GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



January, 1919 



HONEY MARKETS 



The important news in the market is that 

 all the restrictions on honey exports were re- 

 moved Dec. 20, and the export of honey to 

 Europe is now possible as and when shipping- 

 space is available. This circumstance is like- 

 ly to strengthen the market, which has not 

 materially weakened at any time recently. 

 Offerings have been freer in December than 

 before the armistice was signed but not at 

 appreciable lower prices. As a whole, we 

 believe the honey market is in a strong po- 

 sition. 



Below we give market quotations that re- 

 flect almost every kind of opinion as to 

 prices present and future: 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONEY ARRIVALS SINCE LAST REPORT. 



Medina, O. — 1,386 lbs. Florida; 900 lbs. "Wiscon- 

 sin- 6,750 lbs. Ne-vv York; 2,557 lbs. North Caro- 

 lina; 9,800 lbs. Michigan; total, 21,493 lbs. arrived. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



San Francisco, Calif. — -Supplies light. Practical- 

 ly no demand; movement draggy. Cash to producer 

 on farm, very fe-w sales; extracted per lb., water 

 white 22-230 ; sage white, 20-22c; light amber and 

 alfalfa, 19-20c; white alfalfa, 20-20 1/20; dark amber, 

 16-17C. Beeswax: 36-37c per lb. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — Demand very limited, move- 

 ment slow. Cash to producer on farm, extracted: 

 white supplies practically exhausted, no sales re- 

 ported; alfalfa, 20-21e; sage and mountain buck- 

 wheat 2iy>-22c per lb.; comb, white alfalfa, per 

 case, Inyo County, $5.50; Nevada, $4.50; Southern 

 California, $6.50-7.00, per case. Beeswax: 35- 

 371^0 per lb.; many growers holding for 40c per 

 lb. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



(fThe prices quoted in this report, unless other- 

 wise 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. — Supplies moderate. Demand moderate, 

 prices slightly lower. Sales to jobbers: extracted, 

 Southern, barrels, amber, 22-24c per lb.; California 

 and Southern, amber, cans, 24-26c per lb. Comb, 

 practically no supplies on market. Beeswax: prime, 

 40c per lb. . , 



New York. — 250 barrels and 15 tierces from 

 Porto Rico arrived. Demand and movement slow, 

 prices slightlv lower. Sales to jobbers: extracted, 

 Porto Rico, $2.35-2.60, mostly $2.35-2.40 per gal- 

 lon; California, white, 25-26c per lb.; light amber, 

 24-25C- New York, buckwheat, 21-23c per lb. Comb, 

 New York buckwheat, 25-30c, mostly 28-30c. Bees- 

 wax: 390 bags arrived from West Indies. Receipts 

 moderate. Demand moderate; light, 43-44c; dark, 

 42-43C per lb. 



Denver. — Approximately 38,000 lbs. extracted ar- 

 rived. Supplies moderate. Demand and movement 

 slow. Little change in prices. Sales to jobbers: 

 comb, few 24-section cases, No. 1 white fancy, 

 $6.30; No. 2, $5.85. Extracted: light amber, most- 

 ly 24c per lb. Beeswax: cash to growers, f. o. b. 

 Denver, 38c per lb. 



Cincinnati. — No carlot arrivals. Less than car- 

 lot and nearby receipts very light. Sales to jobbers : 

 extracted, demand and movement slow, few sales; 

 white sage and sweet clover, 29c per lb. Comb, de- 

 mand and movement good; 24-section cases. No. 1 

 white heavy, $7.00-7.25; fancy white heavy, $7.50. 

 Beeswax: demand slow, average yellow, 40-42c per 



Kansas City. — One California arrived. No cars 

 on track. Supplies moderate. Demand and move- 

 ment moderate. Little change in prices. Quality 

 and condition generally good. Sales to jobbers: 

 comb, Missouri, No. 1 light, $8.50 per case; Colo- 

 rado, No. 1, $7.25. Extracted, per lb., Colorado, 

 light' 25c; California light, 23c. 



Minneapolis. — Homegrown receipts light. Sup- 

 plies moderate. Demand and movement good. Sales 

 direct to retailers: comb, Colorado, prices slightly 

 higher- qualitv and condition good; 24-seetion cases 

 fancy white, $7.50. Extracted: Colorado and Min- 



nesota, quality and condition generally good, 60-lb. 

 cans, 2714c; 10-Ib. cans, 30c. 



