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

F. o. B. shipping poilt informa-
ton reported for Saturday, March B:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points.
Cabbage: Cool, rainy in morning,
clearing In afternoon. Practically no
haulings, moderate wire inquiry, de-
mand moderate, trading light, market
stronger, shippers holding for higher
prices. Carloads and in mixed cars
Il. D. b. usual terms. round type bulk
per ton, few sales, Sl2-l4; crates
~s1.00-1.10. Carloads and in mixed
ears +. o. b. cash track, too few
sales TO establish market Wagon
loads cash to growers. bulk per ton
nominally $50. Beets: Practically
no haulings, demand moderate, trad
ing light, market about steady Car
loads and in mixed cars +. O. B.
around S1.00; crates ~$l.40-l.50. Car
rots: Practically no haulings. Good
wire inquiry, demand good, trading
light, market firm. Carloads F. o. B.
usual terms, bushel baskets mostly
S1.00-1.10; crates $1.40-1.60. Cash
truck sales, too few to establish mar
ket.
Robstown- Corpus Christi section:
Cabbage: Friday and Saturday rainy,
cool Practically no haulings. Mod
crate wire inquiry, demand moder-
ate, market steady. Carloads +. q. -.
usual terms. round and flat types
bulk per ton, very few sales. $13-14.
Wagonloads cash 20 growers. bulk
mostly 50 per ton. Movement from
this section estimated around IL
cars daily until March Is, with peak
Of movement about March 20. Total
csrlot movement during season
probably will not exceed 500 cars.
Primary destinations Lower Rio
Grande Valley movement Saturday
and Sunday. March Z, a. Cabbage:
Houston 3S; st. Louis 10; New York
4; Pittsburgh 3; ? each Kansas City,
Memphis; / eaah Columbus, Baton
Rouge, Aberdeen, S. D., Jersey City.
Carbonate. I'LL, Omaha, Goldsboro,
Waco, Mobile, Galveston, Wichita,
Kans., Nashville. Winnipeg, Boston,
21; st. Louis y; New York ?; ?
each Chicago, Muskogee, Little Rock,
TT. Worth: / each Shreveport, Mar
shall, Boston, Denver, Jersey City,
Amarillo. Pinebluff, Oklahoma City,
Sheffield. Ala, Cincinnati, Altus,
Okla, Kansas City. Beaumont. Nash
vile, New Burgh, FL Paso, Louisville.
Oelwein, Duluth. Billings, Saskatche-
wan. Palestine, TT. Smith. Salina, San
Antonio. Davenport. Beets and car
rots: ST. Louis 10; Houston ~:
Chicago (; 2 each New York, Jersey
City: ! each Dallas. Worcester. Tor
onto. Beets: Philadelphia q: / each
New York, st. Louis. Parsley: New
York 1. Scallion: st. Louis 2.
Oranges:- San Antonio /. Grape
fruit: l each Houston, New York.
Carrots: st. Louis 13. Houston 81:
New York g; Philadelphia 2; 1 each
Kansas City, Bloomington. Spinach:
st. Louis /. R~adishes: Chicago I.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Saturday and Sun
day:
Cabbage. California 4. Florida 8.
Minnesota /, New York SO, Texas 81,
Wisconsin I. total L. s. 1874 cars.
Spinach: California /, Texas 4S. to-
tai ". s. 40 cars. Carrots: Califor-
MIA q, New York II, Texas III, total
u. s. "a cars. Mixed vegetables:
California 33. COLORADO 4, Florida 5,
Florida 5, Idaho 2, Louisiana II,
Tennessee /, New Jersey /, New York
3. Texas ia, Virginia 2, total u. s.
1T6 cars. Mexico 4 cars. Grapefruit:
California z, Florida 90, Texas 2, to-
tai U. S. 1O1 cars. Cuba l car.
Rochester, N. Y, F. o. B. informa-
ton reported Saturday, March 8:
Cabbage: Minimum 10 degrees, max
imum "a degrees. Demand slow.
market dull. Carloads r. o. B. usual
terms, Danish type bulk per ton
small to medium $S.00-S.50. few high
er. Carrots: Demand limited, mar
ket about steady. Carloads r. O. ID.
usual terms, bushel baskets washed /
q 81.
Spinach F. o. B. information re-
ported Saturday, March 8: Crystal
City: Clear, warm Haulings light,
light wire inquiry, demand slow.
market dull. Carloads r. O. B. cash
track, bushel baskets 81 1-2-4Oc:
usual terms 40-50c.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Sunday and Monday,
March 4, q: Mixed vegetables As,
beets 2. beets and carrots I6, carrots
10. cabbage az, shallots 2. mixed
fruit 2, grapefruit I, total 100 ears
Freight movement to date this sea-