Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-22
NO BASIS FOR
Low CABBAGE,
DEALER Says
Drop to SIS Per Ton
Not Justified By
Market Conditio n S
Throughout North

There is no sound reason for the
sudden drop in the price OF cabbage
from $50 10 S25 per ton, is the opin-
ion Of q. r. Coleman, Corpus Christi
produce dealer. who asserts that
'panicky" shippers have ruined the
market by putting the price at a lev
FL which is not At all necessary.
Mr. Coleman, pioneer cabbage deal
or OF Corpus Christi. who shipped
the first car out Of south Texas in
1888, advocates more orderly market
ing as the only means or stabiliz-
ing the market and placing the cab
hsge price back on the level which
he maintains is justified b. the
small stocks in storage.
1T y my honest opinion that there
IS 10 sound reason for the sudden
dfop in the price Of cabbage in the
Valley IN n weeks time from $50
70 S25,' Mr. Coleman said in dis
oussing the market situation. THE
price Of cabbage in Texas is usually
governed by the amount Of storage
cabbage left in New York and Wis
conSin when the Texas crop comes
on the market. II is a well known
fact that on December Is there were
only 300 cars of cabbage left in
New YorS, state, and not more than
2.00e cars on January /; while in
Wisconsin not over $50 cars we're
left on January 10.
"Since January l about 1900 cars
we're shipped from New York state
at an average price Of $45 to Sis
per ton. while in Wisconsin there
we're not over $50 cars left on Janu-
sSy 10. With shipments moving out
W the above states at a total rate of
90 cars per day, it can be readily
seen that there is no great surplus
Of cabbage left. By January 25 to
February l all storage cabbage in
New York and Wisconsin should be
disposed Of.
Drop In -Four Days
"let, in face Of these facts, the
price OF cabbage in the Valley has
dropped to S25 per ton. This has
been caused, in my opinion, by the
fact of some of the small dealers or
leaders probably having a few cars
rolling unsold, and rather than con
sign to some strong market they i'm
m~ediately became frightened and
flooded the country with wires. first
starting by dropping from $50 to $40
per ton, and then two or three DAYS
later dropping TO a price Of $50 per
ton TO the dealer: and this seems to
be the prevailing price from the
Valley.
"All other sections, including Cor
rus Christi. where we have been ship
ping only a few ears and asking a
price OF $50 per ton. have been COM
PEELED to follow suit. and the farmer
is the sufferer. just as soon as
shippers begin reducing the asked
price for cabbage. the northern buy
ers simply sit back and refuse to
buy; while IL a decent price had
been maintained the demand would
have continued. As a result. many
Of the shippers in the Valley have
become excited and 'panicky' during
the past week. and have ruined the
market by putting the price TO the
farmer and the selling price at a
level which Is not at all necessary.
$50 far as the Corpus Christi
Robstown section is concerned. we
shippers are simply loading the very
minimum of cars. only five oars
being shipped last week. My advice
10 the farmers is not to rush the
rsbbage 70 the market. but if neces-
sary hold il back for a week. and, rs
the northern crop cleans up. the
market certainly will advance"
Predicts $50 Per Ton
New York and Wisconsin cabbage
vill so to 500 per ton within two
weeks is the prediction Of Roches-
ter Dealers" Mr. Coleman said.
Here is a telegram | received from
r. 4. Shreve of Rochester. n. ST.. on
January l2. in response to a letter Of
inquiry;
up here the loading Of cabbage
has been quite heavy this week, but
ne demand has been active, and
Zarkets have taken supplies nicely.
yEyway We are expecting you % buy
rs a new hat IL We have not a $50
price by the first Of February
In a telegram from the same firm