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THE
MERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE
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COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
VOLUME
FORTY-FIFTH,
FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, INCLUSIVE, 1861.
Ntto-Uork:
W IL L IA M
B.
DANA,
P U B L IS H E R
AND
P R O P R IE T O R ,
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND UNDERWRITERS* BUILDING,
Nos. 61
AND
68 WILLIAM STEEET.
1861 .
C O N T R I B U T O R S
TO
THE
FORTY-FIFTH
VOLUME
OF
THE
MERCHANTS’ M AGAZINE A N D COMMERCIAL R EVIEW .
Professor A. D. B a c h e , Superintendent U. S. Coast Survey.
A. N. B e l l , M. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y.
J o se ph E. B l o o m f ie l d , o f Oswego, N. Y.
P e r r y M c D ono ugh C o llin s , late U. S. Commercial Agent at the Amoo
W il l ia m B. D a n a , o f New-York.
E. I I a sk e t D e r b y , of Boston.
I. S m ith H om *astsJ . {>f;Ne'J'‘-Yf>i'k.'
: . •
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I. S m ith I I om a V s ; Jr.; A ctu a ry <Jf the. Guandiaii. Lift? ‘fniu ratiee C o., N . I
S h e p p a r d H o m a n s , A ctu a ry ,*of th e 'M utual L ife Insurance C o., N . Y .
S am u el H o t a l in g , o f N/2.W -&W &, , , ;
•
Professor L eo n e L e v i , o f Londqii, England.
T h o m a s P. K e t t e l l , o f New-YOrki • • •
E. M e r r ia m , of Broi^klvn* N.f Y. •■ y
T. & H. M e s s e n g e r , M erc^p f t o f New^York.
H. E. M o r in g , Coffee a'fftl Sugar Broker, New-York.
R o bert M u r r a y , Engineer and Surveyor to the Board of Trade, Loi
don, England.
J. A. S ch m idt , Merchant, o f New-York.
J. W . S cott , of Toledo, Ohio.
C h a r l e s T o m lin son , o f London, England.
.
I s aa c H. U pto n , Secretary
Association. N. Y.
W ood & N ic h o l s , Brokers,
C. F. W r e a k s , Secretary Neptune W arin? Insurance Co., N. Y.
J. V . Y a t m a n , of New-York.
OCT 311341
ALPHABETICAL
TO
MERCHANTS’
INDEX
SUBJECTS CONTAINED IN THE
MAGAZINE
AND
VO LU M E
COMMERCIAL
REVIEW,
SLY.
FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, 1861, BOTH INCLUSIVE.
E dited
by
I. Smith H omans, (S ecretary
N e w -Y ork ,)
A
of the
and
of
C ommerce
of the
State
of
PAGE,
PAGE Amsterdam, money market o f,. . 646, 648
A ct of Congress amend’g patent law, 489
“
“
confiscating proper
ty used for insurrectionary purpo
ses,...................................................... 525
A ct of Congress requiring oath of
allegiance,.......................................... 423
A ct of Congress to increase the num
ber of consuls,.................................. 256
Acts of the Thirty-Seventh Congress, 230
Adams, Charles F., address to the
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, 101
Adulteration of silk fabrics,.............. 636
“
of tea,............................. 637
Africa, commerce with,..................... 369
“
on the cultivation of cotton in, 101
“
trade of, 1860,......................... 648
“
trade with the west coast of, 462
Agricultural products of Iowa.......... 282
Agriculture, journal of,. . . 102, 280, 487
Alabama, cotton crop o f,..................... 497
“
cotton manufactures o f,. . 15
“
harbors of,.....................22, 173
“
statistics of manufactures, 144
“
vessels built in 1860........ 181
“
weight o f cotton bale of,.
8
Albemarle Sound described,............
17
Allegiance to the IT. S., form of oath, 423
Aluminum in Greenland,................... 315
America and France,......................... 406
American Shipmasters’ Association,. 517
“
war <t German commerce, 405
“
war and Great Britain,. . 96
Amoor River, country of the,...........299
“
Russian settlement of the, 353
Amoor River, society of,................... 368
“
right of foreigners to
settle near,........................................ 359
Chamber
"William B. D ana .
“
cotton imports of,......... 12
An incident of the sea,....................... 520
Annual report on breadstuffs,......... 484
“
on boots and shoes,. . 41
“
on drugs,.................. 261
“
on dry goods,......... 69
“
on hides,................... 42
“
on salt,.........................258
Annual statement of business of N.
Y. Clearing-House,......................... 157
Annual statement of marine insurance
companies of H. Y .,....................... 29
A promise to pay the debt of another,
(law case,)........................................ 582
Arbitration, a new plan of, for HewY ork Chamber of Commerce,. . . . 631
Arkansas, statistics of manufactures, 144
Arrival of vessels at N. Y .,year 1860, 156
Art, French school of,..........................318
Asia, commercial progress in eastern, 353
“ cotton of, its peculiarities........ 337
Assay office, operations of the N. Y., 273
Atlantic, southern harbors of th e ,.. 17
Australia, railways in ,....................... 291
“
coast survey of,................. 520
Austria, patent law of,....................... 494
B
Bale of cotton, various weights of,. .
9
Baltimore, exports, imports, trade of, 131
“
coffee trade o f,...........229, 414
Bangor, lumber market of,..................545
Banka Strait......................................... 404
Banking, progress of in N. Y . State, 80
Bank of England, rate of discount,
1851— 1860,.. 648
“
“
statistics of,.........324
IV
in d e x
to vo l u m e
Banks for Savings in New-York,. .33, 34
Barwood, African trade in,..................370
Basswood,............................................. 317
Bazley, T., on the cotton trade of ’61, 479
Beaufort harbor described,................. 17
Beet root, sugar o f,............................. 280
Belgium, commerce and navy of,. . . 477
“
cotton consumed, 1847— 57, 11
“
patent law of,........................494
Beverages, national,.............................. 625
Bill of lading, (law case,)................... 342
Bill o f sale, law of,............................. 346
Board o f trade, Boston, meeting of,. . 86
“
“
Montreal, “
. . 87
Boats, new mode of propelling,.........304
Bonds, negotiability of rail-road, (law
case,).................................................. 348
Book notices,...............108, 222,444, 652
Boots and shoes, exports of,.......... 37, 41
“
“
N. Y. market of,. . 41
Boston and Lowell R. R., history of, 119
“
“ Maine Rail-Road,........... 123
“
“ N. Y. Central Rail-Road, 127
“
“ Providence Rail-Road,. . 120
“
“ Worcester R. R., hist, of, 118
“
Board of Trade,..................... 86
“
boot and shoe exports of,. . . . 41
“
coffee trade of,.................228, 415
“
ice trade o f,................................ 401
“
imports of, from Liberia,. . . . 401
“
rail-road dividends pay’ble at, 219
Borax mineral,...................................... 315
Bordeaux, imports of wines from,
1856— 1860,...................................... 47
Brandies, imports of, 1860,............... 45
Brazil, coffee trade, remarks on ,. . . .
97
“
cotton, price of, 1820— 1860,.
7
“
cotton imports fro m ,.. . .3, 6, 11
“
custom regulations in ,...9 3 , 276
“
weight o f cotton bale o f,. . . .
9
Brazos River, harbors o f,................. 23
Breadstuffs and provisions, exp’ts of, 268
“
annual report on,. . .435, 484
“
in France,........................... 545
“
lake receipts of,................... 545
“
prices of, 1849— 1861,.. 150
“
trade,................................. 107
Breach-loading pistol-knife,..................625
Bremen, pass’gers arriv’d from, 1860, 153
Bridges, rail-road,................................ 291
Bright, John, on American blockade, 326
British and Irish magnetic telegraph, 432
“
Association of Science on cot
ton,........................................ 479
“
Board of Trade, report o f,. . .
