THE MERCHANTS MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW EDITED BY WILLIAM B. DANA. \ \ I f i*$ V01.I 7IE FIFTY-SIX, F R O M J A N U A R Y TO JU N E, IN C L U S IV E, iw i. fef 1865 Jj N e r o U o r k : WILLIAM B. DANA, PUBLISHER AND PRO iue7c't.\ NO. 60 WILLIAM STEEET. 1867.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO SUBJECTS CONTAINED IN THE MERCHANTS? MAGAZINE & COMMERCIAL REVIEW V o l u m e L V L F R O M J A N U A R Y TO J U N E, B O TH IN C L U S IV E. EDITED BY WM- B. DANA. A. ;. P A CtE Alabama, I nc".b of,'. /, 84 Alleghany Gold Field (Taylor)... 228 America. Coal Fields o '... 418 and other ueis of... 416 American Securities at London...75, 16S 283, 318, 372 478 Analysis of Railroad Reports, viz : Camden <6 Ami - lroad...461 Chicago it Alton Rail'oad... 274 hovels ii, I abresvill & Ashtabula Railroad... 466 Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad. 342 Ohio Railroad.... 126, 463 New Jersey H. R...\...* 459 New.Jackson <fe Great ^ Northern... 135 Northern Central Railroad... 462 Ohio A 'lis^issippi Railroad...469 Fort Wayne & Chicago Rat i road......322 Richmond it: Danville... 338 Richmond A Peli-rsburg Railroad. 440 South Side ( Petersburg & Lynchbnve) Rai r ad... 344 Soutlivresterri (Ga.) I'.ailroad... 21 A'UitirOtt on tl:e collect ii oof revenue 432 Atlantic & Pacino Ship Canals and Railroads... 31 Atruto Rout... 40 B. Baltimore its manufactures, commerce, Ac... 293 Bank Dividends (Boston)... 277 (New York)... 276 of England, Position of the.... 48 (Returns for 1866). 115 of France, (Returns for 1866).. 116 Stocks sold at New York in 1886... 61 Banking, Currency & Finance, Journal of...78, 161 236, 320, 371, 479 Bankrupt Law (United States) of 1867... 381 Banks and Bankers, Tax on... 87 Taxes paid by... 242 '.(National) and Congress... 78 (Boston) Returns of...81, 162, V 238, 322, 377, 480 4 (New York) Returns of...8 0, 161, \ 327, 321, 377, 41% (Philadelphia), Returns o f..81, 162, 238, 322, 377, 479 (National) not authorized to establish branches or to buy commercial paper at more than 7 per cent 167 Bermuda (Blue Books)... 153 Boehmeria Genacissima (The Ramie) 348 Bonds sold at N. Y. Stock Exchange B oard...158, 232, 416, 374, 477 Book trade (Notices... 327 Borax (California)... 191 Boston Banks,Weekly returns of..81, 162, 238, 322, 377, 480 C- mmerce of... 326 Bank, Railroad and Dividends 165 Bounties, A soldier s reason against equalizing... 12 OCT 81 1941
IXDEX TO VOLUME LVI. V Breadstuff... 363 Bremen, Postage charges t o... 244 British America, Coal Fields of...421 British (Confederated) America...181 British America, Coal Fields o f...421 Brown (J. Rose) on the mineral resources of the Pacific S lop e.. 154, 215 Business for December... 73 C. California B orax... 191 Commercial resources o f.. 139 Wool and woolen manufactures 803 Camden & Amboy Railroad... 461 Canadian Gold Mines (Brown)... 217 trade since the abrogation of the Reciprocity Treaty...239 Canals and Railroads, Atlantic and Pacific... 81 Canal trade of the State... 224 Capital and Value (Sully)... 249 Cental system prices of grain...227 Chester (111.) Coal Fields by Prof. Waterhouse... 200 Chicago <fc Alton Railroad... 274 Chiriqui Inter-oceanic route... 83 Cincinnati, Debt and Finances o f.... 431 Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula Railroad... 456 Coal Fields of the World... 416 Great Britain... 417 the United States... 420 1! British N. America,.. 421 in Nova Scotia... 