The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-09
THIS SEASONS PEINUTs.
Glad TIdInRs for Lover. Of this Nutritious
Fruit Of che Ground.

Twenty-Five or thirty years ago tho prin-
cipal depot for the sale Of peanuts in New York
was at the corner of Chatham and Mulberry
streets. This was known rs tho - old Chatham
street peanut stand" and WINS kept hy N. A.
Sutton, from whose measures tho bulk Of the
peanuts sold in New York went into the pockets
OF purchasers. Such n thing as a Wholesale
peanut house was then unknown. Since those
days the trade has increased probably 2.006
fold. Then and for many succeeding years a
large proportion OF tho peanuts sold came from
Africa; now the African nuts are sent to Mar
settles. and used for making olive oil" which
Is sold in American markets for fine imported
quality Of the genuine article In those days.
small quantities. chiefly by the negroes Of Vir-
Rinia. North Carolina and Tennessee. in tho
patches OF land around their huts. and were
sold TO provide themselves with spending
money" Now the immense production of
American peanuts. together with their superior
quality, has nearly cut on the IMPORTATION Of
the African nut Sin 80 the rebellion the plant
ors OF portions of the Southern States above
mentioned have turned their attention to pea
nut culture. and many oi thcm. especially in
the district around Norfolk. Va have thereby
replaced fortunes lost.
Comparison Of the best grade Of peanuts now
In the markets with samples OF the best grades
OF ten or twelve years ngo shows great
Improvement In, the quality Of the nuts
The samples OF the old crops are Of va
ious sizes. impcrfectly fllled. and have
rusty shells. The new crops are bright, smooth
and even In size. aud the shells are well filed
with meat. Scarcely any improvements have
been made in the appliances for raising them.
but they are now cleaned by improved machines
Of great capacity Tho best quality Of nuts
come from Virginia. whcre also tho great0 ~
increase In tho crops from year 10 year has
been shawn. Five years ngO the p"nnut trOD oi
Tcnncssre was not far from l75O00 bushels I;
that " North Carolina co ono bushels: that II
Virginia 225 900 bushels. The ,stinatei crop
for the present season is: Tenness"e. 400 tWO
bushels; North Carolina. 9O.OO hushcls; Nir-
ginia. lUOnOOO bushels. The quality Of
tho average. and in consequence OF the
largo supply prices ara likely To- be
somewhat lower. and poor grades will less
rendily find u market. From ninety cents to
il2j per hushcl OF twenty two pounds ~ the
range Of prices ~ present. Grades poor than
thos. selling at the lower ilglre are sn"ll"d and
sent North IN packages ot 2OJ pounds Tor COM
iectioners' uses. They are SHIELDED by the mo-
grors before roasting. II Is estimated that 1000
packages viii be required in this city this sea-
son. or about four tunes rs many as have been
received any other year. At the close OF the last
crop year the old crop WAS Ncry nearly exhaust
ei. so that the new nuts have almost clear
this seasons trade is the wide distribution "
the crop. the orders from interior localities
being unusually large.
The bulk OF the wholesale peanut business In
this city is done by few houses. A heavy
wholesale and roastiu. business * done 10y
nayy x Brewer Of Fulton street. successors 10
Frazier Il Van Saun tho oldest wholesale dral-
street are said 10 be the largest wholesale deal
ers in the trade: AMI an extensive cominission
business IL done by Bennett. Day \ 60. ~ West
street. and by GhFlick Phillips OF Fulton street.