27
“
cotton goods in 1860, value of,
1
“
East Indies, cotton supply of,
6
“
rail-road statistics,....................536
“
steam vessels for China,.. . . 519
“
West Indies, cotton supply of,
8
“
wool,......................................... 280
Brunswick, harbor of, described,.. .
19
Buffalo and New-York City R. R . , . . 290
xlv.
Buffalo, commerce of,......................... 541
“
ship building of,..................... 178
Buildings, fire-proof,........................... 302
C
Cable, the Atlantic,............................. 539
“
the Malta and Alexandria,. . . 539
Calf skins, duty on tanned,................. 421
California Academy of Sciences,. . . . 315
“
“ big trees” of,.......................402
“
Chinese in ,.......................... 284
California, coast survey of,....................175
“
exports of,.......................... 65
“
freights to,.......................... 65
“
gold products of, 1848-60,
67
“
imports of hides from,. . .
39
“
new mineral discoveries in, 206
“
quickest passages to ,. . . .
64
“
silver mines of,.................. 66
“
statistics of manufactures, 144
steam communicat’n with, 64
“
telegraph to ,...................... 539
“
trade to, 1856— 1 8 6 0 ,....
62
“
vessels built in, I 8 6 0 ,... . 181
Canada, Montreal Board of Trade on
commerce of,...................................
90
Canada, patent law of,..........................494
Canadian timber for France,............. 316
Canals of N. Y., rates of toll on,. . . . 145
Canary seed, duty on,........................... 419
Candles, prices of, 1849,1861,........ 159
Cape Lopez, Africa, harbor of,......... 371
Capital of the N. Y. banks, 1848-60, 80
Cargoes, losses on, for 1860,............. 30
Caustic, soda, duty on ,..........................426
Caution to mariners,............................ 309
Cedar Keys, Florida, port of,........... 21
Census, curiosities of the English,. . 287
"
of Great Britain for 1861,.. 284
Cette wines, imports of,..................... 47
Chains by machinery,......................... 352
Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati,
meeting of,.......................................... 429
Chamber of Commerce, N. Y., meet
ing of,.................81, 200, 319, 426, 509
Chamber of Commerce on wrar with
the South,.......................................... 426
Champagne, imports of, 1856— 1860, 48
Charleston, harbor of, described,. 18, 170
Cheese, Swiss,........................................ 496
Chesapeake Bay, coast survey of,. . . 170
China, British steam vesself o r ,.. . . 519
“ cotton culture of,......................... 465
“ new ports of,............................... 543
“ steam and telegraph to ,......... 598
“ treaty with Russia,.....................527
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce,
annual report,................................... 427
Circular of Secretary of the Treasury, 256
Circulation of N. Y. banks, 1848-60,
80, 554
Cities, industrial and commercial,
Baltimore,........................................... 131
IN D E X
TO
Cities in Great Britain, population of,
“ of Europe, population of,........
Clearing-House, N. Y ., statistics of,
1859-’60,....................................157,
Coal in California,...............................
“ mines of England, working of,.
“ mining in India,.........................
“ prices of, 1849— 1861,...............
“ trade of Baltimore, 1851— ’60,.
Coast trade of Mexico,.......................
Coasts and islands of the Pacific,. . .
Cochrane, John, report on telegraph
to Russia,..........................................
Cocoanut oil.........................................
Coffee and the coffee trade,...............
“
duty proposed on .....................
"
imports, distribution, stock of,
“
prices of, N. Y., 1849— ’6 0 ,..
Collins, P. Mel)., on the Amoor re
s '0" . ..................................................
Colors, the Mauve and Magenta,. . . .
Coolie slave trade,...............................
“
traffic, the,....................., . . . .
Commerce of Buffalo...........................
“
oil seeds of,.......................
“
Scottish,...........................
"
with Africa,.....................
Commercial Chronicle and Review,
105, 215, 330, 434, 546,
“
progress in East’n Asia,
“
regulations,
93, 274, 419, 525,
“
treaty between France
and Italy,.........................................
Commercial treaties with foreign na
tions, ..........................................184,
Commissioners of Emigration, extract
from report of,.................................
Commons, House of, “ done” by a
Frenchman,.....................................
Comparative prices of leading arti
cles in the N. Y. market for the
years 1849— 1861,...........................
Confiscation of vessels by the U. S .,.
Congress, act of, amend’g patent law,
“
“ confiscating proper
ty used for insurreet’ary purposes,
Congress, act of, requiring oath of
allegiance,.......................................
Congress, acts of the Thirty-Seventh,
Congressional apportionment, new,.
Connecticut, statistics of manufac.,..
“
vessels built,j«, I860,..
Consols, English, price of,.................
Consuls, act to increase number o f,.
Contributions to nautical science,. . .
Copper mines of Mich., products of,.
“
trade of Baltimore,.................
Cork trade, the,...................................
Corn, foreign export of,.....................
Correspondence, foreign,
97, 208, 324, 440, 555,
Cotton, a glance at the trade of,. . . .
VOLU M E
XLV.
V
1
284 Cotton, and cotton manufactures,. . .
“
and its culture....................... 561
283
“
average price of, 1815-60, 4, 339
“
bale, weight o f,.....................3, 8
554
“
cost and exports of, for the
315
years 1821— 1852,........... 339
623
“
consumption in U. S .,........... 497
621
“
crop of U. S .,.............3, 497, 501
150
“
cultivation of, Persia,............412
135
“
culture of China,...................... 465
411
“
first exports of, 1784,............ 137
362
“
fiax,.......................................... 206
“
“ or fibrilia,....................... 102
361
“
gin, invention of,.................... 561
495
“
goods, avg. price of, 1815-60,
4
228
“
“
imports of, 1849-’60,. 69
97
“
“
value of in Gt. Brit’n, 13
415
“
history of, in U. S .,............... 136
150
“
imports of, into Great Brit’n,
6
“
in N ew-Orleans,...................... 424
361
316
“
manufactures of England,.. .
2
425
“
“
F ra n ce,....
11
275
“
“
Manchester,
13
“
“
U. S.............
14
541
460
“
manufac. districts of Europe, 10
3
“
mills in Great Britain,.........
408
“
“ wages in ,....................... 12
369
“
“ number of persons em
13
ployed in..................
640
“
need of and growth of in va
353
rious countries,................... 378
“
new British associations to
617
extend,................................. 100
“
prices of, 1849—’61,.............. 150
526
“
question, the,.......................... 378
“
report on ,. 649
192
“
sea and upland,..................... 337
152
“
spindles, increase of,..............
3
“
stock of in Liverpool,.. . . 10, 441
“
Supply Association,.............. 379
628
“
“
“
of Man
chester,
470
150
“
supply, Brazil and E gypt,.. . 3, 6
526
“
“
E .I n d .,W .I n d f. . . . 3 , 7
“
Surat, prices of, 1815-1860,
7
489
“
trade, history of,.
4
525
“
“
of Holland,. 12
“
uplands, price of, 1815-1860,
6
423
“
yarn, price of, 1815— 1860,.
4
230 Crews of stranded vessels,................. 307
283 Culture of flax,..................................... 488
144 Cunard steam fleet,............................. 611
181
“
steamer, new, launch of,. . . . 611
648 Curiosities of the English census,. . . 287
256 Currant trade for the year I8 6 0 ,.... 59
“
1851— 1860,............... 61
397
205 Currants, imports of,........................... 61
“
prices of, N. Y ., 1851-1860, 61
135
541 Currents of N. Y . harbor, report on,
486
162, 167
Custom-house officers, seizures b y ,.. 617
“
regulations in Brazil,. 93
646
“
“ of Rio Janeiro, 275
479
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D
Danish West Indies, privateers in ,. .
