132 GLEANINGSIN 



HONEY MARKETS 



The honey market is very quiet, with very 

 little demand at the high prices at which 

 honey is still quoted. The situation is prac- 

 tically as described by a well-known New 

 York honey-buyer a few days ago when 

 asked about the honey market, his reply be- 

 ing: "There isn't any honey market at 

 present. ' ' 



As will be seen from price quotations be- 

 low, honey-dealers are still quoting the high 

 prices, but they are not moving their stocks 

 at these prices. 



The hope in the situation is that there 

 will soon come a readjustment of prices that 

 will move honey stocks now on hand, and 

 yet not reduce the price below a figure at 

 which honey can be purchased in the future 

 at a good profit price to the honey-producer. 

 What that price will be must wait on the 

 opening of the new honey season of 1919 

 and the trend of prices thruout the whole 

 food list during the next several months. 



Below will be found the quotations as 

 gathered by the Bureau of Markets and by 

 dealers who regularly quote for Gleanings: 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONEY ARRIVALS SIXCE LAST RETORT. 



No arrivals reported. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



San Francisco. — Supplies liberal. Practically no 

 demand or movement, bu>ers holding off. Cash to 

 producers at country loadiii? points: extracted, per 

 Ih., water white, 18-19c; sage white 18c; light am- 

 ber, 17c; dark amber 14-15c. J3eeswax, 36-38c 

 per lb. 



Los Angeles. — No demand, practically no move- 

 ment, no sales reported. Only few cars still in 

 State. Beeswax : few sales. Cash to producer on 

 farm, 38c per lb. 



TULEGRArHIC 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." 

 Arrivals include receipts during preceding two 

 weeks. Prices represent current quotations.) 



Chicago. — No carlot arrivals. Supplies liberal. 

 Demand light, movement limited, prices unsettled. 

 Sales to jobbers; extracted, per lb., white 20-24c, 

 amber 18-26c. Comb: 24-section cases, No. 1, mostly 

 $6.50 per case. Beeswax: refined 45-50c; unre- 

 fined, mostly 42c per lb. 



Cincinnati. — 1 California extracted arrived, no 

 carlot arrivals comb, nearby receipts very light. 

 Supplies liberal. Practically no demand, no sales 

 reported. Beeswax : demand and movement moder- 

 ate : average yellow 40c per lb. 



Cleveland. — Demand slow, prices lower. Sales 

 to bakers and confectioners: Western 60-lb. tins, 

 sweet clover and orange blossom, 22-26c per lb. 



Denver. — Approximately 4 000 pounds extracted 

 arrived. Receipts light. Demand and movement 

 slow. Sales to jobbers: extracted, white, 20-22 %c 

 per lb. Beeswax: cash to producer, 38c per lb. 



Kansas City. — I Colorado and approximately 60 

 cases by freight arrived, 1 broken car on track. 

 Demand and movement moderate. Sales to jobbers: 

 comb, Missouri, 24-section flat cases No. 1, $7.50- 

 8.00; Colorado No. 1, $7.50. Beeswax: 35-40c per 

 lb. 



Minneapolis. — Homegrown receipts light. Siip- 

 plies moderate. Demand and movement slow, little 

 change in prices. Sales direct to retailers: comb, 

 24-section cases, Minnesota, quality and condition 

 fair, dark color $6.00-7.00 ; Colorado, fancy white, 

 duality good, condition generally good, mostly $7.50. 

 Extracted: Western, quality and condition generally 

 good, 60-lb. cans, mostly 25c per lb. 



New York. — ^Arrivals: 100 barrels Mexico 2.156 

 barrels West Indies. Exported: 2,245 cases, 127 

 barrels to England, 1,214 cases to Sweden. Demand 



BEE CULTURE 



March, 1919 



and movement very slow, very few sales. Sales to 

 jobbers: extracted, Porto Rican, $2.20-2.30 per gal- 

 lon, few sales $2.40; New York, buckwheat 18-21c 

 per lb. Beeswax : 442 bags, 90 boxes West Indies 

 arrived. Demand and movement moderate; light, 

 42-43C ; dark 40-42c per lb. 



