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INDEX TO VOLTJMFROM JANUARY TO JUNE, INOLUSIV:

P A O KAcceptance o f bills o f exchange.................... 650Acquisition o f Cuba......................................... 403Atlger, James, obituary o f................................ 261Admiralty, decisions in.............319, 323, 457, 460Africa, the negroes o f....................................... 262Agriculture, statistics of,

127,257, 381, 510, 633, 759Agriculture of the U nion................................ 381

“ of O h io ...................................257, 634“ o f California................................ 382

Alabama, finances o f ....................................... 220Albany lumber trade......................................... 229

“ (N. V.,) assessed value of property in 93Alexandria, Egypt, commerce of.................... 727Alien vessels, notice to masters o f.................. 110All weather a blessing..................................... 267American cast-steel.......................................... 377

“ gold, product o f.................................718“ treaty with China............................ 102

Anthracite coal trade, the.................................. 245“ “ structure o f .............................. 126

Assay-office in N. Y., operations of, since 1854 722 Augusta, coast o f Sicily, alteration of light at 493 Austria, commerce of, with ref. to its currency 38

revenues o f ......................................... 41Austrian &. Zollverein imp. to U. S. compared 51

“ railways.................. 120Australia, south coast, new lights o n ........... 238

population of................................... 388u sugar production o f......................... 772

IS.

Baltimore, exports and imports o f................. 601u (Md.,) valuation o f ......................... 593*4 receipts o f coal at........................... 604“ banks................................................. 219u receipts of lumber at, for six years 229

Bangor lumber trade....................................... 229Lank o f Iowa, (State,) condition o f............... 597

“ Genoa, history o f . .............................. 689Banks of the U. States, condition of, in 1858 590

“ Boston, divid snds of, for last two years 594 “ and banking o f State o f New York .. 470

Banking, currency, and finance, journal of,83, 213, 332, 470, 589, 718

Bankruptcy in the currency............................ 683Bay State Mills, operation o f .......................... 630Beef packed at Chicago......................................230Beet root, duty on, (treasury circular)..............233Belgian llax, culture and manufacture........... 638Bills of exchange, treasury circular, in rel. to 609 Bishop Rock, (Scilly Islands,) lighthouse at . I llBlack Sea, navigation of................................... 612Bolivia, commerce o f........................................ 489Body’s Island, coast ofN . Carolina, lighth. on 741Book trade, the........... 141, 270, 398, 525, 654, 774Boston bank returns, weekly,

89, 215, 332, 474, 591, 719Boston bank dividends for two years........... 594

“ merchant, wealth o f ............................ 649“ insurance companies of................113, 737“ post-office............................................. 500

Bottles to prevent poisoning............................ 756Brain w o rk ..................................... 392Bread, how its price is managed in Paris___266Breadstuffs, import and export of, for 10 years 726

Bremen, wine treasures o f.. .Brighton cattle market........................................260British postal system, th e ................................. 117

u property and income tax.. . - .............. 597“ railways for 1858*................................... 373“ trade with China.......................... 228

Buenos Ayres, exports from, to United States 844“ reduction o f postage to..........748

Buffalo, (N. Y.,) property valuation of.......... 95“ receipts o f produce at, for 1857.......... 600u grain received at, in two years......... 599“ taxable property o f .............................. 722“ lake trade o f .................................. 734

Business, habits o f .............................................. 652Butter.................................................................. 633

C.

California, progress o f population in.............“ agriculture o f..................................“ wheat crops o f........................ ..“ population o f ..................................

Canada, insurance law o f......... .......................“ goods imp. from U. S. into, for 3 years u value and destination of exports of,

for year ending December, 1858...“ post-offices of. .............................“ newspaper postage.............................w lakes and canals o f.............................“ coin, new .............................................

Canadian reciprocity treaty, the......................“ post-office.........................................

Canal commerce o f T o led o ............................“ receipts and disbursements...................

Canals of Ohio..................................................“ o f New York.........................................“ and lakes of Canada....................; • • •

Cape Grosso, (Island of Levanza, Sicily,)lighthouses o n ...............................................