Decision, important to R. R. co’s ,.. .
Decisions in admiralty, (law ca se,)..
Decline of salmon.................................
Defences of Philadelphia,...................
Delaware Bay, coast survey of,........
“
harbors and rivers of,____
“
statistics of manufactures,
“
vessels built in, 1860.........
Denmark, treaty with,........ ..............
Deposits of the New-York banks,
1848—’60,................................... 80,
Depth of the sea,..................................
Disasters, marine, for years 1859-60,
Discoveries o f guano deposits,..........
“
o f minerals in California,
Dist. of Columbia, statistics of manu
factures, ............
“
vessels built in,1860,
Documents, Japanese, curiosities of,
Dresses, poisoned,...............................
Drug trade, general review of,.........
Drugs, exports of, for the year 1860,
“
imports
“
“
Drummond light, the,.........................
Dry goods market of New-York, ex
ports and imports of,
for the year I8 6 0 ,....
“
imports of, 1849—’6 0 ,..
“
trade of N ew -Y ork,.__
“
for July,..........................
“
August,....................
“
September,..............
“
October,...................
“
November,...............
“
December,...............
Du Chaillu on the commerce of W.
Africa,...............................................
Dues, the Stade,.................................
Duties levied in Seinde,.....................
Duty, comparative rates of, b y vari
ous United States tariffs,___
“
on Canary seed,.......................
“
caustic soda,........................
“
coffee,....................................
“
hollow ware,........................
“
human hair,.........................
“
india rubber,........................
“
printed cotton handkTs,. . .
“
Swedish iron, transhipped,
“
tanned calfskins,.................
“
Tyrian dye,..........................
“
window glass,......................
“
woollen card-cloths,...........
“
yarns of the tow of flax,. .
E
Early manufactures of Rhode Island,
East India railway,............................
East Indies, cotton supply of,............
“
weight of cotton bale,. .
V O LU M E
XLV.
Eastern Asia, commerc’l progress in, 353
“
Rail-Road, (Boston,) hist, of, 121
619
651
„
cotton bale, weight of,..........
9
590 Emigration, extract from report of
634
Commissioners of,. . . 152
634
“
from Great Britain,___ 286
170 Employments and trades of France, 608
170 England and France, treaty between, 527
144
“
early use of tapestry in ,. . . 375
181
“
French trade with, under
619
the new treaty,............... 411
“.
working of coal mines in ,. . 623
554 English census, curiosities of,........... 287
581
“
coast, lives lost on during
28
eleven years,.............. 577, 579
487
“
insurance statistics for 1860, 576
206
“
rail-roads, dividends o f,. . . . 432
“
rail-road enterprise in India, 295
144
“
vital statistics for I 8 6 0 ,.... 288
181 Espiritu Santo Bay described,........
24
406 Euphrates valley, rail-road through, 537
629 Europe, passengers arrived from,
261
New-York, 1860,............................. 153
267 European cities, population of,........ 283
267
“
patent laws,............................. 493
306 Europe, coffee marts of,........................414
“
cotton manufac. districts of, 10
“
imports of salt from,........... 259
216
“
new light-houses in ,............ 311
69
“
patent laws of,..................... 493
69 Exhibition, international, for 1862,16, 313
105
“
“ for 1862, articles for, 595
216
“
“ U. S. Comm’ners for, 597
332 Expenses of the governm’t of Mexico, 607
436 Exploration of the Red Sea,............. 300
547 Exports from Penang to the U. S .,.. 542
643
“
of Baltimore,......................... 131
“
of boots and shoes fm. U. S., 41
369
“
“
“
“ N .Y ., 42
618
“
of breadstuffs and provi
274
sions from New-York, 435,436
“
“ from United States, 268
506
“
o f California,..................... 65
419
“
of drugs,............................ 267
421
“
of flour, wheat and corn,.. . 484
97
“
of hides for the year I860,.
44
528
“
of leather from New-York
420
for the year 1860,...... 37
420
“
of New-York, 105, 215, 218, 332
529
“
of quicksilver,.....................495
423
“
of salt,................................ 259
421
“
of te a ,................................ 273
420
F
420
528 Failures in the leather trade,............402
422 Fernandina, harbor of, described,... 19
Fines on vessels from Southern ports, 423
Fire insurance companies, duties paid
b y English,...... 301
620
650
“
in London,........... 416, 457
“
and losses, N. Y . , . .. 416
3, 7
9 Fire-proof buildings,...................302, 418
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TO VO LU M E
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VII
Fires in New-York, statistics of,. . . . 416 |Fruit, prices of, N. Y ., 1849—’6 1 ,... 150
Fisheries, the French.......................... 96 1 “ trade of New-York, 1859-60, 48
Fish, prices of, New-York, 1849-61, 150
G
Fitchburg Kail-Road, Massachusetts, 123
Flax and hemp vs. Cotton,................. 337 Galena and Chicago R. R., statem’t of, 430
“
“
in twelfth century, . 477 Galveston, Texas, harbor o f,............. 23
“ Chamber of Commerce on,........ 84 Georgia, cotton crop of, 1858— ’61,. 497
“ cotton,.......................................... 206
“
cotton manufactures o f ,... . 15
"
harbors and rivers of,. .19, 170
“ culture o f,.................................... 488
“ goods, imports of, 1849— ’60, .69, 74
“
statistics of manufactures,. 144
“
weight of cotton bale o f,. .
8
“ history of, in UnitedStates,... 136
“ or fibrilia,.................................... 102
“
vessels built in, 1860,........ 181
“ origin and qualities of,............... 339 Georgetown, S. C., harbor of, de
scribed, .............................................. 18
“ seed, uses o f,............................... 340
Flemings of the ninth century, com
German commerce and American war, 405
“
wines, imports o f,................. 47
merce o f,........................................... 477
Flocks, shoddy and noils,..................... 628 Germany, cotton consumed in, 1847Florida, cotton crop of, 1858—’6 1 ,.. 497
1857,.................................................. 11
“
harbors and rivers of,.. . 19, 170 Gin, prices of, 1856-1860,................. 46
“
statistics of manufactures, . 144 Glass, window, duty on,..................... 419
“
tobacco of,.............................. 571 Gold, product of Calif., 1848— 1860,. 67
Grain market of Philadelphia,.........544
“
reefs, coast survey of,......... 173
“
vessels built in 1 8 6 0 ,..,... 181 Great Britain and the American war, 96
“
capital employed in
Flour, foreign export of, 107, 268,435,484
cotton,....................... 13
Foreign correspondence,
“
“
census of,...................... 284
97, 208, 324, 440, 555, 646
“
“
cotton consumed in ,. .
3
“
dry goods trade, 1849— ’60, 70
“
tariffs,.................................... 278
“
“
cotton goods, value of,
1
“
tobacco at New-York,........ 57
“
“
cotton exports of,. . . .
5
“
“
cotton mills o f , ............
3
Fort Sumter, resolutions to give
“
“
districts of,...................
11
medals to officers o f,....................... 81
Fortune on the tea districts of China, 465
“
“
emigration from ,.......... 286
“
“
exports o f,.................... 13
France and America,......................... 406
“
“
insurance losses o f,. . .
28
“
and England, treaty between, 527
“
light-house service of, 395
“ breadstuff's in ,............................ 545
“
Canadian timber for,............. 316
“
“
linen trade o f , .............. 543
“
cotton manufactures of,........
11
“
“
marine statistics o f „ . .
27
“ destructive storms in ,........... 307
“
patent law o f , ............. 493
“
English trade with, under the
“
“
progress of cotton man
new treaty,............................410
ufactures of,..............
