The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-06-11
The Trade in Nuts,

1t would surprise many people no, en-
gagged in trade to know what a variety Of
commodities that appear valueless are i'm
portant articles of commerce. To the ay.
eragc boy and girl there is scarcely any.
thing of so little worth-except to afford a
days fun-as nuts, and yet hundreds oi
thousands of dollars are annually invested
in them.
During the recent years the trade in
foreign and domestic nuts has developed
wonderfully New York city has become
the most important center of the trade, the
extent of which indicates that people have
either secured patert stomachs, or that in
digestion has lost its terrors. Wholesale
dealers in nuts can now as certainly count
on a profitable trade in the winter season
as can the candy makers at Christmas
times-and all the boys and girls know
how certain that Is.
Africa used to supply US with peanuts,
sending them BY ship loads, but our South.
ern States have so successfully cultivated
this popular nut that We are now indepen.
dent. The States that furnish the bulk Of
the supply are Virginia, North Carolina
and Tennessee. During the present sea
sou the crop of Virgiuia was eleven hun
dred thousand bushels; of Tennessee, Ave
hundred aud fifty thousand bushels; and
of North Carolina one hundred and twenty
thousand bushels.
The nut probably most popular after the
peanut Is the pecan. The Texas pecan is
especially in demand. While few years
ago several barrels Of pscans supplied the
demand abundantly, carloads aud invoices
Of one or two hundred barrels are not IN
common at this time.
OF the other nuts, the hickory Is amou2
the most popular. While in many local,
ties. especially in the Eastern States, they
are becoming scarce, they are sufficiently
plentiful IN the Western States to ship io
New York half dozen ear loads week
when demanded.
That delicious nut, the chestnut. is be.
coming less pIsnyifal every year, aud there
is much difficulty in obtaining them sound
In large quantities Their great popularity
will probably prevent their total disappear.
ance, for they are already being success
fully cultivated, aud it IS expected that 10
few years the cultivated nut will equal
ia quality the high priced Italian chcsIuuts
Black walnuts and buttcruuis are r..
gardcd as too rich aud oily Tor table use
bu; the former IS largely used BY coulec
tiouers. The American hazel nuts ate net
an important article Of cammercs. the 81.
bert largely taking their place. Only a
few English hazel outs fad thcig way 20
the American market Ii Is stated that
growers ia California contemplate intro.
daciug numher If varieties oS nuts uativ,
20 Spain aud Italy
The trade in foreiga nuts Is enormous
TAe demand Is said to have iriplcd durin.
the pas; Eve years As everybody knows
the almond Is the old reliable, alwayt
has been in demand aud probably alway'
will be. The English waloets, formerly
called Madeira wsinuts. mainly come tyoH
France aud Spain, the Eaglish crop beius
consumed at home, They haze been sue
eessfuliy raised ia ihe States 90 the Paei6,
coast The Brazil uuts are KIDD oI
"linked srcase, long drawn oas Ia feR d
them 20 a long way. For eocoauuis th,
/ demand Is steady, and 80 immcusc tha
dealers feel safs 10 buyiaE thcn BY d,
buadrcd thousand The process of dessi
eating them his wijencd their family use
and they are now favoFi;e ingredient o
pics, cakes aad candies