OCTOBER 15, 1916 



HONEY MARKETS 



BASIS OF PRICE QUOTATIONS. 

 The prices listed below, unless otherwise stated, 

 are those at which sales are being made by commis- 

 sion merchants or by producers direct to the retail 

 merchants. When sales are made by commission 

 merchants the usual commission (from five to ten 

 per cent), cartage, and freight will be. deducted; and 

 in addition there is often a charge for storage by the 

 commission merchant. When sales are made by the 

 producer direct to the retailer, commission and stor- 

 age and other charges are eliminated. Sales made 

 to wholesale houses are usually about ten per cent 

 less than those to retail merchants. 



Matanzas. — We are now paying for light-amber 

 honey from 46 to 47 cts. a gallon. 



Matanzas, Cuba, Oct. 7. Adolfo Marzol. 



Detroit. — ^Very little demand at present. We 

 quote extra fancy comb at 15; fancy, 14; extracted, 

 white, 9 ; amber, 8. 



Detroit, Oct. 10. F. P. Reynolds & Co. 



Pittsburg. — Demand is opening up fairly well. 

 We look for good business from now on. We quote 

 fancy comb honev, per case, $4.80; No. 1 or choice, 

 $4.00. 



Pittsburg, Oct. 10. W. E. Osborn Co. 



Cleveland. — Both supply and demand for honey 

 continue extremely light, but we look for a much 

 better demand as soon as local fall fruits are out of 

 market. We quote new comb honey, fancy, per case, 

 $3.75 to $4.00. 



Clevelaud, Oct. 3. C. Chandler's Sons. 



Buffalo. — Receipts are light; no surplus stock in 

 our market ; demand also light ; quality of honey ar- 

 riving is very fine — the best we have had in several 

 years, grading mostly No. 1 white and fancy white. 

 No dark honey is arriving; honey in our markets is 

 sold by net weight only. We quote comb honey, 

 extra fancy, per 11)., 16; fancy, 15 to 15%; No. 1, 

 14 to 14% : No. 2, 13 to 131/2. Clean average yel- 

 low beeswax brings 32 to 33. 



Buffalo, Sept. 30. Gleason & Lansing. 



Philadelphia. — We have about cleaned up our 

 holdings of last season's honey, and are now in good 

 shape for new stock. The outlook seems favorable 

 for the sale of fine comb honey at fair prices. We 

 quote below the outlook at present in our market. 

 Extra fancy comb honey, per pound, 15 to 16; 

 fancy, 14 to 15; No. 1, 'l2 to 13; No. 2, 9 to 10. 

 White extracted honey in cans brings 8 tO' 8 % ; 

 light amber, in cans, 6 to 6V2 \ amber, in cans, 5% 

 to 6. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 28 to 

 30 cts. 



Philadelphia, Oct. 10. Charles Munder. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for honey is good, es- 

 pecially for extracted honey. We are selling white- 

 clover extracted honey from TV2 to 10 in 60-lb. cans; 

 amber extracted honey from 5% to 8, according to 

 quantity and quality. The demand for comb honey 

 is showing life, altho the big buyers are leary lest 

 the western men " bust the market to smithereens." 

 We are selling comb honey from $3.40 to $3.75 a 

 case, and now have calls for No. 2 and No. 3 grades, 

 but have none in stock. For choice bright yellow 

 beeswax we are paying 28 cts. delivered here. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 11. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



New York. — Honey is beginning to arrive in 

 good-sized shipment:-: now, both comb and extracted. 

 As to comb honey, there is a fair demand, especially 

 for No. 1 and fancy white, which are selling around 

 14 to 15; lower gi-ades at 12 to 13; mixed and dark, 

 10 to 11. Extracted is arriving freely, and white 

 clover is selling around 7%; amber," 6V2 to 7; 

 buckwheat, 6V2. Shipments from the South are not 

 very large at this time, but large shipments are ar- 

 riving from the West Indies, and will increase next 

 month, when the new crop is ready for* market. 

 These goods are selling around 60 to 65 cts. per 

 gallon, according to quality. 



New York, Oct. 9. Hildrkth & Segrlkkn. 



957 



Kansas City. — The demand for comb honey is 

 light on account of a big local crop. Car of Colorado 

 here this week; jobbing, around $2.90 to $3.00. 

