Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-29
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
kytablishsd .EaLy 1890

hstaohSheds july, 1889, fII
By TREzMAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
FI,HE Number for December 1850 completed the TWEEN.
i ty-third semiannual volume The work has been
enlarged since Its July 1889 and each
volume now contains more than hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers oce 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
half per volume.
The following few of the many commendatory lat
ters received by the editor Of the Merchan Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Cyav
ASHLAND, 10th July, I84e.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
legations to those who have contributed to infora
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge Of them, of their appearance Of
lures their counenance and of the character and hab
Its of their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers Cat least You have me, If
not speak for them) under those obligaons and the
number Of your valuable work before me, In some
degrees SATISFIES the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support collects arranges good order largs
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the sates
man. the cultvator of the EARTH the manufacturer,
to the mariner in short to all classes of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad thatit has BEEN and
hope that may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
freeman Hunt, esq II. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Malard FMaaore
81 have read it (Merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1ns o. the most valuable thas was
pensabe and to the statesman and Of general infor
nation almost equally desirable i is grand repository
Of useful facts and information, which be found mo-
where well dgested and accessible as Id these
bers only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, l849
Freeman owl you mi nkH for
the opportunities have had read the Merchants Mag
azine have found it in reality to be magazine and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with funess and
cearness which delights while it insructs Il is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
term merchants who 60 between nations whose large
operations bring many departments Of knowledge and
view of the state of the world into daily requison But
it the great merchant only, but the Of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatonshe
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation Of the mercantile character
quires Nor Is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomatist and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it..
| THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM. Il. Se,card.
Ny Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
syour list Of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country but the fiscal and commercial
ment.
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt ssa lAM H sEWAFp 10
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, fur.
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance
| rINHE BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL
L IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited at
the State Fair in 1850, will be by the award of Pro-
! miums below:
Awarded to +. Whitman, jr, No IS Light street. Bald
by the Maryland State Society at their
Sd Annual Fair held In Baltimore 23d, Oath and 25th Of
October, 1860.
For the best ploughing with OK team, Especial pre-
For the best plough on exhibition, LIST premium
| For the best Railway Horse Power, Whtman'sIm-
proved, LIST premium Is
For the best Hay Press, LIST premium rs
For the best Cornsheller, LIST premium
For the best Field Roller, LIST premium 8
For the best Corn-stalk Cutters and Grinders, LIST
premium
For the best Churns LIST premium
For the best Hay and Manure Fork. LIST premium, 2
For the best Hayrakes, LIST premium
For the best Cultivator, LIST premium 4
No exhibitor of Agricultural Implements at the above
named Fair having received oneha the amount pre-
miums awarded the different kinds of Implements
and Machines is conclusive evidence that
sidered the best and most valuable exhibition.
At the great Fair of the Maryland Institute the pro-
motion of the Mechanic Arts, held in Baltimore in Octo-
Der and November 1850 the first premium heavy Silver
Medal awarded to Ezra Whitman jr for the largest
and best display Of Agricultural Implements Also first
premium another Silver Meda his Improved Wrought
iron Railway Horse Power which was made for exhibition
| at the Worlds Fair in London, in May, 1851.
Our stock this will be the largest offered in
this city, probably the largest in the world consisting
of than 5000 Ploughs, $50 Threshing Machines,
1000 Wheat Fans 1000 Corn Shelters 800 Straw Cutters
500 Culyators Reapng Machines, Wheat Drills, Corn
and Cob Crushers Burr Stone Mills Cider Mills Hay and
Cotton Presses, together with every article which farmer
or planter could wish in the prosecution pursuits
all which viii be sold on reasonable terms at wholesale
At ths old stand. SIS Light st. Raitimere. Md.