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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



September, 1917 



honey brings $13.00 per case; light-amber extracted 

 $12.60 per case; light-amber alfalfa, $12.00 per 

 case. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 30c. 

 Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 13. Wm. Lossing. 



(NEW YORK. — The honey market quotations for 

 September received by Gleanings in Bee Culture 

 from New York were manifestly so much below 

 general quotations there that we do not publish them. 

 These quotations if printed could only prove misin- 

 forming and unfair to the honey-producer. In a 

 general way, we can say that extracted honey has 

 recently sold on the docks in New York at from 12 

 to 15c." — The A. I. Root Co.) 



PHILADELPHIA. — We have nothing to report 

 at this writing. As yet with us there is no demand 

 (usually the summer condition of trade), and thus 

 far no receipts worth speaking of. Beeswax is bring- 

 ing 40 to 43c. Chas. Munder. 



Philadelphia, Aug. 17. 



ST. LOUIS. — No comb honey in this market; old 

 stock entirely cleaned up and new stock not arriving. 

 Extracted honey in fair demand. Extracted honey, 

 light amber, in cans, brings 14c; amber, dark, in 

 cans, 12 to 13c; in barrels, 10 to lie. Clean aver- 

 age yellow beeswax brings 35c. 



St. Louis, Aug. 17. R. Hartman Produce Co. 



BUFFALO.- — It is impossible for us to quote, 

 since there is no new honey offered on this market. 

 None has come in yet, and it will probably be ten 

 days or two weeks before any arrives. From what 

 we can learn, however, we believe that if we had 

 any new fancy comb honey we could sell the same 

 for about 20c lb. Gleason & Lansing. 



Buffalo, Aug. 16. 



SYRACUSE. — Our honey here seems to be of ex- 

 cellent quality. The demand is not great for any- 

 thing ; but some is being sold. We quote comb 

 honey, extra fancy, per case, $4.80. Extracted 

 honey, white, per lb., brings 15c; light amber, in 

 cans, 14c. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 17. 



PITTSBURG.— Practically no demand. We ex- 

 pect better inquiry as season advances. Prices are 

 as previously reported. W. E. Osborn Co. 



Pittsburg, Aug. 18. 



DETROIT. — We have no information to offer on 

 honey, as there is very little to be had at present. 

 Detroit, Mich., Aug. 16. F. P. Reynolds & Co. 



GEORGIA. — The demand has been so great our 

 stock has all been sold. The bees are doing finely, 

 so will have a good crop next season. We quote 

 comb honey, extra fancy, per lb., 10 %c. Extracted 

 honey, white, per lb., brings 10% c; light amber, in 

 cans, 9c. No beeswax is offered. 



Columbus, Ga., Aug. 17. S. S. Alderman. 



FLORIDA. — About the middle of June the dem-and 

 for honey was greater than ever before. The agents 

 of different concerns came down and bought all the 

 honey in our section^ — tupelo at lO^/^c per lb., wild 

 tupelo, 8c. S. S. Alderman. 



Wewahitchka, Fla. 



SAN FRANCISCO. — ^New crop extracted is mov- 

 ing out fairly well, considering the high prices, altho 

 the local market will see a curtailed consumption if 

 prices continue high. It would seem that, as far as 

 the San Francisco market is concerned, it is still un- 

 settled. We quote extracted honey, white, per lb., 

 12 to 131/^c; light amber, in cans, 10 to 11%; am- 

 ber, in cans, 8 to 10c. Clean average yellow bees- 

 wax brings 35 to 38c. Leutzinger & Lane. 



San Francisco, Aug. 14. 



LOS A,NGELES. — No comb honey in market. 

 Extracted honey, white, per lb., brings 17 to 18c; 

 light amber in cans, 12i^c to 15c; amber, in cans, 

 11 %c. Clean average beeswax, per lb., 40c. 



Los Angeles, Aug. 13. 



MONTREAL. — Very favorable report on crop for 

 1917. We quote comb honey, extra fancy, at 16c; 

 fancy, 15c; No. 1, 14c; No. 2, 12c. Extracted 

 honey, white, per lb., brings 13c; light amber, in 

 cans, 12i^c; in barrels, 12c; amber, in cans, llV^c; 

 in barrels, lie. Gunn, Langlois & Co., Ltd. 



Montreal, Aug. 17. 



