The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-05-13
AMERICAN PEANUTS.
Large Quantities Shipped to Mar
seilles for Oil Making.
Ito Nuts Are Extensively Used in
Europe aud America ms a sub-
stitute for olives Almonds
and Chocolate.

One of the most interesting incidents
m the oil trade OF Marseilles, during
the past six months, has been the re-
ceipt Of several hundred tons Of shelled
peanuts from this country for the
great oil trade Of that city. They are
the first peanuts ever exported from
the United States 10 the oil mills Of
that city. 1t has been a surprise to
the oil trade of Europe, for it has al
ways been understood that the cost
Of labor in the United States would
prevent our competition with the Afri,
can and Indian exporters. 1t has also
been asserted that our peanut is not
30 rich in oil as that brought from
Africa or India; but our consul al Mar
seilles writes that the quality of the
American nuts has proved to be very
satisfactory and that there will be a
market for as many as can be shipped
from the southern states, states tho
New York Sun.
The European manufacturers Of
vegetable oils, and particularly those
OF Marseilles, consume enormous
quantities Of peanuts, which are
brought by the shipload, mostly from
the west coast of Africa and India.
This nut, very rich in oil, is ground
every year by millions Of bushels in
the old world 1t has come to be used
largely as substitute for olive oil,
which it very much resembles in taste
and smell. In fact. great quantities
OF it are now used as olive oil by con-
sumers, who do not know the differ,
enee. Consul Thomas, Of Marseilles,
wrote to the state department awhile
ago that great many people in tbA
United States are using peanut oil tJr
table purposes, under the impresslsa
that it is olive oil.
The African peanut sometimes3 gets
to this country in quantities. Two
years ago q very large manufactures
OF confectionery in the west was dis
satisfied with the quotations which he
had obtained from peanut dealers at
home for the nuts he wished to use
in the making Of burnt almonds, pea
nut candy and the cheaper grades Of
chocolates. Several months passed.
and finally one Of the dealers, who
thought the manufacturer must lie
getting very hard up for peanuts,
wrote to him. lie was informed by re.
turn mail that the manufacturer had
an the peanuts he wanted. as he had
bought schooner load from Africa.
we pay TO the owners of peanut
Stands and others who retail this nut
about $4,000, 900 a year for the 4. 900 900
bushels We eat; and We do the shelHna
besides. Southern farmers also feed
them TO their hogs and make hav Of
the vines. During the civil war, when
the southern states were very hard
up for oil, there were at least four
mills In that part Of the country man
ufacturlng peanut oil which was used
as lubricant for locomotives and
spinning machinery and by housewives
as substitute for lard in bread and
pastry.
1t is certain, however, that oil *
traction from peanuts will never be-
come an established Industry IN this
country unless the growers raise suf-
hcient quantities to keep the mills at
work and can sell them at price low
enough to compete with cotton and
other ell seeds that now control This
market. Most planters seem to thinl, |
that the supplyi is now greater than the |
demand. They would probably be sur
prlsed TO hear that the amount they
raise Is not sufficient to support an oil |
making industry. The fact is. how.
ever, that nearly the whole American |
crop would be consumed by two mills.
An oil mill Of fair capacity will grind
1000 tons Of peanuts in $ year. More
over oil mills could not afford to pav
the price demanded for the best stocI |
and the third or fourth grade nuts
probably would not keep more than
one mill going for six montT
n r1nancanl enock.
A man went TO a local banlrrvvisb i.
check which there was no cash. on deI
poslt 70 meet When the pavi1sr telle1
declined to respond The applicant loud
y demanded to see the cashier.
1--WE have no cash here for-sV Vor a
quietly responded the teller.
The man with the check saw The
point lie moved in circles tin he f,,undl
his way out, tobogganed down ths
front steps and was led a block bv 4
policeman before sufficiently recovered
% make explanation.-Detroit Free
presa.