Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-01

Royal Octave, pp 1000, double columns, strongly bouad.
THIS WORK IS cO1PENDTCN OF Co1MERCIAL
knoEisge, including articles upon trads Of every mP0raf
maritime country and city world copous and reliable
se upon the staple prSductons Of every climate Ezay uF-
Commercial subjects synopsss the laws regulating
msree and generally, inormaon AMI satisfies upon every
important commercial subject
The want Of comprehensive Commercial work Of THIS nd has
long been felt the United states-a work ehr The cud
ton and resources Of the United States and the separate states
ven as Of foreign The only attempt hitherto made in
this country to supply the want Of such the reprint
twenty-five years ago, Of3eCuiloes Dictona Of Commerce
AID C0nHlsrcial BaCgGOH. This work. probably
ulete in reference 70 the commercial statistics Of foreign
as could be made at the tine Of compilation, very deficit
snt in statistics relating this continent particularly Of the Jni
ted States Ths later editions Of Mr. McCullocs work coni
much natter Of olsoetsor local character, in which the Ae
rcan feels little interest while many Of great
Importance commercial this country are, in ne English
work, either omitted entirely mentioned only incidentally
Tbs extensive and important changes that have aiken place
within the past ten years commercial establishments
Of territories, eomecaI paes5the unszampled in
q the Of the United States, Of the Developments
and the record q the great industrial Of the United
Sates-a require distinct work, With view
place before commercial readers ample account Of the
progress throughout the work. The present volume
has been prepared with supply this and while
have presenting fair exhb Of the finances the inter
foreign commerce. the staple products Of each state,
have the time gathered together the latest statistics IN
reference 70 the products and the coera relations o. foreign
nations especially with whom The CusI States have the
most intimate intercourse.
We have endeavOred o present. in oouensei and
from reliable sources, historical and statistical details in rerens
great staples Of the Union Of those important products
whose export foreign countries has contributed largely TO the
prosperity Of the States and whose production in future yz
calculated give control Of the markets Of the WORLD
and thus add greatly material wealth Of the Union.
This attempt in the United stses collect the his
torica and statistical reference these important sub
ects single work In coll Getting these materials and
condensng them within moderate compass, have been aided
By the valuable Official reports iszuby the treasury department.
and By the patent once Of the Und s Tor series o. years
BY the recent and highly valuable reports Of the Department.
Of state upon TIE Commercial relations q tls Jhs States.
Much Of the varisi and important Information contained ia thn
oa documents is brough together in the present work under
its appropriate heads that the reader instead Of the labor q
consulting City sixty volumes, may ind every sujsct
discussed under is aphabetical orier.
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