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gloom of the early Winter last year, there was a large 

 supply of Peas, many of which were very fine and the 

 highest prices produced were from $2 to $3 per hundred 

 sprays. The older Winter blooming type was little in 

 evidence the whole season. During the early part of 

 March — indeed, during the whole of that month — there was 

 a plentiful supply at prices fiom $1 to $1.50 per hundred. 

 It seemed that Peas of choice quality appealed to all 

 buyers. They seemed to be irresistible. A market re- 

 port for March 17th, however, said that the price was not 

 high then, as there were so many on the market that the 

 higher prices could not be expected. Whenever the poor 

 stock gave way to only high-grade flowers, prices at once 

 advanced, and $1.50 to $2 per hundred was readily got 

 for long-stemmed Spencers. 



During Easter the supply was quite inadequate, but 

 immediately afterward there was abundance and all of 

 excellent quality. The top prices for the best stock was 

 then $1.50 per hundred and downward. By Memorial 

 Day the influx had considerably lessened and the flowers 

 were not so good as they had been, the top prices falling 

 to $1 a hundred. A revival in demand occurred during 

 June, when all good stock sold well. Naturally the poor 

 stock was left on hand, but the Sweet Pea market cleared 

 more satisfactorily than did much of the other stock. 



By the middle to the end of June the outdoor stock 

 comes in and quotations remain fairly steady at 50c. to $1 

 a hundred. The outdoor crop in Chicago has never much 

 effect on the market. Periodically the Peas were of poor 

 quality, and the demand was equally so. During July 

 and August the outdoor crop yielded in fair abundance. 

 Shortly after the first Eastern Violets reach this market 

 the earliest of the indoor Peas are cut, this being around 



