Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-07
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
By EnAaAAn HUNT. HDIToaa AND RAoRMEToR.
Established, July, 1859,

AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Estabhshed, July 1889,
By FRAHAAE HUNT, KDIToR, AND PA0RRIEToR.
VNHE Number for December 1850, completed the TWEEN
i tythird semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since Its in july 1885, and each
tayo pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may DO
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
q half per volume. tAA4- u s'a214a ~
The following few Of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen ~@.
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay. e
ASHLAND, 10th July, 1S49
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait the beginning and from reading your address
to your friends at the end of When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our informal
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge of hem Of their appearance OF the
lures of their countenanee and OF the character and hab
its of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me- II may
not speak Tor them under those oohgatois, anu inc
number Of your valuable work before me- In some
degree satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have no hesitation in expressing my humhle
opinion that It is emneny entitled to the public regard
and support collects and arrangcs in good order large
highly useful not only to the merchant the states
man. to the cuvator Of the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner In short to all classes OF the business and
reading community. tE r&t t.
Entertaining this opinion glad that has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and rs-
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from, Hon. Miuard Fillmore.
81 have read 1t Merchants' Magazne) with a good
deal Of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think it one Of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant 1T quite ndis-
pensabe and to the statesman and Of general nor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information which can be found no.
where well digested and accessible in these
beers. only regret that do not the whole work.
Letter from the Hon. Thomas H Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849.
the opportunities have read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found in reality to be magazine
that repenshed of all the useful matter which tbs
clearness which delights while it insructs u.s. fact
a merchants magazine in the large accepation Of ths
term-merchants who 60 between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge,
view of the state Of the word into daily requision But
1t is not the great merchant only, but the of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operaons-the
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires Nor is its utility all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dpomat and to all who
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
myself have found it most useful me my senate.
carefully consulting it.
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. I'm. II. Ssoayd.
My Dear Sin Have the goodness to place nv name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t invaluable work for the of all who
woulu merely commercial operations
this extending country, but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern.
ment.
am, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN Hunt, and fur.
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance
mar "a
'INHE BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL
L IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited at
the State Fair in 1850, will be by the of Pre-
miums below.
Awarded to y. Whitman jr, No. S. Light street. Balti
Sd Annual Fair held In Baltimore 3d. Gath and 25th Of
October, 1850.
For the best Plough in the ploughing match $40
For the best ploughing with OK team, Especial pre-
For the best plough on exhibition, LIST premium 8
For the best Railway Horse Power, Wbitman'sIm-
For the best Hay Press LIST premium 25
For the best Cornsheer, LIST premium
For the best Field Roller, LIST premium
For the best Corn-stalk Cutters and Grinders, LIST
For the best ohurns 1st premium
For the best Hay and Manure Fork. 1st premium,
For the best Hayrakes, LIST premium 2
For the best Cultivator, LIST premium
No exhibitor Of Agricultural Implements at the above
miums awarded the different kinds of Implements
Machines II is conclusive that were con.
sidered the best and most valuable on exhibition.
At the great Fair of the Maryland Institute for the pro.
motion of the Mechanic Arts held in Baltimore Octo-
Der and November 1850 the first premium heavy Silver
Meda) awarded to Ezra Whitman r 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 ever offered in
this city, and probably the largest in the world consisting
of than 5000 Ploughs $50 Threshing Machines,
1000 Wheat Fans, 1000 Corn Shelters Straw Cutters
500 Cutiyators, Reaping Machines, Wheat Drills
Cotton Presses together with every article which farmer
planter could wish in the prosecution his pursui
all Of which will be sold on reasonable terms at Wholesale
retail H. WHITMAN, jr., 4 CO.,
At the old stand 6b Light st. Raitmere. Nd.