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St. Paul, which are "heavy distributing points to towns in the North- 
west. Shelled peanuts constitute four-fifths of the arrivals at Cin- 
cinnati and Kansas City and fully 85 per cent of the receipts at 
Cleveland. 
The greater part of the heavy shelled receipts at Chicago are 
salted, although a large volume goes into the manufacture of peanut 
butter and peanut candy. At New York and Cincinnati, peanut- 
butter concerns take more shelled goods than any other class of 
trade. At Boston candy manufacturers are the chief receivers. 
Receipts of southern Runners are probably heavier in Chicago and 
Cincinnati than in any other consuming center and are often sub- 
stituted there for No. 1 and No. 2 shelled Virginias. 
Most cities prefer jumbos or large-size peanuts in the shell to the 
fancy or second size but Cincinnati definitely demands the fancy 
size and Baltimore has a distinct preference for the extra grade. 
Fig. 22. — Southeastern shelled peanuts go principally to States in the North and East 
Chicago is the heaviest receiver of oriental shelled peanuts. New 
York 5 St. Louis, Cleveland and other large cities also receive large 
quantities of oriental shelled, and west of the Plains area they can be 
found in all large markets. 
FEDERAL MARKET NEWS REPORTS 
The market news reports on peanuts issued weekly by the Bureau 
of Agricultural Economics of the United States Department of Agri- 
culture, are well known in all sections of the country where peanuts 
are grown in any quantity, and in many of the consuming markets. 
This service to peanut growers and shippers was established in the 
fall of 1919 at the earnest solicitation of prominent factors in the 
peanut industry in Virginia, and has since been expanded and im- 
proved. These reports contain news from both producing sections 
and the leading consuming centers. 
