. 486 “ “ imports and exports for forty “ “ for 1800...................................... 747 years............................................................ 607 “ insurance, when deviation allowable. 324 New York city.railroads, business of__ ____ 373 “ assay-office. .74, 212, 330, 459, 592, 718 “ “ scrip, market price of.__ 624 “ engines................................................ 255 “ harbor, condition of...................... 856 Marriage statistics of England...................... 262 “ savings banks, condition of......... 86 Marseilles, United States trade with.............. 98 “ arrivals and clearances at last ten years..................... , ............... ..................... 61.5 Maryland, population of in 1782................’’ 389 Memphis and Charleston Railroad............... 504 New York, export of breadstuff’s from.. .400, 408 valuation of property in.............. 80 Mercantile miscellanies 134, 205, 390,518,649, 770 “ law, journal of, Central Park, commiss. report on 649 “ assay-office, operations of............ 472 68, 205, 322, 450, 583, 710 “ vigilance........................................ 268 “ Chamber of Commerce and tbe Merino shirts, (imitation,)duty on................ 017 Japanese, conference between................... 235 New York bay encroachments..................... 414 Merrill Shell Bank, coast of Mississippi, light house at.................................• .................... 359 “ to California via China.......... 232 Mexico, population and area of States of!! *! 133 “ private bonded warehouse, rates of storage in............. 487 Michigan, population of...........................648 767 Michigan Central Railroad, operations ol for Newr York, condition of banks of State of... 226 six years...................................................... 053 “ State, wealth of by counties.. 597 Milk trade of New York city........................ 612 “ railroads, condition of............ 369, 508 Milk, preservation of............................. . ” 503 “ ins. co.’s, dividends for July, I860 361 Milwaukee, population of.............................. 645 ‘l life insurance laws of.......... *........ 102 Mining, manulactures, and art, journal of* “ State, valuation and taxes o f..... 731 “ canals, business of.................. 701 116, 245, 374, 494, 625 751 Minot’s Ledge, Boston Bay, new light on__ 484 “ Central Railroad, business o f.... 701 Mississippi, taxable property of..................... 342 “ and Erie Railroad, business o f... 701 “ dredging of the mouths of........ ’ 351 ■“ . canals, receipts and expenditures of since commencement............................. 760 Mississippi and St. Lawrence, valleys comNew South Wales, banking in...................... 470 p°red---....................................... Mississippi passes, rates of pilotage a t......... 363 Newspaper window at London post-office.*.*. 360 Missouri, analysis of gold and plalina found “ enterprise..................................... 75O 117 North Carolina, debt of__ ; .....................’** 225 Missouri banks, condition ol...................«26 North Pacific, whale trade of...................... 89 “ * returns of........................... * 47c Northwest, trade of................................. . [ *’ 476 Minnesota State finances............................’ ] ^3 O. “ exports of grain 1859 and I860.!! 476 “ railway system.............................. 753 Mobile, cotton received at by railroad. 632 Ocean steamers, loss of.................................. 91 646 “ commerce of.............................!!* ” 480 Ohio, census returns of..................... Money, price of in New York each month “ grape culture in.....................’ .!!!!!!! 638 “ agriculture of.......................... . 124 „ . . . . 72> ? 10i 323> 457, 590, 715 how to learn the value of................. 135 ‘ canals, receipts of two years.. . . . . . ’! .* 255 Montauk Point lighthouse.................... 359 “ fleece wool. ™iue of twenty years.. . . . 345 taxable property of.............. 475 Mouths of the Mississippi, dredging of..!'.!! 351 Monuments of human labor.............. ....!.** 525 “ prices of wool 1840 to 1859...!!!!.’!!! 96 “ manufacturing in ..................... 499 Motive Power, a new.......................! . . ] ! ” 049 “ population of.............................. 766 One price......................................... 397 N. I Opium trade of India.................... !!!!!*"' 313 Nautical intelligence.. 106, 238, 350, 485, 014 744 Naval architecture—wave lin e................... 40Q I*. Navy of the United States, report on........... 347 Nebraska city, growth of..........................’ ’ * gon Packet mail service, British................... 620 Needle, the magnetic..........................’ Parceling land in France..............; . . . . . * * ' 385 New England, cotton manufacture in ..!.'