 ]Jemand for extracted is light ; supplies not very 

 heavy. Fancy and No. 1 comb brings $3.00; D in 

 No. 2, $2.75; extracted, white, 81/2; light amber, 

 cans, 8 ; amber, 6 to 7. Clean average yellow bees- 

 wax brings 25. C. C. Clbmons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Oct. 6. 



Chicago. — The supply is abundant and is, as 

 usual, in excess of demand during this month. Sales 

 are fair, but large ; supply keeps down price. We 

 quote extra fancy comb honev, per case, 15 to 16; 

 fancy, 15; No. 1, 14; No. 2," 12 to 13. White ex- 

 tracted honey brings 7 to 8 ; light amber, in cans, 6 

 to 7 ; amber, 6. Clean average yellow beeswax 

 brings 30 to 32. 



Chicago, Oct. 10. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



St. Louis. — The demand for both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey is improving right along, and stocks 

 are quite ample. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

 per case, $3.75; fancy, $3.50; No. 1, $3.00 to $3.25; 

 No. 2, $2.50 to $2.75. White extracted honey brings 

 per pound 9 cts.; light amber, in cans, 7% to 8; 

 amber, in cans, 6V2 to 7; in barrels, 5% to 6. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax brings 28 % . 



St. Louis, Oct. 9. R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



Texas. — I note quite an improvement over the 

 latter part of September as compared with the first 

 and previous month. The supply is pretty well ex- 

 hausted. Honey is light amber, but of good flavor ; 

 bees gathering very little at this time. No sections 

 are used here. No. 1 light-amber bulk comb honey 

 is selling at 9 to 10 ; light amber in cans, 7 to 8. 

 Clean Average yellow beeswax brings 25 cts. for 

 common. 



Sabinal, Texas, Oct. 2. J. A. Simmons. 



Albany. — Receipts of comb honey are behind 

 hand more than usual this season, especially when 

 there is a good crop as there is this year. We 

 strongly advise shipping promptly to meet this 

 month's demand, which always brings the best prices 

 of the season. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

 per pound, 16 to 17; fancy, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 

 15; No. 2, 13 to 14. White extracted honey brings 

 8; light amber, in cans, TV2 ', amber, 7. Clean 

 average yellow beeswax brings 30 to 32. 



Albany, Oct. 12. H. R. Wright. 



Portland. — Demand is light. Comb honey is 

 coming in slowly; quality not up to standard. Ten- 

 dency is to run to light amber and amber. Pros- 

 pects for later shipments of comb honey are very 

 fair. Producers seem to be holding for higher prices, 

 which I do not think will materialize. Fancy, per 

 case, brings $3.60, 14 oz. ; No. 1, $3.50, 12 oz. or 

 over; No. 2, $3.25, 11 oz. or over. White extracted 

 brings 9 ; light amber, in cans, 8 ; amber, in cans, 7. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax brings 28 cts. 



Portland, Oct. 3. Pacific Honey Co. 



Indianapolis. — Better demand for extracted than 

 for comb. The quality of both is of the best. We 

 are unable to obtain enough comb and extracted, due 

 to producers holding for a much higher price than 

 the market is offering. We are anticipating that a 

 great amount of extracted will be offered at 6 Vz to 

 7 cents in the next two weeks. We quote fancj' comb 

 honey, per case, at $3.75 to $4.00; No. 1, $3.50 to 

 $3.60. 



Indianapolis, Oct. 9. Walter S. Pouder. 



Toronto.- — There is no change in the price of 

 honey since our last notice. The demand in this 

 Province seems to be very good and the quality of 

 the honey is very much above the usual grade, a 

 large portion of it being white clover. Owing to 

 the lateness of the buckwheat crop and the dry sea- 

 son, the crop of buckwheat honey will be light. 



Toronto, Oct. 11. Eev Blain, Ltd. 



Medina. — No new features of importance have 

 been presented in the honey market the past two 

 weeks. The offerings of a number of large lots of 

 California extracted from producers and dealers have 

 occasioned some surprise. The movement of East- 

 ern comb since Sejit. 25 has been steady with prices 

 lim-liaiil'ed. 



Medina, O., Oct. 10. The A. I. Root Co. 



