Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-29
MARKET REPORT
TRUCK MARKETS
VIA NAVAL RADIO STATION

F. O. B. shipping point informa-
ton reported Saturday, April 9th:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
warm, cloudy. Cabbage: Haulings
light. Moderate wire inquiry de-
mand moderate, market about
steady. Carloads and in mixed cars
FOB usual terms-bulk per ton
round type $~15.00-17.00, mostly SIS;
crates mostly ~$1.15-1.25. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB cash track
bulk per ton round type mostly
$3.50; crates $1.00-S1.10. Wagon
loads cash to growerS-bulk per ton
S6.O0-8.00, mostly $500. Sunday:
warm, cloudy. Carrots: Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate, market steady.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms-b hel baskets S1.O0-
Ito; crates $1.5O-S1.60; 100-lb. sacks
tops removed around $1.50. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB cash
track-bushel baskets mostly $1.00;
few lower; crates $1.40-1.50. BeetS:
Haulings light. Moderate wire in
quiry, demand moderate, market
about steady. Carload and in mixed
r FOB usual terms-bushel bas-
kets around S1.00, poorer lower;
crates $1.40-1.60. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track-buShel
baskets 9~0c-S1.00; crates ~$1.25-1.40.
Potatoes: Haulings light. Moderate
wire inquiry, demand moderate,
market steady. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB usual terms-100-lb.
sacks 81. Triumphs U. S. No. Is
few sales mostly $500; cash track
S3.75; 50-lb. sacks 10c cwt extra.
Wagonloads cash to growers-mostly
$3.50. Green Beans: Haulings
light. Good wire inquiry. demand
good, market steady. Carloads and
in mixed cars FOB usual terms
bushel hampers S~tringless best s2.25,
poorer lower; cash track-mostly
around $500, few lower; Oval hamp-
ers 10c higher. Wagonloads cash to
growers mostly $3.50, few SITS.
Green Corn: Haulirgs moderate.
Light wire inquiry, demand moder-
ate, market about steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms-bushel baskets mostly $500;
cash track in mixed cars very few
sales SITS.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Monday morning
Mixed vegetables 48; beets 8; car
rots 2;8 beets and carrots 10; cab
bage 8; potatoes 40; beans 4 freight.
/ express, green corn IA; tomatoes
6: parsley 8: total 1913 cars. Freight
movement to date this season
Fruit 1929, Vegetables 1884, total
2O.103 cars; to same day last sea-
son = Fruit 1146, vegetables 1859;
total 16,705 cars.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Saturday and Sun
day: Potatoes: Alabama 4; Colo
RADIO "A; Florida 154; Idaho 1877;
Louisiana 81; Maine 1856; Michigan
70; Minnesota 121; New York 48;
Texas So: Washington A; Wiscon-
sin 10; total U. S. 1929 cars. Onions:
Texas 1873; others g; total U. S. lac
cars. Carrots: Arizona 3; Callfor-
MIA At; Texas SO; total y. S. "a cars
| Cabbage: Alabama Is; Georgia 8;
Louisiana IL; Mississippi IL; North
| Carolina 5; South Carolina IS; Tex
as IS; total U. S. 165 cars. Mixed
vegetables: California %; Florida
80; Louisiana Is; Texas 81; total
U. S. 173 a Tomatoes: Florida
east coast At; other Florida 88; Tex
as 5; total u. S. 14O cars. Cucum-
bers. Florida SO; Louisiana 1; In
dianapolis /: Texas 20; total U. S
lis cars. String beans: Florida 78;
Louisiaan IA; South Carolina 2; Tex
as 8 freight, 2 express, total U. S. SO
cars.
Additional F. o. B. information re-
ported Saturday, April 9th: Canal
Point. Fla, Warm, partly cloudy
| String beans: HaulingS light. Light
wire inquiry, demand moderate, mar
ket slightly stronger. Carloads FOE
cash track-7-8 bushel hampers
Bountifuls S1.50-2.10; Stringless and
Red Valentine S1.65-1.75. Tomatoes:
Haulings light. Moderate wire in
curry, demand moderate, market
about steady. Carloads FOB cash
track-sixes green. wrapped fancy
mostly $500, few 1925; choice most
" $500, few $2.25. Laredo, Texas
hot. partly cloudy. Onions: Haul
ings decreasing. Light wire inquiry,
demand limited, market weak. Car
loads FOB usual terms-crates Vel
low Bernudas U. S. No. Is and mix
ed No. Is and Is good quality $500:
Crystal Wax U. S. No. Is and mixed
No. Is and Is good quality S1.00-1.15,
mostly S1.O0-1.10. Carloads FOB
cash track-few sales crates. Vel
low Bermudas mixed No. Is and rs
good quality 75c; Crystal Wax 9Oc.
Reports by radio from important
markets. This mornings sales to
jobbers-unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage: Chicago: Arrival II
Alabama, 1 Florida, 1 Georgia, 5
Louisiana, 5 Mississippi, 4 Texas, on
track rs cars. Supplies liberal, de-
mand and trading moderate, market
barely steady. Alabama round type
crates S2.75@3.O0. Texas and Mis-
sissippi round type crates fair quail
ity S2.5O@2.75. Alabama 60-lb.
crates round type mostly $3.50. Tex
as round type sacked per cwt $2.25
02.50.
Kansas City: Clear. 81 degrees.
Arrived 4 Louisiana, z Texas, divert
ed z, on track z cars. Supplies mod
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