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GLEANINGS IN BEE. CULTURE 



IVL\Y, 1918 



HONEY MARKETS 



The Bureau of Markets, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, when issuing its 

 semi-monthly news bulletin on honey, date 

 of March 15, said: "This honej^ report will 

 be discontinued with this issue until the 

 new crop begins to move about June 1." 

 Altho the Bureau of Markets evidently re- 

 gards this season of the year as unimportant 

 so far as honey quotations may be concerned, 

 it has missed the chance to quote the high- 

 est prices paid for honey even in this period 

 of remarkably. high prices. During the past 

 month extracted honey has sold in New 

 York at 25c a pound in carlots. This top 

 price, we understand, has been paid for ex- 

 port use. At this date (Apr. 22) the New 

 ^ork market is quoted a little off from the 

 top, offerings of extracted in earlot amounts 

 being made at 22c. That the export demand 

 remains strong there can be no doubt, and so 

 long as this deniand continues honey prices 

 are going to be abnormally high. 



Tliat honey imports are now to be re- 

 stricted seems certain. In the official bul- 

 letin for March 23 there appeared the first 

 list of the articles which will hereafter "be 

 restricted as to imports. Honey is on this 

 list. This restriction is to be made under 

 the authority granted the President on Feb. 

 14 by the trading-with-the-enemy act. The 

 purpose is to eliminate the less essential im- 

 ports to save tonnage. This restriction on 

 honey imports would appear to keep out all 

 of the West Indian and Australian honey 

 that has heretofore come to the American 

 market. It is known that American buyers 

 during the first of the present year were ac- 

 tive in Australia, resulting in the wholesale 

 price there going from 7 cents to 11 centsi 

 a pound. 



The Florida crop (and it has been a good 

 one) is being held by well-informed honey 

 producers for 18 cents F. O. B. shipping 

 point. 



The domestic demand for honey during 

 the past month has been quite irregular — 

 at times good and at other times slumping 

 decidedly. 



Looking to the future, there is promise 

 of a large honey crop in the United States 

 the coming season, no untoward general con- 

 ditions arising. Some sections report bad 

 clover conditions, but how general are such 

 conditions, is as yet uncertain. There is 

 1lie promise of a continued export demand, 

 Avhich means a continued high price for 

 lioney. 



General Quotations of Wholesalers. 



[These firms are asked to quote tlie wholesale 

 prices they make to retailers. Accordingly, their 

 prices must he figured at least one profit higher than 

 the price paid to producers. The large dealers do 

 :!0t quote prices ia print that they willl pay futurely 

 to producers.] 



SAN FRANCISCO. — We certainly would like to 

 submit a market report on comb and extracted hon- 

 ey, but it is impossible for us to do so on account 

 of the fact that but little honey is coming' in. At 

 present we have no comb and no extracted. We 

 have handled several shipmeints of Australian ex- 



tracted honey rece.ntly, but it has all been sold in big 

 lots and gone eastward. The California product is un- 

 doubtedly closely cleaned up and but little coming in. 

 However, there are signs of new honey appearing 

 on the market and it may be that some will be 

 offering within the next few weeks. 



Leutzinger & Lane. 



ST. LOUIS'. — This marbet is entirely cleaned up 

 of comb honey and there is very little extracted 

 honey in receiver's hands. So firm quotations, are 

 I'.ot available. Extracted honeiy in a sniall way is 

 selling from 16 to 18c, according to kind and qual- 

 ity. Clean, average, yellow beeswax, per lb., 38c. 



St. Loiiis, Mo. R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



PORTLAND. — Market practically bare of comb 

 honey, with no offerings. Surplus stocks of ex- 

 trncted are being cleaned up fast. Demand good; 

 vary firm market. Comb honey, extra fancy, per 

 case, $6.00; fancy, $5.7.5; No. 1, $.'=..50. Extracted 

 iiiOney, white, per lb., 20 to 22c; light amber, in 

 cans, n Vz to 19c. No beeswax offered. 



Portland, Ore., Apr. 12. Pacific Honey Co. 



CHICAGO. — Very little comb on sale. Receipts 

 are nil. Best grades have been bringing 27c per 

 pound; inferior, two to five cents less. Extracted 

 is offered in limited amounts. Comb honey, extra 

 fancy, per pound, 27c; fancy, 25c; No. 1, 20 to 22. 

 Extracted honey, white, per lb., 18c; light amber, 

 in cans, 17, amber, in cans, 16. Cleian, average yel- 

 low beeswax, per lb., 40c. 



Chicago, 111., Apr. 17. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



PHILADELPHIA. — We are entirely sold out on 

 &11 "-rades of honey, both comb and extracted, and 

 know of very little on our market in hands of the 

 receivers. Reiports of stocks among our retail 

 buyers is that honey is well cleaned up. Very little 

 or no demand at present with our trade. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Apr. 15. Chas. Munder. 



HAMILTON. — There is very little honey here. 

 The demand is not very keen. Maple syrupi has the 

 floor. Extracted honev, white, is bringing 22c per 

 lb. ■ F. W. Fearman Co., Ltd. 



Hamilton, Ont., Apr. 16. 



]>ENVER. — Demand for extracted houe:y in large 

 lots continues good, but stock is practically all 

 cleaned up. Practically no comb honey in the mar- 

 ket. Comb honey, fancy, per case, $6.00; No. 1, 

 $5.50; No. 2, $5.00. Extracted honey, light amber, 

 in cans, 18c; amber, in cans, 17c. For clean, aver- 

 age»yellow beeswax we pay, per lb., cash 38c; trade 

 40c, delivered Denver. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n. 



TORONTO.- — Honey is practically off this market. 

 The few small lots left are held at 30c per pound. 

 The demand, owing to the high price, is very light 

 ;ind stocks might be said to be practically nil. 



Toronto, Ont., Apr. 14. Eby-Blain, Ltd. 



MONTREAL. — Supplies very small at present. 

 Comb honey, extra fancy, per case, 23c; fancy, 21; 

 No. 1, 19; No. 2, 17. Extracted honey, white, per 

 lb., 19c; light amber, in cans, 18; amber, in cans, 

 17. Gurui, Langlois & Co., Ltd. 



CLEVELAND. — Our market is bare of honey and 

 demand light, which is always the case at this sea- 

 son of the year. The last small arrivals sold at 

 good prices. C. Chandler's Sons. 



KANSAS CITY.— The demand for extracted hon- 

 . ey is very light, but there is a good demand foi" 

 comb honey at $5.00 per case. What little extract- 

 ed is here is held by the large wholesale houses, to be 

 used to put up glass packages. We note that there 

 is an increase in the offerings of honey in small 

 lots, by the small beekeepers in the West. 

 Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 16. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



LIVERPOOL. — Honey this month has witnessed 

 a further big advance in prices, due to the scarcity 

 of supplies and the good demand. Good extracted 

 honey is M'orth 40 to 42 cents per pcV'nd. The 

 market for beeswax continues quiet and prices are 

 lower. The value of good qualitv is 48 to 50 cents 

 per lb. ■ Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, Eng., Apr. 3. 



