Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-29
CAR MOVEMENT
OUT OF VALLEY
BREAKS RECORD
Total Of ll9 Cars Of Vege-
tables Leave Valley Today.
Records for Last Season
Exceeded by 1850

HARLINGEN, Feb. 29.-Athough the
truck shipments from the Rio Grandc
Valley for the past four days DO not
come up 70 the shipments for the pre-
ceding three days the movement Is con-
tinuing to gain headway as the scs. on
advances. Il was entirely due to the adj
verse Valley weather conditions that
were experienced Monday ana Tuesday
that the tour-day period did not eclipse
the shipm ents Of the preceding three
days. On Monday there were only IL
cars shipped and on Tuesday 10 cars
were rolling. On Wednesday the total
shipments had mounted to So cars and
In Fria~y's shipments, Icing the Thurs
day loading, there were 119 cars mavc1.
This was the largest number Of cars
shipped in any one day this season.
The price received by the farmer for
cabbage in holding steady At $25 per
ton, and with this price prevailing the
movement will not abatc unless some
very inclement weather conditions ct
in. Today, Freight Agent Hundlcy
at Harlingea said that Jiggs must ha
eating ready for a corned beef ara
cabbage feast. Today there were 20 ears
Of cabbage loaded cut, making up over
one solid train load.
The bulk Of the shipments for the
past four days has been made up of
cabbage, as Is shown in the combined
reports for the period. For the days
mentioned there were 207 cars shipped
and of this number 152 was cabbage
This was. practically three-lQurths Of
the total number for III, period. The
mixed shipments ranked second, and
there were very small as compared with
the cabbage shipments, there being only
81 cars while the next greatest move
ment was Of bccts and carrots with q
cars. Two weeks ago the beet an
carrot movement was just as far ahead
Of the cabbage movements as is the re-
verse at this time. There were three
cars of lettuce and two cars Of grape
fruit shipped during this last period
Although Mercedes carried off first
honors in the last report. with total Of
40 cars shipped. Weslaco claims first
place this period. but with only 30 car
TO her credit. Mercedes took second
choice by moving q cars during this
period and Donna and Alamo each ship
ped 2l cars. thereby tying for third
place h0aors. San Benito ranked fourth
with l6 cars.
Shipments this year are beginning -
t-ke on very substantial form, and
from present indications the banner
shipping record set in 1922 will be
broken before the close Of the season.
UP to this date IN 1928 total Of l,il9
cars had been shipped and this number
was over 1900 cars short Of the l9Z<
record. According to a compilation 81
figures there were l.1l9 cars shipped
10 February q. 1928 and the 1924 ship
ments total 2.469 cars TO this cate. This
shows a gain Of l.350 cars ever the 1928
shipments, and also shows there i =
good chance OF breaking the previous
years record
Prices being received for all commod-
tiles this year will compare very f.
vorahly with the prices received ~
1922 and also 1928.
The shipments this year have bsen
divided MS follow: 1915 cars Of cab
bage, 731 cars Of bects and carrots. 5l3
cars Of mixed vegetables. 80 cars 81
citrus fruits (this number is BY freight
only, there being n large amount OF
sruit shipped from the Valley b. cN-
prrSs,l 35 cars of lettuce. 10 cars os
new potatoes. . cars Of spinach, 7 cars
OF turnips and 4 cars 81 cabbage plants,
the total amounting 90 z,ao9 cars -
date.
on February II. the beet and carrot
movement held first place with 9 ears
and cahh2ge came second with total
OF AR ears. Cabbage shipmcntss show
GIT cars In ~ days snd hccts and cab
rots 2eS cars, according 70 these fig
urcs.