Pkbruakv, 1917 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



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FLORIDA. — The demand is good, but no stock on 

 hand. Extra fancy comb honey, per case, brings 10 

 to 12%; fancy, 10. White extracted honey, per lb., 

 10; light amber, in cans, 8; in barrels, 7Vi. 



Wewnhitchka, Fla., Jan. 19. S. S. Alderman. 



BOSTON. — Extracted honey in 60-lb. cans, none 

 on hand. Several lots in transit held up by freight 

 embargos. We quote extra fancy comb honey, per 

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



Boston, Mass., Jan. 22. Blake-Lee Co. 



CLEVELAND. — No special change in our mar- 

 ket; supply only moderate; demand continues light. 

 We quote fancy comb honey, per case, $3.75 to 

 $4.00; No. 1, $3.50 to $3.65; No. 2, $3.00 to 

 $3.20. C. Chandler's Sons. 



Cleveland, 0., Jan. 25. 



PITTSBURG. — Demand is somewhat better, 

 prices holding steady. We quote extra fancy comb 

 honey, per case, $3.75 to $3.90; fancy, $3.50 to 

 $3.60; No. 1, $3.00; No. 1 buckwheat, $3.40 to 

 $3.50. W. E. Osborn Co. 



Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 24. 



TORONTO. — The market is steady, and practical- 

 ly unchanged since the last issue. The consumption 

 of honey during the next few months should be very 

 heavy, and higher prices are expected. 



Toronto, Can., Jan. 23. Eby-Blain Limited. 



HAMILTON. — Demand is much better since the 

 first of the year for both comb and extracted. We 

 quote extra fancy comb honey, per case, $2.50 per 

 doz. No. 1, $2.25; No. 2, $1.60. White extracted 

 honey, per lb., brings 12 cts. in 60-lb. cans ; 13 in 

 5-lb. cans; light amber, in cans, 10. 



P. W. Fearman Co., Ltd. 



Hamilton, Out., Jan. 22. MacNab St. Branch. 



MONTREAL. — Demand is good. Stocks are re- 

 ducing fast, and higher prices are likely soon. We 

 quote extra fancy comb honey, per lb., 17; fancy, 

 16; No. 1, 15; No. 2, 12. White extracted honey 

 brings 12 '^ ; light amber, in cans, 10 1^ ; in barrels, 

 10; amber, in cans, 9 % ; in barrels, 9. 



Gunn, Langlois & Co., Ltd. 



Montreal, Que., Jan. 23. 



SYRACUSE. — The situation of the honey market 

 has not materially changed since last quotation. 

 The demand for comb honey has possibly improved 

 somewhat the last week. We quote fancy comb 

 honey, per case, $3.60; No. 1, $3.00. White ex- 

 trated honev brings 9 cts. ; light amber, in cans, 8 

 to 9. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, Jan. 24. 



PORTLAND. — Comb honey is not very active. 

 Prices are very unsatisfactory on account of prohib- 

 itive freight rates on local shipments. Extracted is 

 in fair demand oulv. We quote extra fancy comb 

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

 No. 2, $2.75. White extracted honey brings 9 cts.; 

 light amber, in cans, 8; amber, in cans, 7*/^. Clean, 

 average yellow beeswax brings 25 to 26. 



PHILADELPHIA.- — Comb honey is moving fairly 

 well, particularly medium-priced goods. We have 

 inquiries for extracted, particularly light or dark 

 amber. Write us what you have to offer. Our job- 

 bing prices to retail dealers are for extra fancy comb 

 honey, per case, 18 ; fancy, 17 ; No. 1, 13 to 14 ; No. 

 2, 11 to 12. Clean, average yellow beeswax brings. 

 30 to 32. Chas. Munder. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 22. 



LOS ANGELES. — These prices are what the re- 

 tailer pays our wholesale customers, not what we are 

 buying at. There is no supply of extracted except 

 for local use, but a surplus of comb with little de- 

 mand. Local prices on extracted slightly advanced, 

 with stronger demand for honey. We quote extra 

 fancv comb honev, per case, $4.25; fancy, $3.85; 

 No. 1, $3.25; No. 2, $2.50. Water-white, stock is 

 exhausted. White extracted honey, per lb., brinsrs 

 9\^; light amber, in cans, 8; amber, in cans, 7. 

 Clean, average yellow beeswax brings 35. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 20. Geo. L. Emerson. 



