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ON THE TRADE IN NUTS. 



of odorous substances ; but it is to be regretted that they were not more 

 eomplete, for they did not comprise all the different kinds manufactured 

 in Algeria. Amongst the new products we remarked a water distilled 

 from verbena (Aloysia citriodora), wrongly named citronelle ; but we 

 should have liked to see by the side of it the essence which was pro- 

 bably produced by the same operation. 



THE TRADE IN NUTS. 



BY P. L. SIMMONDS. 



Of the commerce in fruit in this country, that in nuts of various 

 kinds forms a very considerable share, furnishing a carrying trade of at 

 least 10,000 tons. The average value of the foreign nuts sold annually 

 amounts to upwards of 400,OOOZ. There are are but five kinds specified 

 in the official trade returns — almonds, chestnuts, cocoa-nuts, small 

 nuts (hazel nuts), and walnuts. But there are various other kinds form- 

 ing articles of commerce in a smaller degree, among which may be men- 

 tioned Brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, cashew nuts, sourai and sapucai nuts, 

 hickory, and peccan nuts. 



We present a summary of the imports of foreign nuts during the 

 last nine years, compiled from the Board of Trade Returns, and shall 

 proceed to furnish some few details respecting each. 



1853. 



Almonds, sweet, cwt. 



„ bitter, „ 

 Chestnuts, bushels 

 Cocoa-nuts, No. 



Small nuts, bushels 

 Walnuts „ 



21,743 



6,352 



35,300 



1,388,774 



148,680 



50,125 



1854. 



1855. 



23,561 24,581 



5,910 7,366 



31,809! 64,756 



1,730,963 2,217,350 



243,458' 256,396 



21,949 " 34,832 



1856. 



34,(43 



9,194 



67,270 



1857. 



33,465 



6,184 



77,197 



1,879,3882,129,993 



254,4151 200,900 



56,534| 60,128 



Almonds, sweet, cwt. 



„ bitter, „ 

 Chestnuts, bushels 

 Cocoa-nuts, No. 

 Small nuts, bushels 

 Walnuts „ 



1858. 



1859. 



1860. 



1861. 



Value in 

 1661. 



33,176 



8,370 



35,300 



177,859 



56,468 



24,619 

 10,125 

 57,048 



2,4^4,423 



222,218 



68,363 



19,638 29,307 



7,361 7,517 



25,218 53,711 



2,479,251,2,804,657 



198,562, 218,548 



52,090' 71,699 



£ 



158,976 

 16,168 

 26,792 

 17,114 



156,721 

 27,453 



£403,224 



