Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13


Cold. cloudy.
Cabbage: H~auiinSs moderate, light
wire inquiry. demand slow. market
dull and weak, wide range in prices.
Carloads anG in mixed cars FOB US
ual terms, bulk per ton round type
$lS925, mostly around $20AZ2;
crates $l.35Ml.5o. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bulk per
ton round type very few sales SlTl
49, crates $l.25@l.40. Wagonloads
cash to growers, bulk per ton round
type $l2@15.
Carrots: Haulings light. Light
wire inquiry, demand moderate, mar
ket about steady. Carloads and in
mixed EARS FOB usual terms, few
sales, bushel baskets 9Oc1Sl.OO;
crates $l.40Gi.50, few lower. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB cash
track very few sales bushels mostly
soc; crates S1.15Gl.25.
Beets: H%aulings light. Light wire
inquiry, demand moderate, market
dull, almost too few sales 20 quote.
In mixed cars FOB usual terms,
bushel baskets 654s0c crates sl.25
41.40. In mixed ears FOB cash
track, bushels 65@75c; crates s1.l5G
1.25.
Primary destinations OF Lower Val
ley movement reported Tuesday, Feb.
18th:
Cabbage: Houston 10, st. Louis
%, Shreveport IL; 3 each Memphis,
TT. Worth; 5 New York. 2 Duluth;
l each Tulsa, Jacksonville, Louis
vile, Pittsburgh. Butte, Portland, Ell
Paso. Vancouver, Chicago, Winni-
peg Birmingham. Carrots: st. Louis
., New York 2; / each Houston,
Hartford, Shreveport, Minneapolis.
Beets: 2 each Houston, St. Louis,
New York; l each Jersey City, Phil
adelphia. Grapefruit: Houston 8,
Des Moines 2; l each Chicago, Dav-
export, FL Paso, TT. Worth; 2 Oma-
ha. Spinach: St. Louis 5, Montreal
2; ! each Shreveport, Topeka, Kan
sss City. Mixed Vegetables: 8 each
Houston. st. Louis. New York 4,
Montreal 2; ! each Palestine, ANA
rillo, Trinidad, Cheyenne, Columbus,
Nebr., G~reenville, S. c.. Little Rock,
New Haven, Toronto, Dallas, Dem
yer. Beets and Carrots: ? each
Brooklyn, St. Louis. Mixed Citrus:
2 Houston.
Csrlot shipments Of entire United
1N0Nto tGd AuEcQdls TED. lGLns
Cabbage: Texas as. Florida SIS, New
York 22; total U. S. III cars.
Carrots: Texas 4, California %:
total U. $. 90 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas Sc, Cali
fornia 19, Florida 9; total u. S. IS
cars.
Spinach: Texas so; others 3; to-
tai U. s. So ears.
Grapefruit: Texas IL, Florida 124.
total u. 5. 139 cars.
Mixed Citrus: Texas 2, Florida 10;
total U. S. rs cars.
Additional F. U. B. information
reported Tuesday, February 18th:
Cabbage: Rochester. N. ", and
nearby points: Min. 10 deg. Clear.
Demand limited. market about stea-
dy. Carloads FOB usual terms, Dan
ish type bulk per ton small 10 medi-
UNI best mostly Si0G42. few higher,
poorer lower.
Carrots: Rochester. N. Y. and
nearby points: Demand light. mar
ket slightly weaker. Carloads FOB
usual terms. 100 ID. sacks | car 50 90.
Spinach: Laredo, Texas: Clear.
cool. Haulings moderate. Moderate
wire inquiry. demand good. market
firm. Carloads FOB usual terms,
bushel baskets Savoy GO@70c: cash
track 5OG60c.
Spinach: Crystal City, Texas:
Clear, cool. Haulings light. Good
wire inquiry, demand good. market
firm. Carloads FOB usual terms,
bushei baskets Savoy 60d.7Oc; cash
track few sales 50a soc.
Lower Rio Grsnde Valley move
ment reported Wednesday morning,
February 18th;
Mixed vegetables 36. beets Is. car
rots 20. beets and carrots IL, cab
bsge So, spinach Y, parsley 1. mixed
citrus 3, grapefruit s. snise 1; total
1S9 cars. Freight movement TO date
this season: Fruit 1865. vegetables
5005. total 62T0 cars; 20 same day
last season: Fruit 1922. vegetables
522T. total 6319 cars.
Vegetable Bulletin No. SO.
Florida cabbage shipments:
Unofficial advice from Florida in
dicste 80 to go cars Of cabbage will
be expected daily during the balance
OF February unless weaker market
tendency affects the volume to be
moved. Florida acreage has been
heavily increased this season. Ship
ments are moving from the state in
general, no particular section pre-
dominating.
Reports By radio from important
markets. This mornings sales "a
jobbers unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage
Pittsburgh. Cloudy, Is deg. Ar.
rived ? Florida 2 Pennsylvania. Sup
plies liberal. demand slow, market
steady Texas so ID. crates round
type $3@3.25, mostly $500; barrels
packed locally $3-25G3-50. mostly
S3-25. Florida pointed type $lll.2:
per ! liz bushel hampers, mostly
Sl-lO4 lis, few high A. Sl.35.
Chicago: Showing, 10 deg. Arrivec
Florida. l Louisiana. IL Texas
on track 5 Gears. Supplies moderate
demand and trading moderate. mar
ket steady. Florida I IL bushe
hampers pointed type Si.25li.50
Texas crates round type mostly s2.T5
few higher. fair S2.50. Wisconsin
Danish type sacked per cwt. s2G2.50
mostly around s2.25.
Cincinnati: Cloudy. is deg. Ar
rived \ Florida, ! Michigan. 2 New
YORK 4 Texas. I unknown, on tract
~ cars Supplies heavy. demand
moderate. market dull. Texas roun.
type bulk per ton mostly $50. FIc<
ida pointed type bulk per ton s51.
] IL bushel hampers Sf-25Gl.50.
New York: Cloudy. - deg. Arrive.
Is Florida, , New York. 3 Texas, 8 b,
boat from Holland. New supple
moderate. demand moderate. marke
steady. Florida pointed type I l..
bushel hampers s1GI-25: red $40
ESQ Texas lettuce crates Savoy s2.2.
I250. few S2.-5. Califernia lettuc,
crates Savoy si.T5M225.
Philsdelphia: Cloudy. IS deg. Ar
rived rs Florida. 3 New York, 2 Tex
as. I by boat from Holland. on trsel
- ears Supplies moderate. deman.
slow. market slightly weaker. Flor
ida pointed type ! 10 bushel hamp
ers $lal2s; round type large size
15c- Texas round type crates $500