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The Florists' Review 



Ddcsmbu 28, 1916. 



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STEVIA 



FREESIA 



I We wish to extend our best wishes | 



I for a Happy and Prosperous New Year | 



I to our many friends in the trade. I 



I A. L RANDALL COMPANY | 



I WABASH AVENUE AT LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. | 



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Mention The Beylew when yon write. 



ments to customers were so delayed that 

 refusals were numerous. Just how large 

 a factor this will be, and to what extent 

 the express companies can be held re- 

 sponsible, is not yet known. 



The market was well cleaned up De- 

 cember 23, but after the shipping orders 

 were out stock began to accumulate. City 

 trade was a little disappointing, for 

 there was little buying done December 

 24 and 25, on which days a brisk local 

 demand had been looked for. It appears 

 that retailers had estimated the amount 

 of stock which they would require' with 

 unusual accuracy, and therefore found 

 it unnecessary to do last minute buying. 



Contrary to general expectations, 

 there was plenty of stock in the market, 

 with the possible exception of American 

 Beauty, Eussell and red roses, red carna- 

 tions and violets. This stock was short, 

 as usual, but had there been more red it 

 simply would have meant that greater 

 quantities of light colored flowers would 

 have been left. Except for special colors, 

 orders were filled in full. Stock as a rule 

 was of good quality, and this was well, 

 as at no time of the year are the buyers 

 so critical as at Christmas; they are will- 

 ing to pay the price, but they must have 

 the right quality. Most wholesalers es- 

 timate an increase in their business over 

 last year of at least twenty per cent. 

 This was largely due to the fact that 

 they had enough stock to fill all orders 

 and still, in practically every case, stock 

 sold right up to quotations. No slump 

 took place December 24 or 25, for the 

 reason it was clear cutting prices would 

 not clear the market, as buyers were not 

 inquiring. The accumulations of Sunday 

 and Monday therefore were carried to 

 December 26. 



American Beauties were decidedly 

 short up to December 24 and cleared out 

 quickly at quotation prices. Russell was 

 hit a hard blow by the zero weather and 

 was far short of the demand. Eed roses 

 also cleared easily and there were hardly 

 any left on the market December 25. 

 White roses were not in large supply. 



OR Bros. 



"W^ Wabash Avenue, ChlCflQO 



PRICE LIST 



Subject to olianare without notice 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES Per doz. 



48 to 60-inch stems f^.OO 



36-inch steins 4.00 



30-inch stems 8.00 



24-inch stems 2.00 



Mrs. Chas. Russell 



Fancy stock , 



Per 100 

 .$10.00 @S20.00 



Pink KUIaniey,M»liite KUlarney, Klllar- 

 ney Brilliant, Sunburst, Richmond, 

 Ophelia Per 100 



Extra Special $10.00 



Select 8.00 



Fancy .- 7.00 



Medium 6.00 



Good 6.00 



Short stems 4.00 



Miniature Roses Per 100 



Baby Doll $3.00 



Elger 3.00 



Carnations Per 100 



Fancy .$3.00 



Good 2.00 



Miscellaneous 



Valley 



Lilies $12.60 @ 16.W 



Ferns.., per 1000, $2.60 



Smilax, per doz. strings, 2.00 



Adiantum 



Galax (bronze and sreen), 



per 1000 $1.25 



Asparagus Sprengeri ) bch. 

 Asparagus Plumosus ) $0.50 



Boxwood j)er lb., .26 



Other Green Goods Market Rates 



Per 100 



$ 6.00 



1.00 



ROSES, our selection, 



$4.00 per 100 



Meatloa The Bertow whsa y*^ ^rtts. 



Red carnations sold quickly at good 

 prices. Enchantress moved a little slow, 

 while there was practically no demand 

 for the white varieties. 



Valley sold easily and was completely 

 cleaned out at the quoted price. Easter 

 lilies also sold well. Violets were in 

 short supply, many shipments being 

 frozen. What stock there was cleared 

 well, however, at quoted prices. Sweet 

 peas were in short supply and sold easily. 

 Mignonette moved fairly well. Quanti- 

 ties of Paper Whites were on hand at 

 closing time December 25. Poinsettias 

 sold well at good prices. There was some- 



thing of a shortage of the longer 

 lengths. 



There was enough holly, such as it was, 

 but good stock was scarce and many 

 complaints came from out-of-town buy- 

 ers who did not understand. Bouquet 

 green was scarcer than ever known be- 

 fore. Red berries were unobtainable in 

 quantity. Boxwood also was scarce, 

 some large shipments arriving too late 

 to be used on orders taken in advance. 



The retailers as a rule say it was their 

 largest Christmas, but a good many of 

 them had enough stock left so that they 

 did not appear in the market December 



