Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12
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Department OF Agriculture, United
states Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
nomics' ard the San Antonio, Texas.
nCsmoer u Commerce cooperating.
IT. Q. p. shipping point information
reported Monday. Feb. All:
Lower Rio Crande Valley points.
Minimum t3 degrees. maximum 81
degrees. Partly cloudy.
Cabbage: Hsuliags light. Good
wire inquiry, demand moderate, mar
ket slightly stronger. Carloads and
IN mixed cars FOB usual terms, bulk
per ton round type Sa0-z5. mostly
around s22.50; crates St.4o-l.f0. Car
loads and In mixed ears FOB cash
tract, bulk per ton round type SIS
20; crates sl20-l.40. Wagonloads
cash 10 growers. bulk per ton round
type mostly SIS. Carrots: Haulings
light. Coed wire inquiry, demand
moderate, nnarkst steady. Carloads
and IN mixed ears FOB usual terms.
bushsl baskets mostly 20c-Sf: crates
Sl.40-le0. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB cash track. few sales BUSH
els mostly soc; crates SI-25-i35.
Beets: Haglinzs light. Moderate wire
inquiry. demand moderate. market
about steady. Carloads and IN mixed
cars FOB usual terms. huEhel has
kets I5-s0c; crates Sf.25-i.4n. IN
mixed csrs FOB cash track. bushels
s0-e0c; crates Si.i5-1.25.
Primary destinations Of Lower
Valley movement reported Monday.
Feb. III:
Grapefruit: Houston 2; Fort
Worth I. Eeets: I each Memphis.
81. Louis, Baltimore, Brooklyn. New
York, Toronto. Carrots: 1 each ST.
Louis, Detroit. New York. Toronto,
Shreveport. Spinach: , st. Louis.
Cabbage; Houston s.; st. Louis s.: 2
each Chicago. New York; / each Fort
Worth, Kansas City, Nashville,
Shreveport. Mixed vegetables:
Houston 5; New York - ] each
Waco, Amarillo. st. Louis. Davenport.
Pittsburgh. Montreal. st. Cloud,
Mimi. Potatoes. Charlotte. n. g.. Il.
Additional FOB information Nor
day. Feb. III:
Cabbage. Rochester. ~. ~ and
nearby points Minimum Is degrees.
maximum % degrees. Cloudy. De-
msnd limited, market about steadr.
Carloads FOB usual terms, bulk per
ton Danish type, small to medium
few sales $3.50. some consigned.
Carrsts: Demand light. no sales re-
ported. Spinach. LaLredc. Texas:
Cold, clear. HaulingE light. Larry
market unsettled. demand moderate.
market stronger. EuEhcl baskets Sa-
voy type. carloads FOB usual terms
rollers Coo; cash track no sales re-
ported. spinach: Crystal City. Tex
j -. EIur.1rn-- fs-k4 -.aIm- - g.
auiry, demand moderate, market
stronger. Bushsl baskets Savoy tyre
carloads FOB usual terms rollers few
sales 60-sjc. some shippers holding
for higher prices. Carloads FOB cash
track. no sales reported.
Carlot shipments OF entire United
states reported Mondsy. Feb. al:
Cabbage: Texas ne; Florida ls. Lou
isiara q; New York is; total III. S. ~
ears. Carrots; Texas III. California
is; New York 81; total NJ. =. "a cars.
Grapefruit. Texas 2; Florida III. to-
tai u. =. rs cars. Mixed Vegetables:
Texas ~; California %; Florida 81:
total u. s. 70 care. Spinach: Texas
%; total u. S. "a cars.
LoLwer Flo Grande Valley move
ment reported Tuesday morning. FEB.
IL: Mixed vegetables 10; spinach q,
beets 6; carrots 0; bests and carrots
!; cabbage q; potatoes 1; grapefruit
Z; total 90 ears. Freight movement
10 date this season: Fruit I,254:
vegetables 1897; total 6.osi cars; 20
same day last season; Fruit 1890;
vegetables zoos; total 6.o95 cars.
Reports BIZ radio from important
markets. This mornings sales TO
jobbers. unless otherwise stated:
Cabbage: Philadelphia: Clear. -
degrees. Arrived 6 Florids. 4 New
NcrL. 4 Texas. on track 10 cars. New
market steady Florida round and
pointed ,ype 4 lie hu1hel hampers
sl.00-lS5. Texas round type crates
$2.T5: Sob. crates t225-z50 4 IL
bushel hampers 81. Pittsburgh.
York. : TeAas. Supplies liberal. de-
round tyre S0-lb. crates s5.0n-5.gf,
barrels packed locally ~Ss25-3.50.
Florida pointed type 1 IL bushel
hampers si.00-i.25, mostly si.l0-i.I5.
Cincinnati: Clear. 5 degrees. Arrived
5 Florida, 5 Texas, on track Is ears.
supplies heavy, demand moderate.
market slightly weaker. Texas round
type bulk per ton mostly $50. Fiori-
da pointed type bulk per ton $50;
I IL bushel hampers sl.25-l.5n. Bos-
ton: Clear, 20 degrees. Arrived 2
Florida. | New York, on track As
cars. Supplies liberal. demand nod
crate, market about steady. New
York Danish tyre sacked per cwt.
S2-25-1.5O. Texas round tyre har-
rcls packed locally few sairs $3.50
e.75; crates $2.un--.25. few best
$3.50; barrels Savoy ~S2nn--.25. Flor
ida Savoy l IL bu8hel hampers
$2-25; Wakefield ~Sl25-l.5A. Chicago: