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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



Decembei! 9. 1897 



CUT FLOWER MARKETS. 



New York, Dec. 8. 



Roses, Beauties, extra special KW (HugW.no 



No 1 20.0(V52.=).CK) 



No 2 12.00(??)i5.00 



No 3 B.tKXglO.OO 



•■ Brides 4.00(31,6.110 



•• Bridesmaids 4.0l»a 6.00 



■■ Testouts 6.00(5112.00 



•■ Caroots ,VOO(S10.00 



•■ Meteors •''iS^ ? JS 



■■ Morgans 4.00(31,6.00 



■• Perles 2.0i)(3i 3,00 



Carnations,:,:. IfS '^Z 



fancy 3.(X)(3( o.OO 



Cattlevas 3,'>.0i'(?/ 40.00 



Cypripeciiums ^''IilB''s!S 



Harrisii lilies 6.00(3 8.00 



Mignonette 4.0(*3i b.tKJ 



Violets -J^i 1?0 



Valley S.OCXq. 4.00 



Adiantums ^''®t},!J! 



Asparagus . ^ „„^.? nH 



Smilax 12.00(ai5.00 



For extra prices and fancy stoclt see New 

 York letter. 



St. Louis, Dec, 8. 



Roses, Bcputies, long $2.5 00(3 35,00 



short 5,00(310,00 



Meteors. Kaiserin .iOOC' 8,00 



■■ Mermets. La France 5,00(31,8.00 



" Brides. Bridesmaids 5,00(3i 8,00 



Perles, Wootton 2,00(3.4.00 



Carnations, fancy 2.00fi 3.00 



common 1.50(3i 2,W 



Violets, single 25(3., 40 



double 75(®1,00 



California 1,50® 2,00 



Valley 4 00 



Stevia 25® .50 



Paper White Narcissus 4.00 



Roman Hyacinths 4.00 



Hani.sii 1.1.00(5:18 00 



Callas 12.50(3.15.00 



Chrysanthemums, fancy 8.00(frln,00 



" common 50(5. 1 . 50 



Smilax 10.00^.15.00 



Adiantum 1.00 



Asparagus 35.00(5l50.00 



Chicago. Dec. 8, 

 Such a complete picture of the Chicago mar- 

 ket is given in our advertisements that quota- 

 tions seem unnecessary. You will tind up-to- 

 date Qtiotations of nearly every house nmong 

 the advs, A review of the market conditions 

 will be found in our Chicago news report, 



Boston. Dec, 8, 

 Trade this wfek has been slow and dull, con- 

 sequently has resulted in reduced prices. Chrys- 

 anthemums are about played out, only a very 

 few first-class being offered, Roses" pinks, 

 violets and valley seem to be the leaders. 

 Below I quote average prices: 



Roses, Beauties J8 00(g35,00 



Brides. Bridesmaids 2,00® 8,00 



Meteors 2,oa'3> 6.00 



" Perles, etc 2.00®, 6.00 



Carnations 7.t(3;. 1.50 



Violets 7n0} 1 ,00 



Valley 2 um 4,00 



Paper white narcissus, , 1,00(3., 2,00 



HUNT'S REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO 

 MARKET. 



Since date of last report (Nov. 27th) there has 

 been no material chiinKe in the situation. As 

 predicted by us then, stock has been scarce and 

 of r.ither inferior quality, judging not by stock 

 shipped but by the run as received from the 

 grower before grading. Had there been any 

 extra calls for stock or had trade been even 

 what might be called brisk, prices would have 

 soared far beyond top notches quoted. 



There has not been, nor is there at this 

 w iting. any reserve stock with the growers to 

 draw upon for extra heavy or rush orders. 

 Heavy, lowering weather, w'ith frequent rains, 

 snows and a continuous steady low temperature, 

 not merely local, but extended generally 

 throughout territory tributary to this market, 

 does not meet requirements for flower produc- 

 ing. 