St. Paul. — Homegrown receipts light. Supplies 

 moderate. Demand and movement moderate. Sales 

 direct to retailers : comb, Colorados, prices slightly 

 higher; quality and condition good; 24-section cases 

 fancy white, $7.50-8.00. Extracted, Colorado and 

 Minnesota, quality and condition generally good; 60- 

 lb. cans, few sales at 30c. 



Chicago. — One Utah, 1 Colorado and approxi- 

 mately 300 packages by freight from California ar- 

 rived. Extracted, supplies moderate; demand slow; 

 movement draggy; prices slightly lower. Sales to 

 jobbers: western, white, 24-25c ; amber, best, 23-24c; 

 quality and condition fair, 20-22c. Comb, supplies 

 light; prices higher; 24-section cases, No. 1, mostly 

 $7.00. Beeswax, 35-40c per lb. 



Philadelphia. — Total receipts : extracted, approxi- 

 mately 3,000 barrels Southern; approximately 150 

 cases New York. Comb, 250 cases Vermont, 150 

 cases New York. Very little trading. Slight im- 

 provement in dem-and. Few sales to manufacturers. 

 Extracted, per gallon, Southern, $2.35 ; Porto Rico, 

 $2.40. 



Spokane. — No arrivals reported. Supplies light. 

 Demand and movement slow. Very few sales ac- 

 count of high prices. Quality and condition good. 

 Sales direct to retailer. Idahos : extracted, 5- and 

 10-gallon cans, white alfalfa, 25-28. Comb, white 

 alfalfa, 24-section cases. No. 1, $7.25; No. 2, $7.00. 



Cleveland. — Arrivals unreported. Demand and 

 movement slow. Prices lower. Sales to bakers and 

 confectioners : western, 60-lb. tins, white clover, 

 29c; light amber, 26c per lb. 



EXPORT DISTRIBUTION OP HONEY FROM JULY 1 

 TO NOV. 20. 



Total, 3,970,732 lbs.; to France, 492,301; to 

 United Kingdom, 2,877,671; to Canada and New- 

 foundland, 575,599; to all others, 25,161. 



Charles J. Brand, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Washington, D. C, Dec. 14. 



General Quotations of Wliolesalers. 



[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 City, date of 

 Dec. 16, as follows: 



"Import conditions are allowing large lots to ar- 

 rive again of Southern grades. Exports are now be- 

 ing arranged for London accounts which will proba- 

 bly hold good qualities of extracted at today's levels 

 in price. White extracted, we believe, will hold 

 normal for present prices until Florida crops are 

 ascertained. Comb honey seems slow at high prices. 

 Comb honev, extra fancv, per case, $9.00 to $9.50; 

 fancy, $9.00 per case;" buckwheat $8.00 to $9.00 

 per case. Extracted honey, white, 25-26c per lb., 

 in cans; light amber, in cans 23-24c, in barrels, 

 22c; amber, in cans, 19-20c, in barrels, 19c." 



"Honey is still on conservation list. No exports. 

 West Indian honey coming in freely at $2.25 a 

 gallon, mostly for manufacturing purposes. Now 

 that sugar is plentiful, look for lower prices all 

 along the line. Am having more offerings from bee- 

 keepers now than at any time this season." 



"Honey is quiet with a very limited domestic 

 demand. There is considerable inquiry for export, 

 but as yet it is impossible to make shipments altho 

 it is expected that the steamship companies will 

 soon be in a position to accept freight. This should 

 benefit our market considerably. I quote today 

 $2.30 to $2.40 per gallon for extracted." 



"Strengthening owing to lifting of export em- 

 bargo. Extracted honev, light amber, in cans, 24 %c 

 f. o. b. N. Y." 



"Market firmer as looking for the export ban to 

 be lifted any day. Extracted honey, white, per 11 ., 

 20-22c; light amber, in cans, 18c, in barrels, 17c; 

 amber, in cans, 17c; in barrels, 16c." 



"Honey is removed from conservation list. Look 

 for strong market and high prices when exporta- 

 tion begins. Importation also allowed which will 

 offset exportation somewhat. Extracted honey, 

 white, 25-26C." 