2
“
“
revenue o f,.................... 13
“
finances of,................................ 227
“
fisheries of,.............................. 95
"
“
spindles in, 1856-60,.3, 13
“
free importations of,.............. 527
“
trade and navigation
“
imports of wine fm., 1856-60, 47
of, in 1860,............... 638
“
liabilities o f R. R. directors in, 297
“
“
trade returns,.............. 648
patent law o f,......................... 493
“
“
treaty with Turkey, 94, 628
rail road traffic in ,................. 291
“
“
vessels arrived from,
“
statistics o f,............................. 608
1860,......................... 180
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tapestry and embroidery in ,. 374
“
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wages of cotton spin
“
trade and navigation o f ,__ _ 542
ners in ,..................... 12
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“ and employment o f,. . . 608
“
“
wrecks of,...................... 27
“
treaty with Italy..................... 526 Great Republic, the ship,.................. 399
“
vessels arrived from, 1860,.. 180 Greenland, aluminum in ,................... 315
Freights, losses on, 1860— 1 8 6 1 ,.... 30 Guano, discoveries of,......................... 487
“
on hemp, 1850— 1 8 6 0 ,.... 51
“
imports and trade of,............ 133
“
rates of, for the year 1860, 270 Gunboats, names of the new ,.......... 399
“
to California, 1857— 1860, 65 Gun, description of new kind for
French beet root sugar,..................... 280
government,.................................... 313
“
rail-roads, business of,......... 431
II
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“
new lines of,___ 294
“
School of A rt,........................ 318 Hair, human, duty on ,....................... 420
“
war steamers,........................ 307 Hamburg, passengers arrived from,
wines,
206, 412
1860,.................................................. 153
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Hamburg, money market o f,.. . . 646, 648
Harbor of Key West,......................... 19
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New-York, protection of, 203
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report on, . . . 160
“
“
tides and cur
rents of,__ 167
“
San Francisco................... 308
Harbors and rivers of the U. S. de
scribed,............................. 168
“
of Alabama,..........................
22
“
“ F lorida ,............................ 19
“
“ Georgia,............................ 19
“
“ Louisiana,........................ 22
“
“ North Carolina,................ 17
“
“ South Carolina,................ 18
“
“ Texas,................................ 23
Harris, Townsend, treaty with Japan, 184
Harvest, the British, for 1861,......... 487
Hasheesh, poisonous qualities of,. . . 372
Ilatteras Inlet, coast survey of,. . . . 170
Havana, rates of freight to ,............... 271
Havre, cotton trade of,......................
11
“
passeng’s arrived from, 1860, 153
Hay, prices of, 1849— ’61................... 150
Health of North’n and South’n troops, 610
“ the French and English,. . 610
Hemp, arrivals of, in United States,
52
for the year 1860,...........................
Hemp market, review of, for I860,.. 50
Hide market of N. Y ., for 1 8 6 0 ,.... 42
Hides, exports of, for 1860,............... 44
“
imports of, for 1858—’ 6 0 , . . . . 38
“
of the river Plata,................... 458
History and origin of tapestry,........373
“
o f the cotton trade,...............
4
“
o f cotton in America,. . . . . . 561
“
of Toledo, Ohio,.................... 560
“
o f various U. S. tariffs,........ 503
Holland, cotton trade of,.................11, 12
Hollow ware, duty on ,....................... 528
Hops, prices of, New-York, 1848-61, 150
House of Commons, photographs of
members of,...................................... 628
Horse rail-roads in New-York,.........295
Hudson River, coast survey of,.........169
I
Ice trade o f B oston ,........................... 401
Illinois, census of 1830— 1860,......... 31
“
statistics of manufactures,.. 144
Immigration of New-York,............... 152
Important rail-road decision,................651
Important to rail-road companies, . . 537
Importations free, in France,............ 627
Imports from Penang,......................... 542
“
of Baltimore,......................... 131
“
of Boston from Liberia........ 401
“
of boots and shoes at N. Y ., 42
“
of coffee,....................................415
“
of currants,............................ 61
“
of drugs for 1860,................. 267
“
o f dry goods at N. Y ., 74, 75, 76
“
“
“ in United States, 69
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Imports of leather at New-York,. . . 37
__ 88
“
of hides, “
“
“
of h em p,...............................
53
“
of N. Y „ ..........105, 215, 332, 434
"
of salt for 1860,....................... 259
“
of sugar,.................................... 413
“
of t e a ,..................................... 272
India, coal mining in ,......................... 621
“ rail-road enterprises in ,.. 295, 296
“
“
route to,....................... 537
“
rubber, duty o n ,...................... 420
“
“
varnish,....................... 496
“
telegraph and steam to ,......... 598
“
the wild silk-worms of,........... 281
Indiana, statistics of manufactures,.. 144
Indigo, prices of, 1849—’61,.............. 150
Industrial and commercial cities,. . . 131
Insolvency and bankruptcy, new
British law on,................................. 591
Insufficiency of policies, (law case,).. 584
Insurance dividends at New-York,. . 29
“
fire, journal o f , . . .25, 301, 416
“
“ in London,....................416
Insurance law, new, in Massachusetts, 303
“
life, (law case,)..................... 349
“
“ policies not subject to
forfeiture,....................... 301
“
journal of life,.................... 103
“
marine, statistics of,......... 29
Interesting to yachtmen,................... 805
International exhibition for 1862, 16, 313
“
arrangement of articles for, 695
“
U. S. commissioners for,.. . 597
Iowa, agricul. products of, for 1860, 282
“
statistics of manufactures,.. . . 144
Iron and wooden naval vessels,.........393
“ Lake Superior,............................ 630
“ plated vessels,.............................. 524
“ plates for iron-clad ships,......... 316
“ prices of, New-York, 1848— ’61, 160
“ propellers, prices of,................... 304
“ rails, qualities of,........................ 298
“ vessels,.......................................... 393
Islands, the Ladrone,......................... 299
Italy, treaty with France,....................526
Ivory, African trade in ,..................... 370
Jamaica, growth of cotton in ,...........
Japan, harbors of, open to foreigners,
“
regulations of trade with,___
“
trade with,...............................
“
treaties with,.................... 184,
Japanese documents, curiosities o f,. .
“
paper,....................................
Japanned leather, imports of,...........
Journal of agriculture,........ 102, 280,
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of insurance,.. .25, 301, 416,
“
of life insurance,...................
“
of mercantile la w ,........ 342,
“
o f mining and manufactures,
204, 313, 489,
381
187
189
95
275
406
624
37
487
630
103
582
620
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Journal of nautical intelligence,
Lime, prices of, N. Y ., 1861,............. 151
91, 304, 393, 517, 611 Linen trade of Great Britain,........... 543
Jute, imp. and stocks of, 1857— 1860, 53 Liquor and wine trade, review of, for
“ what is i t ? .................................. 636
1860,.................................................. 45
Liquors, prices of, N. Y ., 1849— ’61, 150
K
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce,. . 101
Kentucky, statistics of manufactures, 144
“
cotton market,................... 647
“
steamers built in, 1860,.. 181
“
cotton, stock of,...........10, 441
“
tobacco, imports of, N. Y.,
“
first arrivals of American
1851— 1860,................. 55
cotton,............................. 137
Key West, coast survey of,............... 172
“
passengers from, arrived
“
harbor o f,........................... 20
at N. Y ............................ 152
Kurrachee, imports and exports of,.. 408
“
price of cotton in, 1820—
1860.................................
