February 3, 1917 



H IJ T I C IT L ^r U R E 



155 



Flower MarketReports 



Brisk and spirited trad- 



BOSTON ing featured tliis weelc's 

 inarl<et in nearly every 

 instance. An unusual amount of 

 funeral work added an appreciable vol- 

 ume to the routine business and stim- 

 ulated the demand tor white stock. 

 White Killarney had an exceptionally 

 "fat" week. There was no falling off 

 in the colored lines, however, except 

 on last Monday when trading was dull 

 and perfunctory in all departments. 

 The usual favorites are in demand, 

 Opehlia, Hadley and Richmond all go- 

 ing nicely. Carnations have been sec- 

 ond in price only, and not far behind 

 at that. Bulbous stock shows nothing 

 unusual in the way of activity, and 

 commands only fair prices. Violets 

 are painfully scarce. Sweet peas are 

 just beginning to come in plentifully. 

 The Chicago market has 



CHICAGO nothing especially re- 

 markable about it as the 

 first month of the year closes. Trade, 

 in a general way, is rather better than 

 during the middle of the month when 

 both demand and supply seemed to fall 

 off. The proverbial January thaw 

 came during the past week and with 

 the warmer days came a marked in- 

 crease in business. More stock was cut 

 and more people were ready to buy it. 

 The shortage is felt now more in short- 

 stemmed roses than anywhere else. 

 Spring flowers are coming in large 

 quantities and while counters seem 

 full of them diiring tlie day, all have 

 disappeared when stores close. Some 

 calendulas have sold as high as 6c. 

 and the stock was large and heavy 

 with stems 12 or 14 inches long. This 

 flower has made wonderful growth in 

 favor during the past two years. Car- 

 nations are bringing better prices now 

 and while there are quantities of poor 

 grade than are more good ones propor- 

 tionately than a week ago. Freesia 

 sells well, paper whites are bringing 

 more than formerly. Daffodils are 

 plentiful and there are many tulips. 



Stock is still rather 



CINCINNATI short in this market. 

 Warm, bright spring- 

 like weather the first part of this week 

 undoubtedly will help to bring in 

 larger cuts but up to the time of this 

 writing they had not materialized. The 

 demand for stock is steady and active. 

 Roses are rather scarce and have been 

 selling up as fast as they came in. 

 Choice American Beauties are fairly 

 plentiful but do not move out very 

 quickly. Carnations are more plenti- 

 ful than they were and continue to 

 favor good property. Bulbous stock 

 is plentiful and meets with a good 

 market. Sweet peas, callas and rubrum 

 are meeting with a good demand. The 

 call for single violets, orchids and lily 

 of the valley is only ordinary. 



E X a s p e r a t i n g 1 y 



NEW YORK drowsy at times and 

 displaying a pleasing 

 snap and ginger erstwhile on some 

 special item this market is jogging 

 along, putting the season of 1916-17 

 behind it. Nothing sensational has 

 transpired since our last report on 

 market conditions. It is gratifying to 

 note tliat the quality of flowers offered 

 has never been surpassed and rarely 



DAFFODILS 



Splendid well grown stock, 



mostly Golden Spurs, 



$4.00 per 100 



A good week-end special 



PUSSY WILLOW 



2^c, ^oc and j$c 

 per bunch of 1 2 sprays 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE ^"pl'l^Slrof PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28tli St. 



