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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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NEW YORK. 



The Market 



Thanksgiving trade was disappointing, 

 not larger than an ordinary good Satur- 

 day. There was no great increase in 

 the price" of anything, and the accumti- 

 lations were great when the day ended. 

 Never has the pickling been more in- 

 excusable. Boses especially were subject- 

 ed to the process. Plenty of grand stock 

 came in from the growers who never 

 send old flowers, even when the holiday 

 temptation is great, and the good stock 

 brought satisfactory returns. But of the 

 stale stuff, the less said the better; there 

 was no sale whatever for it and a total 

 loss in most cases resulted. 



The market was in a depressed condi- 

 tion, after the digestion of the -Xjtajifks- 

 giving problems, and the new week opei 

 with clouded skies, warmer weather Mai 

 even lower prices than have maifl^aine^ 

 All stock is abundant. Roses and 

 nations especially feel the effect. Vio- 

 lets are down to the old figures again; 

 75 cents was the extreme top Saturday 

 and Monday, and this figure was reached 

 by few. Thousands were cleared out 

 last week, all the way down to $2.50 ner 

 thousand. A good many still feel the 

 sting of the recent flurry. k 



It is difficult to realize Christmas** 

 but three weeks away. An average tem- 

 perature of 60 degrees is hardly in keep- 

 ing with December. 



Fldschman in Bankruptcy. 



Joseph Fleischman and the interests 

 with which his name is principally asso- 

 ciated are in bankruptcy. 



It was the Fleischman Baths that pre- 

 cipitated the trouble. A petition in bank- 

 ruptcy was filed against this concern Sat- 

 urday, November 28. It was alleged, as 

 is usual in such cases, that the corpora- 

 tion is insolvent and has made preferen- 

 tial payments, one of those cited being 

 $400 to the Julius Roehrs Co. for plants 

 for the luxurious establishment. Joseph 

 Fleischman, president of the company, 

 consented to the receivership. Attorneys 

 for creditors said the action was pre- 

 liminary to reorganization to continue the 

 business. It is stated that the liabilities 

 are $160,000, of which $100,000 is se- 

 cured by mortgage, $30,000 is on open 

 account and $30,000 on notes. The as- 

 sets consist of the bath establishment, 

 which represents a cost, with rents and 

 charges, of $350,000. The corporation 

 was organized under New York laws Sep- 

 tember 11, 1907, with capital stock of 

 $250,000. The officers of the corpora- 

 tion, it is said, were Joseph Fleischman, 

 president and treasurer; John B. Stanch- 

 field, vice-president, and Charles T. Lark, 

 secretary. The baths were opened Febru- 

 ary 6, 1908. A judgment was entered 

 against the corporation November 25 for 

 $3,568 in favor of Dennis G. Brussel. 



Following the petition in bankruptcy 

 filed against the Fleischman Baths, peti- 

 tions in bankruptcy were filed Monday, 

 November 30, against the Fleischman 

 Floral Co., at Broadway and Twenty-fifth 

 street, and Joseph Fleischman, individ- 

 ually, who was president of both com- 

 panies, by James Schell & Elkus for sev- 

 eral creditors, and Judge Hough ap- 

 pointed Robert C. Morris receiver of the 

 assets in both cases. The creditors who 

 joined in the petition against the Fleisch- 

 man Floral Co. are James R. Johnston, 

 $40; Donald H. Elder, $220, and A. J. 

 Guttman, $500. It was alleged that the 

 company is insolvent, and made preferen- 

 tial payments. The bond of the receiver 



was fixed at $2,500 and he was author- 

 ized to continue business for twenty days. 

 It was stated that the liabilities are $20,- 

 000, largely owing to wholesale florists, 

 and assets $10,000, together with the 

 lease of the store, the value of which is 

 unknown. Deputy Sheriff Murray re- 

 ceived an execution November 28 against 

 the company for $523 in favor of A. D. 

 Barr & Co. The business was started in 

 1885 by Joseph Fleischman, who incor- 

 porated the company December 30, 1901, 

 with capital stock of $300,000. In good 

 times, it is said, the company made con- 

 siderable money, but for the last year 

 business has been affected by the general 

 depression. The company has had from 

 $15,000 to $35,000 outstanding accounts 

 on the books, it is said, according to the 

 season of the year. The company for^ 

 Btorly had a branch at 515 Fifth avenue, 

 corner Forty-third street, which was 

 given up some months ago, and another 

 branch at 71 Broadway, which it sold a 

 few weeks ago. > 



The petition in bankruptcy against Jo- 

 seph Fleischman individually was filed by 

 these creditors: John I. Raynor, $2,700; 

 Benj. Honig, $165, and Chas. W. Part- 

 ridge, $100, all on notes which are past 

 due for money loaned. It was alleged 

 that he is insolvent, and made preferen- 

 tial payments to the Empire Electric 

 Sign Company of $50; C. C. Beckman, 

 $50, and the North River Beef Co., $185. 

 The bond of the receiver was fixed at 

 $500. It was stated that the liabilities 

 are $10,000. James N. Rosenberg, of 

 James Schell & Elkus, said that the assets 

 are problematical, consisting of some 

 equities in real estate. He is al^o a cred- 

 itor of both the Fleischman Baths and 

 the Fleischman Floral Co. In order to 

 straighten out the affairs of those two 

 companies and his individual affairs it 

 was necessary to have the bankruptcy 

 proceedings. Mr. Fleischman, it is said, 

 was originally a street peddler of flowers, 

 went into business in 1885 and built up 

 one of the largest places in the city. 