TORONTO. — The market is in the same position 

 that) it was last month. The old crop of honey is 

 exhausted, and prices for new crop are not named. 

 .Toronto, Aug. 16. Eby-Blain, Ltd. 



HAMILTON. — Some new coming in, but not in 

 quantities. Have not purchased any new yet. All 

 old cleared out. P. W. Fearman Co., Ltd. 



Hamilton, Ont., Aug. 16. 



CUBA. — Extracted honey, light amber, in bar- 

 rels, brings $1.05 a gallon; amber, in barrels, $1.05. 

 Clean average yellow beeswax, per lb., brings 35c. 



Matanzas, Cuba. Adolfo Marzol. 



MEDINA. — We are buying comparatively little 

 honejf, and this is entirely for our Airline use at 

 the present ruling high prices, which we regard 

 partly as the result of speculative buying. At this 

 writing we are offering 12c for average white ex- 

 tracted, and for a very limited amount, from nearby 

 points, of extra fancy, water white, we would offer 

 13c. The price of comb honey remains unchanged. 

 We regard the market as very uncertain, likely to 

 go up or down temporarily at least, the prices today 

 being governed, we believe, entirely by the export 

 demand; and as our quotations to buyers of Air- 

 line blend are now made, we find a limit of price 

 above which we cannot purchase. 



Medina O., Aug. 20. The A. I. Root Co. 



XT, S. Government Market Report. 



New York. — Honey arrivals: 316 barrels and 20 

 tierces, Porto Rico, 1 car California, 800 cases 

 Texas, 15 barrels Virginia, and 825 barrels Cuba. 

 Beeswax arrivals : 3 barrels, 3 cases, 7 bales, Porto 

 Rico; 56 barrels Texas; 40 bags Cuba. Honey mar- 

 ket: domestic demand light; export demand fair, but 

 spasmodic. West Indian stock, $1.30 to $1.60 per 

 gallon; California, light demand; few sales, $1.40 to 

 $1.80 per gallon. Beeswax, market quiet, weaker; 

 few sales. Supplv exceeds demand. Yellow, 39 to 

 40c per lb.; dark, '37 to 39c per lb. 



Kansas City. — Old stock, supplies practically ■ ex- 

 hausted. New stock, approximately 60 cases native 

 Missouri. Demand light, movement moderate, mar- 

 ket strong, all sales in small lots. Native Missouri, 

 24-section flat cases No. 1, old stock, mostly $4.50. 

 New stock mostly $4.50 to $4.75 per case. No ex- 

 tracted honey on market. Beeswax, receipts very 

 light; demand and movement slow; all sales in small 

 lots; best, mostly 40c lb. 



Denver. — Approximately 22,000 pounds white to 

 light extracted; 1300 cases comb honey arrived. 

 Demand and movement moderate, market steady. 

 Jobbing: comb honey, 24-section cases; firsts, $4.50; 

 seconds, $4.00 per case. White to light extracted 

 honey, 11 to 16c lb. 



Minneapolis. — 26 cans extracted arrived; all sales 

 in small lots ; light local receipts. Local stock, ex- 

 tracted honey, 10-lb. tins, 15c lb. 

 and 2 dozen boxes, 18 to 22c lb. 

 tions. 



Cincinnati. — One car California, 

 30 boxes Indiana, 50 barrels and 3 boxes Kentucky, 

 arrived. Nearby receipts light, beekeepers holding 

 for higher prices. Market very strong, demand light 

 on account of high prices ; few sales. New stock ex- 

 tracted honey, light amber, blended, 14c lb. Cali- 

 fornia, no sales reported. Comb honey, fancy white, 

 heavj', $4.20 to $4.25 per case; No. 1, white, heavy, 

 $4.00 per case. 



Philadelphia. — No arrivals comb or extracted 

 honey, no sales reported; 48 barrels Porto Rico re- 

 ported July 31 still being held. Crude beeswax, new, 

 40c lb. 



Chicago. — No fresh carlot arrivals. California, 

 small lots, amber extracted, 13 V^ to 14c lb. Small 

 lots from nearby states, extracted honey, 13 to 14c 

 lb.; comb honey, 16 to 18c lb. 



St. Paul. — One car Arizona extracted, 540 pounds 

 Ohio comb honey arrived. No quotations. 



Charles J. Brand, Chief. 



Washington, D. C, Aug. 15. 



comb honey, 1 

 Iowa, no quota- 



10 barrels and 



