Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

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States Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
hCamSer Of Commerce cooperating.
NO report will be issued to-
morrow. February %, account OF
legal holiday.
FOB shipping point information
reported Wednesday, Feb. 20:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
Cold, rainy.
Cabbage: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
moderate, market steady. Carloads
and IN mixed cars FOB usual terms
bulk per ton round type mostly
SI7.5O; few high as 500; crates $l.30
W1.50; 80 ID. crates Savoy S1.40W
$50. Carloads and In mixed cars
FOB cash track-bulk per ton round
type $i5Il6: crates $l.l5Gl.25.
! Wagonloads cash TO growerS-bulk
per ton round type $1,000.
Carrots: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry. demand
moderate. market steady. Carloads
and IN mixed cars FOB usual terms
-bushel baskets O. 90, few best
s1.l5; crates Sl.404l.60; 100 Id.
sacks topped Si.40nl.60. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB cash track
bushels S0M90c, few fancy high
or: crates Si25gI.40.
BcetS: HaulingS moderate. Light
wire inquiry, demand slow, market
about steady. Carloads and in mix
ed cars FOB usual termS-buShel
baskets very few sales $50 9Oc:
crates around Sl.25. Carloads and
IN mixed cars FOB cash track
bushels 701 soc; crates Sl.l0gl25.
Primary destinations Of Lower
Valley movement Wednesday, FEB.
20:
Cabbage: Houston p. st. Louis
II, Memphis 9; 8 each Chicago. Fl.
Worth; 4 each Toronto, Pittsburgh,
, Detroit: / each Dallas. Monroe,
Dupe. Philadelphia. Norfolk. New
Haven. Ashvilie. Butte, Shreveport,
san Antonio. Mixed Vegetables:
Houston II, st. Louis 10, Chicago
5; 4 each TT. Worth. New York; 3
I, Oklahoma City; , each Memphis,
Philadelphia; / each Dallas. Deni-
SON, Tulsa. Enid, Pueblo. Pitt5burg.
kanS., Winfield. Chillicotche. Dav-
export. Sioux City, Cleveland. Nash
vile, Providence, Bighamton, New
Haven, Hartford, Rapid City, La
Crosse. Winnipeg. Ardmore. Car
rots: 81. Louis 8. New York Z. Phil
adelphia A. Houston 2: | each Chi
cego. Montreal. Toronto. BeetS:
st. Louis 3. New York ?, Boston.
Philadelphia, Houston, l each.
Grapefruit: Houston 2. TT. Worth
2: / each Waco. SWeetwater. ANA
rillo, Tulsa. Ponca City. Kansas
City. Salina. Dcs Loincs. Lincoln.
Omaha, Beaumont, Milwaukee,
Marshall. Minneapolis. Lettuce: l
each jersey City, Philadelphia.
Spinach: Chicago !.
Carlot shipments or entire United
States reported Feb. 20:
Cabbage: Texas 81, Florida 10,
New York IA: total u. s. l42 cars.
Carrots: Texas q. California IL,
New York 4; total U. S. 80 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas 60. Flor
ida %. California 81, Louisiana Is;
total Y. S. al cars.
Grapefruit: Texas 10; total U. 8.
l32 cars.
Spinach: Texas q; others ?; to-
tel u. S. % cars.
Lettuce: Texas 4, others 25i, TO-
tai u. 5. 2j3 car
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Thursday morning
Feb. 20:
Mixed vegetables &c. bects 3. car
rots IL. beets and carrots 4. cab
base SO. mixed citrus /, grapefruit
Il. lettuce i; total Ill cars. Freight
movement TO date this season.
Fruit 1853. vegetables 6l57. total
1880 cars: TO same day last season:
FTut 1923, vegetables 6574: toal
1927 cars.
Additional FOB information re-
ported "wednesday. Feb. 20:
Cabbage: Rochester, ~. Y, and
nearby points: Min. 5 deg. Max. Is
deg. Clear. Demand light. no
sales reported. Some consigned.
Carrots: Rochester. N. X. and
nearby points: Demand light, no
sales reported.
Spinach: Laredo. Texas: Cool,
cloudy. Hsulings very light. Light
wire inquiry. demand light, market
weak, very few sales. Carloads FOB
usual terras-bushel baskets Savoy
i0c: cash track 30q3jc.
Spinach: Crystal City. Texas:
I Cool. light rain III morning. Haul
, lngs light. Light wire inquiry, de-
inand light, market dull. Too few
sales reported TO quote.
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markets. This mornings sales TO
! Cabbage
ST. Louis: Clear. 70 deg. Arrived
4 Texas. = Wisconsin, on track 30
cars. Supplies liberal. demand light,
market dill. Texas crates round
type fair quality and condition
$50: bulk per ton mostly $500,
some far $1,000. Wisconsin Dan
iSh type bulk per ton lew sales
$500. CARROT sales TO outside points
st. Louis basis, Texas round type
crates 2 cars $3.50.
Pittsburgh: Showing. - dec. Ar
rived / Florida, / New York, 3 Tex
as. Supplies liberal, demand slow,
| market steady on Florida stock,
4 slightly weaker on Texas stock.
Florida pointed type | 10 bushel
/ hampers 81. LIS. Texas round
type crates $2.5042.75; barrels pack
ed locally S2.75u3.25. mostly $500.
Chicago: Showing. 10 deg. Ar
rived ~ Texas, ON track 81 cars.
Supplies moderate, demand ana
tracing moderate. market about
steady. Texas round type crates
S2.65W2.75, few higher. fair. soft.
leaty $3.50; sacked per cwt. S2.50@
275; barrels packed locally mostly
SITS. Florida pointed type l l-2
bushel hampers mostly $50.
Boston: Showing. p deg. Arriv-
ed 3 Florida. l Texas. l Virginia, on
track 10 cars. Supplies liberal. de-
mand SLOW, market dull. Texas bar
rels packed locally round type best
mostly $3.50. fair S2.O012.25; 80 ID.
crates mostly S2.25. Florida Wake
field ! 10 bushel hampers s1.25G
lao. Holland approximately 100 10.
baskets Danish and red types S2.25.
Philadelphia: Showing. % deg.
Arrived 10 Florida. 5 New York. !
Texas, on track Al cars. Supplies
liberal, demand slow, market dull.