Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-10
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clear. Potatoes: Haulings moderate.
Light wire inquiry, demand slow,
market about steady. Carloads F. O.
B. usual terms and in mixed cars
sacked per cwt. bliss triumphs u. s.
No Is ! 1-2 inch minimum mostly
S2.25, few $3.50; cash track too few
sales reported TO quote. Wagonloads
cash TO growers, mostly handled for
growers account, few $1.75-2.OO.
Beets: Haulings very light. Moderate
wire inquiry, demand moderate, mar
ket about steady. Carloads and in
mixed cars +. o. b. usual terms.
bushel baskets S1.1O-1.25; crates
S1.60-l.75. Carrots: Haulings moder-
ate. Moderate wire inquiry, demand
good, market about steady. Carloads
and in mixed Ears r. q. y. usual
terms. bushei baskets around SIPS;
crates around S1.T5. Carloads and in
mixed cars n. O. b. cash track. toe
few sales reported 70 quote. String
beans: Haulings light. Light wire in
qairy. demand slow, market weak.
Carloads and in mixed cars r. O. h.
usual terms, bushel hampers green
Sl.50-l.75; cash track best mostly
Sl.50. Wagonloads cash to growers
S1.0O-1.25 per bushel. Wide range
in quality. Green corn: Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand and trading moderate, market
slightly weaker. Carloads and in mix
ed cars r. O. b. usual terms. bushel
baskets mostly $I.50-1.75: cash track
mostly $i.40-i.50. Tomatoes: Haul
ings light. Good wire inquiry, de-
mand good, market about steady. Car
loads Il. o. B. usual terms, too few
sales to establish market: in mixed
cars. fours pinks wrapped mostly
Sl.50-l.75, Tugs green wrapped $500
2.25. mostly 1925. Carlot Tugs green
wrapped few cars this week, increas-
ing next week.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Wednesday. May q:
Potatoes: Alabama s, Colorado 10,
Florida 12l, Idaho 1853, Louisiana AZ.
Maine 1919, Michigan Sc. Minnesota
80. New York II, Texas 81. Washing
ton ?, Wisconsin 81, total u. s. 754
cars. Canada II. Unreported May
s-Florida 3, Wisconsin 3. String
beans: Alabama 4. Florida %, Georgia
4. Louisiana 10. South Carolina 3.
Texas 3. total u. S. 50 cars. Unreport-
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Cabbage: Alabama 81. Louisiana 2.
Mississippi 80, New York 3. South
Carolina l07 heavy, and 90 light. Tex
as 8. total Y. $. 254 cars. Carrots:
California II, North Carolina .. Tex
as s.. total U. $. 10 cars. Onions:
California 80. Florida >. Mississippi /.
Texas 1879. total U. S. ZAP cars. To-
matoes: California 3. Florida East
Coast %. other Florida So, fatal L. $.
1876 cars. Mexico l6. Unreported
May S-Florida East Coast IL cars.
Mixed vegetables: Alabama ?, Florida
IL. Louisiana 2s, Texas SO, total u.
s. 1873 cars.
Additional r. o. y. information re-
ported Wednesday. May o: Potatoes:
Hastings, Fla: Cool, clear. Haulings
very heavy. Moderate wire inquiry.
demand moderate, market about
steady. Carloads r. q. V. usual terms,
double head barrels spaulding rose
u. S. No. 1s $500; U. s. No. IS most
IN $500. few higher. Digging viii
probably continue very heavy re-
Eainder Of week. Tomatoes: Belle
glade Chosen, Fla: Cool. clear. Haul
ings increasing. Demand good. mar
ket stronger. Carloads II. q. r.. cash
track. skies green wrapped fancy
count S2.25-2.5O. best mostly $3.50:
choice $l.25-t.50. Quality Of most
pickings good. Onions: Laredo, Tex
as: Warm. clear. HauHings light.
Good wire inquiry, demand moderate,
market steady. Carloads r. O. Il.
usual terms standard crates yellow
bermudss and crystal wax U. S. No.
is and mixed No. is and Is S0.90-l.00.
String beans: Belleglade-Chosen.
Fla: Haulings light. Local demand
light. too few sales reported 70 quote.
most all shipments consigned. quality
improving. Potatoes: Mobile. Ala:
(Southern Alabama Points, Warm.
clear. Haulings very light. Light
wire inquiry. demand limited. too
few sales reported 70 quote. Asking
usual terms n. s. No. ls bliss tri-
umphs $2.50-2.T5.
Lower Ric Grandc Valley movement
reported Thursday morning. May 10:
Mixed vegetables 10. potatoes 23.
carrots 4. bects and carrots 8. green
corn II. tomatoes 5, beans 3, cabbage
2. parsley ., total ~ cars. Freight
movement 70 date this season-Fruit
LAS. vegetables 1921, total f7,402
cars.
Vegetable jobbing markets report
ed Thursday morning. May 10: Pota-
toes: Chicago: Cloudy. 66 degrees.
Arrived Is Texas. 5 Louisiana, on
track 2SS cars. Supplies. new stock
light. market slightly weaker. Texas
and Louisiana sacked per cwt. Bliss
Triumphs VI. S. No. Is. 1 IL inch
minimum S~3.25-3.70. mostly around
$3.50. st. Louis: Clear. n degrees.
Arrived | Texas. , Louisiana. on
track 50 cars. Supplies moderate.
market about steady. Louisiana
sacked per cwt. Bliss Triumphs ".
s. No. Is best mostly $500. slightly
dirty $2.50-2.75: sacked per cwt. long
whites u. s.. No. Is $2.00-2.50. No.
carlot sales reported. Cincinnati:
Clear, 81 degrees. Arrived Z Louis
lana. on track SO cars. Supplies
moderate. market weak. Louisiana
sacked per cwt. Bliss Triumphs u.
:. No. Is. S3.00-3.25. Detroit: Clear.
81 degrees. Arrived / Texas. on
track sS cars. Supplies liberal, mar
ket weaker. Texas sacked per cwt.
Bliss Triumphs L. s. No. Is 1925
$50. Kansas City: Clear, III de-
grees. Arrived ) Texas, on track
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market about steady. Louisiana and
Texas sacked per cwt. Bliss Triumphs
II. =. No. ~ I ~ inch minimum
mostly $3.25: carlot sales Louisiana
stock S3.lO-3.2O, Texas stock $500
$40.
Carrots: Chicago: Cloudy. sc de-
grees. Arrived 4 California. 3 Tex
as, on track 81 cars. Supplies heavy.
demand moderate, market weak. Cali
fornia crates best packs s2.50-2.T5.
Texas bushels best packs s1.5O. St.
Louis: Clear, II degrees. Arrived
none. on track s cars. Supplies
moderate. demand slow. market
slightly weaker. Texas bushels 1925
l.50, fair quality 75c-1.IO. Carlot
sales st. Louis basis. Texas bushels
m mixed cars S1.00. Pittsburgh:
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