422 in New Bruswick... 425 and other Fuels in Europe and America... 416 Coal Mining Shares, prices 1 8 6 6... 59 Statistics... 811 Coin and B-llion, Movement of..160, 234, 318, 376, 474 Coin and Currency in U. S. Treasury 241 Colonial Blue Books, British... 152 Colorado, Production of gold in... 211 Commerce of B altim ore... 293 Commerce of Boston... 826 Commerce of Louisville... 829 Commerce of New York... 62 Commercial Chronicle & Review.... 73, 157, 228, 313,368, 472 Depression, The prevailing... 169 Law (Freelnsurance)358, 464 Resources of California. 139 Confederate Cruisers, action brought by President Johnson f r damages by French... 71 Connecticut Railroads... 82 P ig E Consols, Course of (monthly.732, 159, 233, 318, 872, 478 Copper Product of Lake Superior in 1866... 241 Cotton, The future o f... 102 (Liverpool) market for 1866.. 44 ( ) Course of, in 1865 and 1866... 117 and silk frauds in China... 312 Course of Government Securities... 75, 158,233,317, 374, 477 Course of Foreign Exchange... 76, 161, 235, 320, 374, 478 Course of prices...9, 261 Course of G o ld...74, 160, 234,219, 371, 476 Customs at New York, 1861-2-3-4-5 and 1866... 70 D Dakota, Gold product o f...215 Damages by French confederate cruisers... 71 Darien Inter-oceanic route... 36 Debt of Alabam a... 84 of Cincinnati... 431 of Georgia... 271 of Illinois...178 of Indiana... 137 of Kentucky... 268 of Louisiana... 187 of Maryland... 429 of Michigan... 85, 185 of New York city and county.. 163 of Pennsylvania...352 of San Francisco... 226 of South Carolina... 265 of United States..62, 156, 238. 300, 407, 458 of Virginia... I l l Domestic Produce, Receipts at New York 1866... 63 Dry Goods Imports 1862-3-4-5-6.. 70 Dunderberg s (The) Ocean trial trip.. 196 E Earnings, Railroad... 20, 133, 207, 299, 347, 459 Erie Railway (statistics]...83, 407 Europe in 1867... 98 Coal fields o f... 416 Exchange (Rates of) at New York, 76, 161, 235, 320, 374, 473 (Sterling) 1866... 57 Exports from New York...63, 66 of specie from New York (1831 66)... 67 Express shares in 1866... 60 Extravagance, The era o f... 255
VI INDEX TO VOLUME LVI. Finances (National), Spaulding o n... 129 of Cincinnati...431 of Alabam a... 84 of Georgia... 271 of Illinois... 178 of Indiana... 137 of Kentucky...268 of Louisiana... 187 of Maryland...429 of Michigan... 85, 185 of New York city and county... 163 of Pennsylvania... 352 of San Francisco... 226 o f South Carolina... 264 of Virginia... I l l Finance bill, Sherman s... 229 Financial condition of the States.... 335 Fire Insurance (Commercial Law).. 358 Interest, condition of th e... 204 Fisheries, Irish S e a... 310 Foreign commerce...432 France, Iron Vessels of... 194 Railways in... 325 Frankfort. American securities in, 75, 158, 234, 819, 373, 478 Fraud (mercantile) in England...149 Fuels. Coal and other...416 Fuel, Petroleum as... 428 C Gas shares in 1866... 60 Georgia, Debt and finances of... 271 Gold product o f... 283 Gold certificates... 243 at New York, course o f....74, 160, 234, 819, 371, 476 * Daily prices of for 1862-3-4-5 - 6... 52 (Production of) in New Zealand... 241 Speculation i n... 74 Gold and Silver, Taylor on the production o f... 2C8 Refining, Sec y Mc Culloch on... 34 Government securities (Prices of), 75, 158, 233, 317, 374, 477 Grain (Prices of), cental system.... 227 Great Britain and United States, trade o f...21, 121, 156, 257, 452 Great Britain, coal fields of... 417 II Hamburg, Postage charges to... 244 Huron and Ontario ship canal... 