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G T. E A N I N G S IK BEE CULTURE 



.ri-Lv, 1919 



HONEY MARKETS 



Honey is moving very slowly with con- 

 siderable variation in prices — extracted, 

 white ranging from 15c in New York to 20- 

 25c in Cleveland. The market will doubtless 

 become more settled next month, when a 

 more accurate estimate can be made on the 

 new crop. 



"U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HOXISV ARRIVALS SIXCK LAST REPORT. 



Medina, 0., Keokuk, la., and Hamilton, 111. — No ar- 

 rivals. 



SHIl'PIXG POIN'T IXFORMATION. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — New crop, supplies moderate, 

 demand and movement moderate. Carloads f. o. b. 

 usual terms, California orange blossom 18-20c. 



TELEGRAPHIC RKPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



(The prices quoted in this report, unless otherwise 

 stated, represent the price at which the " wholesale 

 carlot reiceivers " .sell to the " jobbers." Arrivals in- 

 clude receipts during preceding two weeks. Prices 

 represent current quotations.) 



Chicago. — ^No carlot arrivals, demand and move- 

 ment slow, market dull. Sales to jobbers: extracted, 

 whitei 17-18c per lb., light amber 16-17c. Beeswax, 

 demand and movement good, light 45-50c. 



Cincinnati. — No arrivals. Extracted, supplies 

 liberal, no demand, market weak, no sales reported. 

 Comb, no jobbing sales. Beeswax, supplies moderate, 

 demand and movement slow, market steady. Sales 

 to jobbers: pure yellow, 42c per lb., dark yellow, 

 38c per lb. 



Cleveland. — Stipplies light, demand and movement 

 slow, market steady, few early sales. Extracted: 

 no change in prices. Sales to wholesale confection- 

 ers and bakers : Western, 60-lb. tins, white clover 

 20-25c, mostly 20-22c per lb. Comb, prices lower. 

 Sales to jobbers: Ohio, mostly $4.00-4.50, somei low 

 as $3.75 per dozen combs. Beeswax, mostly 45c 

 per lb. 



Denver. — No arrivals. Supplies moderate, de- 

 mand and movement slow, market dull, no change 

 in prices. Sales to jobbers: extracted, Colorados, 

 white, quality and condition good 18c per lb. Bees- 

 wax, light 35c per lb. 



Kansas City. — No arrivals since last report, de- 

 mand poor, practically no movement, market steady, 

 no change in prices. Sales to jobbers: comb, Mis- 

 souris. 24-section flat casas. No. 1 light $7.50-8.00. 

 Ex*'-acted: Colorado, 16c per lb. Beeswax, 30-35c. 

 Minneapolis. — Supplies practically eixhausted, de- 

 mand hnd movement very slow, market steady. 

 Sales direct to retailers: comb. Western, 24-section 

 eases, fancy white, very few sales, $7.50. Ex- 

 tracted: too feav sales to establish market. 



New York. — ^Arrivals: 27 bbls. Florida. 81,000 

 lbs. Ohio for export. Imported: 25 bbls. West In- 

 dies, 700 bbls. South America. 15 bbls. Central 

 America, 15 bbls. Porto Rico. 15 bbls. Mexico. Ex- 

 ported: 25 cases and 100 bbls. Belgium. 180 eases 

 i>nd 670 bbls. Finland, 140 cases Sweden, 1,300 

 cases England, 400 cases Scandinavia, 100 bbls. 

 Holland, 230 cases France. Demand slow, very 

 few sales. Sales to jobbers: Extracted. California 

 while 17-19c, amber 14-15c per lb. New York, 

 buckwheat 10-llc per lb. Porto Rico and Cuban 

 $1.25-1.50 per gallon. Beeswax: imported, 320 

 bags South America. Exported: 10 bags Scandi- 

 navia. Demand and movement good. Light 41-42c, 

 dark 39-40c per lb. 



Philadelphia. — No arrivals since last report. De- 

 rnnd and movement very lia:ht on account of sea- 

 sonal dullness and market oversupplied with stock 

 purchased at high prices during sugar shortage. 

 Sales to jobbers: per 24-section flat case. New York, 

 comb, $4.80-5.90. 



