Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
The Markets

ate wire inquiry, demand and trad
ing moderate, market slightly weak
er. Carloads and in mixed cars 4. O.
3. usual terms, round type bulk per
ton mostly $l2, few lower; crates
mostly Sl.00-1.10. Carloads and in
mired cars +. o. B. cash truck, round
type bulk per ton $40; crates most
ly $1.00. Wagonloads cash to grow
ers, bulk per ton $6-S, mostly $500;
Beets: Haulings moderate, light
wire inquiry, demand limited. market
about steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars +. ]. B. usual terms, bushel
baskets mostly s~1.10-1.15; crates
sl.40-l.50; loose per dozen punches
40c; Carrots: Haulings moderate,
moderate wire inquiry, demand good,
market strong. Carloads and in mix
ed cars +. O. B. usual terms, full
top loose per dozen punches mostly
zoe.
Primary destinations Of Lower Rio
Grande Valley movement Thursday,
Feb. Is: Cabbage: Houston SO; 81.
Louis "a; Shreveport o; Chicago z;
New York 8; Brooklyn a; 8 each
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia; Newbury,
N. c., 2; i each Cleveland, New Bed
ford, Nashville, Kansas City, Toron-
TO, Memphis, Detroit, TT. Worth,
Columbus, Miss, Wichita, Atlanta;
Mixed Vegetables: Houston 20; st.
Louis 10; New York 10; Jersey City
a; Memphis 3; 2 each Beaumont,
Toronto, Nashville; / each Waco,
Stamford, Tex, Philadelphia, Winni-
peg, Joplin, Rayville, La; Pitts
burgh, Ardmore, Fl. Worth, Rich
mond, Columbus, Ihio; Reets: 3 each
New York, St. Louis; Carrots: st.
Louis 4; 2 each Houston, TT. Worth,
Jersey City, Chicago; l each Phila-
delphia, New York; Beets and car
rots: New York 1; Parsley: New
York /; Radishes: Kansas City /;
Turnip green's: / each Shreveport,
st. Louis; Mixed fruit: Houston y;
Grapefruit: ! each TT. Worth, Wich-
its, San Angelo, Colorado Springs.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Thursday, Feb. &c:
Cabbage:: California /, Florida IL,
New York a, Texas 1875, Washington
l, Wisconsin 10, total u. s. 1875 cars.
Unreported Feb. 15-California 2,
Wisconsin 6. Spinch: South Carolina
3. Texas "a. total u. S. 81 cars. Mix
ed vegetables: California IL, Florida
8, Idaho 2, Louisiana Z, New Jersey
l., New York q, South Carolina T.,
Texas 81, total u. S. lie cars. I'm
reported Feb. 15-California 10. Car
rots California 4, Michigan /, Texas
IA. New York 10. total u. S. 81 cars.
Unreported Feb. 15.-California 8,
Minnesota 2. Grapefruit: California
4. Florida so, Texas IL, total U. s.
50 cars. Unreported Feb. 15-Arizona
l.
+. o. B. shipping point information
reported Thursday, Feb. is: Chrystal
City: Cool, misty. Haulings heavy;
slightly better wire inquiry, demand
limited, market unsettled with slight
ly firmer undertone. Carloads f. O..
b. usual iterms. bushel baskets most
iy Coo, few higher; cash track Assoc,
mostly around 45c.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Friday, Feb. IL: Mix
ed vegetables 81. Anise /. turnip
greens 3. beets 5, beets and carrots
2. carrots Is, cabbage 1913, mixed fruit
!, grapefruit 4, total 222 cars. Ex-
press movement today-lettuce 2.
Freight movement to date this sea-
son-Fruit 1l03, vegetables 5646, total
675i cars.
Vegetable iobbing markets report
ed Friday morning Feb. II;
Cabbage: Chicago: Cloudy, &c de-
grees. Arrived ! California, | Louisi-
ana, l New York, / Wisconsin, 4
Texas, on track 36 cars. Supplies
liberal, demand moderate. market
steady. Texas round type crates
S~2.25-2.50. Wisconsin Danish type
sacked per cwt. 1880. St. Louis:
Clear, g. Arrived IL Texas, / Wis
consin,0n track 10 cars. Supplies
moderate, demand light, market
steady. Texas round type crates
$1.75-2.00; bulk per ton s35-40, most
ly S35-37.50. Carlot sales to outside
points St. Louis basis, Texas round
type bulk per ton 2 cars $500.
Pittsburgh: Cloudy, 80 degrees. Ar
rived / New York. l Pennsylvania.
Supplies moderate. demand slow,
market steady. Texas round type
barrels packed locally mostly S2.T5-
$50, few $500; crates ~S2.5o-2.75.
mostly S2.75. Carlot sales, Texas
round type bulk per ton s42. New
York: Cloudy, 80 degrees. Arrived
IL Florida, 5 New York, Il Texas.
New supplies moderate. demand slow,
market weaker. Texas round type