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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



February, 1919 



HONEY MARKETS 



Prices for honey are not materially lower 

 than last month, but the market is in the 

 condition of waiting. The demand is light, 

 and the situation just now is largely depend- 

 ent upon what export demand may or may 

 not develop. The crop of 1918 is almost en- 

 tirely out of the hands of the producers, so 

 that the market now is of chief interest to 

 the holders of large stocks. Below we print 

 market quotations from various sources: 

 U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HOXEY ARRIVALS SINCE LAST REPORT. 



Medina, O. — 104,230 lbs. Idaho; 55,200 lbs. 

 Colorado; 28,711 lbs. Alabama. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — Deonand and movement 

 moderate. Very little honey left in producers' 

 hands. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms. Extracted: 

 light amber alfalfa, 20% -21c per lb.; light amber 

 sage, 23c per lb. Comb: Inyo County, fancy light 

 amber $6.25 per case; No. 1, $6.00 per case. Bees- 

 wax: best 40c per lb. 



San Francisco, Calif. — Supplies light. Extracted: 

 demand and movement slow ; comb, demand and 

 movement moderate. Cash to producer at country 

 loading points: extracted per lb., water white, 22- 

 23c; sage white 20-22c; white alfalfa 20-20% c; 

 light amber 19-20c; dark amber 16-17c. Comb: 

 Nevada, 24-section cases, white $6.50 ; light amber 

 $5.50; dark amber $4.00-4.25. Beeswax: 36-37c 

 per lb. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



(The prices quoted in this report, unless other- 

 wise stated, represent the price at which the "whole- 

 sale carlot receivers" sell to the "jobbers." Ar- 

 rivals include receipts during preceding two weeks. 

 Prices represent current quotations.) 



Kansas City. — No carlot arrivals. Supplies mod- 

 erate. Quality and condition gemerallv good. Sales 

 to jobbers — comb: Missouri, No. 1 light $8.00-8.50 

 per case; Colorado No. 1 light amber $7.00-7.25 

 per case. Extracted: 25c per lb. Beeswax: 41c 



Philadelphia. — -Receipts very light; approximately 

 300 cases N. Y. comb, 16 10-gallon cases New York 

 extracted, 2 barrels Florida arrived. Practically no 

 movement, very few sales. Sales to manufacturers : 

 extracted. New York, buckwheat 21c per lb., medi- 

 um amber 26c per lb. 



Cincinnati. — No fresh carlot arrivals, nearby re- 

 ceipts very light. Supplies liberal. Sales to job- 

 bers, extracted : practically no demand, no sales 

 reported. Comb: demand moderate, No. 1 white, 

 heavy, $7.10 per 24-section case. Beeswax: demand 

 and movement moderate. Average yellow 38-40c 



Chicago. — One California arrived. Demand and 

 movement moderate. Sales to jobbers: extracted, 

 Colorado, California, and Idaho, sage and alfalfa 

 No. 1 white 22-24c per lb.; light amber 20-21c per 

 lb. Comb: Colorado, No. 1, $6.25-6.75 per case. 



Denver. — ^No carlot arrivals. Supplies moderate. 

 Demand and movement limited. Sales to jobbers: 

 extracted, Colorado, white 22-25c per lb. Beeswax : 

 cash to producer 38c per lb. 



New York. — 880 barrels, 23 tierces Porto Rico 

 arrived. Receipts incomplete. Demand and move- 

 ment moderate. Sales to jobbers : extracted, Porto 

 Rico, $2.30-2.50, mostly $2.35-2.45 per gallon; 

 New York buckwheat 20-23c; clover 24-25c per lb.; 

 California, few sales light amber 25-27c; white 

 26-28c per lb. Beeswax: 107 bags, 13 cases, 11 

 ; eroons arrived Porto Rico. Supplies liberal. De- 

 mand and movement slow. Light 43-44c, dark 40- 

 42c per lb. 



St. Louis,. — -Supplies light. Demand and move- 

 iient very slow. Sales to jobbers : extracted, per 

 lb., amber, in barrels, 21-22c, in cans 22-23c per 

 lb.; comb: practically no supplies on market. No 

 sales reported. Beeswax : prime 40c per lb. 