Carondelet, (Missouri,) population o f ...........Carpets, manufacture o f........... .......................Castor seed, duty on, (treasury circular)-----Catawba wine, vintage o f 1858........................Cattle market o f Brighton..............................

“ “ the New York..........................Causes that p’duced the crisis of ’57 consider’dCharleston, trade o f .........................................Character better than credit............................Cherrystone Inlet, lighthouse a t ....................Chicago, flour & grain received at, for 4 years

“ lumber trade.....................................“ grain and flour in store a t ...............“ beef packed at...................................

Chili, population o f...........................................China, American treaty with..........................

“ shops in ..................................................“ English treaty w ith ..............................“ British trade with................................“ trade regulations o f ..........................

Chronometer compass, the.................... ..........Cincinnati insurance cos., tax paid by...........Cleveland, Ohio, commercial industry o f . . . .Clocks as an article of export........................Coal in the United States................................

“ receipts of, at Baltimore..........................w trade o f Pittsburg...................................“ “ the anthracite.................................“ “ o f the United States.......................

1323S2129 516 366 448

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110134626607130 260 260

19348649109351229 228230 643 102 134 557 228 745 647 613 298 139 625 604 508 245 378


IV INDEX TO VOLUME XL.

P A G ECoal trade of Great Britain........... ... .............. 756Coals in France................................................ 376Cocoa, tariff on, in each country.................... 290Cod fisheries for the last nine years................ 602Coffee and sugar in E urope............................ 484

“ tariff on, in each country.................... 290u tare o n ......................................................746

Coin of Judas Iscariot........................................769Collision at wharf, action to recover o n ........580

“ action to recover o n ...........................579Columbia, asssesod valuation in District o f .. . 341Combs, manufacture of.................................... 632Commerce, commercial policy, and industry

of U. States, G. Britain, & France, compared 163Commerce o f LTnited States for 1858.............. 98

“ peaceful and civilizing mission of. 518“ o f Austria with ref. to its currency 38 “ and navigation of the United States 425

Commercial regulat’ns, 102,231, 357, 468, 606, 742 u chronicle and review,

76, 199, 324, 462, 581, 709u value, the nature o f ..................... 309“ mortality....................................... 644“ and industrial cities of U. States—

Toledo, O hio............................ 698Commissions, duty on, (treasury circular).. . . 608Comparative tariffs............................................ 286Connecticut, railroads o f . ................................ 750Considerations on value & the precious metals 570Continental railways......................................... 370Corn, prices of, for ten years............................ 385

“ trade o f Marseilles.................................. 229Cotton, duty on, in cotton-producing countri’s 296

“ invent, for spinning it without ginning 627“ factories in the United Kingdom......... 629“ consumption o f Europe........................ 63 i“ factories in Maryland, 1859.................. 374“ exports of, from Mobile for last 5 years 182“ supply association........... ................... 512“ manufactures o f Germany.................. 509“ duck, duty on, (treasury circular). . . . 234“ in Great Britain.................................... 484“ African................................................... 637

Counter claim, when it can be sust’d, (1. case) 73 Crisis of 1857, consideration o f the causes

that produced th e ......................................... 19Crops, decrease o f American.......................... 514

“ seasons for........................................... 258Cuba, products of the United States imported

into, with duties paid................................... 279Cuba, on the acquisition o f ............................ 403

“ exports from United States t o .................277“ export o f sugar from, for 9 years.........28141 sugar exported from for five years. . . . 602“ trade and commerce of.......................... 275M revenue and expenditure o f.................. 28546 revenues of the colonial government of 479“ imports into United States from.......... 277“ are the United States, justified in de

manding the surrender o f.................... 562“ population of........................................... 253“ agriculture o f ............................................ 511

Curious calculation, a ....................................... 648Currant wine..................................................... 269Currency terms, origin o f ................................ 140Currents o f the sea............................................ 739

D .