KANS.VS CITY. — Tlie market on extracted honey 

 is very firm, the same selling at from 7 to 9 cents 

 a poiind, according to quality and kind. Some 

 southern honey sold as low as 6V& cents, but it was 

 dark. We quote No. 1 comb honey, per case, $2.75; 

 No. 2, $2.50. Clean, average yellow beeswax brings 

 28. C. C. demons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 22. 



DENVER. — The demand for comb honey in car- 

 load lots is improving. We are quoting the following 

 jobbing prices: Fancy white, $2.84; No. 1 white, 

 $2.70; No. 2 white, $2.57, per case of 24 sections. 

 Extracted wliite, per pound, brings 9 to 9)^; light 

 amber, 8 V^ to 9. We are always in the market for 

 beeswax. For clean yellow wax we are paying 30 

 cts. per pound in cash and 32 in trade, delivered in 

 Denver. Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n. 



Denver, Colo., Jan. 18. P. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



ST. LOUIS. — Comb honey is still moving very 

 slowly ill this market, and supplies are quite ample 

 for the demand. Extracted honey is in good de- 

 mand, and stocks are almost cleaned up. Southern 

 extracted honey in barrels and cans would meet with 

 readv sale. We quote extra fancy comb honey, per 

 case," $3.50; fancy, $3.25; No. 1, $3.00; No. 2, 

 $2.75. Light amber extracted honey, in cans, 

 brings 10 cts.; amber, 7% to 8 ; in barrels, 7 to 7%. 

 Clean, average yellow beeswax, per lb., brings 33%. 

 R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 22. 



CHICAGO. — Comb honey is beginning to move a 

 little more freely than for the past thirty days, and 

 it may be that we will clean up yet to a greater ex- 

 tent than was the expectation sixty days ago. Prices 

 are, if anything, weaker. Best grades of white are 

 1, ringing 14 cts. per lb. with an occasional small lot 

 at 15. Amber grades are from 1 to 2 cts. per lb. 

 less. Extracted remains steady at from 9 to 10 for 

 the best grades of white, with ambers at 7 to 8. 

 Light timbers, good flavor, sell at 9 cts. Beeswax 

 is ranging at from 30 to 32 per lb. 



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



TEXAS. — I note with the inquiries for honey 

 there are more calls for extracted than ever before. 

 I hope this will continue. The consumer has begun 

 to realize that he is getting the pure article in this 

 form, and it does not cost him nearly so much. 

 These are some good results from the pure-food law. 

 A\ e quote No. 1 bulk comb in sixty-pound cans 10% 

 to 11; No. 2, 91/2 to 10; V2 ct. advance for small 

 sizes. Light-amber extracted honey, in cans, brings 

 81/2 to 9 ; in barrels, 71/2 to 8; amber, in cans, 7% 

 to 8 ; in barrels, 61/2 to 7. Clean average yellow 

 beeswax brings 27 to 28. 



Sabinal, Tex., Jan. 17. J. A. Simmons. 



SAN FRANCISCO. — Very little movement in comb 

 honey ; but stocks are not heavj-, and everything will 

 clean up by spring. Extracted seems to be wanted 

 from all sides, and the demand exceeds the supply 

 on good grades. Very few lots of extracted honey 

 are in first hands, and it is difficult to give exact 

 buying figures, as asking prices may be higher or 

 oven lower than quotations. Some black honey-dew 

 Iv^s been offered, but not sold. We quote extra 

 fancv comb honey, per case, $3.00; fancy, $2.75 to 

 $2.85; No. 1, $2.40 to $2.50. White extracted hon- 

 ey, per lb., 8 to 9 ; scarce ; light amber, in cans, 

 brings 7% to 8; amber, in cans, 6 to 7. Clean av- 

 erage yellow beeswax, per lb., brings 30 to 35. 



Leutzinger & Lane. 



San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 20. 



NEW YORK. — Nothing new to report so far as 

 comb honey is concerned. Some demand for No. 1 

 and fancy white stock, but these grades are fairly 

 well cleaned up. Considerable stock on the market 

 of off grades for which there is little demand, and 

 while choice white stock will still bring around 14 

 to 15c per pound, off grades are hard to dispose of 

 at 10 or lie per pound. Extracted honey is in 

 good demand with the exception of buckwheat, for 

 which the season is practically over. Domestic crop 

 pretty well cleaned up and new crop of West India, 

 which is now arriving in large quantities, is in good 

 demand and prices are advancing. We refrain 

 from making quotations as they would probably not 

 hold good for any length of time. Beeswax is steady 

 and in good demand from 32 to 34c per pound, 

 according to quality. 



New York, Jan. 24. Hildreth & Segelken. 



