December, 1916 



American Hee Journal 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



Chicago. Nov. 17.— Quite heavy receipts 

 of comb honey have comeon the market and 

 it is slow of sale, or apparently so. on ac- 

 count of the quantity. 



The best grades of while comb are bring- 

 ing H@I5C per pound; off grades from i@3c 

 per pound less. Extracted is selling well 

 and there is no excess of supplies. The best 

 white grades are bringing oc per pound, and 

 those off in color or flavor are bringing 8c 

 per pound. The best grades of light amber 

 7j^(a'8c per pound with darker grades rang- 

 ing from 6(5'7C per pound. 



Beeswax, if free from sediment and good 

 color 32c per pound. Dark grades 28@3oc per 

 pound. R. A Burnett & Co. 



San Antonio, Nov. 15. — No bulk comb 

 honey is being offered by producers, all 

 stocks being practically cleaned up. Sup- 

 plies of extracted honey are also about fx- 

 hausted. No carload Quantities are being 

 offered. We have not had such a complete 

 clean up of surplus honey in years. Prices 

 to wholesale trade for choice honey rules at 

 8@9c basis. Fall honey flows did not mate- 

 rialize. Beeswax prices are firm. 27c cash 

 to 30c exchange basis. 



Southwestern Bee Co. 



Kansas City. Mo.. Nov. 16.— Our market is 

 very slow on comb honey, same selling 

 around $2.75 to $3.00 for No. i, and Jj-So to $2.65 

 for No. 2. Extracted honey is moving slowly 

 at 8c a pound for amber and oc a pound for 

 white clover. Good No. 1 beeswax is selling 

 at 2sc a pound. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Company. 



Denver, Colo., Nov. 10.— We are selling 

 new crop comb honey in the local mar- 

 ket at the following jobbing prices; Fancy, 

 per case of 24 sections. $338. No. i. $3.15; 

 No. 2. J2,g3. White extracted, Sii®BUc per 

 pound; light amber. 8@8}<c per pound, and 

 amber 7@8c per pound. We pay 26c per 

 pound in cash and 280 per pound in trade for 

 clean, average yellow beeswax delivered 

 here. 



The Colo. Honey Producers' Ass'n. 

 F. Rauchfuss. Maer. 



Cincinnati. Nov. 16. — The demand for 

 comb honey is not as good as it was last sea- 

 son. We are selling No. i comb honey. 24 

 sections to the case, at $3.75 per case; lower 

 grades are not wanted at any price. White 

 clover extracted honey in bo-pound cans at 

 7}^@oc Amber extracted in barrels from 

 bi4@7/^c. The above are our selling prices, 

 and we buy at less than the above prices. 



We are paying 28c a pound for choice 

 bright yellow beeswax. 



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New York, Nov. 18.— The new crop of 

 honey from nearby is now beginning to ar- 

 rive in small lots, but the market is still un- 

 settled, and prices are not firmly estab- 

 lished. We are of the opinion that comb 

 honey will sell as follows: 



Number I and fancy white, I4@i5c; No. 2 

 and amber I2®i3c; buckwheat and dark, 

 io@iic. Extracted white clover, 7@7^5c; light 

 amber, 6^@7c; buckwheat, 6>^®7C. and West 

 India honey continues to arrive quite freely 

 and prices are ranging from 58@62c per gal- 

 lon, according to quality. 



Beeswax is selling at 3o@3ic for domestic 

 and 28@2i)c for West India. 



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