628 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



OCTOBKE, 1919 



In a few instances an increase of a cent 

 per pound over last month 's prices may be 

 noted. However, in general the conditions 

 remain practically unchanged with a quiet 

 but firm market and a fair demand. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONEY ARRIVALS SEPT. 1-14. 



Medina, O. — 37,700 pounds Colorado, 38,770 

 pounds Louisiana, 32,619 pounds Alabama, 3,220 

 pounds Ohio, 41,180 pounds Arizona. 



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



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION — SEPT. 14. 



San Francisco. Calif. — "Warm, clear. Demand 

 improving, market steady. Price to farmer : ex- 

 tracted, per pound, light amber alfalfa 14-15c, sage 

 17-19c, white alfalfa 16-18c, white sage and orange 

 18-20c. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — Warm, partly cloudy. De- 

 mand and movement good, market firm. Carloads 

 f. o. b., usual terms, per lb., orange blossom mostly 

 20c, white sage, supplies light, mostly 20c, extra 

 light amber sage 18 1/^ -19c, light amber sage mostly 

 17 %c, light amber alfalfa 15-16c. Beeswax, de- 

 mand and movement moderate, price to farmers, 1. 

 c. 1. lots 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.) 



Kansas City. — Approximately 120 cases arrived 

 since last report, demand and movement moderate, 

 market steady. Sales to jobbers: Missouris, comb. 

 No. 1 light, 24-section flat cases $7.50-8.00; extract- 

 ed, No. 1 light, 21c per lb. 



Chicago. — No carlot arrivals, supplies moderate, 

 demand and movement good, market steady. Sales 

 to jobbers, various States: extracted, sage and al- 

 falfa, white 19-21C per lb., light amber 18-19c per 

 lb. Beeswax, demand and movement good, market 

 steady, light 48-50c, dark mostly 45c per lb. 



Cleveland. — Supplies moderate, demand and move- 

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

 tracted, Californias, white clover 21%-24c, mostly 

 22-23c per lb. Comb and beeswax: too few sales to 

 establish market. 



New York. — Demand light, market firm. Sales 

 to jobbers; extracted, per lb., California, light amber 

 sage 19c, light amber alfalfa 17i^c; Florida, fancy 

 light 22-24c, lower grades 12>16c; New York, white 

 clover 22-25C, light amber 18-20c; West Indies' per 

 gallon $1.40-1.50. Beeswax: imported, 50 bags 

 Cuba, 153 bags Chili, 16 boxes 4 bags Porto Rico, 

 58 bags Central America, 7 bags South America ar- 

 rived. Demand moderate, market steady; light 43- 

 44c, dark 42-43c per lb. 



Cincinnati. — 1 California and 1 imported arriv- 

 ed, demand slow, very light inquiry, no movement, 

 no sales reported. Beeswax, demand and move- 

 ment moderate, market steady. Sales to jobbers, 

 per lb., dark yellow 40c, light yellow 42c. 



Denver. — Approximately 50.000 pounds extracted 

 and 2,000 cases comb arrived, supplies liberal, de- 

 mand and movement moderate, market steady, little 

 change in prices. Sales to jobbers: comb, Colorado, 

 No. 1 white, 24-section case $6.50-6.75. Extracted, 

 per lb., white 18-20c, light amber 17-19c. Beeswax, 

 cash to farmer, light 38c per lb. 



St. Louis. — Practically no supplies on market, 

 practically no demand or movement, market steady. 

 Sales to .lobbers: extracted, per lb., southern amber, 

 in barrels 14-15c, in cans 15-16c. Beeswax: prime, 

 40c per lb. 



Philadelphia. — 1 California, 1 Wyoming and ap- 

 proximately 200 cases New York and 11,000 pounds 

 West Indies arrived since last report, demand and 

 movement moderate, market steady. Extracted, 

 sales to jobbers: New York buckwheat 15c per lb.; 

 West Indies, ambsr $1.50-1.60 per gallon. Pur- 

 chases by local wholesalers delivered Philadelphia, 

 per lb., white clover 18-20c; California, light orange 

 21c per lb. 



