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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



December, 1918 



HONEY MARKETS 



The great war is over — at least, the fight- 

 ing is over — and the price of honey has not 

 (leclined. The market is a shade weaker to 

 this degree, that holders of honey in some 

 quarters are showing nervousness and are 

 disposed to put their honey on the market 

 at once. Big buyers have had decidedly 

 more offerings since the armistice was sign- 

 ed than before, altho not at any appreciably 

 lower figure. 



The beekeeper who still holds his honey 

 crop is asking himself: "Shall I hold onto 

 my crop or sell now for what I can get?" 



Gleanings does not advise its readers 

 when nor at what price to sell their honey. 

 But here is an opinion expressed by a friend 

 of all beekeepers that we quote with ap- 

 proval: "Hold your honey and do not over- 

 stock the market just at this time, with the 

 result that the price of honey may take a 

 decided drop. If the owners of honey will 

 hold on and ask the now current price for 

 their crop, they will get it or get very near 

 it. Since the armistice with Germany was 

 signed by the Allies and the end of the 

 war assured, the honey market has weakened 

 but very little — much less than expected, 

 and the only sign of weakness that has 

 shown up has been that of a readiness on 

 the part of some holders of honey to dispose 

 of their stock now and at once. There is no 

 reason, if the market is not flooded with of- 

 ferings of honey right now, why the price 

 of honey should not stay up just as the price 

 of most foodstuffs is doing in view of the 

 world-wide food shortage. ' ' 



Below we give market quotations made 

 in almost every instance since the armistice 

 was signed on Nov. 11: 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HOXEY ARRIVALS SINCE LAST REPORT. 



Medina, O. — 10,000 lbs. from New York; 60,000 

 lbs. from Nevada; 280 lbs. from Ohio. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



San Francisco Cal., Nov. 14. — Demand and move- 

 ment moderate. No change in prices. Cash to 

 producers at country loading points : extracted per 

 lb., water wliite, receipts \ery lisht, 2'2-2'S%c ; 

 sage white, supplies moderate, 20-22^/^0; light am- 

 ber, supplies light, 18-20 V^c; dark amber, 18-19c. 

 Beeswax: supplies moderate, 35-37 i/^c per lb. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 14. Supplies very light. 

 Demand slow. Prices slightly lower. Cash to pro- 

 ducer on farm : extracted, light amber, sage and 

 mixed, in small lots, 21-21 i/^c per lb.; white sage 

 and orange, supplies practically exhausted, very 

 few sales, 22-22%c; light amber and alfalfa, mostly 

 20-21c. Comb: 24-section cases, No. 1, $5.50 per 

 case. Beeswax: 36-37c per lb. 



UNOFFICIAL SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



Caldwell, Idaho, Nov. 13.^-190,416 lbs. shipped. 

 Demand moderate. Little change in prices. Car- 

 loads f. o. b. usual terms: extracted, 60-lb. tins, 

 22% -23c per lb. Comb, 24-section cases. No. 1 

 fancy, mostly $6.00; No. 2, mostly $5.75; No. 3, 

 mostly $5.50. 

 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 ".iobbers." 

 Arrivals include receipts during preceding two 

 weeks. Prices represent current quotations.) 



Chicago. — Two California, 2 Utah, 1 Idaho, 1 

 Michigan, and 1 Wyoming arrived. Supplies 

 moderate. Demand and movement good. Prices 



slightly higher. Sales to .iobbers : all sections, ex- 

 tracted per lb., white, 25-28c; extra choice, 30c; 

 amber 23-25 i/^c. Comb, 24-section cases. No. 1, 

 34-35c; No. 2, 30-32c. Beeswax: 38-40c per lb. 



Denver. — Approximately 5,000 lbs. extracted 'ar- 

 rived. Comb receiiJts light. Demand and movement 

 moderate. No change in prices. Sales to jobbers : 

 Colorado, extracted, per lb., white, 25c; white comb, 

 24-section cases, No. 1, $6.30; No. 2, mostly $5.85. 

