Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
VALLEY FRUIT
IS STEADY AT
81 TO $3.50
Marsh Kept Off Mart
Until Duncan Fruit
Is Exhausted

Price OF Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley citrus fruit is held up to $500
to $3.50 a box. a check Of shipping
concerns throughout the Valley
made today by The Herald showed.
This check was made following
receipt Of reports at The Herald
office that one or two cars had
been quoted out at $l.45. and that
a break in the market threatened
as q result.
With Florida shipping around $50
carloads OF FIR daily. and the
Valley moving close to so daily nov,
1t appears certain that the market
will scale down gradually. But only
q small drop is expected. and ship
pers throughout the Valley indicated
today that care in handling the
deal will hep to bring a profit OF
all Valley fruit.
The Valley has shipped approx
mately 375 carloads Of citrus TO
date, including an estimated Is
carS by truck.
All this fruit Is Duncan. AL
Valley shippers interviewed this
morning said Il Y r going TO hold
back on Marsh Seedless as long as
possible, SO that the Duncan al
be moved.
The rumor received In Browns
vile stated that one shipper quot
ed a price OF $l.45 a box. and that
the result Of this quotation was TO
demoralize the market for fruit
that rs rolling now.
Investigation today indicates that
IL a car moved at such a price IL
was probably very small fruit. OF a
| poor quality. There is much OF
this type Of fruit. shippers said.
and efforts are being made to pre-
vent IT,.
Ted Melden, general manager Of
the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
exchange, when called at Mission
today by The Herald. said the ex-
change has quoted no fruit under
81. We are getting from 81 to
$3.50 for fruit"
Melden said II the Valley will
hold up on Marsh Seedless ship
ments until all the Duncan Is gone,
growers Of Duncan will get a good
price. and the Marsh price will rot
be hurt.
Small Fruit Held
Harry Rouse, secretary OF the Rio
Grande Valley Citrus Growers as
ISOLATION at Mercedes said his or
ganization Is getting from 81 to
$3.50 for citrus. Rouse said there
is considerable small fruit. but that
the association Is picking only the
larger fruit. We are having no
trouble getting $3.50 for eighties"
he said. When told about the re-
port that a car moved at sl45, he
said. there is a lot of fruit in the
Valley now that growers would be
glad to sell at that, but little Of 1t
is being shipped"
+. NJ. Hall. manager Of the Mer-
cedeS association, subStantiated the
statements Of Rouse.
Davis Wade OF wade and New
ton, with headquarters at San Ben
ito, estimated that two-thirds OF
the Valley fruit this season Is nine
ty-Sixes or smaller, and one-third
Is 1865 or smaller.
He said his concern u quoting
fruit at from SITS To $3.50. the
price varying according 10 size and
quality. He said that with Florida
moving fruit nc tch a rapid rate,
and Valley shipments increasing
rapidly there is bound 10 be a
scaling down In prices"
Ready Market
G.. K. Lovett. OF Lovett a. Kirk,
San Benito, said his concern is
quoting fruit at from 81 10 $3.50.
and is having no trouble disp ling
Of II.
we have no rollers" Lovett
said. all our shipments having
been sold cash on the track"
Valley shippers estimated that
less than one-fourth Of the Dun
IAN is still on the trees. and with
the shipments going out as fast as
they are II will all be cleaned
up In about 10 days.
"A coordinated effort TO keep
Marsh of the market until that
time was indicated.
Some shippers. when asked about
the total estimaf said Ii still looks
like from 1000 70 5000 carloads.