Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-10
Via Naval Radio Station

r. 0. B. shipping point information
reported Wednesday, May .: Lower
Rio Grande Valley points; Warm,
clear. Potatoes: Haulings moderate.
Light wire inquiry, demand slow,
market about steady. Carloads r. O.
B. usual terms ard in mixed ears
sacked per cwt. bliss trfumphs U. S.
40. Is / IL inch minimum mostly
S2.25, few $3.50; cash track too few
sales reported to quote. Wagonloads
cash to growers, mostly handled for
growers account, few $l.75-2.00.
Beets: Haulings very light. Moderate
wire inquiry, demand moderate, mar
ket about steady. Carloads and in
mixed cars r. O. b. usual terms.
bushel baskets ~Si.10-1.25; crates
S1.60-1.75. Carrots: Haulings moder-
ate. Moderate wire inquiry, demand
good, market about steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars +. o. y. usual
terms, bushel baskets around SIPS;
crates around S1.75. Carloads and in
mixed cars r. o. B. cash track. too
few sales reported 20 quote. String
beans: Haulings light. Light wire in
quiry, demand slow. market weak.
Carloads and in mixed cars r. o. b.
usual terms. bushel hampers green
Sl.50-1.75; cash track best mostly
$l.50. Wagonloads cash 20 growers
sl.ee-l.25 per bushel. Wide range
in quality. Green corn: Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry.
demand and trading moderate. market
slightly weaker. Carloads and in mix
ed cars II. O. b. usual terms, bushel
baskets mostly s .50-1.75; cash track
mostly S1.4O-i.5O. Tomatoes: Haul
ings light. Good wire inquiry. de-
mand good. market about steady. Car
loads r. o. r. usual terms, too few
sales 70 establish market; IN mixed
cars. tours pinks wrapped mostly
Sl.5O-1.75, Tugs green wrapped $500
2.25, mostly S2.25. Carlot Tugs green
wrapped few cars this week, increas-
ing next week.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Wednesday. May q:
Potatoes: Alabama s. Colorado 70.
Florida l2l, Idaho l5S. Louisiana A.,
Maine 100. Michigan SO. Minnesota
80. New York NJ. Texas n. Washing
ton 2, Wisconsin 81. total u. S. 754
cars. Canada N. Unreported May
s-Florida 3, Wisconsin 8. String
beans: Alabama 4. Florida 25, Georgia
4. Louisiana 10, South Carolina o.
Texas 3. total u. S. 50 cars. Unreport-
ed May s-Florida =, Louisiana 2.
Cabbage: Alabama 81. Louisiana 2.
Mississippi 80. New York 3. South
Carolina 107 heavy. and 20 light. Tex
as ,. total u. S. 254 cars. Carrots:
E.Ne~~-r. - Nh Eam,rrr- - To-
as s. total L.. s. 10 cars. Onions:
California 80. Florida ?. Mississippi /,
Texas ISg, total II. s. 2i2 cars. To-
matoes: California 3. Florida East
Coast 95, other Florida g.. fatal L. s.
l65 cars. Mexico Is. Unreported
May S-Florida East Coast II cars.
Mixed vegetables: Alabama ?, Florida
-, Louisiana %, Texas So, total U.
s. i3S cars.
Additional r. o. r. information re-
ported Wednesday, May 9: Potatoes:
Hastings, Fla: Cool. clear. Haulings
very heavy. Moderate wire inquiry.
demand moderate, market about
steady. Carloads y. o. b. usual terms.
double head barrels spaulding rose
II. $. No. rs si.G0: u. s. No. Is most
ly S2.0o, few higher. Digging viii
probably continue very heavy re-
mainder Of week. Tomatoes: Belle
glade Chosen, Fla: Cool, clear. Haul
ings increasing. Demand good. mar
ket stronger. Carloads H. o.. b. cash
track, skies green wrapped fancy
count ~S2.25-2.50. best mostly $3.50;
choice Sl.25-l.50. Quality Of most
pickings good. Onions: Laredo, Tex
as: Warm. clear. Haulings light.
Good wire inquiry, demand moderate.
market steady. Carloads r.. O. b.
usual terms standard crates yellow
bcrmudas and crystal wax L. S. No.
rs and mixed No. Is and Is S0.90-1.0 O
String beans: Belleglade-Chosen.
Fla: Haulings light. Local demand
light, too few sales reported 20 quote,
most an shipments consigned. quality
improving. Potatoes: Mobile. Ala:
Southern Alabama Points Warm.
clear. Haulings very light. Light
wire inquiry, demand limited. too
few sales reported to quote. Asking
usual terms u. $. No. Is bliss tri-
umphs S~2.50-2.75.
Lower Rio Grande Valley movement
reported Thursday morning. May 10:
Mixed vegetables 10, potatoes %,
carrots ]. beets and carrots 6. green
corn M. tomatoes .. beans 3, cabbage
2. parsley 2. total ~ cars. Freight
movement to date this season-FTuit