Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-06
TRUCK CROPS
MOVE FREELY
Demand for Vegeta.
bles Heavy in Large
Market Centers

TORT WORTH, Dee. G.-The fol-
loving summary on movement Of
1ruit and vegetables has been issued
py ". ID. Googc. local representative
Oh the Y. s. Market News Service.
The most interesting development
OF the week was IN active opening Of
the season for Mexican vegetables and
various truck crops III south Texas;
string beans, peas and tomatoes be-
gan 70 arrive from Mexico, cabbage.
carrots and spinach were moving
IRON Texas. Tomatoes also were be-
lng received from Cuba and the
Bahamas. with light arrivals of early
potatoes from Bermuda and southern
Florida. About the only important
price changes among the leading pro-
ducts were the higher levels for cab
bagc, onions and sweet potatoes. Cold
weather was experienced IN some Of
the northern states, with temper
latures as loW as 8 degrees in Maine.
snow was reported IN Colorado and
Idaho.
Shipments continued TO show their
usual seasonal decrease. The weeks
output OF $4,000 ears ~ twenty-four
principal fruits and vegetables was
just about the same volume as q year
ago and was $500 less than the pre-
ceding weeks. The only products
registering gains recently are car
rots, cauliflower. peas and citrus
fruit. In the order Of their import
ance, products which totaled a thou
sand or more cars last week were po-
tatoes, apples. oranges and grape
fruit. Movement Of grapefruit was
30 per rent heavier than during late
November. 1927. About 500 ears came
from Florida end 100 from Texas.
Orange forwardings increased to
2,245 cars for the seven day period.
California was credited with 1000
and Florida with slightly over GOO.
Grape shipments dropped again to
SO cars, compared With 40 q year
ago.
punched carrots from California
were Jobbing at S3.5u-iUO per crate.
About 1870 cars moved from that state.
New York originated only % cars.
The 4. @. b. range in western New
York was Sl.25-l35 per bushel bas-
ket or S2.35 per 100 lbs. City deal
ers received mostly ~$l-5O-l.15 per
bUshel Of New Norh stock. The Tex
as carrot season got under way with
first arrivals in New York City job
bling ~ S~2.50-3.00 per bushel basket.
Cauliflower shipments increased 20
2T0 cars, nearly all 90 them from
California. Tho Long Island season
was nearing an end and crates from
that section sold at Sl.50-2.75 in ter
minal markets. California Pony
crates brought Sl.-5-2.lO.
Movement az string beans from
Florida was very light, only - cars.
Limited receipts were reported from
Mexico. Florida beans IN seven
Fights bushcl hampers were selling
generally in consuming centers az
S3.00-5.00 with th Chicago price as
high as $500. Arrivals from Louisl-
ana brought Si50-5.O0 in Cleveland,
and the bushel packages Of Texas
beans ranged S3.o0-5.0O IN several
cities.
About 10 carloads ~ green peas
arrived from the west coast Of
Mexico. Shipments from Imperial
Valley Of California increased to -
cars. Crates ~ California peas mold
ing 20 TO As lbs. we're selling IN city
markets az S5.00-S.ro.
An abundant crop Of spinach Is eN-
pcctci IN southern Texas this winter
and first cars are now moving. About
2S.n00 acres arc planted 70 spinach.
tHAEAEN NANAhA N#NHh 1ENN $500
Texas at Sl.fO-l.l5. Virginia ship
ments had decreased 20 1870 cars.
Barrels were ranging higher IN New
York City at S3.00-2.50, with bushels
at 5000.
SHIPMENTS cf tomatoes from Cali
fornin dropped a. I'D cars, while Flor
ida increased 70 30. Imports from
Cuba. McNic0 and the Bahamas
amounted TO q similar number.
Florida fancy count stock. IN six
basket crates ruled ~S3.50-5.30 at
large distributing ccntcrs, and Cali
fornia lug boxes jobbcd within a
range Of "Sl.25-3.15. The Bahama to-
mato crop may equal III not exceed
the $4,000 bushels exported last
season.
Cabbage advanced further IN vest
ern New York and the price held
steady AZ SIS O0-40.e0 per ton. The
Z. o. b. market IN southeastern Wis
ronsin was week and prices declined
there 70 $50 0n-56 m. a rIss 81
about $500 rer ton was quoted IN
many consuming ccnters, 50 that New
York Danish type closed az $4,000
5000 and northern Danish AZ $4,000