Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Truck Markets

F. o. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Monday, May IA: Low
err Rio Grande Valley points: Warm,
cloudy. Potatoes: Practically no
haulings, wet fields. Light wire in
quiry, demand slow, market dull.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB usu-
al terms, and cash track, sacked per
cwt. Bliss Triumphs U. S. No. Is,
| 1-2 inch minimum, few rollers
mostly S2.25. Wagonloads cash TO
growers account, few sl.75-2.00.
Beets: Practically no haulings, wet
fields. Light wire inquiry. demand
slow, market dull. Too few sales re-
ported to quote. Carrots: Practically
no haulings. wet fields. Moderate
wide inquiry, demand slow, market
dull. Too few sales reported to
quote. String beans: Pra, tically no
haulings. wet fields. Light wire in
Too few sales reported to quote.
wet fields. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand and trading moderate, Lar-
ket steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms, bushel bas-
kets few rollers Sl.50-l.75. Toma-
toes: Practically no haulings. wet
fields. Good wire inquiry, demand
good, market slightly stronger. Car
loads FOE usual terms and in mixed
cars, Tugs green wrapped few most
ly $2.50. Others too few sales re-
ported to quote.
Primary destinations Lower VAL
ley movement reported Monday, May
Ia: Mixed vegetables: l each Hous-
ton, Marshall, Toronto. Onions: /
each Houston, Cincinnati, Detroit.
Beans: Denver /. Tomatoes: Chi
cage 8; Little Rock 1. Corn: Hous-
ton J.. Potatoes: Waco /.
Carlot shipments of entire Unit
ed States reported Monday, May Ia:
Potatoes: Alabama 3S, Florida 176,
Idaho 100, Louisiana Is, Maine 1874,
Michigan 81. Minnesota a.. New York
3. Texas 2, Washington SO, Wiscon-
sin 20, total U. s. $50 cars. I'm
reported May 13-Michigan 4, Can
ada 8. String beans: California 3,
Florida 10, Louisiana 10, Mississip-
pi 3, South Carolina /, total u. s.
q cars. Carrots: California n, New
York 5, total U. S. 32 cars. Onions:
California IS, Texas 81, total U. s.
81 cars. Tomatoes: California 5,
Florida East Coast So, other Florida
as, Texas 4, total U. S. 1913 cars.
Mixed vegetables: Alabama /. Flor
ida Is, Louisiana 9. North Dakota 5,
South Carolina 2, Texas 3, total U. S.
50 cars.
Additional +. o. B. information
reported May Ia: Potatoes: Hast
ings, Fla: Warm, clear, raining this
evening. Haulings moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry, demand moderate,
market weaker, prices lower. Car
loads FOB usual terms, double head
barrels S%paulding Rose u. S. No. Is
mostly $500; U. 5. No. IS mostly
$l.50. Some consigned. Some sales
made on previous contracts now be-
ing filled. Mobile, Ala. (Southern
Alabama points,: Warm, cloudy.
Haulings moderate. Light wire in
quiry, demand limited, market about
steady. Carloads FOB ususal terms,
sacked per cwt. Bliss Triumphs U. S.
No. Is mostly $3.50. Onions: La
redo, Tex: Warm, clear. Haulings
light. Light wire inquiry, demand
light, market about steady. Car
loads FOB usual terms, standard
crates yellow Bermudas and Crystal
Wax U. $. No. Is and mixed No. Is
and IS very few sales rollers, $1.00.
String beans: Belleglade-Chosen
Fla: Warmer. oiearer. Haulings
very light. Very light demand, too
few sales to establish market. One
car rs bushel hampers green u. $.
No. Is sold, SIPS. Practically all
shipments consigned. Tomatoes:
Belleglade-Chosen, Fla: Haulings
light. Moderate wire inquiry. de-
mand moderate, market about steady,
quality good. Carloads FOB usual
terms, skies green wrapped fancy
count $3.25-3.50, best mostly $3.50.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Tuesday morning. May
Is: Mixed vegetables 4. potatoes 2,
corn a. tomatoes /, total IL cars.
Freight movement to date this sea-
son, fruit HAS. vegetables 1894
cars. Total 1859 cars.
String Beans: Kansas City: Ar
rived l Louisiana, 2 Texas, on track
3 cars. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market slightly stronger
for good stock, about steady for or
binary stock. Louisiana 7-8 busheI
hampers green stringless S3.O0-3.25:
wax few sales $3.50. Texas bushel
hampers green stringless condition
wide range best $3.50, poorer low
as SOC. Chicago: Arrived / Louis
ana express, on track / car. Ar
rived equivalent 5 cars from Louis
lana and 1 car from MissisSippi by