May 17, 1913 



HOETICULTUBE 



761 



Flower Market Reports 



The past ten days can 

 BOSTON show a good, clean, live- 

 ly record on the right 

 side for the flower trade. Carnations 

 were scarce all last week, particularly 

 the white ones, and they are still 

 scarce. Wtile there was more or less 

 activity in connection with the MoUi- 

 er' Day observance, yet this can hard- 

 ly be credited with any great share In 

 the good conditions prevailing which 

 are due primarily to the continued cold 

 weather, which has accentuated the 

 demand and curtailed the production. 

 Lily of the valley is in active call, but 

 is so abundant that quotations are 

 scaled down. Roses are very plenti- 

 ful, but extra fine as to quality. In 

 these and all other items except car- 

 nations values remain about station- 

 ary, and will probably so continue un- 

 til the next hot wave strikes us. 



Had it not been for 

 BUFFALO Friday and Saturday of 

 this week in which a 

 little extra business is looked for on 

 account of Mothers' Day." it would 

 have been the dullest since the week 

 preceding Easter. Not alone the 

 flower dealers, but merchants in gen- 

 eral have complained. The various 

 strikes are blamed and with the ex- 

 pressmen's strike beginning on Mon- 

 day last there has been no end of 

 inconvenience and injury to business. 

 The wholesalers suffered the most on 

 account of not receiving shipments at 

 time wanted and, as all freight going 

 out could not be guaranteed to be put 

 in certain trains, out-of-town buyers 

 could not rely on shipments getting 

 through, and in several cases bad dis- 

 appointments were had by the out-of- 

 town dealers. Mothers' Day helped 

 to brace up the market, but stock 

 was plentiful enough and the retailer 

 had very little difl^culty to obtain on 

 short notice material which was car- 

 ried along from day to day. 



The scarcity of white 

 CHICAGO carnations this week 



and the great demand 

 for them last week is the special fea- 

 ture of the past two weeks in the 

 Chicago market. Most orders were 

 booked at $5.00, but toward the end of 

 the week many were sold for $6.00 and 

 on Sunday some brought as high as 

 $8.00. The market cleaned up on 

 everything and the old idea of the ex- 

 clusive use of carnations for Mothers' 

 Day had a decided set-back. The 

 opening of the peony season may be 



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WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — '"'^"^ '^'^^-p^'J^y 



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ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special.... 



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No. I 



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ICiUarney, Extra 



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Richmond, Maryland, Extra 



*' " Ordinary . . . 



Bride, 'Maid 



Hillingdcm, Ward, Melody, Extra- ■ 

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Taft, Sunburst ■ 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



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Cattleyai 



Lilies, Longiflorum . . . 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley. 



Gladioli 



Irfis 



Mignonette 



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Snapdragon 



Stocks 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



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Smilax 



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said to have taken place, though that 

 favorite flower is not yet very much In 

 evidence. The first shipments arrived 

 from Sarcoxie, Mo., the last of April, 

 and regular shipments are now com- 

 ing. Prices range from $4.00 to $8.00. 

 Stock is considered fair in quality. 

 Daffodils are about gone and outdoor 

 tulips are all that are left of that 

 flower which has been in the market 

 now five months. As the wedding 

 season comes on the demand for lily 

 of the valley increases and there are 

 all grades of that flower to be had. 

 American Beauties continue to be 

 rather off-grade and the proportion of 

 second-class stock is large. All kinds 

 of roses are plentiful but no approach 

 to a glut. The cold weather has held 

 back outdoor stock and lilacs still are 

 in good supply. Iris is not having the 

 ready sale of last year; no particular 

 cause can be detected, however, for the 

 stock is flrst-class. There is also a 

 good supply of miscellaneous stock and 

 of all kinds of green. 



What promised to be 

 CINCINNATI a very active mar- 

 ket has received an- 

 other bump. True there is a very con- 

 siderable amount of work about town, 

 but the demand is not near what it 

 should be since the street car strike 



began last Saturday. Every line of 

 retail business down-town Is feeling 

 the effects and unless the men and the 

 company get together business will re- 

 ceive some more hard knocks. The 

 largest part of the present demand is 

 coming via the telephone, but while 

 this is good in its way it is not like 

 having the customer at hand. The 

 strike has not and cannot interfere 

 with shipping business which is very 

 brisk. Mothers' Day proved to be the 

 best we have had so far and nearly 

 everything in the wholesale market 

 cleaned up. Carnations were the 

 bloom most sought after by the buy- 

 ers and as a result prices on some va- 

 rieties were nearly doubled. The sup- 

 ply of roses is large and includes good 

 cuts of every variety. Beauties are 

 easily sufiicient for requirements. The 

 average quality of all of them is very 

 high. Peonies are now in the mar- 

 ket. Within the next fortnight heavy 

 shipments of them are anticipated. 

 The sweet pea cut is adequate. Most 

 of the receipts are short but of good 

 quality. German iris is not cleaning 

 up very well. Gladioli sell nicely. 

 Snapdragon, too, moves well. Some 

 excellent outdoor tulips are coming 

 into the wholesale houses. 



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