Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Truck
Markets

r. y. b. SHIPPING POINT IN
FORMATION REPORTED MON
DAY. FEB. 10:
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points:
Cabbage: Haulings m Moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
limited, market slightly weaker.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms-round type bulk per
ton $55-65, mostly around $50;
crates around 1925; lettuce crates
S2.75-85. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB cash t~rack-round type
cash to growers-bulk per ton $50
IS. mostly $50. few lower.
Carrots: Haulings light. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow, market
dull. Carloads FOB usual terms
too few sales reported to quote. In
mixed cars FOB usual terms
crates mostly around $50; bushels
mostly Sl.00. few lower. In mixed
cars FOB cash track-crates very
few sales around sl.25; bushels To-
85c.
Beets: Haulings light. Moderate
wire inquiry. demand moderate,
market steady. Carloads FOB usual
terms-too few sales reported 10
quote. In mixed cars FOB usual
terms-crates mostly s2.25. few
lower: bushels s~l.50-1.75. In mixed
cars FOB cash track-crateS Sl.65-
1885; bushels Sl.25-l.50.
Primary destinations of Lower
Valley movement reported Monday,
Feb. 10:
Cabbage: 8 Houston: S St. Louis;
3 each Shreveport; New Orleans;
2 each New York; Dallas; / each
Little Rock. Jersey City, Amarillo,
Sweetwater.
Carols: / Houston. Beets: l each
ST. Louis. Toronto.
Beets and Carrots: ! st. Louis.
Spinach: ! each Little Rock, Pitts
burgh. Mixed citrus: / Dallas.
Grapefruit: 2 Houston.
Mixed vegetables: 3 Houston; 2
ST. Louis; / each Birmingham,
Oklahoma City, Swestwater. Dallas,
New York. Little Rock, Beaumont,
Paducah, Nashville.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Tuesday morning,
Feb. IL:
Grapefruit 5, mixed citrus !. or
anges /, mixed vegetables 81, abb
bage %, carrots 2. beets !. beetS
and carrots 3, spinach /. turnips
3. lettuce /, shallots !, total 80 cars
Freight movement to date this sea-
son-Fruit 1892, Vegetables 468l,
total 1913; TO same day last season
Fruit 1854, Vegetables 4S27. total
6081 cars.
Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Monday, Feb. 10:
Cabbage: California 4, Florida
l6. Michigan 1, Minnesota l. New
York II, Texas IL, Wisconsin 2, TO-
tai u. S. 50 cars.
Carrots: Arizona Q. California 81
Colorado !, Michigan !, New YORK
IA. Texas /, total U. S. so cars.
Spinach: Texas 81, California 2,
total u. S. 80 cars.
Grapefruit: Arizona 5. California
2. Florida 81, Texas 4, total U. 5.
70 cars.
Mixed vegetables: Texas i3, 9TH
ers IS. total u. s. 43 cars
Additional FOB information re-
ported Monday, Feb. 10:
Rochester. N. Y, CWestern New
York Points,:
Cabbage: Moderate wire inquiry
demand slow. market about steady.
Carloads FOB usual terms-Danish
type bulk per ton mostly $50. few
higher; 90 and 100 Id. sacks per
ton mostly SOS. few higher.
Carrots: Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate. market about
steady. Carloads FOB usual terms
very few sales 100 ID. sacks cut
$50; bushel baskets washed ] car
SlI00.
Sanford, Fla, CWinter Garden
District: ].
Cabbage: Haulings light. Good
wire inquiry. demand good. market
slightly stronger. Carloads FOB
usual transported type ] IL
bushel hampers S225.
San Antonio, Texas (South Tex
as Points:
Spinach: Eaulings moderate. Mod
crate wire inquiry. demand mod
crate, market weaker. Bushel has-
kets Savoy-carloads FOB cash
track 5o-65c. mostly 55-6oc; usual
terms 6o-75c. mostly 60-70c. Some
shippers holding for higher prices,