Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-22
NO BASIS FOR
Low CABBAGE,
DEALER Says
Drop to SIS Per Ton
Not Justified By
Market Conditio n S
Throughout North

There is no sound reason for the
sudden drop in the price of cabbage
from $50 70 SIS per ton. is the opin-
ion Of c. r. Coleman, Corpus Christi
produce dealer, who asserts that
'panieky" shippers have ruined the
market by putting the price at a lev
81 which is not at all necessary.
Mr. Coleman, pioneer cabbage deal
or Of Corpus Christi. who shipped
the first car out Of south Texas in
1899, advocates more orderly market
ing as che only means Of stabiliz-
ing the market and placing the cab
hsge price back IN the level which
he maintains is justified by the
email stocks in storage.
cit is my honest opinion that there
Is no sound reason for the sudden
drop in the price Of cabbage in the
Valley in n weeks time from $50
TO S25," Hr. Coleman said in dis
cussing the market situation. "The
price of cabbage in Texas is usually
governed by the mount Of storage
cabbage left in New York and Wis
oonsin when the Texas crop comes
on the market. IL is a well known
fact that on December Is there were
only 300 cars Of cabbage left in
New York state, and not more than
1000 cars on January /; while in
Wisconsin not over $50 cars we're
left on January 10.
"Since January 1 about 1900 cars
we're shipped from New York state
at an average price Of s45 to S4S
per ton, while in Wisconsin there
we're not over ESQ cars left on Janu-
airy Y. With shipments moving out
Of u@e above states at n total rate of
20 cbrs per day. il can be readily
seen that there is no great surplus
Of cabbage left. By January 25 to
February l all storage cabbage in
New York and Wisconsin should be
disposed Of.
Drop in -Four Days
"Yet. in face of these facts. the
price of cabbage in the Valley has
dropped to $25 per ton. This has
been caused, in my opinion, by the
fact of some of the small dealers OF
leaders probably having a few cars
rolling unsold, and rather than con-
sign to some strong market they i'm
medistely became frightened and
flooded the country with wires. first
starting BY dropping from $50 TO $40
per ton, and then two or three DAYS
later dropping TO a price Of $50 per
ton 10 the dealer; and this seems 10
be the prevailing price from the
Valley.
"All other sections, including Cor
pus Christi, where We have been ship
ping only a few ears and asking a
price Of $50 per ton, have been COM
PEELED 10 follow suit. and the farmer
IS the sufferer. Just as soon as
shippers begin reducing the asked
price for cabbage. the northern buy
ers simply sit back and refuse Ia
buy; while II a decent price had
been maintained the demand would
have continued. As = result, many
~ the shippers IN the Valley have
become excited and 'panicky' during
the past week. and have ruined the
market by putting the price 70 the
farmer and the selling price at a
level which Is not at all necessary.
so far As the Corpus Christi
Robstown section is concerned. we
shippers arc simply loading the very
minimum Of cars. only five cars
being shipped last week. Ny advice
70 the farmers j. not TO rush the
cabbage to the market. but if neces-
AIRY hold il back for a week, and, as
the northern crop cleans up. the
market certainly will advance"
Predicts $50 Per Ton
New York and Wisconsin cabbage
will 20 to $50 per ton within two
weeks IL the predtrtfop ~ Pocheu-
ter dealers" Mr.. Coleman said.
Here IS a telegram ! received from
r. G. Shrcvc Of Rochester. N. ". on
January y, in response TO a letter Of
inquiry:
" Up here the loading Of cabbage
has been quite heavy this week. but
the demand has been active, and
markets have taken supplies nicely.
Ara<Fay re arc expecting you 10 buy
rs y new hat II we have not a $50
price hy the first Of February
In n telegram from the same firm