GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Febkuaey, 1920 



HONEY MARKETS 



The honey market has changed but little 

 during the last month. As usual at this 

 time of year, the retail demand is generally 

 light. The high price of sugar has not had 

 the expected result of making a lively retail 

 honey trade in what is always a' dull season. 

 Carlots are offered to large dealers at as low 

 a figure as a month ago, and the dullness 

 in the retail trade is not making the big 

 buyers eager. Export demand has somewhat 

 increased during the last 30 days. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONEY ARRIVALS, JAN. 1-15. 



MEDINA, O. — 4,507 pounds from Minnesota, 

 55,900 pounds from Wyoming, 225 pooinds from 



Pemnsylvania. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS, 

 JAN. 1-14. 



CHICAGO. — 1 car California, 2 cars Colorado, 

 and 1 car Arizona arrived. Supplies moderate, de- 

 mand and movement moderate, market steady. Sales 

 to jobbers, per lb., extracted: Californias, Colo- 

 rados, Idalios, and Arizonas, white alfalfa and 

 clover 20-201/^; light amber alfalfa 18-19c. Comb, 

 24-section ca.ses, best No. 1, $7.00-7.25; poorer 

 $6.00 up. Beeswax, receipts and supplies moderate, 

 demand and movement moderate, market steady. 

 Sales to jobbers, Californias, Colorados, and Idahos, 

 light 46-48c; dark 40-42c per lb. 



CLEVELAND. — Demand and movement good, 

 market steady. Sales to jobbers, extracted, 60-lb. 

 tins dark amber and white clover 22-25c per lb. 



PHILADELPHIA. — 1 California and approxi- 

 mately 1,000 pounds from New York arrived. De- 

 mand and movement moderate, market steady. Ex- 

 tracted, sales to jobbers, Floridas, fancy light amber 

 20% -21c per lb., M'est Indian light amber $1.67 

 per gallon. Purchases by local wholesalers f. o. b. 

 Philadelphia, California white orange 21 %c. New 

 York white clover 18i/^c per lb. 



BOSTON. — Supplies light, market dull, demand 

 slow. Sales by jobbers to grocers in small lots, 

 comb, New York and Vermont, mostly good quality, 

 some light sections, best 33-37c per section; few 

 light sections low as 30c. Extracted and beeswax, 

 no sales reported. 



CINCINNATI. — 2 cars California arrived. Sales 

 to jobbers, comb, Western 24-section cases fancy, 

 light $7.50. Extracted, no sales reported. Bees- 

 wax, supplies light, demand good, market steady. 

 Sales to jobbers, average yellow 46-48c per lb. 



KANSAS CITY. — No arrivals reported. Demand 

 and movement moderate, market steady. Sales to 

 jobbers, comb, Missouris, light amber $7.50-8.50 

 per 24-section fiat case. Extracted, Californias, 

 medium color 22-23c per lb. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — Supplies libetral, demand and 

 movement good, market steady. Sales direct to 

 retailers, comb. Western, fancy light, 24-sectiou 

 cases $7.50-7.75. Extracted, Western, in 60-lb. 

 cans 21-22c per lb. 



NEW YORK. — 1 unknown arrived, incomplete. 

 Supplies moderate, demand and movement fairly 

 active, market firm. Sales to jobbers, extracted, 

 per lb. California, white sage and orange 22-23c ; 

 light amber alfalfa 19-20c. Mexican light amber 

 Shasta 19c; light amber alfalfa and clover 19 %c. 

 Porto Rican and Cuban, per gallon $1.60-1.70. 

 Beeswax, no arrivals reported, supplies moderate, 

 demand and movement moderate, " market steady. 

 Sales to jobbers, light 43-44c; dark 42-43c per lb. 



ST. LOUIS. — Supplies light, demand and move- 

 ment slow, market steady. Sales to jobbers, ex- 

 tracted, per lb., Southern amber in cans 15-16c; in 

 barrels 14-15e. Comb, practically no supplies on 

 market, no sales reported. 



St. Paul. — Supplies liberal, demand and move- 

 ment moderate!, market steady. Sales direct to re- 

 tailers, comb. Western, fancy light, 24-section cases, 

 $7.50 per case. Extracted, too few sales to estab- 

 lish market. 



HONEY EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES, 

 DEC. 1-15, 1919. 



