Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
Truck Markets
Via Naval Radio Station

vegetable JobblnR markets report
ed Wednesday morning, May 2:
Potatoes: Chicago: Cloudy, Sc
degrees. Arrived 8 Texas, on track
800 cars. Supplies literal, market
slightly weaker. Texas sacked per
cwt Bliss Triumphs U. 5. No. Is
mostly $3.75; Louisiana stock S3.4O.
Florida double, head barrels Spauld-
ing Rose U. $. No. Is $6.75-7.00. st.
Louis: Clear, 81 degrees. Arrived
1 Texas, on track SO cars. Supplies
liberal, market slightly stronger.
Texas sacked per cwt Bliss Triumphs
u. S. No. Is ~$3.75-4.U0; Louisiana
stock ~S3.50-3.75. Kansas City: Cloudy,
IS degrees. Arrived IS Texas, /
Louisiana, on track ~ cars. Supplies
heavy, market weak. Texas sacked
per cwt Bliss TriumpEs u. s. No. Is
S3.75-4.00, l carload invoice weight
$3.50. Detroit: Clear, 90 degrees.
Arrived no Texas, on track 80 cars.
Supplies moderate, market about
steady. Texas sacked per cwt Bliss
Triumphs U. S. No. Is SASS. Pitts
burgh: Clear, as degrees. Arrived
no Texas, on track SIS cars. Supplies
liberal, market slightly weaker. Tex
as sacked per cwt Bliss Triumphs
u. S. No. is $4.00-4.50, mostly $500
4.25. Florida double head barrels
Spaulding Rose U. S. No. is s6.75-
zoe.
Cabbage: Chicago: Cloudy, Sc de-
grees. Arrived = Alabama, / CALI
~fornia, 2 Texas, on track 26 cars.
Supplies moderate, demand moderate,
market steady. Texas round type
crates $3.50. ordinary $500; sacked
per cwt $500. Alabama pointed type
crates $500. ordinary $3.50. Louisi-
n pointed type so 10 crates most
mostly $500, ordinary Si.50-4.75.
st. Louis: Clear, 81 degrees. Ar
rived | Alabama. 2 Texas, on track
is ears. Supplies moderate, demand
slow. market slightly weaker. Ala
bama pointed type crates ~S5.50-5.75,
few fancy high as $500; round type
crates few $5.25. Texas round type
bulk per ton small sizes mostly
$4,000, fair low as $4,000. Carlot
sales st. Louis basis. Texas round
type bulk per ton ! car $4,000, | car
S94.50, / car $500; crates / car
$500.
Carrots: Chicago: Arrived 9 Cali
%fornia. 2 Texas. on track 81 cars.
Supplies moderate, demand and trad
ing moderate, market barely steady.
California rates $3.75. Texas bushels
best packs S2.25-2.50; crates $500
1925. Louisiana bushels S1.25-1.50.
Mississippi rs bushel hampers 1925
l.50. st. Louis: Arrived s Texas,
On track 10 cars. Supplies moderate,
demand slow. market dull. Texas
bushels S2.00-2.25, mostly $2.25. fair
Si.75-2.00. Carlot sales st. Louis ba-
sis, Texas bushels in mixed cars .
ears Sl.90. Philadelphia: Arrived |
California, : Texas, on track Ia cars.
Supplies moderate. demand slow,
market slightly weaker. Texas bush
els mostly $3.50; crates S2.50-3.T5,
poorer S2.50-3.00. California crates
S3.75. New York: Arrived 6 Cali
~fornia, 8 New York, / Louisiana, 10
Texas, New supplies moderate. de-
mand limited. market weaker. Texas
crates ~S3.00-3.50, few fancy high as
S3.75, poorer S2.00-2 Is; bushels
$1.T5-2.25. few $3.50. roorer low as
s1.50. Louisiana bushels "$1.50-1.T5;
crates S2.50-2.75. Mississippi rs
bushel hampers $3.50. Pittsburgh:
Clear, 4s degrees. Arrived G mixed
Texas. Supplies moderate. demand
slow. market steady. Texas bushels
S2.25-2.5O; crates ~s3.5o-3.75.
r. O. B. shipping point information
reported Tuesday. May 1: Lower Rio
Grande Valley points: Warm. partly
cloudy. Potatoes: Haulings moder-
ate. Light wire inquiry. demand and
trading slow. market weak, marked
drop in prices. Carloads and in mix
ed cars Fl. O. b.. usual terms. sacked
per cwt. bliss triumphs U. S. No. Is
1-2 inch minimum, occasional early
sales $3.00-3.25. late sales low as
S2.75; cash track very few sales
s2.50-2.75. Wagonloads cash TO grow
ers, mostly handled for growers ac-
few sales $2.0O-2.25. Cabbage:
Haulings very light. practically no
-nod cabbage left IN this section.
Carloads r. q. =. usual terms and
:ssh track too few salss 10 sstAblsh