November, 1919 



G L K A N I N G S IN BEE CULTURE 



701 



honey, white, 22c; light ainbei', in cans, 20c; amber, 

 l8c. Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb. 38c. 

 The Colorado Honev Producars As.s'n. 

 Denver, Colo., Oct. 13. 



H.\MILTON. — Tliere is very little honey moving 



the last three weeks, no doubt owing to the large 



niiiount of fruit in this district. May be better 



Inter on. Extracted hoi.ey, white, 26c in 5-lb. pails. 



F. W. Fearman Co., Ltd. 



Hamilton, Ont., Oct. 16. 



CUBA. — Extracted honey, light ,amber, in barrels, 

 $1.25; amber, $1.25. Clean, average yellow bees- 

 wax, per lb.. 38c. A. Marzol. 



Matanzas, Cuba, Oct. 7. 



Quotations From Producers. 



The following are the opinions and quo- 

 tations of aetual honey-producers thruout 

 the country received during the last few 

 days : 



ARIZONA. — -Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted, car lots from 13 to 14c.; comb, 

 local lots 25 to 30c, no shipments, very scarce. 

 Market stiflfening slowly. Wholesale price the bee- 

 keepers holding for is 15 to 17c. Condition of colo- 

 nie-s good. — W. I. Lively. 



COLORADO. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted 18c; comb $5.50 to $6.00. 

 Market quiet. Wholesale price the beekeepers hold- 

 ing for is 18-20c. Condition of colonies good. — J. 

 A. Green. 



ILLINOIS. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted 25c, comb 30c. Market not 

 settled yet. Wholesale price the beekeepers holding 

 for is 25-30c. Colonies generally in good condition 

 and enough stores. — A. L. Kildow. 



INDIAN.\. — Less than % normal crop; nonei be- 

 ing sold whole-sale. Market gool. Wholesale price 

 beekeepers holding for is 25c. Condition of colo- 

 nies good. — E. S. Miller. 



INDIANA. — ^Fall crop off. Average 80 Ib.s. 

 Wholesale, $7.20 for comb, 30c for extracted. Brisk 

 demand. Bees in excellent condition for winter. 

 Abundant stores. — S. H. Burton. 



IOWA. — "WHiolesale price producers are receiving: 

 Extracted, 20 and 25c; comb, $6 to $6.50 per case, 

 24 sections. Crop has been good ; home market is 

 using more than usual — very active locally. Whole- 

 sale price the beekeepers holding for is 20 and 25c 

 for e.Ktracted, and $6.00 to $6.50 for comb. Condi- 

 tion of colonies never better. — Prank Coverdale. 



IOWA. — Wholesale price producers are receiving, 

 extracted 17 %c. Market firm. Wholesale price the 

 beekeepers holding for is 20c. Condition of colonies 

 is excellent. — 'F. B. Paddock. 



KANSAS. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted 20-25c; comb, $6.00-$6.35. 

 Market good. Wholesale price the beekeepers are 

 holding for is 25c. Condition of colonies is good. — 

 A. D. Raffington. 



KANSAS. — Wholesale price producers are receiv- 

 ing: Extracted, 20c; no comb produced in this 

 vicinity to amount to anything. Demand quite good. 

 Condition of colonies good. — O. A. Keene. 



MAINE. — Price offered producers, 45 and 50 

 cents per pound. Very little honey and scarcely 

 any sugar in this State. Beekeepers are selling at 

 the fairs and grocery stores for 45 and 50c. Tlie 

 bees did get a good amount of honey from apple 

 and clover up to July 10, and a few colonies may 

 be all right, but late swarms are in bad shape. .June 

 and .July swarms will certainly starve, as the honey 

 flow was cut off July 10, and the bees have not got 

 a particle since. — Wm. A. Harges. 



MARYLAND. ^ — Wholesale pricei producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted 22-25c; comb 26-28c. Market 

 improving on account of shortage of sugar. Some 

 beekeepers are holding for 25c wholesale. Fall flow 

 above normal. Colonies heavier than usual. — S. G. 

 Crocker, .Tr. 



MASSACHUSETTS. — All are small producers in 

 this section, and the honey produced here is nearly 

 all sold at retail right at home. Condition of the 

 market .iust now seems to be very quiet. Have not 

 heard of any being offered wholesale by beekeepers. 

 Colonies will go into winter quarters in good con- 

 dition if we can get sugar enough to feed them up ; 

 but they are mighty short of stores this fall and no 

 honey coming in, to spenk of. — O. M. Smith, Agent. 



MICHIGAN. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted, 20 to 25c; comb, 28 to 37c. 

