October, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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SAN FRANCISCO. — Comb honey is coming in; 

 demand only fair; only clean bright stock is active, 

 and selling limited to small quantities. While ex- 

 tracted honey is looked upon as a staple, comb is re- 

 garded by many as a lu.xiiry. White extracted of 

 quality that will not granwlate quickly is moving, 

 and some light ambers sell well; dark honey, especial- 

 ly rauk-rtavored quality, is moving slowly. Some 

 Hawaiian Island extracted is bringing 8 to 9 ets. 

 per lb. We quote prices to jobbers on comb honey, 

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

 2, $2.50 to $2.75. Extracted honey, white, per lb., 

 121^ to 14; light amber, in cans, 101/2 to 121/2; 

 amber, in cans, 9 to 10c. Beeswax brings 30 to 31 

 cts, ; darker grades, 25 to 27. 



Leutzinger & Lane. 



San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 12. 



CHICAGO. — During the past 30 dhys, there has 

 been an active market with light receipts. Fancy 

 comb has reached 22 cts. per lb. No. 1 is selling 

 freely at 20 to 21 w-ith few ambers offered, but 

 bringing from 1 to 3 cts. per lb. less. Extracted 

 clover and basswood blend of good- body and flavor 

 brings 15 cts.; amber grades range from 1 to 5 cts. 

 per lb. less according to color, flavor, and body. 

 This applies to honey in tin. In barrels, 1 ct. per 

 lb. less is the pi'evailing difference. Beeswax is not 

 active, but prices are ranging at from 35 to 38 cts. 

 per lb., according to color and cleanliness. 



Chicago, Sept. 18. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



ST. LOUIS.^ — Our market is entirely bare of 

 comb honey, and no new stock has arrived, so it is 

 impossible to make any firm quotations. Southern 

 extracted honey has beeu arriving quite freely, and 

 the demand for it has beeu good. Extracted honey, 

 light amber, in cans, brings 15 to 16 cts. ; in barrels, 

 13 to 14 ; amber, dark, in cans, 12 to 13 ; in barrels, 

 11 to 12. Beeswax, 37c. 



R. Hartmanu Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 19. 



DENVER. — -We are at present selling new honey 

 to retailers at the following prices : No. 1 white 

 comb honey, per case of 24 sections, $4.50; No. 2, 

 $4.00. Extracted white, according to quantity, 16 

 to 18. We are buying beeswax, and at present are 

 paying 34 cts. cash and 36 in trade for clean yellow 

 wax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honev Producers' Ass'n. 



Denver, Colo., Sept. 15, 1917. 



SYRACUSE. — White honey is moving somewhat 

 with the retailer. I don't think that comb honey is 

 goiag as fast as it did a year ago at this time. I 

 quote comb honev, extra fancv, per case, $4.80 ; 

 fancy, $4.32; No." 1, $3.60; No! 2, $3.00. Extract- 

 ed honey, white, per lb., 15 ; light amber, in cans, 

 14; amber, in cans, 13. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 18. 



PITTSBURG. — Demand is poor, but will le 

 better as the weather gets cooler. As yet there has 

 not been much on the market. By the end of the 

 month we look for a good demand. We quote comb 

 honey, extra fancy, per case, $4.00; fancv, $3.50. 



Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 17. W^ E. Osborn Co. 



TORONTO. — We are quoting new clover honev 

 to the retail trade as follows: 16-oz. glass, $3.25 

 per doz. ; 12-oz. glass, $2.40; 5« tins", 95 cts.: 10s 

 tins, $1.85. Eby-Blaiu Ltd. 



Toronto, Can., Sept. 18. 



MONTREAL. — White clover and buckwheat honey 

 is a fair average crop in mcKst sections; somewhat 

 later in delivery this season. Good demand at prices 

 much higher than in 1916. We are paying for comb 

 honey, extra fancy, 16 cts.; fancv, 15; No. 1, 14;. 

 No. 2, 12. Extracted honey, white, 14 to 141/2 ; 

 light amber, in cans, 13 14; in barrels, 13; ainl)or, 

 in cans, 13 1^; in barrels, 13. 



Gunn, Langlois & Co., Ltd. 



Montreal, Can., Sept. 18. 



HAMILTON. — Honey is scarce in this section. 

 We have sold all we received so far, and have only 

 a few more shipments to come. Shippers say they 

 have been too busy to ship. We quote comb "honey, 

 fancy, $2.75 per doz. Extracted honey, white, 17 

 cts. in 60-lb. tins. P. W. Fearman Co. 



Hamilton, Ont. Sept. 18. 



MEDINA. — We are paying at this date for white, 

 well-ripened, extracted honey in 60-lb. cans, 12 cts. 

 per pound, f. o. b. shipping-point, in carload lots. 

 For comb honey we are paying about $3.25 per case 

 for fancy and No. 1, when shipped in carload lots. 

