Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-15
Via Naval Radio Station

Special Potato Bulletins:
On or about March 10th this Of
flee will begin tD issue daily a spe-
cial bulletin covering the potato
movement from the Lower Rio
Grande Valley and competing sec
tons. This bulletin Will be mailed
free Of charge to all interested par
ties. but in the interest of economy
we do not desire TO send II to those
who have nc use fer il. III you desire
copies Of this bulletin sent TO your
address daily, please communicate
with w. ID. Googe, Bureau Of Agri-
cultural Economics, Brownsville,
Texas.
II. O. B. shipping point information
reported Wednesday, March u:
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points:
Cabbage: Warm, partly cloudy.
HauIings heavy. Moderate wire in
curry, demand limited, market firm.
Carloads and in mixed cars F. Q. b.
usual terms, round type bulk per ton
s35-37.5O: crates ~$2.10-2.25. Carloads
and in mixed cars F. o. B. cash track,
bulk per ton around $780, crates most
iv $500. Wagonloads cash TO grow
ers. bulk per ton mostly $500, few
$40. Beets. Haulings moderate. De-
mand moderate, market steady. Car
loads and in mixed ears +. o. B.
usual terms. bushel baskets mostly
s0eO-f.O 90: crates S1.40-1.50. Car
loads and in mixed cars +. o. B.
cash track. bushel baskets $4,000;
crates mostly $i.25-l.A0. Carrots:
HauIings moderate, good wire in
ouirv. demand good, market firm.
carloads +. o. b. usual terms, bushl
baskets mostly $1.lO-1.25; crates
sf.6O-1.S5. Carloads and in mixed
cars +. o. B. cash track, bushel has
kets around $1.00; crates $l.50-1.60
String Beans: Haulings light. Mod
crate wire inquiry, demand good,
market steady. In mixed cars and
exnress lets r. o. B. usual terms, bu-
sheI hampers green around $500;
cash track $3.50. W~agonloads cash
70 $~4.50-5.0O.
Robstown-C Corpus Christi Section:
Cabbage: Warm, partly cloudy.
Haulings moderate. Good wire in
ouirv. demand coed, market firm.
carloads r. o. 3. usual terms, round
ana flat types bulk per ton very few
sales $1,000.
primary destinations Of Lower Rio
Crnnde Valley movement Wednesday
March IA: Cabbage: Houston SO; st.
Iouis 81: Chicago s.; Shreveport B;
q each New York, McGehee, Toronto;
3 each Pittsburgh, Dallas, Kansas
City. Minneapolis; I each Boston,
Durham, N. G., Baton Rouge, Birm-
inqham. Little Rock, Hamilton. Mon
freals New Haven, Jersey City, Mem
mis-. Peoria, Brennan, Tex, Brook
lvn. Mixed Vegetables: Houston is;
e. Louis ~; New York q: Amarillo
p: ! each Jersey City, Chicago, Pine
Ruff. Birmingham, Beaumont, Nash
vile. Ashland, TT. Worth, Wichita
Falls. Alexandria, Charlotte, Shreve-
mort. Detroit, Huntington, w. Va
Anise: St. Louis i. Spinach: ! each
81 Louis. Pueblo. Potatoes: Hous-
tor i. Beets: s each New York,
BROOKLYN, St. Louis: Philadelphia 2;
Chicago /. Carrots: st. Louis -;
Hoboken a.; Houston 81 2 each To-
ronto. Minneapolis; ! each Chicago,
Kansas City. Beets and carrots: st.
Louis g: Houston 8; / each Chicago,
birmingham, Pittsburgh, New York,
Toronto. Baltimore, Davenport.
rarlot shipments Of entire United
states Reported Wednesday. March
III. Potatoes: Colorado Is. Florida s,
Idaho l54. Maine, 176. Michigan 20.
Minnesota 149. Long Island 7, New
work liz. North Dakota 25. Texas !,
washington 1n4, Wisconsin "a, to-
~ rnreported. Cabbages California
81 Florida IN, Minnesota T.. New
Yrrk 60. Texah !,
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