7
L
“
rates of freight to, I860,. 270
Labor and wages in England, rates of, 12
“
the direct route to ,........... 620
Labrador, seal-fisheries of,................. 463 Lives lost on the English coast dur
Lading, bill of, (law case,)................. 342
ing eleven years,.................... 577, 579
Ladrone Islands, the........................... 298 Loans of N. Y. banks, 1848-60, 80, 554
Lake Superior iron.............................. 630 London, fire insurance in ,.......... 416, 457
Lakes, receipts of breadstuff's b y ,.. . 545
“
freights to, 1860,.................. 270
“
trade, th e ,............................... 640
“
great fire in ,...................
302
Laths, prices of, N. Y., 1848—'6 1 ,.. 150
“
money market of,.................. 646
Launch of the steam ram Defence,.. . 398
“
pass’gers arrived fm., 1860, 153
“
o f a Cunard steamer,............ 611 Long Island, report on coast of,___ 160
Law cases:
Losses, marine, June and July, 1861, 530
A promise to pay the debt of an
“
on vessels and cargo for 1860, 30
other, ............................................ 682 Louisiana, coast survey of,............... 172
Bill of lading.................................... 342
“
cotton crop of, 1858—’61, 497
“ of sale,........................................ 346
“
harbors of,....................... 22
Decisions in'admiralty,.................. 590
“
statistics of manufactures, 144
Insufficiency of policies,................. 584
“
vessels built in, I 8 6 0 ,... 181
349
Life insurance,.................................
Louisville tobacco circular,............... 635
Mutual “
.................................. 650 Lowell manufactures, statistics of,. . 205
Mosaics are not precious stones,.. 593 Lumber market of Bangor,............... 545
Negotiability of rail-road bonds,.. 348
“
trade of New-England,.. . . 639
Notice o f subsequent insurance,... 587
M
Playing cards an article of mdse., 594
Rail-road mortgages,....................... 592 Machinery, chains manufactured by, 352
Tolls on rail-roads,......................... 351 Maine, harbors and rivers o f,........... 160
Law, mercantile, journal of,.............. 342
“
statistics of manufactures in, 144
“ new British, on insolvency and
“
vessels built in, 1860,........... 181
bankruptcy,...................................... 591 Manchester, Cotton Supply Assoc, of, 470
Laws of Mexico, changes o f,............. 606 Manilla hemp trade, 1850— 1 8 6 0 ,... 50
Lead, prices of, N. Y ., 1849—’6 1 ,... 150
“
ro p e ,........................................ 624
“
mines of Mo. in rebel hands,.. 626 Manufactures of cotton in various
Leather, imports and exports of, for
countries............................................
1
the year 1860,................. 37 Manufactures of Lowell, statistics of, 205
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market of N. Y . for I860,.. 35
“
Great Britain,........... 12
“
Massachusetts,........... 14
“
prices of, N. Y ., 1849—’61, 150
“
re-making of,........................ 630
“
Rhode Isl’d, the first, 620
“
trade, failures in.................. 402
“
U. S., value of,______144
Liberia, exports from, to Boston,. . . 401
“
“
statistics of,. 139
Lieber, Professor, letter from ,.......... 513 Marine insurance companies of N. Y.,
Light-house service of Great Britain, 395
annual statement of,....................... 29
“ houses, new, on various coasts,
Marine losses for Juneand July, 1861, 530
400, 521, 612
“
remarks on............................... 449
“
“
in Europe,......... 311
“
statistics of United States,. . 25
“
the Drummond......................... 306 Mariners, caution to ,......................... 309
Life-boat institution, offer to ,............. 304 Maritime law of the eleventh century, 477
“
“
English,.. .678, 579 Maryland, statistics of manufactures, 144
Life insurance, war risks on,............. 103
“
“
of trade of,___ 131
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vessels built in, 1860........ 181
“
“
(law case,)................. 349
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Massachusetts, cotton manufact. o f,.
“
new insurance law of,
“
rail-road system of,.
“
spindles in ,................
“
statistics of manufac.,
“
vessels built in, 1860,
Masts of the W arrior,.........................
Matagorda Bay, Texas, described,. .
Mauve and Magenta colors,...............
Mediterranean, cotton supply of,
1820— 1860,......................................
Mediterranean, new light-houses in
th e,....................................................
Mercantile law, journal of,.......... 342,
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marine of U. S .,.
Mexico, changes in government of,..
“
expenses of the “
“ ..
“
Pacific coast trade of,..........
Michigan copper mines, product of,.
“
rail-road, land grants o f,..
“
statistics of manufactures,.
“
vessels built in, 1860,___
Mineral discoveries in California,. . .
Minnesota, statistics o f manufactures,
Mining and manufactures, journal of,
204, 313, 489,
Mint, U.S., receipts o f gold at, 1848—
1860,..................................................
Mississippi, mouth of the, described,
“
statistics of manufac.,..
“
harbors, described,. . 22,
“
vessels built in, 1860,..
Mobile, weight of cotton bale in ,. . .
Molasses, prices of, 1849— 1 8 6 1 ,....
Montreal Board of Trade, meeting of,
Missouri lead mines in the hands of
rebels,...............................
“
manufactures of,..................
“
steamers built in, 1 8 6 0 ,...
Mitchell, H., report on har. of N. Y.,
Mosaics are not precious stones, (law
case,)..................................................
Mouths of the Mississippi,.................
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303
113
15
144
181
400
23
316
6
92
582
449
606
607
411
205
290
144
181
206
144
620
67
22
144
173
181
9
150
87
626
144
181
160
593
23
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Names of the new gunboats,.............
Narragansett Bay, description of,.. .
National beverages,.............................
Nautical intelligence, journal of,
91, 304, 393,
“
school in New-York,...........
“
“
trustees of,...............
“
science, contributions to ,..
Naval shoes, orders for.......................
“
stores, fluctuations of,. . .151,
Negotiability of R. R. b’ds, (law case,)
Netherlands, cotton trade of,............
“
patent law of,...............
Newark Bay, description of,.............
New and Old World, taxation in ,. . .
Newburyport, Mass., harbor of,. . . .
