Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Truck Markets
Via Naval Radio Station

Furnished TO The Herald By Tex
as Department OF Agriculture, Unit
ed States Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics and the San Antonio,
Texas Chamber OF Commerce coop
Grating.
Shipments for Monday: Grape
fruit, Texas /, total u. s. g. Spin
aeh, Texas 8, total U. S. 81. Sweet
potatoes, Texas ?, total L. s. "a.
String beans, Texas i, total ". :. ~.
Mixed vegetables, Texas s, total L.
:. IS.
Boston-Steady, unchanged; re-
ceipts 0. on track O.
Chieago-Steady $500; receipts o,
on track 8.
Cincinnati - Stronger, SI.75 10
$500; receipts o, on track /.
New Yofk-Some surplus, boshel
Sl.O0 to Sl-25; receipts, Texas 0,
others !, on track o.
Pittsburgh - Slightly stronger,
crates 500 TO $2.T5; receipts 0,
On track D.
st. Louis-Steady, bushels $3.50 TO
$500; receipts u on track O..
Carrots
Boston-Steady. crates $3.50 10
$500; receipts, Texas 0, others 2,
IN track IL.
ChicaEo-Bushel $3.50 to SI.7O; re-
eeipts, texas >, others 81, on track o.
observation-disclosures, bushel Sl.75
TO $500; receipts q. on track 4.
Kansas City-Dull, crates $500 to
$40; receipts, Texas 0, others 3, on
track l6.
New York-Slightly weaker, Tex
as crates $3.50 to $1.75; receipts
Texas ., others Ia, on track 0.
Philadelphia-Dull, Sl.75 to $500;
receipts o, on track z.
Pittsburgh-Steady, $500 TO $500:
receipts, Texas 0, others !, on track
St. Louis-Steady, $3.50; receipts.
Texas 4, others o. on track 5.
Baltimore-Duli. California crates
$3.50 TO S2.T5; receipts ., on track
. broken.
Cabbage
Chicago-Steady, Wisconsin ewt.
Sl-l0i receipts, Texas 0, others 1, on
track IL.
Cincinnati-steady, n. Y. ton
$1,000; receipts Texas 0, others s,
on track IS.
Kansas City-Steady, Wisconsin
cwt. $l.O0; receipts, Texas o, others
3, on track 3.
Pittsburgh-Slightly stronger. N.
\. per ton $500 to $1,000; receipts,
Texas Q, other 2, on track O.
Eggplant
Chicago-Steady, unchanged; re-
ceipts O.. on track 2.
Cincinnati-Duil, Florida crates
$500 70 S2.25; receipts o, on track 2.
Pittsburgh-Steady, Florida crates
Sl.f5 20 $500; receipts 0, on track O.
Peppers
Chicago-Steady. Florida crates
$500. S2-25i receipts, Texas 1, Others
), on track s.
ClncInnati-Steady, Florida crates
SZZ9; receipts, Texas ], others o, on
track 2.
PlttsburEh-Steady. Florida crates
500 70 Sz.25; receipts 0. on track o.
~. L0uis-Steady, Florida crates
$500 and S2.25; receipts, Texas 2.
others Q, on track Z.
Grapefruit
Chicago-Reeeipts, Texas 0, others
), on track ~.
cineinnati-Receipts, TIE as 0,
others i, on track l..
Kansas City-Receipts. Texas 2.
others l, on track ,.
Pittsburgh - Receipts, Texas D.
others 5, on track o.
St. Louis-Receipts, Texas O.
others 4, on track O..
Shipments; A total Of II cars
were forwarded from the Valley
Monday W. the Missouri Pacific
Lines. according to report from the
office Of a. b. Waldron. general
agent at Harrington. Shipments in
cluded III cars grapefruit; ? cars
mixed fruit; ~ cars mixed vegeta-
bles; ] car potatose; s cars toma-
toes. and 3 cars beets and carrots.
This brings the total shipments
over the Missouri Pacific to date to
l54 ears, including 437 cars Of
fruit. Total shipments on the same
date last year were 1895, including
29O cars CT fruit.
Reports issued yesterday by the
Southern Pacific Lines from the Of
flee Of Wills j. Carter, assistant
general freight and passenger agent
at Harrington, show that line has
handled 50 Ears Of Valley products
during the season and il ears we're
forwarded during the past week.
This gives a total movement IN
carload lots by freight over both
lines Of S45 cars. The Southern Pa
cific has moved AZ cars az grape
fruit.