THE MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. CONDUCTED BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR OF THE LIBRARY OF COMMERCE, ETC.; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN TIONS OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND LOUISVILLE, ETC. VOLUME SEVENTEEN. FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, 1847. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED AT 142 FULTON-STREET. 1847. TO THE SEVENTEENTH VOLUME OF THE MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE. J. BALESTIER, United States Consul at Singapore. CHARLES F. BRIGGS, Esq., Author of "Life in a Liner," etc., etc., of New York. W. S. CHACE, Esq., of New York. HENRY C. CAREY, Esq., of New Jersey. THOMAS L. DUNNELL, Esq., of Rhode Island. E. HASKET DERBY, Esq., of Massachusetts. GEORGE LEIGHTON DITSON, Esq., late U. S. Vice-Consul at Nuevitas. LEWIS FEUCHTWANGER, M. D., of New York. BARON GEROLT, Prussian Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington. Rev. WILLIAM HAGUE, of Massachusetts. Rev. FREDERIC W. HOLLAND, of New York. DAVID R. JACQUES, Esq., of the New York Bar. JAMES J. JARVIS, Esq., Editor of "The Polynesian," Oahu. ALEXANDER JONES, M. D., of New York. THOMAS PRENTICE Kettell, Esq., of New York. JAMES H. LANMAN, Esq., Author of the "History of Michigan," etc. C. EDWARDS LESTER, late United States Consul at Genoa. C. F. M'CAY, Esq., Professor in the University of Georgia. Hon. BENJAMIN F. PORTER, of Alabama. Hon. ZADOCK PRATT, of Prattsville, New York. E. ROBERTS, Esq., Author of "Scenes and Characteristics of AngloIndian Society." J. W. SCOTT, Esq., Editor of the "Toledo Blade," Ohio. HAMILTON SMITH, Esq., of Kentucky. HENRY GRATTAN SMITH, of the Memphis (Tenn.) Bar. JOHN L. STEPHENS, Esq., Author of "Incidents of Travel in Central America," etc., etc. A. C. SPOONER, Esq., of the Boston (Mass.) Bar. C. TOWNSEND, Esq., of the Manchester (Michigan) Bar. Hon. GEORGE TUCKER, Author of "The Progress of the United States in Wealth and Population," "Life of Jefferson," etc., etc. CHARLES TYNG & Co., Commission Merchants, Havana. 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. INDEX TO VOL. XVII., FROM JULY TO DECEMBER, INCLUSIVE, 1847. cotton, Indian and.......... 325 .. .... 406 .................................. 533 ocean steam navigation............. 357 Barbadoes, exports and shipping of............ 261 ....... 205 Amoy, (China,) trade of in 1846.............. 110 Beans, pro-forma sales of at Havana.......... 485 Angostura, (or Bolivar,) commerce of for 1846.. 197 Belgian railway, 1846.. .......... 486 imports into from U. States, 1846.... 197 Anguilla, soil and productions of.... 197 Association, mercantile library of Boston....... B. BABY trade of London..... 1846 to 1847...... 520 75 " 90 Bahama bank, Isle of Man, floating light on. 525, 625 Bills of exchange..... 44 bills of India rubber...... 264 99 186, 617 New York, 1845-47........... 510 Book trade, the....... 121, 220, 330, 443, 541, 639 |