Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-27

warm, IOuQy CABBAGE.
light. Moderate wire inquiry, de-
man dmoderate, market about
steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms, bulk per ton
round type $15.00-17.00; crates
mostly $1.15-1.25. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bulk
per ton round type mostly $3.50;
to growers, bulk per ton $6.00-8.00,
mostly $500. Carrots: Haul;:5s
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry,
| demand moderate, market steady.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms, buShel baskets $1.00-
Ito; crates $~1.50-1.60. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB cash track,
bushel baskets mostly $1.00, few
lower; crates $1.40-1.50. Bets:
Haulings light. Moderate wire in
quiry, demand moderate, market
steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms. bushel bas-
kets around $1.00; poorer lower;
crates ~$1.40-1.50. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bushel
baskets 9~0c-S1.00; crates S1.25-1.50.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
cash track, bushel baskets 90c-
S1.00; crates $1.25-1.50. Potatoes:
Haulings moderate. Good wire in
quiry, demand good, market about
steady. Carloads and in mixed cars
FOB usual terms, 100-lb. sacks Bliss
Triumphs U. S. No. Is few sales
mostly $500; cash track S3.75; So
ID. sacks 10c cwt. extra. Wagonloads
cash to growers mostly $3.50. Green
beans: Haulings moderate. Mixed
wire inquiry, demand moderate,
market slightly weaker. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms, bushel hampers Stringless
best S~2.25-2.50, poorer lower; cash
track, mostly around $500, few
lower; Oval hampers 10c higher.
Wagonloads cash to growers mostly
$3.50, few SITS. Green corn: Haul
ings moderate. Moderate wire in
quiry, demand moderate, market
about steady. Carloads and in
mixed car FOB usual terms, buShel
baskets mostly $500; in mixed cars
very few sales SITS.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Saturday morning
April 9th: Mixed vegetables "a,
beets /; carrots SO; beets and car
rots 10; cabbage 20; potatoes 81;
string beans 8; green corn IS; to-
matoeS 5; parsley 2; total 1911 cars,
Freight movement to date this sea-
son, fruit 1923, vegetables 18,206,
total 1885 cars; to same day last
season, fruit 1146, vegetables 49,
40, total 1856 cars.
Carlot shipments Of entire Unit
ed States reported Friday, April
26: Potatoes: Colorado 81; Flor
ida SO; Idaho 119; Louisiana II;
Maine 1870; Michigan 70; Minnesota
81; New York liz; Texas So; Wash
ington "a; Wisconsin Sc; total U
S. 908 cars Bermuda 8. String
beans: Florida So; Louisiana 5 ex-
pres; Texas l express; total U. S
SO cars. Cabbage: Alabama AZ;
Louisiana Is; California 4; Georgia
2; Mississippi 30; North Carolina 4;
South Carolina 10; Texas z; tota-
U. S. 1914 cars. Carrots: California
%; Texas AZ: others 4; total u. S
IS cars. Cucumbers: Florida II,
Texas Is; total u. S. Sc cars
Onions: California 1; Texas 231,
total U. S. 232 cars. Tomatoes
California l; other Florida rs; East
Coast Florida 46; Texas 2; total U
S. 124 cars. Mixed vegetables: Ari-
iona 8; California IS: Florida IS,
Texas 60; total U. S. 157 cars.
Additional FOB information re-
ported Friday, April 18th: Cana
Point, Fla: Partly cloudy. Strine
beans: Haulings moderate. Better
wire inquiry, demand and trading
good, market unsettled, prices high
er. Carloads FOB usual terms. rs
bushel hampers Stringless and Rec
Valentines $3.50; cash track Lima:
SITS; Bountifuls SITS.
Laredo, Tex: Warm, cloudy
Onions: Haulings light. Moderate
wire inquiry, demand moderate
market weak. Carloads FOB usual
terms, crates Yellow Bermudas U
5. No. Is 90c-1.00; mixed No. Is and
Is s1.00-1.10. Carloads FOB cash
track, too few sales reported to
quote. Many shipments rolled I'M
sold.
Crystal City, Texas. Warm. part
~ cloudy. Onions: Haulings fairly
heavy. Moderate wire inquiry. de-
mand rather slow. market weak
prices slightly lower. Carloads FOB
usual terms. few sales crates Yellow
BernudeS U. S. No. Is 9Oc-l.O0
mostly 90-95c; Crystal Wax crates
ana oO-lb. sacks U. S. No. Is s1.1O-
l.l5. Carloads FOB cash track.
crates Yellow Bermudas U. S. No.
Is 1880; Crystal Wax around
S1-OO. Some rolled unsoId.
Reports by radio from important
markets.
Inc mornings sales ID jobbers.
unless otherwise stated:
Cabbage: Chicago: Clear. go de-
grees. Arrived 8 Alabama. 6 Louis-
lana, Mississippi, on track 40 cars.
supplies liberal, demand and trad
ing moderate, market slightly
weaker. Alabama round type
crates S~2.75-3.00. Texas and Mis-
Sissippi round type fair quality
crates s2.25-2.75. Louisiana and
Mississippi pointed type crates
s~l.9o-2.50. Texas round type sack
ed per cwt mostly $3.50. Pittsburgh:
Clear, 50 degrees. No carlot ar
rivals, on track Is cars. Supplies
moderate. demand slow, market
steady. Texas round type crates
best mostC S2.40-2.50, poorer s2.15-
$50; barrels packed locally s2.75-
800, few S325. Mississippi pointed
type crates s2.o0-2.50, mostly $500
I2.25. Carlot sales, Louisiana pointed
type bulk per ton $50. Kansas
City: Clear, So degrees. Arrived /
Louisiana. 2 Texas. diverted 2 on