New-Hampshire, statis. of manufac.,
399
168
625
517
310
310
397
313
439
348
12
494
168
225
168
144
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New-IIampahire, vessels built in, ’60, 181
New patents,........................................ 394
New-Jersey, statistics of manufac.,. 144
“
vessels built in, 1860,.. 181
New light-houses in E u rop e,........... 311
“
“
on various coasts,
400, 521, 612
New-Mexico, statistics of manufac.,. 144
New mineral discoveries in Califor., 206
“ mode of propelling boats,........ 304
New-Orleans, coffee trade of,............. 229
“
cotton i n ,........................424
“
weight of cott’n bale in,
9
New pier at Southport, England,... 306
“ ports opened in China,............. 543
“ silver alloy,................................. 204
“ submarine telegraph cable,___ 294
“ telegraph lines,.............................. 651
New-York Chamber of Commerce,
a new plan of arbitration for,........ 631
New-York Chamber of Commerce,
meetings of,........ 81, 200, 319, 426, 509
New-York city, ann’l rep. on trade of, 214
“
“ arrival of vessels at,
for 1860,............... 156
“
“ boot and shoe market
of, for 1860,......... 41
“
“ cash duties at, 1858—
1861,..................... 106
“
“ Clearing-House, Re
port o f ,................. 157
“
“ coffee trade o f,......... 415
“
“ drug trade of,........... 261
“
“ dry goods market,. . 216
“
“ dry goods, trade of,
1858— 1860, 69, 216
“
“
“ 1857— 1860, 74, 216
“
“ exports of,
105, 215, 218, 332
“
“
export of specie of,.. 105
“
“
“
of breadstuff's
and provisions, 435,436
“ fire insurance in ,. . . 416
“
harbor defences of,.. 86
“
“
approaches,.. 167
“
harbor, survey of,. . 160
“
“
report on de
fences o f,. 200
“
hidemark’t, for 1860, 42
“ immigration at the
port of,................. 152
“
imports and exports, 642
“
imports of,
105, 215, 332, 434
“
“
“ of fruits, 1859—
1860, 48
“
“
“ of hides for 1860, 38
“
“
“
“
for the
past 13 years, 38
“
“ of oils, 1859-60, 48
“
“ of wines, “
49
“ leather market for
1860......................... 35
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New-York City, marine insurance
statistics of,.......... 29
“
“ market prices of lead
Pacific Ocean, coasts and islands of, 361
ing articles in ,. . . 145
“
Steam Navigation Co.,.. 519
“
“ nautical school at,. . 310
“
telegraph, the,......... 639
“
“ population of,......... 31 77 Panama, Isthmus, passengers over,. 64
“
“ Produce Exchange, . 516
“
steam communication via,.. 64
“
“ property, valuat’n of,
77 Paper, Japanese,.................................. 624
“
“ protect’n of liarhor of, 203 Paraguay, convent’n and treaty with, 192
“
“ rates of freight from, 270 Paris, money market of,.............. 646, 648
“
“ ship-building at,. . . . 178 Patents, European laws relating to ,. 493
“
“ sugar trade of,......... 414
“
for nautical improvements,. 394
tides and currents of, 167
“
U. S. law of, 1861,...... 489
“
“ vessels entered at
Penang, exports of, to U. S .,............ 542
port of,................. 180 Pennsylvania, statistics of manufac.,. 144
New-York State canals, tolls on,.. . . 145
“
vessels built in, 1860,. 181
“
“
horse rail-roads in, 295 Pensacola, harbor of, described,. . . . 21
“
“
commerce, ’51-60, 217 Persia, cotton cultivation of,............... 412
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“
population of. ..31, 78
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telegraphs in ,............................. 317
.
“
“
population of each
Philadelphia, and Reading R. R ___ 291
county,............... 78 j
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coffee trade o f,. . . 229, 415
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production of salt,. 257 |
“
defences of,.................... 634
“
“
progi'ess of hank
“
grain market,...............544
ing in................... SO ] Pier, new, at Southport, England,. . 306
“
“
savings hanks of, 33,. SI Pistol-knife, breech-loading,............... 625
“
“
statistics o f manu
Plants, principal kinds and their uses, 389
factures, ............. 144 Plata, hides from the river,............... 458
“
“
vessels built in
Playing cards, an article Of merchan
1860,.......... 178, 181
dise, (law case,)................................ 594
Nile, sources o f,................................... 299 , Plumbago, substitute for,.................. 316
Noils, shoddy and flocks,.................. 628 1poisoned dresses,................................. 629
North Carolina, coast survey of,........ 171 Population of cities in Great Britain, 285
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cotton crop of,’58-61, 498
“
Europe,.......... 288
“
“
harbors of,................. 17
Illinois,......................... 31
“
“
statistics of manufac
N. Y. State and C ity,. 31
tures of,.................. 144
“
78
Nortli’n and Soutli’n troops, health of, 610
the world,.................... 287
Northern waters, survey o f,.............. 361
Victoria,....................... 609
Notice of subsequent ins., (law case,) 587
West Indies and Mau
652
Notices of new books, 108, 222, 444,
ritius...............-.........609
“
statistics o f , ........ 31,283, 60S
O
Portland harbor, description o f , . . . . 168
Oath of allegiance to U. S., form of,. 423 Ports, new, opened in China,............. 548
Portsmouth harbor, N. II., descrip
Ocean, Pacific, survey of coasts and
tion of,................................................ 168
islands o f,......................................... 361
Ocean telegraphs,............................... 292 Potatoes, average price of, for the
last seven years,............................. 544
Offer to the life-boat institution,. . . . 304
Ohio, statistics of manufactures in ,.. 144 President’s proclamation of conven
tion and treaty with Paraguay, 192,195
“ vessels built in, 1860,.............. 181
Oil of cocoanut,.................................... 495 President’s proclamation of treaty
with Japan,....................................... 184
“ seeds of commerce,...................... 460
Oils, imports of, from Europe,’59-’60, 48 Prices of leading articles in the N. Y.
market for the years 1849— 1860, 145
“ prices of, N. Y „ 1849— 1861,.. 151
Old Colony It. R., Mass., history of, 125 Principal plants and their uses,........ 389
Printed cotton handk’fs, duty on, . . . 529
Operation of IT. S. Assay Office at
New-York,........................................ 273 Privateers in the Danish West Indie s, 619
Orders for navy shoes,...................... 313 Proclamation of Queen Victoria,.. . . 96
Oregon, coasts and harbors of,......... 177 Produce Exchange of N. Y. C ity,. . . 516
“
statistics of manufactures,.. 144 Products of the Michigan copper
mines,................................................. 205
Origin and history of tapestry,........ 373
Ottoman empire, trade of,................. 94 Profits and wages, the ratio o f,.........628
Our mercantile marine,..................... 449 Progress of banking in N. Y. State, 80
Oyster trade of Maryland,................. 135 Propelling boats, new mode of,........ 304
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Propellers, price of iron,...................
Protection of the harbor of N. Y .,. .
Provisions, annual report o n ,..........
exports of,. .1828— 1860,
prices of, N. Y ., 1849—
1861,...............................
Prussia, patent law o f,.......................
Q
Quality of iron ra ils,.........................
Queensland, cotton growing in,........
Quick passage to California,..............
Quicksilver, exports of, 1863— 1860,
68,
“
prices of..........................
R
Rail-road bridges,...............................
“
bonds, negotiability of,
(law case,)......................
“
Buffalo and HI Y. City,.. .
“
companies, important legal
decision to......................
"
directors in France, frauds
“
“
“
“
,
................................
divid’ds payable in Boston,
dividends in England,. . . .
East India,...........................
Galena and Chicago, cost,
earnings and dividends of,
“
mortgages, (law c a s e ,)....
“
opening of the Scinde,. . . .
“
shares, prices of, 1845-60,
“
statistics, British,...............
“
system of Massachusetts,..
“
telegraph lines,...................
Rail-roads, business of French,........
“
English, dividends of,. . . .
“
horse, in N. Y .,.................
“
in Australia,.......................
“
in France,.................. 294,
“
in India,...............................
“
in Massachusetts,................
“
statistics of, 290, 430, 534,
“
tolls on, (law case,)...........
“
traffic in France.................
“
Watertown and Rom e,___
Rails, iron, quality of,.......................
Rates of freight for the year 1860,..
“ tax’n in New and Old World,
“ toll on the N. Y. canals,. . .
Real and personal property in N. Y.
City, 1826— 1 860,.........................
Red Sea, exploration of,....................
Re-making leather,.............................
Report on the harbor of New-York,.
Repudiation in Tennessee,.................
Review of the California trade, for
the year 1860,........
"
“
currant trade, for the
year 1860..................
