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is for stock we feel confident that the season’s business will be 
entirely satisfactory. Prices are ranging a little higher than 
for last season.” 
iy THE yORTH. 
Evergreen, Wis., Oct. 17.—Evergreen Nursery Co.: “Our 
sales this fall are some larger than they were one year ago, 
and we expect'to receive quite a good many orders yet. We 
have doubtless lost a little trade from the fact of its being 
generally known among nurserymen that Wisconsin has no 
San Jose scale law, and that we consequently have no official 
authorized to inspect nurseries and give certificates in accord¬ 
ance with their findings. We have overcome this largely by 
having our nursery inspected by the state entomologist of 
Iowa, who has given us a clean certificate, and the same has 
been accepted by all the states having laws requiring certifi¬ 
cates of inspection to accompany all shipments of nursery 
stock into the stale, to whom we have applied to have our 
stock admitted. Wisconsin will have a law of its own next 
winter in order to protect its own nurserymen, even if for no 
other reason. 
“ We are receiving rather more inquiries for stock for next 
spring trade than usual at this season, and have fully as many 
orders booked for spring. All we want now is a general 
strengthening of prices to make the business what it used 
to be.” 
Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 14.— L. G. Bragg & Co. : “ There 
is a lively demand for stock, more so than for the past four or 
five years. Apples and cherries are short and bring living 
prices once more. Pears and plums, we believe, will do better 
next spring after the large surplus has been reduced some¬ 
what. Our retail department has more than doubled sales of 
a year ago. We do not think our increase in sales and better 
prices is brought about by our gold standard money by any 
means.” 
Toronto, Oct. 15.—Stone &*Wellington : “Our business 
for fall is considerably larger than for the past three years, 
while the amount already sold for spring is also far, far ahead 
of previous years. 
“ No large plantings are being made, but the general run of 
nursery stock in small lots is selling well and we look for a 
splendid season.” 
WESTERR yEW YORK. 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 12,—Glen Brothers Co.: “We are 
more than pleased not only with the fall trade but with the 
outlook for spring. Our fall shipment is just about double 
that of last fall.” 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 14.—Chase Brothers Co. : “ We 
are glad to say that our fall sales so far are considerably ahead 
of last season, and we shall pack this fall fully 25 per cent, 
more than we did in the fall of 1897. 
“ It is yet a little early to prophesy on spring trade, but indi¬ 
cations are favorable, and sales for spring delivery up to date 
are running considerably ahead of last year. The prospects 
look good for a large winter’s business.” 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 26 , —Brown Brothers Co.: “Busi¬ 
ness has been very good all summer and we feel confident 
that the prospects are brighter in this line and in business 
in general and that the farmer is feeling more hopeful.” 
Cayuga, N. Y., Oct. 14.—Wiley & Co.: “ Fall sales a little 
beyond the average with advance in prices, which, I assure 
you, is very encouraging. We anticipate a heavy movement 
of stock for spring of ’99.” 
Iredonia, N. Y., Oct. 14.—George S. Josselyn : “Fall 
trade thus far has been very encouraging with us. Up to date 
we have shipped about three times as much stock as we ever 
did before in the fall to similar date. In grape vines it seems 
to be a fact that there is not only an increased demand, but there 
is a decrease in the production of really first-class vines, and 
what is best of all we are getting fair prices, something that 
has not occurred before in several years. 
“ At Omaha convention a rather peculiar state of affairs ex¬ 
isted. Many of the buyers there wanted higher prices. Their 
wishes have been gratified, which has been the means of 
‘making others happy.’ ” 
North Collins, N. Y., Oct. 15.—Eugene Willett & Son • 
“ The grape vine market has been in better shape than for 
several past seasons. Prices on two-year stock have ruled 
strong, and our judgment is that the leading varieties will be 
very scarce in the spring. We do not think there have been 
miny more bought than usual, but the extreme low price for 
the past two or three years has caused those who plant a few 
with general nursery stock to abandon growing them, and 
the whole supply had to be bought of those who make vines 
a specialty.” 
Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 13,—E. Smith & Sons: “The sales 
for nursery stock for fall will be about the same as last season; 
although the prices have advanced on some lines, especially 
the apples, and sour cherries, other stock remaining about the 
same. 
“Orders for spring are coming in better than last season, 
and from present indications the spring sales will be better 
than last year.” 
Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 13.—W. & T. Smith Co.: “Our fall 
.sales this year have been very satisfactory. There has been a 
considerable advance in prices, on cherries and apples es¬ 
pecially, and stock is well cleaned up in this locality. From 
present prospects, there will be a very large spring trade.” 
Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 15,—Sears, Henry & Co.: “We are 
having more trade than we expected from west of the Missis¬ 
sippi river and in the southern states. The only item that 
runs slow is standard pears, but even they in some varieties 
are going off quite freely. We are looking for a large spring 
business on most lines of stock.” 
Dansville, N. Y., Oct. 20,—James M. Kennedy : I can 
see a marked improvement in this fall’s business over that of 
the autumn of 1897, in better prices and larger sales. The 
weather has been most favorable for digging and shipping. 
Large early fall shipments have already been forwarded with 
good prospects when the season closes of making a marked 
improvement over last year. On some varieties of plum and 
standard pear the prices are about as last year, but on other 
varieties the prices have advanced ; also on cherry and apple, 
which goes to show a marked improvement in prices. Very 
little if any stock will be carried over after the spring trade. 
“ It is safe to say that both the wholesale and retail trade is 
ahead of last year. The wholesale trade which has been suf. 
fering from a bad and prolonged case of over production will 
see better prices in the future owing to the plantings being 
shortened the last few years. Large orders for fall 1899 have 
already been booked at prices much better than this fall. The 
