Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-24
Truck
Markets

r. o. d. shipping point informa-
ton reported Monday, Feb. %:
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points:
Warm. partly cloudy.
Cabbage: Haulings moderate.
Light wire inquiry, demand very
slow, market dull and weak. Very
few sales. Carloads and In mixed
cars FOB usual terms round type
u. s. No. ! medium sizes lettuce
crates $500; bulk per ton s7-8.
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
cash track few sales-round type
l.. S. NO. 1. medium sizes lettuce
crates 5o-55c; bulk per ton s6-T.
Truckloads cash TO growers-bulk
per ton S3-4, few lower. (Opening
Tuesday-to growers s3-4 per tom
Carrots: Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow, market
about steady. Carloads and In mixed
= FOB usual terms-crates $l.f0-
40. cash track best packs sl.O0-l.00
few lower.
Beets: Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow, market
dull. Carloads and in mixed cars
FOB usual termS-crates Sl.lO-ll5'
cash track best packs ~$l.00-i10,
few low as GOO.
Spilnch: Haulings light. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow, market
weak. IN mixed cars FOB usual
terms-bushel baskets Savoy type
40-45c. Last Report
RobStown-Corpus Christi Section:
Mid, partly cloudy.
Cabbage: Haulings increasing.
Light wire inquiry. demand slow.
market dull. Carloads and In mixed
ears FOB usual terms-round and
fiat types bulk per ton very few
sales S7-6. Truckloads cash 70
growers-bulk per ton $500.
Carlot shipments or entire Unit
ed states reported Saturday, Feb.
81:
Cabbage: Texas II, Florida %.
New York 80. Wisconsin /. Michi-
a /. total u. S. 1875 cars.
Carrots: Texas IL, New York is,
California "a. total u. S. 81 cars.
Beets: Texas 20, Others 4, total
U. s. 80 cars.
Peppers: Florida rs, total U. 8
26 cars. Mexico i car.
Snap Beans: Florida 10. total ".
S. 10 cars. Mexico I car
Grapefruit: Texas IA, Arizona !.
Florida 156. total U. S. III cars.
Oranges: Texas 2. California 27e,
Florida $50. total y. S. 511 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas 90.
Louisiana 10. Florida 20, total u.
S. 176 cars.
Carlot shipments OF entire Unit
ed States reported Sunday. Feb. %:
Cabbage: Texas ~, California 2,
Florida 1, total U. S. Is cars.
Carrots. Texas 2. California q,
total u. $. % cars.
Beets: None.
Spinach: Texas Is, total U. S.
Is cars.
Snap Beans: Florida Z. total u.
S. z cars.
Peppers: Florida 1, total U. 8. :
a Mexico 2 airs.
Mixed Vegetables. Texas "a.
Louisiana 5. Florida 5. total y. s.
AZ cars.
Grapefruit: Texas ?, Florida II.
total U. S. Is cars.
Oranges: California 81, Florida
80. total u. S. IS cars.
Carlot shipments OF entire United
States reported Monday. Feb. %:
Cabbage. Texas 40, Florida %,
New York Is. total u. S. 80 cars.
Carrots: Texas 5. Arizona I. CAL
ifornia IS. New York 8, Ohio /,
total U. s. so cars.
BeetS: Texas 8. total U. s. 8 cars.
Spinach: Texas IS. South Caro-
lima ?. total u. s. Al cars.
Snap Beans: Florida s, total II.
S. s cars. Mexico / car.
Peppers: Florida 2, total U. s
2 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas sc.
Louisiana 3, Florida 7, total U. S.
50 cars.
Oranges: Texas 5. Arizona I.
California 1872. Florida 1877, total u.
S. 305 cars.
Grapefruit: Texas II. Arizona 3.
California 2. Florida "a, total y.
s. 100 cars.
Lower Valley shipments forward
ed Sunday and Monday mornings.
Feb. % and %:
Oranges 3. Mixed Fruit 4. Grape
fruit ii, Mixed Vegetables rs. Cab
bage So. Beets g.. Carrots 8. Endive
/. Turnips I, Potatoes /. Anise I,
Dandelion /. total ITO cars.
Lower Valley shipments forward
ed Tuesday morning. Feb. "a:
Oranges 5. Mixed Fruit .. Grape
fruit II, Mixed Vegetables SO. Cab
hage 80. Beets 2. Carrots Z. Escarole
]. AnIse 2. total ia cars. Total
movement TO date this season.
Fruit 2485. Vegetables 1915. total
$500 cars: to same day last season
Fruit 1881. Vegetables 6s17, total
1923 cars.