January, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CJULTURE 



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 ^ly'^'^l^^otheretai^ 

 merchants. When sales are made by commiaston 

 Zerchlnts the usual commission (rom five to ten 

 per cnit), cartage, and freigM will be deducted; and 

 in addition there is often a charge for storage by the 

 commission merchant. When sales are .m^fjvj^j' 

 producer direct to the retailer ^^l^'^fl'f^'^Xl 'ade 

 aae and other charges are eliminated Sales made 

 to wholesale houses are usually about ten per ceni 

 less than those to retail merchants. 



PITTSBURG. — On account of holiday business, 

 when trade was confined to practically holiday ne- 

 cessities, the market on honey has been very quiet 

 here with no change in prices. W. E. Osborn Co. 



Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 26. 



DETROIT — Comb honey is quiet for the last ten 

 davs We look for a better demand after the holi- 

 daVs. It is selling at 15 to 16; extracted is in 

 better demand at 8 V2 to 9. F. P. Reynolds Co. 



Detroit, Mich., Dec. 22. 



CLEVEL\ND. — The demand for comb honey is 

 light • and altho the supply in market is limited, 

 there is no advance in prices. We Quote fancy comb 

 honev, per case, $3.65 to $3.85; No. 1, $3.50 to 

 $3.60; No. 2, $3.00 to $3.25. ,, , o 



Cleveland, O., Dec. 26. C. Chandler s Sons. 



BOSTON — Honey is somewhat neglected on ac^ 

 count of Christmas holiday. We look for a good 

 sale from now on. We quote extra fancy comb 

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

 No 2, $2.25. White e.xtracted honey brings 8 to 11. 



Boston, Mass., Dec. 26. Blake-Lee Co. 



SYRACUSE. — There is no particular change in 

 market conditions here since last report. There is 

 a goodly offering of comb honey moving moderately. 

 Fancy comb honey brings $3.60; No. 1, $3 36 Light 

 amber extracted, in cans, brings 9. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 26. 



FLORIDA. — The supply of all grades is very 

 Mmited, and the demand is strong. White extracted 

 honev brings 8 1/3; light amber, in barrels 5; 

 amber, in barrels, 31/2. Clean average yellow bees- 

 wax brings 30. S. S. Alderman. 



Wewahitchka, Fla., Dec. 21. 



HAMILTON. — Demand is quiet, owing to Christ- 

 mas trade. We quote extra fancy comb honey, per 

 rase $2.50; No. 1, $2.25; No. 2, $1.65. White ex- 

 tracted honey brings 12 in 60-lb. tins; light amber, 

 in cans 10 F. W. Fearman & Co., 



Hamilton, Ont., Dec. 26. MacNab Street Branch. 



MONTREAL. — Stocks are reported short; good 

 local demand. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

 per case, 17; fancy, 16; No. 1, 15; No 2, 13 

 White extracted honey brings 12 to 12% ; light 

 amber, in cans, 11 to 11 y2 ; in barrels, 10% ; amber, 

 in cans, 10 Vg to 11; in barrels, 10. 



Gunn, Langlois & Co., Ltd. 



Montreal, Can., Dec. 23. 



ALBANY. — Comb honey is slow selling; none 

 since the extreme cold weather, and will be dull thru- 

 out winter. Our stock is not large. We quote 

 a fancv comb honev, 14 to 15; No. 1, 12 to 13; No. 2, 

 T—- 11 to 12. White extracted honey brings 8 to 872; 

 C^Might amber, in cans, 7 to 7^/2. Clean average yel- 

 .^ — low beeswax brings 30 to 32. H. R. Wright. 



Albany, N. Y., Dec. 26. 



. TEXAS. — ^Good demand for honey but little offer- 

 'ed We quote No. 1 bulk comb honey, 101/2 to 11 

 .—..in 60-lb. cans; No. 2, 9% to 10; V2 cent advance 

 ^•for smaller sizes. Light amber extracted honey, in 

 Cleans, 8 1^ to 9; in barrels, 7 V2 to 8; amber, in cans, 

 -,71/. to 8; in barrels, 61/2 to 7. Clean average yel- 

 low beeswax brings 27 to 28. J. A. Simmons. 

 Sabinal, Tex., Dec. 27, 



BUFFALO.— Receipts of honey are increasing, 

 with very light demand, and practically no trading. 

