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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



November, 1918 



HONEY MARKETS 



The price of honey, the country over, has 

 advanced somewhat during October, and the 

 price remains at the top, with honey in good 

 demand generally. What price the pro- 

 ducer should ask for his honey may best be 

 learned by consulting the quotations below. 



The peace talk — and the peace notes pass- 

 ing between Washington and Berlin — during 

 the past month, have raised the question as 

 to the effect on the price of honey should 

 peace be declared. In fact, this has been 

 a very live question among honey-producers, 

 and some of them have directed their in- 

 quiries for information to Gleanings. We 

 can only say that at this writing (Oct. 21), 

 one man 's guess as to the date of peace- 

 coming is as good as another 's. So long as 

 the war lasts, we look to see all food prices 

 remain abnormally high — honey with the 

 rest. When peace is declared, we look to 

 see these prices take a tumble, just as corn 

 and pork prices have done during the last 

 month as a result of nothing more than talk 

 of possible peace. We are not sure, how- 

 ever, even should peace be declared 

 soon and food prices take a tumble, that 

 the price will not rebound to some consider- 

 able degree at least, for the whole world is 

 desperately short of food. However, we be- 

 lieve the honey -jjroducer that- holds his crop 

 should be calculating the chances of peace 

 and the result on the price of that crop 

 should peace be declared shortly or even six 

 months, or a year, from now. It is certain 

 that the world is coming in sight of peace, 

 and the declaration of peace is going to af- 

 fect the price of every commodity on the 

 market^some things more and some things 

 less, some things permanently and some 

 things, perhaps, only temporarily. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONE" AW.RIVAT.S SINCE LAST REPORT. 



Medina, O. — 79,470 lbs. from New Jerisey ; 6,050 

 lbs. from Pennsvlvania ; 260 lbs. from Illinois ; 280 

 lbs. from Indiana; 343,000 lbs. from Idaho; 1,600 

 lbs. fi'om New York. 



SHIl'i'IXG POINT INFORMATION. 



San Erancisco, Cal., Oct. 16. — Demand and move- 

 ment moderate, little change in prices. Cash to 

 producer at country loading points : extracted, per 

 lb., water white, supplies veiry light, 20-22c; sage 

 white, 22c; light amber, supplies moderate, 20-22c; 

 dark amber, 18-20c. Beeswax: 33-37c per lb. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 14. — Supplies very light. 

 Demand good, little change in prices. Cash to pro- 

 ducer on farm: extracted, per lb., light amber and 

 alfalfa 21-21 %c; other varieties, too few sales to 

 establish market. Beeswax, 35-36c lb. 



UNOFFICIAL SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



Caldwell, Idaho, Oct. 15. — 190,000 lbs. shipped. 

 Crop still being packed for shipment. Demand good, 

 little change in prices. Carloads, f. o. b. cash, 

 track, extracted per lb. 22 V^ -23c; comb, 24-section 

 cases, fancy, $5.50-$6.00; No. 1, $5.25-$5.75; No. 

 2, $5.00-$5.50; extracted, per lb., small lots, 23- 

 24 %c. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



(The prices quoted in this report, unless other- 

 wise stated, represent the prices at which the 

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



Chicago. — No carlot arrivals, no cars on tracks. 

 Supplies very light. Demand and movement active. 

 Little change in prices. Sales to jobbers, Illinois, 

 Wisconsin, and Michigan, extracted, per lb., white 

 No. 1, mostly 25c, amljer 22-23c; comb, per lb., No. 

 1, 33-35C. Beeswax, 35-40c lb. 



Denver. — Receipts moderate. Demand and move- 

 ment brisk. Little change in prices. Sales to job- 

 bers, Colorado, white extracted, per lb., mostly 25c; 

 white comb, 24-section cases. No. 1, $6.25; No. 2, 

 $5.75. Beeswax, sales to jobbers 35c per lb. 



Cincinnati. — Demand fair, market firm. Sales to 

 jobbers, extracted, per lb., white sage and orange, 

 28-29c; amber, no sales. Comb, 24-section cases, 

 $7.00-$7.23. Beeswax, demand and movement 

 moderate ; average yellow, 40-42c per lb. 



