Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-27

Texas fo~rwardings dropped 10 abous
IS cars, and Arkansas shipped IS.
CALIFORNIA; total was 135. The po-
tato season opened in Kentucky.
Combined movement Of new pota-
toes was 490e compared with TOSS
a year ago. A general 1obbing range
Of S3.O0-4.25 per barrel prevailed On
arrivals from eastern states, while
sacked stock from central producing
sections ruled Sl.75-3.O0 per 100 lbs.
The Chicago carload market was
lower on south central Bliss tri-
umphs at S1.65-1.75 per 100 lbs. be-
cause OF the dirty and inferior CON
oition OF many arrivals.
Old potato shipments had de-
creased TO TAO cars, as against $40
during the same week last season.
shippers in northern Maine were
trying to get COO per 100 lbs. for
their remaining supplies Of sacked
Green Mountains and the (. o. b.
price Of round whites in Wiscon-
sin was as low as SOC. Poor stock
from Wisconsin was bringing only
35-50c IN the Chicago carlot market.
Good Tomato Season
Quality Of Mississippi tomatoes
this season was exceptionally good
and returns 10 growers were quite
favorable. Yields ran much heavier
than expected. Indications are that
Mississippi will ship at least 1000
cars for the season. Movement had
dropped TO 100 the past week, and
eastern Texas shipped only $40.
South Carolina increased to 100 cars.
Combined forwardings were only
1870 cars, o. about one-rourth less
than the preceding week. During
the same period last season. 242O
cars Of tomatoes moved to market.
Considerable speculation has oc-
cured in the eastern Texas deal this
year. Prices recently were as low
as ~Sl.65-l.75 per lug box at shipping
points. but the week closed at a level
OF SIPS. A wide range of 81. O0-2.75
prevailed in consuming centers.
Mississippi tomatoes also advanced
rom low mark Of 85c per four bas-
ket crate to an (. D. b. range or
S11O-l.l5. City dealers quoted this
stock at 90c TO Sl.25. Six basket
crates from South Carolina SOLD
mostly at S2.0O-3.OO. AS the seaso,
closes in Mississippi and Texas the
next centers Of interest will be e
ern Tennessee and Arkansas.
Onion Markets Firm
The weeks movement of domestic
onions was limited to 440 cars. Tex
as decreased to $50 and southern
California to 10 cars. Northern
California's output increased to l2S.
while the central part Of the state
shipped As cars of onions. Yellow
BermudaS from California held at
Sl.I5-225 per crate in city markets
ana Crystal Wax stock from either
california or Texas brought 5000
ESQ. Texas Yellow Bermudas rt.7o
Sl.50-2.00. Sacked Creols from
Louisiana sold at S2.25-2.4O Der 100
IDS. III Chicago. Boston quoted i'm
ported Egyptian onions at $500 Der
ITO 10. sack. Light shipments were
coming from Spain. Main crop on
Ions probably will be delayed. -
growing conditions in many states
are not very favorable.
Lettuce Shipments Increase
Forwardings OF central California
lettuce increased to $50 cars. COM
pared with 275 a year ago. Move
ment from Washington decreased 10
100 cars. but was still twice as heavy
rs curing late June, 1928. The Cofo-
raoo lettuce season was getting I'M
ger way. Combined shipments of
TINS product were 800 cars. as
against 365 during the same week
last summer.
Some ordinary stock was moving
from the Salinas Watsonville dis
trict Of California, SO that the = o !
price there declined from ton If
$500 TO a range Of S2.5O-265 per
crate OF four to five dozen heads
CITY sales were somewhat lower az
S4O0-6.50 per crate Of California or
washington stock. Crates of two
dozen heads of Big Boston lettuce
from Orange county. New York
sold at ~S1.Oo-2O0 compared with re-
CENTS from New Jersey AZ SOC n
$3.50. N