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XHE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



The Honey Markets. 



The following article is copied 

 from the Bee-Keepers^ Magazine for 

 August : 



The flooding of the markets with 

 California honey caused the piling up 

 of Eastern honey, especially comb 

 honey, to such an extent that there is 

 not a honey merchant in the city of 

 New York but what has some still on 

 hand. We desire to say to producers, 

 do not send in your honey yet, for it 

 cannot and will not be sold at any 

 price at all satisfactory to you. When- 

 ever the market rallies, so that even 

 12 to 14 cents can be obtained for the 

 best white clover honey, we will give 

 due notice of the same in the Maga- 

 zine, but it is entirely useless to quote 

 prices which cannot be obtained. 

 During the prevalence of the season 

 of hot weather there is never much 

 demand for honey. 



We see by the American Bee 

 Journal of Chicago, that the firm of 

 McCaul & Hildreth, of this city, are 

 quoting white clover honey in sec- 

 tions at 14 and lo cents per pound. 

 Now, with all due defference to the 

 feelings of these gentlemen, we tell 

 them plainly that they are doing 

 wrong in thus misrepresenting tlie 

 New York honey market. They 

 wrong the producer by inducing him 

 to send in his honey at a time wiien 

 it is utterly impossible to realize any 

 such prices, even if it can be sold at 

 all. rurther, those who have yet fine 

 honey of last year's crop in the hands 

 of merchants, and are willing to take 

 much less than the above quotations, 

 for they may naturally expect some- 

 thing is wrong, when toldit cannot 

 be sold, and this in the face and eyes 

 of said quotations. 



We are willing to allow that M. & 

 II. gave these quotations inadvert- 

 ently, with probably the motive of 

 being ahead of other cities in prices 

 l)aid for this produce, but we should 

 remember that "patriotism,"' which 

 cannot be accounted for by facts, is 

 worse than none at all. Let us dis- 

 pose, at some price, of the honey yet 

 on hand before inviting more, lest we 

 ^produce a " glut " in the market, for 

 which there can be no excuse this 

 year, as California will not produce 

 enough for home consumption, and 

 their usual foreign demand. 



We consulted with the leading 

 buyers, including tiuinby and the 

 "Ward Brothers in reference to the 

 matter of depression, and all ex- 

 pressed themselves in harmony vv ith 

 the sentiment of this article. The 

 outlook of prices for fall and winter 

 is good, ami so we advise [iroducers 

 to hold their honey and then use dis- 

 cretion in its disposition, selling only 

 to those who know how to handle it 

 to advantage, viz., when sending to 

 tills city, but first and foremost is the 

 home market. (Cultivate that with 

 energy, for there is not yet one person 

 in ten, even iu the country, who uses 

 honey as he ought to, and that it is 

 far superior for daily and family use 

 lo any other sweet, and especially the 

 miiversally adulterated— golden drips. 



silver drips, and other syrups of high- 

 sounding names. 



In reference to their quotations in 

 our " Home Market," Messrs. McCaul 

 & Hildreth Bros, write us the follow- 

 ing explanation : 



We have, at the solicitation of pub- 

 lishers of numerous magazines, given 

 quotations the year round, as we have 

 a market for honey every day in the 

 year (Sundays and holidays excepted), 

 and when the author of the above 

 asserts that tliere has been absolutely 

 no demand for lioney since May 1, he 

 gives it as his opinion, without proof. 

 There has not been a week nor a day 

 since May 1 up to present date that 

 we have not sold more or less honey. 

 We sold out our white comb honey 

 about April 1, and since that time 

 have had to go on the market here 

 and purchase of other dealers to sup- 

 ply our trade, a fact which some 

 dealers in this city will testify to. 

 We had a lot of 38 barrels of honey 

 turned over to us .Tune 12, which had 

 lain on this market over six months, 

 which we disposed of and sent the 

 owner a check on June 29. Since 

 May 1 we have had a better trade in 

 California and Southern lioney than 

 we ever had at this season of the year. 



We have received a few small lots 

 of this year"s crop of comb honey, 

 which has sold readily at our quota- 

 tions, and returns have been made to 

 shippers. AVe have recently received 

 numerous letters from producers, in- 

 quiring as to the state of the honey 

 market, prices, etc., to which we have 

 replied iu nearly every instance, that 

 it is too early in the season to give 

 quotations on the coming crop, and 

 too early to comuience shipping comb 

 honey. We mention these items to 

 prove to the author of the above 

 article, that he has done us an injus- 

 tice, and should make due reparation. 



We have always endeavored to hold 

 prices up rather than to depress them, 

 as our experience teaches us it is 

 easier to lower prices than to raise 

 them ; while it seems to us that the 

 above article seeks to keep them down 

 rather ttian to elevate them. 



