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. 2l.-
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 120
ears Of strawberries rolled from
Florida during the week. as against
II a year ago. And jobbing prices
on a quart basis were only 30-50c.
Shipments of carrots doubled to a
total Of 2l5 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 full week of Febru-
airy to As cars and the I. o. b. mar
ket at Los Angeles advanced to rs
90c 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 $7.50-9.00 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
was improved by reports of a freeze
in southern Texas which will de-
lay the crop in that state. Output
OF oranges increased sharply 10 254O
cars OF which California furnished
1870 and Florida most Of the re-
mainder. For the second week of
February. 1923. 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 TOO
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Texas Onions Delayed
The recent freeze in southern
Texas has delayed Bermuda type Of
onions from that state and hiss
strengthened the situation for
northern storage stock. The Ray
mondville district of Texas suffer-
ed least Of damage. Production ii
other sections of the state may be
reduced slightly but quality Of part
of the crop doubtless viii be affect
cd adversely. Shipments viii be
delayed probably a week or ten
DAYS. Total shipments Of northern
and eastern onions decreased last
week to 460 cars.
Imports increased again to about
95 carloads OF which 80 came from
Spain, z from Holland, 6 from
Mill and l from Italy. Shipping
point prices of medium sized yellow
vanced to S450-5.O0 per 100 ID. sack
with best large stock at $3.50.
Southwestern Michigan shippers
also advanced their quotations
slightly to S5.40 while the western
slope Of Colorado reported a high
range OF S4.60-4.75 on the small
volume that remains in that Sec
tion. Both domestic and imported
yellow varieties we're iobbing gen.
orally within a range OF s5.00-6.00
per sack. Some far western onions
sold as high as S625-6.50. Remain
ing domestic supplies IRE in strong
hands.
Potatoes Decline Further
AS potato shipments increased
further 10 a total Of $500 cars prices
declined slightly below the preced-
ing weeks level. Growers in west
ern New York were getting only
35-40c per bushel and shippers
about 9O-95c per 100 lbs. of sacked
round whites. Green Mountains
were slightly lower in northern
Maine at 1880 and round whites
end Russell Rurals returned 60-7Oc
in the north central area. Red
River Ohios sold al 65-T0c in the
Moorhead district. Colorado ship
pers were able TO get Sl.0o on Red
McClures while the southern Idaho
market held about steady on Rus
set Burbanks at 65-75c. Movement
was gaining In the far west; Idaho
shipped Gao and Colorado 500 cars
last week. The north central reg
ion increased its potato forward
ings TO 1910 cars. Pennsylvania and
New York together shipped 500
and Maine 1900. An unusual fea-
tlhe in the Boston market Is the
high price obtained OF 80 ID. sacks
Of a grade Prince Edward Island
Green Mountains. These selected
potatoes had been selling in Boston
at SITS though they closed lower
at S|1.50-l.T5. The Chicago carlot
market on northern round whites
was somewhat lower than the week
before at $4,000 but Idaho Russets
advanced to ~Sl.65-1.S0. Barrels OF
red potatoes from Bermuda were
jobbing in New York City at 5000
1000. Rushel crates Of Bliss Tri-
umphs from Cuba brought $500
3.25 while bushel hampers Of south
ern Texas stock ruled S1.90-2.50,
Sever cold weather was reported in
manv OF the northern and western
states which had some effect on
DOtato trading. Northern Maine
had temperatures as low as 90 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 new stock
from the south. Only ITO cars ci
storage stock were shipped durine
the week Of which 120 came from
western New York. where the Z. o
h. market was lower and dull al
S38-40 per ton. City dealers Got
mostly S35-48 on New York and
northern Danish type cabbage but
Cincinnati quoted a range Of S55-
so. The ST. Louis market was veal
on northern Danish. Shipments 81
new stock from Florida ~inc-easec
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