Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

No report will be issued to-
morrow. February %. account Of
legal holiday.
FOB shipping point information
reported Wednesday, Feb. 20:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points:
Cold, rainy.
Cabbage: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
moderate. market STEADY Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual terms
bulk per ton round type mostly
Sl7.50; few high as $50; crates $l.30
Gl.50; 80 ID. crates Savoy si.40H
l.5O. Carloads and in mixed a
FOB cash track-bulk per ton round
type s15Gl6; crates sl.15G1-25.
' Wagonloads cash TO growers-bulk
per ton round type $1,000.
Carrots: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry. demand
moderate. market steady. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual terms
-bushel baskets S0cnl.00, few best
Sl.l5; crates sl.40gl.60; 100 10.
sacks topped Sl.40Wl.60. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB cash track
bushels 800 90c, few fancy high
or: crates S1.25u1.40.
BeetS: HaulingS moderate. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow, market
about steady. Carloads and in mix
ed cars FOB usual termS-buShel
baskets very few sales 65I90c;
crates around S1.25. Carloads and
in mixed cars FOB cash track
bushels 70M soc: crates 81 10Ml25.
Primary destinations OF Lower
Valley movement Wednesday. Feb.
20:
Cabbage: Houston %. st. Louis
IL. Memphis Q; 5 each Chicago, TT.
Worth; 4 each Toronto. Pittsburgh,
= Detroit; l each Dallas, Monroe,
Dupe. Philadelphia. Norfolk, New
Haven, Ashvillc, Butte. Shreveport.
San Antonio. Mixed Vegetables:
Houston IL. st. Louis 10, Chicago
5; 4 each TT. Worth. New York; 3
Oklahoma City; ? each Memphis,
Philadelphia; / each Dallas. Deni-
son, Tulsa, Enid, Pueblo, Pittsburg,
Kans.. Winfield, C~hillicotche, Dav-
export, Sioux City, Cleveland. Nash
vile, Providence, Bighamton. New
Haven, Hartford, Rapid City, La
Crosse. Winnipeg. Ardmore. Car
rotS: st. Louis 8, New York Z. Phil
adelphia A. Houston 2; / each Chi
cago. Montreal. Toronto. Beets:
st. Louis 3. New York >, Boston,
Philadelphia, Houston, l each.
Grapefruit: Houston 2, TT. Worth
II: 1 each Waco, Sweetwater, Anna
rillo, Tulsa. Ponca City, Kansas
City. Salina, Des MoineS. Lincoln.
Omaha, Beaumont. Milwaukee.
Marshall. Minneapolis. Lettuce: l
each Jersey City, Philadelphia.
Spinach: Chicago !.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
| States reported Feb. 20:
Cabbage: Texas 81, Florida 40,
/ New York Il; total u. S. l42 cars.
Carrots: Texas "a, California IL,
New York A: total u. S. 80 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas 81. Flor
ida %. California q, Louisiana Is;
total u. s. 1il cars
Grapefruit: Texas 10; total U. S.
1872 cars.
Spinach: Texas 81; others ?; to-
tai u. S. % cars.
Lettuce: Texas 4. others 254; to-
tai U. S. 253 cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Thursday morning,
Mixed vegetables 20. beets 3, car
rots IL. beets and carrots 4. cab
bage So. mixed citrus /. grapefruit
IL. lettuce /; total Ill cars Freight
movement 10 date this season:
Fruit 1853. vegetables 6l67. total
1920 cars: TO anne day last season:
Fruit 1923, vegetables 6674: teal
7T97 cars.
Additional FOB information re-
ported Wednesday. Feb. 20:
Cabbage: Rochester. ". Y. and
nearby points: Min. 3 deg. Max. 10
deg. Clear. Demand light. TO
sales reported. Some consigned.
Carrots: Rochester. n. Y. and
nearby points: Demand light, no
sales reported.
Spinach: Laredo. Texas: Cool,
cloudy. Haulings very light. Light
wire inquiry. demand light, market
weak. very few sales. Carloads FOB
usual termS-buShel baskets Savoy
! i0c: cash track 30M35c.
Spinach: Crystal City. Texas:
Cool, light rain in morning. Haul
ings light. Light wire inquiry, dc
mand light, market dull. Too few
sales reported to quote.
Reports By radio from important
markets. This mornings sales to
Iobbers unless otherwise stated.
Cabbage
st. Louis: Clear, % deg. Arrived
4 Texas. 2 Wisconsin, on track 80
cars. Supplies liberal, demand light,
market I'LL. Texas crates round
type fair quality and condition
$3.50; bulk per ton mostly S45. 90,
some fair $4,000. Wisconsin DAN
ism type bulk per ton few sales
$500. Carlot sales 10 outside points
st. Louis basis. Texas round type
crates 2 cars $3.50.
Pittsburgh: Showing. % deg. Ar
rived ! Florida. / New York. 8 Tex
as. Supplies liberal. demand slow.
market steady on Florida stock.
slightly weaker on Texas stock.
Florida pointed type ! l-2 bushel
hampers Sl.20ml.25. Texas round
type crates S2.50m2.75: barrels pack
ed locally $2.75Q3.25, mostly $500.
Chicago: Showing. 10 deg. Ar
rived 10 Texas. on track 81 cars.
Supplies moderate, demand and
tracing moderate. market about
steady. Texas round type crates
$2.65W2.75. few higher. fair. soft,
leaiy $3.50; sacked per cwt. S2.50n
20: barrels packed locally mostly
S2.75. Florida pointed type / -
buShel hampers mostly Sl.50.
Boston: Showing, % deg. Arriv-
ed 3 Florida. l Texas. ] Virginia, on
track iS cars. Supplies liberal, de-
mand slow. market dull. Texas bar
rels packed locally round type best
mostly $3.50. fair S2.00G2.25; 80 10.
crates mostly S2.25. Florida Wake
field ! l-2 bushel hampers Sl.250
lao. Holland approximately 100 ID.
baskets Danish and red types S225.
Philadelphia: Showing. % deg.
Arrived 10 Florida. 5 New York. l
Texas. on track IL cars. Supplies
liberal, demand slow. market dull.
Florida pointed type l 1-2 bushel
hampers $l.00ml15, few fancy Sl.25,
poorer low as 7jc. Texas round
type crates s2.50M2.75.
New York: Showing. IS deg. Ar