Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-08
Truck Shipments from Valley
Pass 1000 Car Mark; Movement
Was Heavy During Past Week

HARLINGEN. Texas. April >.-Nal
ley truck shipments during the past
week totaled sos cars of which number
there were J16 ears Of cabbage 100 car
Of mixed vegetables and 19l cars oi
bect> and carrots in mixed car loa'
lots and in solid ear loads. The cabbas,
shipments for the week were good dr'
an average of Sc ears daily was main
tanned throughout the week. Browns
vile shipped out on Saturday the first
ears of Valley potatoes. The movement
"f this commodity will begin in quantit'
during the next ten days.
Shipments for the season 10 date
totaled 1927 ears a against l.>Oi ears
to the same date year ago. This total
shows an increase of approximately ~,
per cent over the previous years ship
piny. The cabbage shipments showed
slightly better than two 10 one Of Tia"
beet and carrot movement for The sea
son aud was over one half of the total
there being 3.s1J ears Of cabbage rolled.
The beets and carrot movement ranked
second in the total number of ears
shipped with 1.Iu; ears and the mixed
vegetable shipments came third with l.
III cars The citrus fruit industry
came third with H. ears. This ship
ment compares favorably with the ship
mcnt for 1923. Lettuce ranked next IN
line with only "A ears loaded out. The
other vegetables showed lighter ship
ping. there being IL cars of beans. II
ears of potatoes. 10 ears Splnh'h. II
ears turnips, ears cabbage pants
Prices received this year have been
the best ever received. taken as an
average for the season. The DabDasc
movement has probably passed the peak
mark: but there remains probably 3.1'h
ears To be shipped before the season
closes A cabbage. bcct> and carrui> /
and mixed vegetable shipmnet> begin to
lwindle which will be IN the next ten
days to two weeks. the shipments VIII
he strengthened by the movement Of the
potato crop and the bean and tomato
crops. II il estimated that thcr" viii be
about 400 cars Of potatoes shipped from
the Valley. Onion shipments VIII al>i
begin in the Upper Valley during the
next four weeks and the shipments ~
the present truck season will not close
probably before the latter part Of May.
Mercedes claimed the lead for th-
week BY moving Ia ,arS while ;hr WcN-
laco movement totaled 10 cars This Y
the largest differen between ship
mcnt : Ut the two places d.ring the sea
son for "A given period. Donna claims
henors for shipping the largest number
t'of ears Of cabbage of any place ~ tht
VALLEY. During the week just passed
moved ~ cars or practi ally one
~ the total shipments Of cabbage
e,iodA This almost came ul
shipmenis>>af Mercedes u ~
Ieets and carrots-~-
,svill. had a total of ~ cars r.
Iek made up a. follows: ~ cars
GO. = mixed. ] car beets ana ''''f"'
car of new potatoes. br"MhNN l"'
Bhe distinction of shipping me IlI>'
,ar of new potatoes from me Nal'H
plmito moved Il ears of cahbag" ana :
cars of mixed. l,arrcdo moved = sar> "i
cabbage and mixed. San Bcnito shipped
II cnrs Of ,abbage IL ears of mixed an'
!: ,,rs of beets and carrots and point
along the San Renito and III" Grnad'
Valley rai,-,ad shipped 30 ears "t can
bnrc. Harlingcn during the weef
shipped 80 cars of cabbage. cars :"
mixed and | car Of beetS ana carrots
S,uort Place came forward with - car
of cabbage and combes moved y ca
s,r IN. week In Feria shippei Y, car
of mixed vegetables. and I cars oi can
hey. and 1 of hectS and carrots. M'r
,edcs moved "A total of llI ears whIc.
w.r, divided aS follows: 30 ears Z"
b..t~ and carrots in solid ard mixed ''
load lots II ears 30 mixed v"gciaNl'
and -, ears of ,abbage. The i"iai W.
lnro shipment> &c ll5 cars were dlNid"'
ns follows: 6o ears Of heejS and carrot :
=; ears of cabbage and ears n nike
vegetables Donna miycd - ears u 'h'
bage. IL ears of mixed vegetables ah'
: ears of hrcts and carrots .Nl'"l'
mov.d - cars Of cabbage. > ears A"
beetS and carrots and J ears - miN''
vegetables. rharr moved - 'ar>
cabbage. = ears of mixed vegeiaoi"> am
ear of heeiS and carrots. San JUN
.hinned during the week II ears 81 can
har,. during the week. McAllrn m"N''
IL ears of cabbage and the SharN iii"
farmers rolled - cars for the period
NISSAN came forward with ~ cars "
cabbage. 4 cars of beets ana carrots "h
= ears of mixed vegetables.
Sipm.nts for the next ten days Y" NV
weeks will probably hold n about IN
same figure hut after that time wIll M
gin to dwindlc to probably about =" ear
daily. These shipments will c"ntinu
about th,. same length of time and The
the final gradual falling off will set d
about May |.