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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June, 1919 



HONEY MARKETS 



The past mouth shows no decided change 

 in the honey market. There is little demand 

 and prices remain about the same. From 

 reasons stated on the editorial page, how- 

 ever, there is hope that prices may begin to 

 pick up somewhat. 



U. S. G-overnment Market Reports. 



HOMCY ARRIVALS SINCE LAST RKPORT. 



Medina, O., and Keokuk, la. — No arrivals. 

 Hamilton, 111. — 150 lbs. arrived. 



SHIPPING POIXT INFOR.MATION. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — Warm, clear. Practically 

 no demand, no sales reported of old crop which is 

 practically cleaned up. Light supplies of new 

 stock are just arriving, but too few sales to es- 

 tablish market. Beeswax: less than carlots, 38c 

 peir lb. 



San Francisco, Calif. — Too few sales to establish 

 market. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



(The prices quoted in this report, unless otherwise 

 stated, represent the price at which the "wholesale 

 carlot receivers " sell to the " jobbers." Arrivals 

 include receipts during preceding two weeks. Prices 

 represent current quotations. 



New York. — Imported: 138 barrels West Indies, 

 922 barrels Mexico, arrivals incomplete. Exports : 

 690 cases, 240 barrels to France, 888 barrels to 

 Sweden, 50 barrels to Denmark, 65 cases to Nor- 

 way. Practically no demand, market unsettled and 

 weak, very few sales. Sales to jobber: extracted. 

 Western, per lb., light amber 13-15c, white 15-17c. 

 Porto Rican and Cuban, $1.251. 50 per gallon. 

 New York State, buckwheat and clover, no sales re- 

 ported. Beeswax: imported, 150 bags from South 

 Pacific ports. Demand and movement improving, 

 market firm. Sales to jobbers: per lb., dark 37-38c, 

 light 38-40C, mostly 39c. 



Denver. — No carlot arrivals. Supplies moderate. 

 Demand and movement very slow, market dull, little 

 change in prices. Sales to jobbers: extracted, Colo- 

 rado white 18c per lb. Beeswax, cash to producer 

 36c per lb. 



Chicago. — No carlot arrivals, no cars on track. 

 Demand slow, movement draggy, market weak. Sales 

 to jobbers: Northern and W^estern, extracted, per 

 lb. white 17-20C, light amber 15-16c. Comb, siip- 

 plies very light. No. 1, 24-section cases $7.00-7.25. 

 St. Paul. — Supplies cleaning up. Demand and 

 movement verv slow, market steady, no change in 

 prices. Sales' direct to retailers; comb. Western, 

 24-section cases, fancy white $7.25. Extracted, 

 fancv Western 60-lb. cans 25c per lb. 



Cincinnati. — No arrivals. Extracted, supplies 

 liberal. Practically no demand, market weak, no 

 sales. Comb, supplies practically exhausted. No 

 jobbing sales. Beeswax: supplies moderate. Demand 

 and movement good, market steady. Sales to job- 

 bers, pure isellow 42-4 5c per lb. 



Minneapolis. — Supplies cleaning up. Demand 

 and movement very slow, market steady, no change 

 in prices. Sales direct to retailers: comb. Western, 

 24-.section cases fancy white $7.25. Extracted, 

 Western, 60-lb. cans fancy 20-23c per lb. 



Kansas City.- — lApproximately 75 packages by 

 freight arrived. Supplies moderate. Demand slow, 

 movement draggy, market dull, little change in 

 prices. Sales to jobbers: comb. No. 1, light, 24- 

 section flat cases, Colorado, $6.50, Missouris $7.50- 

 8.00. Extracted, Colorado, 16c per lb. Beeswax, 

 3b-35c per lb. 



Philadelphia. — No arrivals since last report. 

 Practically no demand or movement. Too few sales 

 to establish market. 



St. Louis. — ^Supplies moderate. Demand and 

 movement slow, market dull. Sales to jobbers: ex- 

 tracted, per lb.. Southern amber in barrels 15c, in 

 cans 18-20C. Comb, practically no supplies on mar- 

 ket no sales reported. Beeswax: prime, 35c per lb. 

