. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. all of the Hudson river doubles. A few California violets find their way to this market under these conditions. There is little change in the situation regarding other flowers. Valley and cat- tleyas stand as they were, prices stiffen- ing if anything. There are increased supplies of Paper Whites, with smaller quantities of Soleil d'Or. Bronze galax again is equal to the demand. Uncle Sam Looks Us Up. One day last week the market was visited by a representative of the United States government's investiga- tion of the cost of living. Two of the larg
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. all of the Hudson river doubles. A few California violets find their way to this market under these conditions. There is little change in the situation regarding other flowers. Valley and cat- tleyas stand as they were, prices stiffen- ing if anything. There are increased supplies of Paper Whites, with smaller quantities of Soleil d'Or. Bronze galax again is equal to the demand. Uncle Sam Looks Us Up. One day last week the market was visited by a representative of the United States government's investiga- tion of the cost of living. Two of the larger cut flower houses were inter- rogated. The investigator wanted to learn how the business is conducted and how wholesale and retail prices compare with costs of production. He was told that wholesale prices now are, on the whole, about the same as a year ago and that cost of production has increased sharply, with the result that the grow- Tann Wholesale Cat Flowers and Supplies 30 E. Raadolph St. Chicago Phone Central 6284. ers' margin of profit is less than at any time since the war. Warning was given against considering only the top price; short roses are today selling below the estimated average cost of production and there are seasons of the year dur- ing which the average price of the whole cut is below cost of production. Eetail prices, it was explained, do not depend entirely on the cost of the flow-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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