May, 1917 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



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BASIS OP 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 retuil 

 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. 



NEW YORK. — All grades of comb honey are well 

 cleaned up, with the exception of some odds and 

 ends of poor quality, for which there is no demand 

 to speak of. White honey will bring from 14 to 

 16, according to quality; lower grades from 11 to 

 13. Extracted honey is also well cleaned up, and 

 very little stock available at this time. As to the 

 conditions of the market in general, in comi)arison 

 with last year at this time, prices are ruling con- 

 siderably higher, and supplies are much less. Bees- 

 wax is in good demand, and prices rule from 40 to 

 42, according to quality. Hildreth & Segelken. 



New York, April 17. 



ALBANY. — Comb honey is very slow sale, and 

 considerable stock is on hand. Quotations are 

 nominal; for, rather than carry over the season 

 we accept reasonable offers. Comb honey is looked 

 upon as a luxury, and for that reason people don't 

 buy freely, perferring staple foods. Prices of ex- 

 tracted honey are high. We quote No. 1 coml) 

 honey, 12 to 13 ; No. 2, 10 to 12. White extracted 

 honey brings 10; light amber, in cans, S^/^ ; amber, 

 in cans, 8. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 

 per lb. 35 to 36. 



Albany, N. Y., April 18. H. R. Wright. 



SYRACUSE. — The honey market at present here 

 is very quiet — that is, there does not seem to be 

 very much demand by retailers, as they seem to be 

 well supplied ; at the same time, the stocks in. the 

 hands of the wholesalers are generally low. We 

 quote extra fancy, per case, $4.32 ; fancy, $3.84 ; 

 No. 1, $3.60; No. 2, $3.36. White extracted honey 

 brings 10 to VlVz; light amber, in cans, 10. 



Syracuse, N. Y., April 16. E. B. Ross. 



ST. LOUIS. — We have a good demand for ex- 

 tracted honey in this market, and supplies are very 

 light. Comb honey is moving very slowly, and 

 our stock is sufficient for the little demand. We 

 quote extra fancy comb honey, per case, $3.00; 

 fancy, $2.85; No. 1, $2.75; No. 2, $2.50. White 

 extracted honey brings 12c per lb. ; light amber, in 

 cans, 10; amber, in cans, 8. Clean average yellow 

 beeswax brings 39 i^. R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., April 16. 



CHICAGO. — There is not mucli change in the 

 market since our last quotations. Extracted honey 

 still in demand, with the white selling at 10 to 11 ; 

 ambers, 8 to 9. Comb honey, for which there is 

 very little demand, brings 14 to 15. Beeswax, if 

 clean, brings 33 to 35. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, El., April 17. 



KANSAS CITY. — The honey market is firm here, 

 and stocks are nearly all cleaned up. We quote 

 fancy comb honey, per case, $2.85 ; No. 1, $2.75 ; 

 No. 2, $2.50. White extracted honey brings 10 to 

 12; light amber, in cans, 10; amber, in cans, 8. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax brings 33. 



C. C. demons Prod. Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., April 16. 



DENVER. — With the exception of a few small 

 lots we are entirely cleaned up on comb honey, and 

 we do not know of any more lots obtainable in this 

 region. Extracted honey is more thoroly cleaned 

 up than ever before. We quote to the jobbing trade 

 as follows : Extra fancy comb honey, per case, 



$3.15; No. 1, $2,92; No. 2, $2.70; white extracted 

 honey, per lb., 9 V^ to 9%. Clean average yellow 

 beeswax brings 33 in cash and 35 in trade, delivered 

 here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Association. 

 Denver, Col., April 17. P. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



PHILADELPHIA. — We are entirely cleaned up 

 on all stocks of comb honey except a few lines of 

 fancy comb which are now moving slowly. Our 

 observations show this to be much the same thruout 

 the country. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

 per case of 24 sections, 18 ; No. 1 and No. 2, have 

 none to offer ; would be in the market to buy at the 

 right price. Let us know what you have to offer, 

 and price. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 

 36 to 38. Chas. Munder. 



Philadelphia, Pa., April 16. 



PITTSBURG. — Demand is extremely light; some 

 sizes in glass fairly cleaned up. Generally speak- 

 ing, trade is fully supplied with all gi-ades. We 

 quote extra fancy comb honev, per case, $3.75 to 

 $3.90; fancy, $3.25; No. 1, $3.00; No. 2, $2.75; 

 No. 1 buckwheat, $3.40 to $3.50. 



Pittsburg, Pa., April 17. W. E. Osborn Co. 



CLEVELAND. — Very little stock is in market. 

 Demand continues light, but price is steady. We 

 quote fancy comb honey at $3.75 to $4.00; No. 1, 

 $3.50 to $3,60. 



Cleveland, O., April 16. C. Chandler's Sons. 



SAN FRANCISCO. — Extracted honey, crop of 

 1916, has ceased coming into this market from pro- 

 ducers, as stocks are practically cleaned up. Honey 

 jobbers, too, have sold out pretty well, altho some 

 bottlers and preserving companies report some 

 stock on hand, and the demand is slackening owing 

 to present high prices. Comb honey is cleaning up, 

 but at no advance over prices in force during the 

 winter. We quote extra fancy comb honey, per 

 case, $3.00; fancy, $2.75 to $2.85. 



Leutzinger & Lane. 



San Francisco, Cal., April 12. 



LOS ANGELES. — Market is entirely bare of bulk 

 extracted; demand active. New crop will begin to 

 appear within ten days. No changes in comb honey. 

 Confiiderable stock is held over by dealers and pro- 

 ducers. All beeswax reserved for foundation. No 

 considerable stock is on this market — average 

 amount coming in. We quote extra fancy comb 

 honey, per case, $4.25; fancy, $3.85; No. 1, $3.25; 

 No. 2, $2.50. Geo. L. Emerson. 



Los Angeles, Cal., April 12. 



PHOENIX. — Our market has been one-sided — all 

 buyers and no sellers — as the crop was sold last 

 fall. Never in the history of Salt River Valley has 

 there been as great a demand. The new crop is 

 promising. Mesquite extracting will commence with- 

 in a few days with favorable weather. Many bees 

 died of starvation, owing to cold and windy weather. 

 White extracted honey brings 8 to 8 1/2 per lb. Clean 

 average yellow beeswax brings 33. 



Phoenix, Ariz., April 14. Wm. Lossing. 



PORTLAND. — Comb honey is in fair demand 

 only ; stocks are being closed out slowly, at low 

 prices. Extracted honey is in good demand, with 

 stocks entirely out of producers' hands. Jobbers' 

 stocks ar6 getting down low, and only enough is in 

 sight barely to supply the local demand. Pros- 

 pects for the coming season are good. Bees winter- 

 ed well. We quote extra fancy comb honey, per 

 case, $3.25; fancy, $3.00; No. 1, $2.50 to $2.75; 

 No. 2, $2.25 to $2.50. White extracted honey brings 

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

 average yellow beeswax brings 25 to 26. Market is 

 bare. 



Portland, Ore., April 11. Pacific Honey Co. 



TEXAS. — Mr. P. L. Hawkins, of the Department 

 of Agi-iculture at Washington, also the President and 

 Secretary of the Texas Honey-producers' Association, 

 met with a number of beekeepers at Uvalde today ; 



