February 2, 1907 



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CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Market continues very 

 BOSTON strong on all lines. A 



slight increase in supplies 

 shipped in to wholesale dealers is not- 

 ed this week, but it is not sufficient to 

 make any impression on values and 

 everything of acceptable quality finds 

 a ready customer waiting. Single 

 trumpet narcissi and lily of the valley 

 show evidences of accumulation. Vio- 

 lets are moving better than they did 

 ]ast week. 



The thermometer regls- 

 BUFFALO tered a few degrees be- 

 low zero the past week 

 .and cut the supply in stock very short. 

 Roses were the scarce article. Very 

 few were had and the prices were reg- 

 ular holiday rates. A good many or- 

 ■ders were filled only partly and many 

 not filled at all. Tulips and jonquils 

 are coming in more plentiful and sell- 

 ing rapidly; narcissus, lily of the val- 

 ley, lilies, etc., were in fine form and 

 also sold well. Carnations of good 

 quality and not too plentiful, and 

 prices holding well. The price on 

 American Beauty roses is so high that 

 there is hardly a call; in many in- 

 stances Richmond fills the bill. Sweet 

 peas are in their glory and sell rapidly. 

 McKinley Day was a good day for the 

 Buffalo florists, the carnation demand 

 hein,g so great that every flower com- 

 ing to the wholesalers was picked up 

 at sight; a slight advance in prices 

 prevailed Monday and Tuesday. Nev- 

 er in Buffalo has there been such a 

 general wearing of carnations as on 

 this occasion. In every street car, in 

 all of the hotels, on street corners and 

 in gathering places of men, generally, 

 the favorite flower of the martyred 

 President was worn with a tender 

 Tecollection. 



Clear and sunny, al- 

 COLUMBUS though for us very cold, 

 the temperature dodg- 

 ing around zero all the past week. 

 Trade has greatly improved with the 

 fine weathcT. McKinley Day was a 

 busy one, indeed; more carnations 

 "were sold than ever before; in fact, 

 with every year that i)asses, the peo- 

 ple of Ohio, without regard to class, 

 are a unit in wearing a carnation in 

 lionor of him whose memory it is an 

 honor to honor. Prices show little 

 change. 



Business is booming 

 DETROIT along at a lively gait 



with every florist on the 

 run for goods to sell. Roses and car- 

 nations are very scarce and bring 

 prices above the average for this time 

 of year. Narcissi, daffodils, Roman 

 hyacinths and tulips find ready sale 

 at good prices. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE were somewhat im- 

 proved the past 

 week. Carnations are in very good 

 supply, of good quality and sell well. 

 Roses have a fair demand, and the 

 supply and quality are about satisfac- 

 tory. Violets, lilies of the valley, 

 bulbous stock, etc., are sufficient to 

 meet the demands. 



A slight iniprove- 

 NEW YORK ment in supply of 



tea roses is observed 

 this week. Beauties are still coming 

 slowly and the price holds according 

 to grade and quality. Selected lots of 

 sptcials have realized a dollar per 

 flower. A large percentage of blos- 

 soms are imperfect. Carnations are 

 more plentiful and prices have eased 

 off. There is a considerable quantity 

 of daffodils, lily of the valley, tulips 

 and Paper Whites in the market and 

 they are bringing good prices. Har- 

 risii lilies are scarce. Violets selling 

 well. There seems to be about enough 

 smilax and asparagus to meet daily 

 demands without surplus. 



Although stocks 

 PHILADELPHIA generally im- 

 proved as to color 

 and quality the past week, business 

 could not be said to be very active. 

 The indications, however, are for a 

 better tone from now on, the improved 

 tendency being already apparent. High 

 quality Beauties were scarce and in 

 good demand. The short grades were 

 generally rather knotty and also pour 

 in color. Brides and Bridesmaids have 

 greatly improved as to color, but the 

 cut is still below the average. The 

 bright spot in the market at present is 

 Richmond, which is extra good. Car- 

 nations are a little more plentiful. The 

 demand for lily of the valley is better 

 and the quality has improved. Tulips 

 and single daffodils are now a strong 

 feature, and as yet show no sign of 

 being overdone. Sweet peas are spe- 

 cially fine at present, and the same 

 may be said of cypripediums and cat- 



tleyas. Double violets are scarce, sin- 

 gles draggy. 



Stock is not first 



TWIN CITIES class; prices are 



steady, and trade fair. 



Twenty to twenty-five degrees below 



zero has prevailed much of the past 



week, with a little more sunshine. 



Business in Montreal, P. Q., is re- 

 ported as rather quiet at present 



Business is reported as very good 

 in Toledo, O., but owing to the very 

 bad weather, flowers are very scarce 

 and quality is not very extra. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



The firm of Kent & Marsh of New- 

 buryport, Mass., has dissolved and the 

 business will hereafter be conducted by 

 Otis Kent, Mr. Horace Marsh retiring. 



Wm. Ferguson has moved from Ha- 

 verhill, Mass., to Plaistow, N. H., 

 where he will have better facilities for 

 growing the fine gladioli with which 

 his name is associated. 



M. J. Leach of Pawtucket, R. I., gave 

 up active participation in the business 

 of M J. Leach & Sons on January 1, 

 and will carry on the market garden- 

 ing business while the sons, Ed. and 

 Herbert, will take charge of the green- 

 houses. 



NEWS NOTES. 



W. G. Kroeber, New Bedford, Mass., 

 has filed a voluntary petition in bank- 

 ruptcy. Liabilities, $4,274, largely 

 secured; assets, $500. 



We are sorry to report that Colin 

 Campbell, one of the oldest florists of 

 Montreal, Can., has failed, with liabili- 

 ties amounting to $10,000. The cred- 

 itors have taken possession of the 

 store on St. Catherine street and the 

 greenhouses at Rockfield. 



A protest by L. J. Kreshover against 

 assessment of a 50 per cent, ad valorem 

 duty on preserved cycas palm leaves 

 and wreaths at the port of New York 

 has been overruled on a review by 

 the Board of U. S. General Appraisers. 

 The decision is that these goods come 

 under paragraph 425 of the present 

 tariff act, which includes artificial or 

 ornamental leaves, flowers, and stems 

 of whatever material composed, not 

 specially provided for and which are 

 subject to 50 per cent, ad valorem 

 duty. 