Philadelphia. — 1 Wyoming extracted arrived. De- 

 mand very slow, weak feeling. No sales reported. 



Spokane. — No rail arrivals. Supplies not cleaned 

 up. Demand and movement moderate. Quality 

 and condition good. Sales direct to retailers: 

 strained, Idaho, water white in tins 20-23c per lb. 



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

 ment slow. Sales to jobbers : extracted : Southern, 

 light amber, per lb., in barrels 19-20c, in cans 

 21-22c. Comb: practically no supplies on market. 

 Beeswax: prime, few sales 35c per lb. 



St. Paul. Stipplies liberal. Demand and move- 

 ment slow. Sales direct to retailers: Colorado 

 quality and condition good, fancy white, 24-section 

 ca-ses, mostly $7.50. Extracted, Western, quality 

 and condition generally good, mostly 25c per lb. 



EXPORT DISTRIBUTION OF HONEY. 



From data supplied by the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce, the following figures are com- 

 piled: total export of honev for 10-dav period of 

 Jan. 1 to 10, 1919, was 37,218 lbs.: e.xport during 

 corresponding 10-day period in 1918 was 560,808 

 lbs. Total export of honev for 10-dav period of 

 -Jan. 10 to 20, 1919, was 87,860 lbs.; export during 

 corresponding period in 1918 was 873,597 lbs. 

 Charles .J. Brand, 

 Chief of Bureau. 



Washington, D. C, Feb. 15, 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 in New York, under date of 

 Feb. 15. as follows: 



"Demand for domestic and export, light. Con- 

 siderable quantity is arriving from the West In- 

 dies. Market weak. Comb honev, fancv, per case, 

 $8.00; No. 1, per case, $7.50; No. 2, $7.00. Ex- 

 tracted honey, white, per lb., 23c; light amber in 

 barrels, $2.25. Clean average yellow beeswax, per 

 lb. 40 to 42c." 



"Market dead. Extracted honey, white alfalfa, 

 25c: light-amber sage in cans, 26c." 



"Honey and beeswax are quiet and rather weak 

 with plentiful stock on hand, and offerings for ship- 

 ment. There is a fair demand, and export demand 

 is expected, which should have a good effect on the 

 market. Extracted honey, light amber, in barrels, 

 $2.25; amber, in barrels, $2.10. Clean average vel- 

 low beeswax, per lb., 41 to 42c; dark, 37 to 38c." 



"Our market is slower, undoubtedly on account 

 of the plentiful supply of sugar everywhere. Ex- 

 tracted honey, white, 18c; light amber, in cans, 16c; 

 amber, in cans, 15c; light amber, in barrels, 14c; 

 amber in barrels, 12e." 



BUFFALO. — Comb honey cleaned up. Demand 

 for extracted honey very poor selling. Extracted 

 honey, white, 18-20c; amber and light amber, in 

 cans, 18c. Gleason & Lansing. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 14. 



CLEVELAND. — Comb honey is selling very slow- 

 Iv, with prospects of low^er prices. Comb honey, 

 fancv, per case, $7.75-8.00; No. 1. $7.25-7.50; No. 

 2, $6.25-6.50. C. Chandler's Sons. 



Cleveland, O., Feb. 13. 



PHOENIX. — No sales or purchases of honey the 

 75ast few months. Inquiries are coming in ,is to 

 the price of honey for the coming season. Clean, 

 average yellow beeswax, per lb., 37c. 



Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 14. L. M. Lossing. 



K.\NSAS CITY.— -The market on extracted honey 

 is a little slow at the present time and is selling 

 around 23 cents, which seems to be the top on the 

 best white honey altho an occasional case brings 

 more. The comb honey market is good, selling 



