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HONEY MARKETS 



The honey market remains in a very strong posi- 

 tion, and prices seem likely to advance befoi-e go- 

 ing lower on account of the very severe sugar short- 

 age in the eastern part of the country. 



HONEY CROP IX THE CXITED STATES FOR 1919. 



The Bureau of Crop E.stimates, U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture, has issued its report on honey pro- 

 duction for 1919. Fifty pounds is given as the 

 average vield per colonv in the United States this 

 year fin '1918, it was 45; from 1913 to 1917, the 

 average was 41.60. E.xtracted honey made up 60,1 

 per cent of the total crop this year, while in 1918 it 

 was 58.3 per cent; comb was 30.5 per cent of this 

 year's crop, and in 1918 it was 31 per cent; bulk 

 iioney was 9,4 per cent of this year's crop, while iu 

 1918' it was 10.7 per cent. (It is a surprising re- 

 poi-t that shows a decrease in percentage of comb 

 honey produced this year a-s compared with last 

 year's comb-honey crop,) Of the 1919 crop, 34,3 

 per cent was disposed of to outside markets; in 

 1918, 32.9 per cent was disposed of to outside mar- 

 kets, and in 1917 this percentage was 28.9. Cali- 

 fornia is reported first of the States in honey pro- 

 duction. Yielding 15 per cent of the total pro- 

 duction in the United States; Texas is sec- 

 ond, yielding seven per cent ; Iowa third, with six 

 per cent ; Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, and Michi- 

 gan are each reported as yielding 4 i^er cent of the 

 total: while Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, 

 Indiana, Minnesota," Missouri, and Colorado are each 

 credited with yielding 3 per cent of the total. The 

 total amount of honey produced in the country in 

 1919 is not estimated. Tlie fact that the average 

 yield per colony is given as 5 lbs. more this year 

 than last would mean a largely increased production 

 — if the nnml er of colonies in the country is as 

 large as in 1918 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HOXEV .\RRIV-^L.S XOV. 1-14. 



Medina, O, — 360 pounds from Iowa, 61,480 

 from Idaho, 2,135 from Ohio, 1,400 from New 

 York, 30,700 from Colorado. Previously tinreport- 

 ed, arrived Oct, 15-31, 25,252 pounds from Ohio, 

 40 from Pennsvlvania, 82,120 from California, 11,- 

 366 from Vermont, 35,000 from Arizona, 6,443 

 from Florida, 72,800 from Colorado, 116,095 from 

 Wvoming. 



SHIPriXG POIXT IXKORM.VTIOX -N'OV. 14. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — Demand and movement good, 

 market steady, little change in prices. Supplies of 

 cheaper grades cleaning up. Carloads f, o. b. usu- 

 al terms: per lb., white orange blossom mostly 19c 

 white sage mostly 20c, extra light amber sage 19c, 

 light amber sage 18-18 1/2 e, light amber alfalfa, sup- 

 plies practically exhausted 16c. Beeswax; demand 

 and movement moderate, in 1. c. 1. lots 40e per lb, 



San Francisco, Calif. — Supplies light, demand 

 and movement slow, too few sales to establish mar- 

 ke,t. 



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." 

 .Vrrivals include receipts during preceding five days. 

 Prices represent current quotations.) 



Boston. — Supplies light, demand moderate., mar- 

 ket steady. Sales to grocers in small lots. Comb, 

 Vermont and New York, in cases containing 20-24 

 sections, 32-35c per section. Extracted and bees- 

 wax, no sales reported. 



Chicago. — No carlot arrivals, demand and move- 

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

 ti acted, per lb,, white alfalfa 20-21c., light amber 

 alfalfa 17-18 %c. Comb, 24-seetion cases. No. 1, 

 $7.00-7,50. Beeswax: no carlot arrivals, supplies 

 moderate, demand iiud movement good, market 

 steady. Light, 50c per lb., dark. 46-48c per lb. 



CincinnaH, — ■One car imported, 1,800 pounds 

 from Iowa, 5,200 from Alabama, 2,200 from Flori- 

 da arrived. Demand and movement moderate, mar- 

 ket steady. Sales to jobbers: Extracted, Western 

 white clover and white sago 22-23c per lb. Beeswax: 

 Supplies light, demand good, market firm. Average 

 yellow mostly 42-45c per lb. 



Kansas City. — .Vpproximately 25 cases arrived. 

 Supplies liberal, demand and movement moderate, 

 market steady. Sales to jobbers: Comb. 24-section 



BEE CULTURE 



December, 1919 



flat eases, Missouri, No. 1, light $8.00, Colorado, 

 fancy $7.50. 