Damage to cargo—app’ l in admiralty, (1. case) 198 Damaged wheat—coal oil, act’n to recover on 577

“ cargo, decisiou in regard to........... 707Dead money letters........................................... 363Decision in admiralty—slave trade—seizure . 5S0Denmark, trade of, for 1857.............................. 602

*4 postage to......................................... 616Detroit, (Mich.,) flour and grain received per

railroad a t ...................................................... 227Detroit, population o f....................................... 643Diamond cutting................................................ 125Discovery, a curious............................................ 264District o f Columbia, value o f property in ... 718

P A G EDock warrants and merchandise deposited in

public warehouses in France, law conc’ning 489Don’ t depend on father..................................... 523Dublin, manufactures in................................... 630Dyed Coburg robes a quille, duty on (t. circ.) 232

E.

Ebenezer Francis, obituary o f........................ 436Egypt, locomotives in ..................................... 505Enameled cloth, process of manufacture.... 627England, life insurance i n .............................. 113

“ bank of, condition of, for four years 201English treaty with China............................... 357Erie & Champl. Canal, deliv’s at N. Y. for’58 622Europe, population of...................................... 255

u consumption o f cotton in ................. 631European States, debts o f ................................ 222Exceptions to interrogatories, [law case]....... 579Exports—see “ Com. Chrou. and Review”

each month; also name o f place.

F.

Failures, statistics of, for 1857-58.................... 204Fish culture, novelty in ................................... 768Fire & marine insurance cos. o f Philadelphia 613Fires in United States....................... 243Flax, treatment o f ............................................ 755Flour, export of, to South America............. 351

“ and grain received at Chicago............. 351“ on the New York canals...................... 623

Fog-signals and lights to be carried on vessels of the Netherlands................................. 236

Fog-signals and lights used by sea-going vessels of Great Britain..................................... 107

Foreign countries, statistics o f........................ 13311 postage, rates o f ................................... 117“ postages.................................................... 615

France, exports from, to United States......... 556“ condition of bank o f............................ 200“ trade-marks in....................................... 139u law concerning public warehouses of 489“ public funded debt o f .......................... 596“ imports into, from United States------555“ flour and grain exported and im

ported from and into....................... 557“ trade and commerce o f........................ 552“ and Great Britain, population of.. . . . 387

France. By Jos. S. Crawley............................ 659Free trade and protection; review o f Mr.

Carey’s letters to the President..................... 531French grain reserve........................................ 260

“ railways, earnings of, for 1858 ........... 504“ conjugal statistics................................ 388

Fuggers of Ausbury, the................................... 648Fur trade of St. P aul...................... ............. 350

G.

Garblings; or, commercial commodities char- ,acterized, No. x ii............................................ 191

Georgia, debt and finances o f............................ 94German cotton manufactures........................... 509

“ Zollverein, finances o f ....................... 726Girard, the money-maker................................ 137Glass, manufactured, duty on, (treas. c ir .)... 488Gloucester, mackerel catch of......................... 268Glycerine, duty on, (treasury circular)........... 361Gold rec’d from Cal., & exported from N. Y.,

weekly...................77, 202, 326, 463, 583, 711u deposits of, at the U. S. mints from 1793

to 1857......................................................... 188“ export of, from U. S. for eight years.. . 189“ the production and coinage o f............... 186w product of, in 1858 ................................... 466“ product of American.............................. 718“ decline in the value o f ............................ 721

Grain received at Buffalo in two years........... 549Grain exported from the lake region for

1856-57............................................................. 600Grain and flour in store at Chicago.................. 228


INDEX TO VOLUME XL. V

P A G EGrain, receipts of, at the principal ports of

the interior for 1858 ..................................... 727Gram speculator’s experience........................ 394Grain on the lakes, shipments o f.................... 482Grain bates......................................................... 233Great Britain, France, and United States, com-

“ mercial policy o f each compar’d 163“ metals and coal raise in............. 24544 and Ireland, railroad traffic in. 50444 and France, population o f . . . . . 38744 railways of................................... 25344 cotton in.........................................48444 bullion & specie exported from,

during 1858............................ 73244 declared value o f exportations

from, for two years............... 72944 exp’s of, to each foreign country 73044 foreign trade o f ............................ 72814 note circulation o f...................... 723

I I .

