Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-03
Via Naval Radio station

Carloads +. O. b. usual terms and
in mixed cars. sacked per cwt. Bliss
Triumph L. E. No. Is. / IL inch
minimum. very few sales. mostly
S2.75; cash track mostly $3.50. Cab
bage: Haulings very light, light wire
inquiry, demand slow, market dull.
Carloads F. o. B. usual terms and
cash track. too few sales 20 estab-
lish market. In mixed cars F. o. B.
usual terms, and cash track, bulk
per ton best S5O-55; crates S3.50-3.I5.
few higher. Wagonloads cash TO
growers. bulk per ton $3.50, last re-
port. Beets: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand mod
crate. market steady. Carloads and
in mixed cars F. o. B. usual terms,
bushel baskets Sl.25-l.50. crates best
S2.0O-2.25. Carloads and in mixed
cars +. o. b. cash track, bu-hel bas-
kets $l.10-1.25; crates S1.65-l.T5.
Carrots: Haulings moderate. Moder-
ate wire inquiry, demand moderate.
market steady. Carloads and in
mixed cars r. o. b. usual terms.
bushel baskets $3.50: crates around
s~2.OO-2.25. Carloads and in mixed
cars +. q. r. cash track, bushel bas-
kets S1.25-1.40; crates Sl.75-1.90.
String beans: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand linn
tied, maket about steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars r. O. b. usual
terms. bushel hampers green $l.T5-
2.25, mostly $500; cash track Sl.50-
LIS. Wagonloads cash To growers
mostly SI.25 per bushel. Wide range
- -.ufg+- 81 condition Cram
corn: HaulinEs increasing. Moderate
wire inquiry. demand and trading
moderate. market steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars r. O. r. usual
terms, mostly ~s2-O0-225 per bushel
baskets. cash track sl.T5-2.00.
~Sugarland ard Wharton-Eagle
Lake potatoes: Advice received from
this office indicates that carloads
Of potatoes will begin moveing from
Sugarland about May IL and from
Wharton-Eagle Lake section about
May n.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
states reported Wednesday, May 2;
Potatoes: Florida rs, incomplete,
Idaho IT'S; Louisiana 80. Maine l6S;
Michigan 40. Texas IS. Minnesota
tps NArullEAhU IL toAtANAH ~
Wyoming ;. total Il. S. 672 cars.
String beans: California n. Florida
rs. incomplete. Louisiana /. Texas
u freight. 2 express, total U. \. Az
cars. Onions: California -, Louis
lana ]. Texas 173. total L. S. 1876
cars. Carrots: California Is. Louis
lana 3. New York 10. Texas II. total
U. s. AZ. Cabbage: Alabama 80.
California II. Florida >. Louisiana
s. Mississippi Is. New York 3, North
Carolina \. South Carolina 80 heavy.
II light. Texas .. total I. s. l47
cars. Unreported May 1. Louisiana
:. Mississippi 8. Tomatoes: Califor-
MIA 3, Florida East Coast D incom-
plcte. other Florida 10. total u. s. W
cars. Mexico 81 cars. Mixed vege-
tables: Florida l6. incomplete. Louis
lana ~. South Carolina ,, Texas rs.
total L. s. 1863 cars.
Additional r. o. r. information re-
poted Wednesday. May 2: Potatoes:
Hastings. Fla: Cool. clear. Haul
ings very heavy. Better wire in
quiry. demand moderate, market
slightly weaker. Carloads r. o. B..
usual terms. double head barrels
Sraulding Rose u. s. No. Is "a So.
U. $. No. % s~2.50-3.00. Expect very
heavy shipments all week If weather
continues clear. Tomatoes: Belle
glade-Chosen. Fla: Warm. clear.
Haulings light. Very light demand.
too few sales reported 10 quote. Buy
ers holding off account demoralized
market. Growers asking skies green
wrapped Bonny Best S2.0O-2.05.
String beans: Beilerlade-Chosen
Fla. Warm. clear. Haulings light.
Demand very light, too few sales re-
ported 70 quote. Track buyers hold
inC off account demoralized mar
ket.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
nent reported Thursday morning.
May ri: hixcd vegetables az. pota-
tees 81. Leets 4. beets and carrots
II, carrots 10. cabbage /, beans 10.
green corn 4. tomatoes I. parsley 2.
total l24 cars. Express movement
today, string beans ? cars. Freight
movement 20 date this season. fruit
Has. vegetables 1857. total 1902.
Empties ordered today 27 cars iced.
Beets: Chicago. Arrived / Texas.
on track 4 cars. Supplies moder-
ate. demand and trading moderate.
market about steady. Texas bushels
best packs |S2.O0-2.25. ordinary $3.50
ITS. crates s2.5O-2.75. Mississippi
rs bushel hampers best stock. $3.50.
ordinary Si.O0. st. Louis. Arrived 4
Texas. on track s cars. Supplies
moderate. demand slow. market dull.
Texas crates best mostly $3.50:
bushels best mostly S2.00-2.25. fair
Sl.50-l.75. Carlot sales ST. Louis
basis. Texas bushels / car. Phila-
delphia: Arrived ] Louisiana. on
track s cars. Supplies moderate. de-
mand moderate. market steady 10
firm Texas bushels Si.75-2.00. few
low as $50; cartes S250-2.75. New
York: Arrived ] Texas. supplies
moderate. demand slow. market
slightly weaker. Texas crates best
S3.00-3-5o, poorer s2.G0-2.50; bushels
Si.75-225. Louisiana bushels $3.50
It's. Pittsburgh: Arrived 2 mixed
Texas. Supplies moderate. demand
slow. market about steady. Texas
bushels S1.75-2.00; crates best 1915
800. poorer S2.0O-25O
String beans: st. Louis: Arrived |
Flrida, ; Texas. on track : cars.
Supplies moderated. demand light.
market slightly weaker. Florida rs
bushel hampers $3.50. Kansas City:
Arrived , Texas. on track . cars.
Supplies moderate. demand slow.
market dull. Texas bushel hamper.
green ~strinrless S2.55-2.T5.
Tomatoes: ST. Louis: Arrived 46
Florida. ] Mexico, on track ~ cars.
Supplies liberal. demand slow. mar
ket steady for good stock. Florida
East Coast skies ripe and turning
wrapped fancy count S2.5O-S.25. few
$3.50. some low as $500: choice
Sl.50-2.25. few $3.50: Florida West
Coast green count and turning wrap
ped fancy count S3.00-3.25. choice
Sis. Most west coast stock too
green. Chicago: Arrived 6 Florida.
III Mexico. on trsck II cars. Sup
plies liberal. demand rather slow,
market about steady. Mexico Tugs
ripe and turning wrapped firsts
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