Stoclis. speaking now not of cut blooms but of 

 the growing plants, are daily deteriorating. 

 This is apparent on entering almost every place. 

 Every grower has a tale of some one house or 

 some particular variety that "isn't doing right" 

 and they can't understand it. We can't either, 



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Meet Is at The Old Stand 

 Always Open 



MILLANG & CO 



Wholesale 



Commission 



Florists 



48 West 29th St., New York. 



Between Broadway and SKth ^\enue. 



-ai*^. 



; JadoD Fibre Grows Prize -Winners { 



but just at a venture to hit the most birds with 

 one stone, we will say that less fuel and water 

 and more labor to the square foot of glass might 

 produce better results. Thi^ of course is onlya 

 generality and we don't say that it will, but we 

 fancy the word "might" is the right one and 

 used" where we use it Is worth thinking of. 



Without a week of sunshine soon — right now 

 —flowers for the holidays are going to be short 

 in all lines excepting bulbous. 



"Mums" in quantities to be depended on have 

 disappeared. Stevia is strong and getting 

 plentiful. Violets are farti.er and farther be- 

 tween and having hard work to maintain qual- 

 ity. Harrisii are fine and Romans, valley and 

 paper whites are tirst-class with good stems. 

 Carnations are good, seemingly, however, grow- 

 ing a trifle smaller. Scotts are the most plenti- 

 ful and whites the scarcest. Reds are coming 

 in more plentifully. 



In roses. Testout. La France and Siebrecht 

 are badly off, and Carnots are hardly to be seen, 

 Perles. that have been in best shape of any for 

 so long, are going back. Maids. Meteor, Brides 

 and KaLsers are good. Maids, to prove the rule 

 of contraries, are gaining in color and all four 

 varieties show a gain in quality, the stiffening 

 of stems being marked. The cut is less than it 

 was ten days ago. however. Beauties are 

 shortening up and while generally good many 

 crooked necks appear: lots of one sided buds 

 and variegated foliage also among them. 



Holly, the best in years, is to be seen every- 

 where. Wreathing galore and a brisk trade in 

 cape flowers, immortelles and kindred lines is 

 reported by all. Retailers figuring on large 

 jobs for the holidays may possibly save money 

 and customers by pushing decorative material 

 to the limit. It is plentiful and good this year. 



The increase in the price of coal is 

 quite a serious item to the large growers. 

 Mr. Peter Reinberg, of Reinberg Bros.. 

 Chicago, says it wnll increase their coal 

 bill fullj- |3,ooo for the present season. 



Peteh Macdonald James ivicivIanus 



MacDONALD & McMANUS 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



'PHONE, 2778 3eTH ST. 



30 West 30th St. NEW YORK. 



CITUATIOX \VAXTEI)- Vuung ladv witli oxperi- 

 O ence (k-slrv;* position in florist sture. M. O. B.. 

 care Flurist.s" Kevlew. 



TV^ ANTED— YiiUDg: man to take entire charge of 



»▼ four ruse houses 75 feet long, modern; board 



on place; state wages. W. L. Hucke. Belleville. III. 



SITUATION WANTE1)-By ilortst; 3u years' expe- 

 rience; good propagator and maker-upof designs. 

 Address Florist, care Carrier Xo. 2, Ottumwa, Iowa. 



OITUATIOX WANTED— A successful rose grower 

 ^3 desires situation as pritieipal grower on large 

 place or as foreman on medium sized one; references 

 given. Address Xixtm H. <;aun, care Florists' Rev. 



FERNS 



Four varieties of Fteris, strong plants, 

 3-inch pots. ^M) per 100: .Vinch pots, 

 *:2.()0a dozen. $1S.(0 per 100. Also Adi- 

 antam Farleyense. 



JOHN WELSH YOUNQ, 



GERMANTOWN, PA. 



Always mention the Florists' Review when 

 writing advertisers. 