Hair trade, the.-................................................ 138Hartford, (Connecticut,) valuation o f............... 592Havana, (Cuba,; commerce o f........................ 483Herring harvest.................................................. 230Hides, import of, into port of New York---- 350History o f the bank of Genoa........................ 689Hire a clerk........................................................ 524Hog statistics o f Kentucky.............................. 130Holland, trade o f.............................................. 604Hong Kong, prices o f provisions at............... 349Hops, inspection of*in Massachusetts............ 4S5Human h a ir ..................................................... 253Huron, Michigan, lumber trade of.................. 485Hydro-Carbon, a new....................................... 647Hymns and groceries......................................... 773

I .

Ice trade, th e .................................................... 395Ice and gold........................................................ 770Illinois, valuation, finance, and debt o f......... 339

44 banks o f .............................................. 22044 two mill tax........................................ 47344 and Michigan Canal............................ 372

Immigration into U. States for four years---- 515Imports—see “ Com. Chron. and Review”

each month; also name o f place.India rubber, export ot, from Java................. 645

44 population o f.......................................... 76444 rubber and gutta percha liable to same

duty, decision in regard to................ 705Indiana, State debt o f....................................... 337Insoluble silicate for wood.............................. 756Insurance, journal of. I l l , 241, 364, 495, 6t3, 735

44 law of Wisconsin............... Ill“ companies, (foreign,) in N. Y . . . . 367“ life..................................................... 24244 law o f New Hampshire.................. 24244 law of Canada................................. 36644 dividends for past seven years... 36544 companies o f Boston........... 113, 737“ comp’s of Cincinnati, tax paid by. 613“ companies of Massachusetts......... 49544 law o f New York............................ 24144 companies o f New Orleans.......... 735“ law o f Pennsylvania..................... 738“ department o f State of New York 736

Iowa, condition of State Bank o f ................... 597Irish agricultural statistics............................... 128Iron exported from Stockholm...................... 599

44 railway consumption of........................... 25044 enameling of............................................. 5C944 and nickel.................................................. 24444 and steel, import of, into United States. 603 44 manufactures............................................ 757

J.

Jacquard loom, the improved........................ 127Japan, agriculture in......................................... 259

P A G EJapan, general statistics of............................... 100

44 British treaty w ith ..................................74244 wax, account o f .................................... 763

Java, (Dutch,) crops of................................. . 637Joint stock companies o f Massachusetts....... 595Judas Iscariot, coin of...................................... 769

K .

Kentucky, hog statistics o f.............................. 130Key West, maritime disasters at, 1858........... 352Kooria Mooria guano....................................... 369

Laguayra, trade o f............................................. 269Lake region, grain exported from, for 1856-57 600

“ disasters for ten years............................. 61544 disasters.................................................... 498“ underwriters, board of........................... 614

Lard and pork.............................. 230Lead mining...................................................... 244Leather inspection at Philadelphia................. 347Libel lor possession, [law case]...................... 708Lien for work, &c., on a domestic ship, (law

case)................................................................. 196Life insurance—American life underwriters 364

u 44 in England............................ 11344 44 242

Life, how to take it........................................... 26844 the economy of, in New York............... 313

Lights and fog-signals used by sea-going vessels of Great Britain............................ 107

“ and fog-siguals carried by Russianvessels........— .................................... 355

Lithographs printed in colors, duty on ......... 606Liverpool, tonnage dues o f .............................. 744London, import & export of precious metals at 598

44 growth o f .................... 64144 bank deposits and dividends........... 725

Lord Overstone on metallic and paper currency, (by Amasa Walker).......................... 147

Louisiana, population o f.................................. 51744 valuation of.................................... 59344 sugar crop o f................................... 759

Lumber on the Alleghany River.................... 60444 trade o f Albany.................................. 22944 44 Chicago.................................. 22944 44 Bangor................................... 22944 u St. Johns, New Brunswick. 601

