, 1884-11-15
THE NUT HARVEST.
A Large Industry with Brazil, italy
and Other Countries.
some Facts About the A~rirtoerntfc
Walnut IA rndissstibIe Almond,
aad the piebefan Peanut
-Other kinda.


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The most important center Of the trade In
nuts Is New York, and TO that city most OF
the c-onsignments are made. Boston Is also
doing a good business in this line, and now
has a regular line OF steamers for ports on
the Mediterranean The English walnut Il
probably tho firsti In Importance, which, BIZ the
way, is not English at all. The greater part
Of these nuts como from Naples and certain
French ports. The best walnuts are received
from Naples and Grenoble, and about all
that are raised in these places find a ready
sale in the Empire city. They are In flavor
and quality the finest which come into the
market, and are carefully husbandod
and sent for sale from tho nut
producing sections OF Italy, Spain
and france. All the nuts thu
can be raised on the little islands which nro
part Of Great Britain are used In England,
and there are very few which find a market
elsewhere. Hence the so-called English wal
nut In our markets would be more properly
called Italian, French or Spanish walnut.
Lately In the state Of Massachusetts, the pee
pie have commenced the cultivation Of the
walnut, and now many trees are to be seen
in varions parts OF that state
BreKil nuts, As the name indicates, are
from Brazil There Is no record OF their
being found in any other country. 1t Is
said by persons who have visited that land
that the trees arc beautiful to behold. They
are often 100 feet In height, and their
foliage Is magnificent They produce a
round woody psricarp, often 1--WE or
SIX inches In diameter, and sometimes con-
tanning as many as twenty-five of the trian-
gular, prism-shaped nuts. The trees bear
abundantiy, and large quantities are shipped
to the trade In New York. On the banks o.
the Orinoco and In northern Brazil the tics
are the most abundant. From the port Of
Para great quantities are shipped TO Europe.
and also TO ths United States. The nuts aru
cheap and worth In the market "a New York
from s to . cents u pound, while English wal
nuts are worth 10 to 10 cents, and almonds II
cents The Brazil nuts are very oily and
rich, ard It Is said that they defeat their own
market simply because they are too rich for
q small amount OF money. As II Is very
hari u got them thorough ly dry, 1t is difficult
10 ship them, and consequently "A loss
Of time and money Is sometimes oc-
casioned by the nuts becoming rotten. An
other great drawback Is that, when put into
bags, the heat is so intense that the bags are
rotted before the journey Is half over. That
IL ono reason why tho wholesale dealers In
this section OF the country kesp them IN the
air as much as possible.
The next nut in importance In the foreign
trade Ia the almond. This Is the kernel or
SEED OF the sweet almond. These nuts
formerly came from Barbary, but lately
they are cultivated In the warm climates Of
Europe and Asia. In California this nut has
been carefully cultivated, and 1t Is expected
that In time our full supply will come from
that state. Sometimes the tree3 grow to a
height OF 300 feet, and the leaves, with those
Of the cherry and peach tree, contain prussic
acid Almonds are said to DO very indigesti-
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the sale would DO large, as they are much
used In fancy coaking and confectionery.
Next In line are quoted flberts, which are
stated by authorities to DO the cousins OF our
English friends, the hazelnuts- They evil
IDENTIFY belong to the same family, and are ex-
tensiveiy raised ON the island Of Sicily, and
formerly large quantities were brought from
Spanish ports. They are a great favorite,
and in England parties are made up especially
to enjoy an evening in a .ing hlberts- They
are wholesome, but very oily; the oil Is
shown as a quick dryer, and is much used by
artists and the manufacturers Of fine var
nishes. The English hazelnuts are, as a crop,
insignificant, and are entirely consumed at
home; but In California and the southern
states the flbert, like the almond and other
nntn, Is being cultivated by degrees. Fill
berts, like hazelnuts, are the seed Of a shrub
or bush generally growing in clusters from
five 70 fifteen feet in height
The cocoanut is the fruit Of the cocoa palm
tree, n native Of tropical climates only, and
hourishing best on the seashore. The great
est supply to this part of the country comes
from the East and West Indies and a few
ports In South America.
As much has been said in reference to the
foreign nuts, 1t Is proper that our own Guilt
walton should be spoken of. The great
American nut at the present time, as It has
been in the past, is the peanut. Although
1t is a great thing TO young America, and
though no circus tent or cheap variety show
would be complete without it, yet 1t Is only q
common ground nut. Great quantities Of
peanuts are shipped from Norfolk, Va, in
which section Of the country and in the Car
olinas, Georgia and Tennessee, they are
raised almost exclusively.
Then there are pecan nuts, hickory nuts,
butternuta, chestnuts and a variety of other
which are all called for in the fall. and thu
demand is 80 great that the Wholesale dealer
find a ready market for their wares AL
ready the large dealers are making their pur
chases, and the warehouses are laden with
nuts from ali parts of the country.