904 GLEANINGSIN 



HONEY MARKETS 



There is little new to be said as tt) the 

 honey market. P-rices are higher and honey- 

 is scarcer. Apparently, there is very little 

 of the 1917 crop remaining in the hands of 

 the honey-producer. Sugar is scarcer than 

 a month ago, and the abnormally high prices 

 at which it is sold in the war countries of 

 Europe may advance honey prices to an 

 even still higher level than at present. 



The monthly crop report issued by the U. 

 S. Dejjt. of Agriculture for November gives 

 the average yield per colony isi the United 

 States as 40.3 lbs. per colony, which is about 

 25 per cent less than last year, and 5 per cent 

 less than in 1915. This report calls atten- 

 tion to the very large increase in local con- 

 sumption of honey, due to sugar shortage. 

 Only 29 per cent of the honey crop of 1917 

 is being sent to "outside markets," as 

 against .36 per cent so sent last year. This 

 fact, together with the decreased yield, re- 

 sults in only about 60 per cent as much honey 

 going into the main trade channels as was so 

 handled last year. So this condition has 

 made for much higher honey prices gener- 

 ally. 



Buyers report that there is little comb 

 honey in sight, and only a very little ex- 

 tracted here and there still remaining in the 

 hands of beekeepers. 



What we said about the j^rice of honey last 

 month remains true, namely: "The price of 

 honey is what the owner can get. ' ' We 

 might add that that price is a very high one 

 and likely to remain so. 



Below we quote prices of various big city 

 dealers. We have not received the U. S. 

 Gov't honey-market report for any date in 

 November, and so are unable to give our 

 •readers the Government's market figures. 



General Quotations of Wholesalers. 



CHICAGO. — The movement in honey of all kinds 

 has been quite free during tlie past month, espscially 

 in extracted, for which there has been an active 

 foreign demand, and as high as 16^/^ cts. per lb. has 

 been paid, which has stiffened the market up so that 

 for the best grades of white clover and similar goods 

 17 cts. is obtained. Ambers sell at from 1 to 3 cts. 

 less according to flavor and quality. White comb, 

 Al to fancy, brings 22 to 23. Amber grades range 

 from 1 to 3 cts. less. Beeswax is steady at 35 to 

 37 cts. per lb. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, Nov. 17. 



BEE CULTURE 



Decembke, 1917 



SAN FRANCISCO. — With reference to quotations 

 on honey from jobbers to retailers, we will state that 

 the market is higher all around on all honey. We 

 cannot tell you what the jobber is charging the re- 

 tailer. We understand comb honey is being jobbed 

 locally from $4.00 to $4.2.5. Extracted honey is 

 closely cleaned up, white selling up as high as 16 

 cts. per lb., and dark ambers up to 14, while some 

 dark is bringing only 11 to 12. Export buying has 

 closely cleaned up most lots, and this is the principal 

 source of outlet at present for lower grades of honey. 



San Francisco, Nov. 12. Leutzinger & Lane. 



LOS ANGELES.^ — Very little comb honey is being 

 offered. Practically no extracted honey is left in the 

 hands of producers. We quote comb honev, fancy, 

 per case, $5.00; No. 1, $4.85; No. 2, $4.50. Ex- 

 tracted honey, white, per lb., brings 16; light ami er, 

 in cans. 14 ; amber, in cans, 11 to 13c. Clean aver- 

 age yellow beeswax brings 50 cts. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 14. 



LIVERPOOL. — During the past month the de- 

 mand for honey on this market has been active, with 

 the result that prices have advanced two cents per 

 lb. All the foreign honey that comes to Europe from 

 various parts of the world is extracted honey, the 

 only comb honey being of local production, which is 

 more or less sold by retail where it is produced, and 

 consequently it is scarcely worth our while quoting 

 it. because it could not be transported here from 

 abroad to arrive in a satisfactory condition. As re- 

 gards extracted honey, the bulk of this arrives here 

 in barrels from 150 to 600 lbs. weight each, and the 

 quality and condition vary. However, we think the 

 only quotation that is of interest to readers will be 

 the wholesale price for extracted honey of the be-'^t 

 quality, which is to-day here about 20 to 21 cents 

 per lb. The market is steady at this price, and we 

 do not see any sign of decline for the present. 

