Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20

DepdICmeuL Oh A"&ElCQtCuIe, OnlLeO
States Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies and the San Antonio, Texas,
hCGm5er of Commerce cooperating.
F. Q. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Tuesday, March 10:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
Warm, rained during day. Cab
bage: Haulings light. Moderate
wire injury, demand moderate, mar
ket firm. Carloads and in mixed
car FOB usual terms, bulk per ton
round type S15-1S. mostly SIS;
crates S%1.10-1.25. Carloads and IN
mixed cars FOB cash track very
few sales, bulk per ton round type
S12-14; crates S~1.O0-1.10. Wagon
loads cash to growers, bulk per ton
mostly SO. Carrots: Haulings light.
Light wire inquiry, demand slow,
market dull. Carloads and in mix
ed cars FOB usual terms, bushel
baskets 8%5c-S1.00; crates S1.30-1.4o,
fancy, long $3.50. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bushel
baskets 10000; crates S~1.25-1.35.
Beets: H%aulings light. Light wire
inquiry, demand slow, market dull.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms, bushel baskets 10000,
few lower; crates mostly S1.25-1.35.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
cash track. bushel baskets 10000,
crates S1.10-1.25. Potatoes: Haul
ings light. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand limited. market about
steady. In mixed cars FOB usual
terms, 100-lb. sacks Bliss Triumphs
U. S. No. IS, few sales mostly 81:
cash track 1918. Onions: (Ray-
mondville and nearby points, !:
Haullngs light. Light wire inquiry,
demand moderate. market about
steady. In mixed cars FOB cash
track, crates Yellow Bermuda com-
mercial pack $2.50-2.75: usual
terms. very few sales, 1925.
Corpus Christi Robstown section:
Warm. rained during day. Cab
page: Haulings moderate. Light
wire Inquiry, demand moderate.
make dull. Carloads and in mix
ed a r FOB usual terms. round
and flat types bulk per ton mostly
Sl8; crates mostly SIPS. Wagon
loads cash to growers, bulk per ton
mostly S12.
Primary destinations of Lower
valley movement reported Tuesday.
March 18th: Cabbage: Houston 81:
st. Louis Is; Shreveport 5; Toronto
4; Detroit 8; 2 each New Haven
chicago. New York, Kansas CITY: /
each DeQueen, Omaha. Lansing.
Duluth. Knoxville. Springfield.
washington. Philadelphia, Pitts
ourgh, Montreal. Port Arthur. Van
couVer, Louisville. Cleveland. TT.
worth, Oklahoma City, BROOKLYN,
Iupelo. Mixed vegetables: St
Louis IA; Houston II; New York 7:
r. Worth 3: 2 each Springfield.
Mass, Memphis, Toronto; 1 each
Iylor, Dallas, Amarillo, Knoxville.
Monroe, La, Winfield, Chicago,
Jersey City, Calgary. Lothbridee
Alberta, Sherman. Johnston City.
Sallna, Cleveland. GRAPEFRUIT:
Houston 2; 1 each San Benito,
SWeetwater, Altus. Topeka. Car
rots: st. Louis s; New York 8: Chi
cago 2; l each Houston, Philadel-
phla, Baltimore, Boston, Brook
lyn. Beets and carrots: | HamiI-
ton. Beets: New York 2: / each
Glaseboro, New Haven. Onions: st.
Louis 2: Pittsburgh 1. Potatoes.
Fl. Worth 8; Kansas City 2; l each
Houston, Seattle, Chicago. Spinach:
Fort Worth I. Dandelion: New
York l. Anise: New York 9.
Carlot shipments Of entire Unit
ed States reported Tuesday, March
18th: Cabbage: Texas 90: Florida.
81; New York 4; total U. S. 1877
cars. String beans: Florida 10: to-
tai Q. S. IS cars. Spinach: Texas
81; Virginia 7; total U. S. 50 cars
Onions: Texas 8; others ": total
U: S. rs cars. Grapefruit: Texas g.:
FLORIDA 122; total u. S. l<5 cars.
Carrots: Texas is; others q: total
y. 3. 19 cars. Potatoes: Colorado
o.; Florida 81; Maine 1874: Mime
sofa 1856; Texas 8; total U. s. Sta
cars. Bermuda 4 cars. Mixed vege-
tables: Texas So; California y.
Florida 9; Louisiana 8; total q. s.
ia cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Wednesday morn
ing, March Goth: Mixed vegetables
SO; beets 7; carrots %; beets and
carrots 10; cabbage 81; potatoes
IA: onions q; parsley 8; anise ,:
mixed citrus S; total 1877 cars.
Freight movement to date this sea-
son, fruit 1859, vegetables 1o.88s. to-
tai 12,447 cars; to same date last
season. fruit 1146, vegetables 1o.o85.
total 12,131 cars.
Additional FOB information re-
ported Tuesday, March 10Th.
String beans. Canal Point. Fla:
warm. partly cloudy. Hsulines
falrly light. Light wire inquiry. de-
mand moderate, market steady
Quality fair to generally good
Carloads FOB usual terms, rs
oushei hampers Refugees s1.25-
I:oo, few higher; Stringless and
heo valentines S2.0o-2.25: Bounti-
sl.5O-2.O0. Wagonloads cash Ia
growers, Black Valentines "a
oushel hampers :I.5o-2.oO. snin.
ach: Crystal City, Texas: Warn
showers. Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry, demand light. market
dul!. Carloads FOB usual terms,
ousnel hampers 35-40c; cash track
TOO rev sales reported to quote.
reports by radio from important
markets. This mornings sales to
Jobbers unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage: Boston: Clear, As de-
grees. Arrived 4 Florida, 3 Texas.
on track 48 cars. Supplies liberal.
demand moderate. market about
steady. Texas round and flat types
barrels hacked locally 60 TX. an IN