Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-08
Truck Markets
Via Naval Radio Station

Reports discontinued today: This
is the last OF the bulletins to be is
sued by this office this season. The
local representative will open an Of
flee at Jacksonville, Texas. June III.
covering the tomato movement from
that section, and any n desiring
the daily bulletins should address the
writer at Jacksonville. The usual
summaries covering the Lower Rio
Grande Valley 1927-2S vegetable
movement will be prepared and is
sued during the next few months, and
copies may be had by addressing the
Bureau Of Agricultural Economics,
" ashington, ID. G.
+. @. b. shipping point information
reported Thursday, June n: Lower
Rio Grande Valley points: tHot,
partly cloudy, showers) Potatoes:
Practically no haulings. Light wire
inquiry, demand moderate, market
dull. but slightly stronger. Carloads
+. o. d. usual terms, sacked per cwt.
Hiss triumphs u. $. No. Is few sales
$1.25-l.50. Carrots: Haulings light.
Light wire inquiry, demand slow,
market about STEADY. Carloads +. o.
Is. usual terms and in mixed cars,
tushel baskets around 75c; crates
Sl.l5-l-25. Green corn: Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate, market steady.
Carloads and in mixed cars f. o. B.
usual terms, bushel baskets $780,
l.25; crates S1-25-1.50. Top ice extra.
Tomatoes: Haulings light. Good wire
inquiry, demand moderate. market
unsettled. Carloads Fl. o. Il. usual
terms. and in mixed cars II. o. B. US
ual terms, fours pinks ~unwrapped
.Sl.OO-l-25; Tugs green wrapped $2.25-
$50, few lower, small sizes mostly
Sl.75. Wagonloads cash to growers,
Tours pinks wrapped around soc;
green stock around SC per pound.
Carlot shipments of entire United
States reported Thursday, June Z:
Tomatoes: California 6, Florida East
Coast IS. other Florida 81. Georgia 2
Texas lao. total u. S. 235 cars. I'm
reported June g., Is cars. Potatoes f:
Alabama 1877. Florida 10, Idaho 81,
Louisiana 3S, Maine 81. Minnesota
20, North Carolina 295, South Caro-
lima 81, Texas 90, Wisconsin 80,
total u. 5. 1929 cars.
Primary destinations Lower Valley
movement reported Thursday. June
q: Tomatoes: Houston III. | each
1T. Worth. st. Louis. Philadelphia 5;
| each Roanoke. Troy. Memphis. Du-
pont 6; ! each Montreal, Chicago
Denver, Norfolk. Kansas City. Car
rcts: Cleveland /. Green corn: Hous.
ton 2; St. Louis 4; Chicago 8; l each
Knoxville. Indianapolis, Jersey City
Birmingham, TT. Worth. Buffalo
Kansas City, Memphis, Dallas, Char.
lotte; New York 2. Watermelons
Houston 4. Potatoes: Houston I
Mixed vegetables: / each Birming.
ham, Peoria.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move,
men reported Friday morning. June
8: Mixed vegetables 2, carrots /, to.
ratoes ventilated IA refrigerated 2
green corn II, watermelons z, canta-
lcupes /, total ~ cars. Freight
movement to date this season-Fruii
LAS. vegetables 1889, total 1854
cars.
Additional F. o. B. information re.
ported Thursday, June q: Potatoes
Mobile, Ala: (Southern Alabama
points, Warm, clear. Haulings fair.
ly heavy. Demand moderate, moder.
ate wire inquiry, market about
steady. Carloads +. o. b. usual
terms sacked per cwt. bliss triumphI
U. S. No. Is $1.65-1.75. mostly Sl.75.
Reports by radio from important
markets this mornings sales to Job
hers unless otherwise stated. Toma-
toes: Chicago: Cloudy, SO degrees
Arrived 5 Florida, 8 Texas, on track
Sc cars. Supplies moderate, demand
and trading moderate, market weaker,
prices lower. Texas Tugs ripe and
turning wrapped $2.50-2.60, ordinary
$1.50-1.75; fours $1.60-l.75. Phila-
celphia: Cloudy, 81 degrees. Arrived
IA Florida. ] Texas, on track 20 cars.
Supplies moderate, demand slow, es-
pecially for poor stock, market slight
ly weaker. Very good stock offered
Texas Tugs ripe and turning wrapped
No. Is S2-25-2.50. Florida skies ripe
and turning wrapped fancy count
S3.50-4.25, few best higher. New
York: Partly cloudy, go degrees. Ar
rived is Florida, IL Texas. Supplies
moderate, demand moderate, market
stronger for good stock. about steady
for ordinary stock. Florida skies
turning wrapped considerable rasty
choice best $3.00-3.75; fancy sount
~$4.00-4.T5. Texas Tugs ripe and turn
ing wrapped No. Is ~$2.75-3.OO. few
$S.25. Pittsburgh: Cloudy, SIS de-
grees. Arrived 8 Florida, 10 Texas,
Supplies heavy, demand moderate,
market about steady. Florida skies
turning wrapped fancy best $3.50
400, few high as $4.25, fair $500
2-25; choice best S2.50-2-75. fair $500
2-25. Texas Jugs turning wrapped
best mostly 20 1853 Eau h;~L NJ