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

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ing TO = telegram dated May is re-
ceived from Belleglade-C Chosen, Flor
ida' the East Coast will probably ship
an average of 30 cars and other sec
tons 40 cars 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 q poor yield this
year.
+. O. B. shipping point information
reported Wednesday, May 16: Lower
Rio Grande Valley points: WARN,
partly cloudy Potatoes: Practically
no haulings. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand improving, market steady.
Carloads and in mixed ears F. o. B.
usual terms, sacked per cwt Bliss
Triumphs U. S. No. Is / l-2 inch
minimum few rollers mostly $2.25.
Beets: Haulings light. Light wire
inquiry, demand slow, market dull.
In mixed cars F. o. B. usual terms,
bushel baskets around S1.00; crates
$1.4O-1.50. Carrots: Haulings light.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand linn
tied, market dull. Carloads r. O. r..
usual tCkNlcs TOO lew SdiGN feDOTIeQ
to quote in mixed cars, bushel bas-
kets around $l.00, crates $l.40-1.50.
String Beans: Haulings light. Sea-
son practically ended. Light wire
inquiry, demand slow, market dull.
In mixed ears F. o. B. usual terms,
oushel hampers, green, Sl.25-1.50,
few fancy higher. Last report. Green
Corn: Haulings increasing. Moder-
ate wire inquiry, demand and trading
moderate, market steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars r. o. B. usual
terms, bushel baskets few sales si.40-
1.50; cash track around $1.25. To-
matoes: Haulings insufficient to
supply demand. Moderate wire in
quiry, demand moderate, market
steady. Carloads r. o. r. usual
terms, and in mixed cars r. o. b.
usual terms, very few sales, tours
pinks u%nwrapped s1.75; Jugs green
wrapped $2.50-2.75. In mixed cars
F.. O. B. cash track, fours pinks un-
wrapped around $3.50, few higher;
Jugs green wrapped $2.25-2.50.
Primary destinations Lower Valley
movement reported Wednesday, May
Is: Tomatoes: Chicago /. Mixed
Vegetables: Houston 8; l each Mem
phis. Beaumont. Dallas, Peoria,
Shreveport, Jersey City. Onions:
New York 2; Philadelphia 1. Green
Corn: Houston 4; st. Louis 8; New
York 4; New Orleans 2; Chicago ?;
] each Dallas. Denver, Nashville.
Birmingham. Parsley: New York
i. Catalogues: Dallas 1.
Carlot shipments of entire United
States reported Wednesday, May IS:
Potatoes: Alabama Is, Florida 29s,
Idaho liz, Louisiana 81. Maine I25,
Michigan rs, Minnesota as, New York
III, South Carolina Q. Texas %, Wash
ington 80, Wisconsin "a, total u. S.
sos cars. String beans: Alabama 2.
Florida ! incomplete, Louisiana 81,
Mississippi /, South Carolina &, to-
tai u. S. a. cars. Carrots: Califor-
MIA 21, New York s, total ". S. 81 cars.
U~nreported May 12-Texas 4 cars.
Onions: California SO, Texas 81. total
Y. 5. 150 cars. Unreported May 12-
Texas So cars. Tomatoes: Califor-
MIA 5, Florida f. Coast $50, other
cars. Mexico .. Mixed vegetables:
Alabama 10. Florida II, Louisiana Is.
North Carolina 2, South Carolina 2,
Texas II, total u. s.. 1876 cars.
Additional +. o. B. information re-
ported Wednesday, May is: Pota-
toes: Hastings. Fla: Warm, partly
cloudy. Haulings heavy. Good wire
inquiry, demand good. market slightly
weaker. Carloads r. o. b. usual
terms. double head barrels spaulding
rose U. S. No. Is S2.75-3.00; U. S. No.
Is very little demand, too few sales
reported 70 quote. Mobile, Ala:
(Southern Alabama points). Warm,
light rain during the day. Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry, de-
mand moderate, market firm. Car
loads T. o. B. usual terms, sacked per
cwt. bliss triumphs U. S. No. Is most
ly $3.50. Onions: Laredo, Texas:
Warm, clear. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate, market steady. Car
loads F. O. 3. usual terms, standard
crates yellow bermudas and crystal
a u. S. No Is and few mixed No.
Is and Is some rollers 5 100. Toma-
toes: Belleglade- Chosen, Fla: Cool,
occasional showers. Haulings mod
crate, demand limited, market weaker.
Carloads +. o. B. usual terms. skies
green wrapped fancy count mostly
$3.00-3.25, very few higher; cash
track $2.50-3.00, mostly around $2.75.
Lower Rio Grande Valley movement
reported Thursday morning, May II:
Mixed vegetables 10, potatoes /, car
rots 2, beets and carrots J.. green corn
20, tomatoes s. total 81 cars. Freight
movement to date this season-Fruit
l,1i5, vegetables 1851, total 1915
cars.
Tomatoes: Chicago: Cloudy, SO de-
grees. Arrived IL Florida, 8 Mexico,
{ Texas, on track as cars. Supplies
liberal. demand and trading moder-
ste. market barely steady. Texas
Jugs green and turning wrapped
S3.0O-3.25. Florida skies originals
turning wrapped fancy count $4.25-
$50: repacked ripe wrapped fancy
count S5.50-6.00. st. Louis: Raining.
IS degrees. Arrived 3 Florida, 2
Mexico, on track 2 cars. Supplies
moderate, demand moderate, market
firm. Mexico Tugs originals rips
and turning wrapped firsts $3.50,
circles $~i.75-2.25, gems $l.s5-1.50.
Florida skies repacked ripe wrapped
fancy count s5.50-6.00; choice $3.50
800. Detroit: Raining. 50 degrees.
Arrived IL Florida, on track 81 cars.
Supplies moderate, demand moder-
ate, market steady. Repscked Florida
lob. package Sl.75; 3 baskets Ear
riers selects $3.25, fancy $500.
vegetable jobbing markets report
ed Thursday morning, May II:
Potatoes: Chicago: Cloudy. So de-
grees. Arrived Is Louisiana. 6 Tex
as. on track 239 cars. Supplies new
stock liberal. market steady. Texas
sacked per cvt Bliss Triumprs u. s.