 Beeswax: cash to producer on farm, 35c per lb. 



Kansas City. — No carlot arrivals. No cars on 

 track. Supplies light. Demand and movement 

 moderate. Prices slightly higher. Quality and 

 condition generally good. Sales to jobbers : Colo- 

 rado, CLxtracted per lb., light 27c. Comb, 24-section 

 cases. No. 1, $7.25; Missouri, 24-section cases, No. 

 1 light, $8.50. Beeswax: no sales reported. 



Cincinnati. — One Idaho, 1 Colorado, and 1 Cali- 

 fornia arrived, 1. c. 1. and nearby receipts very 

 light. Sales to jobbers : e-xtracted, demand and 

 movement moderate, alfalfa and sweet clover, 29c; 

 aml)er, sales insufficient to quote. Comb, demand 

 and movement good, 24-section cases. No. 1 white, 

 $7.00-$7.25; few sales $7.50. Beeswax: no sales 

 reported. , 



Minneapolis. — Homegrown receipts liberal. Sup- 

 plies moderate. Demand and movement good. No 

 change in prices. Sales direct to retailers. Cali- 

 fornia, Minnesota and Colorado, quality and condi- 

 tion generally good, extracted, 10 and 60-lb. cans 

 mostly, 26 %c per lb. Colorado, quality and condi- 

 tion good. Comb, white fancy, 24-section cases, 

 $7.00-$7.25 per case. 



St. Paul. — Homegrown receipts liberal. Supplies 

 moderate. Demand and movement moderate, little 

 change in prices. Sales direct to retailers, Minne- 

 sota, extracted, per lb., few sales, mostly 30c; Colo- 

 rados, quality and condition generally good, comb, 

 white fancy, 24-se<?tion cases, $7.00-$7.50. 



Spokane. — No arrivals. Demand and movement 

 slow. Very few sales on account high prices. Qual- 

 ity and condition good. Sale-s direct to retailers: 

 Idaho, extracted per lb., 5-gal. cans, white alfalfa, 

 27-30c; comb, white alfalfa, 24-section cases, No. 1, 

 $7.25; No. 2, $7.00 per case. 



Philadelphia. — Extracted. 103 bbls. from Florida 

 and Georgia; 90 120-lb. cases and 155 60-lb. cases 

 from Mexico and Porto Rico; 30 bbls. and 208 

 120-lb. cases from New York arrived. Comb: 1,692 

 24-section cases from New York arrived; few sales. 

 Sales to manufacturers, extracted per gal., barreled, 

 Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, and Porto Rico, 

 $2.55-$2.60; Florida and Georgia, extracted, screen- 

 ed, per lb., kegs, 25c. 



New York. — 390 bbls., 50 tierces, from Porto 

 Rico arrived. Demand moderate. Market steadv. 

 Porto Rico, extracted, per gal., $2.35-$2.45 ; Cali- 

 fornia, extracted, per lb., white, 25-30c; light am- 

 ber, 24-28c; New York, extracted, per lb., buck- 

 wheat, 22-24c. Comb, clover, 30-35c per lb. Bees- 

 wax: 50 bags from Porto Rico, and 185 bags from 

 South America arrived; demand and movement 

 moderate ; market steady ; imported, light, 42-44c 

 per lb. ; dark, 40-42c per lb. ; domestic, 39-40c per 

 lb. 



Portland. — Demand and movement slow. Prices 

 slightly lower. Sales direct to retailers, extracted, 

 60-lb. tins, 25-28c per lb. ; 1 large lot, 23c per lb. 

 Comb, demand and movement moderate, 24-section 

 cases, fancy, $7.75; No. 1, $7.25; No. 2, $6.75; No. 

 3, $6.00. Charles J. Brand, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Washington, D. C, Nov. 16. 



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 jjrice 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 City, date of 

 Nov. 15, as follows: 



"Market very unsettled; nobody can say whether 

 it will go higher or lower. The English market is 

 going to be opened again for importations; also we 

 will have other European markets, but this country 

 is going to allow again thei importations. What all 



