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

F. o. 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
cars FOB usual terms, bulk per ton
round type S15-18, mostly SIS;
crates $1.10-1.25. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track very
few sales, bulk per ton round type
S12-14; crates $1.00-1.10. Wagon
loads cash to growers, bulk per ton
mostly $40. Carrots: Haulings light
Light wire inquiry, demand slow,
market dull. Carloads and in mix
ed cars FOB usual terms, hushel
baskets S5c-S1.00; crates S1.30-1.40
fancy, long $3.50. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bushel
baskets $4,000; crates ~$1.25-1.35
Beets: Haulings light. Light wire
inquiry, demand slow, market dull
Carloads and in mixed cars FOE
usual terms, buShel baskets $4,000
few lower; crates mostly ~$1.25-1.35
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
cash track, bushel baskets 10000,
crates $1,10-1.25. 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 S3.75. Onions: (Ray-
mondville and nearby points, :
Haulings 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
bage: Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry, demand moderate,
marke dull. Carloads and in mix
ed cars FOB usual terms, round
and flat types bulk per ton mostly
S18; crates mostly $1.25. Wagon
loads cash to growers, bulk per ton
mostly SIP.
Primary destinations Of Lower
Valley movement reported Tuesday,
March 18th: Cabbage: Houston %;
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
Montreal, Port Arthur. Van
couver, Louisville. Cleveland. Fl.
Worth, Oklahoma City, Brooklyn.
Tupelo. Mixed vegetables: st.
a; Houston p; New York Z;
TT. Worth 8; 2 each Springfield.
Memphis, Toronto; l each
Dallas, Amarillo. Knoxville,
Monroe, La, Winfield, Chicago,
City, Calgary. Lothbridge
Alberta, Sherman. Johnston City,
Cleveland. Grapefruit:
Houston 2; 1 each San Benito,
Sweetwater, Altus. Topeka. Car
rots: st. Louis s; New York 8: Chi
cago 2; | each Houston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Boston, Brook
Beets and carrots: 1 Hamll-
ton. Beets: New York 2; l each
Glaseboro, New Haven. Onions: St.
Q: Pittsburgh l. Potatoes:
Ft- Worth 8; Kansas City .: 1 each
Houston, Seattle, Chicago. Spinach:
Fort Worth 1. Dandelion: New
York /. Anise: New York 2.
Carlot shipments Of entire Unit
ed States reported Tuesday, March
18th: Cabbage: Texas 90; Florida
81; New York 4; total U. s. 167
cars. String beans: Florida IS: to-
tai U. S. Is cars. Spinach: Texas
81; Virginia 7; total U. S. 50 cars.
Onions: Texas 3; others "; total
Q. S. rs cars. Grapefruit: Texas 6:
Florida 122; total U. S. l<s cars.
Carrots: Texas is: others 3; total
U. S. 10 cars. Potatoes: Colorado
81: Florida 81; Maine 1874: Mime
sofa 1876; Texas 8; total U. S. s73
cars. Bermuda 4 cars. Mixed
tables: Texas 50; California II:
Florida 9; Louisiana 8; total u. S.
ia cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
nent reported Wednesday morn
ing, March goth: Mixed vegetables
So: beets z; carrots %: beets and
carrots 10; cabbage 81; potatoes
"a; onions 4; parsley 8; anise 2:
mixed citrus 5; total 1877 cars.
Freight movement to date this :
son, fruit 1859. vegetables 1O.988. to-
tai 12,447 cars; to same date last.
season, fruit 1146, vegetables 1O.985.
1871 cars.
Additional FOB information re-
Tuesday, March 18th.
String beans, Canal Point. Fla:
Warm, partly cloudy. Haulings
light. Light wire inquiry. de-
moderate, market steady.
9uallty fair to generally good.
Carloads FOB usual terms. 7-8
ouShel hampers Refugees $1.25-
10, few higher; Stringless and
Red Valentines S~2.00-2.25; Bounti-
tuls ~S1.50-2.00. Wagonloads cash IA
growers. Black Valentines ia
oushel hampers 10000. Spin
ach: Crystal City. Texas: Warm.
showers. Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry, demand light. market
dull. Carloads FOB usual terms.
oushel hampers 35-40c; cash track
few sales reported to quote.
Reports by radio from important
markets. This mornings sales to
]obberS unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage: Boston: Clear, IS de-
yrees. Arrived 4 Florida, 8 Texas.
On track 48 cars. Supplies liberal
demand moderate. market about
Texas round and flat types
barrels packed locally S2.75; so ID.
s2.50-2.75, mostly $3.50.
Cincinnati: Cloudy. fl degrees. Ar
rived l Florida, on track II cars.
Supplies heavy, demand moderate,