Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-27
BOOST PRICE
FOR CABBAGE
Effect of Shortage Is
Now Apparent On
Central Markets

FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. 27.-
Cabbage was the only commodity in
the vegetable line TO show an advance
during the week, according 20 the
weekly market review Of the United
States department Of agriculture.
The potato movement was heavy, but
did not come up TO the volume pre-
dieted. The market, however, re-
mains weak.
Following is the weekly summary
on the vegetable situation:
Following the recent active ship
ments of fruits and vegetables, mar
ket supplies were quite liberal and
an unsettled prices situation pre-
pears, cantaloupes and celery showed
a tendency to decline, and some price
recessions were recorded. Cabbage
was about the only line to advance
last week. Most other products held
nearly steady or made slight irreg-
ular changes. The fall produce mar
ket has scarcely set its pace as yet.
Some improvement is likely to occur
with the approach Of cooler weather.
The total volume Of shipments
was not equal TO corresponding fig
ures Of last season, and remained
close to 29,30O cars. Grapes led
with slightly over 1000 cars, followed
BY potatoes with $500 and apples
with $500. No other product ex-
ceeced 1900 cars during the week. A
sudden gain in apple shipments
nearly offset decreases in other lines.
Compared with late September last
season, movement Of apples and can
taloupeS was much heavier, but most
other products were not so active
as a year ago.
Potato Markets Weak
Potato movement on one day was
vully 1000 cars, but total for the
week was $3.50, compared with 4,120
the preceding week and 5000 cars
during the corresponding period a
year ago.. Shipments from New Jer-
sey and Long Island decreased sharp
IN, as rs per cent of the Jersey crop
has been marketed. Kansas and Mis-
souri,, on the other hand, registered
gains during the week and forwarded
500 cars together. All the leading
northern and western states i'm
creased their output, Maine shipping
1000 and Colorado 740 cars. Fully
1900 cars came from the north cen
trial region.
New Jersey shippers were still
getting about $i.00 per 100 lbs, the
same price as prevailed for light
shipments from Michigan. In Wis
consin and Minnesota a range of 10000
was reported. The situation in north
ern Maine firmed up a bit, with bulk
Green Mountains at 60-65c and Cob
4 ers at 50-55c. Growers in western
colorado received only 40c per 100
70 while the southern part Of state
ner "a a range Of $4,000. Idaho has
&C ' o killing frost as yet, and some
ters.toes are immature; Rurals were
get irning 45c at southern Idaho ship
I mais points, and Russet Burbanks
ereaat 75c. Yakima growers were
: taria ing 10 dig their late potatoes.
p paid by rity dealers were
lly lower than the week be-
9rTS most iobbing sales Of sacked
I being within a range OF Sl.O0-
dtA SSper 100 lbs. The Chicago caTlot
W Eket quoted northern round whites
r at s5-95c, Early Ohios at Sl.05-
Fa l. and Idaho Rurals at $l.25-1.35-
We. mia barrels were selling gener-
int at ~S1.75.2.75. Reports continue
mol be received on crop damage from
II. .ght and rot. If these reports are
4 substantiated IL may mean q rcduc-
lion in the crop estimates for some
If the north central states and in the
Northeastern territory. shipments
~.lSo may be curtailed. Minnesota ap-
,ears to have suffered considerably
from excessive rain fall; Wisconsin
wikewise reports some damage.
Onions Nearly Steady
"Some signs Of weakness developed
in the onion market, although prices
we're fairly well maintained. Little
inquiry was reported in the Con-
g necticut Valley Of Massachusetts and
sthe asking price there was $500 per
100 lb. sacks compared with sales N
western New York at $3.50 and IN
western Colorado at S2.35. The
Michigan season was opening at a
range of S3.40-3.5O for best yellow
onions. Leading consuming c~enters
quoted eastern and midwestern yell
lows at S2.25-4.00 per sack, whites at
l~s3.CO-3.75 and Iowa Red Globes at
S2-25-3.O0 Western Valencia type
opions were jobbing at S2.S5-3.I5.
About half the Yakima Valley CROP
has been shipped. About loo car
loads arrived from Spain. which
jobbed at S2.Oo-2.25 per crate. Do
nestle shipments increased 70 1850
J .ars for the week, chiefly from In
c lana, the north central region and
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