Philadelphia. — Pew sales, mostly to manufactur- 

 ers. Extracted, per gal., Southern $2.45-$2.50; 

 Porto Rico, $2.50-$2.55. 



New York. — Three cars California arrived, re- 

 ceipts incomplete. Demand and movement moderate. 

 California, extracted, per gal., white, $3.35; Porto 

 Rico, $2.25-$2.40; New York state. Buckwheat, 

 $2.50-$2.76; comb, per lb., 29-32c. Beeswax, 100 

 bags from Cuba arrived; receipts light; incomplete; 

 demand and movement good; market firm. West 

 Indies, per lb. light 44-45c,dark 43-44c, domestic 

 40-43C. 



St. Louis. — Supplies practically exhausted, very 

 few sales. Sales to jobber.s — extracted per lb. South- 

 ern, barrels, 23-26c, according to color. 



Portland. — Two cars Washington arrived. De- 

 mand moderate, little change in prices. Sales to 

 jobbers: extracted, per lb., water white, 60-lb. jack- 

 ets, 27% -28c. Sales direct to retailers — extracted 

 per lb., white, 29c; light amber, 28c. Comb, 24-- 

 section cases, $7.50. 



Charles J. Brand, 

 Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Washington, D. C, Oct. 17. 



General Quotations of Wholesalers. 



[These firms are asked to quote the whole- 

 sale price 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.]' 



NEW YORK. — We quote from several of the 

 leading honey dealers in New York, date of Oct. 14, 

 as follows : 



"The market on honey looks stronger at present 

 especially on domestic demand, and some inquiry 

 for export to Italy. Extracted honey, white, per. 

 lb., 27c; light amber, in cans, 26c; in barrels, 

 $2.45; amber, 25c; in barrels, $2.35. Clean, aver- 

 age yellow beeswax, per lb., 42c." 



"No new export license since May 1. Am pay- 

 ing 23c for white clover extracted; 18c for buck- 

 wheat' extracted ; $4.50 for buckwheat comb; $5.80 

 for white comb. Comb honey, extra fancy, per case, 

 $5.75; fancy, $5.50; No. 1, $5.25; No. 2, $5.00. 

 Extracted honey, white, per lb., 23c; light amber, 

 in cans, 20c; in barrels, 19c; amber, 18c; in bar- 

 rels, 17c. Clean average yellow beeswax, per lb., 

 38c." 



"Comb very scarce and selling as fast as arrives. 

 Extracted white is becoming more closely held as 

 farmers' crops are pretty well contracted for or 

 sold locally. Good demand for bottled goods undeo* 

 established brands. Inquiries and orders all over 

 U. S. now. Comb honey, extra fancy, per case, 

 $10.00, cartoned. Extracted honey, white clover, 

 per lb., 25c to 26c, depending on grade; light 

 amber, in cans, 21c to 23c; in barrels, 19c to 20c; 

 amber, 19c to 20c; in barrels, 18c to 19c; Cuban 

 grades, 20c to 21c." 



"Two cars white and light amber offered f. o. b. 

 Nevada, 26V^c and 26c respectivel.v ; 1 car 

 mixed white and light amber sage, f. o. b. Cali- 

 fornia, 2314c; 1 car white clover, f. o. b. Utah, 24c 

 1 car light amber alfalfa, f. o. b. California, 23c. 

 Extracted honey, white, in cans, per lb., 27c, Porto 

 Rico; light amber, in cans, 26c; in barrels, $2.45; 

 amljer, 25c; in barrels, $2.40." 



"Market firm and active; demand good. Stocks 

 about sufficient to supply demand. Comb honey, ex- 

 tra fancy, per case, $8.00 ; fancy, $7.50 ; No. 1, 

 $6.75 ; No. 2, $6.00. Extracted honey, white, per 

 lb., 25c; light amber, in cans, 24c; in barrels, 

 $2.40; amber, 23c; in barrels, $2.30. Clean aver- 

 age yellow beeswax, 42c." 



"Supplies of Porto Rico honey are normal and 

 the market is firm with a good demand. Pure 

 strained Porto Rico honey in barrels of about 50 



