Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
MOVEMENT OF
TRUCK HEAVY
Price Decline Noted
For Many Leading
Commodities

FORT WORTH. Tex. Feb a.
The market supply OF southern
truck crops and citrus fruits was
increasing, while holdings Of stor-
age crops in the north and west
gradually diminished. About 100
cars of strawberries rolled from
Florida during the week. as against
IL a year ago. And jobbing prices
on a quart basis were only 3O-50c.
Shipments Of carrots doubled to a
total of 2i5 cars, mostly California
stock. A sudden decrease in move
ment OF California cauliflower re-
suited in generally higher prices.
Forwardings dropped from $50 cars
during the first fun week Of Febru-
airy to As cars and the T. o. b. mar
ket at Los Angeles advanced to rs
SOC per pony crate. City dealers
received S1.50-2.25.
Cucumber season was opening in
Florida. Last year that state ship
ped nearly 1900 cars OF cucumbers
and in 1927 about 1900 cars. The
seven-eights bushel hampers from
Florida were jobbing in a few cities
at ~S7.50-9.00 with bushel hampers
and crates from Cuba at S6.00-6.50.
Prices OF celery, cabbage and old
potatoes showed a downward trend
with movement Of these products
fairly heavy. Lettuce and tomatoes
registered a general advance, and
the market for northern onions
improved by reports Of a freeze
in southern Texas which viii de-
lay the crop in that state. Output
Of oranges increased sharply TO 254O
cars of which California furnished
1870 and Florida most Of the re-
matnder. For the second week of
February. 1928. orange shipments
totaled only 1865 cars. Gains in the
carlot movement OF celery. carrots,
Spinach and potatoes helped to
push up the weeks total Of twenty
two fruits and vegetables to 7,100
cars or 2.200 more than a year ago.
Texas Onions Delayed
The recent freeze in southern
Texas has DELAYED Bermuda type of
onions from that state end has
strengthened the situation for
northern storage stock. The Ray
mondville district OF Texas suffer-
ed least Of damage. Production in
other sections Of the state NAV be
reduced slightly but quality of part
Of the crop doubtless will be affect
ed adversely. Shipments will be
delayed probably a week or ten
DAYS. Total shinments Of northern
and eastern onions decreased last
week to AGO cars.
Imports increased again to about
% carloads OF which 80 came from
Spain. z from Holland, s from
Mill and / from Italy. Shipping
point prices Of medium sized yellow
varieties in western New York adj
vsnced to S450-5.00 per 100 Id. sack
with best large stock at $3.50.
Southwestern Michigan shippers
also advanced their quotations
TO $40 while the western
Of Colorado reported a high
range Of S4.60-4.T5 on the small
volume that remains in that sec
ton. Both domestic and imported
varieties were jobbing gen.
within a range Of $5.00-6.00
per sack. Some far western onions
sold as high a s~6.25-6.50. Remain
ing domestic supplies r in strong
Potatoes Decline Further
rs potato shipments increased
to a total OF $500 cars prices
declined slightly below the proceed
ing weeks level. Growers in west
ern New York were getting only
35-40c per bushel and shippers
about 90-95c per 100 lbs. Of sacked
round whites. Green Mountains
were slightly lower in northern
Maine at 1880 and round whites
and Russet Rural5 returned 6O-7Oc
in the north central area. Red
River Ohios sold at 65-T0c in the
EfOOrhead district. Colorado ship
pers were able TO get S1.00 on Red
AfcClures while the southern Idaho
market held about steady on Rus
set Rurbanks at 65-75c. Movement
gaining in the far west; Idaho
shIDped $40 and Colorado 500 cars
last week. The north central reg
ion increased its potato forward
ings to 1640 cars. Pennsylvania and
New York together shipped 500
and Maine 1900. An unusual fea-
ture in the Boston market is the
high price obtained on 90 ID. sacks
Of a grade Prince Edward Island
Green Mountains. These selected
potatoes had been selling in Boston
al SITS though they closed lower
at S1.50-l.T5. The Chicago carlot
market on northern round whites
somewhat lower than tho week
before at $4,000 but Idaho RuSscts
TO S1.65-1.S0. Barrels of
rcd potatoes from Bermuda were
io1hing in New York City at $500
1000 BuShel crates OF Bliss Tri-
nmnhs from Cuba brought 800
3-25 while bushel hampers OF south
ern Texas stock ruled S1.90-2.50.
cold weather was reported in
many Of the northern and western
which had some effect on
trading. Northern Maine
had temperatures as low as % de-
grees below zero.
Reaction i'm Cabbage Market
Cabbage has been unable to hold
its recent gains partly because of
the liberal supplies Of rev stock
from the south. Only ITO cars Of
storage stock we're shipped during
tho week of which 100 came from
western New York. where the (. q.
y. market was lower end dull ar
$3.50 per ton. CITY dealers rot
mostly s35-43 on New York and
northern Danish type cabbage but
Cincinnati quoted q range of s55-
60. The st. Louis market was weak
on northern Danish. Shipments Of
new stock from Florida increased
TO 27o ars and Texas moved 440:
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