March ;t, 1918 



H H T I C U L T U R E 



•^33 



Flower Market Reports 



While it cannot be trutli- 

 EOSTON lully said that trade is 

 brisk yet it has occa- 

 sional spells of activity which are very 

 encouraging and at such times the 

 amount of material disposed of in the 

 markets and wholesale houses is very 

 large. A dull day or two intervenes 

 and then there are unwieldy accumu- 

 lations which the salesmen unload 

 only with great difficulty and at "job 

 lot" figures. Roses are on the decline 

 as to crop and quality with many 

 growers but there are still some fine 

 ones coming in and these have held 

 their value quite well, while the prices 

 on under-grade stock have declined. 

 Carnations continue to he over plenti- 

 ful for the demand with much of the 

 ;8tock showing split caly.xes and other 

 ibiemishes, due undoubtely to low 

 growing temperature in the houses. 

 Lilies are showing the result of cold 

 quarters also, and the majority of the 

 flowers seen are very inferior. Bul- 

 bous material is still coming in strong, 

 quality excellent and sales pretty good. 

 Callas are particularly good, and so 

 also are the single violets. 



A large sup].ly of all 

 CHtCAGO kinds of flowers fills the 



Chicago market at this 

 time. - The intrease has been gradual 

 for the past month and now there is 

 all that can lie used to advantage. 

 Just at this time the curtailing of the 

 number of trains going out of Cliicago 

 restricts the out-of-town trade till out- 

 side florists become familiar with the 

 new conditions and place orders early 

 Beginning March 4 there are but two 

 express trains daily to St. Louis when 

 formerly there were six, affecting all 

 south and southwest shipments. A 

 large number of sweet peas are com- 

 ing now. Carnations are so plentiful 

 that prices have dropped. Roses too 

 are fully equal to demand and spring 

 flowers are far too much in evidence. 

 Signs are displayed offering shamrock 

 plants to the prudent buyer who places 

 his order early. 



Trade is fairly 

 PHILADELPHIA good here and 

 cleaned up pretty 

 well but at low prices. The overstock 

 is mostly in carnations, sweet peas 

 and bulbous flowers. Roses are still 

 on the scarce list. Gardenias and or- 

 chids are draggy. Freeslas go well 

 but are lower in price on account of 

 increased supplies. I^ilies are in good 

 siipply. Lily of the valley scarce. In 

 the greens market there is a marked 

 increase in the supply of asparagus 

 plumosus and prices are much easier 

 on that item. 



Trade has been very 

 good. Roses are 

 fairly plentiful. 

 Ophelia, Sunburst, 

 White and Pink Killarney and Shaw- 

 yer being most in demand. Carnations 

 are very plentiful but weak slemmed. 

 Violets are abundant and denuind ir- 

 regular. Very fine sweet peas arc seen. 

 Freesia is very popular this year. 

 Lilies, callas, tulips and all the nar- 

 cissi in abundant supply. Week end 

 sales of bulbous stock are seen in 

 about all stores. Asparagus plumosus 

 is very scarce. 



ROCHESTER, 

 N. Y. 



SWEET PEAS 



Choice, even choicer than they 

 have been at any time this season, 

 in quantity, all lengths, in all colors, 

 several of the newer shades. 



—100— 

 Extra Long . . $2.00 



Long $1.00, 1.50 



Medium .75 



Short 40, .50 



Kvor.TthiDB in Cut Flowers, Plants, 

 (ireens. Ribbons and Supplies. 



S. S. PENNOCK COMPANY 



The ^t^^?r«l'/of Philadelphia 



NEW YORK 

 1 1 7 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



1 608- 1 620 Ludlow St. Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON. 1 2 1 6 H. St.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



R(M«t 



Am, Beauty , Special 



" " Fancy and Elxtra 



*' " No. 1 and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosicr Beauty 



Ward ^.. 



Killamcy, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Camationa 



Cattleraa 



Dendrobium fonnotum 



Lilies. Lonffiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Violets 



Freesia 



Narcis. Paper While 



Roman Hyacinths 



Tulips 



Daffodils 



Calendula 



Mignonette .... 



