. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JULX 6, 1922 The Florists' Review 27. Lilies and Gladioli Formed the Chief Features of this Wedding Decoration in a Seattle Church. AuditinK—Jtiint'C N ('(plr su])j)lics of coal if cars and labor are available. In other words, it is too early to predict which way the cat will jump and greenhouse owners are still w.'iiting for a more opportune moment th;m the present to fill the empty spaces in their bins. July 1 brought a .sudden demand on the coal market in the form of those who had waited until that date in order to take advantage of the reductio
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JULX 6, 1922 The Florists' Review 27. Lilies and Gladioli Formed the Chief Features of this Wedding Decoration in a Seattle Church. AuditinK—Jtiint'C N ('(plr su])j)lics of coal if cars and labor are available. In other words, it is too early to predict which way the cat will jump and greenhouse owners are still w.'iiting for a more opportune moment th;m the present to fill the empty spaces in their bins. July 1 brought a .sudden demand on the coal market in the form of those who had waited until that date in order to take advantage of the reduction in freight rates. As a leading coal trade p;iper said in its review of the Chicago market, "it was not long before the jirospective buyers began to discover that but little coal is being offered, the being that practically .all of the comiianies doing business here are sold lip for weeks to come. Such few cars of spot coal as could be obtained went at prices above those of the day before, the rush to protect themselves naturally making the market much stronger. "Practically every coal us(>r in this territorv is in the market for fuel,'' continues the report. '' This is espe- cially true as regards the railroads, pub- lic utilities and the bigger industrial lilants. Then, too, retail dealers are coming into the market more and more each day. "Conditions in western Kentucky, which is Chicago's chief source of sup- ])ly at this time, are pretty bad. Not only is there a car shortage, but there is considcrat)le congestion, the railroads seeming to have great difficulty in mov- ing cars after tliey are loaded at the mines. "As was to be expected, prices on western Kentucky coal have become stronger by reason of the increased de- mand. Screenings are now uj) to $ a ton and are not by any means plenti- ful. Other sizes of the western Ken- tucky jiroduct are not bringing as much .•IS screenings, the producers quoting .'}! for )nine-run and i
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