Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17

Florida tomato shipments: Accord
ing to q telegram dated May 10 re-
ceived from Belleglade-Chosen, Flor
ida, the East Coast will probably ship
an average Of 90 m and other sec.
tions 10 ears daily the remainder OF
this week. Shipments will decrease
gradually next week, becoming light
last five days of May. Quality is
better than usual, but yield is poor
account Of dry weather. The Ocala
section also has a poor yield TINS
year.
F. o. B. shipping point information
reported Wednesday, May 16: Lower
Rio Grande Valley points: Warm
partly cloudy Potatoes: Practically
no haulings. Moderate wire inquiry
demand improving, market steady,
Carloads and in mixed ears +. o. b
usual terms, sacked per cwt Bliss
Triumphs u. s. No. Is ! 1-2 inch
minimum few rollers mostly $2.25
Beets: Haulings light. Light wire
inquiry. demand slow, market dull
In mixed cars +. o. 3. usual terms,
bushel baskets around s1.00; crates
Si.4O-I.50. Carrots: Haulings light,
Moderate wire inquiry, demand linn
tied, market dull. Carloads 7. 0. B,
usual terms, too few sales reported
to quote in mixed cars, bushel bas-
kets around Sl.OO. crates ~sI.40-1.5O
String Beans: Haulings light. Sea-
son practically ended. Light wire
inquiry, demand slow. market dull.
In mixed cars r. o. B. usual terms,
bushel hampers, green, ~Sl.25-l.50
few fancy higher. Last report. Green
Corn: Haulings increasing. Moder-
ate wire inquiry, demand and trading
moderate. market steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars +. o. B. usual
terms, bushel baskets few sales $l.40-
$50; cash track around $l.25. To-
matoes: Haulings insufficient ia
supply demand. Moderate wire in.
quiry, demand moderate, market
steady. Carloads +. o. b. usual
terms, and in mixed cars r. o. B
usual terms, very few sales, tours
pinks unwrapped S1.75; Jugs green
wrapped $2.50-2.75. In mixed ears
r. o. B. cash track. tours pinks un-
wrapped around S1.50. few higher;
Tugs green wrapped ~$2.25-2.50.
Primary destinations Lower Valley
movement reported Wednesday, May
l6: Tomatoes: Chicago ]. Mixed
Vegetables: Houston g; / each Mem
phis, Beaumont, Dallas, Peoria,
Shreveport, Jersey City. Onions:
New York 2; Philadelphia /. Green
Corn: Houston 4; St. Louis 3; New
York 4; New Orleans 2; Chicago 2;
! each Dallas, Denver, Nashville,
Birmingham. Parsley: New York
]. Catalogues: Dallas /.
Carlot shipments of entire United
States reported Wednesday, May 16:
Alabama IS, Florida 29s,
Idaho 119, Louisiana %. Maine 1875,
Michigan 26, Minnesota IS, New York
IL, South Carolina ., Texas %, Wash
ington 80, Wisconsin "a. total u. S.
sos cars. String beans: Alabama 2,
/ incomplete, Louisiana "a,
1, South Carolina s, to-
MIA 81, New York 6, total u. S. q cars.
Unreported May l2-Texas 4 cars.
Onions: California SO, Texas 81, total
U. S. $50 cars. Unreported May 12-
Texas So cars. Tomatoes: Califor-
MIA 5. Florida Z. Coast $50, other
Florida 80. Texas 4. total u. s. 1913
cars. Mexico 2. Mixed vegetables:
Alabama 10. Florida II, Louisiana IS.
Carolina 2, South Carolina 2,
Texas II, total U. s. 1876 cars.
Additional +. o. B. information re-
Wednesday, May 16: Pota-
Hastings, Fla: Warm, partly
Haulings heavy. Good wire
demand good, market slightly
weaker. Carloads F. o. b. usual
double head barrels spaulding
U. s. No. Is s2.75-3.O0; U. S. No.
Is very little demand. too few sales
reported TO quote. Mobile, Ala:
Southern Alabama points,: Warm.
light rain during the day. Haulings