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GT. EANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



October, 1918 



HONEY MARKETS 



There is little change in the honey market 

 to rej^ort. Prices remain firm, with the de- 

 mand very, generally exceeding the supply 

 on the market. It is apparent that many 

 honey-producers are holding back for even 

 higher prices than the present market offers. 

 The export situation, so far as we can learn, 

 remains unchanged. The domestic demand 

 has been increased in some localities by the 

 needs of confectioners and ice-cream mak- 

 ers. The general tone of the present very 

 strong market may best be learned from the 

 quotations printed below. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HOXEV ARRIVALS SINCK LAST REPORT. 



Medina, Ohio. — 1.735 lbs. Florida, 29,580 lbs. 

 Wisconsin, 40,140 lbs. Michigan, 1,223 lbs. North 

 Carolina, 33,896 lbs. Ohio, 3,534 lbs. New York, 

 61,200 lbs. Wyomina;, 24,300 lbs. Mississippi, 93,- 

 850 lbs. Pennsylvania, 88,290 lbs. Colorado, 33,000 

 Ibis. Kentucky. 



Keokuk, la. — Reports up to Sept. 9, 2,000 lbs. of 

 unknown origin. 



Hamilton, 111. — Reports month of August: 2,160 

 lbs. from Illinois. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



San Francisco. — Demand and movement moder- 

 ate. Shipper.? holding for higher prices. Cash to 

 producers at country loading points, extracted per 

 pound, water white, 21-22 i/4c; sage white, 21c-22c; 

 light amber, 20i^c-21%c; dark amber, 15-18c. 

 Beeswax, 33-35c per pound. 



Los Angeles. — Shippers feeling practically no de- 

 mand for export on account of refusal to grant 

 export liceuses. Market firm on account of active 

 demand for domestic candy and ice cream manu- 

 facturers who are unable to secure enough sugar un- 

 der present regulations. Prices practically unchang- 

 ed. Cash to producer on farm, extracted per pound, 

 white orange supplies very light, mostly 22c; light 

 amber sage, supplies practically exhausted, 20%- 

 21V^c; white alfalfa, supplies exhausted, no sales 

 reported; light amber alfalfa, 20-21c; amber alfalfa, 

 19-20c; white comb honey, $5.50-$6.00 per case. 

 Beeswax, supplies increasing, growers holding for 

 40c; a few sales, at 3 5-3 tic pound. 



UNOFFICIAL SHIPPING POINT INI'ORMATION. 



Caldwell, Ida. — Crop being packed. Demand 

 moderate; five cars sold; carloads f. o. b. cash at 

 track, extracted, in five-gallon cans, 22% -23c i^er 

 pound; in ten-pound pails, 24c per lb. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



(In many markets in the honey trade the term 

 " jobber " is commonly applied to the original re- 

 ceiver who buys direct from the grower in carlot 

 quantities. However, in these reports we use the 

 term " wholesale carlot receiver " to designate the 

 carlot purchaser, while the term " jobber " refers 

 to the dealer who buys in less than carlot quantities 

 from the carlot receiver and who sells direct to re- 

 tailers. The prices quoted in this report, unless 

 otherwise stated, represent the prices at which the 

 "wholesale carlot receivers " sell to the "jobbers.") 



Arrivals include receipts during preceding two 

 weeks. Prices represent current quotations. 



St. Louis. — No arrivals. Siipplies light. Too few 

 sales to establish market. 



Chicago. — No carlot arrivals. No cars on track. 

 Supplies light. Demand and movement good. Prices 

 slightly lower. Sales to jobbers, extracted per pound, 

 Illinois and Iowa, white, 24-25c; amber, 22-23c; 

 comb honey, No. 1, 28-30c; beeswax, 35-40c per 

 pound, according to qualify. 



Portland. — Twenty-five tons arrived. Demand 

 exceeds supply. Movemeint good. Sales direct to 

 retailers, extracted per pound, five-gallon cans, am- 

 ber, 27c; light amber, 30c; ton lots light amber, 27c. 

 Comb honey, extra fancy, .$7.50 per case; fancy, 

 $$7.00; choice, $6.50. 



New York. — Two cars California arrived incom- 

 pleite. Receipts light. Demand moderate. Move- 

 ment slow. Market firm. Extracted, per gallon, 

 California, light amber, $3.12-$3.29; white, $3.12- 



$3.36; Porto Rican, $2.30-$2.50, mostly $2.40- 

 $2.50; New York, white, $2.75-$3.00. Beeswax, 

 arrivals, 300 bags South America, 260 bags Afri- 

 ca, receipts light. Demand and movement good, 

 market firm. Per pound, yellow, 43%-44%c; dark, 

 42-43 1/2 c. 



