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

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Lower Rio Grande Valley points
Warm, partly cloudy, rained durini
night:
Potatoes: Haulings moderate
Light wire inquiry, demand mod
crate. market dull and weak. Amos
too few sales reported TO quote
Carloads r. O. b. usual terms anC
in mixed cars. sacked per cwt Bliss
Triumphs U. s. No. Is / l. Incl
minimum occasional rollers S2.25N
ESQ, few lower; cash track too few
sales reported to quote. Wagon
loads cash to growers. mostly han
died for growers account, few $i.7I
G2.O0.
Beets: Haulings moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry. demand moder
crate. market about steady. Car
loads and in mixed cars r. o. r
usual terms. bushel baskets $i.25N
$50; crates Sl.75G2.OO. Carload,
and in mixed cars r. O. b. cash tract
bushel baskets si.0G1.25, crates
$1.5061.75.
Carrots: Haulings moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry, demand limited
market slightly weaker. Carloads
and in mixed cars r. O. r. usua
terms, bushel baskets sI25M1.5O,
crates $1.75@2.O0. Carloads and II
mixed cars r. O. 3. cash track
bushel baskets around s1.25; crate.
si.606f.75.
String Beans: Haulings moderate
Moderate wire inquiry, demand mod.
crate. market about steady. Carload,
and in mixed cars r. q. r. usua
terms. bushel hampers green mostl,
s1.75; cash track $3.50. Wagonload.
cash to growers mostly $l.25 pc
bushel. Wide range in quality anc
condition, poorer lower.
Green Corn: HaulingS moderate
Moderate wire inquiry, demand anc
trading moderate, market steady
Carloads and in mixed cars r. o. 3
usual terms, bushel baskets mostly
sl.I5@2.00; cash track $I.5061.75.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Friday, May 4:
Potatoes: Florida Is incomplete
Idaho 15s, Louisiana 80. Maine 1853
Michigan I, Minnesota 50. Texas 81
New York IA. Washington 43. Wis.
consin 3s. total u. s. $50 incomplete
cars. Canada 90. Bermuda IA.
Onions: California 90. Oregon /
Texas 152. total u. S. 1872 Gears.
Carrots: California Is, Louisiana
2, New York 3. Texas 10, total II. 6
30 cars. Unreported May 8: Califor.
MIA 9.
Cabbage: Alabama 80. Florida /
Louisiana II. New York q. North
Carolina 8. South Carolina 50 heavy
and 8 light, Texas 6, total u. s. l56
cars.
String Beans: California 8. Flori.
"a . incomplete, Louisiana 5. Texas
Q, total U. s. % cars.
Tomatoes: California .. Florida
~. Florida East Coast unreported
total u. $. ~ cars. Mexico ~.
Mixed Vegetables: California q
Florida II incomplete. Louisiana 40
Texas 80, total U. s. $50 cars. Mex.
leo 2.
Primary destinations Lower VALLEY
movement reported Friday, MAY 4,
cabbage; 2 each st. Louis. Hous.
ton; l Enid. Carrots: st. Louis 4
Houston 2. I each Montreal. Port.
land. Potatoes: Houston 90. Fort
worth 2. Oklahoma City 3, Dallas ?
! each st. Louis. Chicago, San An.
tonic, Memphis, Des Moines, Sweet.
water, Stamford, ri Paso. Shreve.
port; Tomatoes: Houston 4. Beets.
". Louis !. Beans: s 81. Louis. ;
Houston, i Kansas City. Greer
Corn; ! each Houston. Atlanta. New
ork, Washington, Dallas. Parsley,
l each st. Louis. New York.
Lower Rio Grsnde Valley move.
ment reported Saturday morning
Mixed vegetables %. potatoes 20
parsley >, beets and carrots 3. car.
rots 1, cabbage 1, beans g. greer
corn 8, tomatoes /, onions I, total "a
cars. Express Increment reported
To-Day green corn / car. Freight
movement to date this season: Frui,
l,lf5. vegetables 16.O53. total 17.1gg
Additional r. O. B. information 70.
ported Friday. May a:
Potatoes: Hastings. Fla Warn,
clear. Haulings very heavy. Demand
sooo; o o wire inquiry, market
STEADY. Carloads r. O. y. usua
terms, double head barrels Spauld.
ing Rose mostly 81 for U. s. No. i
Few higher: U. s. No. 2s mostl,
S--%o.
Onions: Laredo. Texas: Warm
rained during day. Haulinrs light
Light wire inquiry, demand light
market weaker. Carloads r. o. 3
usual terms, U. S. No. Is and few
mixed NO. Is and 2s standard crate,
elbow Bermudas and Crystal va,
few sales sl.l0G1.30. mostly sI.I5N
l-zo; cash track standard rate.
Orystal Wax very few sales 81.
string Beans: BeIlegIade-C Chosen
rla.; Warm. clear. HauIings light
very light demand. too few sales 4
establish market. but slightly bet.
ter feeling. -
Tomatoes: Belleglade Chosen
Fla: Warm. clear. HauIings very
light. Very light demand. Carloads
r. o. B. cash track, SKIES greer
wrapped fancy count few sales shir.
pers taking 1925. More optimistie
feeling is present among operators
for next week.
Cabbage: Chicago: Clear. so de-
grees. Arrived 3 Alabsma, 3 Louisi.
ana, ] California, s Mississippi. on
track = cars. Supplies moderate,
demand and trading moderate. mar
ket slightly weaker. Alabama nnint-