. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Florists' Review Junk 9, 1921 with that extra house. If he makes $2,000 profit on the plants grown in that house in the year following its completion, he is just $1,000 ahead. Ho has made $1,000 more than he would have made, had he waited. So, figuring it the other way around, he would lose $1,000 by waiting. Present Decreases. The table on the preceding page shows the rise and fall of prices for ma- terial used in greenhouse construction. These figures are, of course, approxi- mate. But for the purpose of compari- son, they are close enough
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Florists' Review Junk 9, 1921 with that extra house. If he makes $2,000 profit on the plants grown in that house in the year following its completion, he is just $1,000 ahead. Ho has made $1,000 more than he would have made, had he waited. So, figuring it the other way around, he would lose $1,000 by waiting. Present Decreases. The table on the preceding page shows the rise and fall of prices for ma- terial used in greenhouse construction. These figures are, of course, approxi- mate. But for the purpose of compari- son, they are close enough to show the trend of prices. It is interesting to note the percentages of decrease from the highest prices to the present prices. Steel, it will be seen, registered a de- crease of about thirty-three per cent, the second largest fall. The reason for this is that it started on the downward track first. It reached its highest point in 1917 and, therefore, has had about four years in which to go down. This may, in a way, tell something about the decreases which can be expected of the other prices. Most of the prices reached their peak in the fall of 1919 and the spring of 1920. If they follow the precedent of steel it will be some time in 1923 and 1924 be- fore there is as great a decrease in price on the other commodities. Tank cypress has come down little, between thirteen and fourteen per cent. There is every reason to believe that there never will be a repetition of pre-war prices on tank cypress. This is the best grade of cypress lumber. Cypress is becom- ing scarcer and scarcer; in fact, it is so scarce that a great deal of redwood is being used in its place. So the old law of supply and demand will, in all probability, keep up the price of this grade of cypress. The common and pecky cypress have taken a good-sized tumble, twenty-five and twenty-eight per cent, respectively. But the supply of these grades is getting smaller, and there is no telling what will happen to the p
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