Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-10

Department OF Agriculture, United
States Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies and the San Antonio, Texas,
hCember of Commerce cooperating.
F. o. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Tuesday, April 9th:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
Warm, partly cloudy; rained Mon
day night. Cabbage: Practically
no haulings. Better wire inquiry,
demand moderate, market dull.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms, bulk per ton round
type mostly 1910; crates 90c-1.00.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
cash track, bulk per ton round type
$50; crates mostly 90c. Wagon
loads cash to growers, bulk per ton
mostly $500. Carrots: Haulings
light. Moderate wire inquiry, de-
mand moderate, market about
steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms, bushel bas-
kets 9~0c-$1.00, best $1.00; crates
$1.35-1.50. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB cash track, bushel bas-
ketS 85-90c; crates $1.25-1.35; sack
ed per 100 lbs. topped mostly
around $1.25. Beets: Haulings
light. Light wire inquiry, demand
moderate, market about steady.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms, buShel baskets around
9Oc; crates $1.25-1.35. Carloads and
in mixed cars FOB cash track,
bushel baskets mostly 80c; crates
$1.10-1.25. Potatoes: Haulings light
account wet grounds. Good wire
inquiry, demand and trading act
i've. market slightly stronger. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms, 100 Id. sacks Bliss Triumphs
q. S. No. Is $3.50. few $3.50; cash
track mostly $2.25. 50-lb. sacks 1Oc
higher. Wagonloads cash to
growers no digging. String beans:
Practically nc h~aulings. Good wire
inquiry, demand good, market
steady. Carloads and in mixed cars
FOB usual terms, bushel hampers
Stringless mostly $2.25; Oval ham,
pers 10c higher; cash track $500.
Wagonloads cash to growers, no
picking. Onions: Raymondville
and nearby points: Haulings light.
Light wire inquiry, demand limit
ed, market dull. Carloads and In
mixed cars FOB usual terms, Crys-
tai Wax $1.65-1.75. Carloads and
in mixed cars FOB cash track, too
few sales reported to quote. Wag-
OnloadS cash to growers, no haul
ings.
Corpus Christi-R obstown section:
Warm, partly cloudy. Cabbage:
Haulings moderate. Moderate wire
inquiry, demand moderate, market
firm. Carloads and in mixed cars
FOB usual terms, few sales bulk
per ton round type $~8.00-10.O0,
mostly $40; crates ~90c-$1.O0. Wag-
onloadS cash to growers mostly
$500, few $500.
Additional F. 0. B.. information
reported Tuesday, April 9Th: Canal
Point, Fla: Warm, partly cloudy.
String beans: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
good, market steady. Carloads FOB
cash track, 7-8 bushel hampers
~Stringless and Red Valentines
mostly $500; Black Valentines
S1.50-1.75. Wagonloads cash to
growers, 7-8 bushel hampers Boun-
tifuls $1.25-1.50; Limas .$3.50-3.75.
Laredo, Texas. Warm, cloudy.
Onions: Haulings light account of
recent rains. Moderate wire in
quiry, demand moderate, market
slightly stronger. Carloads FOB
usual terms. too few sales to estab-
lish market: cash track, crates Vel
low Bermudas mixed No. Is and Is,
very few sales $1.35; Crystal Wax
no carlot sales reported.
Crystal City, Texas: Warm, clear,
rained during night. Onions:
Haulings very light. Coderate wire
inquiry, demand moderate, market
about steady. Carloads FOB cash
track, crates Yellow Bermudas mix
ed No Is and Is very few sales
S1.35. Shipping season delayed ac-
count Of rains but anticipate mod
crate to heavy haulings within
next few days.
Carlot shipments Of entire Unit
ed States reported Tuesday, April
9th: Potatoes: Colorado 80; Flor
ida Ill; Idaho rs; Maine 121:
Michigan 81; Minnesota 25: New
York SO; Texas 8; Wisconsin "a:
total q. S. 562 cars. Bermuda 9.
String beans: Florida So: Texas 8
freight, ! express, total u. 8. IS
cars. Cabbage: Alabama Is;
South Carolina 81; Texas 81; total
.. S. 116 cars. Carrots: Texas %:
others 18; total q. S. al cars.
Grapefruit: Texas s; others 1877:
total q. S. 1873 cars. Onions:
Texas 80; others 10; total u. S
40 cars. Mixed vegetables: Flor
ida Is; Texas So; total U. S. I29
cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Wednesday morn
ing. April 10th: Mixed vegetables
81; potatoes IL; beets Q; carrots IL.
beets and carrots IL; cabbage 10:
onions 4; string beans l; grape
fruit 2; total IS cars. Freight
movement to date this season
fruit 1727, vegetables 14,85e. total
1888 cars; to same day last sea-
son, fruit 1146, vegetables 13267.
total 14,413 cars.