St. Paul. — Supplies moderate. Demand and 

 moveiment moderate. Sales direct to retailers: comb, 

 Colorado and Minnesota, 24-section cases fancy, 

 ouality and condition good $7.50-8.00; extracted, 

 Minnesota, 60-lb. cans fancv white mostlv 25c per 

 lb. Charles J. Brand, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Washington, Jan. 14, 1919. 



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 of Ne(w York City, date of 

 Jan. 16, as follows: 



"Market quiet, awaiting export demand. Extract- 

 ed honey, light amber, in cans, 26c per lb." 



"Our honey market has been very quiet, but 

 prices have been well maintained. Arrivals have 

 been sufficient to take care of the trade's require^ 

 ments. There is considerable inquiry for export, 

 and the freight situation has become somefwhat 

 easier so that some actual business has been done 

 for export. If this continues, it is fair to predict 

 an advance in prices. Present quotations are 

 $2.40-$2.45 per gallon for pure Porto Rico as well 

 as Cuban honey." 



LIVERPOOL. — Extracted honey value, spot, 40c 

 per lb. ; forward, 30c. The market is naturally in 

 a distracted state in consequence of the altered con- 

 ditions brought about by the armistice, and the 

 relaxation of government regulations here and in 

 America. Any small lots on the spot realized very 

 fair prices, but consumers will only buy for abso- 

 lute requirements and will not buy ahead except 

 at nominal prices. It is therefore useless giving a 

 record of what has been done in the past month, for 

 it would serve no useful purpose. Spot lots of 

 California honey latterly realized 47c, and other 

 varieties on about the same parity. Sales of Aus- 

 tralian honey for shipment from there in December 

 have beien made at 27c, and there are further sellers 

 at 28c. This, of course, cannot arrive here until 

 about March. The only bids forward for Chilian 

 have been in the neighborhood of 18c a lb. There 

 are plenty of offers of American honey for shipment 

 which will now become available as the American 

 Government has removed the embargo against ex- 

 port. So we look for honey prices to come down. 

 Another month should clear the air. There seems 

 to be no lack of supplies of honey from the world 

 over, and, as we expect reasonable shipping facili- 

 ties in the future, we think we must look for prices 

 to be in the neighborhood of 19-26c. Beeswax 

 value is 40-44c per lb. There is no appreciable dif- 

 ference in the price of this article. Stocks are 

 plentiful and demand is slow. Here again we must 

 look for a slow market, but there is not the same 

 room for a decline as there is in honey, the price of 

 this article having only risen 50 per cent during the 

 war while honey has appreciated 500 per cent. 



Liverpool, England, Dec. 24. Taylor & Co. 



CHICAGO. — Receipts of comb honey are light, 

 and supply on sale about exhausted. Receipts of 

 extracted honey are liberal and prices lower on all 

 grades. Comb honey, extra fancy, per cstse, $8.00, 

 per lb., 35c; fancy, per case $7.50, per lb. 33c; 

 No. 1, per case $7.00, per lb. 30e; No. 2, per case 

 $6.00, per lb. 27c. Extracted honey, white, per lb., 

 23-25c; light amber, in cans 21-22c"; amber, 18-20c. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax, per lb., 40c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, 111., Jan. 15. 



KANSAS CITY. — There is very little honey on 



the market. Demand is fair. Comb honey, fancy, 



per case, $7.00. Extracted honey, light amber, in 



cans, 23c; amber, 20c. Receipts of beeswax light. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 17. 



ST. LOUIS. — Our market is practically bare 

 on comb honey. Extracted honey is in ample sup- 

 ply for the light demand. Extracted honey, white, 

 per lb. 26c; light amber, in cans 24c; amber, 23- 

 24c. Clean average yellow beeswax, per lb., 40c. 

 R. Hartman Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 16. 



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DENVER. — Comb honey, in good demand and 

 supply about exhausted. Extracted honey in good 

 supply. Local demand light. Comb honey, extra 



