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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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HUNT'S MARKET REPORT. 



Durint^^ the inti.-rv;i.l between last report and 

 the opening of tbe Christmas season, little de- 

 veloped save a strontily marked scarcity of car- 

 nations and a slight decrease in receipts of 

 roses. 



This, however, did not affect the market 

 much, as the cold, cloudy spell then passing 

 hud produced many periods of even greater 

 scarcity and all were accustomed to it. 



Christmas trade opened early in the week. 

 Shipping beginning Sunday evening and reach- 

 ing its heaviest poi?;ts Monday and Tiiursday 

 nights with a reactive breathing spell begin- 

 ning Tuesday and lasting well imo Wednesday 

 between. 



Wednesday afternoon saw local trade, which 

 up to then had been afraid to take hold, begin 

 to nibble in an endeavor to protect their or- 

 ■ders. Their speculative buying was. however, 

 mainly left fur Friday. This with supplemental 

 rush orders from outsiders together with short 

 distance shipping made Friday notable. 



The entire week was full of features, each 

 day having its share of excitement ranging 

 from a famine to a threatened rush to sell'. 

 The immense reserve stocks (accumulated the 

 Lord only knows how) of generally tirst rate 

 <iuality. came dangerously near breaking the 

 market at times. This v\ as averted and no sea- 

 son yet so far as we kno'v will show a more even 

 range than the one just past. 



Bulbous stuff was abundant and sold well. In 

 small stuff alyssum. mignonette, marguerite.^ 

 and other similar stock while in fair supply fell 

 far short of the deman.L Violets, real good 

 honest violets, were snapped up_ as soon as 

 seen, but many bleached-out. inodorous, cal- 

 amity-stricken ones were in evidence during 

 the entire time that never were sold. 



Carnations were always in demand, and while 

 on the whole more plentiful than expected 

 never were in in quantities too large to place at 

 full rates. Reds were the hardest to get and at 

 times they couldn't be had. The other varieties 

 held their own. and supply may on the whole be 

 said to have equaled the demand. 



Roses of all sorts of the standard leaders were 

 plentiful from Tuesday on. not at any time too 

 many, save in the poorer grades. VVhile eaeh 

 day saw a deluge ot roses not a night came but 



found the marki-t well cleaned out. In quality 

 receipts pn'h:it)lv"averaged better than at any 

 corresponding period in years. Beauties were 

 the exception— they were scarce at all times 

 and inclined to be anything but high grade. 

 The very best were the long-stemmed, for 

 which, while in bri.sk demand, there was not 

 near the call that there was for medium and 

 short stems. 



Taken all in all the trade was highly satis- 

 factory to deaiers generally, priees realized be- 

 ing good and stock gener.illy of a grade satis- 

 factory to V)oth buyer and s -Her. The volume 

 of trade was heavier than last year and closing 

 of the season leaves trade seemingly in a 

 iK.-althier condition than is customary. 



OMAHA, NEB. 



Stock Scarce— Satisfactory Trade. 

 The Cliristnias trade has been good but 

 stock very scarce on account of the dark 

 and gloomy weather. Carnations and 

 violets were very scarce and commanded 

 most any price. Roses sold at J1.50 tofc 

 per dozen, American Beauties 35 cents to 

 ji each, carnations at 75 cents, narcissus 

 75 cents to $1 per dozen, hyacinths 75 

 cents, stevia #1 to I1.50 per dozen sprays, 

 poiusettias 25 cents to 50 cents each. 

 Chrysanthemums were numerous, but 

 their favored days are past and nobody 

 seems to care for them at any price. 



Seen in the Florists' Windows. 



The florists all made a nice dis])lay in 

 their windows. S. B. Stewart had a 

 pretty display of holly and cut flowers; 

 Peterson Bros, had their windows stocked 

 with nice azaleas; A. Donaghue made a 

 fine displaj- of azaleas and palms; L. Hen- 

 derson showed his rare cacti and cut 

 flowers; Hess iV- Swoboda showed some 



nice azaleas and poinsettias. The Ne- 

 braska Seed Co. made a nice display of 

 Southern Sabal palms and greens. Pot 

 plants sold as well as cut flowers and 

 brought good prices. Nebraska has not 

 experienced such continual cold weather 

 for many years past. J.J. H. 



COLUIVIBUS. 



Trade has been very good during the 

 holidays and what is better still less . 

 charging and more cash business. Some 

 florists did not know prosperity was here 

 and kept the prices lower than was nec- 

 essary. Plant trade was fully 60 percent, 

 more this year than last. 



Franklin Park did a very fine Christ- 

 mas trade, Livingston's Sons did more 

 than ever before. Their new fixtures in 

 the cut flower department are paying 

 good interest and verify their genial 

 manager's. Mr. Danzer, progressive 

 ideas. Justice. 



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