MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE COMMEBCIAL REYIEW. CONDUCTED BY FREEMAN HUNT, A.M., IK Or Til MW YORK CHAMBER or COMMEECE; COKREIPON[UNO MEMBER Ot THR AMIR1CAE VOLUME THIRTY-ONE. FROM JULY TO DECEMBER INCLUSIVE, 1854. IS cm fljork: PUBLISHED AT 142 FULTON-STREET. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE THIRTY-FIRST VOLUME OF THB MERCHANTS'MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. G. M. Bell, Esq., Secretary of the London Bank of Australia, etc. Hon. George S. Boutwell, late Governor of Massachusetts. John P. Brown, Esq., of the United States Legation at Constantinople. Henry C. Carey, Esq., author of several works on Political Economy, Banking, etc., etc., of New Jersey. J. H. Gibbon, M. D., of the United States Branch Mint, North Carolina. Enoch Hale, Jr., Esq., of Massachusetts. Rev. D. F. Huntingdon, of Massachusetts. D. R. Jaqces, Esq., of the New York bar. D. T. Leech, Esq., of the Post-Office Department, Washington. William J. Mcalhne, Esq., late Chief Engineer, etc., of the State of New York. C. F. Mccay, Professor in the College of South Carolina. Dexter F. Parker, Esq., of Massachusetts. John L. Peyton, Esq., of Illinois. Gerard Ralston, Esq., late Viee-Presidont of the American Colonization Society. Richard Sulley, Esq., of Indiana. Hon. George Tucker, late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Political Econ- Freeman Hunt, Editor and Proprietor. ■ i ■,' ,. i,'' INDEX TO VOLUME XXXI, FROM JULY TO DECEMBER INCLUSIVE, 1854. A. HOI Acorn and chicory coffee 774 Act, inspection, of Maryland 110 "now British stamp 730 •• relating to circulation of bank notes in Ohio 617 u relating to auctioneers in Minnesota 739 Africa, compound interest in 331 Agriculture, statistics of. 128, 253, 371, 504, 640, 750 "in Germany 128 * in Massachusetts, products of... 255 u the profits and wastes of. 692 Agricultural productions in California.. 129, 373 M exports of United States 105 >■ ana commercial value of railrMs 508 Alabama, finances of 427 Albany, prices of wheat at, for 61 years 109 Alcohol Irom pea-pods 514 u per cenuigo of, and wines 292 Alcoholic liquors, Ohio law, on adulterat'n of 233 Algiers, product of French colonies in 701 Amazon, the Held of the 39-56 American lake cities, our 404 u stocks held by foreigners. 102 ** Commerce, adventurous spirit of. 771 Anthracite burning locomotive 635 Antwerp, in Belgium, account of 558 Atlantic and Pacific ports, transportation or merchandise between 373 Atmospheric telegraphs for carrying p'kages 20(1 Australia, what to export to 393 * product or gold in 231 u ships from London to 107 ** American commerce enterprise in 747 Australian gold, Essay of 347 Autobiography, a mercantile 414 B. Baltimore, guano Inspection law for. 232 u inspection of flour and meal at... 746 Bank-note counterfeits, how to prevent 495 i stocks of the States held by foreigners. 104 taxation In Ohio 231 and railroad stocka 732 of England, bullion in 728 ti of Wisconsin, condition of. July, 1854. 349 of Ohio, condition of 91 In U. S., condition of, 1850-4 95, 99 of Illinois, condition of 94 Boston returns and law 97 New York city, monthly, 83, 210, 335, 461, 592, 717 in Massachusetts, condition of 229 capital and dividends or N. York city. 225 Belgian railroads, earnings and expendlt. or. 748 Bills of exchange, lost. 455 Blindness, ten years mercantile 650 Bonds of merchants in China trade canceled 741 139, 267, 395, 523, 651, 777 Borneo, treaty between U. Stales and 610 Boston, finances of, in 1854 622 "bank capital and dividends 612 « & Worcester Railr'd, full statistics or. 500 "banks, condition of 494 "bank returns and law 97 "banks, weekly statements, 83, 210, 336, 461, 592. 718 u business facilities of 391 "and New York, tonnage compared... 36U "expenditures of, 1853-54 733 Breadstuff's, Imports into Great Britain of 106 British steam and sail marine, Increase of... 503 "new, stamp act 730 « mail packets, letters by tho 742 Brooklyn city railroads, 249 Broom corn, the production of 759 Buffalo Board of Trade on measurement or grain 353 Business success, the elements or 56-62 "the charm or life 61 u endurance 59 w how to commence 770 liabilities.. u nr S. Carolina, condition of 488, 620 Banking law, free, of New York 584 B * Kjournalcr.... 91,316,344, 488,612, 726 « and currency, essay on 188 u house at San Francisco. 237 Bargaining by pantomine. 137 Barley, the production of '*» California gold product. >• gold mines, futuro or market, preserved meats for finances of agricultural productions history of the discovery of gold in banking-house, a. mining districts of. commercial importance of. "gold product Camel market Camphor or Commerce Canada, minerals of. r" reciprocity treaty in Canadian wheat crop in 1854 Canal Statistics 117, 247, 374, 496, 629, "boats, unloading 1' and river improvements, western .... Candles, manufacture of mineral Canvas and cordage of cotton Capital does not always help a placo Carriers, common, action against « bysea Cedar Keys, Florida, light-house at Census, cost of taking tho several U. States. >' of U. 8. for 1850, full statistics of u legislation of U. States, 1790 to 1850. ** of Sandwich Islands Certificates of stock, suggestions relating to. PAOI Charleston, condition of banks of, 1853-54.. 