Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Truck Markets
Via Naval Radio Station

F. o. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Monday. May q: Low
err Rio Grande points: (Cool. clear.
Potatoes: Haulings light, moderate
wire inquiry, demand limited. mar
ket steady. Carloads FOB usual terms
an in mixed cars sacked per cwt.
Bliss Triumph T.. s. No. Is, I 1-2
inch minimum. few rollers mostly
S2.25; few $3.50; cash track to few
sales reported to quote. Wagonloads
cash to growers, mostly handled for
growers account, few $1.75-2.00.
Beets: Haulings light. Moderate wire
inquiry, demand moderate, marke:
slightly weaker. Carloads and in
mixed ears FOB usual terms, bushcl
baskets $l.10-1.25; crates Sl.5O-1.T5.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB cash
track. bushel baskets $I.CO-I.l5:
crates $l.5O-1.75. Carrots: Haulings
light. Moderate wire inquiry. de-
mand limited, market slightly weak
err. Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms. bushel baskets around
$l.15-1.25; crates Sf.60-I.75. String
beans: H~aulings light. Moderate
wire inquiry, demand moderate. mar
ket steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms. bushel ham
pers green mostly s1.75. few $500;
cash track few sales $l.50. Wagon
loads cash TO growers 81. O0-1.25 per
bushel.. Wide range in quality and
condition; poorer lower. few fancy
higher.
Green corn: Haulings light. Mod
crate wire inquiry. demand and trad
ing moderate, market steady. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB usua.
terms, bushel baskets mostly st.75-
zoo; cash track mostly sl.75.
Primary destinations Lower Valley
movement reported Monday. May 7.
Mixed vegetables: st. Louis .; New
York 4. Onions: Houston 9: Okla
homa City /. Green corn: l each
Houston, New York. Potatoes: !
Houston; . Shreveport.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Monday, May al:
Potatoes: Florida Al. Idaho 1915.
Maine 1873, Michigan Is. Minnesots
a. Montana IL, New York 10. Tes.s
3. Washington SO, Wisconsin So. ~.
tai U. s. 499 cars. Canada 4. I'm
reported May s.: Wisconsin 8, Min
nesota I.
Carrots: California 16. Lopisiar,
% cars.
Cabbage: Alabsma 81, Louisiana 4.
mississippi IS. New York .. North
Carolina 4. South Carolina 10. heayy
and . light, Texas /, total U. s. l2l
cars.
String Beans: California .. Flor.
lds ., Louisiana 3, Mississippi 1. to-
tai U. $. II cars.
Onions: California 46, Texas la.
total U. S. 179 cars.
tomatoes: California /, Florida
east coast p. other Florida q. total
Y. ). - cars. Mexico 40 cars. lin
reported May 5: Florida east coast
- cars by boat; May 8, 4 car ~
Mixed Vegetables: Florida H.
Louisiana -. North Carolina 4
iexas 3, total L. s. IS cars. Mexiro
cars Unreported May s.: MARY
Additional r. O. B. in~formatio,
reported Monday, May 4:
fotatoes: Hastings, Fla. CooI
rained during day, practicable ~
haulings account weather. Mod
ave wire inquiry, demand moderate
market steady. Carloads FOB usnsi
terms double-h.1d barrels SpsuId-
ing Rose Y. S. No. Is s4OO-455. n
. no. q $2.00-2.25. few lower.
Unions; Laredo, Texas: Warm.
GEAR Haulings light. Good wir,
inquiry, demand fairly good. mar
w weaker. Carloads FOB uxnar
terms standard crates yellow Re-.
uuas n Crystal Wax U. s. No.
and mixed No. Is and 2s 80 an
I.o1' few higher. most s0.eO-I0o.
easn track, too few sales reported
string Beans: BelIerlade-Cbosc,
"a warm, clear. Haulings lipb,
mostly fair to ordinary quality. ne'
nand good for good stock. yery SLOW
III ordinary stock. Too few sale
rePorted to quote. Stronger feeling
tomatoes: ~Belleglade Chosen.
TIA; haulings light. Demand slow
.narHet steady. Carloads FOB cash
track skies green wrapped fancy
count mostly 50.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Tuesday morning.
May s:
Mixed vegetables 2. potatoes s.
oeefs and carrots ;. green corr 10.
total 81 ears. Freight movement TO