Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-16

few sales reported to quote. Mobile.
Ala: Unreported.
Onions: Laredo, Texas: Warm,
clear. Moderate wire inquiry, de-
mand moderate, market about
steady. Carloads FOB usual terms,
skies green wrapped. fancy count
$325-3.50; choice $2.25-2.50.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Wednesday morning,
May is:
Mixed vegetables 5, tomatoes 1,
green corn ~, parsley !, onions 1.
eantaloupes /, total 20 cars. Freight
movement to date this season: Fruit
LAS, vegetables 1880, total 1855.
Reports by radio from important
markets this mornings sales to job
berS unless otherwise stated. (Sales
70 Jobbcrs means Lei sales in large
lots to Jobbers or other large buyers
by original carlot receivers, and un-
less otherwise stated all quotations
are on stock of good mercantile quali-
~ and condition.) Tomatoes: Chica-
go; Raining. 81 degrees. Arrived 9
Florida, l Mexico, 2 Texas. on track
~ cars. Supplies moderate. demand
moderate, market steady. Carlot sales.
Florida skies originals green wrapped
fancy count $4.25-4.50, repacked turn
ing wrapped mostly $500. st. Louis:
Clear. 81 degrees. Arrived s Florida.
on track IL cars. Supplies moderate.
demand slow, market dull. Originals.
no sales reported. Detroit: Raining.
So degrees. Arrived Z Florida, on
track is cars. No market reported.
no quotations. Kansas City: Clear.
81 degrees. Arrived l Mexico. on
track 2 cars. Supplies moderate, de-
mand limited. market steady. Florida
SKIES originals green wrapped few
turning fancy counts ~$4.25-4.5O: re-
packed, ripe and tourning wrapped
Tugs mostly $3.50. skies mostly $3.50.
Philadelphia: Arrived IA Florida. 2
Mexico, on track a. cars. Supplies
liberal, demand moderate. market
slightly weaker. Florida skies ripe
and turning wrapped fancy count
$3.5O-4.25, few low as $500; choice
S2.5O-3.25, few low az $500: gems
$l.50-2.25. Mexico Tugs ripe and turn
ing wrapped firsts S2.50-2.75, circles
$2.00-2.25, gems $1.75-2.O0. Pittsburgh:
Arrived 5 Florida, 2 Texas, l Mex-
leo. Supplies liberal, demand moder-
ate, market steady. Florida SKIES
turning wrapped fancy count best
$4.25-4.75, mostly $4.5O-4.25; choice
best S3.25-3.50, poorer $2.50-3.0 90. Tex
as Tugs turning wrapped firsts s3.25-
$50. Repacked Florida skies ripe
and turning wrapped fancy count
$6.50-7.00; choice s5.5O-6.O0. Carlot
sales, Texas Tugs turning wrapped
firsts 1910.
Beets: Chicago: No carlot arrivals.
on track 2 cars. Supplies moderate,
demand slow, market dull. Texas
bushels best packs ~Sl.50-l.75. Louis
lana bushels ordinary stock SIPS.
st, Louis: No carlot arrivals, none on
track Supplies moderate. demand
slow, market dull. Texas bushels
mostly $l.50; crates $I.75. New York:
Arrived / Texas, one from Virginia
by boat. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market about steady. Texas
crates mostly s~2.5O-2.T5; bushels
Sl.5O-1.75. Louisiana crates $2.25-
ESQ; bushels $1.25-1.75. Mississippi
rs bushel hampers Sl.O0-1.25. North
and South Carolina 5 peck hampers
Sl.5O-1.T5. Philadelphia: Arrived 6
Mississippi, 4 Texas. on track ~ cars.
Supplies moderate, demand moderate.
market firm for good stock. Texas
bushels S1.65-2.O0; crates mostly
S2.75, few higher. Mississippi rs
bushel hampers ~Sl.00-1.10.
String Beans: Chicago: No car
carlot arrivals, none 81 track. Sup
plies moderate demand moderate.
market slightly weaker Louisiana
rs bushel hampers green s3.OO-3.25.
Wax quality and condition fair $500
3.25; both types ordinary. S2.OO-2.25.
Pittsburgh: Arrived | mixed Mis-
sissippi. ! Louisiana express. Sup
plies moderate. demand moderate.