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

+. o. B. shipping point infcrma-
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. 8. 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 50-55c; bulk per ton Sol.
Truckloads cash 70 growerS-bulk
per ton S3-4. few lower. tOpening
Tuesday-to growers $3-4 per ton-)
Carrots: Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry, demand slow, market
about steady. Carloads and in mixed
cars FOB usual terms-crates Sl.lO-
40; cash track best packs Sl.00-l.O0.
few lower.
Beets: Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow, market
dull. Carloads and In mixed cars
FOB usual terms-crates Sl.10-1.15:
cash track best packs ~$1.O0-110.
few low as GOO.
Spinch: HRulings 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:
Mild, partly cloudy.
Cabbage. Haulings increasing.
Light wire inquiry, demand slow.
market dull. Carloads and In mixed
cars FOB usual terms-round and
flat types bulk per ton very few
sales s7-S Truckloads cash to
growers-bulk per ton $500.
Carlot shipments OF entire Unit
ed states reported Saturday, Feb
81:
Cabbage: Texas II, Florida %.
New York 80. Wisconsin 1. Michi-
gan /. total IL. s. 135 cars.
Carrots: Texas IL. New York 10,
California "a. total u. S. 90 cars.
Beets: Texas 20, Others 4, total
u. S. 80 cars.
GIA&A1a AAG &AH -
rs cars. Mexico ! car
Snap Beans: Florida 10. total U.
S 10 cars. Mexico l a
Grapefruit: Texas IA. Arizona i,
Florida 156. total U. s. Ill cars.
Oranges: Texas 2. California 279.
Florida go. total y. s. 51l cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas 80,
Louisiana 19, Florida %, total u.
s. 176 cars.
Carlot shipments OF entire Unit
ed states reported Sunday, Feb. %:
Cabbage: Texas IL, California 2.
Florida /. total u. 8. Is cars.
Carrots. Texas 2, California Fl,
total U. S. % cars.
Beets: None.
Spinach: Texas IS, total y. 5.
Is cars.
snap Beans: Florida 7, total q.
s. 7 cars.
Peppers: Florida /, total U. $. =
car. Mexico 2 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas "a.
Louisiana s, Florida 5. total q. s..
AZ cars.
Grapefruit: Texas 2. Florida Il,
TOTAL u. -. Is cars.
Oranges: California 80, Florida
80. total u. s. SIS cars.
Carlot shipments or entire United
States reported Monday. Feb. %:
Cabbage: Texas 40, Florida %,
New York 10. total u. s. 80 cars.
Carrots: Texas 5. Arizona I. CAL
ifornia IS. New York 8, Ohio !.
total II. S. so cars.
Beets: Texas 3. total u. $. 8 cars.
Spinach: Texas As. South Caro-
lima 2. total U. s. AZ cars.
Snap Beans: Florida 8, total u.
S 6 cars. Mexico / car.
Peppers: Florida 2, total o. s.
2 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas Sc.
Louisiana 3, Florida Z, total y. s.
SO cars.
Oranges: Texas S. Arizona I.
California 1872, Florida 167, total y.
s. 305 cars.
Grapefruit: Texas II. Arizona 3,
California 2, Florida "a, total u.
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 s. Carrots 8. Endlve
4. Turnips !. Potatoes /. Anlse !.
Dandelion /. total ITO cars.
Lower Valley shipments forward
ed Tuesday morning. Feb. "a:
Oranges 5, Mixed Fruit 4. Grape
fruit IL, Mixed Vegetables 38. Cab
hage 50. Beets Z. Carrots Z. Escarole
/. Anise 2, total ia cars. Total
movement to date this season.
Fruit 24S5. Vegetables 1915. total
$500 cars: to same dav last season
Fruit 1881, Vegetables 65l7, total