JvNK, 1917 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



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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 

 mercliants the vsual commission {from five to ten 

 per cent), carta!/e, and freight will be deducted ; arid 

 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. — Comb honey is well cleaned up, 

 but there is still a fair demand for No. 1 and No. 2 

 fancy white at around 13 to 14 cts. per pound, ac- 

 cording to quality and quantity. There is no de- 

 mand at all for lower grades. Extracted honey is in 

 good demand, and very few stocks on the market at 

 this time. The new crop is beginning to arrive now 

 quite freely from the South, and finds ready sale, 

 prices ranging from 90 cts. to $1.25 per gallon, 

 according to quality. Beeswax is steady; prices 

 from 40 to 42. ' Hildreth & Segelken. 



New York, May 17. 



SYRACUSE. — While there is no active demaii 1 

 for honey, a limited amount is moving. The dealers 

 are generally pretty well closed out of stock, and 

 the producers have nothing to offer until the new 

 crop arrives. We quote extra fancy comb honev, 

 per case, $4.32; fauev, $3.84; No. 1," $3. GO; No. 2, 

 $3.00. White extracted honey brings 12 y2; light 

 amber, in cans, 10. 



Syracuse, N. Y., May 17. E. B. Ross. 



.VLB ANY. — No demand for comb honey. We 

 make an occasional sale at 10 cts. per section, re- 

 gardless of quality and weights. Considerable comb 

 is to be carried over ; extracted is cleaned up. 



Albany, N. Y., May 19. H. R. Wright. 



BUFFALO. — Demand is very light; no white No. 

 1 honey is offering in this market. Dark buckwheat 

 honey is still offering fairly free. We quote No. 1 

 dark comb honey, 12 to 13 ; No. 2 dark, 10 to 12. 



Buffalo, N. Y., May 17. Gleason & Lansing. 



PHIDADELPHIA. — Nothing special to quote at 

 this time. Entirely cleaned up on all extracted 

 honey, as also undergrade comb. We are offering 

 fancy comb at 18 to 20 cents as to quality. Trade 

 quiet. We quote clean average vellow beeswax at 

 38 to 40. ■ Chas. Munder. 



Philadelphia, Pa., May 17. 



BOSTON. — Market is well cleaned up on extract- 

 ed. Comb is cleaning up well. New orange-bloom 

 extracted just coming in. We quote extra fancy 

 comb honey, per case, $3.50; fancy, $3.20; No. 1, 

 $3.00; No. 2, $2.75; light amber extracted honey, in 

 barrels, 12, orange bloom. 



Boston, Mass., May 19. Blake-Lee Co. 



CLEVELAND. — Our market is about cleaned up 

 on comb honey. Very little of any grade now here. 

 Demand is very light, as is always the case at this 

 season of the year. A little sample of new Florida 

 honey arrived a few days ago, but no price is put 

 on it vet. We quote fancy comb honev, per case, 

 $3.75 to $3.90; No. 1, $3.50 to $3.60. 



Cleveland, O., May 18. C. Chandler's Sons. 



DETROIT. — Comb honey is going slow at 17 to 

 18; supply is not large. 



Detroit, Mich., May 17. P. P. Reynolds & Co. 



FLORIDA. — Demand is brisk, supply liberal ; 

 quality the very best in years. We quote extra 

 fancy, per case, $4.50; fancy, $4.00; No. 1. $3.00. 

 Extracted honey, white (best orange bloom) brings 

 11 cts., f. o. b. here. Clean average yellow bees- 

 wax brings 37. S. S. Alderman. 



Wewahitchka, Fla., May 17. 



PITTSBURG. — Demand is very light — practically 

 no change in prices and conditions from last report. 

 Pittsburg, Pa., May 5. W. E. Osborn Co. 



PORTLAND. — Comb-honey demand is very light 

 and stocks are about cleaned up. Extracted honey 

 is in good demand, but scarce — only enough stock on 

 hand to fill the local requirements. No extracted in 

 producer's hands. Prospect for a good crop is very 

 good at present. We quote extra fancy comb honey, 

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

 $2.75. White extracted honey brinjgs 9; light 

 amber, in cans, 8; amber, 7. Clean average yellow 

 beeswax brings 25 to 27. 



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



DENVER. — Comb honey is entirely cleaned up in 

 this market ; extracted honey also, except a small 

 stock we need for our bottling requirements; have 

 none to offer at present in 5-gallon cans. We de- 

 cline to quote prices on new-crop honey for future 

 delivery. Beeswax is wanted. For clean yellow we 

 pay 38 cents cash and 40 in trade, delivered here. 

 The Colorado Honey Producers' Association. 



Denver, Col., May 18. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



PHOENIX. — Conditions have improved since last 

 report. Reports from nearby mesquite ranges are 

 Kood, while now and then I receivei reports showing 

 an almost complete failure. However, from the rush 

 lor cases something must be happening or they 

 would not order by wire. Some alfalfa has been 

 extracted — light amber. Clean average yellow bees- 

 wax brings 33, mostly sold. 



Phoenix, Ariz., May 17. Wm. Lossing. 



TEXAS. — Shipments are expected to begin to move 

 in about two weeks ; only a light crop, but the best 

 ever of eatclaw honey. We quote fancy bulk comb 

 honey, in 60-lb. cans, 11%; No. 1, half cent per 

 pound rise for smaller sizes. White extracted honey, 

 per lb., brings 9 Vz . Clean average yellow beeswax 

 brings 35. J. A. Simmons. 



Sabinal, Texas., May 15. 



ST. LOUIS. — With the exception of extracted 

 honey there is very little honey moving at present. 

 Extracted honey is in good demand, and stocks here 

 are very low. We quote fancy comb honey, $3.00; 

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

 honey, in cans, brings 9 V^ to 10; amber, in cans, 

 81/^ to 9 ; in barrels 8. Clean average yellow bees- 

 wax brings 42 1/^. R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., May 17. 



KANSAS CITY. — Market on extracted honey is 

 very firm, and all dealers report a very light supply 

 on hand. We quote fancv comb, $3.50; No. 1, 

 $3.25; No. 2, $3.00. White extracted honey brings 

 12; light amber, in cans, 11; amber, in cans, 10. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax brings per lb. 33 to 35. 

 C. C. demons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., May 17. 



CHICAGO. — As we are entirely cleaned up on 

 honey, both comb and extracted, we find it difficult 

 to quote prices, altho there vis still a call for it. 

 Beeswax biings 33 to 35 per lb., according to color 

 and cleanliness. 



Chicago, III, May 18. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



LOS ANGELES. — Market is bare of extracted. 

 New crop will come in as soon as the weather warms 

 up ; good local demand for the first fifteen cars. 

 Comb remains easy, prices unchanged, but is ex- 

 pected to advance when old stocks are cleaned up. 

 We quote extra fancy comb honey, per case, $4.25; 

 fancy, $3.85; No. 1, $3.25; No. 2, $2.50. White 

 extracted honey brings 12; light amber, in cans, 11; 

 amber, 9. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 35. 



Los Angeles, Cal., May 11. Geo. L. Emerson. 



MONTREAL. — Stocks are light, demand quiet; 

 prices firm. We quote extra fancy comb honey, per 

 case, 19; fancy, 18; No. 1, 16; No. 2, 14; white 

 extracted honey brings 14 ; light amber, in cans, 13 ; 