St. Paul. — Supplies practically exhausted, too 

 few sales to establish market. 



St. Louis. — Comb and extracted, practically no 

 supplies on market, no demand or movememt, no 

 sales reported. Beeswax, prime, 36V^c per lb. 



EXPORT DISTRIBUTION OF HONEY, APR. 20-30. , 



Total, 455.805 lbs.: to Denmark, 6,000; to 

 France, 168.279: to Netherlands, 4,400; to Norway, 

 13 240; to Sweden, 259,840: to Canada and New- 

 foundland, 2,122; all others, 1.924 lbs. 



Charles .1. Brand, 

 Chief of Bureau. 



General Quotations of Wholesalers. 



[These firms arc a^ked 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 

 (if .Tune 15: 



" Honey, extracted, is still quoted at low prices. 

 but it has gone so low that, for the prices being 

 ouoted today for syrup, it can be said that prices 

 for honey can not go lower: otherwise honey will be 

 cheaper than syrup. Furthermore will say that we 

 won't be surprised if by September honey will be 

 worth a little more money. Extracted, white, per 

 lb. 15c; light amber in cans 13c, in barrels $1.10 

 per gallon; amber in cans 12c. in barrels $1.00 per 

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



" Market quiet but steady. Some demand for 

 export. Several hundred barrels sold for export. 

 Extracted honey, light amber, in barrels $1.50 ; 

 amber $1.30 per gallon. Clean average yellow bees- 

 wax, per lb.. 42c." 



LIVERPOOL. — Durins the month there has 1 epn 

 a fair trade doing both for export and home trade 

 at regular prices. .Vustralian, in cases, 14-15c per 

 lb.; West Indian and Cuban, 14-16c; .Tamaican 15- 

 Ific; Chilian, Pile No. 1, good qualitv, 250 barrels 

 sold at 17% to 18y2C per lb.; No. 2," 17 1/3c; No. 

 3, 15 %c. Prices for honey seem to have stabilized 

 themselves for the present, largely due to the Conti- 

 nental demand, but how long this will continue is a 

 question which cannot be decided; but in view of 

 the resumption of thei normal and indeed probable 

 increased production of sugar, both best and cane, 

 all over the world, it would seem to be rash to ex- 

 pect the present level of prices to continue, and be- 

 fore the end of the year is reached we are afraid we 

 shall have to record much lower prices. The value 

 of good quality extracted honev in .-American equiva- 

 lent, therefore continues at 16 cents per lb. The 

 value of E'ood qualitv beeswax is about 42 to 43 

 cents per lb. in American currency. 



Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, England, May 23. 



CHICAGO. — No receipts of comb and few of ex- 

 tracted. Beeswax bringing 40c per lb., if clean. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co. 

 Chicago, 111., June 17. 



KANSAS CITY. — Receipts of comb honev verv 

 ligh( : the market is $7.00 to $8.00 according to 

 quality. Good demand: looks as if the trade in new 

 honev would be good. Extracted honev supph- 

 liberal; market 14-16e according to quality and 

 kind. Beeswax 35c, good demand. 



C. C. demons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., June 1 6. 



ST. LOUIS. — No comb honey in this market at 

 present and extracted honey dead dull and in a 

 waiting attitude. Quotations below merely nominal. 

 Extracted, light amber, in cans 16-18c. in barrels 

 14e; amber in cans 13-15c in barrels 12c. Clean, 

 average yellow beeswax, per Vk 3 6 1-2 c. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., June 16. 



PHOENIX. — The honey market for June so far 

 has been very discouraging. In former years the 

 first two carloads were ready to ship, but there is 

 'lardly anv extracted so far. There will be very 

 little mesquite honey, but hope to have a good flow 

 on alfalfa and cotton bloom. L. M. Lossing. 



Phoenix, Ariz., June 12. 



TEXAS. — Good demand. Bulk comb honey 

 19V2C. Extracted, white, per lb. 18c; light amber 

 in cans ITVzC- Clean average yellow beeswax 35e 

 per lb. J. A. Simmons. 



Sabinal, Tex., June 14. 



SYRACUSE. — Practically no honey moving at 

 present. Extracted, white, per lb. 18c; liHit amber, 

 in ens. 15c. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, N. Y., June 16. 