85 Illinois Chester coal fields (Waterhouse)... 200 Illinois, Debt and finances of... 178 Improvement shares in 1866... 60 Imports of leading articles at New York... 63 Imports at New York 1861-2-3-4- 5-6... 67 Imports of specie 1861-2-8-4-6-6.. 69 Indebtedness o f the States...335 Indiana, Debt and finances of... 135 Interest (Mass) Law... 245 Interest notes, Act for retiring...236 outstanding... 240 Prices of....76, 158, 233, 317,373, 478 Interest, Rates of... 74 Inter-oceanic communication Atlantic and Pacific ship canal and railroads... 31 Irish sea fisheries... 310 Iron vessels in France... 194 IsthmuB canal Commerce that would pass through it... 46 J. Journal of Banking, Currency and Finance... 78, 161,236,320, 375,477 K. Kentucky, Debt and Finance of.... 268 L. Lake Superior Copper Product 66.. 243 Lake Superior Silver... 324 Life Insurance Rights of Southerners whose lives were insured in Northern Companies... 27 Liverpool Cotton Market for 1866, and the Returns of the Banks of England and France... 114 Loans and Discounts, Rates of, 76, 159, 232, 316, 870, 474 London Stock Exchange Historical and Critical... 107 Louisiana, Debt and Finances o f.... 187 Louisville, its manufactures, trade and commerce... 329 M. Maryland, Debt and Finances o f.... 429 McCulloch s Reply to Spaulding.... 88 Massachusetts Interest L a w... 245 Mercantile Fraud in England... 149 Merchandize, Imports of, 1866... 64 Michigan, debt of... 85, 185
INDEX TO VOLUME LVI. v ii Milwaukee Population...409 Railroads...... 410 Flour and Grain Trade. 412 Beef and Pork Trade.. 413 Lumber Trade... 415 Shipping...415 Mineral Resources of the Pacific slope 154 Mining thares in 1866... 60 Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad. 342 Missouri State Debt... 239 Mobile and Ohio Railroad... 126, 463 Montana, Gold Product of... 213 Morris Canal and Banking Company. 460 I f. National Aid to Steamship Lines... 104 National Banks, April 1, 1867... 378 and Currency contraction... 327 Quarterly Reports.. 320 not authorized to establish branches or buy commercial paper at more than 7 per cent... 167 National Finances Randall s Bill (Letter from Hon. E. G. SpauldiDg) 129 Navy, Prussian... 73 Nevada, Treasure Movement of, 1865 and 1866... 243 New Brunswick (Blue Book)... 15 2 Coal in... 425 New Jersey Railroad... 461 New Hampshire, Gold Product o f... 285 New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad... 135 New Mexico, Gold Product of.... 209 New York Banks.SO, 162, 237, 321, 479 do Commerce of 1866... 62 do City and County D eb t... 163 do Stock Exchange, course of 58 do (The) State Tax L evy... 365 New Zealand, Gold Production o f... 241 Nicaragua Inter-Oceanic Route... 32 North Carolina, Gold Product o f.... 280 Northern Central Railroad... 462 Nova Scotia, Gold Mining of... 218 Coal i n... 422 O. Ohio and Mississippi Railroad... 459 P. Pacific slope, Mineral Resources o f.. 154 Panama Railroad Route... 34 Paris,. American Securities in, 75, 158, 234, 316, 370, 478 Peat Fuel... 425 Pennsylvania, Debt and Finances of. 352 Petroleum as Fuel... 428 Philadelphia Bank Returns, 81, 162, 238, 322, 391, 479 Pittsburg, F. Wayne and Chicago Railroad... 322 Political Economy Capital & Yalue, by Sully... 249 Population of the States, 1860 & 1865 33 5 Postage Charges to Bremen and Hamburg... 244 Prices, course o f... 9, 261 Prince Edward Island (Blue Book).. 152 Prussian Navy... 73 Public Debt of Alabama... 