!!! 373 Paris, enlargement of................... ................. J33 New Hampshire fire ius. company, returns of 362 “ gpssi p, a bi t of...................... !*.*.*.*.!*** 270 savings banks o f.................. 473 Pauperism and emigration...........*.’ *****‘ 262 343 “ census returns of.. . . . . * 647 Pavvnbroking, statistics of New York . .’. “ banks, condition of ... ” 734 Pegging shoes by steam............................ ’** 246 New Haven Railroad, or Schuyler frauds... * 586 Pennsylvania, iron produced in 1859*.!!!!!!! 116 New Jersey insurance law.......................... 237 cities, census returns for.!!!!! 387 rock oil................................ 626 “ banks, condition of..... 227 New Orleans bank returns, weekly iron product of.......... !!.!.’.’.’ 564 82, 220, 338, 466, 601, 726 r Central Railroad, business o f.. 701 753 export of two last years......... 353 t erlumerv, manufacture of..................... “ river freights a t..................... ** 616 Personal property in Cincinnati!*.’*.' **’.*. ... 85 “ commerce of...................... 477 “ “ and real estate in city ol N. York, value of.................................. 218 ‘‘ n branch mint, operationso’f, 1*859 and 1860.............................................. 596 Philadelphia bank returns, weekly.............. 81, 220, 338, 466, 600, 725 # IN D E X TO VOLUM E X L III. VU 132 Roxbury, Mass., its population.......... Philadelphia, iis manufactures...... ............... 5^5 Russian aggression aud extension................. 517 Pilotage Mississippi passes, rates of............. 44 emancipation................................... 358 Pine forests of Georgia................................... 440 PitlBburg bank returns, weekly ^ ^ ^ Plaques, duty on, (treas. circular). .. . . . . . v 365 Platina and gold found in Missouri, analysis 117 of. Political economy of California................... 705 PopuT^ion,Statistics. .129,260,387, 514, 644, 766 « 6f Georgia, 18o9...........................260 « and area of States of Mexico---- 133 « of Turkey.................................. 264 Port Fairy, Australia7*new light a t................ 106 Port regulations of Havana............................ 105 Portland bay, Australia, light a t................... 107 “ Me., banks of.......... ......................• M l Porto Rico & Cuba, comparative revenues ot 349 Portsmouth, (Maine.) business prospects of . 472 Postage, prepayment of by stamps.............. ~44 “ to Brazil by French mail..............• • <49 Postal departm ent.... 101,243,360, 492,619, 749 Post-office mails, U. S. and London, closing of 749 Poverty in New York, statistics of................ 343 Prices and wages, effects of usury on........... 17° Profitable investments................................... 51J • Providence bank re tu rn ^ w e e k ly ^ ^ ^ Saddlery—polished bits, duty o n .. . . . . . . . . . J44 Sailors: what they are & what they should he bo2 Salt, its distribution through the world........ 119 San Francisco, business population of.......... 047 Sandwich Islands, finances o f ....................... 470 *k trade o f ............................ 480 « post-office....................... 619 Savings bunks of New York, condition of.... 86 “ of New Hampshire................ 478 Scales, improvement in ............... 119 Schuyler frauds and New Haven Railroad .. .>86 Scotland, cotton manufacture in................... 627 44 west coast, new lighthouses o n .... 744 Seamen’s wages, action to recover, (law case) 69 Semi-steel, manufacture of. ......................... 496 Set-off Point, Newark Bay, discontinuance of light o n .................................................. 485 Ship, the first large....................................... 270 Ship-building, American timber for.............. 238 “ on the lakes......................................... 357 14 modern............................................. 142 Ships, recent sale% of...................................... 614 Shipping of New York, arrivuls & clearances 615 Purchase money unpaid, due on articles of ' interest of United States................ 614 458 agreement. British merchant............................ 6 il goods to H avre.................... 207 IS. Shoe factory, a Southern.............................. 248 Shoes, pegging of, by steam.......................... 246 Rags, uses made of........................................**77 Siam, tariff o f ................................................. 364 Railroad, canal, and steamboat Silk imported from China. 1858-59................ 350 " establishment, description of a . . . . . . . . 269 Railroad co., the Southwestern of Georgia.. 634 and flax, consumption of, in G. Britain. 386 “ receipts for July............................... 371 worm, the Japanese................................ 