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HORTICULTURE 



November 7, 1908 



Seed Trade 



The statements in certain trade jour- 

 nals that the bulb trads has been re- 

 markably active and that all bulbs 

 will be well cleaned up this fall, does 

 not seem to be borne out by facts. The 

 writer has interviewed some of the 

 large handlers of bulbs and their state- 

 ments are directly to the contrary. Of 

 course there are a few exceptions, but 

 generally speaking this line of business 

 does not appear to be satisfactory to 

 the large dealers; in fact, trade in 

 general among seedsmen is more or 

 less unsatisfactory. Much of this is 

 charged to politics and it is confidently 

 believed that now the elections are 

 over business in all lines will Improve 

 and perhaps net results may after all 

 bring the volume of business up to 

 average. 



The fact that the California seed 

 growers are maintaining onion seed 

 prices at such high figures seems to 

 indicate some sort of combination or 

 understanding between them. This 

 opinion if strengthened by the fact 

 that eastern seedsmen are quoting 

 prices on nearly all leading varieties 

 materially below those of the Califor- 

 nia growers. This may be explained 

 on the ground that the surplus stocks 

 in the hands of the growers are small, 

 and while we have no positive informa- 

 lion on this point, the opinion is quite 

 general that there is a considerable 

 quantity of onion seed held by Califor- 

 nia growers, particularly of the yellow 

 varieties. 



It was stated in HORTICULTURE 

 some time ago that the crop of seed 

 produced this year in Ohio and Indiana 

 would approximate 200,000 lbs. This 

 estimate was made by those fairly con- 



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versant with the situation and is prob- 

 ably not far from correct. Very little 

 of this seed lias thus far been off. n d 

 as the growers are still nursing the 

 belief that they are going to get prices 

 nearly or quite as high as they re- 

 ceived last year, and they are waiting 

 for the seedsmen to come to them. 

 It is hardly necessary to say thai they 

 are doomed to disappointment in this, 

 and when they become convinced that 

 the seedsmen are not hunting for seel, 

 it is probable that they will begin of- 

 fering their stocks and before spring 

 will be glad to accept almost any offers 

 made, if indeed they can get any of- 

 fers at all. 



There is always danger in growers 

 or dealers holding their goods too 

 long; many, in the mistaken idea that 

 the shortage in any particular crop is 

 greater than it really is, will not quote 

 prices when dealers are eager to buy 

 for fear that they may not get the top 

 price for their products, and in thus 

 holding their goods too long they are 

 unable to find a market for them, or 

 are compelled to sell them at greatly 

 reduced figures. This habit is largely 

 responsible for the breaks that almost 

 invariably occur towards the close of 

 the season in years of short crops. 

 It is always best to sell goods when 

 people wish to buy, and if the shortage 

 proves really serious quotations can be 

 advanced from time to time as the con- 

 ditions of the market require. 



Notwithstanding the fact that garden 

 truck is generally in shorter supply 

 than usual, prices are uncommonly 

 low and the market gardeners will 

 make very little money from this 

 vear's crops. The writer saw fine 

 cauliflower offered by peddlers in New 

 York at 5c. per head, the same or- 

 dinarily bringing from 15 to 20c. No 

 doubt the Long Island crop of this 

 choice vegetable is large, but under 

 the same conditions that prevailed 

 two years ago. consumption would be 

 much larger and prices correspondingly 

 high. 



The leading dealers have for the 

 most part covered their shortages in 

 such lines as peas and vine seeds. 

 There is still some inquiry for these 

 items, but not nearly the activity 

 which was marked a few weeks 

 ago; and those who have these 

 goods to sell and have held back their 

 offerings are likely to find the trade 

 indifferent when they are ready to 

 place their goods on the market. 



Although beans, and paticularly the 

 green pod varieties, are in somewhat 

 short supply, there will be enough to 

 meet all requirements at prices not 

 very much higher than last year. 

 There are a few exceptions, of course, 

 one of these being Black Valentines. 

 This variety is undoubtedly short, and 

 there are more inquiries for it than 

 any other. There was a very heavy de- 

 mand from market gardeners for this 



bean last year, and the opinion is 

 general that it will be just as active 

 the coming season. Where prices will 

 be fixed it is difficult to state, but the 

 writer was informed by a dealer that 

 fifty bushels had recently been sold in 

 the south at ?7.00 and the dealer who 

 made this sale declared that he could 



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