 The demand exceeds the supply. Little if any comb 

 honey is held for a rise in price. Extracted honeiy 

 moving freely with a tendency on the part of the 

 producer to hold for 25c or more. In all parts of 

 State where there is a fall honey flow bees will go 

 into winter in excellent condition. In other parts 

 conditions considerably below normal. — B. F. Kin- 

 dig. 



MINNESOTA. — Wholesale price producers are 

 recriving: Extracted 20c; comb, none. Local retail 

 demand is consuming all honey. Beekeepers are 

 selling extracted fast to consumers at 25-30c. Colo- 

 nies going into winter quarters in good condition. — 

 Francis Jager. 



MISSOURI. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted 25c; comb. No. 2 $6.20, No. 1 

 $7.30, fancv $8.40. Very little honey on market. 

 Beekeepers holding for No. 1 $8.00, fancy $8.40, 

 wholesale. Condition of colonies never better, as 

 far as stores are concerned. Prospects were never 

 brighter for next year's honey crop than at the 

 present. — J. W. Romberger. 



NEBRASKA. — (Wholesale price to producer: Ex- 

 tracted 23c; have no comb. Fairly good market. 

 Wholesale price beeikeepers holding for is 25 to 30c. 

 Colonies in generally good condition. — F. J. Harris. 



NEW JERSEY. — Wholesale price producers are 

 receiving: Extracted, 22-25c; comb, $3.50 doz. 

 Condition of market is normal. Beekeepers are 

 not holding. Probablv half of the colonies are short 

 of stores. — E. G. Car'r. 



OHIO. — Wholesale price producers are receiving: 

 Extracted 20c, comb 25c. Very good market. Hon- 

 ey nearly all sold. Condition of colonies is good, 

 if fed soon. Trouble in obtaining sugar for winter 

 feeding. — Fred Leininger. 



OREGON. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted, 20-25c ; comb, $6.00-$7.50 per 

 case. Bees have never before gone into winter 

 quarters in bettor condition. — E. J. Ladd. 



OKLAHOMA. — Wholesale price producers are 

 receiving: Extracted, 30c; no comb produced to 

 speak of. Demand greater than supply and large 

 quantities of Texas honey shipped in. Beekeepers 

 not holding. Condition of colonies below normal 

 but improving since the fall rains. — C. F. Stiles. 



TENNESSEE. — Producers are offered the fol- 

 lowing prices: Sections, about $6.00 per case of 

 24, off grades less; extracted, 1-lb. jars, $3.50 to 

 $4.00 per dozen, No. 5 friction-top pails $1.20 to 

 $1.25 each. No market for 10-pound or larger. 

 Market very dull. A fine grade of sorghum syrup 

 of local production is coming on the market; selling 

 at about V2 the price of extracted honey and caus- 

 ing honey sales to fall off. Practically all locally 

 produced honey has been sold; the little on hand is 

 being held for prices as stated above and moving 

 very slowly. Good, nice fall rains have given us a 

 flow of heartsease, boneset, and aster. Some of the 

 hives are quite heavy. In regard to stores colonies 

 are better than usual. — E. J. Adkisson. 



TEX.AS. — Wholesale price producers are receiv- 

 ing: Extracted 16c; comb ISc. Condition of mar- 

 ket fair. Think honey has all been sold. Colonies 

 locally in very good condition but in parts of the 

 Valley bees are in poor condition. Not enough 

 stores to last thru winter. — A. Lynn Stephenson. 



EAST TEXAS. — Wholesale price producers are 

 receiving: Extracted, 18 to 21c; comb, none. Full 

 market. Beekeepers not holding. Majority of colo- 

 nies with plenty of stores. — T. A. Bowden. 



TEXAS. — Wholesale price producers are receiv- 

 ing: Extracted 15c; comb 17 %c. No demand. 

 Wholesale price the beekeepers holding for is 18- 

 20c. Bees are storing honey fast at this time. No 

 disease among the bees. — J. N. Mayes. 



UTAH. — Wholesale price producers are receiv- 

 ing: Extracted, 20c white, 16 %c amber; comb, 

 $5.50. Market well supplied. Colonies 50 per cent 

 light in stores. — M. A. Gill. 



WASHINGTON. — "Wholesale price producers are 

 receiving: Extracted, mostly 20c; comb, unknown. 

 Condition of the market is good. Wholesale price 

 the beekeepers holding for, 20c. Condition of colo- 

 nies is eood. — IH. A. Scullen. 



WISCONSIN. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted, 20 to 25c; comb, 35c. Little 

 honey offered for sale. Many beekeepers not anxious 

 to sell. Wholesale price the beekeeper holding for 

 is 20 to 25c. Colonies in good condition. — H. F. 

 Wilson, 



