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Peanut trade and New Orleans sights in 1855 era
In 1855 the Chicago Evening News notes vast peanut cargoes aboard the steamer John Gilbert and compares cargo records to prior ships like the Ariadne. It describes peanut grading, prices, uses, and market reach from Cincinnati to New Orleans, along with social behaviors and a tour through New Orleans markets, gambling, and riverfront commerce.
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Chicago Evening News
John Gilbert
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Ohio
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Maine
Virginia
Northwest
Southwest
Texas
Bowery
New Orleans
St. Charles Hotel
Custom House
Canal Street
Capitol
Washington
Cotton Exchange
Upper St. Charles Avenue
Old Quarter
Chartres
Royal
Bourbone
Dauphine
Dumaine
Conti
Rampart
Canal
Wall Street
Chicago
New York
I Deas
Royal Street
Leege
Missisippi River
Henry Clay
Robert E. Lee
Spanish Fort