March 23, 1918 



H O K T J C U L T D K E 



301 



Flower Market Reports 



For more tlian a week, in 

 BOSTON fact ever since the com- 

 ing of bright. 1) a 1 m y 

 spring days, there has been a good 

 steady business in this marlcet. While 

 there is no great pressure, stock 

 moves off nicely each day and prices 

 have held about even on most things. 

 There is a serious shortage of Easter 

 lilies and the prospect is that many 

 buyers will be unable to get any. oth- 

 ers will be disappointed in the quality 

 and all will have to pay the highest 

 prices that have been paid in recent 

 years. Roses and carnations are of ex- 

 cellent quality, with values showing a 

 tendency to stiffen up. They will ad- 

 vance materially towards Easter. 

 Callas will unquestionably have a re- 

 served seat in the Easter performance 

 and prices will soar accordingly. There 

 is an abundance of all bulbous mate- 

 rial, also sweet peas and violets, al- 

 though the latter are likely to dwin- 

 dle in both quantity and quality should 

 the present sunny weather continue a 

 few days longer. Altogether the situa- 

 tion looks favorable for the grower 

 who has anything good coming on for 

 Easter consumption. And. we might 

 add — he needs it. 



The wholesalers who 

 CHfCAGO ' have a good shipping 

 trade are finding the 

 market in a very satisfactory condi- 

 tion this week. Pine stock is coming 

 in and the demand is brisk enough to 

 use it all to advantage. Roses are 

 more nearly equal to demand than at 

 any previous time this season and 

 from now on are expected to be in 

 sufficient supply to fill all orders. Car- 

 nations are still too plentiful, especial- 

 ly in the lower grades, and very low 

 prices are made to the buyer of large 

 quantities. ' Bulb stock apparently has 

 no limit and there is quite a wide 

 range in quality. Sweet peas are be- 

 ing hurried on by the warm weather 

 which just now is almost of summer 

 temperature. Cattleyas are still in 

 large supply. There is little lily of 

 the valley in the market and no spe- 

 cial call for it. 



Easter business 

 CINCINNATI promises to be good. 



.Judging from pres- 

 ent reports the supply will be large 

 while even at this date many orders 

 for stock are being placed by the re- 

 tailers. I^ast week's business turned 

 out better than had been anticipated 

 owing to a heavy demand occasioned 

 hy openings and St. Patrick's day. 

 Roses, carnations, lilies, callas are In 

 a fair supply also bulbous stock of all 

 Ivinds. The cut of sweet peas is large 

 and sells fairly well. 



The market took an 

 NEW 'VORK unexpected and very 



welcome turn up- 

 wards on Monday and Tuesday of this 

 week, Tuesday particularly showing a 

 most inspiriting activity in buying and 

 all the wholesalers enjoyed a clean-up 

 such as they have not experienced in 

 many a day. Everything seemed to 

 find favor with the buyers but the 

 strongest demand was on roses, free- 

 sias. callas and violets. The poor 

 quality and scarcity of lilies has sent 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES 



RoftM 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" *' Fancy and Extra 



*' " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadlcy 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, HilHngdon 



Camatiotu 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formotum •••• 



Ulie8, Lon^iflonini 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdrason 



Violets 



Freesia 



Narcis, Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



DaffodiU 



Tulips 



Calendula 



Mignonette . .. . 



Sweet Pe&s 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Ajparasua Pla. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINN 



March 



ATI 



i8 



I CHICAGO 



I March 1 1 



BUFFALO 



March 18 



50.00 



35-00 



10.00 



8.00 



8.00 



6,00 



4.00 



4.00 



5.00 



4.00 



60.00 



60.00 

 40.00 

 25.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 

 I a. 00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 15. CO 

 6.00 



4.00 

 1. 00 

 2.00 



2. 00 

 2.00 

 3 00 



3 00 



3.00 



4. GO 

 I 00 



to 15.00 



to 



to 15.00 

 to 6.00 

 I coo 



1.50 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4 00 

 6.00 

 2.C0 

 1. 00 



I 5.00 

 ^5.00 



1. 00 

 70,00 

 50.00 



40.00 



30.00 



15.00 



5.00 



4.00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 35.00 



8.0c 



6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



•»5 

 2. OS 

 2.(.0 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 2. CO 

 2.00 

 3.00 



.50 



12.00 

 15.00 



'5>oo 



50.00 

 40.00 

 25.00 

 25.00 



I3.0C 

 12.00 



10.00 



12.00 



3.00 



50.00 



12.00 



6.00 

 10. CO 



•75 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



3-03 



3- o 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 1.50 



20.00 

 1.00 



30.CX> 

 50.00 



40.00 



25.CX) 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 3 00 

 4.00 



-Per 100 

 TO DEALER S OWi > 



PITTSBURC 



March i8_ 



50.0G 

 30.00 

 12.00 

 15.00 



4c. 00 to 



to 



B.oo to 



3.00 to 



6.00 



4.00 



.50 



2. CO 



2.00 



3.0c 



3. 00 



3.00 



2,00 



2. 00 



-50 



1. 00 



30. CO 



1. 00 



15.00 



35-00 



50.CXJ 



35 00 

 lo.cx; 

 12.00 



IS.CO 

 1 3. 00 



6.CO 

 8.00 



10.00 

 3-00 



50.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



8.00 

 8.00 



•75 

 3.C0 

 3. CO 

 3.C0 

 3.C0 

 3.00 

 3^oo 

 S-co 



3. CO 



1.50 



25.00 



1^25 

 30.00 

 50.00 



40.00 

 20. (.0 

 4.CX3 



6-00 



4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 60.00 



10.00 



3.00 



10. oe 



I3.CX1 

 13.O0 



4.00 

 75.00 

 40.00 

 19. 00 



6.00 



I. CO 



15.00 

 4C.OO 



l.«3 



90,00 

 75.CO 



the Easter quotations ou that specialty 

 upwards and the callas are followiiiK 

 in sympathy. Callas will be "a good 

 thing" this Easter. Daffodils are very 

 plentiful and prices are low but there 

 was a good unloading of these also, 

 probably under the incitement of 

 warm, springlike weather. Prices on 

 carnations doubled up in short order 

 and buyers acted as though heart- 

 failure was imminent but the dealers 

 were obdurate and prospects are for 



good prices from now on until after 

 Easter. 



Business conditions 

 PITTSBURGH continue most satis- 

 factory, each day's 

 retail trade readily absorbing practi- 

 cally all available products. Tulips 

 are. however, not very good and are 

 hanging fire a little. Otherwise, all 

 other stock is well up in quality and 

 the results quite all that one could 



'Continued I'n /^i''' J^{i 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Arch St. PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



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