84 Georgia... 271 Illinois...178 Indiana... 137 Kentucky... 268 Louisiana... 137 Michigan...85, 186 New York, City and County... 163 Pennsylvania... 352 San Francisco... 22 South Carolina... 264 the United States, 62, 156, 238, 390, 407, 45S Virginia... I l l «Quotations of leading stocks, 74, 157, 232, 317, 371, 477 I I. Railroad Reports, Analyses o f...21, 126 135, 274, 322, 338, 342,344, 440, 456, 469 Railroad Earnings, 1866... 133 (Monthly)....20, 133 135, 207, 299 458 Shares, 1866... 58 Railways in Tunnel,... 325 Ramie (The) Bechmerie Tenacessema... 348 Revenue, On the Collection of... 435 Revenue, on the Collection of... 435 Richmond & Danville Railroad...338 Richmond & Petersburg Railroad... 340 Rocket (The New) for Shipwreck Service... H 9 Rocky Mountains, Mineral Resources of... 209 S. San Francisco, Debt of... 226 Treasure Movement o f... 147 San Miguel Interoceanic Route... 40 Saskatchawan, Gold Product o f..... 216 Securities (American) at New York. 75 158, 233, 317, 372, 477
viii INDEX TO VOLUME LVI. Securities (American) at London.75, 158 233, 818, 872, 478 Shares Sold at the New York Boards 158 282, 316, 874, 477 Sherman s Finance Bill... 229 Ship Canal, Huron and Ontario... 85 Ship Canals and Railroads, Atlantic and Pacific... 81 Shipwreck Service, The New Rocket for... 119 Silk (Cotton and) Frauds in China.. 812 Silver on Lake Superior... 324 South America, A New Route Across 302 South Carolina, Debt and Finances o f... 165 South Carolina, Gold Product o f.... 83 Southern Railroads... 333 South Side Railroad... 844 Southwestern (Ga.) Railroad... 25 Spaulding s Letter (Specie Payment etc.)... 87 Spaulding s Letter on Randall s Bill 128 Specie Payments and Legal Tender Currency... 87 Spinner, Circular from Treasurer.... 166 Steamship Lines, National and t o... 104 Shares in 1 8 6 6......... 64 Stock Exchange, Course of the New Y ork... 58 Stock (London) Exchange... 104 Quotations at New York... 76 Suez Canal (The) Its Actual Condition... 556 Sugar Making, A Revolution in... 245 Sulley (Richard) on Capital and V alue... 249 T. Tariff Laws of 1867... 404 Tax on Banks and Bankers... 87 Taxes Paid by Banks...242 Taylor (J. W.) on the Production of Gold and Silver...208, 277 Telegraph Shares in 1866... 60 Trade, Balance of.... 432 Trade of Great Britain and the United States...21, 121, 156, 257, 452 Trade of State Canals... 224 Treasure (Externa!) Movement at New York... 77 Treasure (Internal) Movement at New Y o r k... 77 Treasure Movement at San Francisco 147 Nevada, 1865 and 1866... 242 Treasure Movement at New York York (Monthly). 160, 234, 318, 371, 475 Treasury Department Examination B ill... 166 Tunnels... 16 U. United States, Bankruptcy Law o f.. 381 Coal Fields o f... 420 Public Debt o f....62, 156 238, 376, 458 Trade of Great Britain and th e....21, 121, 156, 257, 452 Utah, Mineral Resources of...215 V. Valuation of the States... 335 Vancouver s Island (Blue B o o k )... 153 Vermillion District, Mineral Products of... 216 Virginia, Gold Product of... 277 Public Debt o f... 111 State Debt, How to Pay the 174 Mr. Walker (Mr.) on the Science of W ealth... 89 Warehouse Withdrawals at New Y o rk... 69 Watherhouse (Prof.) on Illinois Chester Coal Field;... 290 Wealth, Mr. Walker on the Science of... 89 Wool Tariff of 1867... 228, 405 Trade of 1865... 162 and Woolen Manufactures of California... 805 World, Coal Fields o f... 416 Z. Zealand (New), Gold Product o f.... 241