. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 32 The Florists^ Review JUNB 2, 1921. OR Bros 30 East Randolph Street Wholesale Growers of CHICAGO CUT FLOWERS WE ARE IN FULL CROP For June Weddings and Comitiencements Large Supplies of the Popular New Roses and Carnations only thoroughly satisfactory feature of the week. All calculations had been upset by the heat wave of May 19 to 24. Early in the month a severe shortage had been feared for Memorial day, but it turned out that the greatest demand ever known was insufficient to clean up the huge quantities of stock received. The market was never
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 32 The Florists^ Review JUNB 2, 1921. OR Bros 30 East Randolph Street Wholesale Growers of CHICAGO CUT FLOWERS WE ARE IN FULL CROP For June Weddings and Comitiencements Large Supplies of the Popular New Roses and Carnations only thoroughly satisfactory feature of the week. All calculations had been upset by the heat wave of May 19 to 24. Early in the month a severe shortage had been feared for Memorial day, but it turned out that the greatest demand ever known was insufficient to clean up the huge quantities of stock received. The market was never clean. The heat wave not only brought in two or three times as many flowers as had been ex- pected, but it made them of midsum- mer quality. Before the hot days stock averaged of unusually good quality; the heat quickly turned the other way, much of each day's receipts being too poor to ship, while as for stock which had been held in iceboxes or cellars, it simply went to the dump. The condi- tion of the stock greatly increased the work of the wholesalers and consumed much time, in the attempt to select flow- ers which would satisfy the customer. Under such conditions prices natural- ly varied widely; they no doubt will seem high to the buyers and they most certainly and positively will seem low- to the growers. The little really good stock was in such strong demand that anything asked for it was easily ob- tained; the ordinary grade was sold be- low the prices it had been expected to charge for it and huge quantities were so poor that they were a loss or nearly so, being moved outside the trade. The result was a general average of prices considerably lower than was obtained last year. Complaints are sure to be numerous, buyers complaining over the quality and consignors complaining over the returns. It is superfluous to go over the list of flowers to tell the holiday story of each. It was the same story with all. The heat forced in flowers which otherwise would not have been c
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