May 26, 1917 



HOKTI CULTURE 



687 



Flower Market Reports 



With the exception of a 

 BOSTON little activity on Monday, 

 the flower market is in 

 a decidedly moribund condition this 

 week. There are quantities of roses, 

 carnations, sweet peas, Spanish irises, 

 lilies, pansies, daffodils, baby gladioli, 

 etc., etc., and the quality as a rule 

 leaves nothing to be desired but buyers 

 are very few and far between, the only 

 noticeable movement being in the line 

 of magnolia wreaths and artificial me- 

 terial for Memorial Day use in the 

 places which make a commodity of 

 such things. Some grand gladioli of 

 the large flowering type are coming in. 

 They have brought good prices thus far 

 but not enough for the grower to get 

 wealthy on, when the time and space 

 they occupy in the greenhouse and the 

 expense of getting to market in perfect 

 condition are taken into consideration. 

 Opinions and predictions as to supply 

 and demand for Memorial Day vary 

 considerably. Should the weather con- 

 tinue as it has averaged up to the 

 present time florists' indoor material 

 will have practical control of the 

 situation. 



A natural reaction has 

 CHICAGO come to the Chicago 

 market, following the 

 week of Mothers' Day, with its im- 

 mense volume of business. People do 

 not buy flowers every day and when 

 so many are bought for an occasion. 

 no matter what it Is, there will be less 

 demand just after. Reports are now 

 in from the surrounding country and 

 confirm last week's impression that 

 the small cities and towns did a big 

 business and could have done more 

 had the stock been forthcoming. The 

 opinion seems unanimous tliat one 

 more big holiday has been added and 

 one that has come to stay if rightly 

 handled. A wave of mid-summer heat 

 swept the middle west and tended 

 strongly to increase stock and in some 

 proportion decrease the number of 

 week-end customers, till no one of the 

 wholesalers could possibly move the 

 accumulation of cut flowers. Some of 

 the largest single sales of the season 

 were recorded oil Saturday when car- 

 nations ' wavered between buyers at 

 $5.00 per 1.000 and the waste barrel. 

 One reports having moved 35,000 in 

 this way. A cold wave has followed 

 accompanied by rain but tables and 

 ice boxes are still filled. Peonies are 

 coming regularly now and demand is 

 fair considering the quantity of other 

 flowers, prices ranging from four to 

 ten cents. 



The early part of 

 CINCINNATI this week the market 

 was glutted with 

 stock. Business was very slow while 

 receipts were very heavy. Shipping 

 business has been fair. Roses and 

 carnations are in an oversupply. More 

 lilies are coming in than can be used. 

 Callas are fairly plentiful and so are 





BEAUTIES 



-Splendid deep rich colored 

 buds at very attractive prices 

 in any quantity, all lengths. 



Doz. 100 



Special $3.00 $20.00 



I'ancy 2.50 17.50 



lOxtra 2.00 12.00 



First ;... 1.50 10.00 



Second t.25 8.00 



Short 5.0O 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 



THE ^"^tT.^^of PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 

 117 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



BALTIMORE 

 franklin & St. Paul Su. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216HSt., N.W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



*• " Fancy and Extra 



CINCINNATI I 



May 21 I 



CHICAGO 



May 31 



BUFFALO 



May 21 



PITTSBURG 



May 15 



6.00 

 6.C0 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



35-00 



20.00 



No. I and culls 8.00 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst. HilUngdon. 



Key 



Carnationa 4-00 



Cattleyas "-^^^ 



Dendrobium fonnosum ■ 



Lilies, Longiflorum i »o-oo 



Lilies, Speciosum •■■* • 



Callas ^-^ 



Lily of the Valley • - ; • • • 



SnHpdr.»KOn ^ «> 



Daffodils I 2.00 



Narcissi Paper White- j 



Poman Hyacinths 1 



Freesia ! 



Tulips 300 



Calendulas 20° 



Sweet Peas ' 5© 



Violets 



M arguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax *A;**v 



AsparaKUsPlu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 25.00 to 



r5.oo to 



40.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 

 15.00 

 12.00 

 800 

 10.00 

 12.00 



6.00 

 75.00 



10.00 

 6.00 



12.50 

 3.00 



4.00 

 3,00 



I.OO 



1. 00 

 20.00 



I.OO 



15.00 

 50,00 



35.00 



20.C0 

 4.00 

 3.00 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



I.OO to 



60.00 to 



3.00 I 

 75.00 



2.00 

 40.00 



10. OC to 12.CO 6.0c to 



to 



to 



to 



2.00 to 



I.OO to 



.50 to 



to 



.50 to 



18.00 

 25.00 



3.00 1 



2.00 . 



I.OO I 



6.CO I 



I.OO I 



to 50.00 



4.00 



8.00 

 6.00 



4.00 



I.OO 



I.OO 



2.00 



.50 



.50 



15.00 

 25.00 



25.00 

 20 /x> 



8.0c 



12.00 

 8.00 



10.00 



5.CO 



6.00 

 8.00 



3.00 



50.00 



10.00 

 5.00 



10.00 

 7.00 

 6.00 



2.00 



3.00 

 1.25 



20.00 

 12.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



ic 25.00 

 to 15.00 

 to 10.00 

 15.00 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to . 



2.00 to 

 50.C0 to 



to 



lo.co to 12.00 



12.00 

 1 3.00- 

 10.00 

 12.00 



3.00 



75.00 



to 

 to 



6.00 to 



6.00 to 



1 .00 to 



to . 



to . 



to . 



3.00 to 



2.00 to 



.50 to 



8.00 

 8.00 



2.00 



4.00- 



4.00 

 1.50 



[.00 

 20.00 

 35-00 



I.OO 

 15. CO 

 40.00 



1.25 



20.00 



60. CO 



peonies. Some excellent gladioli from 

 local florists are added to the supply 

 from the South. Sweet peas are plenti- 

 ful and generally are of a high quality. 



Plenty of stock and 

 NEW YORK no stability of prices 



is the situation in the 

 wholesale market this week. The out- 

 look for Memorial Day is past human 

 finding out. If the present condition 

 of the market is any indication it will 



be "a frost." There are some peonies 

 from southern parts in this market 

 but so far they find no welcome. Sweet 

 peas are a burden at any price. In 

 fact, there is nothing that can be men- 

 tioned as having any right of way in 

 the market. It is unprofitable and un- 

 promising for the man who makes the 

 goods and equally so far for the man 

 who tries to find a market for them. 



IContinued oh page tSo) 



For the Retailer or for the Grower 



KENNICOTT BROS. CO. 



Wholesale Cut Flowers 



IN CHICAGO 



B. B. KENSICOTT. Prwldent. 



J. B. POttWORTfl. Soo'j and Gen'l Mjr 