 OfTerings of extracted are liberal, but comb is not 

 offered freely. As to the available supply of comb, 

 there is considerable uncertainty. One of the best 

 authorities on comb honey we know believes that 

 there is a considerable stock being held for higher 

 prices; and, in the opinion of said authority, pro- 

 ducers will make a mistake in holding for higher 

 prices on comb. Our opinion is, however, that the 

 market will be governed largely by general business 

 conditions as they may develop within the next 60 

 or 90 days. " " Tlie A. I. Root Co. 



Medina, O., Sept. 25. 



U. S. Government Market Report. 



Philadelphia. — Extracted honey: 1 car Colorado, 

 1 car Arizona, 12 cases unknown origin arrived. 

 Comb honey: no fresh arrivals. Demand slow, 

 market steady ; very few sales. Southern extracted 

 in barrels: Amber, 11 to 11 1/^ cts. per pound; 

 Colorado and Arizona: alfalfa and mesquite, no 

 sales reported. Comb honey : few sales old stock ; 

 No. Ij heavy white, 22 cts. per section. Beeswax : 

 demand light, market easier ; pure crude, 38 cts. per 

 pound. 



Denver. — ^Approximately 2300 cases white comb, 

 and 21,900 pounds light-amber extracted arrived; 

 24 section cases white comb honey, demand good, 

 market steady; qualitv and condition generallv good; 

 No. 1, $4.05 per case; No. 2, $3.60; white to light 

 amber extracted, niovement slow, quality and con- 

 dition generally good; 14 1^ to 15 cts. per pound. 

 Beeswax : receipts very light ; price to producer 

 34. cts. per pound. 



Cincinnati. — One car Wisconsin comb; 3 barrels 

 and 25 boxes Iowa, 9 barrels Alabama, 11 barrels 

 and 97 crates Kentucky, arrived. Correction; 1790 

 barrels Ohio last report should have reEftf 1790 

 pounds. Market strong, demand good, movement 

 moderate. Extracted honey : light amber, 15 cts. 

 per pound; dark amber, 13; orange and white sage, 

 16%. Comb honey: heavy white, fancy, $4.50; 

 No. 1, $4.25 per 24-section case. No. 1 white heavy 

 comb honev in last report should have read $4.00 to 

 $4.50 inste'ad of $4.40 to $4.50. 



New York. — Two ears California, 54 barrels Cuba, 

 and 251 crates Texas arrived. Market fair, demand 

 moderate. Extracted honey: West Indian, $1.25 to 

 $1.40, mostly $1.35 per gallon; California: $1.30 

 to $1.45 per gallon. Beeswax: 45 bags Cuba and 

 31 bags Texas arrived; market firm, domestic de- 

 mand brisk; yellow, 39 to 40 cts. per pound; dark, 

 38 to 39. 



Ohicago. — Two cars California arrived; local 

 receipts light ; demand active, market very strong. 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan: Comb honey. 

 No. 1, 20 to 21 cts. per pound; fancy, 22. Extract- 

 ed honey in tins, 14 to 14% ets. per pound. Cali- 

 fornia: extracted honey, light amber, 13% to 14. 



Minneapolis. — One car Colorado comb, light re- 

 ceipts Minnesota and Iowa ; 5 cars Iowa in last re- 

 port should have read 5 cans. Demand slow, mar- 

 ket steady; present supply of all fruits is curtailing 

 demand. Colorado: 24-seetion cases white comb 

 honey, $4.15 per case. Minnesota and Iowa; 24- 

 section cases comb honey, mostly $4.00 per case. 

 Few sales extracted honey in 10-pound pails, white. 

 Minnesota: mostly 13% cts. 



St. Paul. — Light receipts Minnesota and Wiscon- 

 sin. Market very firm, demand moderate; 24-sec- 

 tion eases comb honev. Minnesota: white, mostly 

 18 to 19 cts. per pouAd. Extracted honey, very few 

 sales, mostly 14 cts. 



Kansas City. — No earlot arrivals; approximately 

 100 cases by express, and approximately 3000 

 pounds extracted honey from Colorado; 1 car Colo- 

 rado due, but late. Demand and movement mod- 

 erate, market steady ; all sales in small lots. Mis- 

 souri : receipts light. Comb honey : 24-section flat 

 cases. No. 1, mostly $4.75; extracted honey: Colo- 

 rado, light color, demand and movement slow ; most- 

 ly 15 clis. per pound. Beeswax: receipts light; de- 

 mand and movement slow; mostly 40 cts. per pound. 



St. Louis. — Supplies light. California bright am- 

 ber in cans, 12% to 13 cts.; poorer amber, in bar- 

 rels, 11%. Beeswax supplies light; 36 to 37 cts. 

 per pound. 



Washington, D. C, Sept. 15. 