Mackerel catch of Gloucester.......................... 268u insnection in Massachusetts........... 348“ curious habiis of.............................. 770

Mailing letters at the cars, prohibition of . .. 747Maine, railroads in............................................ 750

44 new bank law ot................................... 725Malleable iron castings..................................... 248Mania o f amassing............................................ 521Manufactures o f United States ....................... 380Marine disasters for 1858................................. 243Marseilles, corn trade of.................................... 229

44 (France,; exports of, to N. Yorkand Boston..................................................... 485

Maryland, cotton factories in, 1859................. 374Massachusetts, valuations of, 1850 and 1853. 340

insurance companies............. 49544 agriculture o f ............ .................38544 joint stock companies o f ........59544 railroads o f ............................. 37144 railroad dividends.................... 61814 mackerel inspection in...........34844 savings banks o f ...................... 47844 railways, operation o f............. 619

Mechanics, hints to young............................... 265Memphis, (Tenn.,) taxable property in ......... 475Merchant, a model............................................ 397

44 obituary of a Charleston, (S. C .).. 261Merchants, well informed.................................. 519

44 accounts, problems in....................263


VI INDEX TO VOLUME XL.

P A G EMercantile miscellanies 131,261,390,518,644, 767

“ law, journal of 70,195,819,457,577, 70514 biography : Ebentzer Francis— 486

Merchandise pay duties ad valorem enterediuto United states for 1659....... 430

44 tax on.......................................... 649“ credit society in Berlin and

Madge burg............................ 767Mexico, population o f...................................... 642

44 debt o f .................................................. 47544 mines o f .................. 632

Michigan state debt......................................... 47644 taxable property of......................... 569

Microscope and the gun................................... 269Mill stones, duty on, (treasury circular)....... 231Milwaukee, shipments from............................ 230Mines aud lactories of Prussia*...................... 126Mineral oil, duty on, (tieasury circular)....... 606Minerals metals produced in the United

Kingdom......................................................... 629Mining, manufactures, and art. journal of,

123, 244, 874, 506, 625, 754Minnesota, banking law o f . ............................ 221

44 census of, for 1857......................... 13344 growth ol the State o f.................. 334

Missouri, railroads o f ....................................... 866*4 finances o f......................................... 34144 vintage o f.......................................... 128

Mobile, imports o f western produce into, fortwo years................................................182

44 assessment o f property in................. lr*444 Alabama, commercial industry o f . .. 17944 navigation of, lor 1S58.............. . . . . 183

Montreal, Canada, commerce and industry of 446 Mustard seed, duty on, (treasury circular).. . 6U7

N .

Nashville, [Tennessee,] debt o f ...................... 8844 4 4 statistics o f............... 766

National revenue derived from ten leadingarticles in each county.................................. 288

Nautical intelligence. .107, 236, 352, 49*2, 610, 739 Na\ al stores, receipts at, &. exports from N. Y. 351 Netherlands, lights &. fog signals to be carried

by vessels o f .................................................. 236Newark. [New Jersey,] debt o f ....................... 478New York bank returns, weekly,

89,215, 332,474,591, 719 ftew York, foreign imports and exports of,

80, 206, 329, 467, 585, 714tt foreign imports entered at port

of, lor years 1855-56-57-58.... 207tt exports from port of, exclusive

o f specie, lor four years.......... 209a shipments ol specie from port ol,

7S, 203, 327, 464, 583, 714tt cash duties rec’J at, for 1856-57 58 209it cash duties received at, lor three

years.......................................... 82it exports to foreign ports for 1855-

56-57-58..................................... 210it comparative prices at, for 5 years 212tt banks and banking ol State ot. . 470tt bank dividends lor live years... 214tt State finances................................ 471a finances of State o f...................... 3;i3tt city debt....................................... 5S9tt foreign imports at, for eight years 206it railroads o f................................... 121tt cattle market............................... 260tt canals, flour on............................. 623“ Insurance law o f . . . . ................. 241tt insurance department of............ 736tt city and county, mortality o f .. .. 640tt the economy ol lile in................ 313tt railroads o f State o f.................... 501tt canals............................................ 61744 assay-office, operations of........... 71244 city, growth ol.............................. 639

city, finances o f ............................ 336New Jersey, railroads of............................ 373, 753