 The usual dullness during holiday season is on 

 and we may expect a light demand for the next 

 month. We quote extra fancy ^f^ honey per 

 case, at 15; fancy, 14V2 ; No. .1, If- No. 2, 12 to 

 13 White extracted honey brings 8 to 8V2, "gM 

 amber, in cans, 7 y2 ; amber, in cans, SVa to 7. 



Buffalo,_N. Y., Dec. 26. Gleason & Lansing. 



KANSAS CITY. — The demand for comb honey 

 is still slow and draggy. We do not look for much 

 change until after February 1, or until we get 

 some real cold weather. Extracted honey is very 

 firm. No. 1 comb honey brings $2.75 ; No 2, $2.50 

 light-amber extracted, in cans, brings 8 1/2 , amber, 

 in cans, 7 V2 to 8. Clean average yellow beeswax 

 brings 25. C. C. demons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 26. 



■ PORTLAND. — No great demand for comb honey 

 at present. The local crop all in, so far as we know. 

 The extracted demand is rather sluggish, altho prices 

 are firm. We quote extra fancy comb honey per 

 case, $3.50; fancy, $3 25; No. 1, f •«% No 2 

 $2.90. White extracted honey, per lb., 8 V2 , ugnt 

 amber, in cans, 8; amber, in cans, 7 V2 . Oieam 

 average yellow beeswax brings 25 to 26. 



Portland, Ore., Dec. 19. Pacific Honey Co. 



LOS ANGELES. — These prices are what the re- 

 tailer pays our wholesale customers, not what we 

 are buying 'at. No supply of extracted, except for 

 focal use Surplus of comb with little demand. 

 Locil piices unchanged, with little honey being 

 used. We quote extra fancy ''O"!^ '^oney^ per 

 case, $4.25; fancy, $3 85; No. 1,. $3.25 No. 2, 

 $2 50 White extracted honey brings SV2 , "gM 

 amber, in cans, 8; amber, in cans, 7. Clean avei- 

 age yellow beeswax brings 35. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 21. Geo. L. Emerson. 



NEW YORK. — The demand for comb honey has 

 fallen off considerably of late, as is generally the 

 case at this time of the year; and, while there is no 

 stock receipts are sufficient to meet the demand. 

 We'quotf fancy white at 15 , No 1 1^ lower grades 

 12 to 13; dark and mixed, 10 to 11. Extiactea 

 honey is in good demand. White clover seems to be 

 ' retty well cleaned up, while other grades are in 

 good supply. Prices seem to r?^ rather irregular 

 We quote white from 8 to 9 ; light amber, 7 to 8 , 

 dark, 6 to 7. Beeswax brings 30 *<> 32. , 



New York, Dec. 26. Hildreth & Segelken. 



ST LOUIS — Our honey market is unchanged 

 since 'our last quotation. Comb honey is jt'll mov- 

 ing very slowly, but there is a bet er demand for 

 exfracted honey. This market is well supplied with 

 comb honev, but is running rather short on Southern 

 extracted of good flavor We l^^te „efo'%o 7 

 comb honev per case, $3.75; fancy, $3.50, No. 1, 

 $3 00 to $3.^25; No'. 2, $2.,50 to . $2.75. Light 

 amber extracted honey, in cans, brings 9 to 10 

 amber, dark, in cans, 71/2 to 8. Clean average yel- 

 low beeswax brings 32. A„n^ m 

 R. Hartmann Produce Lo. 



St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 22. 



CHICAGO. — Comb honey continues to drag; 100 

 lbs of extracted to 10 lbs. of comb is about the 

 average in sales during the past month. So active 

 is the demand in extracted that the P"ce has advanc- 

 ed on all grades 1 ct. or about per pound. The best 

 o-rades of white clover are now commanding 10 cts., 

 and it looks as tho all of it were going t_o go into 

 .onsumption before the coming of another crop 

 Various reasons have been assigned for the unusual 

 consumption of extracted versus comb. One we 

 frequently hear is that it is taking the Place °f 

 but er and preserves, as children are now getting 

 honev on their bread instead of jam. Beeswax sel s 

 at from 28 to 30 for the ordinary grades; and if 

 free from sediment, and bright in color, 32 



Chicago, 111., Dec. 18. R. A. Burnett & Co, 



S\N FRANCISCO. — All grades of extracted honey 

 have been in good request, and the demand con- 

 inues, and especially is extra light amber wanted 

 Doubt ess much of the local buying has been caused 



