A trade which was formerly done largely from Shanghai but which has now been diverted to another port is that of groundnuts, which also yidd a very valuable oil As in the case of sexumum, rape-seed and beans, the oil extracted from groundnuts is much sought after for purposes such as margarine, but it has a quality which is especially valuable in the making of such a commodity as saind oil. It has been successfully deodorized, and being much Jess expensive than pure olive oil is now a very large component of the oil which one ordinarily buys in shops at Home.
When shipping was searce consignments of groundnuts were generally sent to Shanghai from Txinan, and a very considerable trade was here. To-day however, ther: age to serve all the p, and Tsingtao has obtained the trade which formerly went through Shanghai, In the circumstances it is unnecessary for us to deal with it further.
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