 Cleveland. — Supplies light. Demand and movch 

 ment slow, market steady, little change m prices 

 Few sales Sales to wholesale confectioners and 

 bakers: extracted. Western 60-lb. tins white clover 

 20-24C per lb. 



EXPORT DISTRIBUTION OP HONEY MAJIOH 2Z-dl. 

 Total 460.274 lbs.: to Denmark, 117,644: to 

 France' 59,150; to Sweden, 58,730; to United 



Kingdom, 218,050 ; to Canada and Newfoundland, 

 3,045; to West Indies, 1,362; to all others, 2,293 

 lbs. Charles J. Brand, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Washington, D. C, May 14. 



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 City, under date 

 of May 15: 



" Our market is quiet and lower prices are gen- 

 erally expected. Extracted honey, amber in barrels, 

 $1.50 per gallon. Clean, average yellow beeswax, 

 per lb., 37-38C." 



■' The market still going lower. Nevertheless, 

 some exportation has been done, but the markets 

 abroad have declined also. Extracted honey, white, 

 per lb., 15c; light amber in cans 14c, in barrels 9c; 

 amber in cans 12c, in barrels 8c . Clean, average 

 yellow beeswax, per lb. 36c." 



" Modeirate supply of white extracted. Large 

 stocks of foreign amber in barreks. Demand slow. 

 Many inquiries for export, but few sales. Extracted 

 honey, white, per lb., 17 ; light amber in cans 15c, 

 in barrels $1.25; amber in barrels $1.15. Clean, 

 average yellow beeswax, per lb. 35-37c." 



LIVERPOOL. — Since our last report the market 

 has gone from bad to worse and what honey has 

 been sold has been of the poorer grades, about 10 

 tons West Indian having been sold at 16-18c per 

 lb., and a similar quantity of Chilian at 17.8c per lb. 

 These sales have been made by first hand importers. 

 The market is further made worse by outside specu- 

 lators who have be«n operating during the past 

 year and were caught at the fall of the market with 

 stocks on hand, which they have placed on the 

 market. This action has naturally tended to make 

 the market weaker than it otherwise! should have 

 been. The future, however, does not look rosy, as 

 buyers are making still lower offers for future ship- 

 ments. Extracted honey is therefore worth on the 

 spot here 16 cents per lb. In beeswax there is no 

 change to report. The value of good gi'ade is about 

 42 to 43 cents per lb. Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, England, Apr. 26. 



ST. LOUIS. — Our honey market is very dull and 

 unsettled. Practically no demand. Very little comb 

 honey here but liberal supplies of extracted. Quo- 

 tations nominal. Comb honev, fancy, per case, 

 $6.50; No. 1, $5.50. Extracted, light amber, in 

 cans 16-18c; amber, in cans 14-16c, in barrels 12- 

 14c. Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb., 35c. 

 R. Hartman Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., May 16. 



KANSAS CITY. — Comb honey, supply light and 

 demand light. Extracted, supply heavy and de- 

 mand light. Light amber, in cans 16c. Clean, 

 average yellow beeswax, per lb. 35c. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., May 16. 



PHOENIX. — Daily inquiries are coming in for 

 prices on honey. Quite a few have, extracted and 

 have honey on the market to sell but are holding. 

 Some are selling at $15 per case on account of 

 wanting money. L. M. Lossing. 



Phoenix, Ariz., May 15. 



CHICAGO. — ^There is practically no comb of- 

 fered. Extracted remains in a waiting attitude, 

 sales being in a single package way and very little 

 demand for any, aside from the best grades of white 

 clover and alsike. Comb honey, extra fancy, per 

 case $8.00. per lb. 35c; fancy per case $7.50, per 

 lb. 33c; No. 1, per case $7.00; No. 2. per case 

 $6.00. Extracted honey, white, per lb. 16-18c; 

 light amber, in cans 14-i5c, in barrels 13c; amber, 

 in cans 10c, in barrels 9c. Beeswax per lb., 35-37c. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, 111., May 15. ; 



