HUNT'S MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE. Established July, 1839, BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. VOLUME XXVI. FEBRUARY, 1852. CONTENTS OF NO. II., VOL. XXVI. ARTICLES. NUMBER II. PAGE. L. FREE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER PARANA AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. By E. A. HOPKINS, Esq., of New York..... II. THE CULTURE OF COTTON IN TURKEY. By JOHN P. BROWN, Esq., of the United States Legation, at Constantinople, Turkey.... III. THE FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 147 156 CHAPTER III.-Description of fishing grounds-Habits of the fish (cod and mackerel)-Mode of pursuit-Outfit-Cure-Quantity of catch, etc.-CHAPTER IV.-Tonnage table, 1675 to 1850-Cause of fluctuation of tonnage-Comparison with whaling tonnage, etc.-CHAPTER V.-Tables of fishing tonnage in 1797, 1815, and 1848, by States and in the different poris-Leading fishing ports-Comparison of coasting and fishing tonnage of Massachusetts-Mackerel inspected in Massachusetts, 1849.-CHAPTER VI.-Tables of exports of fish from United States from 1791 to 1849-Export of fish from 1831 to 1844, compared with export of beef and pork and cotton piece goods-Domestic produce export of Massachusetts, etc. By E. HALE, Jr., of N. Y. 159 IV. COMMERCIAL CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE UNITED STATES.-No. XXIX.-Trade and Commerce of Baltimore in 1850-51..... V. OPDYKE'S POLITICAL ECONOMY.... .... 172 184 VI. DR. HARE ON THE LAW OF STORMS.-STRICTURES UPON A REPORT RESPECTING STORMS, RECENTLY MADE BY PROFESSOR ESPY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, etc.. 190 VIL LIFE INSURANCE. By JOSEPH B. COLLINS, Esq., President of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.. JOURNAL OF MERCANTILE LAW. 196 The law of bank checks, and the legal distinction between checks anu bills of exchange........ 199 COMMERCIAL CHRONICLE AND REVIEW: EMBRACING A FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES, ETC., ILLUSTRATED WITH TABLES, ETC., AS FOLLOWS: The opening trade of the new year-Sudden closing of internal navigation disappointing the expectations of forwarders-Difficulty in collecting dues-Inactivity in foreign and domestic goodsProspects for the spring trade-Improved tone of the market in reference to foreign fabricsLessons taught by the recent check given to business-Absence of any general spirit of speculation-Healthy condition of the currency, notwithstanding the scarcity of money in the interior-Quarterly statement of the New York city banks-Do, of the Massachusetts banks-Statement of the bank of Georgia-Deposits and coinage at the United States mints-Complete yearly statements of the Commerce of the port of New York-Imports and exports at New York for 1851-Summary statement showing value of imports warehoused-Summary showing value of dutiable and free foreign goods exported-Increase of imports, chiefly in general merchandise, and not dry goods-Statement showing the value and description of dry goods imported at New York in 1851-Decrease in woolens, cottons, and linens, and increase in silks and miscellaneous dry goods-Exports of domestic cottons from New York and Boston for a series of years, etc..... 209-217 VOL. XXVI.-NO. II. 10 |