Minneapolis. — Supplies liberal, demand ar.d move- 

 ment limited, market steady. Sales direct to retail- 

 ers: Comb, Western fancy light, 24-section eases 

 $7.50, few $7.75. Extracted, 60-lb. cans 20-22c 

 per lb. 



NEW YORK. — Two cars California, one car New 

 York, one car Pennsylvania, 5,880 pounds New 

 York arrived. Imports and exports unreported. 

 Demand and movement slow, market steady. Sales 

 to jobbers : Extracted, per lb., California, white 

 orange 23-24c, light amber alfalfa 20-22c, light am- 

 ber sage 22c, New York white clover 21-23c. Per 

 gallon, Porto Rican $1.40-1.50, Comb, New York 

 ■_'4-section cases, fancy, per section 34-36c, No. 1 30- 

 32c, No. 2 27-29c. Beeswax: Demand and movement 

 moclerate, market steadv. Per lb., light 44-45c, 

 dark 43-44c. 



Philadelphia. — 59,760 pounds from Wyoming, 

 3960 from New York, 6,442 pounds from Florida, 

 1,575 gallons from Cuba arrived. Demand good, 

 market firm. Sales to jobbers: Extracted, per gal- 

 lon, Cuban amber $1.61, light amber $1.63; per lb. 

 Florida extra light amber 23c, amber 21c. Pur- 

 chases by wholesalers f. o. b, Philadelphia, per lb.. 

 New York white clover 17V^c, Florida light amber 

 19c. 



St. Louis. — Supplies light, demand and move- 

 ment slow, market steady. Sales to jobbers : Ex- 

 ti acted. Southern amber per lb. in cans 15-16c, in 

 barrels 14-15c. Comb, practically no supplies on 

 market, no sales reported. Beeswax, prime, per lb. 

 40c. 



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

 ment limited, market steady. Sales direct to re- 

 tailers: Comb, Western fancy light, 24-section cases 

 $7,50-7.75. Extracted, very few sales, 60-lb. cans 

 24-25c per lb. 



Denver. — .Approximately 37,000 lbs. extracted, 

 200 cases comb arrived. Supplies moderate, de- 

 mand and movement moderate, market steady, little 

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

 while, 24-se,ction case. No. 1, $6.75, No. 2, $6.30. 

 Extracted, white, 18 1/2 -19c, light amber 17 1/2 -18c. 

 Beeswax: Light, 38c in cash, 40c in trade, price 

 (0 beekeepers, 



EXPORT DISTRIBUTIOX OF HONEY, OCT. 1-15. 



Total, 343,357 pounds: to Austria-Hungary, 12,- 

 000 pounds; to Belgium, 170,000; to Finland, 12,- 

 600; to France, 26,300; to Italv, 22,800; to Nether- 

 lands, 61,900; to Norway, 5,000; to England, 30,- 

 176; to all other countries, 2,581 pounds. 



George Livingston, 

 Acting Chief of Bureau. 



Quotations From Producers. 



The following are the opinions and (juotations of 

 actual honey-producers thruout the country received 

 during the last few days: 



ARIZONA. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted 14%-15c per lb. car lots; comb 

 25 to 30c local — no shipping. Market is rising, 

 with good indications for a continued strong mar- 

 ket. Stigar sales rationed. Shortage no doubt af- 

 fects honey market, hard to say to what extent. 

 Mainly in bakeries, bottling works, etc. About 10 

 per cent of the crop is already sold. There is prac- 

 tically no sugar fed here. In fact, very little feed- 

 ing iit all. Pall stores are left in the hive.— W. I. 

 Lively, 



BRITISH COLUMBIA, — Wholesale price produc- 

 ers are receiving: Extracted 28c; comb 32c. De- 

 mand has eased off for the time being. Sugar short- 

 age not severe enough to affect the honey market. 

 .Vbput 65 per cent of the crop is already sold? As 

 a general rule, colonies have sufficient natural stores 

 to winter on. — W. J. Sheppard, 



C.VLIFORNIA. — Wholesale price producers are 

 receiving: for extracted 15-16c, for light amber, 13c 

 for amber ; no comb. The market seems to be 

 strengthening up right along. Sugar shortage not 

 severe enough to affect the honey market noticeably. 



About 25 per cent of the crop is already sold. I 

 don't believe the sugar shortage has left the colo- 

 nies short of stores in this section. Individu;illy, I 

 never let my bees get in the shape where I have 

 to feed sugar, — W. Gear, 



CALIFORNI.V, — Wholesale price producers are 

 receiving: Extracted 20-21c for white, 15-18c for 

 aniler : no comb for sale, not ftn- years have we 



