Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-21
FREIGHT Rate.
REDUCTIONS AN.
AID TO FARMERS.
New Rates Help to Increase
Demand From Farmers,
Is Bulletin Statement
fRv The Associated rressl

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 2l.-Demand
for Texas maize and corn and sweet
potatoes has been good, with" no
ticeable increase from farmers for
the first two products, according to
the last bulletin of the state mar
kets and warehouse department.
Inauguration of new freight rates
helped increase the demand from
farmers, the bulletin said, who are
beginning to get in such supplies
for winter feeding as they need.
"The fact that the demand for
maize up to the present time has
not been as brisk as in the past sea-
sons foreshadows an increasing move
ment for the coming winter months,
though a plentiful corn crop has
done much to hold the demand for
maize in check" the bulletin said.
Apparently there is a good supply
Of both corn and maize available
and stocks of both of excellent
quality are being offered at very
low prices. Maize, which few
weeks ago was being offered freely
at $40 a ton has since picked up
from So to $3.50 a ton, and offer
ings were reasonably free from SIP
to .$12.50 a ton f. o. b. loading sta
ton. Shippers Of ear corn were Of
fering to deliver good, sound stock
at &c.
The Cotulla-Carrizo Springs sec
ton moved the bulk of the spinach
last week In Texas. Something like
76 cars left that section, as against
approximately Is from the Austin
territory. No reports of shipments
were received from either the Whar-
ton or Laredo sections, and it is pre-
sumed that no appreciable quantity
went forward from them. The move
ment from the Norfolk, Va, section
for the past week, it was estimated.
would come close TO 100 cars. An
Increased acreage, coupled with
mildness of the weather, has kept
this section in the running much
longer than anticipated earlier in
the season. Austin operators were
receiving from Csc to 75c basket
(. o. b. for their stock last week.
Increased interest was noted in
the demand for sweet potatoes and
supplies of kiln-dried yams were go
ing into markets around $1.35 per
bushel crate, or $3.50 hundred in
carlots. Curing house stock is be-
ginning TO be the chief source of
supply, and plant operators are pre-
pairing to put on their supplies in
anticipation of a good demand. A
survey of the offerings of the cur
ing plants Of the state was under
taken, and just as soon as this is
complete the information will be
made available to all interested par
ties requesting 1t.
"Smudge pots were brought out
toward the close. of last week to off
set any possible damage which a
slight freeze might do to the citrus
orchards of the Rio Grande Valley.
No damage of any Importance was
reported, although a few unprotect-
ed tomatoes, we are advised, were
damaged. Cabbage, onions and let
tuce were all benefited by the light
freeze. which killed off the insects
and worms that had begun to be both
ersome, and light rain accompany
ing the norther proved especially
beneficial to cabbage, which is the
principal acreage crop in this sec
ton.
Tomatoes, the acreage to which
is somewhat larger than past sea
sons, are reported well advanced, IN
most sections ranging from s to
inches in height. The wind-up of
the old tomato crop is progressing,
shipments going out both by express
and in mixed cars, under good de-
mand, around So bushel. Cab
bage is bringing the producer from
$40 to $50 ton, slight improve
ment over prices of but few weeks
back. There is an average daily
movement of cabbage and mixed
stuff from the Valley of from 40
to so cars. There is also a good
movement in citrus fruits.
"While acreage figures quoted for
the onion crop as whole check up
as being we'll in line, it developed
last week that the Laredo district
proper was incorrectly listed at
1000. as $500 acres would have bet
ter taken care of this section. as IL
s more generally known. The fig