Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
MARKET REPORT
RUG MovEMENr-sro cks COTTON GRAZ LIVESTOCK PouLTRY-Eccs
Truck
Markets
Via Naval Radio Station


States Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies and the San Antonio. Texas,
hCamber Of Commerce cooperating.
F. o. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Tuesday, March 18th.
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
Warm, partly cloudy.
Cabbage: Haulings heavy, prob
ably at height, expect falling off.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
moderate, market slightly weaker.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms, bulk per ton round
type $25-27.50; crates S1.60-1.80.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
cash track, bulk per ton round
type S22-23; crates $1.50-1.60. Wag-
onloads cash to growers bulk per
ton 1920, mostly $50. Carrots:
Haulings moderate. Moderate wire
inquiry, demand limited, market
steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms, bushel bas-
kets ~90c-S1.00; crates $1.35-1.50;
100 ID. sacks topped $1.5O. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB cash
track, bushel baskets 75-90c; crates
Sl.25-1.40. Beets: Haulings moder-
ate. Moderate wire inquiry, de-
mand slow, market about steady.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms, bushel baskets $4,000.
few higher; crates mostly around
$1.25-1.35. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB cash track, bushel bas-
kets 1890; crates S1.10-1.25.
Corpus Christi-R obstown section:
Warm, partly cloudy. Cabbage:
Haulings moderate. Good wire in
quiry, demand moderate, market
steady. Carloads and in mixed
FOB usual terms, round and
flat types bulk per ton mostly
$3.50. few $4,000. Wagonloads
cash to growers, bulk per ton most
ly $40.
Primary destinations of lower
Valley movement reported Tuesday.
March IL: Grapefruit: TT. Worth
5; Houston 2; l each San Benito,
Dallas. Amarillo, Shreveport, Des
Moines. Omaha, Rockford, San An
gelo. Beets and carrots: st. Louis
l. Carrots: st. Louis IL; New
York 4; Houston 2; l each Chi
cago, Denver, Shreveport, Cincin-
natl. Cabbage: Houston At; st.
Louis Al; Fl. Worth 9; Memphis
4; Shreveport 10; Dallas 4; Van
couver 8; 2 each Texarkana, Little
Rock, Chicago, Indianapolis, Pitts
burgh, Jonesboro; l each Lubbock,
Cleveland, Toledo, Galesboor,
Hutchinson, Grand Island, Denver,
Detroit, Birmingham, London Ont,
Toronto. Montreal. Kansas City,
New York, Springfield Mass, Waco,
Monet, Tupelo. Beets:
New York 8; st. Louis 8; l each
Houston, Boston, Baltimore. Pars-
ley: New York 8. Radishes: Hous-
ton 1. Spinach: TT. Worth 2.
Broccoli: New York I. Lettuce: Jer-
sey City /. Anise. New York 2.
Mixed vegetables: st. Louis 9; 7
each Houston, New York; 2 each
Monroe, Chicago. Springfield Ohio;
l each Marshall. Texarkana. An1ar-
lilo, FL Paso, Rayville, Memphis,
Cleveland, Washington, Jersey
City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Bronx, Montreal, North Bay, Mon
EFT, Denver.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Wednesday morning,
March 10: Mixed vegetables Al;
beets Is; carrots 30: beets and car
rots 20; cabbage 1872; broccoli l.;
lettuce 1; parsley 4: anise 8; mixed
citrus 1; grapefruit Is; otal 282
cars. Freight movement to date
this season-fruit 1908, vegetables
$3.50, total 1925 cars; to same date
last season-fruit 1146, vegetables
total 11,177 cars.
Houston passings previous "a
hours: Cabbage: st. Louis II; Chi
cage 8; Little Rock 8; 2 Memphis; /
each Seattle, Kansas City, RocheS-
ter, New London, Carthage, Shreve-
port, Toledo, Sumter, Detroit. Car
st. Louis 2; Cleveland /.
Spinach: st. Louis /. Mixed
vegetables: New York S; l each
Cleveland, st. Louis, Toronto, Can
ada. Beets: New York 2; l each
Brooklyn, st. Louis.
Reports by telegraph from i'm
Dortant markets. This mornings
to jobbers unless otherwise
Philadelphia: Cabbage: Cloudy,
degrees. Arrived 9 Florida, /
Texas. on track % cars. New
supplies moderate, demand moder-
ate, market slightly stronger. Flor
ida pointed type l 1-2 bushel ham,
pers S .25-1.35, few S1.40; crates
fair quality and condition S1.75-2.00.
Texas round type crates $2.75-3.00;.
lettuce crates round type $500.
Carrots: Arrived l California, 9
on track Is cars. Supplies
demand moderate. mar
ket steady. Texas crates S2.25-2.50,
mostly $3.50. New York bushels
cut washed S1.75-2.00. Beets: Ar
rived 5 Texas. on track Is cars.
Supplies moderate. demand moder-
ate. market steady. Texas crates
s2.25-2.50.
CABBAGE. FOggy, 40
degrees. Arrived / Florida, ii
Texas. Supplies liberal, demand
moderate, market about steady.
Texas crates round type $3.OO-3.25,
s3.00-3.15; barrels packed To-
~S3.00-3.25. Florida pointed
type | IL bushel hampers S1.4O-
so, mostly $3.50. Carlot sales,
Texas round type bulk per ton 3
cars S48.50. Carrots: Arrived ! Cali
l Texas, 4 mixed Texas.
Supplies moderate. demand slow,
market slightly weaker. Texas
mostly 1925. California
S2.00-2.50, mostly S2.25. Beets:
3 Texas, 3 mixed Texas.
Supplies moderate, demand slow.