452 (I 1. !•: A N T N fi S T N 



HONEY MARKETS 



The honey market remains very strong 

 and will continue so as long as the export 

 demand keeps up as at present. The mar 

 kets quoted below give the figures on which 

 the honey-producer may calculate his own 

 honey jjiice. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONEY ARRIVALS SIXCE Jl'LY 1 AT IMl'ORTAXT 

 COMMERCIAL POINTS. 



Medina, O. — .38,340 lbs. Texas; 118,920 ll)s. Cali- 

 fornia. 



Hamilton, 111. — 425 lbs. Iowa. 



SHIPI'IXG POINT INPORMATIO.N'. 



Los Angeles, Cal, .July 15. — Supply white orange 

 about cleaned up, some holding- for higher prices ; 

 supply alfalfa and sage inoreasing. Local demand 

 and movement good, firm feeling for filling export 

 order.s. Cash to producer on farm ; few sale*. Best 

 white orange 20-21c : some growers holding for 22c 

 per lb., light amber and orange mostly 18-20c. 

 Beeswax, mostly 34-36c per lb. (Unofficial.) 

 Arizona and Imperial Val'.ev, light amber, alfalfa, 

 and sage, 16V2-nV2V, few i8c: dark amber 15%- 

 16 1/2 c. 



San Francisco, Cal., .Inly 13. — Shipments light. 

 Domestic demand light, export demand good, but 

 uncertainty of dealers being granted export li- 

 censes and securing steamer space restricting move- 

 ment. Latest estimates of alfalfa honey crop less 

 than preliminary estimates. Cash to producers at 

 country shipping po-ints, extracted, white sage, 20- 

 21c per lb.; light amber 17%-19c per lb.; alfalfa 

 18-18 1/2 c per lb. 



Unofficial: Yakima. Wash., .July 10. — Demand 

 good, strong feeling. Cash to producer f. o. b. 

 Yakima; comb. No. 1, mostly, $4.80 per case; ex- 

 tracted, dandelion 14c per lb. Beeswax, 35c per lb. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM TODAY'S MARKETS. 



[Tile prices quoted in this report represent the 

 prices at which the "wholesole carlot receivers" sell 

 to the ' 'jobbers." Arrivals include receipts during 

 preceding two weeks. Prices represent current 

 quotations.] 



Kansas City. — Receipts very light. Demand 

 limited, movement slow, firm feeling. Sales to job- 

 bers, all sales in small lots. Native Missouri comb, 

 quality and condition generally good, 24-section flat 

 cases, No. 1, light, $7.50. Beeswax, receipts very 

 light. Buyers paying 35c per lb. 



Minneapolis. — No arrivals. Supplies very light. 

 Demand slow, steady feeling. Sales tO' jobbers, 

 Minnesota and Wisconsin, comb honey, fancy white, 

 old supplies practicallv exhausted. 24-section caf^es, 

 $5.50 to 6.00. Extracted, fancv white, 60-lb. pails, 

 21-23C per lb. 



St. Paul. — No arrivals. Supplies practically ex- 

 hausted. No sales reported. 



Cincinnati. — 2 California, 1,850 lbs. Kentucky 

 arrived. Local demand light, good out of town in- 

 quiry, market firm, no sales reported. Ca'.ifornia 

 white orangei, jobbers asking 25 1/^ -26c per lb. Comb, 

 practically no supplies, no sales reported. Beeswax, 

 demand light, market weak. Average yellow, 40c 

 per lb. 



Chicago. — 1 California, 1 Arizona arrived, both 

 cars unbroken, light receipts from nearby States. 

 All sales in small lots. New comb, best 28-30c per 

 lb. ; old extracted, 22c per lb. Beeswax, supplies 

 liberal, demand slow, unsettled feeling, best 35-36c 

 per lb. 



Portland. — Sales direct to retailers, orange blos- 

 som, 60-lb. tins, 27c per lb., 2-gallon jackets, 29c 

 per lb. . 



Denver. — Approximately 10,000 lbs. extracted 

 and 50 cases comb arrived. Supplies light. Demand 

 and movement good, firm feelinsr. Sales to jobbers, 

 extracted light amber, 18c per lb., some fancy, 20- 

 21c. Sales direct to retailers, white comb, quality 

 and condition generally good, 24-section cases, 

 $6.00-6.50. Beeswax, receipts light, cash to pro- 

 ducer 35c per lb. 