386 “ enterprise for September................. 637 Silks and servant girls................................... 523 u “ in Brazil.........................635 Silvering lead tubing..................................... 379 “ receipts for June, 1660 . .................. 254 Simplon to be tunneled, t h e ......................... 253 “ stock, rise in last four months........ 588 Smoke from gas-lights............................... 630 « of New York, condition of.— 369, 508 Social philosophy, review, historical & critical u 0f New York city, business of........373 of the different systems of.......19, 275, 530, 659 “ cotton as an element ol business for 115 Southern trade, direct, with Europe.............. 651 44 prophecy in regard to...................... 634 shoe factory, a .....................: -------248 44 of Cuba............................................ ^12 cities & Chicago, freight tariff bet’wn 618 « stocks, fluctuations of since June.. .7 1 4 Southwestern Railroad of Georgia.............. 634 44 iron, how it is made........................ 754 Spain : its trade and agriculture..-............... 481 Railway from Bangor to New Orleans......... 114 “ population of.................................... 645 tk iron, manufacture of................... 631 Specie, British, imports & exports, 6 months 334 44 statistics..................................... 370 Spindles, in England, and cotton supply . . . . 123 44 rails, wear of................. 505 St. Anthony, Minnesota, population of......... 769 “ system of Minesota.......................... 758 St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1850 and 1860.......... 723 “ enterprise......................................... 757 St. Louis bauk returns, weekly, Railways of Connecticut............................... 251 83, 221, 339, 468, 602, 727 “ condition of...........373 44 debt and finances of........................ 722 44 of Germany,condition of...................367 St. Lawrence & Mississippi valleys compared 437 44 of East India................................... 501 St. Mary’s Canal, tonnage o f ................ ........255 “ in India..................................... 251 Stade duties, & dues levied by the Russia Co. 671 41 in Texas........................................... 633 Stamps and envelops issued last 6 months... 750 Real and personal property in city of N. Y . 218 Steam marine of the United States.............. 110 Recroation .................................................... 267 “ tonnage, British, increase o f .............. 98 44 boilers, method of testing strength of. 371 Respectability the test of ............................ 524 Restless and dissatisfied, the......................... 398 Steamships, wear and tear of................. .. 137 Review, historical and critical, of the different Stephen Girard, auecdote o f ......................... 654 systems of social philosophy.. .19, 275, 530, 659 Stocks, railroad, fluctuation of, since June .. 714 Rhode Island, census returns of................... 646 Storage & labor on unclaimed goods, rates of 487 “ coal........................................ 628 Sugar product of the world for 1859............ 95 Richmond, Va., inspection of flour in 4 years 231 44 estates of C uba................................... 384 44 and coffee imported into Europe, 4 yr’s 97 44 tobacco trade.............................. 736 Riga and Finland, alteration of lights in....... 239 44 and coffee production of Hayti............ 346 44 and rum exports of Jamaica............... 736 Rio de Janeiro, exports of coffee .from, last three years................................................... 353 Sweden, iron trade of..................................... 100 Rio Grande, Brazil, fixed light a t................... 746 Rock oil of Pennsylvania, produce of...........626 Rockabill, coast of Ireland, lighthouse a t.... 109 Rockingham, Vt., commercial industry o f... 203 Tariff, important opinion on, (law case)....... 205 Russia,emigration from to Turkey............... 517 44 of S iam ................................................ 364 44 British trade with........................ .. 234 Tariffs, Canadian and American................... 242 44 debt of................................................ 344 Taxes and valuation of New York State....... 731 44 Co. and Stade dues,duties levied by. 671 Telegraph and press, t h e .............................. 244 % v iii IN D E X TO V O LUM E X L III. Taxable property of Georgia.......................... 222 United States &. England,maritime relations between.............................. 682 44 in Alabama........................ 218 44 and Chile, new treaty between 742 “ of Mississippi...................... 342 44 of Cincinnati....................... 