Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
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u. S. Bureau Urges
Stabilized Fruit
Truck Prices

The annual agriculture outlook re-
port, which will be released by the
department Of agriculture on Monday,
January %, is expected TO recon-
mend a general reduction in CONNER
cial acreage Of most vegetables and
some fruits to restore farm prices
to q more favorable basis. Growers
throughout the United States will be
interested to read the report in de-
tail. Its several parts apply 10 all
the important farm products.
During the past week, potato prices
mostly held their recent gains;
onions advanced further but cabbage
registered some losses. Sweet pota-
toes showed practically no change,
though carlot movement Of that prod
uce decreased about one-fourth. A
slight downward tendency was OBJ
served in wholesale prices Of spinach,
tomatoes and lettuce. Celery markets
held firm; shipments Of Florida
celery were rapidly increasing.
Carlot movement Of twenty-five i'm
portant fruits and vegetables still
totaled about 1920 cars for the
week. Shipments exceeded last jan
uary corresponding record by 5000
cars, because Of heavier outputs OF
apples, oranges, grapefruit, lemons,
spinach and potatoes. Apple for
wardings increased TO 1000 cars
from western states and SIS from the
cast. Though range shipments
dropped 20 per cent to a total Of
1900 cars they we're still twice a.
heavy as a year ago. Most OF the
decrease the past week was in Cali
fornia.
The market supply Of green peas
was almost exclusively from Mexico.
About 125 cars of peas arrived from
that country, compared with 63 dur
ing the same time last season. Re-
cent reports indicated that $500
acres on the Mexican west coast were
planted TO vegetables this season or
about 1000 more than last year. Most
Of the gain Is in tomato acreage In
the Sinatoa Valley. where about five
sixths Of he omaoes are grown. The
large acreage Of peas i almost en-
tirely in the Sonora district. Local
estimates are for 1000 70 5000 cars
OF vegetables from western Mexico
this season.
The Potato Situation
Potato growers and shippers are
interested in the report of the de-
partment Of agriculture which shows
49,. OO0, 900 bushels of merchantable
potatoes on hand January /, 1928,
while the sixteen deficient producing
late potato states had an excess OF
5000, 900 bushels or 81 per cent over
last season. Reports Of intentions
10 plant potatoes indicate a total 1923
acreage possibly IL per cent below
that Of last year which with recent
average yields would likely give a
moderate crop of about 4O0,U 200 900
bushels.
The 1928 production Of potatoes fn
thirty-five late or main crop states
was estimated at 42O,S9l goo bushels.
With the lower price this season
there Is a tendency for growers IN
all parts Of he country 70 mold some
what larger supplies for their own
use as food n the reports received
Indicate that the quantity Of potatoes
planted per acre will average eight
tenths OF a bushel heavier than last
year. The total quantity saved for
food on the farms where grown Is
estimated at about 64,500,0 00 bushels
and the quantity held Tor seed is esti-
mated at 34,300, 600 bushels. Sub
tracing from the total quantity esti-
mated to have been grown, the culls
and the quantities lett in the ground,
fed, saved for food and saved for
seed, leaves a balance Of 1908 900
bushels most Of which has either
been sold or Is still available for sale.
More Cabbage This Spring
Cabbage probably will be more
plentiful than last season in sew
en- early sttaes, which report intended
acreage of $3.50 compared with
%, 100 in the 1928 season. Increases
are particularly sharp in Virginia,
South Carolina and Alabama. The
Eastern Shore and Norfolk Section
Of Virginia have $3.50 acres. Prices
we're maintained fairly well although
some declines were reported in GER
tain cities. Bulk stock was returning
$500 per ton in New York shipping
districts. Wisconsin (. o. b. market
was luower at $4,000. New stock de-
clined rapidly in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley of Texas to a range of
$~30.000-35.00 per ton or ~S2.00-2.25 per
barrel crate. The city range on
northern and New York Danish type
was S4s.00-57.00 a ton. The / IL
bushel hampers Of pointed type cab
bage from Florida ruled ~$2.0O-2.75;
Texas crates sold In terminal markets
at $3.75-5.O0 and poor stock from
Louisiana brought $2.25-2.T5 in Chi
cago. About twenty-three carloads OF
cabbage arrived from Holland, and
movement Of old stock from storage
in the United States totaled els ears
as compared with 100 the preceding
week. Western New York's output
held close 10 400 cars, but Wisconsin
shipments decreased TO lis. New
stock shipments increased TO $50
cars. Of which Texas supplied 270 and