Total, 302,733 pounds; to Belgium, 70,008; to 



France, 8,970; to Germany, 51,000; to Netherlands, 

 122,000; to Norway, 17,400; to Spain, 16.969; to 

 Canada, 8,701; to Newfoundland and Labrador, 

 2,538; to British India, 4,060; to all other coun- 

 tries, 1,352 pounds. George Livingston, 



Acting Chief of Bureau. 



Quotations From Producers. 



The following are the opinions and quo- 

 tations of actual honey-producers thruout 

 the country received during the last few 

 days : 



ILLINOIS. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving: Extracted 20c; comb 25c. The demand 

 is good. There is not much honey left in the hands 

 of the producer. — A. L. Kildow. 



INDIANA. — No honey being disposed of by pro- 

 ducers at wholesale prices. Single case lots, 26-27c 

 for extracted; pails 30-35c retail. The demand is 

 fair. Not much honey is left in the hands of the 

 producer. Have been buying in order to supply 

 retail trade. — E. S. Miller. 



MARYLANJD. — Wholesale price producers lare 

 receiving: Extracted 22-24c; comb 26-30c. The 

 demand is fair. Very little honey is left in the 

 hands of the producer. — S. G. Crocker, Jr. 



MASSACHUSETTS. — No honey for sale at whole- 

 sale. Very quiet market; only a limited demand in 

 very small lots. Only about 20 per cent of last 

 season's crop is left, and this is being sold to local 

 customers at retail. — O. M. Smith. 



MISSOURI.- — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving is $7.00, $7.25, and $7.50 per case; no 

 extracted except Airline on the market. Demand is 

 good. There is no honey left in the hands of the 

 producer in this county that we know of. Commis- 

 sion men charge the retailers $8,00, $8.25, $8.50 

 per case, comb honey. Some retailers retail their 

 section honey as high as 60c a pound. — J. W. Rom- 

 bea-ger. 



NEW JERSEY. — Further quotations are use- 

 less, as there is no honey in the hands of producers. 

 — E. G. Carr. 



NEW YORK. — Practically all honey sold in 

 Onondaga County. Very little demand from whole- 

 salers or consumers. Not over 5 per cent of honey 

 left in the hands of the producer. — F. W. Lesser. 



NEW YORK. — Wholesale price producers are 

 receiving for extracted honey: Clover 25c; buck- 

 wheat 17 %c. No comb honey left in this vicinity. 

 Producers cleaned up at $8.50 per case for No. 1. 

 Belieive it would bring $10 now. The demand is 

 excellent. Hardly any honey is left in the hands 

 of the producer. No demand from big buyers. Re- 

 tail demand is the best we ever knew at this time of 

 year. We are retailing at the following prices: 

 Clover, 60-pound cans, $16.50; 10-pound pails 

 $3.25: 5-pound pails $1.75; buckwheat 60-pound 

 cans $12; lOpound pails at $2.75; 5-pound pails 

 $1.50 each. Consumer pays delivery charges. We 

 are selling to the trade 14-ounce glass clover at 

 $9.00 per case of 2 doz. Good demand. — Adams 

 & Mvers. 



OHIO. — Wholesale price producers are receiving 

 for extracted honey 25c. No comb on the market. 

 The demand is very good. There is very little honey 

 left in the hands of producers. Bees are wintering 

 finely; about 12 inches of snow on the ground 

 furnishes a good protection for the colonies. — Fred 

 Leininger & Son. 



OKLAHOMA. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceivine: for extiacted honey is 25-30c. Comb honey 

 all sold. The demand is fair. Tliere is not much hon- 

 ey left in the hands of the producer. — C. F. Stiles. 



ONTARIO. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceivinsc: Extracted 17-20c dark, 25e light; little 

 comb left in ijroducers' hands. The demand is good. 

 Possibly 5 per cent of honey left in the hands of 

 the producer. — F. Eric Millen. 



PENNSYLV.'VNIA. — Wholesale price producers 

 are receiving: Extracted, buckwheat in kegs 17c, 

 in 1 0-pound pails 20c. No comb of any kind. De- 

 mand is good. Practically no honey left in the 

 hand.s of the producer. — Harry W. Beavesr. 



WISCONSIN. — Wholesale price producers are re- 

 ceiving for extracted honey is 25c, but the demand 

 tending to become stronger. I do not know where 

 there is any comb for sale. Small quantities of 

 honev still in hands of isolated producers. Occasion- 

 al producer has 5,000 to 6,000 pounds. — H. F. 

 Wilson. 



