I 6 PHILADELPHIA MARKET 



November 10, at the time when Paperwhite Narcissi and 

 Stevia come in. By the end of November the Peas begin 

 to come in freely, but the demand cannot be said to be 

 brisk, as there is so much other stock on the market, and 

 during December the quality of the Peas improves as a rule. 



Philadelphia. — On this market the new crop at the 

 end of October moves slowly, as it does on all the markets, 

 until about the end of November, when a slight increase in 

 the prices may be expected, more or less, according to the 

 quantity arriving. Around Christmas the stock increases 

 and continues to do so during the month of January, and 

 has hitherto met with very satisfactory demands at prices 

 from $1.40 to $2 for the best Spencers. Excellent long- 

 stemmed flowers come in at the end of January, and have 

 met with a strong demand. 



The finest stock in February has sold at the high 

 figure of $3 a hundred, but this was an exceptional price, 

 for usually the selling rate was 40c. to $2 a hundred, the 

 latter being for the finer grades. Sweet Peas, like most 

 other flowers, come in earlier on the Philadelphia market, 

 and pass off more quickly than on the other more northerly 

 or more easterly markets. 



During the whole of March there is an abundant 

 supply of Peas with prices that, as a rule, are very satis- 

 factory. It is now that the highest quality is seen, and 

 these conditions prevail until about the middle of May, 

 when Peas frequently become a drug on the market and 

 are hard to move, especially the short-stemmed flowers. 

 Even the Spencers deteriorate, especially if the weather 

 is hot; this also causes supplies to fall off rapidly. It is 

 then that a further influx of good flowers will sometimes 

 meet with a sharpened demand, causing the market to 

 clean up much better. By the third week of the month 