 Besides the flower business, he was also 

 interested in real estate and leaseholds. 

 He formerly owned the apartment hotel 

 property at 12 to 16 East Thirty-first 

 street, known as the Hotel Le Marquis, 

 which he transferred in April last to the 

 National Center Realty Co., subject to a 

 mortgage of $400,000. The hotel busi- 

 ness was formerly carried on by the Bel- 

 gravia Hotel Co., of which Mr. Fleisch- 

 man was president up to October 1 last, 

 when the Belgravia Hotel Co. surrendered 

 the lease. Judge Seabury, of the Su- 

 preme Court, November 30 appointed 

 John J. Murphy receiver for the Belgra- 

 via Hotel Co. on a judgment for $56 ob- 

 tained by Annie Cardani two weeks ago. 

 The sheriff has received executions 

 against Joseph Fleischman in favor of A. 

 B. Barr & Co., $2,273 ; Chas. A. Cowen & 

 Co., $1,021, and Barten Realty Co., $803. 



Various Notes. 



The Rhinebeck Violet Growers' Mutual 

 Benefit Association, which was announced 

 in this column two weeks ago, elect- 

 ed A. C. Toof president, J. C. Milroy 

 vice-president, L. Van Vredenburgh 

 treasurer, and E. V. Marquardt secretary. 

 The officials anticipate a membership 

 of 150. 



The best Beauties touched 50 cents 

 November 26. John Young was fortu- 

 nate in cutting over 1,500 long stems 

 from his big 701-foot house at Bedford. 



Good carnations are now abundant, and 

 prices are slowly advancing. F. R. Pier- 

 son, whose immense output of Winsor and 



his other good varieties is handled by 

 Jos. Millang, says he has no fault to 

 find with the average price obtained. 

 His four houses, each 55x300, are doing 

 a land-office business now, and the cut 

 promises to be enormous for Christmas. 

 James McManus is preparing for a 

 larger holiday orchid demand than usual. 

 Callas, hyacinths and cypripediums are 

 among the new arrivals, and the late 

 mums are fine and abundant. There 

 will be a goodly supply of these up to 

 Christmas. 



Monday, December 14, the Florists^ 

 Club holds its last session for the year. 



Christmas is already giving preliminary 

 signals. Bouquet green is arriving. 

 Christmas trees will flood the wharves- 

 and West street before another week 

 has passed, ifolly sold well for Thanks- 

 giving, and advance orders are larger 

 than usual. Stumpp & Walter say they 

 will ship over 1,000 cases. The quality 

 will be Above the average. A few day* 

 of clear, cold weather will awaken the 

 Christmas spirit. 



If one may judge by the official rec- 

 ords of imports, the seedsmen antici- 

 pate a great year. Among those whoi 

 received large consignments during the 

 week wf re, H. F. Darrow, the Yokohama 

 Nursery Co., J. M. Thorburn & Co., Au- 

 gust Bolker & Sons, F. R. Pierson, Mc- 

 Hutchison & Co., William Elliott & Sons,. 

 A. T. Boddington, H. H. Berger & Co.,. 

 Anton Schultheis and the Stumpp & Wal- 

 ter Co. 



W. E. Marshall & Co., on West Twenty- 

 third street, have added another store to- 

 their quarters and will now have a wide 

 front, with two large show windows and 

 much more room and conveni^ce for 

 their growing trade. A. E. Wheeler, of 

 this firm, is away duck shooting this week 

 in hisiyawl on Great South Bay. 



Mr.' Sullivan, of the Cut Flower Co.,. 

 has r^overed from a severe attack of 

 the grippe. 



A sure sign of Christmas is the an- 

 nouncement by Superintendent Jackson^ 

 of /the Cut Flower Exchange, of the 

 anual raffle of two twenty-pound turkeys 

 December 22. 



Saturday, December 5, there will be a 

 special meeting of the directors of the 

 Cut Flower Exchange in the Coogan 

 building. 



Sigmund Geller has some new wreath* 

 for the holidays that are selling well,, 

 made of natural prepared holly leaves 

 and berries, his own invention. He says 

 trade is excellent and the force is al- 

 ready working nights and Sundays. 

 Nearly all the supply houses report the 

 same optimistic outlook for Christmas. 



Two Brooklyn retail florists have just 

 speeded their bookkeepers on matri- 

 mony's sea. Robert G. Wilson decorated 

 for Miss Lillian D. Broadbent, of his 

 staff, now Mrs. Samuel Reilly, a pretty 

 home wedding, with the usual palm, munu 

 and rose accompaniments. Miss Antoin- 

 ette Shelly has been in charge of the 

 office of J. V. Phillips for ten years. 

 When she became Mrs. Hill the wedding- 

 was handsomely cared for by Mr. Phil- 

 lips. Miss Phillips becomes bookkeeper 

 for her father. 



W. A. Phillips is secretary of the 

 Brooklyn Retail Florists' Association, of 

 which Robert G. Wilson is president. 

 The first annual dinner and theater party 

 of the society takes place December 10. 

 The Fulton theater has been chosen, and 

 the dinner will be served at one of the 

 leading Brooklyn hotels. Mr. Phillips 