342 Unclaimed goods in private warehouses in New York, rates of..................................... 487 “ property of T exas............. 223 112 Telegraphs, atmospheric............................... 493 Units of power............................. Unpaid purchase money due on articles of “ progress of.................................. 492 agreement................................................... 458 Tennessee, debt o f ........................................ 734 Temperature of blood in the human system. 121 Usury, effects of, on prices and wages........... 178 Texas, taxable property of............................ 223 V. 44 railways i n ........................................ 633 44 cotton product of............................... 740 Thimble manufacturing................................ 3S0 Valuation of life insurance policies, 43, 147, 301, 426, 567, 692 Things we send abroad.................................. 498 Tidal motive powers..................................... 249 Varne shoal, straits of Dover, floating light at 109 Timber land, decrease of................................ 384 Viuyards of France..........................................382 Tin, sources of its supply.............................. 120 Virginia banks, condition of......................... 224 44 flour trad e..................................«... 230 u its uses and commerce........................... 374 44 tobacco trade of.............................. 736 44 from whence obtained............................ 245 Tobacco and the Spanish Government......... 100 44Vuelta Abajo and Vuelta Arriba ” ............ 270 44 growth and consumption o f ........... 351 W . 41 trade and consumption of London.. 654 44 some statistics concerning ............ 396 44 trade of Virginia.............................. 736 Wages, the true scale of................................. 249 Tonnage of the lakes, 1858-59.............. 358 Wall paper, manufacture of.......................... 376 Toronto, Canada, assessed valuation of......... 86 War, effect of, on rates of interest................. 209 44 statistics................................................ 80 Towing, damages for, (law case)................... 70 Town insurance laws of New York.................103 Weather, rule for predicting............................128 Weight of various articles of produce.......... 526 Trade and commerce, statistics of, 89, 230, 345, 476, 606, 735 West, freights from........................................ 500 44 and England, new route between....... 358 44 mark, imitation of, (law case)............ 450 44 mark, assignment of right to a .......... 450 ‘I 44 our trade with...................................... 701 44 winds—evaporation in their circuit... 697 West Indies, sugar product of, 1859 .............. 95 Trading too much.......................................... 391 44 immigration into...................... 388 44 exports of, last 25 years............ 786 Tunnel, the Long Dock, of New Jersey....... 254 Turkey, population o f .......................... . . . . 264 Western waters, loss of vessels on................ 486 Whale trade of the North Pacific................... 89 Wheat trade of France and England............ 94 U* 44 and flour imported into Great Britain 404 44 trade—foreign demand....................... 403 •United States mint, Phila’phia, operations of, 44 its history and cu ltu re....... ............. 509 74, 212, 329, 459, 592, 718 44 production of, in U. States, 1845-60... 412 44 cotton crops for i860.............. 50G 44 stock of, in United States, July 12th.. 354 44 production of wheat in, ’40-60. 412 Wine product of France............................... 606 44 export of breadstuffs from___ 482 44 corn exported from, 1845-60 .. 411 Wisconsin exports of grain, 1859-60.............. 476 4 4 products of................................... 126 44 banks returns to January, 1S60 336 44 banks, returns of.......................... 464 44 and Canada, trade betw’n, 1859 99 44 trado with Marseilles............... 98 Wool, duty on, in France.............................. 104 44 price of, in Ohio, 1840 to 1859............ 96 44 shipping interest o f ................ 614 44 currency of.............................. 574 44 trade of Boston, six years................... 345 44 coins....................................... 228 Woolen hats, duty o n ................................... 618 44 navy, report on....................... 347 4- goods imported to U. States, 3 years 346 44 steam marine of....................... 110 Z. 44 German population of............. 130 4* gas-light companies of............. 379 Zollverein, beet-root sugar, product of......... 94 44 cotton crop & average value of last ten years....................... 741 Zurich, manufacture of silk a t....................... 336
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