PA GENew Hampshire, insurance law of.................. 242

44 railroads o f.............................749New Orleans bank returns, weekly,

91, 217, 332, 474, 592, 72044 pilot act o f ................................... 610“ taxable property o f .................... 33544 insurance companies.................. 735

New wine converted into old.......................... 762N ickel and iron....... ....................................... 244Non-delivery ol sugar, damagesfor, (law case) 70 North America, receipts, expendit’s and pub

lic debt of each country o f . . 9744 general statistics of................ 9644 total com. of each country of, 96

North Carolina, debt of.......................................333North 11 inderbanc, North Sea, floating light at 109 Note circulation o f Great Britain................... 723

O .

Ocean mail service............................................ 24044 mails....................................................... 362

Ohio, agriculture of, for 1858...................... - - 5104* agriculture o f.................................. 257, 63444 canals........................................................ 6194i taxable property o f ................................. 47744 finances of....................................... . . . . 22344 condition of banks o f............................. 2134‘ exports of, lor 1858................................. 48144 disiillerits aud drinking houses............ 62844 debt and sinking fund............................ 723

Oregon, population and valuation o f............... 25544 census of, for 1858........................... 766

Oswego, New York, commercial industry of. 542

P .

Paintings on glass, duty on, (treas. circular).. 608Palm oil, exports of, from Africa.................... 357Paper making, materials for............................ 268Paris, tobacco manufacture in ........................ 507Pea nut oil, duty on, (treasury circular)......... 488Pearl knife handles, unfinished, duty on. .. 609 Pearls strung on thread, duty on, [treas cir.]. 232 Pennsylvania railroad aud branches, wear &.

tear o f iron on........................... 11844 receipts and expenditures o f ... 47944 finances o f.................................. 33844 insurance law of...................... 738

Percussion caps, duty on, [treasury circular]. 608 Peru, convention between United States aud 234

44 guano bade o f......................................... 4S3Philadelphia bank returns, weekly,

90, 216, 332, 474, 591, 719 44 fire and marine insurance cos... 61344 leather inspection at..................... 34744 taxable property o f...................... 342

Pilot act of New Orleans................................. 610Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, bank returns, weekly,

92, 218, 332, 474, 592, 72044 coal trade of............................ 508

Pontifical States, th e ............................. 133Population, statistics of,

131, 253, 386, 515, 639, 76444 o f the globe.................................. 13144 and representation...................... 2534k of Europe..................................... 256

Port Ciotat, [coasts of France and Corsica,]fixed red light at............................................ 110

Portland, Maine, weekly bank returns.. .475, 720Porto Rico, commerce of, lor 1857................. 228

44 exports o f ..................................... 605Postage stamps.................................................. 239Postal department___ 114, 239, 362, 498, 615, 747

44 revenue o f several countries compared 36344 revenue.................................................... 747

Post-office o f United States............................. 61644 United States, statistics o f.............. 11444 o f Canada.......... 61644 statistics........................................... 748

Pound sterling, value of, service o f notice of protest, [law case]......................................... 458


INDEX TO VOLUME XL. VIJ

P A G EPost-offices o f Canada......................... 498Precious metals, imp’t & export of, at Lon Ion 598

“ considerations on value o f . . 571Precious stones, what they are made of........ 395Princes and horse channels, River Thames,

entrance to............. 119Problems in merchants’ accounts................. 263Protest and appeal under the 5th section of

tariff act.......................................................... 607Providence bank returns, weekly,

93, 220, 332, 475, 592, 721Provisions, price of, at Hong Kong................. 349Prussia, mines and factories of....................... 126Punch us a digger............................................ 651

Q .Quicksilver, fulminating.................................. 140

“ increase in consumption o f ----- 653

IS.