"
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foreign dry goods
trade of N. Y., 1860,
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304 Review of the hemp market, 1860, 50
203
“
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tobacco trade, 1860, 54
“
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wine
and
liquor
435
trade, for year 1860, 45
268
Revolving ship’s rig............................ 394
151 Rhode Island, early manufactures of, 620
“
statistics of manufac., 144
494
“
vessels built in, 1860, 181
Rice, prices of, New-York, 1849-61, 151
298 Rio Grande River, harbor of,........... 24
382 Rio Janeiro, coffee trade with,
1846— 1861,... 97, 228
64
“
custom-house regula
495
tions of,........... 93, 275
68 River Plata, hides of,......................... 458
Rivers and harbors of U. S.,............. 168
Rope, manilla,...................................... 624
291 Rotterdam, cotton imports of, ’52-59, 12
“
imports of gin, 1856-60, 48
348 Rum, imports and prices of, I8 6 0 ,.. Aft
290 Russia, cotton consumed in ,’47-’58,. 11
“
patent law o f ...........................494
settlement of the A m oor..... 353
537
“
treaty with China................. 527
297 Russian telegraph from China to
219
Europe......... 293, 353, 369, 433, 535
432
S
650
Sabine River, depth of the,............... 23
430 Sackett’s Harbor, ship-building i n ,.. 178
592 Sale, bill of, (law case,)..................... 342
407 Salem, Mass., description of harbor, 168
130 Salmon, decline o f ,............................. 406
536 Salt, imports and exports of, U. S.,. 259
113
“ pricesof.N. Y., 1849— ’61, 151, 260
433
“ production of, in each State,. . 257
431
“ trade of the United States........ 256
432 San Antonio Bay, Texas, described, 24
295 Sandwich Islands, the,....................... 521
291 Sandy Hook, coast survey, report on, 161
430 San Francisco, exp. quicksilver from, 495
“
harbor of,.................... 308
295
114
“
imp. boots and shoes, 41
650
“
telegraph to ,................ 644
351 Savannah, harbor of, described,.. 19, 170
291 Savings banks of State of New- York, 33
430 Scinde, duties levied in,..................... 274
298
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rail-road, opening of,............ 407
270 School of art, French,......................... 318
225
“
nautical, in New-York,........ 810
145 Scottish commerce,............................. 408
“
vital statistics for I8 6 0 ,.... 288
77 Sea, an incident of,............................. 520
“ depth of,....................................... 581
300
630 Sea Island cotton vs. flax and hemp, 337
160
“
“
weight per bale,. .
9
424 Seal-fishery of Labrador,................... 463
Seals of Spitzbergen,......................... 463
62 Secretary of Treasury, circular of,. . 256
Seeds, prices of, N. Y., 1849— ’ 6 1 ,.. 151
59 Segars, tare on..................................... 422
Seizures by custom-house officers, .. 617
70 Ship-building of the United States,.. 179
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Shipbuilding and tonnage of N. Y ., 178
Ship-masters’ association.................... 517
Ship-timber and its varieties,........... 383
“
preservation o f,............. 386
Ship Great Republic........................... 399
Ships, iron-plated,...................... 393, 524
“
ventilation of,........................... 511
“
rigs, revolving......................... 394
Shoddy, what is it ? .................... 627, 628
Shoes, navy, orders for, by U. S . , . . 313
Siam, trade and products of,............. 409
Siberia, telegraphic communc’n with, 433
Sierras of California, sugar-pines of, 402
Silk fabrics, adulteration of,.............. 636
“ goods, imports of, 1849—’60, 69, 74
“ history of, in the United States, 136
“ worms, the wild, of India,........ 281
Silver mines of California,................. 66
“
new alloy of,............................. 204
Slave trade, the Coolie,..................... 425
Soap, prices of, N. Y ., 1849-61....... 151
Society of the Amoor,......................... 368
Sources of the Nile,............................. 299
South Carolina, coast survey o f , . . . . 170
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cotton crop o f,. .497, 499
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cotton manufac. of,.
15
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harbors of,............... 18
"
statist, of manufac.,. 144
“
weight of cot. bale of,
8
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vessels builtin 1860, 181
South. States, cotton crop of, 8 years., 499
Spain, cotton consumed in, 1847-57, 11
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new light-houses in.................. 92
Specie export o f New-York,.............. 105
“ of the N.Y. banks, 1848-60, 80,554
Spices, prices of, N. Y ., 1848—’61, . 151
Spitzbergen, seals o f,......................... 463
Stade dues, the,.................................... 618
Statistical history o f cotton trade,. .
4
Statistics of English marine insurance
for 1860,................... 576
“
of France,........ 608
“ o f Lowell manufactures,.. . 205
“ of manufactures in U. S . , . . 139
“
of population,..........31,283,608
“
of rail-roads, canals and
telegraphs, 290, 430, 534, 650
“
of trade and comm’ce, 35,401, 540
Steam and the telegraph to India
and China, ....<■................. 598
“
communication with Califor., 64
“
fleet, the Cunard,.................... 611
“
Navigation Co. of the Pacific, 619
“
on common roads,.................... 537
“
ram Defence, launch of,......... 398
“
vessel for China,...................... 519
Steamer Surprise, sailing of,............ 401
“
launch of a Cunard,............ 611
Steamers, French war........................... 307
St. George’s Sound, depth of,........... 21
St. Marks, Florida, harbor of,........
21
Storms, destructive, in France,........ 307
Strait of Banka,..................................... 404
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Stranded vessels, crews of,..................307
Substitute, tor plumbago,.................... 315
Sugar pines of the Sierras,............... 402
“
French beet root,.................... 280
“
imports, distribute & stock of, 413
“
prices of, 1849— 1861,............ 151
“
trade, the,................................. 221
Surat cotton, aver, price of, 1820-60,
7
Survey of coasts of Australia,.........520
“
of the northern waters of
the Pacific Ocean,............. 361
Swedish iron transhipped, duty on ,. 423
Swiss cheese,........................................ 496
T
Tallow, prices of, N. Y ., 1849— 1861, 151
Tampa Bay, Florida, described,.. . . 21
Tanned calf-skins, duty on ,................. 421
Tapestry, its origin and history,. . . . 373
Tare on segars,................................... 422
Tariff act of August, 1 8 6 1 ,............... 233
“ history of the United States,.. 503
“ the American, in England,.. . . 294
Tariffs of foreign countries,..................278
Tavern sign, “ entire,” ..........................626
Taxation in the New and Old World, 225
Tea, duties on, 1816— 1860,............. 106
“ trade for the year 1860,............ 272
“
“
of Thibet,........................... 404
Tea, adulteration of,........................... 637
“ prices of, 1849— 1861,............... 151
Telegraph from China to Europe,.. . 293
“
in Persia,............................. 317
“
lines, new ,.......................... 651
“
lines of rail road,.............. 433
“
new submarine cable,____ 294
“
the British and Irish,.. . . 432
“
the new field,..................... 651
“
to Ajaccio,........................... 651
“
“ India and China,........... 598
“
“ Malta and Alexandria, 294
“
“ Russian Pacific,.............. 534
“
“ San Francisco,............... 644
“
“ the Pacific,..................... 539
“
“ Siberia,..........293, 360, 433
Telegraphs, Congressional report on, 361
“
ocean,............................... 292
Tennessee, cotton manufactures of,. . 15
“
repudiation in.................... 424
“
statistics of manufactures, 144
“
vessels built in, 1 8 6 0 ,... 181
Texas, coast survey o f , ..................... 173
“
cotton crop of, 1858— 1861,.. 497
“
harbors of,............................... 23
Texas, imports of hides from...........
39
“
statistics of manufactures, .. 144
“
vessels built in, 1860,........... 181
The American war and German com
merce, .......................................... 405
“ Atlantic cable,............................. 539
“ British census of 1861................ 284
“
“
harvest for 1861.............. 487
“ Chinese in California,.................. 284
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The commerce and navy of Belgium,
“ Coolie traffic,.................................
“ cork trade,.....................................
“ cotton culture of China,.............
“
“ question,.......................378,
“
“ SupplyAssociation of Man
chester, ...........................
“ derelict Erin Go Bragh,..............
“ direct route to Liverpool,...........
“ drug trade for 1860,....................
“ Drummond light,.........................
“ duty on coffee...............................
“ French fisheries,...........................
“ international exhibition of 1862,
16,
“ Ladrone Islands,...........................
