Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-09
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nLaMDcr OF Commerce cooperating.
+. o. 3. shipping point informa-
tion reported Friday, Feb. s.:
Lower Rio Grance Valley points:
Gold, misty. cold wave ~predictedj.
Cabbage: Ha1lings moderate, light
wire inquiry, demand slow, early
market weaker, late quotations
stronger account weather. CARROTS
and in mixed ears FOB usual terms,
bulk per ton round type Si6-22.
mostly $500; crates S1.30-1.50. Car
loads and in mixed ears FOB cash
track-buik per ton round type S14-
IS: crates ~SI.10-I.25. Wagonloads
cash to growers, bulk per ton round
type Sl0-l2.50.
Carrots; Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry. demand moderate. mar
ket about steady. Carloads and in
mixed ears FOB usual terms, bushel
baskets mostly around D0c, few
fancy 81 100: crates S1.35-1.45; sacked
per 100 lbs. topped S1.60-1.75. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB cash
track. bushels 75-s0c, mostly Soc;
crates around $l.25. Beets: Haul
ings moderate. Light wire inquiry,
demand moderate. market dull. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms. bushel baskets around soc:
crates s1.25-1.40. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bushels
65-s0c: crates si.15-1.30.
Primary destinations OF Lower
Valley movement reported Friday,
Feb. 9Th: Mixed vegetables: . each
Houston, st. Louis: New York 81;
Chicago 3; Shreveport 2; ! each
Oklahoma City, P~inebluff, Dupo,
Sioux City, Memphis, Spartanbu- :,
Greensboro, Nashville. Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Am
sterdam, Springfield, ILL.,, TT. Dodge.
Grapefruit: Houston 3; I each Dali
las. Altus, Omaha, Oklahoma City,
Marshall. MINI. Beets and carrots:
] each Brooklyn. Toronto. Cabbage:
st. Louis Is: Houston u; Shreveport
q: 3 each New York, Chicago; 2 each
Fl. Worth, Seattle; / each Waco,
Texarkana. Shawnee, Dupo, Ohama,
Detroit. Calgary, Toronto, Norfolk,
Nashville. Seattle. Anderson, Spring
field, Mass, Detroit. Montreal, Dem
yer, Houston. Broccoli: New York
l.. Beets: St. Louis 5: New York 8;
Philadelphia =: / each Memphis,
Chicago. Carrots: St. Louis 5: New
York 8; Boston 2; 1 each Kansas
City, Minneapolis. New Haven, Mon
treal. Denver. Lettuce: Jersey City
/. Dandelion: New York !. Parsley:
New York 3.
E--na A~NfnA VVpttnd
States reported February 8, Friday:
Cabbage: Texas ca; Florida so; New
York 81: Louisiana 3; total U. S. l73
cars. Carrots: Texas .; California
Il; total U. s. Is cars. Mixed vege-
tables: Texas ~: Florida Is; Cali
fornia Is: total u. S. III cars. Spin
ach: Texas 8: others 3; total u. ;.
6 cars. Grapefruit: Texas 8; Flor
ida ia; total U. $. l25 cars.
Additional r. o. b. information re-
ported Friday. February Sth: Cab
bage: Rochester, n. Y. and nearby
points: Min. q degrees, a 81 de-
grees. Showing. Demand limited,
market dull. Carloads FOB usual
terms, bulk per ton Danish type few
sales best $sO-4S, few lower. Car
rots: Rochester, N. Y. and nearby
points: Demand light, market about
steady. Carloads FOB usual terms,
100 ID. sacks S2.90-3.00: bushel bas-
kets washed 1 car 1895. Spinach:
Laredo, Texas: Cloudy, cold. Haul
ings very light, light wire inquiry,
practically no demand or trading.
spinach: Crystal City, Texa-: Cold.
Practically no haulings. Light wire
inquiry, practically no demand or
trading.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Saturday morning,
February s.: Mixed vegetables SO;
beets z; carrots Is; beets and car
rots z; cabbage 81: parsley ,; broc-
coli 4: grapefruit 2; total l63 cars
Freight movement to date this sea-
son: Fruit 1925, vegetables 1868, to-
tai 5SsS cars: to same day last sea-
son, fruit 1851, vegetables 1888, to-
tai 1919 cars.
Reports By radio from important
markets. This mornings sales 70
jobbers, unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage
Cincinnati: Showing, ~ deg. NO
carlot arrivals. on track ] cars. sup
plies light. demand moderate, market
firm. Texas round type crates -;
bulk per ton mostly $6O- florida
pointed type bulk per ton 800.
New York: Cloudy, 81 deg. Arrived
5 New York, . Texas, . Florida by
beat. New supplies moderate, de-
mand slow, marNet dull. Florida
nntntea tvra 4 10 buSnel hampers
sInl.25. poorer low as zoe; red
mostly $3.50.
Philadelphia: Clear. 80 deg. Ar
rived III New York, ! Texas, on track
al cars New supplies moderate, de-
mand limited, market steady. TOO lie"
sales reported 10 quote
ChicaEo: Clear. 8 deg. Arrived :
Alabama, Z Texas, ] Wisconsin, or
track Is ears. Supplies moderate
demand and trading moderate, mar
ket steady. Alabama round type
crates fair quality and condition
\ mostly S225. Texas round type crates
S2.T5E3.00. fair. soft $3.50. Louisiana
pointed type crates fair quality snc
| condition Sl.75. Florida pointed type
1 IL bushel hampers mostly $l.50
Wisconsin Danish type sacked PEI
cwt. saI2.25.
Boston: Cloudy, IS deg. arrived
New York. or track p cars. Supplies
heavy, demand slow, market dull,
Few sales New York Danish type
mostly Sa.25. few $3.50. Florida
Wakefield I l-2 bushel hampers Sis
Pittsburgh: Showing. "a dee. No
carlct arrivals. Supplies moderate
demand slow. market about steady
New York Danish type barrels packed
locally best S3-50GS.75, poorer $50
1.25. Texas round type 50 lb. crates
s~3.75lI3.un. mostly $500. 100 ID
crates $3U3.25. Florida pointed type
1 I-2 bushel hampers S5eGSi-I5
mostly S1-90Gi.l0. Carlot sales, New
York Danish type bulk per ton sal;
Texas round type bulk per ton s544
IS.
St. Louis: Clear. 5 deg. Arrived :
Texas. on track p cars. Supplies