Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
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Department Of Agriculture, United
States Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies and the San Antonio, Texas,
hCamber Of Commerce cooperating.
r. o. b. shipping point informa-
tion reported Saturday, Feb. O.:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
Minimum 80 degrees. maximum ii
degrees Cloudy: Cabbage: Haul.
ings light. Better wire inquiry, de-
mand moderate, market slightly
stronger. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms, bulk per ton
round type sls.00-22.5O, few higher;
crates $l.40-i.50. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track. bulk per
ton round type around SIS; rates
sl.25-l.A0. Wagonloads cash 10
growers, bulk per ton round type
mostly SIS. Sunday: Minimum "a
degree; maximum 81 degrees;
cloudy. Carrots: Haulings light
Better wire inquiry, demand mod
crate. market slightly stronger, very
few sales. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms, bushel bas-
nuts RiDNly S0E-r4@NNs ClaktS rI.HV-
100; sacked per 100 lbs. topped
~si.6O-l.75. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB cash track. bushels $4,000;
crates around $i.o5-l.40. Beets:
Haulings light. Light wire inquiry.
demand moderate, market about
steady. Carloads and in mixed cars
cars FOB usual terms, bushel bas-
kets around soc; crates ~$125-1.40.
Inmixed cars FOB cash track, bush
els 1880; crates around s1.25.
Primary destinations Of Lower
Valley movement reported Saturday
and Sunday:
Beets: New York 2: 1 each Hous-
ton, Glassboro, Memphis. Carrots:
St. Louis q; New York 8; / each
Houston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Washington. Shreveport, Detroit.
New Haven. Mixed Citrus: Beau
mont !. Mixed Vegetables: Hous-
ton II; st. Louis a; New York q:
Fort Worth 2; l each Stamford
Texa-kana. FL Paso, Dixon, Sioux
Falls, Athens, Pittsburgh, Hartford,
New Haven, Richmond, Wichita,
Kansas. Toronto, Omaha, Montreal
Oklahoma City, Winnipeg, Regina,
Shreveport, Macon. Ca, Duluth
Cleveland, Sweetwater, Amarillo
Tulsa. Detroit, Deadwood. Denver,
Nashville, Syracuse. Grapefruit:
Houston Z; . each Fort Worth. Kan
a City; l each Wichita. Kansas,
Fort Scott, Minneapolis, lockwood,
Dalls, Chicago. Dandelion: New
York !. Parsley: New York I.Cab-
hege: Houston %; st. Louis 20;
Fort Worth S; Toronto s; Chicago
g; 3 each Shreveport, Pittsburgh.
Memphis: ? each New York, Louis
Vile, Cleveland, Vancouver. salt
Lake City. Omaha. Dupo; / each
Kansas City, Grand Rapids, Detroit.
Boise, Settle, Calgary. Philadelphia
New Haven, N. Bay, Ont, Brantford,
Brooklyn.
Carlot shipments OF entire United
States reported Saturday and Sun
day: Cabbage: Texas 81; Florida 50;
New York 80; total u. S. 1873 cars.
Carrots: Texas Il; California Is;
New York 6; total U. s. IS cars.
Grapefruit: Texas Il; Florida 1874;
fetal U. S. I43 cars. Mixed vegeta-
bles: Texas 20; Louisiana Is; Cali
fornia %; Florida g; total u. S. 1875
ears. Spinach: Texas 8; others A:
total u. S. Z cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Sunday and Monday
morning: Mixed vegetables %;
oetts ?; carrots 6; beets and carrots
4; cabbage 80; mixed citrus .:
grapefruit 10; total 90 crs. Freight
movement to date this season: Fruit
l,247; vegetables 4,765; total 6.Ol2
crs; TO same dy last season: Fruit
loss; vegetables ASST; total 5.9.5
cars.
Additional FOB informtion report
ed Saturday. Feb. O: Cabbage: Ro-
chestr, y. Y, and nearby points:
Minimum % degrees; maximum 81
degrees. Showing. Demand light
market dull. too few sales 10 estab-
li1l market. Carrots: Rochester. ~.
L., and nearby points: Practically
no demand, market firm. No sales
reported. Spinach: Laredo. Texas:
Partly cloudy, cold. Practically nc
haulings account Of weather. Ligat
wire inquiry. no sales reported
Spinach: Crystal City City, Texas:
Cold, clear. Practically no haulings
account Of weather. Better wire in
curry. Too few sales reported 70
quote. Low temperatures Saturday
and Sunday nights damaged crops
but impossible 10 determine extent
al present.
Reports by radio from important
markets. This mornings sales 70
~Job5ers, unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage
New York; Clear, 20 deg. Arrived
II Florida, 1 New York. I South
Carolina, 3 Texas. New supplies
moderate. demand moderate, market
steady. Texas round type so Id.
crates $3.50; lettuce crates Savoy
S2-25@2.5O California lettuce crates
Savoy S2-25. South Carolina Savoy
l l-2 bushel hampers $l.50. Florida
pointed type l IL bushel hampers
few sl.00@Ll5. few SIPS, poorer low
6 75c; red s2.50.
Pittsburgh: Partly cloudy. u deg.
Arrived I Florida, ] New York, 2
Texas, ? Virginia. Supplies mod
crate. demand slow. market slightly
stronger On Texas stock. Texas round
type 50 10. crates mostly S3I3.25:
barrels packed locally s3-25nS.5O.
Florida pointed type / IL bushel
hampers Si.i0n i.25. Texas round
type bulk per ton. $500.
Cincinnati: CLOUDY. s deg. Arriy-
ed 3 Florida. I New York. = Texas.
on track S cars. Supplies moderate.
demand moderate. market slightly
weaker. Texas round type crates
S2.50G2.I5; bulk per ton mostly $40.
Florida pointed type ! f-a bushel
hampers Sl-ioGl-5o, few lower; bulk
per ton. 5000.
Chicago: Partly cloudy. IL deg.
? Florida. 50 Texas, on track
81 cars. Supplies moderate, demand
moderaet. market steady. Texas
round type crates s2.T5GS.Dp. fair
and soft S2-5ei sacker per cwt. most
~ S2.75. Florida pointed type 1 10
bushel hampers Si-25Gl.50. wiscon-
sin Danish type sacked per cwt. $500
U225; red mostly around s3.75.
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