The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-10-17

report Of November IL quotes Jersey
sweets at Sl.5O to $2.5 and Southern
sweets ut LIE to $l.25.
"Thc sweet potatoes shipped to
Northern markets from points south
OF Wilmington, N. G., in the Atlantic
region are Insignificant In quantity.
Similar conditions prevail in the
Mississippi valley.
"Thc New York market Is gen.
orally supplied with sweet potatoes
about ten months in the year, from
August TO May inclusive. The high
est prices are obtained early in the
season. By the middle of August the
supply is liberal aud prices decline
until the lowest level is reached in
October or November. After that
prices are likely to advance slowly TO
compensate for shrinHasc. loss in
storing and the extra risk attending
winter shipments"
The canning of sweet potatoes, al
though new industry, has reached
some importance IN several states.
the potatoes being put mp in three.
pound tins and finding good mar
kct where the potato in its raw state
is not accessible. They have found
favor IN the lumber and mining
camps of the Northern states and
Canada aud some of them have been
sent to the soldiers In the Philip
pines.
The dcsiccation of sweet potatoes
in n commercial way is something
new. Several patents have been is-
sued covering thc process and ma
chinery necessary for dosiccating the
sweet potato and for making swcc,
potato flour, and the owners of these
patents are confident that they will
soon be able to put an extensive fin
ishcd product on the market.
The results of analysis OF samples
recently examined by tho Depart
ment of Agriculture show that the
dcsiccated sweet potato contained
forty-six parts of starch, and an anal.
ysis of sweet potato flour showed
that over half of il was made up oi
starch. The inventors assert that
their products are highly nutritious
and palatablc, that they can be man
uiacturcd chcaply, transported long
distances at small cost and kept il
any climate.
In speaking Of this venture, Mr.
Ncsbit says that it would bencii
directly the agricultural interests %
n large section Of tho country, put I
new and valuable staple food on tn,
market at prices within the reach o
all and open the way for n large cx
port trade.
In the winter OF 1899 Mr.. Ncsbi
undertook an investigation with ,
view to Introducing sweet poiatoe
into foreign markets. lie Learned
that sweet potatoes were not pro
duced to any considerable extent il
Europe and were not imported ,hcr
except Us a luxury. The small guam
titles imported came from the Sout
OF Spain, the Canary islands and Al
, rica. One American staying in Lon
don wrolc:
"Thc English people are not cd'
Gated up to the dclicacy OF the swcC
potato Ms grown in the Southcr
states of America, because thos
known In this country come mainl
=, from the Canary islands, and are
!, poor. wet and soggy product.
There are about $4,000 permanci
American residents in London, and
they could buy n good article ut
" moderate price there is no doul
they would do so, and from u
Z Americans the English might lear
- to like them.
y "Many American products hay
y met with large sale in England !
u being cncrgetically pushed, aud | 81
~ no reason why sweet potatoes shou
" not have a good sale If handled
" tho same way"
~ Nh, facie warn laid hefore tho CO