The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-19
PECAN CROP BIG.
Heavy Production in indian Territory
and Oklahoma.

and Oklahoma.
Muskogee. J. T.. oct 1S-The pecan
nucrop in both Indian Territory and the
southern portion of oklahoma is heavy
this year. and the nuts are unusually
large in size and excellent in quality.
Pecans grow in the Indian Territory
and Oklahoma. Texas and the southern
portions Of Missouri. Indiana and Illinois.
The heaviest producers are the Indian
Territory and Texas. Last year Texas
shipped looo carloads Of pecans. me
most Of them going to New York by way
OF Galveston.
Jacob sondheimer Of this place buys
the bulk OF pecsns marketed in the In
dian Territory. and has been in the busl-
ness for thlrty-fve years.
When he began buying pecans # was in
the days when towns and white men
were scarce in the Indian Territory and
the only means II transportation was by
water down the Arkansas river or a
long haul over the Kansas border 70
railroads in the states. Their The bzyirg
was in small quantities and from the
Indians or white froutiersmes along the
borders. Now L is different IN = good
year for pecsns. Ike last year Mr. Sond-
heinlCr buys from half 4 Million to So. 40
pounds. Pecans sen b. the pound. forty
four pounds @ tho 6ushel The price
ranges from two cents pound to ten
cents. Affected largely b. the Texas crop.
Years $50 the Creek and Seminole na-
tons were great pecan districts. ard
from them most II tie pecans were
was the principal buying center. ard in
ore year Mr. Sondhsimer had man
there buying pecans wsiie he was BIN
self in g Louis selling them. and the
buyer almost swsmped hin Every car
load would bs reported the last but il
was followed by another sni stiI ar
other. until Il seemed the world could
have been supplied v-th recsns b. Ok
uuiges that year
Last year Mr sondheimeT shipped half
O mil.0n pounds q pecans and the Eri-s
was fairly good. This year there VIII he
q big Teas crop and the price nay Pc
lower. ~ present pecans are selling AZ
about SIX cents. but they vii drop wifhin
TIE rext thirty days 70 fsur ccnfs. The
years crop VIII not begin e move veli
before the first q December.
Large quantities q Secans n the IN
dian Territory are wastes every year in
TIE fuublood districts because n. In
6lzns VIII not gather them although q
IS very profitable. thsre hsing ID er-
renss except picking then ~. Last year
zsr- soaEhei1er paid ore family EoAe-
rnl1as sh1 liFs on TIE FcrtiC.1s st1g
To- pe-ars-
Pecsns are shirred 80 carload lots. ex-
cert early IN the season. vhau my are
sent - ey3res7- Hnel fhe TX crng q,
Iss7 was be.-z sashercd sr so-61sizer
pad -lore thar Glss Gu express r. fse
FRISCO read fo- shipus-ss uade over
thst IKE. and ozce pad exp-cEszss ~
Is.ec po1rds ard s. haucTcd There
vfl q - large 2 crop ta.F year 80 the-s
was 81 Ise- ard STAT yszr aEr. sor5hs nc-
sSiYpez fEsztg--ve carloads. Pen us
pi.ce they ars shirrsd - 81 LIS cd
C--le-ro. ard scre - ~ York
Thee = considerable rls< II b-Frs
p-czrs r. -hols.s's shtr-rezta -u seaas
years re 5srsrE Is E-Et sis11eza g.
ne last r-ec@siac vszr the tsr-eni Ray
have eHeee1ed fhs s-priT. 50 esfi--afs
= g-o~.as era2 cza - zasse rafe'g.
cwirr 50 the rs1cfe-sss q. tss d.stricts
il Vh.-s th-y are rTcrn. scvz-ee 1r.-es
are sess1- aasfse sas s.ecsrs asc b1zEbt
criy = 81 crters s. sivzt