Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-15
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Furnished to The Herald y Texas
Department of Agriculture. United
States Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies and the San Antonio, Texas,
Chamber Of Commerce cooperating.
+. O. B. shipping point information
reported Monday, Jan. IA:
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points:
(Cool, clear. Cabbage: Haulings
light. Light wire inquiry, demand
slow, market unsettled, weaker. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms, bulk per tor round type $45-
90; crates S2.75-3.00. Carloads and
in mixed cars FOB cash track, bulk
per ton cash track around S45; crates
S2.75. Wagonloads cash to growers
bulk per ton $3.50. Carrots: Haul
ings light. Light wire inquiry, de-
msnd slow, market dull. Carloads
and in mixed ears FOB usual terms,
bushel baskets $1.0O-l.l0; crates
Sl.50-l.75. In mixed cars FOB cash
track bushel baskets $0.s5-i.00;
crates si.55-1.50. Bets: Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate, market steady.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms, bushel baskets $685.
i.50; crates $1.S5-2.00; cash track,
bushel baskets ~S1.35-l.40, crates
around S1.75. Spinach: Haulings
moderate. Light wire inquiry, de-
mand slow, market weak. Carloads
FOB usual terms, bushel baskets Sa-
voy few sales, no sales reported, IN
mixed car around 75c; cash track,
IN mixed cars bushel baskets 60-65c.
Primary destinations of Lower
Valley movement reported Monday,
January IL: Cabbage: 8 each Hous-
ten. St. Louis; New York 2; Shreve-
port ]. Carrots: ST. Louis 2. Beets
and carrots: St. Louis 1. Spinach:
St. Louis 5; Philadelphia ?. Mixed
vegetables: St. Louis a. 2 each New
YORK, Kansas City 2; l each Dallas,
Dayton. Mixed citrus: / each Waco.
Houston. Broccoli: New York /.
Parsley: l New York.
Csrlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Monday. Jan. Il:
Cabbage: Texas ~; New York s:
Wisconsin Is; California 4; total q.
$. IS cars.
Carrots: California rs: Colorado
4; New York; total U. S. 81 cars.
Mixed vegetables: Texas rs; Cali
fornia 20; Florida 10; Louisiana Il:
total u. 5. 81 cars.
Grapefruit: Florida IS; Arizona L:
total u S. IS cars.
Mixed Citrus: Florida 30; Texas
=; total U. s. az cars.
Spinach: Texas 50: California 4:
total U. S. 10 cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
reported Tuesday morning, Jan
IS: Mixed vegetables %; beets
z; carrots s; beets and carrots IL:
broccoli 4; parsley /; potatoes y:
lettuce !; cabbage Is; spinach q.
grapefruit III; mixed citrus 2; total
Is cars. Freight movement 10 date
this season: Fruit el2; vegetables
1884; total 2,606 cars. To same dav
last season: Fruit SEQ; vegetables
2r256; total 3.I46 cars.
Additional r. o. B. information re-
ported Monday, Jan. IL:
Cabbage: Rochester, ". Y. and
nearby points: Minimum | degree Be-
low; maximum 10 degrees; cloudy.
Demand limited, practically no trad
ing account OF cold weather, too few
sales reported 70 quote.
Carrots: Rochester. ". Y. ara
nearby points: Demand limited, a
ket firm- Carloads FOB usual terms.
very few sales account of cold ves-
Their, 100-lb. sacks S2.75-2s5: bushel
baskets cut sI-55.
Spinach: Laredo. Texas: Warm.
clear. Haulings moderate, moderate
wire inquiry. demand good. market
1rn. Carloads FOB usual terms.
bushel baskets Savoy 50-55c; cash
track Assoc.
Crystal City. Texas: Warm. clear.
haulinzs moderate. Moderate wire
inquiry, demand moderate. market
steady Carloads FOB usual terms.
bushel baskets Savoy 5o-s5c; casa
track assoc.
Reports hy radio from important
markets This mornings sales 70
Jobhers unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage:
Chicago. Clear. 2 deg. below. A.
rived l California, / Louisiana. s
New York. 7 Texas. 10 Wisconsin.
on track including broken Sc cars.
Supplies moderate. demand and trad
ing slow, market steady On wiscon-
sir, slightly weaker On othsrs. Wis