556 GLEANINGSIN 



HONEY MARKETS 



In Canada and parts of the United States 

 where unusually high prices are asked, the 

 demand and movement are slow; but, in 

 general, the honey market is firm and prices 

 are slightly advancing. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HOXEV ARRIVALS, AUG. 1-14. 



Medina, 0. — 54,940 pounds New York, 49,760 

 pounds California. 



Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, III. — No arrivals. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION. 



San Francisco, Calif. — Offerings light ; demand 

 moderate, improving; market firm. Price to pro- 

 ducers: extracted, per pound, light amber alfalfa 

 14-16c, white 16-18c, light amber sage 15-17c, white 

 sage 18-20c, white orange 18-20c. 



Los Angele.s, Calif. — Supplies very light, estimat- 

 ed season half over. Demand and movement good, 

 market firm, little change in prices. Carloads f. O'. 

 b., usual terms: Californias, white orange blossom 

 mostly 20c per lb., white sage 20c, extra light amber 

 sage 18i/i-19c, light amber sagei 17 ^^c, light amber 

 alfalfa 15-16c. Beeswax: 1. c. 1. sales mostly 40c 

 per lb. 



TELEGRAPHIC 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, demand and move- 

 ment slightly improving, market steady. Sales to 

 jobbers: variou.s sections, e^xtracted, white 19-20c, 

 light amber 17-19c per lb. Beeswax: demand and 

 movement good, market steady ; refined 50c, unre- 

 fined 45-46c per lb. 



Cincinnati. — 1 Calif, arrived, express receipts 

 light, fair inquiry. Extracted and comb: no sales 

 reported. Beeswax : supplies moderate, demand and 

 movement good, market firm. Sales to jobbers, 

 average yellow 40-42c per lb. 



Cleveland.- — Supplies light, demand and move- 

 ment slow, market dull, no change in prices. Sales 

 to jobbers: extracted, Western 60-lb. tins, white 

 clover 21-23c per lb., Ohio, white clover 22-26c. 

 Comb: Ohio mostly $4.00-4.50, few $4.75 per 

 dozen combs. Beeswax: Too few sales to establish 

 market. 



Denver. — Approximately 700 cases comb and 10,- 

 000 pounds extracted arrived. Supplies moderate, 

 demand and movement moderate, market steady. 

 Sales to jobbers: Colorado, comb; white, 24-section 

 cases. No. 1, $6.75. Extracted: white 18-20c per 

 lb., light amber 16-18c. Beeswax: cash to producer 

 on farm, 38c per lb. 



Kansas City. — .A.pproximately 110 cases arrived, 

 demand and movement good, market stead\-, little 

 change in prices. Missouri, comb; No. 1 light, 24- 

 section flat case $7.50. Extracted: No. 1 light 20c 

 p^r lb. 



Minneapolis. — Supplies very light, practically no 

 demand, market weak, too few sales to establish 

 market. 



New York. — Arrived : 1 car from Penn. and 1 

 car from Colo. Imported: 180 barrels and 15 

 tierces from Porto Kico. 86 barrels and 25 cases 

 from Mexico, 39 barrels from West Indies. Export- 

 ed: 551 cases to Italy, 42 cases to Prance, 247 

 barrels to Belgium, 366 cases and 751 barrels to 

 Holland, 41 cases to Norway, 25 barrels to Sweden. 

 Demand and movement moderate, market unsettled. 

 Sales to jobbers: extracted: Porto Kican and Cuban, 

 $1.35-1.60, mostly $1.40-1.50 per gallon. Cali- 

 fornia, light amber alfalfa, 16-16 Vtc per lb. Bees- 

 wax: imported; 369 bags and 42 Ijoxes from South 

 Pacific ports, 50 bags from Mexico, and 51 bags 

 from Cuba. Demand and movement good, market 

 steady. Sales to jobbers: light 44-45c, dark 42-44c 

 per lb. 



Philadelphia. — .Approximately 8,200 pounds from 

 Calif.. 10,100 pounds from New York, 4,100 pounds 

 from Florida, and 26,100 pounds from West Indies 

 arrived. Demand and movement improving, market 

 stronger, prices higher. Sales to jobbers: extracted; 

 West Indies, amber $1.55-1.60. per gallon. Pur- 

 chases by local wholesalers f. o. b. Philadelphia, 

 white orange 22c per lb.; Ploridas, amber 17c. 



