Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
Truck Markets
Via Naval Radio Station

r. o. 3. shipping point information
reported Thursday, May 8:
Potatoes: Haulings moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry, demand moderate,
market weak. Carloads +. o. 3.
usual terms and in mixed cars,
sacked per Bliss Triumphs Y. ).
No. Is / IL inch minimum very few
sales mostly $3.50; cash track too
tew sales reported TO quote. Wagon
loads cash 20 growers, mostly nan
died for growers account, few $500.
Beets; Haulings moderate. Moder-
ate wire inquiry, demand moderate,
market steady. Carloads and IN
mixed Ears r. 0. Is. usual terms,
bushel baskets S1.25-l.50; crates
SI.gO-2.00. Carloads ard In mixed
cars +. o. B. cash track bushel bas-
kets S1.i0-1.25; crates Sl.5O-l.I5.
Carrots: Haulings Moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry, demand moderate,
market about steady. Carloads and
in mixed cars +. q. y. usual terms,
bushel baskets sl.4J-l.5O; crates
around $500 Carloads and In mixed
ears r. o. &. cash track bushel bas-
kets S1.25-I.5O; crates around Sl.75.
String Beans: Haullhgs moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry. demand ac-
tive. market about steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars r. o. b. usual
terms. bushel hampers green Sl.l5-
200, mostly Sis; cash track Sl.5O.
Wagonloads cash 70 growers mostly
S1.25 per bushel. Vide range IN
quality and condition. Green Corn;
Haulings moderate. Moderate wire
inquiry. demand and trading moder-
ate, market slightly weaker. Car
loads and in mixed car F. Q. B.
usual terms, mostly Sl.T5-200 per
bushei baskets; cash tack Sl.50-l.75.
Carlot shipments OF entire United
States reported THURSDAY, May 3:
Potatoes: Florida % freight. I
boat incomplete, Idaho l56, Louisiana
81. Maine POS. Michigan 80. Mime
sofa Sc. New York II. Texas -,
Washington 40, Wisconsin 80, total
III. =. 6gS cars. Canada 33. String
Beans: California no. Florida l3. in
complete. Louisiana 2, Texas 10, total
u. s. IS cars. Cabbage: Alabama
%. California 10, Florida 3, Louisi-
ana ID. Mississippi ~, New York 4,
North Carolina 1, South Carolina
II heavy 10 light. Texas s.. total
II. s. l42 cars. Carrots: California
11. Louisiana 4. New York l5. Texas
is. total u. 81. as cars. Onions:
California %. New York /, Texas $50
cars. total U. s. 304. Tomatoes:
California 4. Florida Fest Coast ? in
complete. Other Florida 81. total
U. S. s. cars. Unrepcrted May ?:
Florida East Coast 20 cars. Mixed
Vegetables: Florida ia incomplete,
Louisiana ~, South Carolina I, Texas
As. total u. s. l59 cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Friday morning,
Nav II.
Mixed Vegetables .. potatoes AS,
Beets ,. Beets and Carrots 10, Car
rots z. Cabbage 4. Beans 8, Green
Corn y. Tomatoes 4. Onions 4. Pars-
lev 3. total l12 cars. Express move
ment reported today Green Corn I
car. Freight movement TO date this
season: Fruit 1145, Vegetables 1899.
total 17.1li cars.
Additional y. o. r. information re-
ported Thursday. May 5:
Potatoes: Hastings Fla: Warm,
clear. Haulinrs very heavy. Good
wire inquiry. demand good. market
unsettled. Carloads r. o. b. usual
terms. double head barrels Spaulding
Rose Ut. IL. No. H. mostly $500, some
$3.50. u. s. No. - mostly $3.50.
String Beans: Belicglade-Chosen
Fla.: Warm. clear. FaulinCs very