Swe^t Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



\tparaffus Plu. & Spren. (looBhs,) 



CINCINNATI 



March 4 



TRADE PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS ON» > 



PITTSBURG 



Feb. 4 



40.00 

 25.00 

 JO. 00 

 8.00 

 8,00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 2. CO 



10.00 



8.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 



•50 



2.00 

 a. 00 

 2. CO 

 3 00 

 3,00 

 3,00 

 4.00 

 ■ 75 



as. 00 to 



50.00 

 35 00 

 15.00 

 15.00 

 1500 

 10.00 

 8 00 

 10.00 



I2.I.O 

 4.00 



60 GO 



IS. 00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 



■ 75 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 300 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 6. CO 



3.(0 

 1. 00 



1. 00 



15.00 



3';.oo 



I CHICAGO 



I Feb. 2 5 



60.00 

 50.00 

 30.00 

 25.00 



BUFFALO 



March 4 



50.00 



40.00 



90.00 



5.00 



4 00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 1.50 

 35-00 



aj.oc 

 12.00 



I:/. 00 

 12. CO 

 4.00 



50,00 



6.0c to 1 2.0c 



8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 



•50 

 2 03 

 2.< O 

 2.00 

 3. CO 

 2.00 

 2. CO 

 4.00 



•75 



12.00 



1.00 



15.00 



25.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



13. CO 



■75 

 4.C0 

 3.C0 

 3, CO 



5. o 



4.03 

 q.CX> 



6 00 



2.( O 



20.00 



I 25 



20.00 



50.00 



40.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 6.00 

 5 00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 4 00 

 5. CO 



5c. CO to 



to 



8.00 to 



4.00 to 



8.00 to 



8. CO to 



4.00 to 



.50 to 



2.CO to 



2. 00 to 



2.0C to 



2.CO to 



a. CO to 



t.oo to 



2.00 to 



t.oo to 



i.oc to 



to 



t.oo to 



1 5.00 to 



25.00 If- 



50.00 

 3500 



20.0C 



la.oo 



lO.CO 



10.00 

 6.CO 

 10.00 



12 00 



3.00 



6j.oo 



12.00 

 6.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 

 8.0c 



-75 

 3.CO 

 3 «^' 

 3.<o 

 3-00 

 4.C0 

 3.00 

 5»o 



2,( O 

 1.50 



I.3S 

 20.00 

 50 CO 



40.00 



20.1 o 

 10.00 



8.00 



6.00 to 



6.00 to 



6.00 to 



a. 00 to 



40.03 to 



to 



10.00 to 



4. CO to 



to 



to 



4.00 to 



■35 to 



4.00 to 



2.00 to 



2.00 to 



50,00 



35.00 



15,60 

 35.00 



12.0c- 

 la.cw 

 19.00 

 4.00 

 60.00 



ta.oo 



8.00 



•75 

 6.C0 

 3.00 

 4.(0 



This 111 a r k e t pulls 

 NEW YORK aloiis at a .somewhat 



uneven gait, at times 

 (iiscouraginsly .slow with enormous 

 quantities of unsold flowers piled high 

 in the wholesale establishments and 

 at other times developing a lively pace 

 on one or the other line, which brings 

 a promising array of buyers' autos 

 into the wholesale district and, for 

 the time being puts a bit of "pep" into 

 the situation. Sales in fjuantity often 

 run at low figures to unload, espefially 



on bulbous flowers, sweet peas and 

 carnations. Violets, too, have found a 

 vtry unappreciative market most of 

 the time but roses have made a fairly 

 good and uninterrupted record with 

 market values tending downward but 

 yet sustaining no demoralizing break. 

 There are plenty of lilies but many of 

 them are little better than rags, 

 ('alias, on the other hand, average 

 good in quality. Cattleyas are still in 

 abundant supply with prices moderate. 

 Oneidiunis are fine but are hard to 

 move at any lii;\iro. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Arch St. PHILADELPHrA, PA. 



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