Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
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Vegetables Also Included in
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DOWNWARD, M. L. Gregory reports
in his weekly review of the national
situation. Gregory Is local repre-
sentative Of the market news service
of the United States department Of
agriculture.
Continuing to speak Of the price
situation. he says:
Last week declines were noted for
peaches. ca~ntaloupes, onions and
tomatoes. Eastern potatoes adj
vanced. as the general supply was
reduced with the closing Of the
Eastern Shore season. Growers on
the Eastern Shore Of Virginia and
Maryland Jared very well this year.
as the I. o. b. price of potatoes has
been relatively high. Watermelons,
also, were advancing in price, as the
volume Of carlot movement dropped.
Western lettuce closed sharply
higher, reaching $3.25 per crate at
shipping points and 500 in city
markets. Demand was exceeding
the supply"
Gregory, in compiling reports OF
fruit and vegetable shipments. finds
Colorado is Of increasing import
ance as a competitor for the q
kets of the nation. He says:
Colorado is becoming increasing
sy important as a source OF veget-
ables, including cantaloupes. Con-
siderable quantities Of fruit also are
produced on the Western Slope. All
kinds Of the leading truck crops are
successfully grown in the state, n
the business Of shipping mixed cars
As increasing. Denver has been an
important point for mixed car busl-
ness. and now Pueblo Is promoting
the movement Of mixed vegetables.
Colorado potatoes are an important
CROP. and cabbage fairly important.
or N acreage is greatly increased
thir year, especially In the Rocky
ford District, where most OF the
cantaloupes also are grown. Lettuce
acreage is decreasing, as growers
give more attention 70 reliable crops
like green peas and cauliflower.
Paintings Of peas are probably
double those OF last year and cauli-
flower acreage may be three or four
times that or 1923. Cantaloupes
have been slightly reduced In
southeastern Colorado"
The market review continues:
Apples were jobbing mostly at
sl.25-3.5O per bushel basket, with
most Of the shipments coming from
Delaware. Maryland. Virginia, IL
iinois and Northern California.
Western shipments were increasing
slowly and totaled $50 cars last
week. Eastern output decreased TO
240 cars. Total forwardings were
only half those OF a year ago.
Grape shipments were only ITO cars,
chiefly California and Arizona stock.
Celery was coming mainly from
Michigan. that state being credited
with 95 OF the weeks lis cars. Green
meas from New York and Wash
ington were supplying the markets.
Iowa moved rs cars Of cabbage n
Virginia about 100 cars. Shipments
of California pears increased TO 035,
or double the preceding weeks out
nut. Combined fo~rwardings Of twen-
ty-nine leading products decreased
to 1850 cars. or 9.400 less than dur
ing the same period last season.
The decrease recently was mostly In
movement OF watermelons. canta-
loupes and potatoes. Peach ship
ments greatly increased.
Eastern Potatoes Advance
Markets for eastern potatoes re-
covered from their slump. as sup
plies decreased. The Eastern Shore
reesion is nearly through shipping
irdE the Z. o. b. price Of best Cob
Hers advanced last week to $3.50 per
barrel, with city markets firm at
S425-5.25. Shipping point prices In
Kansas and Missouri weakened
slightly to $I.75-1.80 sacked per
100 lbs. OF best Cobblers. The Kaw
Valley expects to ship about 600 to
TOO cars. Missouri had increased TO
$50 airs the past week and kansas
shipped $40. Half the Kaw Valley
crop is moved. Output of the East
ern Shore Of Virginia dropped TO
$50 cars and Maryland to 600. New
Jersey increased rapidly TO 800 cars
In addition to truck haulings. Ken
tucky's total last week was 2l0 with
Minnesota increased to 135. Many
of the late or main crop potato
states are getting under way. Com
bined forwardings of 1926 cars COM
pared with 3,6l5 the preceding week
and 4.030 during the same period
last year. AT shipping points in
New Jersey cobblers held firm
around S2.65 per 100 lbs. and this
stock was higher In New York City
at $2.65-2.85. Midwestern sacked
Cobblers held about steady in the
Chicago carlot market at S1.85-2.00.
Onion Prices Decline
A preliminary report on acreage
OF onions in fifteen late shipping
states indicate 53.2l0 acres as
against 1880 last season. Principal
increases over the harvested acreage
of last year are in New York. Ohio
and Michigan in the East and Colo
raod among the Western states.
Colorado shows a greater gain than
an1Aother state. Southeastern Colo
re may have 5000 cars Of VAL
encia type onions compared with 700
by rail last
The shipping season mas opened
in New York. During last week.
Iowa's output increased to 165 cars
and Massachusetts, 10 $50. New Jer-
sey decreased to IS and washington
to $50 cars but Northern California
marketed $50. Combined movement
of IT'S cars was an increase over the
preceding week and also over the
same period in 1928. In the Con-
necticut Valley Of Massachusetts,,
Japanese sets were returning $3.50
sacked per 100 lbs. with the mar
ket firm. Boston quoted this l Ia
inch minimum stock at $2.50-2.75.
california yellows were lower in
Chicago at S275 per 100 lbs. COM
nared with Washington stock at
S225-2.50. The general jobbing
range on California whites was