March, 1917 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



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CHICAGO.- — During the past month honey has 

 sold quite well. Espocially is this true of extracted, 

 and it would appear that there is not much more to 

 be marketed. Comb honey has moved off more free- 

 ly, and stocks are being reduced to a moderate quan- 

 tity. Indications are that there will not be much 

 carried over in this market. Prices for white ex- 

 tracted honey are 10 cts. per lb.; amber, 8 to 9 ; 

 comb honey, 14 for the best grades, and the light 

 ambers 12 to 13. Very little of the darker grades is 

 on the market, but sell readily at from 1 to 2 cts. less. 

 Beeswax is very firm, and brings 33 to 35. 



Chicago, 111., Feb. 19. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



SAN FRANCISCO. — Extracted honey of all de- 

 scriptions is in light supply, and the few odd lots 

 arriving are being sold when offered. Prices range 

 entirely according to what the buyer will pay, as 

 there are really no standard quotations dependable 

 except from day to day. Comb honey is moving 

 slowly, but selling better than last month, and stocks 

 are not heav^-. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

 per case, $3.00 to $3.10; fancy, $2.75 to $3.00; No. 

 1, $2.25 to $2.50. Light-amber extracted honey, in 

 cans, brings 8 to 9 ; amber, in cans, 6 V^ to 8. Clean 

 average jellow beeswax brings 30 to 32. 



Leutzinger & Lane. 



San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 15. 



LOS ANGELES. — These prices are what the re- 

 tailer pays our wholesale customers, not what we 

 are buying at. No extracted in bulk is left on this 

 market; small stocks bottled goods; next season's 

 crop prospects are favorable. We quote extra fancy 

 comb honev, per case, $4.25; fancy, $3.85; No. 1, 

 $3.25; No." 2, $2.50. Water-white extracted honey 

 brings 10; light amber, in cans, 9; amber, in cans, 7. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax brings 35. Wax is be- 

 ing held for foundation, demand strong. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 15. Geo. L. Emerson. 



ST. LOUIS. — The demand for comb honey has 

 not improved since our last quotation, and our 

 market is well supplied. Extracted honey is in 

 good demand, and supplies are limited. We quote 

 extra fancy comb honev, per case, $3.50; fancy, 

 $3.25; No. 1, $3.00; No. 2, $2.50. Light-amber 

 extracted honey, in cans, brings 8 1/^ ; in barrels, 8 ; 

 amber, in cans, 8 ; in barrels, 7 V2 . Clean average 

 yellow beeswax brings 34. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 16. 



PORTLAND. — Demand for comb honey is light; 

 stocks are plentiful. Prices are very unsatisfactory, 

 leaving the .iobber no profit. Railroad rates are al- 

 most prohibitive on local shipments. Fairly good 

 demand for extracted honey. Best grades are out 

 of the producers' hands, and very little demand for 

 cheaper grades. We quote fancv comb honev, $3.00; 

 No. 1, $2.75; No. 2, $2.50. White extracted honey 

 brings 8 ; light amber, in cans, 7 ; amber, in cans, 6. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax brings 25 to 26. 



Portland, Ore., Feb. 12. Pacific Honey Co. 



PHILADELPHIA. — We are entirely sold out of 

 all undergrades of comb honey, and could still move 

 some shipments that could be moved around at 11 

 to 13 cents. Now is the time to get these grades 

 marketed if you have any. We are offering our best 

 white at 18 cents, cases of 24 combs each. No ex- 

 tracted to offer. Chas. Munder. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 16. 



KANSAS CITY. — The honey market seems very 

 firm on extracted, and we notice an increased de- 

 mand for comb honev. We quote fancy comb honey 

 $2.85; No. 1, $2.75; No. 2, $2.50. Light-amber 

 extracted honey, in cans, 9^2] amber, in cans, 8. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax brings 30. 



C. C. demons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 16. 



PITTSBURG. — Demand is rather quiet, supply 

 meeting full requirements, prices ranging as previ- 

 ously reported. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

 per case, $3.75 to $3.90; fancv, $3.50 to $3.60; No. 