“ lake trade,.....................................
“ light-house service of Gt. Britain,
“ linen trade of Great Britain, . . .
“ lumber trade of New-England,..
“ Malta and Alexandria cable,. . . .
“ masts of the W arrior,.................
“ Mauve and Magenta colors,. . . .
“ new British law on bankruptcy
and insolvency,.........................
“ new congressional apportionment.
“ N. Y. Produce Exchange,...........
“
“
Clearing-House, report of,
“ oil seeds o f commerce..................
“ Pacific Steam Navigation Co.,.. .
“ rail-road system of Mass.............
“ ratio of wages and profits,..........
“ Russian Pacific telegraph,..........
“ salt trade of the United States,..
“ Sandwich Islands,.......................
“ seal fishery of Labrador,............
'■ sugar pines of the Sierras,........
“ tariff act of August, 1861..........
“ Texas and New-Orleans R. R .,..
“ tobacco trade of the U. S .,........
“ treaty between France and Eng.,
“ wild silk worms of In dia,...........
Thibet, trade with,.............................
Tides and currents, N. Y . harbor,...
Timber, Canadian, for France,..........
“
varieties for ship-building,.
Tobacco, Baltimore trade of, 1841—
1860,.................................
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exports of, 1821— 1860,...
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Kentucky and Virginia, 55,
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manufactured, 1856— 1860,
"
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of U. S .,. . .
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prices of, N. Y ., 1849— ’61,
“
seed le a f,..............................
“
trade for the year 1 8 6 0 ,...
“
“
“
1 8 6 1 ,...
“
“
“
1860—61,
Toledo, exports of grain, 1859-1860,
“
past, present and future of,.
“
receipts of grain, 1859-1860,
Tolls on rail-roads, (law case,)...........
“ rate of, New-York canals,. . . .
Tonnage and ship-building of N. Y.,
VOLU M E X L V .
477
275
541
465
479
470
305
520
261
306
97
95
313
298
540
395
543
639
539
400
316
591
283
516
157
460
519
113
629
534
256
521
463
402
233
298
544
527
281
404
167
316
383
Tortugas, coast survey of,.................
“
harbors of the,...................
Traffic, the coolie,................................
Trades and employments of France,
Trade and navigation of France,. . . .
“ and navigation of Gt.Britain
in 1860,......................... 638
“ and products of Siam,......409
“ of Baltimore,..................... 131
“ of California,..................... 62
“ of France and England under
the new treaty.............. 41
“ of the Ottoman empire,.......
“ of Turkey,.......................... 541
“ the coffee,......................... 228
“ the cork,........................... 541
“ the lake.............................. 540
“ with the west coast of Africa,
“ with Japan,.......................
95
“ with Thibet,...................... 404
“ with Turkey,...................... 409
Treasury decision on canary seed,. .
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on caustic soda,. .
“
on hollow ware,..
“
on human hair,. .
on lake trade,. . .
on printed cotton
handkerchiefs,.
on Swedish iron,.
on tan’d calf-skins,
on tare on segars,
on Tyrian d ye,. .
on unmanufactur
ed tobacco,. . .
“
on window glass,
“
on woollen cardcloth,...............
“
on yarns of the
tow of flax,. . .
Treaty between France and Italy,. .
“
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Turkey,
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Gt. Brit, and
“
“
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and Japan,
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Russia and China,. .
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U. S. and Japan,.. .
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“ and Denmark,
“
“ and Paragu’y,
Troops, North, and South., health of,
Troy and Greenfield R. R., hist. of,.
Turkey, French treaty with,.............
“
the trade of,...........................
“
the trade with,.....................
“
treaty with Gt. Brit.,. . . 94,
Turk’s Island, nowlight-liouse a t ,.. .
Tyrian dye, duty on ,.........................
173
20
276
608
542
94
462
419
421
528
420
540
529
423
421
422
420
420
419
529
422
526
411
528
275
527
184
619
195
610
129
411
541
409
528
91
420
132
68
635
56
544
151
57
54
107
IT
635
573 United States Assay Office, N. Y.,
operations of,.................-................. 273
560
573 United States, Califor. gold, 1848-60, 67
“
census of, 1 8 2 6 -6 0 ,..
77
351
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congressional appor
145
tionment,................. 283
178
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VOLU M E
United States, cotton crop, growth
and consumption of,
“
cotton expt. of, 3,6,339, 497
497, 501
cotton manufac. of,. . . 14
export of breadstuff's
and provisions,___ 269
export of drugs,.......... 267
export of flour, wheat
and corn,................... 484
imports of dru gs,.. . . 267
“
o f drygoods,. 69
“
of salt,........... 259
“
oftea,.............272
manufactures of, 1850, 139
“
value of, 144
marine statistics,........ 25
mercantile marine o f,. 449
mint, receipts of Cali
fornia gold,............. 67
patent law, amend, of, 489
salt trade,..................... 256
ship-building,.."......... 179
southern harbors of,. . 17
spindles of,................. 14
tariff, history of,.........503
vessels, sailed from
ports of,................... 182
Upland cotton, aver, weight per bale,
9
price of, 1820— 1860,
7
remarks on,..................337
Utah, statistics of manufactures,. . . 144
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Vessels, time signal for, in England,
“
stranded, crews of,..............
Victoria, population o f ,.....................
Vienna, money market of,..................
Virginia, coast survey of,....................
“
cotton crop of, 1858— ’61,.
“
statistics of manufactures,
“
tobacco imports,1851—’ 60,
“
vessels built in, 1860,........
Vital statistics of England for 1860,
“
of Scotland
“
312
307
609
646
170
498
144
55
181
288
288
W
Wages in Eng. cotton mills, rates of, 12
Warehouses, fire-proof,....................... 416
War risks on life insurance,................ 103
“ steamers, French,........................ 307
Warrior, the masts o f ,........................ 400
Watertown and Rome Rail-Road,.. . 430
Weight of cotton bale,......................... 3, 8
Western Rail-Road of Mass., hist, of, 128
W. Indies, cotton supply, 1806—’56,
3
“
weight of cotton bale of,
9
Whalebone, prices of, N ew-York,
1849—’61,.......................................... 151
Wheat, foreign export of,..................... 485
Whitney, Eli, invent, of cotton gin, 561
Wilmington, N. C., harbor of,..........
17
Window glass, duty on ,........................419
Wine and liquor trade for I8 6 0 ,.__ 45
Wines, French,.................................... 206
“
“
consumption of,........ 412
“
prices of, 1866— 1 8 6 0,...4 7 , 151
Wisconsin, statistics of manufactures, 144
“
vessels built in, 1 8 6 0 ,... 181
Wool, British trade in ,....................... 280
“
history of, in United States,.. 136
“
prices of, 1849— ’61,............... 151
Woollen card-cloth, duty on ,............. 528
Woollens, imports of, 1849— ’60,.. .69, 74
World, population of,......................... 287
Wright, Elizur, letter on war risks
on life insurance............................... 103
Value of manufactures of U. S .,_____ 144
Varnish, India rubber,....................... 496
Ventilation of ships,........................... 611
Vermont, statistics of manufactures, 144
“
vessels built in, 1860,_____ 181
Vessels built in United States from
1815 to 1860,.................... 179
“
confiscation o f,..................... 526
“
disasters to, for 1859—1860, 28
“
ent’d at port of N. Y., 1860, 180
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from south’n ports, fines on, 423
r
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iron and wooden,................. 393
“
“ plates for,....................... 316 Yachtmen, interesting to,.................. 305
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lost in 1860—’61,................. 30 Yarn, prices of, 1815— 1860,.............
“
June and July, 1861, 530 Yarns of the tow of flax, duty on,.. . 422
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