Racine, Wis., business o f.................................. 482Railroad, canal, and steamboat statistics,

118, 249, 368, 501, 617, 749 44 traffic in Great Britain and Ireland 50444 dividends o f Massachusetts........... 61844 building in Russia........................... 122

Railroads of United States, January, 1859... 24944 o f New York................................... 121“ o f State o f New Y o r k ........... ....... 501“ western............................................. 62444 of Massachusetts............................. 37144 in South Carolina ......................... 61944 of Missouri........................................ 36844 of Connecticut................................ 75044 in Maine............................................ 750'■ o f New Hampshire.......... . . . . 74944 o f New Jersey.................................. 753

Railway consumption of iro n .......................... 25044 accidents for U58 .............................. 252

Railways o f Great Britain................................ 25344 French, earnings for 1858................ 50444 of Massachusetts, operations o f . . . . 619

Reciprocity treaty with Canada, workings o f 101Reimportations................................................ 232Representation and population......................... 254Revenue [law case] ......................................... 195

44 cases, decisions i n ............................ 75Richmond, Va., population, property, and

finances o f ...................................................... 63Richmond, Va., commercial industry of . . . . 54

44 44 inspection of tobacco at-----48744 banks, condition o f...................... 85

Roccas, coast of Brazil, survey o f.................... I llRochester weigh lock, Erie Canal.....................252Rondo, west coast o f Norway, light on ......... 494Rudha Mhail, coast of Scotland, light on-----494Russia, population o f ....................................... 255

“ railroad building i n ............................. 122Russian commerce............................................. 481

44 mails..................................................... 240“ quarantines........................................... 743

S.

P A G EShoalwater Bay, Pacific Ocean, light a t ........ 492Silkworm, the............................. •..................... 136Silver in sea-water............................................ 646Silk, cause of its deterioration........................ 760Silk, how to g ild ...................... . ................... 772Silks, high prices o f ......................................... 760Slave trade, statistics o f ................................... 255Small debt«, discharge o f....................................646Smith Island, Juan de Fuca Strait, light at... 492Soaps, their manufacture.................................. 191Social statistics ................................................ 764Soluble glass, uses o f ....................................... 247Southern States, taxation in ............................. 224South America, export o f flour to ................ 351

44 Carolina, public debt of........................ 34244 44 railroad, freight o n ................. 37344 44 population o f ......................... 25344 44 railroads.................................. 61944 u banks, condition of................ 94

Sovereigns of Europe, reigning, July, 1858.. 386Spain, tobacco smuggling in............................ 267

44 population of.......................................... 387Specie, shipments of, from port of N. York,

78, 203, 327, 464, 583, 712Spring, opening o f............................................. 653St. Louis bank returns, weekly,

93, 219, 332,475, 592, 720 St. Johns, New Brunswick, lumber trade o f . 601St. Paul, fur trade o f......................................... 350St. Ives Bay, coast of Cornwall, lighthouse at 493St. Mary’s Falls ship canal.............................. 752St. Petersburg, commerce o f .......................... 727Stam Sound, Norway, light at.......................... 492Starch gum and grape sugar, improvement in

manufacture o f .............................................. 648State debts of different nations...................... 477State taxes......................................................... 88Stave trade, th e ................................................. 486Statistics o f population.

131, 253, 386, 515, 639, 764 44 o f agriculture,

127, 257, 381, 510, 633, 759Stingray Point, Va., lighthouse at.................. 1U9Steamboat accidents for 1858.......................... 624Steamers, passengers by the Atlantic............. 505Stereoscopes—manufactures of cut-glass and

mahogany, duty on ................ ......... ......... . 361Stereoscopic views, duty on, [treas’v circular] 361Stockholm, iron exported from...................... 599Submarine stetim navigation........... .............. 248Sugar annually consumed in the IJ. Kingdom,

with duty on, from 1801 to 1858.................. 292Sugar cane, Chinese, and the African imphee. 636

44 tariff on, in each country........................291** export of, from Cuba for nine years.... 28144 a short philippic oil................................ 65044 consumption of, in France................... 55944 exported from Cuba for five years........ 60244 crop of Louisiana.................................. 75944 production of, in Australia.................... 772