345 "maritime progress of. 359 "trade of, in flour 264 « export of cotton, rice, Ace, from. 605 Charter party 328 Chicago, real and personal property of 726 Chili, exports and Imports of 167 China trade, bonds or merchants in, canceled 741 j mercantile operations. 301 trade & commerce of, In 1854.... 544 CiUea, our American lake 403 Clearing-house, New York, business at 228 Clerk's Bible, the 13/ Clolh, manufacture of fell 645 Coal mines, Turkish 388 « fields of the world 386 "analysis of sevornl kinds. 259 M trade of Pennsylvania. 258 u region of Maryland 516 "and the coal trade 515 u how to dig anthracite 646 u fields, mines, and trade 765 Coast lines, length of navigation on 248 Coffee, discovery of 374 "and tea trade 135 "asparagUB Beed a substitute for 509 "acorn and chicory.. 774 Coin counting process, a curious. 622 Coinage and deposits at U. States Mint, 84,211, 338, 462, 593, 718 Collins steamers, quick passages of 251 "mall steamers, expenses of. 504 Collision of ships at sea, rules to prevent.... 366 u —maritime law 712 Comer's steel pens, an excellent article 389 Commerce of New Orleans, 1854, with full statistics 440 of the United States, history of, 159, 275,531, 659 "Is King 136 « sail and steam 19-38 » of Russia with the IT. States 575 ** American, adventurous spirit of. 771 « of the Crimea 701 ** of each State and Territory 741 ** of our cities, comparative 743 "of 8sn Francieco in 1853 745 Commercial importance of Liberia 200 Regulations, 110,232, 352, 469,607, 737 81, 207, 333, 454, 589, 716 ** enterprise of Salem 772 "enterprise, Iceland a field for... 776 « Importance of California 769 Commissions on business at San Francisco.. Ill Compensation, law of 520 Composition for sheathing ships 132 Connecticut, act regulating banks in 235 ** statistics of railroads of. 249 « condition of b'ks of, for 18 )*rs. 621 ** value of taxable property in... 619 Contract, performance of 74 Contracts—sale and delivery 714 Corn, Import Into U. Kingdom of 301 w exchange association at Philadelphia, regulations of. 352 M measure of European and other ports. 760 Cotton culture In India. 507 ** received at Vicksburg, by railroad... 636 "buyers and sellers, an item lor 265 w market. New York, 89,217,343,467,599, 725 PAftft Cotton and linen, tanning 963 "growth of, In India 371 "falsely packed 456 "canvsB and cotton cordage.... 389 "exportBof, from New Orleans 477 « manufactories In the South and West 384 "trade 707 Counterfeits, how to prevent bank-note 495 Counterfeiting trade marks 79 Credit in Paris 775 Creditors' bills not superseded 204 Crimea, commerce of 701 Cuba, population of. 511 Cumberland cool trade from 1842 to 1853 515 Currency, Journal of... 91, 216, 344, 488, 612, 726 u Macuquino, at Porto Rico 119 "and banking, essay on 188 "new Canadian 496 ** of Switzerland 220 "Norway and Sweden 683 Customs fees at St. Helena. 613 ». Danish sound dues, their history, 4tc 435 Debt, national, of France 230 ** public of United States 91 Debts and debtors 732 Denmark, sound tolls of. 235 Detroit, progress of population In 512 Devaar light-house 245 Dloecorea Japonica a substitute for potatoes. 509 Dividends of banks in Massachusetts 348 "of railroads In Massachusetts 378 Dry goods, a short chapter on 389 Drug store, sample clerk In a 775 Duties remitted by Groat Britain. 234 E. Earnings and Expenses of Belgian Railroads 748 Eggs, product of in Ireland 373 Elements of business success 56-62 Emigrant!;', arrival of Irish, at Liverpool .... 368 Emigration and the marine hospital 738 Employers and Employed, hint to both 265 Engineers' railroad clocks 636 England, debts and debtors in 733 "farms and farmers In 761 14 progress of import & exp't trade of 600 "taxation in 494 "trado and gold supplies of. 728 u trade with Russia 521 Everett, Edward, letter to Freeman limit... 263 Exchange, domestic, rates of 9G, 346 "rates of, at Cincinnati in 1853-4.. 616 Exchanges, foreign, essay on 320 Export of produce & raanuf, from N. Orleans 745> F. Falkland islands-Port William 763 Farming, is it profitable t 509 Feather and hair trade of Now York 393 Field of tbo Amazon, the 39-56 Finance, journal of... 91, 216, 344, 488, 612,726 Financiers, a sermon for 565 Fire Insurance for firemen 363 Fisheries, the, uud reciprocity treaty 607 Flax, Venezuelan tarifJ on 354 Flour aud meal, inspection of, at Baltimore. 746 Flour, trade of Charleston, S. C, in 264 Flour trade, Virginia, in 1853-54 601* Foreign population of United Slates 512 "exchanges, Bell's essay on 320 France, national debt of 230 "postage in 742 Free bauka in Indiana, &c 490 |