Cincinnati. — Extracted, one car Colorado, one 

 car Idaho, 4,596 lbs. from Alabama, 4,900 lbs. 

 from Florida, 2,546 lbs. from Indiana arrived. 

 Demand good. Movement moderate on account of 

 high prices. Good out-of-town inquiry. Sales to 

 jobbers, extracted, white orange, 26% -27c; light 

 amber, 24% -25c. Comb honey, no supplies. Bees- 

 wax, demand moderate; average yellow, 36-38c lb. 



Minneapolis. — Minnesota receipts very light. De- 

 mand and movement good. Prices considerably 

 higher. Sales Sept. 13, to jobbers, extracted Min- 

 nesota, 60-lb. cans, 30c per lb.; comb honey, Min- 

 nesota, 24-section cases, $6.25 per case. 



St. Paul. — No supplies on market; no sales. 



Denver. — Approximately 10,000 lbs. white extract- 

 ed and 1,500 cases comb honey. Demand exceeds 

 supply. Movement brisk, little change in prices. 

 Sales to jobbers, comb honey, Colorado' white, $6.00- 

 $6.50 per case. Extracted, white, mostly 25c per 

 pound. Beeswax, receipts light ; cash to producer 

 on farm, 37c per pound. 



Spokane. — Supplies light. Movement good. Sales 

 direct to retailers, extracted per pound, Washing 

 ton and Idaho, light amber, alfalfa, 27-28c per lb 

 Comb honey, No. 1, white, $6.25-$6.50 per case 

 some $6.75. 



Kansas City. — Comb receipts very light. No ex 

 press arrivals. Approximately 50 packages by 

 freight arrived. Deanand slow. Movement limited 

 No change in prices. Sales to jobbers, comb, native 

 Missouri, quality and condition generally good, 24 

 section cases, light No. 1, $6.50-$7.50. Extracted 

 quality and condition generally good. Light amber, 

 23-25c pound. Beeswax, receipts very light; sup 

 plies very light ; demand light ; movement slow ; no 

 change in prices at 33-35c pound. 



Philadelphia. — Two hundred and five cases, 191 

 kegs, 3 barrels from New York, 4 kegs from New 

 Jersey, 58 barrels and kegs from Florida, Georgia, 

 and North Carolina arrived. Demand slow, no sales 

 reported. Charles J. Brand, 



Sept. 16, 1918. Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



General Quotations of Wholesalers. 



[These firms are asked to quote the whole- 

 sale prices they make to retailers. Accord- 

 ingly their prices must be figured at least 

 one profit higher than the price paid the pro- 

 ducer. The large dealers do not quote prices 

 in print that they will pay futurely to pro- 

 ducers.] 



CHICAGO. — Receipts of honey of all kinds have 

 been light up to this writing, with offerings scant. 

 There is not much trading, hence prices are on small 

 lots. We quote comb honey, per lb. of 16 oz., fancy, 

 35c; No. 1, 32c; No. 2, 27 to 30c. Extracted honey, 

 white, per lb., 23 to 25c; light amber, in cans, 

 20 to 22c; amber, in cans, 17 to 20c. Clean, aver- 

 age yellow beeswax, per lb., 38 to 40c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, 111., Sept. 16. 



ST. LOUIS. — Very little comb honey in this mar- 

 ket, and demand only fair at present high prices. 

 Southern extracted in good demand. Comb honey, 

 extra fancy, per case, $6.50; fancy, $6.00; No. 1, 

 $5.50; No. 2, $5.00. Extracted honey, light am- 

 ber, in cans, 22c; in barrels, 20c. Clean, average 

 yellow beeswax, per lb., 40c. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 16. 



KANSAS CITY. — The arrivals of comb honey are 

 very light and the demand good, at around $6.50 

 to $7.00 per case. Extracted is selling at around 

 25 cents a pound. Clean, average yellow beeswax, 

 per lb., 35c. C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 17. 



PORTLAND. — There seems to be enough honey 

 in the country, but the "bee men" are holding for 

 a higher market. A great deal of Hawaiian honey 

 is being sold on this coast, and in some instances 

 South Wales honey is offered. The demand for 



