Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
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In his weekly review OF the nationa.
situation. Gregory Is local repre-
sentative of the market news service
OF the United States department Of
agriculture.
Continuing to speak Of the price
situation. he says:
Last week declines were noted for
peaches, cantaloupes, onions and
tomatoes. Eastern potatoes adj
vanced. as the general supply wa
reduced with the closing Of the
Eastern Shore season. Growers on
the Eastern Shore of Virginia and
Maryland Jared very well this year.
as the I. o. b. price of potatoes has
been relatively high. Watermelons.
also, were advancing In price. as the
volume Of carlot movement dropped.
Western lettuce closed sharply
higher, reaching S3.25 per crate at
shipping points and 500 IN city
markets. Demand was exceeding
the supply"
Gregory, IN compiling reports OF
fruit and vegetable shipments, finds
Colorado is OF increasing import
ance as a competitor for the mar
kets Of the nation. He says:
Colorado is becoming increasing
Iy important as a source OF veget-
nbles, including cantaloupes. Con-
siderable quantities Of fruit also are
produced on the Western Slope. All
kinds Of the leading truck crops are
successfully grown in the state. and
the business Of shipping mixed cars
As increasing. Denver has been an
important point for mixed a bust
ness. and now Pueblo Is promoting
the movement Of mixed vegetables.
Colorado potatoes are an important
crouA and cabbage fairly important.
Onir4p acreage is greatly increased
this year, especially in the Rocky
ford District, where most OF n
cantaloupes also are grown. Lettuce
acreage is decreasing, as growers
give more attention TO reliable crops
like green peas and cauliflower.
Paintings OF peas are probably
double those OF last year and cauli-
flower acreage may be three or four
times that Of 1928. CantaloupeS
have been slightly reduced In
southeastern Colorado"
The market review continues:
Apples we're jobbing mostly at
~kl.2S-3.5O per bushel basket, with
most of the shipments coming from
Delaware, Maryland. Virginia, II
linois and Northern California.
Western shipments were increasing
slowly and totaled $50 cars last
week. Eastern output decreased 10
240 cars. Total forwardings were
only half those Of a year ago.
Grape shipments were only ITO cars.
chiefly California and Arizona stock.
Celery was coming mainly from
Michigan, that state being credited
with 95 of the weeks lis cars. Green
peas from New York and wash
inaton were supplying the markets.
iowa moved rs cars Of cabbage and
Virginia about 100 cars. Shipments
% California pears increased TO $780,
or double the preceding weeks out
put. Combined forwardings OF twen-
ty.nine leading products decreased
10 1850 cars, or 9.400 less than dur
ing the same period last season.
The decrease recently was mostly In
movement Of watermelons, canta-
loupes and potatoes. Peach ship
ments greatly increased.
Eastern Potatoes Advance
Markets for eastern potatoes re-
covered from their slump. as sup
niles decreased. The Eastern Shore
rexAn is nearly through shipping
ariH the I. o. b. price OF best Cob
blers advanced last week to $3.50 per
barrel, with city markets firm at
sA2s-5.25. Shipping point prices in
kansas and Missouri weakened
slightly to $1.75-1.60 sacked per
100 lbs. Of best Cobblers. The Kaw
Valley expects to ship about 600 70
100 cars Missouri had increased to
$50 cars the past week and Kansas
shipped $40. Half the Kaw Valley
crop Is moved. Output Of the East
ern Shore Of Virginia dropped to
$50 cars and Maryland to 900. New
Jersey increased rapidly to $40 cars
In addition TO truck haulings. Ken
tucky's total last week was 2l0 with
Minnesota increased to l35. Many
of the late or main crop potato
states are getting under way. Com
bined forwardings Of 1926 cars COM
pared with S.615 the preceding week
and 1880 during the anne period
last year. At shipping points In
New Jersey cobblers held firm
around $2.65 per 100 lbs. and this
stock was higher In New York City
at s2.65-2Is5. Midwestern sacked
Cobblers held about steady in the
Chicago carlot market at sl.65-2.00.
Onion Prices Decline
A preliminary report on acreage
of onions in fifteen late shipping
states indicate 53,2l0 acres IS
against 46.l50 last season. Principal
increases over the harvested acreage
Of last year are in New York. Ohio
and Michigan in the East and Colo
raod among the Western states.
COLORADO shows a greater gain than
any kther state. Southeastern Colo
radS aImay have 5000 cars OF VAL
encia type onions compared with 700
by rail last season.
The shipping seaso has opened
In New York. During last week.
fowa's output increased TO 165 cars
and Massachusetts, to $50. New Jer-
sew decreased to IS and Washington
70 $50 cars but Northern California
marketed 100. Combined movement
Of It's cars was an increase over the
preceding week and also e the
same period in 1928. In the Con-
necticut Valley OF Massachusetts,.
Japanese sets were returning $3.50
sacked per 100 lbs. with the mar
ket firm. Boston quoted this l IA
inch minimum stock az $2.50-2.75.
California yellows were lower in
Chicago at s2.s5 per 100 lbs. COM
uared with Washington stock at
S225-25o. The general jobbing
n on California whites was