Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29

F. 0. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Saturday, April 9th:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
warm, cloudy. Cabbage: Haulings
light. Moderate wire inquiry de-
mand moderate, market about
steady. Carloads and in mixed cars
FOB usual terms-bulk per ton
round type S15.00-17.00, mostly SIS;
crates mostly s~1.15-1.25. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB cash track
bulk per ton round type mostly
$3.50; crates $~1.00-S1.10. Wagon
loads cash to growers-bulk per ton
$6.00-8.00, mostly $500. Sunday:
warm, cloudy. Carrots: Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate, market steady.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual termS-b;V hel baskets $1.00-
Ito; crates S1.50-$1.60; 100-lb. sacks
tops removed around $3.50. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB cash
track-bushel baskets mostly $1.o0;
few lower; crates $1.40-1.50. Bets:
Haulings light. Moderate wire in
quiry, demand moderate, market
about steady. Carload and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms-bushel bas-
kets around $1.00, poorer lower;
crates $1.40-1.60. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track-bushel
basket 90c-$1.00; crates $1.25-1.4O.
Potatoes: Haulings light. Moderate
wire inquiry. demand moderate,
market steady. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB usual terms-100-lb.
sacks Bl Triumphs U. S. No. Is
few sales mostly $500; cash track
S3.75; 50-lb. sacks 10c cwt extra.
Wagonloads cash to growcrs-mostly
$3.50. Green Beans: Haulings
light. Good wire inquiry, demand
good, market steady. Carloads and
in mixed cars FOB usual terms
bushel hampers S~tringless best $2.25,
poorer lower; cash track-mostly
around $500, few lower; Oval hamp-
ers 10c higher. Wagonloads cash to
growers mostly $1.50, few $I.75.
Green Corn: Haulirss moderate.
Light wire inquiry, demand moder-
ate. market about steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms-bushel baskets mostly $500;
cash track in mixed cars very few
sales SITS.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Monday morning
Mixed vegetables 40; beets 8; car
rotS 2;8 beets and carrots 10; cab
bage 8; potatoes 40; bears 4 freight.
l express, green corn IA; tomatoes
g.; parsley 3; total 1913 cars. Freight
movement to date this season
Fruit 1923. Vegetables 1894, total
2 LOB cars; to same day last sea-
son - Fruit 1146, vegetables 1859;
total 16,705 cars.
Carlot shipments of enti-, United
States reported Saturday and Sun
day: Potatoes: Alabama 4; Colo
RADIO "A; Florida 154; Idaho 1877;
Louisiana 81; Maine 1856; Michigan
rs: Minnesota 121; New York 48;
Texas Sc; Washington "A; Wiscon-
sin 70; total U. S. 1929 cars. Onions:
Texas 1873; others 2; total U. S. 140
cars. Carrots: Arizona 8; Califor-
MIA At; Texas SO; total U. S. "a cars.
Cabbage: Alabama Is; Georgia 8;
Louisiana II; Mississippi IT; North
Carolina 8; South Carolina Sc; Tex
as 10; total U. S. 165 cars. Mixed
vegetables: California %; Florida
SO; Louisiana Is; Texas 81; total
U. S. 173 cars. Tomatoes: Florida
east coast At; other Florida 80; Tex
as S; total U. s. 140 cars. Cucum-
bers: Florida SO; Louisiana l; In
dianapolis l.: Texas 20; total U. S.
lis cars. String beans: Florida 10;
Louisiaan IA; South Carolina 2; Tex
as 3 freight, 2 express, total U. S. SO
cars.
Additional F. o. B. Information re-
ported Saturday. April 9th: Canal
Point, Fla, Warm, partly cloudy.
String beans: Haulings light. Light
wire inquiry, demand moderate, mar
ket slightly stronger. Carloads FOB
cash track-7-8 bushel hampers
Bountifuls S1.50-2.10; Stringless and
Red Valentine $1.65-1.75. Tomatoes:
Haulings light. Moderate wire in
quiry. demand moderate, market
about steady. Carloads FOB cash
track-Sixes green, wrapped fancy
mostly $500, few 1925; choice most
~ $500, few S2.25. Laredo, Texas,
hot, partly cloudy. Onions: Haul
ings decreasing. Light wire inquiry,
demand limited, market weak. Car
loads FOB usual terms-crates yell
low BermudaS u. s. No. Is and mix
ed No. Is and Is good quality 85-90c;
Cry-tal Wax U. S. No. Is and mixed
No. Is and Is good quality 81. 00-1.15
mostly S1.00-1.10. Carloads FOB
cash tracl--few sales crates. yell
low Bermudas mixed No. Is and Is
good quality 75c; Crystal Wax 90c.
Reports by radio from important
markets. This mornings sales to
jobbers-unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage: Chicago: Arrival II
Alabama, / Florida, l Georgia, 5
Louisiana, 5 Mississippi, 4 Texas, on
track rs cars. Supplies liberal, de-
mand and trading moderate, market
barely steady. Alabama round type
crates s2.7563.00. Texas and Mis-
sissippi round type crates fair quail
ity $2.50@2.75. Alabama 60-lb.
crates round type mostly $50. Tex
as round type sacked per cwt $2.25
@2.50.
Kansas City: Clear, 81 degrees.
Arrived 4 Louisiana, 7 Texas, divert
ed z, on track 2 cars. Supplies mod
crate. market slightly stronger. Tex
as round type bulk per cwt $4,000
2.25. Louisiana pointed type crates
S2.25.
st. Louis: Clear, IS. Arrived 2
Alabama, ! Louisiana, 4 Mississippi,
9 Texas, on track % cars. Supplies