 1, $3.00; No. 1 buckwheat, $3.40 to $3.50. 



Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 19. W. E. Osbom Co. 



PHOENIX. — Our honey was all sold some time 

 ago. The market closed higher, and with great 

 demand. Prospects are bright for 1917. Bees are 

 wintering finely. There is no honey on the market 

 to quote. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 20. 



Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 30. Wm. Lossing. 



CLEVELAND. — The demand for comb honey con- 

 tinues light, and it is one of the very few articles 

 that have not advanced recently in price. We quote 

 fancy comb honey, per case, $3.75 to $3.85; No. 1, 

 $3.40 to $3.50; No. 2, $3.00 to $3.25. 



Cleveland, 0., Feb. 19. C. Chandler's Sons. • 



BOSTON. — Honey is moving well. 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 11 to 12; light amber, in barrels, 9 to 

 10. Blake-Lee Co. 



Boston, Mass., Feb. 16. 



TEXAS. — The honey has all been taken up except 

 some inferior grades of dark honey that will be used 

 for feeding purposes. Clean average yellow beeswax 

 brings, on very unsettled offers, from 27 to 35. 



Sabinal, Tex., Feb. 14. J. A. Simmons. 



HAMILTON. — Demand is better for all kinds, 

 and prices are advancing. We quote extra fancy 

 comb honey, per case, $2.75; fancy, $2.50. \Vhite 

 extracted honey brings in 60-lb. tins, 13 cts. ; light 

 amber, in cans, 11. F. W. Fearman & Co., 



Hamilton, Ont., Feb. 16. MacNab Street Branch. 



MONTREAL. — Our stock of honey is small, and 

 prices are firm. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

 per case, 18; fancy, 17; No. 1. 16; No. 2, 14. White 

 extracted honey brings 13 ; light amber, in cans, 

 121/^ ; in barrels, 12; amber, in cans, WVi ', in bar- 

 rels, 11. Gunn, Langlois & Co. 



Montreal, Que., Feb. 16. 



TORONTO. — Market is much firmer, and stocks 

 are being rapidly exhausted. Some holders are 

 asking V2 ct. per pound above the last market quo- 

 tation. Eby-Blain Limited. 



Toronto, Ont., Feb. 16. 



CUBA. — Light-amber extracted honey in barrels, 

 60 cts. ; amber, in barrels, 60. Clean average yel- 

 low beeswax brings 36. A. Marzol. 



Matanzas, Cuba, Feb. 13. 



FLORIDA. — There is no honey in this market at 

 this time. S. S. Alderman. 



Wewahitchka, Fla., Feb. 16. 



BUFFALO. — Owing to extremely cold weather and 

 unfavorable shipping conditions the demand for hon- 

 ey has not been very good for a short time past. 

 However, with warmer weather and more favorable 

 conditions of handling we expect to see an increased 

 demand from now on. especially during the Lent«n 

 season. We quote comb honey, fancy white, 14 1^; 

 No. 1 buckwheat, 11 y2. Gleason & Lansing. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 20. 



SYR.ACUSE. — The honey market here stands prac- 

 tically the same as at last quotations. Comb-honey 

 stocks have been lowered generally, some having been 

 sold to retailers at extremely low flg'ures for its qual- 

 ity. We individually have nothing to offer to trade 

 outside of city at present. Fancy comb honey brings 

 $3.60; No. 1, $3.00. White extracted honey brings 

 9 ; light amber, in cans, 9. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 20. 



ALBANY. — The comb-honey market is very dull 

 and slow demand. Altho honey is very cheap com- 

 pared to other foods, it is considered a luxury now, 

 and people are using their money to buy absolute 

 necessities at abnormally high prices. Quotations 

 are nominal, and subject to buyer's offer. We quote 

 extra fancy comb honey, per case, 15; fancy, 13; 

 No. 1, 1 Ito 12 ; No. 2, 10 to 11 ; white extracted 

 honey, per lb., 8^/^ to 9, good demand; light amber, 