BALTIMORE 

 Franklin & St. Paul Sts. 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 

 WASHINGTON 

 1216HSt., N.W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^"^^ 



Rotes 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley - 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Kay 



Carnatioiis 



Cattleyaa 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon • 



Daffodils 



Narcissi. Paper While 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenias - ■ ■ ■ 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Jan. 29 



CHICAGO 



Jan. 29 



50,00 



30,00 



8.00 



to 60.00 

 to 40.00 

 25.00 



6.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 6.00 



to 



to 



to 15.00 

 to 10 00 

 to 12.00 

 to 18.00 



300 



60.00 



12.50 

 6. to 



4.00 



3.00 



3.00 



3-0O 



2.00 



4.00 



3.00 



75 



■75 



•75 



4.00 



75.00 



15.00 

 10 00 

 12.50 

 7.00 

 6.C0 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 3,00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 I 50 



1. 00 



15.00 

 so.oo 



50.00 to 

 35.00 to 

 5.00 to 

 6.00 to 



to 



to 



5.00 



3.00 



6.00 



2. 00 

 50.00 



75.00 

 45.00 

 15.00 

 25.00 



12.00 



12.00 ' 

 15.00 



4.00 

 75.00 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DE ALER S ONLV 



PITTSBURG 



Jan. 22 



to 50.00 



to 40.00 



to 20.00 



30.00 



BUFFALO 



Jan. 29 



8.00 to 12,' 



6,00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



2.CO 



3.00 



4. CO 



3.00 



3.00 



.50 



.50 



•75 



35 CO 



15.00 

 25.00 



12.00 

 6.00 I 

 8,co 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 , 

 2.00 I 

 1. 00 I 

 1. 00 j 



30.00 I 

 1. 00 I 



20.00 



50.00 I 



95.00 

 4.00 



8.00 

 5.00 



6.00 



4.00 



I 4 00 



; 4-00 

 , 10.00 



3.C0 



! 40.00 



I 10.00 

 I 4.00 

 I 8.00 

 I 6.00 

 5.00 

 4.0c 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 .40 

 1. 00 

 15-00 

 1,00 

 15.00 

 25.00 



50.00 ...... 



35 .00 30.00 



6.00 6,00 



15.00 10,00 



15.00 

 15.00 

 6.C0 

 15 00 



8.00 

 4.00 



la.oo 10.00 



15.00 ...... 



5.00 3.00 



50.00 «o.oo 



30.00 to 



12.00 to 



to 



la.oo 

 15.00 

 20.00 



4.00 

 50.00 

 40.00 

 15.00 



6.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



equalled in this section. There are, of 

 course, producers of inferior goods, for 

 these "we have always with us" but 

 on the average stock is very good — al- 

 most too good, it would seem, when 

 some of the retailers come face to face 

 with the price. Carnations have taken 

 a substantial descent in price, but 

 roses hold firm as a rule and are not 

 over plentiful. Bulb stock of all kinds 

 are coming in very heavily with a 

 tendency to accumulate. Other stock 

 generally holds along unchanged as to 

 price. 



Trading has been 

 PHILADELPHIA a little brisker 

 here while the 

 supply of flowers continues as last re- 

 ported — on the scarce side. The scarci- 

 ty is particularly noticeable in roses — 

 especially the shorter grades. Ameri- 

 can Beauty is very much off crop — a 

 few less every day. Russells and Scott 

 Keys are also much in the same condi- 

 tion — making orders in quantity hard 

 to fill. The scarcity applies to other 

 roses but not to so marked a degree. 

 Carnations are rather more plentiful 

 and continue top-notch as to quality. 

 Orchids are more moderate in price 



and enough of them for all demands. 

 Gardenias have also dropped in price 

 and the quality in some cases seems 

 under the mark. Sweet peas are going 

 well and continue very fine as to qual- 

 ity. They are one of the best feature.? 

 in the market. Mignonette is very 

 good but for some reason hangs fire. 

 The lily of the valley market is very 

 much improved. Lilies, daffodils and 

 freesias are going very well and at 

 good prices. 



The past week has 

 PITTSBURGH been practically a 



repetition of its 

 forerunner with very little change in 

 either production, disposal or prices. 

 McKinley Day made the usual inroads 

 on the carnation output. Prospective 

 cold weather with clear, blue skies 

 promises satisfactory results insofar 

 as the production is concerned. 



This market has kept 



ST. LOUIS up lively. The supply 



is limited as to roses 



and carnations, especially. Violets are 



selling well, also sweet peas. 



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