THE MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. CONDUCTED BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR OF THE LIBRARY OF COMMERCE, ETC.; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ARY MEMBER OF THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND LOUISVILLE, ETC., ETC. VOLUME FIFTEEN. FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, 1846. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED AT 142 FULTON-STREET. 1846. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FIFTEENTH VOLUME OF THE MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE. J. K. ANGELL, Esq., of Rhode Island, author of several standard Rev. J. N. BELLOWS, of Massachusetts. J. E. BLOOMFIELD, Esq., of New Jersey. Hon. THOMAS G. CARY, Merchant, of Massachusetts. CALVIN COLTON, Esq., author of the "Life and Times of Henry Clay." Gen. H. A. S. DEARBORN, of Massachusetts, author of a "Memoir E. HASKET DERBY, ESQ., of Massachusetts. ISRAEL DILLE, Esq., of Ohio. FRANCIS O. DORR, ESQ., of New York. V. M. DRAKE, Esq., of New Jersey. GEORGE GORDON, F. S. S., late of London, England. ABIJAH INGRAHAM, M. D., of New York. JOHN B. JERVIS, Esq., Civil Engineer, of New York. THOMAS PRENTICE KETTELL, Esq., of New York. JAMES H. LANMAN, Esq., author of the "History of Michigan." CHARLES LANMAN, ESQ., of New York, author of "Essays for Summer Hours." Prof. C. F. McCAY, of the University of Georgia. A. NASH, Esq., of New York. Hon. Judge B. F. PORTER, of Alabama. HENRY G. RICE, Esq., Merchant, of Massachusetts. JUNIUS SMITH, Esq., of New York. Prof. J. L. TELLKAMPF, LL. D., of Columbia College, New York. GEORGE ATKINSON WARD, A. M., Merchant, of New York. Hon. F. WHITTLESEY, of New York; and FREEMAN HUNT, sole Editor and Proprietor, etc. The names of the contributors are appended to the titles of the several articles, in the table of contents on the first page of each number, except such as have been prepared or adopted by the Editor. ACTION to recover amount of clearance bond,.. 289 BACON exported at New Orleans, 1845-6,....... 406 Advertising Liabilities,.. African Slave Trade,... Affreightment, contract of,.... Agency, London Commercial,.... 487 Bahia, diamond mines in... 165 ....... 600 ..... 110 Baltimore, price of Flour, Wheat and Corn in, 522 Agricultural products cons'd by Matteawan Co., 372 ......... 214 66 66 Alabama, Mineral Resources of ....... Alkaline Earths, Carbonates,. securities and deposits.. Merchants', and John Randolph. of New York dividends, 1845-6.......... 492 218 Banking, Currency and Finance, Journal of, 100, American Commerce, opening for extension of... 137 Caravan trade at Berberah, Persia, Burmah, ........ 138 "6 Company, Georgia,.... 139 Bankruptcy,... Indian Archipelago,.. ................................................. 140 Banks' Strait, Light in.... 14) Banks of New Orleans paying specie...... American Iron and Steel Manufacture,......... 213 Institute, Nineteenth Annual Fair,...514 46 of Boston, dividends 1844 to 1846.. 44 Land Company, British,.. 421 46 in Obio, movements of.... Comptroller's Report. 206 of New York, governm't deposits in, 1846.. 595 tween American and German States, 51 Barques, brigs, &c., arrivals at N. Orleans '44-46. 409 Imports and Exports from and into |