. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 86 The Florists^ Review December 5, 1918. JAMESTOWN, N. Y. The Market. As anticipated, tlie (ii'iiiand for flow- ers for Thanksgiving day was greatly in excess of the supply. A complete clean-up of all salable stock is reported and tiie shortage is estimated at twenty- live per cent of the demand. Mums naturally occujiied the stellar role for the occasion and, despite the unusual })rices asked and the apparent abun- dance of sujijily, were sold out coin- jiletely by November 2(5. The demand centered on the larger sizes, wliicli re- sulted in early
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 86 The Florists^ Review December 5, 1918. JAMESTOWN, N. Y. The Market. As anticipated, tlie (ii'iiiand for flow- ers for Thanksgiving day was greatly in excess of the supply. A complete clean-up of all salable stock is reported and tiie shortage is estimated at twenty- live per cent of the demand. Mums naturally occujiied the stellar role for the occasion and, despite the unusual })rices asked and the apparent abun- dance of sujijily, were sold out coin- jiletely by November 2(5. The demand centered on the larger sizes, wliicli re- sulted in early exhaustion of the avail- able supply. In consecpience, the small and meiliiim sizes assiuned \aiues be- yond their intrinsic riglits and the bur- den of the condition that resulted was jjlacetl on tlie eleventh-liour jiurchaser. Trices ranged fi-oiii .fl' per dozen to .$0 for specials, with the popular call at $o and .t4. J'ompons won a i)lace in diversified demand that is projihetic of a sharp contest in the years ahead for an equal if not sujjerior position in pub- lic favor with their relatives of grosser ])roi>ortions. Abs()i])tion of the sifjiply at 75 cents ])er bunch satisfied but fifty per cent of the demand and not a single salable bunch was to be seen the morn- ing of November 1*7. Eoses and carnations were equally balanced in sup])ly and demand. (Jar- )iations sold easilv at $(> i)er hundred and roses at $erhaps can claim the distinction for novelty in this respect, as the latest find there was a real honest-to goodness bomb of true Bolshevik character. I'lanted in a most advantageous position for facility of functioning, ailjacent to vital steam mains, it crcateil consider- able commotion among the employees of Latin lineage. ]t consisted of a fair-sized bag of blasting jiowder, wrapj)ed Avith three thicknesses of gal- vanized tin an benign agency. Otherwise— well, "all's well that ends ; C. N. C. No loss if you mend your split carnations with
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