700 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



November, 1919 



Owing to the extreme sugar shortage now 

 existing the honey market is in a very- 

 strong position, and prices are likely to ad- 

 vance materially. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HOXKV ARRIVALS OCT. 1-1 1. 



Medina, O. — 8,960 pounds from Ohio, 11,398 

 pounds from Kentucky, 5,879 pounds from Pennsyl- 

 vania arrived. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION OCT. 14. 



Los Angeles, Calif — Demand improving, move- 

 ment good, market stronger. Carloads f. o. b. 

 usual terms, per pound: white orange blossom most- 

 ly 20c, white sage mostly 20c, extra light amber 

 sage 18l^-19c, light amber alfalfa 16c. Beeswax, 

 demand and movement moderate, price to beekeepers 

 in 1. c. 1. lots, mostly 40c per lb. 



San Francisco, Calif. — Demand and movement ac- 

 tive on account of sugar shortage, market firm. 

 Prices paid to beekeepers: extracted, per lb., light 

 amber alfalfa 14-15c, sage 17-19e, white alfalfa 

 16-18C, orange sage 18-20c. 



TELFGRAPHIC 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.) 



Cleveland. — Supplies moderate, demand and move- 

 ment moderate, market steady. Sales to jobbers : 

 extracted, per pound. Californias, white clover 20- 

 24c, mostly 23-23c, light amber 19-21c. Comb and 

 beeswax, too few sales to establish market. 



Cincinnati. — 3 Colorado arrived, demand and 

 movement moderate. Extracted, Colorado, white 

 clover, 21c per lb. Comb, Colorado white clover, 

 $7.50 per 24-section case. Beeswax, demand and 

 movement moderate, no change in prices, average 

 yellow 42c per lb. 



Kansas City. — 10 cases arrived since last report, 

 demand and movement moderate, market steady. 

 Sales tOi jobbers: eixtracted. California 20c per lb.; 

 comb, Missouri, 24-section flat cases No. 1 light 

 $8 00 



Philatlelpjiia. — -Approximatelv 27,000 lbs., 250 

 cases New York, 33,000 lbs. Southern, 22.000 lbs. 

 Mexican, 300 cases California, 34 cases Maryland 

 arrived. Demand and movement improving, mar- 

 ket firm. Extracted: sales to jobbers. Southern, 

 amber 19 %c, light amber 22c per lb., Mexican 

 amber $1.54-1.58 per gallon. Purchases by local 

 wholesalers f. o. b. Philadelphia, southern amber 

 19c per lb. ; Maryland white clover 19c per lb. ; 

 Neiw York white clover 20-20 %c per lb.; California 

 white orange 21 %c per lb. 



St. Paul. — Supplies moderate, demand and move- 

 ment slow, market steady, quality and condition gen- 

 erallv good. Sales direct to retailers : comb, West- 

 ern, "fancy white, 24-section cases $7.50-7.75. Ex- 

 tracted, too few sales to establish market. 



Denver. — Approximately 70,000 lbs. extracted 

 and 4,500 cases comb arrived. Supplies moderate. 

 Demand and movement good for comls, demand and 

 movement slow for extracted, market steady, little 

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

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

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

 light 38c per lb. 



Chicago. — 1 Colorado, 1,000 lbs. Illinois, and 

 1,000 lbs. Wisconsin arrived, demand and move- 

 ment good, market steady. Sales to jobbers: vari- 

 ous States, extracted, white alfalfa 19-20c, light 

 amber 17-19c. Comb: No. 1, 24-section cases $6.75- 

 7.00. Beeswax, demand and movement slower, 

 market steady, light 50c, dark 45c per lb. 



M!innciapolis. — Supplies; moderate, demand and 

 movement slow, market steady, quality and condi- 

 tion generally good. Sales direct to retailers : comb, 

 Western, white fancy, 24-section case $7.50-7.75. 

 Extracted in 60-lb. cans, 18-20c per lb. 



St. Louis. — Supplies very light, demand and 

 movement slow, market steady. Sales to jobbers : 

 extracted. Southern amber, per lb. in barrels 14-15c, 

 in cans 15-16c. Comb, practically no supplies on 

 market. Beeswax, prime, 40c per lb. 



