Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-27
The Markets

| Lafayette, Wichita Falls, TT. Worth,
Sherman, Seymour, Pittsburgh, Dali
las, Waco, Cameron, Lawton; Beets
and Carrots: / each New York,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh; Beets: /
each Houston, Washington, Phila-
delphia: Carrots: / eacn Houston,
New York; Spinach: New York Il;
Parsley: st. Louis /; Turnips: Kan
sas City /; Potatoes: l each Hous-
ton, Birmingham; Grapefruit: Hous-
ton 2, Chicago /.
Carlot shipments from Entire
United States reported Thursday,
Jan. 26: Cabbage: Texas 81, New
York IL, Florida IS, Wisconsin II,
Michigan 3, ] each Louisiana, Wash
ington; total U. S. 1877 cars; Spin
ach: Texas Ga freight, ~ express;
total U. s. rs cars; Grapefruit: Cali
fornia 2, Florida II, Texas 8; Porto
Rico 20; Arizona /.
Rochester, N. Y. F. o. B. shipping
point information reported Thurs.
day, Jan. 20: Cabbage: Min. IS de-
grees. max. %. showing. Demand
light, market about steacy. Carloads
T. O. b. usual terms. very few sales,
Danish type bulk per ton $7.00-7.50,
mostly around $3.50. Some con-
signed; Carrots: Demand limited, too
few sales to establish market.
Spinach r. O. B. shipping point
information reported Thursday, Jan.
26: Laredo: Clear, cool. Haulings
increasing, good wire inquiry. de-
mand moderate, market weaker. Car
loads r. o. b. cash track bushel bas-
kets S0.sO-l.20; usual terms SI.25-
l.+0: Crystal City; Cool, clear. Haul
ings increasing. good wire inquiry,
demand moderate. market unsettled.
Carloads +. o.. b. cash truck mostly
SIPS, usual terms $1.25-1.4O per
! bushel baskets.
1 Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported for Friday morning,
Jan. 81: mixed vegetables az; beets
1; carrots 3: beets and carrots /:
turnips /, cabbage SO. grapefruit s.
Total, 124 cars. Freight movement
to date this season-fruit 974. vege-
tables 1886; total 4i10 cars. Lettuce
. express.
Vegetable jobbing markets report
ed Friday morning, Jan. 27: Cab
bsge: Chicago: Partly cloudy 10 de-
grees. Arrived ! Michigan, l New
York. 5 Texas. 3 Wisconsin, on track
Al cars. Supplies moderate, demand
slow. market steady. Wisconsin
Danish type sacked per cwt. 1890.
Texas round type crates $2.50-2.75.
81. Louis: Clear "a degrees. Arrived
l New York, / Texas, / Wisconsin,
on track "a cars. Supplies moderate,
demand light. market steady. Texas
round type bulk per ton S40-45,
I rrue0u e -ED m Gav. VI. T1z--
SO degrees. Arrived 6 Florida, u
moderate, demand moderate, market
about steady, Texas round type
crates mostly $500. few $3.50.
Pittsburgh: Clear IS degrees. Ar
rived 3 New York, / PENNSYLVANIA,
/ Texas. / Virginia. Supplies mod
crate. demand slow, market weaker
on new stock. Texas barrels packed
locally S2.75-3.25, mostly S2.75-3.00;
crates mostly $2.5O-2.75. Philadel-
phia: Arrived / Florida, ? New
York, on track 20 cars. New sup
plies moderate, demand slow. mar
ket weak. Texas round type l IL
bushel hampers ~S1.00-1.25; crates
mostly S2.35.
Carrots: st. Louis: Arrived 4
Texas, on track % cars. Supplies
liberal, demand light, market weaker.
Texas bushels heavy packs S1.5O-I.75;
slack packs low as Si.00. Chicago:
Arrived / Texas, on track IS ears.
Supplies moderate. demand moderate,
market steady. Texas crates fancy
S2.00-2.25, bushels best packs SIPS
$50. Philadelphia: Arrived , Cali
%fornia. on track % cars. Supplies
liberal. demand slow, market dull
and slightly weaker. Texas bushels
S1.25-1.50. few $1.75; crates $500
ESQ. best mostly $3.50. California
crates mostly $500. New York: Ar
rived ; California. 7 New York. New
supplies moderate, demand slow,
market steady. Texas bushels fair
q ordinary Sl.25-1.50, crates $3.50.
Pittsburgh: Arrived 4 Texas. Sup
plies liberal. demand slow. market
steady. Texas bushels best 1928
l.50, poorer low as Sl.00; crates
mostly $1,000. Boston: Arrived
New York, ] Texas, l unknown. on
track 2 cars California rates most
~ $500. No Texas stock reported
Cincinnati: No carlot arrivals. on
track 3 cars. Supplies liberal, de-
mand slow. market dull. Texas bu-
shells s1.25-1.40.