GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aprii., 1919 



HONEY MARKETS 



There is no decided change to report in 

 the honey market since last month. There 

 is little demand and prices continue to de- 

 cline somewhat. The quotations printed be- 

 low best tell the present market conditions: 

 U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONEY ARRIVALS SINCE LAST REPORT. 



Medina, O. — 30,000 pounds Ohio. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



San Francisco. — 'Supplies light but not cleaning 

 up. Practically no demand oi- movement, very 

 tew sales, prices lower. Carloads f. o. b. usual 

 terms. Extracted: per lb., sage white and water 

 white 16-17c; light amber, 15-16c; dark amber 14c. 

 Beeswax: per lb., 38-40c. 



Los Angeles. — Remaining supplies very Jighlt. 

 Demand improving on account of increased export 

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

 California light amlier sage, nV2-18V2C per lb.; 

 light ambea- alfalfa, 15^/4 per lb.; Idaho white al- 

 falfa, no sales reported, asking 18c per lb. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FR(>M IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



(The prices quoted in this report, unless other- 

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

 sale carlot re<?eivers" .sell to the "jobbers." Arrivals 

 include receipts during preceding two weeks. Prices 

 represent current quotations.) 



Cincinnati. — No arrivals. No demand or move- 

 ment, no sales reported. Beeswax: demand 

 and movement moderate, market steady. Sales to 

 jobbers: pure wax, dark to light, 40-44c per lb. 



Kansas City. — Approximately 200 packages ex- 

 press arrived. Supplies moderate. Demand slow, 

 movement draggy, no change in prices. Sales to 

 jobbers: comb: 24-section flat crates, Colorado No. 

 1 light, $7.50; Missouris, No. 1, light $8.00-8.50. 

 Extracted: Colorados, 60-lb. cans, 23-24c per lb. 

 Beeswax: 40-44c per lb. 



Chicago. — No carlot arrivals. Supplies moderate. 

 Demand and movement slow for extracted. Demand 

 good for good stock on comb. Sales to jobbers : 

 extracted, per lb., California white sage, 20-22c; 

 white alfalfa, 18-20c; light amber, 16-18c. Comb: 

 Colorado, 24-section cases, alfalfa. No. 1 best, 

 $6.25-6.50; dark, broken sections $3.50 up. Bees- 

 wax: light, 48-50c; dark, 40-44c .per lb. 



Cleveland. — Practically no demand, prices lower. 

 Sales to wholesale confectioners and bakers; west- 

 erns, 60-lb. tins, white orange blossom, 29c; light 

 amber, 26c ; sweet clover, 20c per lb. 



Denver. — Receipts very light. Supplies liberal. 

 Demand and movement very slow. Sales tO' jobbers : 

 extracted, white to light amber, 18%-21c per lb. 

 Beeswax, cash to producers, light, 38c per lb. 



Minneapolis. — Supplies liberal. Demand and 

 movement slow. Sales direct to retailers : comb, 

 prices slightly higher; western, fancy white, $7.50- 

 8.00 per crate. Extracted: prices lower; western 

 6()-lb. cans, fancy, 20-25c per lb. 



New York. — Arrivals: 220 barrels West Indies, 

 25 barrels Mexico. Exported: 830 cases to Bel- 

 gium, 280 cases to England, 92 cases, 1,050 barrels 

 to Prance, 75 cases to Denmark. Demand and move- 

 ment very slow, market weak, very feiw sales. Ex- 

 tracted, sales to jobbers: Cuban and Porto Rican, 

 $1.85-2.00 per gallon; New York State, clover, 16- 

 18c; buckwheat 12-15c per lb. Western, too few 

 sales to' establish market. Beeswax: arrivals, 160 

 bags, 10 bales West Indies. Exported: 100 boxes 

 to Australia. Demand and movement moderate; 

 per lb., light 40-42c, dark 36-38c. 



Philadelphia. — 1 Calif, arrived, demand and 

 movement very slow, market weak, very few sales. 

 Sales to jobbers: extracted. New York buckwheat 

 13-15C per lb. Comb: New York 24-section cases 

 white, light weight, $4.85; California, heavy sage 

 and orange $6.75. 



