Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
Truck
Markets
Via Naval Radio Station

Department of Agriculture, United
States Bureau of Agricultural leo
Monies and the San Antonio, Texas
hCamber of Commerce cooperating.
F. Q. 3. Shipping point informa-
ton reported Thursday, Feb. 20:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points
Cool, clear.
Cabbage: Hauling5 moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand Inn
tied, market slightly weaker. Car
loads and III mixed ca FOB usual
terms, bulk per ton round type
S12-15; crates S1.O0-1.25; 80-lb crates
Savoy few sales around S1.35. Car
loads and N mixed cars FOB cash
track, bulk per ton round type most
ly S11.00; crates S0.95-1.00. Wagon
loads cash to growers, bulk per ton
mostly $500.
Carrots: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
moderate, market steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual terms,
bushel baskets S0.90-1.00, mostly 90c;
crates S1.35-1.60: 100-lb sacks topped
mostly $3.50. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB cash track, bushel baskets
$4,000; crates ~s120-t.4o.
Beets: Haulings moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry, demand improy-
ing, market steady. Carloads FOB
usual terms and in mixed cars,
bushel baskets 10000. few higher;
crates mostly around SIPS. few
81 IS. Carloads and III mixed cars
FOB cash track. bushel baskets
70-3CC; crates S1.10-1.15.
Primary destinations of Lower
Valley movement reported Thurs
day. Feb. %:
Cabbage: Houston q; st. Louis
Is: Chicago s: Shreveport 8; New
York s; 3 each Philadelphia; Fort
Worth, Pittsburgh; / each Dallas.
Baton Rouge, Memphis, Toledo,
Springfield, Cleveland, New London,
Twin Falls, Martin, Tenn, Spring
field, Ont, Port Arthur. Ont, Cal
gary, Saskatoon, Montreal, Boston.
Mixed Vegetables: St. Louis 90;
New York 10; Houston IA; Chicago
4; 3 each Fort Worth. Jersey City.
Montreal; PHILADELPHIA 2; l each
Ouanah Texas, Oklahoma City,
Pine Bluff. Monroe, Wichita, Mem
ph:s, Minneapolis. Lincoln, Denver,
Great Falls, Charlotte, Newark,
WilkeSbarre. Pittsburgh, Bronx.
y. Y, Springfield. Worcester. Holt
0ke. Bangor. Regina. Razelton,
WASHINGTON, Dodge City, Dallas.
GRAPEFRUIT: Fort Worth 2; l each
Denver. Fairbury, Hamilton, Hous-
ton. Beaumont. DandeIion: New
York l.. Broccoli: New York l.
Doo4- a.1J Hor.0+r- nnHl1 TNynntn
Indlanapolis. Carrots: Houston 3:
ST. Louis 7; New York s; 2 each
BROOKLYN. Detroit, Minneapolis, Bal
ti-nore, l each Chicago, St. Paul,
Wadena. Philadelphia, Winnipeg,
Montreal. Lettuce: Jersey City 2.
Beets. ST. Louis s; New York 5;
Houston 2; Chicago /. Turnips: !
each St. Louis, Greenville. n. G.
Potatoes. | each Atlanta. Louisville.
Padisaes: Houston 3; | each Fort
Worth. st. louis. Spinach, ] eGcn
Houston, Fort Worth, St. Louis;
Chicaoo.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported THURSDAY. Feb. 22:
Cabbage. Texas 81. Florida As;
New York 2: total II. S 17a cars.
Carrots. Texas 81; California q;
total Y. 5. AZ cars.
Mivad Vegetables. Texas 80: Flor
ida q. California IS; Louisiana 5:
total U. s. 139 cars.
Strinq Beans: Florida 20; total
Spinach: Texas go; others A. total
1O3 cars.
Grapefruit: Texas 7; Florida 1873;
total u. S. 146 cars.
Additional r. o. B. information
rcportcd Thursday, February 26:
Cabbage. Rochester, N. 81, anG
nearby points: Cloudy, 81 degrees,
maximum 81 degrees, snow flurrleS.
Demand light, market about steady.
Carloads FOB usual terms. sacked
per ton Danish type small TO me-
dunn S41-45. Some consigned.
Carrots. Rochester. ". Y, and
nearby points. Demand light, mar
ket dull, Carloads FOB usual terms,
sacked per Cwt few sales S2.75.
String Beans Canal Point. Fla:
Warm. clear. Haulings moderate.
Wire inquiry good for s~tringless,
light for others, demand good, mar
ket about steady on strlngleSS, de-
mand light. marke weak on others.
Carloads FOB usual terms rs BUSH
81 hampers StrinCleSS $2-t5-2.35:
cash track S2.00-2.15. Carloads
FOB cash track to growers, 7-8
bushel hampers stringless S1~.77-2.0O.
Most Refurees, BOuntifuls ard VAL
entines rolled unsold.
Spinach: Laredo, Texas: Clear,
so0l. FauliHgs heavy. Moderate
wire inquiry. demand moderate,
market about steady. Carloads
FOB usual terms. hushel baskets
Savoy mostly ACC; cash track mOatly
BIC.
Spinach: crystal City, Texas:
Clear. cool. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate. market about
steady. Haulings heavy. Carloads
FOB usual terms, brshel baskets
SAVOY mostly 40C: cash track very
fe vsales Sc.
Lower Rio Crande Valley move
r1ert reported Friday morning,
March /.
Mixed Vegetables So: Beets u;
Carrots 26: Reets and Carrots rs:
Cabbage so: Lettuce 2: Broccoli /;
Turnirs q: Potatoes 2: Dandelion
I. Ani7e 1: GRAPEFRUIT 7: total 215
cars. Freight movement 70 date TINS
season. fruit 1412. Vegetables 7f43.
total 9055 cars. TO anne dav last
season Fruit 1874, Vegetables 1882,
total Q116 cars.
REPORTS by radio from important
markets.
This mornings sales to jobbers
unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage. Philadelphia: Clear, 81
decrees. Arrived 2 Florida. 2 New
YWork, on track p cars. New Of
ferines liehts, demand moderate
market stronger. Florida pointed
type best I 70 bushel hammers
S~1!60-1.75. poorer low as SIPS. Tex
rs round type crates So. Cincinnati:
Partly cloudy. IS degrees. Arrived 2
Elnrida Tn-as on fracr- II cors