 While honey has firmed, the demand for beeswax- has 

 slackened off, buyers being scarce. Good pure qual- 

 ity is worth from 4 5 to 47 cents per lb. 



Iiivorpool, Eng., Nov. 3. Taylor & Co. 



Later, by Cable. — Best quality extracted honey 

 24 to 26 cents per pound. Taylor & Co. 



Ijiverpool, Eng., Nov. 21. 



DENVER. — Our present prices to retailers are as 

 follows: Extra fancy white comb honey, per case, 

 $5.00; No. 1 white comb honey, $4.50; No. 2 comb 

 honey, $4.00. Extracted white honey, according to 

 quantity, brings 16 to 18; light amber extracted, 14 

 to 15. For clean yellow beeswax delivered here, we 

 are paying 38 cts. in cash and 40 in trade. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Association. 



Denver, Colo., Nov. 17. Frank Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



ST. LOUIS. — The demand for comb honey is very 

 moderate, as the price seems to be too high to let it 

 go into consumption. Supplies of comb honey arc 

 very limited. Extracted honey is in good demand, 

 and market not overstocked. We quote comb honey, 

 extra fancv, per case, $5.00; fancy, $4.75; No. 1, 

 $4.25: No. 2, $3.50 to $4.00. Extracted honey, 

 light amber, in cans, brings 15 to 16; amber, dark, 

 in cans, 13 to 1-1. Clean average yellow beeswax 

 brings 33 i^. R. Hartman Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Nov. 16. 



BOSTON. — Market is cleaning up short, both 

 on comb and extracted. We quote comb honey, 

 extra fancy, per case, $3.00; fancy, $4.75; No. 1, 

 $4.50 ; No. 2, $4.00. ExU-acted honey, white, brings 

 18 to 20; light amber, in cans, 18; in barrels, 15. 



Boston, Mass., Nov. 17. Blake-Lee Co. 



CliEVELAND. — Demand is more active at the 

 ndvr.nced prices. Receipts have been light thus far, 

 and the supply now in market is very limited. We 

 quote comb honev, extra fancy, per case, $5.50; 

 fancj, $5.25; No.' I, $4.75. 



Cleveland, O., Nov. 17. C. Chandler's Sons. 



BUFFALO — Receipts are light. Demand is good. 

 Quality of stock is good. Scarcity of sugar seems 

 to have stimulated the demand for comb and ex- 

 tracted honey. Stocks seem to be well cleaned up. 

 Comb honey, extra fancy, per case, brings 22 ; fancy 

 (buckwheat) 20. Extracted honey, white, brings 16 

 to 17; amber, in cans, 15 to 16. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 16. Gleason & Lansing. 



KANSAS CITY. — We are cleaned up on both comb 

 and extracted honey. Trade is good. Dealers have 

 light stocks on hand. We are selling best coTub to 

 grocers at $4.50 to $4.65. Extracted honey, white, 

 brings 15; light amber, in cans, 14; amber, 12 to 13. 

 Clean average yellow Ijeeswax brings 35 to 40. 



C. C. demons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 16. 



SYRACUSE. — The demand for honey is abont the 

 same as last month. The price having advan-ed 

 limits the sales to a degree. I have nothing to offer 

 except to ni}' home trade. Some grades are exhau.'^t- 

 pd. Comb honey, fancv, brings per case, $4.80; 

 No. 1, $4.50; No. 2, $4.30. Extracted honey, white, 

 per lb., 16; light amber, in cans, 15. E. B. Ross. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 16. 



NEW YORK. — The market on honey is in such an 

 irregular condition that we do not feel justified in 

 qrioting any prices, as they chanse from day to day. 



New York, Nov. 16. Hildreth & Segelken. 