Sweden, trade of............................................... 605Switzerland, manufactures o f.......................... 629

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Sacramento, Calif., buildings in ...................... 642Sandwich Islands, shipm. o f oil & bone from 605

44 commerce of, for 12 years 603San Francisco, United States mint........*___ 222Sardinia, United States commerce with........230Savings banks of Massachusetts.................... 478

4‘ deposits............................................... 724Science, the relations of, to modern civilizat’n 123Scotch i ron trade.............................................. 487Self-reefing sails................................................ 611Seal fishery, the........................ 771Shaddy cloth, process of manufacture......... 628Shawls, manufacture o f .................................... 773Sherry, statistics of...... .................................. 393Shell Keys, Louisiana, lighthouse on........... 741Ships floor timbers, fastening o f..................... 754

Tariffs, comparative......................................... 286Tax, British property.................. 597Tea, tariff on, in each country........................ 289

44 via Singapore, duty on............................. 23144 strengthening o f ....................................... 51344 consumption of, in United States........... 733

Teredo, or ship worm........................................ 611Texas, taxable property o f ............................... 342

44 State cotton factory.............................. 626Textile fabrics of the ancients........................ 67Tobacco trade of Virginia.......................... 343

44 smuggling in Spain................ 26744 manufacture in Paris......................... 50744 factories, white girls in..................... 522

Toledo, canal commerce o f ............................... 250“ Ohio, commercial industry of........... 698

Trade-marks in France...................................... 139


V l l l INDEX TO VOLUME XL.

PA OHTrade and commerce, statistics of,

96, 225, 343, 481, 599, 726 Treaty between United Slates and China.. . . 102 Turkish paper m oney......................................595

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Undervaluation of sugar, action to recoverduties on ......................................................... 578

United States, commerce and navigation of.. 425commerce o f ............................ 225

it commerce o f for 1858............. 98a G. Britain, & France, commer-

cial policy o f each compared 163a revenue and expenditure........ 221u finances of, for 1858 ................. 83u revenue and expenditures for

six months, le59................... 478a merchandise paying duties ad

valorem, entered into, for fiscal year 1858...................... 430

i* value of merchandise importedinto, for fiscal year 1853....... 430

u exports to Cuba........................ 277it value of exports lor 12 years.. 430tt railroads, January, 1859......... 249t* imrmgration into, lor 4 years... 515tt agriculture o f............................ 381u 380tt import of iron and steel into.. 603t; exports, destination of............ 429tt coal in....................................... 625*t coal trade o f............................. 378a 243tt mint returns of, for 1858......... 86tt and Peru, convention between 234tt post-office................................. 616tt post-office, statistics o f........... 114tt navy.......................................... 3S9tt mint, Philadel. operations of.. 713tt receipts and expenditures. . . . 721tt consumption ot tea in............. 733

PA GEUnited Kingdom, minerals and metals pro

duced in............................. 629“ cotton factories in............. 629

Usury; its meauing and definition............... 573“ plea of, [law case]............................. 321

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Valletta harbor, Mediterranean, fixed light at. 494 Vicunia skins, duty on, [treasury circular]... 488Virginia, finances of...................................224, 725

“ tobacco trade o f ................................ 343u and Tennessee Railroad.................. 621

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Warehouses of France, law concerning......... 4S9Watch making by machinery........... .................390Watches, machine m ade...................i ............ 125Wax, bleaching of............................................ 631Western railroads............................................ 624Whale fisheries for 1858................................... 347Whalsey skerries, Shetland, change in light at 493 Wheat alleged to be imported as seed, duty on 231

“ crops o f California................................ 129“ crop, the coming......................... 638“ price of, for last two years................... 514“ and flour imported iuto United King

dom for three years.......................... 738u at the west............................................. 762“ culture of France................................... 728

Wisconsin, insurance law of............................ I l l“ exchanging with China................ 650

Woolen mills, manufacture from waste o f ... 506 Woolen and linen goods, duty.......................... 297

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Zante currants................................................... 637Zollverein and Austrian imports to United

States, compared........................................... 51


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