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Laredo Weekly
Laredo, Webb County, Texas
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Laredo district's Bermuda onion shipping season nears end with ~1,250 carloads shipped, yielding $1.5M at steady prices ($1.50/crate avg). James O'Keefe leads remaining shipments; USDA office supports growers.
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The 1,200 Carload Mark Passed With Wednesday Night's Shipments and it is Estimated Only About Fifty Carloads Remain to Be Shipped Out,
The onion shipping season is fast drawing to a close, and it is estimated that with the passing of the 1,200-carload mark in Wednesday night's shipments only about fifty carloads of Bermuda onions remain to be shipped out before the season finally closes. The principal shipper at this time is James O'Keefe, and most of the other onion growers are "cleaned up" at this time. It looks the total shipments this season will amount to 1,250 carloads.
Onion growers have made good money out of the Bermuda onion crop this year, due to the fact that the market has been good throughout the season and only for a few days did yellow onions drop down to around $1.25 per crate, and then going up again. An average price of $1.50 per crate for yellows has prevailed during the shipping season, with crystal wax prices averaging $1.50 to $1.60 per crate. No better prices than those prevailing at the approach of the end of the shipping season could be expected.
With the prices remaining good during the remaining few days of the onion shipping season the growers of the Laredo district will market another Bermuda onion crop that will bring in about one and one-half million dollars. While in this year the shipments have been smaller, the heaviest single former years shipments by special freight trains have ranged as high as 100 carloads for several nights in succession, but the next shipment being 82 carloads on April 19, with the heaviest shipments 78 and 76 carloads per night. No overglutting of the market has resulted from the shipments this year, growers, and buyers alike meeting the demand as received and helping to maintain onion prices at a good figure throughout the onion shipping season.
The Bureau of Markets of the United States Department of Agriculture has maintained an office here since the beginning of the shipping season in charge of G. D. Clark, and bulletin and advisory service will continue until the last load of onions moves out of the Laredo district.
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total shipments estimated at 1,250 carloads, bringing in about one and one-half million dollars; good prices maintained throughout the season with no overglutting of the market.
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The onion shipping season in the Laredo district is nearing its end, with over 1,200 carloads shipped by Wednesday night and about 50 remaining. Principal shipper is James O'Keefe; most other growers are finished. Growers profited from good market prices averaging $1.50 per crate for yellows and $1.50-$1.60 for crystal wax. Shipments smaller than previous years but steady. U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Markets office, led by G. D. Clark, provides support until season closes.