December 15, 1917 



H K T 1 U L T U K E 



639 



Flower Maifeet Reports 



There is a marked de- 

 BOSTON pression all through the 



flower market this week, 

 not alone because of the unusually low 

 temperature of the past few days and 

 the effects thereof on the coal pile, 

 nor because of Uie small amount of 

 business being done, but largely be- 

 cause of the uncertainty as regards 

 Christmas prospects. Retail dealers 

 are playing a very cautious game as 

 regards ordering ahead for Christmas 

 supplies, some of them having cut 

 down their usual orders for this holi- 

 day as much as thirty to fifty per cent. 

 This reluctance to take advance 

 chances does not conduce to high val- 

 ues and prices at which orders are 

 looked are below those of former 

 years on some kinds of stock, partic- 

 tilariy American Beauties and other 

 high-priced stock. The present dull- 

 ness is not so very different from 

 what has been the condition in previ- 

 ous years, and it may or may not be 

 any criterion as to what may be ex- 

 pected w'hen holiday trade is due. 

 "Waiting and watching" is about the 

 only recourse under existing uncer- 

 tainty and that appears to be the rule 

 In and about the flower market. 



Extreme cold weather 

 CHICAGO cut down both the de- 

 mand and supply the 

 past week. With the thermometer 

 away below zero, shipping trade was 

 reduced to a minimum and only in 

 very urgent cases did buyers care to 

 assume the risk. The delivery of 

 potted plants was also held up by the 

 cold, so the downtown florists have not 

 yet made their stores into the beauti- 

 ful holiday conservatories of other 

 years. A shortage of flowers would 

 exist should there be any special de- 

 mand. As it is there is enough for the 

 trade now and conditions may change 

 materially before Christmas shipping 

 begins. Early ordering does not seem 

 to be the rule this year and so no doubt 

 the usual number will be disappointed 

 when the final rush comes. Christmas 

 greens are arriving and the usual nov- 

 elties are making very attractive the 

 show-rooms of the supply houses. 



Stock continues 

 CLEVELAND scarce and whole- 

 salers are set still 

 further behind by belated shipments 

 due to the storm, which struck Cleve- 

 land last Saturday. F'or two days the 

 weather has been hovering about zero 

 and there is some fear that green- 

 house stocks may suffer if the supply 

 of coal is not maintained. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are gone, and carnations are 

 scarce. Business is being largely 

 maintained by sale of holiday goods. 

 On account of bad shipping conditions 

 a number of out-of-town growers have 

 refused to ship, fearing loss either 



Christmas Russell 



The stock never looked better than 

 at this time; promising wonderful 

 <'hristmas quality. 



Write for our complete list on cut 

 flowers and greens for Christmas. 



Store opens 7 A. M. 

 Closes 5.30 P. M. 



S. S. PENNOCK CO. 



m Wholesale 

 Floruts o( 



HEW YORK 

 117 W. 28<h Si. 



B.\LTI[VIORE 



Frankllo 8 Si. Paiil Sis. 



PHILADELPHIA 



FBILADEIFHIA 

 U08-I620 Ladlon Si. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 e Si.. N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ™^^ '"•"'^^/o'D'^iLERs onl> 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" •* Fancy and Kxtra 



** " No. X and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Camatioiu 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formoaum 



Lilies. Lonsiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdr^Kon 



Bouvardia 



Violets 



Chrysanthemums 



Narcis, Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Stevia 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Ptn.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI I 



Dec. 10 I 



CHICAGO 



Dec. 10 



BUFFALO 



Dec. 3 



40.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 



6.00 



5.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



50.00 I 

 40.00 ' 

 95. 00 

 18.00 



15.00 

 10.00 

 tz.oo 



I8.ILO 



4.00 



75.CO 



to 12.50 



4.00 to 



•50 



S.co 



3.00 



1.00 



25.00 to 



7.00 



6.00 



1. 00 

 25.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



1.50 



15.00 



35.00 



400 



4.00 



3.CO 



•75 



6.00 

 6. CO 

 3.00 

 x.oo 



3.00 to 4,00 



3.00 

 J.50 



to 

 to 



15.00 

 25.00 



1.00 



20.0C 

 50.00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 10 

 to 

 to 

 to 



40.00 

 30.00 



3.00 

 4.00 



4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 3 00 

 4.00 to 



^ 5 to 



6c. 00 o 



to 



8.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 8.00 to 

 3.00 to 

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to 



to 



to 



6.0 



3.00 



3.00 



1.25 



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 1.00 to 

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15.00 to 



35.00 to 



50.00 

 40 00 

 15. oc 

 10.00 



s.co 

 12,00 



5. CO 



8.00 



12.00 



5.00 



75.00 



lo.(» 

 6.00 



25. CO 



4.C0 



5.00 



1.50 

 J.25 

 1.50 



1.25 

 20.00 

 50 00 



PITTSBURG 



Dec . 3_ 

 60.00 



45.00 

 35.CO 

 10.00 

 I5.CX] 



4.00 

 6.IXJ 



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to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

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 to 

 to 



40.00 

 20.00 



20.00 



12.00 



I2.00 



4.00 



75.00 



12.00 



3.00 to 6.00 



5.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



2. CO 

 2.00 



20.00 



4.CO 

 5.00 



4.00 

 1.00 



■ 75 

 40.00 



to 1.33 



to 20.00 



to 60.00 



through cold or misrouting and delay. 

 Express companies refuse to taKe re- 

 sponsibility for this, the loss falling 

 on the shipper. Trade has also been 

 affected by an embargo on all express 

 shipments out of Cleveland to the 

 East. This affects the wholesale trade 

 going to cities in Northeastern Ohio. 



The Thanksgiving Day 

 DETROIT trade was generally good 

 here and very satisfac- 

 tory as reported by the leading stores 

 and a still better Christmas is antic- 

 ipated. Of course, the fashionable 

 affairs of former seasons are missed 

 but the florists are willing to a man 



to endure their share of such losses 

 if by this means they are "doing their 

 bit" towards winning the war. 



There is a general 

 NEW YORK complaint of dull bus- 

 iness in the wholesale 

 district which is well borne out by the 

 noticeable absence of retail buyers' de- 

 livery wagons in the adjoining thor- 

 oughfares. The extreme cold and 

 transportation delays have caused 

 much inconvenience and loss, many 

 shipments from growers coming in 

 frozen solid and ruined. Local buying 



{Centinutti rn fagt 6jt) 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and Importers 



1129 Arch'St. PHILADEl.PHtA, PA. 



Fall Novelties Now On Display New Show Rooms Added 



THE LEADING FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