New York. — 1 car California arrived. Imported : 

 859 barrels, 82 tierces from Porto Bico, 37 barrels 

 from Cuba, 30 boxes from Mexico. Exported: 119 



barrels to Holland, 5 barrels to Sweden. Demand 

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

 lb., New York, white clover 21-23c, Florida, fancy 

 white 23-25C, light amber 20c, amber 16-18c. Per 

 gallon, Porto Rico and Cuba $1.40-1.45, mostly 

 $1.40, Haiti $1.20. Comb, per section, fancy 35c, 

 No. 1 30-32C, No. 2 28c. Beeswax: 200 lbs. Texas 

 arrived. Imported from Porto Rico, 3 seroons, 62 

 bags. 10 barrels. Demand moderate, market steady. 

 Per pound, light, mostly 44c; dark 42-43c. 



E PORTS OF HONEY, SEPT. 1-15. 



Total, 148,304 pounds; to Italv, 66,120; to. Eng- 

 land. 35,664; to Denmark, 19,333; to Netherlands, 

 16,080; to France. 5,040; to Philippine Islands, 

 2,136; to all other countries, 3,931 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 several of the 

 leading honey dealers in New York Citv, under date 

 of Oct. 16: 



"In honey there is a decided improvement not 

 only in thei demand, but sales are heav>- owing to 

 the sugar situation, and prices accordingly are ad- 

 vancing. I look for a steady improvement during 

 the next months. In beeswax there is a good de- 

 mand for yellow stock, of which only limited quan- 

 tities are available, while the darker grades are 

 more plentiful with little demand. Extracted honey, 

 light amber, in barrels $1.50: amber $1.50. Clean, 

 average yellow beeswax, per lb. 43c; dark, 39c." 



"Export demand light, owing to high rates of 

 exchange with Europe. Supplies plentiful. Fair 

 demand for domestic use. Very little change in 

 price during past few weeks. Comb honev, fancy 

 $7.00; No. 1, $6.50; No. 2, $6.00. Extracted hon- 

 ev, white 18-19c; light amber, in cans 16-17c, in 

 barrels $1.40; amber, 14-15c, in barrels $1.30. 

 Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb., 43-44c." 



CLEVELAND. — Extracted honey, white, 26c; 

 light amber, in cans, 24c. The Wm. Edwards Co. 

 "Cleveland, O., Oct. 16. 



CHICAGO. — A few carloads of comb honev have 

 come to this market and it is being sold at $7.00 to 

 $7.50 per case. Local receipts are fair; but, as the, 

 weights are not uniform, it is sold bv weight. 

 Comb honev. extra fancv, per case, $7.50, per Hi. 

 35c; fancv $7.25, per lb. 33c; No. 1 $7.00. per lb. 

 30 to 31c; No. 2 $5 to $6, per lb. 20 to 25c. Ex- 

 tracted honey, white, 20-22c; light amber, in cans, 

 17-18c; amber, 15-16c. Clean, average yellow bees- 

 wax, per lb.. 40c. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, 111., Oct. 16. 



ST. LOUIS. — Receipts of comb honey still very 

 light, and demand only fair. Fairly good demand 

 fur extracted honev. owing to sugar shortage. Comb 

 honev, extra fancv, pnr case, $8.00; fancy, $7.50; 

 No. i, $6.00; No. 2, $5.00. Extracted honey, light 

 amber, in cans, 20'; amber, in cans, 18c; in barrels 

 14-15c. Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb., 39c. 

 R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 16. 



FLORID.A.. — E.xtracted honey, white, 20c; light 

 amber, in barrels, 17c. Clean, average yellow bees- 

 wax. 40c. S. S. Alderman. 



Wewahitchka, Fla., Oct. 11. 



TEXAS.^Bulk comb honey, fancy, 20c; No. 1, 

 19 %c. Extracted honey, white, 18c; light amber, 

 in cans, 17 ^/^c. Clean, average yellow beeswav, 

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



Sabinal, Texas, Oct. 11. 



COLORADO. — Local market on comb and ex- 

 tracted honey is improving; there is also a good 

 dcTnand for comb honev in car lots. Comb honey. 

 No. 1, per case, $7.50; No. 2, $7.00. Extracted 