Spokane. — Receiipte very light. Demand and 

 movement slow. Quality and condition generally 

 good. Sales direct to retailers: extracted, Idaho, 

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



St. Paul. — Supplies liberal. Demand and move- 

 ment slow, very ferw sales. Sales to jobbers: ex- 

 tracted, per lb.,' southern, amber strained, in barrels 

 18-19c; in cans, 19-20c. Comb: practically no sup- 

 plies on market, no sales reported. 



St. Paul. — Supplies liberal. Demand and move- 



ment slow, very few sales. Sales direct to retailers: 

 comb, western, fancy white, $7.50 per case. Ex- 

 tracted: 60-lb. cans, western fancy, 25-26c per lb. 

 Charles .J. Brand, 

 Washington, D. C. Chief of Bureau. 



General Quotations of Wholesalers. 



[These firms are asked to quote the whole- 

 sale price they malce 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 

 Mar. 15, as follows: 



"Honey continues very dull. There is absolutely 

 nothing doing either domestic or export. Stocks 

 are large and offerings for shipment are heavj'. In 

 the absence of actual business, prices are purely 

 nominal. Beeswax is in fairly good demand and ar- 

 rivals are sold quite, readily. There is also some 

 business in futures. Extracted honey, light amber, 

 in barrels, $1.50 to $1.90 a gallon; amber, $1.60 to 

 $1.90. Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb., 38- 

 39c; dark, 35 to 36c." 



"Market very quiet. Very few sales made. Dif- 

 ficult to find a bxiyer at any price. Extracted honey, 

 white, 16 to 20c; light amber, in barrels, $1.80 to 

 $2.20 a gallon; amber, in barrels, $1.60 to $1.75. 

 Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb., 36-38c." 



"Price of white extracted seems to have fallen oflf 

 ■ considerably — many lots offered but no buyers. 

 Buckwheat extracted a drug on the market; have 

 offered some at lie but no buyers. Seem to be 

 considerable quantities still in producers' hands. 

 We have bought white honey as low as 15 and 16c, 

 which we shall have to carry over till next season 

 probably, as the bottling trade is very quiet." 



LIVERPOOL. — Since our report of Jan. 25, the 

 the condition of the market has not improved. 

 Stocks, however, have increased considerably. We 

 hear of small sales of Chilian No. 1 at 25c, and 

 Californian at 24c. The beeswax market is too 

 quiet to test prices fairly. Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, England, Feb. 25. 



CLEVELAND. — The supply of comb honey is 

 only moderate, but demand is very light, and mar- 

 ket weak and declining. Comb honev, fancv, per 

 case. $7.00 to $7.50; No. 1, $6.50; No. 2, $5.50. 



Cleveland, O., Mar. 15. C. Chandler's Sons. 



SYR.\CUSE. — Practically no comb honey on the 

 market, with a light demand at prices asked. Prac- 

 tically no demand for extracted. Comb honey, extra 

 fancy, per case, $7.00; No. 1, $6.00. Extracted 

 honey, white, per lb.. 18-20c ; amber, 16c. 



S.vVacuse, N. Y., Mar. 15. E. B. Ross. 



PORTLAND. — Market very unsettled. Positively 

 no demand. Think producer has been holding for 

 higher prices, which have not materialized. Comb 

 honey in good demand, but extracted very sluggish. 

 Comb, extra fancv, per case, $7.50; fancv, $7.25; 

 No. 1, $6.75; No.' 2, $6.50. Extracted, white, 17c; 

 light amber, in cans, 16c; amber, 15c. Clean, aver- 

 age yellow beeswax — none offered. 



Portland, Ore., Mar. 11. Pacific Honey Co. 



PHOENIX. — Have had several inquiries as to 

 price of honey for the coming season. A number 

 of beemen extracted too closely last fall and are 

 now losing their bees thru starving. If the present 

 wind keeps up as it has for the past two weeks or 

 more, there will have to be much feeding. 



Phoenix, Ariz., Mar. 11. L. M. Lossing. 



ST. LOUIS. — Comb honey in fair demand, and 

 supplies very light. Extracted honey dull. Comb 

 honey, fancy, per case, $7.25. Extracted, light am- 

 ber, in cans, 23c; amber, in cans, 21c. Clean, aver- 

 age yellow beeswax, per lb.. 35c. 



R. Hartman Produce Co. 



St. L< uis, Mo.. Mar. 17. 



CHICAGO. — Comb is scarce and sells on arrival, 

 but sales of extracted in any quantity are not made. 

 .Vn occasional case is taken by that class who buy 

 in a small way. No exports. Comb honey, extra 



