Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-25
FLORIDASHIPS
WATERMELONS
Cantaloupes From Mexico
Also Are On Market
In Chicago

week." says the weekly market re-
view of fruits and vegetables issued
by the United States Market News
Service for the period April IA to 20.
The review continues: Weather in
northern markets probably is too
cool to create much of a demand for
melons, but these early arrivals
probably will find sale in some
quarters. First two carloads of Mex
lean cantaloupeS also reached Chi
cago on April 10 and sold at 5000
$50 for Ponys, 100000 for STAN
dardes and ~$10.00-11.O0 for Jumbos.
Quality was only fair. Price de-
clines were noted during the week
on Texas onions and western let
tuce. A reduction in the crop esti-
mate for onions may strengthen the
market. Strawberry markets were
firm to slightly higher, because the
expected increase of carlot move
ment did not ma~terialize. Florida
celery was returning a better price
at shipping points, and tomatoes
advanced in city consuming cen
tiers. Potatoes sprung a surprise by
closing considerably higher all
around. Old stock advanced 10-25c
per 100 lbs, the first real advance
in many weeks. New potatoes also
were bringing higher prices. Apples
were doing a little better in western
New York, and southern cabbage
held a stronger position generally.
Carlot movement Of twenty-five
fruits and vegetables increased by
5000 cars during the week to a
combined total of 1905. This was
also 5000 more than moved during
mid-April last season. Most of the
gain recently was in potatoes,
onions, cabbage, lettuce and toma-
toes. Potatoes alone required 1890
cars. while orange shipments filled
2,370, onions 1900, cabbage and let
tuce 1,400 cars each.
Potatoes Selling Higher
Following the rather moderate
shipments of old stock and the re-
ports Of reduced acreage of new
potatoes, the market for northern
and western potatoes advanced
greatly during the past week, in
some cases as much as Csc per 100
lbs. Increases of 10000 were COM
mon nearly everywhere, and this
western New York f.o.b b. market
reached a top of $1.05 with Maine
Green Mountains touching $1.10.
The north central region IA slight
ly stronger at 40-65c and the Gree
ley District Of Colorado reported
sales at $3.50. The Chicago carlot
market was stronger. with round
whites ranging 60-85c and Idaho
Russets at S1.70-1.9o. Demand was
temporarily exceeding the supply of
Bliss Triumphs in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley of Texas, and an ad-
vance Of SOC per 100 lb. sack brought
III the shipping point price to $3.50.
Top of $5.25 was reached for these
potatoes in terminal markets, while
best Florida Spaulding Rose ranged
$6.75-7.50 per barrel. The COM
bined paintings of early potatoes
on a commercial basis in nine
southern states are about one-third
lighter than a year ago, and grow
ers in the second early group of
eight states plan to reduce their
acreage by 16 per cent this year.
This would make a total of 293, 100 |
acres In the early and second early
states together COMPARED with AGO.
400 acres in the 1923 season. Ship
mentS of old stock last week in
creased sharply to $500 cars with
Maine and Idaho the leading states.
Texas reported a big increase in new
stock, total for new potatoes was
LIS cars.
Texas Onion Crop Reduced
The radical reduction in the esti-
mate Of Texas onion crop made
early last week should help the mar
ket for that product. Weather dam
"oe and other field troubles in somr
narts Of the onion territory haW
reduced the crop to 3,312,800 BUSH
els, as against the first estimate of
1885, 900 issued before the recent
survey. This latest figure is about
II, 900 bushels less than last years
Texas crop. Shipments from the
Raymondville district were about
finished and f. o. b prices were high
er there than elsewhere. But haul
ings were heavy in the Laredo and
Crystal City districts and the ship
ping point price Of Yellow Bermudas
dropped to about $1.0O per crate,
with Crystal Wax stock ranging
S1.15-1.35. Low price Of $1.40 was
reported on Yellow BermudaS in
Chicago, but other cities ranged up
to $3.50. Crystal Wax stock was
jobbing at $2.00-2.75. Remaining
supplies Of northern grown onions
from storage were bringing mostly
S .00-5.00 per 100 lb. sack and recent
arrivals from Egypt sold at $4.25-5.00
per 10 Id. sack. Movement of onions
from southern Texas jumped to
1,480 cars, or nearly three times as
many as the preceding weeks out
put.
Cabbage Market Advances
Cabbage advanced at Rio Grande
Valley points and other parts of
southern Texas, as the supply rap
idly decreased. Other states along
the Gulf and the Atlantic Seaboard
were becoming leading sources of
cabbage. Total forwardings mount
ed to 1,400 cars, as aaginst 535 a
year ago. Texas was credited with
425, Alabama with 160 and South
Carolina with ego cars.
"A IdIlSS VI ol0.cO-lo.Jo DEL LOll
prevailed in south Texas and barrel
crates strengthened to S1.15-1.25.
City jobbing sales of Texas crates
were mostly at 100000 with bulk
stock in st. Louis at $4,000 a ton.
Arrivals from other Gulf states were
quoted in consuming centers gener-
ally at S2.50-3.50 per crate and some
sales reached $500. The l 1-2 bush
ell hampers Of South Carolina cab
bage ruled S1.00-1.50 in terminal
markets while crates brought SITS
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