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test*' before accepting the goods. This is accomplished by cooking 
the peanuts in vegetable oil at about 275° F.. removing the skins by 
hand, and counting the spotted nuts. 
IMPORTS FROM SPAIN" 
Spain was formerly an important source of unshelled peanuts, 
shipping nuts with long, jointed pods, which resemble our domestic 
Valencias or Tennessee Red Skins. The nuts are cleaned, graded, 
and packed in burlap bags containing about 110 potmds. The grades 
are based on the number of kernels in the shell, and the 3 to 4 grade, 
the largest size, brings the highest price. During the latter part of 
the war, the necessity for conservation of fats and oils caused the 
Spanish Government to place an embargo on the exportation of 
peanuts from that country, but light receipts have since come in at 
Boston, which is the chief port of entry in the United States for 
Spanish-grown peanuts in the shell. 
Shortage of our domestic crop of shelled Spanish, and accompanying 
high prices, brought from Spain, during 1924. shipments totaling over 
1.000.000 pounds of shelled peanuts closely resembling the Spanish 
peanut grown in tins country. Practically all of these shelled peanuts 
from Spain were imported at Xew York City. 
OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPLY 
During the year ended June 30. 1920. 5.892.519 pounds of peanuts 
were imported from the Dutch East Inches, which produce a heavier 
more oily nut than that grown in China; and some other years in the 
past have also shown sizeable receipts from Java. During the year 
ended June 30. 1924. 1.939.211 pounds of peanuts were brought in 
from Java and Madura. Shipments from British Africa came to the 
United States during several of the war years. 
India. Senegal. Nigeria, and Gambia are among the world's 
heaviest peanut-producing countries, but few nuts from these sources 
have been marketed in the United States. 
FOREIGN OUTLETS FOR AMERICAN PEANUTS 
The export trade has never claimed a very large proportion of the 
shipments of American peanuts, and for several years the total 
exports have steadily lessened. In 1924. less than 2 per cent of the 
total shipments of cleaned and sheUed peanuts were exported, and in 
very few years have the exports amounted to as much as 6 per cent 
of the domestic movement. 
Canada is by far the largest receiver of peanuts going out of the 
United States, taking some So per cent of our exports. Both Virginia 
and Spanish peanuts formerly went in large volume to Canadian 
cities, especially in the eastern hah of the country, to be salted, 
made into peanut butter and candy, and to be sold in the shell, 
roasted: but recently Canada has taken principally unshelled 
Virginias. High prices of American peanuts in 1923 and 1924 caused 
Canadian importers to substitute Chinese and Java peanuts for 
them to a considerable extent. 
During the past four years Cuba has generally ranked next in 
volume to Canada as an importer of American peanuts, and occasional 
shipments have been made to Jamaica. Bermuda, and several Latin- 
American countries. Practically all of these are said to be peanuts 
in the shell, for roasting. 
