December S, 1906 



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CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



We did a large biisi- 

 COLUMBUS ness ThanUsgiving 

 week, altliongh the 

 weather was dull and damp, which 

 must have hurt trade a great deal. 

 The greatest demand wa.s for chrys- 

 anthemums, which sold freely and at 

 good prices; the varieties most prom- 

 inent were Jeannie Nonin, W. H. Chad- 

 wick, Golden Wedding and Major Bon- 

 naffon, and for these good prices were 

 obtained. Next to them American 

 Beauty roses were most in demand. 

 Carnations went slow as the price was 

 a trifle high. Violets found an active 

 demand, Princess of Wales bringing 

 25 per cent, higher price than Marie 

 Louise. Quite a goodly number of 

 plants were disposed of, but these sell 

 only slowly, at Thanksgiving. . On the 

 whole we had a very satisfactory 

 business. 



Thanksgiving Day 



CINCINNATI trade was very satis- 

 factory and the sup- 

 ply of cut flow'ers with but one or two 

 exceptions w^as equal to the demand. 

 There was no advance in prices but 

 the slaughter sale that had been going 

 on was brought to a close. Chrysan- 

 themums have taken a back seat now 

 and roses and carnations are again 

 coming to the front. Poinsettias are 

 beginning to appear on. the market and 

 thus far have sold well. There will be 

 a good supply of this showy flower for 

 the holiday trade. Violets are more 

 plentiful but the supply is still insuf- 

 ficient; the single ones are the best 

 sellers. Roses and carnations are 

 really fine at present but the former 

 do not realize near what they are 

 worth. A number of big weddings 

 last week caused a run on lily of the 

 valley and decorative stock. Pot 

 plants are scarce, with the exception 

 of begonia Gloire de Lorraine. 



Thanksgiving Day trade 

 DETROIT is reported far in excess 

 of previous years by all 

 florists. It was a miniature Christ- 

 mas, giving the wise manager point- 

 ers how to prepare for the real Christ- 



mas l.luce wol;l^.s hence. Better 

 grades of carnations retailed readily 

 at $1.50 per dozen and all the good 

 stocks of roses and chrysanthemums 

 were cleared up early. Now that the 

 chrysanthemum season is about passed 

 we can draw our conclusions for an- 

 other year. The local market used 

 single-stem flowers and well-grown 

 pot plants very readily, in fact was 

 short of supply most of the time. It 

 was the lower grades only which went 

 to waste. One retail store alone sold 

 this season nearly 35,000 chrysanthe- 

 mum blooms at from $3.00 to $5.00 per 

 dozen. 



The Thanksgiving 



INDIANAPOLIS trade among the 

 retailers was re- 

 ported good all over the city. While 

 great quantities of stock were moved 

 still the volume of business did not 

 exceed that of last year. An abundant 

 s\ipply of everything was to be had. A 

 slight advance in prices was noticed 

 in some lines. Violets continue to be 

 very short in supply, though excellent 

 in quality as far as they go. Roman 

 hyacinths and paper whites are on the 

 market but have little demand. A few 

 poinsettias are seen with good pros- 

 pects for a big crop for the holidays. 

 Smilax is in good supply, while as- 

 paragus and maiden hair show a tend- 

 ency to be scarce. 



The conditions of 



LOUISVILLE business the past 

 week averaged satis- 

 factory, although there were two or 

 three very slow days. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are about over, and the demand 

 for them this year was gi'eater than 

 could have been expected. Carnations 

 find their usually good demand, and 

 the supply and quality are good. Roses 

 find a fair demand and can be had in 

 great quantities. Violets and lily of 

 the valley sell well. Other stock is up 

 to a satisfactory point. 



New York has been 



NEW YORK experiencing a touch 

 of the usual after- 

 holiday stringency in flower supply 

 which, were it not for the abundancp 



III chrysanthemums, might otherwise 

 have assumed the character of a genu- 

 ine famine. The conditions of weath- 

 er and supply have, however, been 

 such that the Thanksgiving Day prices 

 are maintained on most lines this 

 week. The trade for the holiday was 

 excellent, marking a substantial ad- 

 vance over that of previous years. 

 Violets were the only erratic factor in 

 the situation. They had been manipu- 

 lated to a figure which the available 

 product did not justify, and the ac- 

 cumulation at the climax broke the 

 violet market in pieces as usual. 



Trade was very 

 PHILADELPHIA brisk here last 



week. There was 

 Thanksgiving, the Army and Navy 

 game, and several out of town affairs 

 to stir things beyond the normal. 

 Everything sold well. Roses improved 

 in stem and color and jumped on an 

 average thirty per cent, in price. The 

 dull weather and lower temi)erature 

 affected the cut also. Yellow chrysan- 

 themums were much in demand and 

 scarce. The best that are reaching 

 the market now are all white varie- 

 ties. Immense quantities of violets 

 were handled both local and out-of- 

 town stock. The former sold best 

 being more fragrant. Cypripediums 

 are coming in freely. All orchids are 

 plentiful but the demand is so good 

 that the high prices still continue. 



Thanksgiving week 

 TWIN CITIES closed one of the 



aest the trade has 

 ever known. Good chrysi.nthemums 

 were scarce in St. Paul and the demand 

 for other high grade stock was re- 

 markable. Minneapolis had a better 

 supply, but here, too, everything sold, 

 and the growers turned down outside 

 orders. Poinsettias were plentiful and 

 sold at $12.00 per dozen. Growers are 

 complaining of the continued dark 

 weather; aside from this, everybody 

 would be satisfied. 



Juir Oilier Market Reports see page 641. 



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