The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyright, 1901, by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
“ What one man knows is not of less valve to him becavse he shares it with another.”— W. J. Green. 
Vo1 - IX- ROCHESTER, N. Y., NOVEMBER. 1901. No. 1 
SHORTAGE IN STOCK. 
Prices High on Small Fruits—Apple and Peach in Heavy Demand, 
Pear Steady, Cherry and Plum Strong —Many Items in Orna¬ 
mentals Running Short—Break in Prices in Last Sixty 
Days Should be Followed by General Stiffening 
Because of the Prospect of Clean.Up. 
Xenia, Ohio, Oct. n. —M’Nary & Gaines : “The season 
opened up slowly, with an evident disposition on the part of 
purchasers to defer ordering until the last moment, and in 
consequence there has been an unusual rush of orders in mid¬ 
season. It has been impossible even with favorable weather 
to keep up with the demand for immediate shipments. It is 
too early yet to compare with former years, but it looks as 
though some lines would be entirely used up this fall. Apple 
are in heavy demand, pears are steady, plums have developed 
an unexpectedly strong market ; cherries are in good demand, 
peaches are eagerly sought after from all quarters. So far, the 
season is quite satisfactory.” 
Painesville, Ohio, Oct io.—The Storrs & Harrison Co. : 
It is too early to tell much about the present season’s trade. 
Fall trade for early shipments never was larger up to the 
present time, and seems to run especially heavy on most lines 
of small fruits and ornamentals. Are having all and more 
than We can take care of promptly. If trade should continue 
in the same proportion, do not see anything to hinder a gen¬ 
eral advance in prices along all lines for spring delivery.” 
Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 9.—Phoenix Nursery Company : 
“ The fall season has just opened with us, and from present 
indications we believe we will have a fair fall trade. There 
seems to be a good demand both in fruit and ornamental stock. 
“ We are having a great many inquiries now for late ship¬ 
ment for spring use, so it would seem if there is any surplus 
in stock, the surplus will be used up on late shipments. We 
do not, however, feel that there is any surplus, unless it might 
be in pears, standard and dwarf, and European plums. Cher¬ 
ries, apples, peaches, native, and Japanese plums are in 
unusual demand with us. While we have a large stock of 
native plums, we could have sold them several times over if 
we would let them go separate from other stock. 
“Prices seem to have broken some in the last sixty days, as 
compared with what they started out at early in the season, 
but we believe they will recover as soon as nurserymen realize 
what a shortage there is in fruit tree stock, as well as many 
items of ornamentals. We are having an unusually good 
demand for ornamentals in all lines. 
“ From what we can learn from all sources, it would seem to 
us there would be an excellent spring trade, possibly the best 
we have had since the early 8o’s, and we can see no reason 
why nurserymen at this time should feel at all discouraged, 
and offer stock at less than cost of production, as some are 
now doing.” 
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Bridgeport, Ind., Oct. 8. —Albertson & Hobbs : “We are 
just now getting a good start in our fall shipping, and it is 
too early yet to give anything like a fair report on trade, col¬ 
lections, etc., but up to date our trade has been very satisfac¬ 
tory, our agents’ orders in the office exceed those of any year 
since we have been in the business, and wholesale trade is all 
that we can handle. 
“ The season is dry with us and ground very hard, though 
commencing to rain a little to-night, and hope for better con¬ 
ditions from this on. 
“The prospects are that stock is going to be cleaned up 
much more closely this fall than has been anticipated, and 
that many items will be found short for spring, We look for 
the spring clean-up to be the most satisfactory our nurserymen 
have had for many years, and that this will be one of, if not 
the best year we have known since the dull times. Can see 
no reason why collections should not be good, and why we 
should not anticipate fair prices for two or three years to come. 
Do not think that plantings this year were much, if any, larger 
than last, and.as stand in many sections was poor, do not 
think there will be any large surplus of stock from this year’s 
planting Think we may look for some advance in price of 
some stock that has been so low. Possibly the price will 
decline on apple, cherry and one or two other items which 
have been so high, but prices generally will be more nearly 
equalized, which we believe will be of more advantage to the 
trade. 
“ Our own plantings last year were not heavier than usual, 
and think nurserymen, generally, are feeling pretty comfortable 
over the outlook. They have certainly been doing a larger 
line of improving than usual, almost all of the leading nursery¬ 
men adding largely to their storage capacity and doing so with 
good substantial buildings.” 
Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct 8.—Charles A. Maxson, treasurer 
Central Michigan Nursery Co. : “ Our fall sales show a good 
percentage of increase over last year at satisfactory prices. 
The indications are very favorable for the spring trade and 
with our conservative methods we have a very small loss from 
collections. 
“ Our last spring’s planting consists of 250,000 apple seed¬ 
lings for this season’s budding, in addition to a general assort¬ 
ment of other stock. We budded upwards of 700,000 peach 
seedlings. At the present time we have a surplus of apple and 
a fair supply of other classes of trees, shrubs, roses, etc. 
New Carlisle, Ohio, Oct. 9. —W. N. Scarff : “ Our sales 
to date are comparing very favorable with last fall ; would 
judge equally as good, at any rate. 
“All stock in our line (small fruits) is quite scarce, and 
prices naturally higher. Owing to the general drouth throug- 
out the West, many plantations will be renewed, which will 
tend to make the demand good. This with the limited amount 
of stock will cause prices even better for spring.” 