McCaul & Hildreth Bros. 



New York, July 31, 1885. 



Of course we have nothing to do 

 with the controversy between the 

 parties, as given above, but our read- 

 ers will be glad to learn anything con- 

 cerning the out-look for the sale of 

 the honey crop of the present year, 

 and in both of the articles there are 

 facts enough worth taking into ac- 

 count while making up our minds on 

 the present prospect for the honey 

 market. 



The advise, in the former article, 

 to " cultivate with energy " the "home 

 markets," cannot be too highly com- 

 mended— that is the key-note tor suc- 

 cess in the pursuit of bee-keeping. 

 Thousands should eat honey regu- 

 larly where now only tens do so ! 



In the latter article the admonition 



is worthy the attention of all — to ab- 

 strain from ricshing honey to the large 

 and central marts of trade, least it 

 cause a " glut " and depress the 

 figures obtainable ; in fact, to do all 

 in our power to keep the prices up to 

 a fair and living rate, rather than to 

 endanger their fall by unwise rushing 

 large crops to market. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Oflace of the American Bee Journal, r 

 Monday, 10 a. m., Aug. 10, 1885. f 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— This week has brouKhtonthe market 

 some of the new crop, which is being held at 15c. 

 per lb. for white comb. There is not any comb 

 noney of the crop of 1884 worth mentioning here 

 now. Extracted offeririRs are rather tree; prices 

 arc unchanged— ;:.ta*7c per lb. 



BEESW4X-22C. for yellow. 



R. A. Burnett. 161 South Water Bt. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— Wequote the following prices : Fancy 

 white comb in 1-lb. sections, l(;(y)l8c. • the same in 

 2-lb. sections, M^l.'jc; fancy white California2-lbs., 

 12(a»l4c. Extracted weak, &0.8C. Sales very slow. 



BEESWAX.— 30 cts. per lb. 



Blake & Riplkt. 57 Chatham street. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY— The honey market is very quiet, and 

 will continue so until fall trade opens up. Some 

 old stock is on the market yet. with small ship- 

 ments of new comb honey arriving. Southern 

 extracted honey is coming in very freely. Quota- 

 tions are as follows for comb honey : Fancy white 

 in 1-lb. sections, 14t*15c: fair to good in 1- lb. sec- 

 tions, IJtoiyc: fancy white in J. lb. sections, 13(^14; 

 fair'iOgot)d in li-lb. sections, IK.'li'c; fancy buck- 

 wheat in 1-lb. sections, yig,lnc: fancy buckwheatin 

 2-lb. sections, 7('t8c. Extracted white clover, 6(a7; 

 buckwheat, 5'.«fic: Southern, per gallon, 55ia.t)5c. 



BEES W AX-Prime yeilow. 2.5lgi-'8c. 



MCCAUL & Uildrkth Bros.. 34 Hudson St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— The market is quiet with fair demand 

 for extracted, and an abundance of offerings from 

 commission houses and producers. Prices range 

 tietwcen 4(!j8c <.n arrival. There is but little new 

 comb honey in the market, with an occasional de- 

 mand. Prices nominal. 



BEESWAX— Is in fair demand with liberal offer- 

 ings, and brings 20(,j24c on arrival. 



C. F. MUTH. Freeman & Central Ave. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONKY— The market is quiet, there beln;; no 

 shipping demand and not much local trade. There 

 are receipts of both old and new. One lot of 20i.i 

 cases of old extracted arrived from San Jose. 

 White to extra white comb, 7(i9c: dark to good. 

 4<§,Hc; extracted, choice to extta white, 43^ia5Ji ; 

 amber colored, 4@4^. 



BEES WAX-guotable at 24gl25c-wholesale. 

 O. B. S.MITH & Co., 423 Front Street, 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— la very dull just now during strawberry 

 time, and although we hold at 14tiiil5c per Ih. best 

 white 1-lb. sections, it is merely nominal, as there 

 are no transactions. As soon as our people have 

 satisfied their craving ft.ir acid fruits, thev take 

 very kindly to nice while honey, and we may look 

 with^confldence to a good demand in July, August 

 and September. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce at 28(a30. 



A, C. KENDEL, 115 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY— Trade in this article is very quiet jU!-t 

 now. Nothing sells at this time of year except ex- 

 tracted honey, in bulk and small glasses and tins 

 of honey. Some large sales of extracted this week 

 at Sialic for soutliern, andil'<i.7c forck^vcra^d^at■e. 

 Comb honey nominal, at 12(1^130 for choii-e while 

 2 lb. H'H'tions. and l:i(yn4c for 1-lb. 



BEKSWAX-Weak at 20l»2.5c. 



Cl&mons,Cloon & Co., cor. 4lh & Wa'nut. 