Minneapolis. — Supplies veo-y light, practically no 

 demand, market weak, too few sales to establish 

 market. 



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



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

 ket. 



EXPORTS OF HONEY, AUG. 1-20. 



Total, 160,966 pounds; to Austria-Hungary, 61,- 

 800 pounds; to Denmark, 4,000; to Norwav, 49- 

 420; to Turkey in Europe, 30,000; to United"King- 

 dom, 4,872; to Canada, 7,368; to East Indies, 1,- 

 863; to all other countries, 1,648 pounds. 



George Livingston, 

 Acting Chief of Bureau. 



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 one of the leading 

 honey dealers in New York City, under date of 

 Sept. 15: 



"Honey is quiet and rather weak. Stocks are 

 large and increasing, with a very limited demand. 

 Beeswax is steady but quiet, with a tendency to- 

 ward lower prices. Stocks are not large, but are 

 beginning to accumulate. Extracted honey, light 

 amber, in barrels $1.40; amber $1.40. Clean, aver- 

 age yellow beeswax, per lb. 43c, dark, 39c." 



CLEVELAND. — Comb honey, none in stock. Ex- 

 tracted honey, white, 24%c; light amber, in cans, 

 22 %c. The Wm. Edwards Company. 



Cleveland, O., Sept. 16. 



CHICAGO. — Receipts have not been heavy and 

 the demand has been equal thereto, hence at this 

 date there is no surplus of any grade. The Rocky 

 Mountain crop has not yet come forward and not 

 any California offered. Comb honev, extra fancv, 

 per case. $7.50, or 35c per lb.; fancy, $7.00, or 33 

 per lb.; No. 1, $6.50, or 30c per lb.; No. 2, $5.00- 

 6.00, or 20 to 25c per lb. Extracted honey, white, 

 per lb., 20c ; light amber, in cans 18c, in barrels 

 17c; amber, in cans 15-17c, in barrels 14-16c. Clean, 

 average vellow beeswax, per lb., 40c. 



Chicago, 111. Sept. 15. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



ST. LOUIS. — Very little new comb honey arriv- 

 ing into this market. Extracted honey in ample 

 supply and movement rather quiet. Extracted hon- 

 ey, light amber in cans 17c; amber, in cans 15-16c, 

 in barrels 13-14c. Clean, average yellow beeswax, 

 per lb. 39c. R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 18. 



KANSAS CITY. — Demand fair, stock light. Comb 

 honey, extra fancy, per case, $7.50; No. 1, $7.25; 

 No. 2, $7.00. Extracted honey, light amber, in cans 

 20c. Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb. 35c. 



Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 16. 



C. C. demons Produce Co. 



TEX.-VS. — New syrup and fruits have slackened 

 sales to some extent, tho there is a fair demand. 

 Bulk comb honey. No. 1, IQVoe. Extracted honey, 

 light amber, in cans nV2C. Clean, average yellow 

 beeswax, per lb. 36c. J. A. Simmons. 



Sabinal, Teix., Sept. 3. 



PHOENIX.- — Big crop; but no demand, no quo- 

 tations, no market. L. M. Lossing. 

 Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 10. 



BOULDER. — White extracted alfalfa and sweet 

 clover honev, in 60-lb. cans, 16% -17c per lb., f. o. b. 

 Comb, No. 'l $6.35; No. 2, $6.00. 



The Foster Honey and Mercantile Co. 



Boulder, Colo., Sept. 15. 



LOS- AJSTGELES. — Since the food agitation, the 

 market has been a little quiet on all grades of honey. 

 The sage crop is very short and is coming in very 

 slowly in small lots. We understand also, that the 

 Exchange has moved a good part of its orange hon- 

 ev. The present Eastern prices being quoted by 

 the Exchange are as follows: White sage 20c, white 

 orange 20c, extra light amber sage 19c, light amber 

 sage 18c, light amber alfalfa 15c. We believe that 

 as soon as the food agitation has settled somewhat, 