New York, -July 13. — Arrivals, 118 cases South 

 .\merica, 32 bbls. Cuba, 25 bbls. Porto Rico, in- 

 complete. Receipts light. Demand good, market 

 slightly stronger. Extracted, Porto Kican, $2.35- 

 2.50 i)er gallon. Very little Southern stock on mar- 

 ket. Beeswax, arrivals, 15 liags Ciilia, receipts 



P. E E C U L 'I' r 1; E 



.\r(UST, 1918 



liglit. Supplies light. Demand good. Yellow, 

 42-44C per 11),, mostly 42y2C, dark 38-41i/^c. 



St. Louis. — No arrivals. S.applie« exluiustcd. 

 No sales. Charles .1. Brand, 



Cliief of Bureau of Markets. 



W.ishiii-tnn. I). C., .lulv 15, 1918. 



General Quotations of Wholesalers. 



f These tii-ms aic asked to quote tlie wholesale 

 l)rices they make to retailers. Accordingly their 

 prices must lie figured at least one profit higher 

 than the price paid the producer. The large deal- 

 ers do not quote prices in print that they will pay 

 futurely to producers.] 



NEW YORK. — From several leading honey deal- 

 ers in New York City, we quote the following com- 

 ment: "Eight hundred barrels of Cuban and 

 Porto Rican were shipped to England (in early 

 .Fuly), cleaning iip this market; prices firm; de- 

 mand good; no arrivals of comb honey; white ex- 

 tracted, (price to retailers) 25c; light amber, $2.40 

 per gal." — "Market at this date (.Jul. 16) is excited 

 due to small spot lots on hand which bring price 

 according to needs of Iniyers to help them out till 

 large new crop lots arrive. Lots of Cuban and 

 Porto Rican are being held for fancy prices, as well 

 as other carload and less lots being sold by brokers 

 for set prices only acceptable to exporting needs as 

 out of reach for legitimate bottling limits ; no def- 

 inite market to quote on comb honey ; white ex- 

 tracted (75rice to retailers) 22 to 25c; light amber 

 20c to 22c; amber, 18c to 20c." — "For shipping 

 space to England, $12.00 per hundred is demanded; 

 import license needed for England; export restrict- 

 ed; Calif, orange (to retailers) 23 %c; Texan, 

 17y2C, f. o. b. Texas; Florida 18y2 f. o. b. Floridi ; 

 N. Y. State clover, 20c; no comJi honey offered." — 

 "Light amber extracted (to retailers) 21c." — "The 

 market has shown a very much better feeling last 

 week (.Jul. 8 to 13) on account of shipments being 

 made to England; there is a lively demand for 

 Cuban, Haytian, and Porto Rican honey, and so 

 honey in barrels is getting better prices; white 

 extracted (to retailers) 25c; light amber 24V^c; 

 amber 24c; beeswax 42c." — "Very small demand 

 for domestic consumption; stocks on hand (Jul. 5) 

 few hundred barrels of Porto Rican and Haytian, 

 some of Florida, no Cuban ; market more active 

 at present than past months, tho not as it used to 

 be ; white extracted selling at 25c." 



CHIC.VGO. — Comb honey, extra fancy, 28c to 

 30c per lb. Extracted honey, white, (per lb.) 20c; 

 light amber, in cans, 18c, according to color and 

 flavor. Clean, average vellow beeswax, per lb., 35c 

 to 38c. " R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, 111., .July 17. 



CLEVETjAND. — There is practically no comb 

 honey in our market. A few small lots have ar- 

 rived from the Soutli, but quality and condition 

 unsatisfactory and no market price establishcid. 

 Fruit is higli, and a limited quantity of nice white 

 comb honey would bring good prices. 



C. Chandler's Sons. 



Cleveland, O., July 18. 



SYRACUSE. — We have move,d a little new honey 

 at the follow-ing prices: Comb honey, extra fancy 

 (per case) $5.50. Extracted honey, white (per lb.), 

 23c. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, N. Y.. .July 17. 



St. Louis. — Our market is ratlier quiet on both 

 comb and extracted honey at present. Some South- 

 ern extracted and comb honey of the new crop is 

 arriving, but present demand not sufficient to es- 

 tablish firm prices. Comb honev, extra fancy (per 

 case). $6.00; fancy $5.50; No. 1, $4.50; No. 2, 

 $4.00. Extracted honey, light amber, in cans, 18c; 

 amlier, dark, 15-16c; in barrels, 14c. Clean, aver- 

 age yellow 1 CL'Swax. ])er 11)., 40c. 



R. Hartman Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., July 17. 



PORTLAND. — Tliere is very little new comb 

 honey in market, as yet. Small lots of 5 or 10 

 cases' only have been received for which 20c has 

 lieen paid in some instances. No new extracted 

 honey locally. Prospects good for fair crni) of both. 

 High prices and excessive freiulit rates imliiicd to 



