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11 O RT I (" U I.T U n K 



.liiimiiry 9, 1915 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SE€D TRADE ASSOCIATIOTI 



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Mail Order Trade. 



Reports from the mail order trade 

 indii'itte that the soason has opened 

 with a fairly pood promise and If 

 stocks in certain dirwtlons will hold 

 out, the expectation anions the mall 

 order houses seems to be that they 

 will have a prosperous and satisfac- 

 tory season. It Is, of course, very 

 early to make predictions along these 

 lines but a good beginning is always 

 most satisfactory in any enterprise, 

 and none more so than the mail order 

 business. 



Bean Demand. 



The hunger for seed beans has not 

 by any means been satisfied, and those 

 fortunate enough to have any for sale 

 are finding a ready market at unusu- 

 ally high figures. Some of tne 

 houses who deal largely with truck 

 farmers are a little pessimistic about 

 the demand for beans the coming 

 year, as it is common knowledge that 

 green beans sold slowly during the 

 latter part of last season and at very 

 unsatisfactory prices. For this reason 

 they think that the demand will be 

 light, and that notwithstanding the 

 great shortage there will be enough 

 to meet requirements at the present 

 high figures. 



The demand for beans of the 1915 

 crop is most remarkable showing con- 

 clusively how low seed stocks must be. 

 Reliable information which reaches 

 us says that a number of the larger 

 growers are endeavoring to make con- 

 tracts with one another, or at least 

 with one or two of the largest produc- 

 ers. It does not seem that anyone 

 would be able to take care of trade of 

 this character this year, as the de- 

 mand from regular customers will 

 doubtless consume all available si^ed 



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There is more interest shown in 

 peas than a year ago as much of the 

 surplus carried into this year will be 

 disposed of before the end of the pres- 

 ent season and dealers will have to 

 provide for next year's requirements. 

 We understand that a majority of 

 growers of peas and beans decline to 

 accept orders for the latter item un- 

 less accompanied by fairly liberal or- 

 ders for peas. This is not to be won- 

 dered at for the reasons already 

 stated above. 



European Seeds. 



Importations of see<i from Europe 

 are coming in very slowly, and many 

 of the dealers who have been banking 

 on the promises of European growers 

 are beginning to feel uneasy lest 

 they have been leaning on a broken 

 reed. Some of the items they need 

 badly from abroad they will be unable 

 to secure now at any price, whereas 

 these items might have been bought 

 two or three months ago. Reports 

 from more than one source are to the 

 effect that many of the biennials 

 which are ordinarily produced in 

 France will be classed as practical 

 failures for the coming year. Whethei 

 these failures can be made good from 



ALL VARIETIES 

 THOROUGHLY TESTED 



It Ih tin- i.dlliy (if .las. I'arter ii Co. lo llior- 

 ou);hly tesi e\cry strain of Itowi-r and vegf- 

 luble. Not until satisfactory results are shown 

 by actual growing are they listed In the Carter 

 Catalog. 



That Is why Carters Tested Seeds are so re- 

 liable and true to description. 



If you have not examined the 1915 Carter Cata- 

 log — American I5dltlon — write at once for your 

 copy. 



^_ CARTERS TESTED SEEDS INC. ""^ 



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other sources remains to be seen. 

 Probably some of them can; others we 

 do not believe can be supplied from 

 reliable sources. 



A. S. T. Convention. 

 A number of the California seed 

 growers are now in the East and we 

 understand are working up sentiment 

 in favor of the 1915 convention of the 

 American Seed Trade Association be- 

 ing held in San Francisco. Reference 

 has been made to this matter on two 

 or three occasions and it will not be 

 long now before the momentous ques- 

 tion will be settled as the executive 

 committee will meet some time this 

 month to pass on the matter. It is 

 not for us to boom California or to 

 meddle in the affairs of the Seed 

 Trade Association, but we believe, 

 nevertheless that should the executive 

 committee decide on California, it will 

 meet with very general approval. We 

 shall doubtless have the pleasure of 

 announcing the decision of the com- 

 mittee in the near future. 



last week: loss partially covered by 



insurance. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — The Morris & 

 Snow Seed Co. have moved into 

 larger quarters, a commodious store 

 having been secured near the RosBlyn 

 Hotel. 



On Monday, January 4, the St. 

 Louis Seed Co., opened their new quar- 

 ters at 411-13 Washington Ave. St. 

 Louis, Mo. This is the site of the old 

 stand which was destroyed by fire a 

 year ago. The new building has been 

 especially built for them and every- 

 thing was in readiness for the open- 

 ing. 



Bulbs and Seeds In San Francisco. 



Owing to the practice in former 

 years of dumping surplus bulbs on the 

 market about this time, a good many 

 growers are beginning to look around 

 for bargains. Whether they will got 

 them or not is still uncertain, as many 

 of the dealers, at least, seem to be 

 pretty well cleaned up, and of those 

 who are not, some will undoubtedly 

 plant their own surplus. 



Seed dealers find things rather quiet 

 at present, but look for quite a rush 

 of business within the next two 

 months. They have recently had a 

 fair business in Spencer sweet peas, 

 and sales of eschscholtzia seed have 

 been heavy. This is due to a popular 

 movement to cover bare places with 

 these flowers, typical of California, in 

 honor of the Exposition year. 



Notes. 



West Chicago, 111.— The onion set 

 warehouse of Lees'.ey Bros, was dam- 

 aged to the extent of $60,000 by fire 