BEE CULTURE 



September, 1919 



St. Paul. — Supplies very light, practically no de- 

 mand, market weak, too few sales to establish mar- 

 ket. 



St. Louis. — Slipplies very light, practically no de- 

 mand or movement, market dull. Sales to jobbers: 

 e-xtracted; Southern amber, per pound, in barrels 

 ll-12c, in cans 13-16c. Comb: practically no sup- 

 plies on market. No sales reported. Beeswax: 

 prime, 40c per lb. 



George Livingston, 

 Acting Chief of Bureau. 



From the market bulletin of the Montana 

 State Beekeepers' Association under date of 

 August 15, we take the following: 



From data received from the members of the 

 association the secretary has compiled the following 

 lineup of quotations: 



Comb honey, retail sales: average price for No. 1, 

 $6.09; for No. 2, $6.58 i/i per case. High price for 

 No. 1, $7.20; for No. 2, $7.00; low price for No. 1, 

 $6.00; for No. 2, $6.00. 



Comb honev, wholesale : average price for No. 1, 

 $6.58; for No. 2, $5,831/2; high price for No. 1, 

 $7.20; for No. 2, 6.50; low price for No. 1, $6.00; 

 for No. 2, $5.00. 



Extracted honev, retail sales: average price, 60-lb. 

 tins, 23y2C; 10-lb., 26%; 5-lb., 27c. High price, 

 60-lb. tins, 23c; 10-lb., 27i^c; 5-lb., 30c. Low price, 

 60-lb. tins, 20c; 10-lb., 24c; 5-lb., 25c. 



Extracted honey, wholesale: average price, 60-lb. 

 tins, 22%c; 10-lb., 24% c; 5-lb., 26c. High price, 

 60-lb. tins, 23c; 10-lb., 27i^c; 5-lb., 30c. Low price, 

 60-lb. tins, 20c; 10-lb., 20c; 10-lb., 20c. Buyers of- 

 fer, 60-lb. tin.s, 23c; 10-lb., 25c. 



"The buyers' offer" on extracted honey exceeds 

 slightly the average of prices listed by the producers 

 and indicates a willingness to pay a good price for 

 extracted honey. The market is in a peculiar con- 

 dition as regards sales to wholesalers at this time; 

 the local wholesalers are generallv carrying over a 

 considerable portion of their 1918 crop, which they 

 will move before buying much of the 1919 crop. This 

 will make the market somewhat low, but since they 

 paid in many cases as much as 25e in 60-lb. cans for 

 the 1918 stock, prices will remain firm. As soon as 

 the old stock gets low they will be in the market for 

 the 1919 crop and. as the shortage of canned fruits 

 and other sweets will be making itself felt by that 

 time, the demand for honey will be heavy." 



General Quotations to 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 honev dealers in New York City, under date 

 of Aug. 16: 



"The honey market is quiet but steady. Stocks 

 are plentiful, but the demand is backward. There 

 is a good demand for yellow beeswax, also darker 

 2rades, and the market is firm. Extracted honey, 

 light amber in barrels $1.50; amber $1.40. Clean 

 average yellow beeswax, per lb. 43c." 



"Market strong and advancing. Extracted honey, 

 light amber, in cans, 21-25c." 



".\ltho the demand is not very heavy, there is a 

 firmer feeling in the market, and prices are a little 

 higher. Plenty of stock on hand to take care of 

 immediate business, especially darker gi-ades in bar- 

 rels. Extracted honey: white, per lb.. 18-20c; 

 light amber, in cans 16-17c, in barrels $1.50; amberj 

 in cans 15c, in barrels $1.30. Clean average yellow; 

 beeswax, per lb. 42c." S 



CLEVELAND. — No new honey in market yet.^ 

 The supply of old crop comb honey is light and de- 

 mand very limited. Comb honev, fancv. per case of 

 24 sections, $6.50-7.00; No. 1. '$6.00; 'No. 2, $5.50. 

 C. Chandler's Sons. 



Cleveland, O., Aug. 13. 



CHIC.\GO. — .-V few shipments of the new comb, 

 honey have appeared on the market and are selling^ 



