Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-06
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Department of Agriculture, United
States Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies and the San Antonio, Texas,
hCam5er Of Commerce cooperating.
Vegetable Bulletin No. SO
F.. Q. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Tuesday, March 5:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
Cool, clear.
Cabbage: Holdings moderate.
Good wire inquiry, demand good.
market stronger. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB usual terms-bulk
per ton round type S15@18, mostly
S17.50; crates S1.15@1.30; 80-lb.
crates Savoy around $1.40. Carloads
and in mixed a r FOB cash track
bulk per ton round type mostly
S15.00; cartes $1.10Q1.15. Wagon
loads cash to growers bulk per ton
mostly $1,000, few $40.
Carrots: HaulirgS light. Light
wire inquiry, demand limited, mar
ket about steady. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB usual terms-bu.
baskets 90c@$1.O0, few higher;
crates $1.35@1.5O; 100 ID. sacks
topped $1.40Q1.50. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bu.
baskets 10000; crates S1.25Q135.
Beets: Haulings moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry. demand mode
rate, market about steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual terms
-bushel baskets 10000; crates
mostly around $1.25@1.35. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB cash track
-bushel baskets 10000; crates
S1.10@1.20.
Corpus Christi obstown section:
Cool, clear.
Cabbage: Haulings light. Good
wire inquiry, demand good, market
stronger. Carloads FOB usual terms
round and fiat types bulk per ton
mostly $1,000; cash track no sales
reported. Most present shipments
are for previous sales.
Primary destinations Of Lower
Valley movement reported Tuesday,
March 5:
Cabbage: Houston 20, st. Louis
"a, Chicago IL, Shreveport S; 4
each New York, Toronto; 3 each Fl.
Worth, Cleveland, New Haven; 2
each Montreal, Greenwood, India
napolis, Boston; 1 each Memphis,
Detroit, Toledo, Cheyenne, Corby,
KY, Nashville, Dallas. Philadelphia,
Buffalo, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Co
ulmbus. Louisville. Carrots: ST.
Louis z; 3 each Philadelphia, New
York, Houston; Brooklyn 2; / each
Jackson. Mich, Pittsburgh. Mixed
Vegetables: IL each Houston, ST.
Louis, New York IL; 2 each Pitts
burgh, Montreal,( Shreveport, Jer-
Sey City; l each Fl. Worth, Amaril-
10, Okmulgee, Roswell, Winfield,
Kas., Pine Bluff, Sioux City, Wa
terloo, Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings,
Pueblo, Denver, Chicago, Minneap-
oils, Muncie, Cleveland. Lexington,
Newark, Richmond, Philadelphia,
Harrisburg, Utica, Boston, Calgary,
Hamilton, Toronto, Baltimore, Pu-
eblo, Plainview. Anise: New York /.
RadiShes: Houston l. BeetS and Car
rots: Kansas City /. Turnips:
Houston j. Spinach: TT. Worth l.
Lettuce: Jersey City l. Grapefruit
Houston 3; l each San Antonio,
Sweetwater, Ft. Worth, Des Moines,
Milwaukee, st. Paul, London, FL
PaSO. BeetS: New York 8, st. Lou
is s., Houston 3; l each Boston,
Shreveport, Chicago. Broccoli: New
York l.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Tuesday, March S:
Cabbage: Texas 116, Florida Sc,
New York 4; total U. S. III cars.
Carrots: Texas %, California Is,
New York s; total U. S. 40 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas 70, Cal
ifornia 10. Florida II, Louisiana 8;
total y. S. 119 cars.
String Beans: Florida %; total
U. S. % cars.
Spinach: Texas 30, California 2;
total q. S. IS cars.
Grapefruit: Texas II, Florida SO:
total u. S. 106 cars.
Additional F. o. B. information
reported Tuesday, March 5:
Cabbage: Rochester, N. Y, and
nearby points: Min. "a deg. Max.
~ deg. Raining. Demand light,
market about steady. Carloads FOB
usual terms, Danish type bulk per
ton small to medium $36@42; sack
ed per ton small to medium few
sales $45, few higher.
Carrots: Rochester, N. Y, and
nearby points: Demand light, mar
ket about steady. Carloads FOB US
ual terms, bushel baskets washed /
car SITS.
String Beans: Canal Point, Fla:
Windy, rained during day. Haul
ingS moderate. Moderate wire in
quiry, for Stringles and red Valen-
tines, light for others, market about
steady. Carloads FOB cash track.
718 bushel hampers fancy, string
less Valentines $2.O0@2.25, mostly
$500; refugees $1@1.2O, mostly ST.
Most refugees and bountifuls rolled
unSold.
Spinach: Laredo, Texas: Warm,
clear. Haulings light. Light wire
inquiry, demand moderate. market
about steady. Carloads FOB usual
terms, bushel baskets Savoy 40c;
cash track 35c.
Spinach: Crystal City, Texas:
Cool, clear. HaulingS moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand mod
crate, market about steady. Car
loads FOB usual terms, bushel bas-
kets Savoy mostly Acc; cash track
35c.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Wednesday morning.