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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June, 1920 



HONEY MARKETS 



The honey market is not unlike the sugar 

 market — the price is high and that price 

 is what can be got for it from day to day. 

 The demand is good and likely to stay good 

 as long as the price of sugar continues to 

 skyrocket. The Government market quota- 

 tions are given below: 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION MAY 14. 



LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Demand good, move- 

 ment limited, market active, prices slightly higher. 

 Old honey practically exhausted, no new stock yet 

 on market. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms : Fancy 

 vi^hite sweet clover 20c, light amber sage ISi^c, light 

 amber alfalfa 18c. 



SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Demand and move- 

 ment good, supplies light. Prices paid to beekeep- 

 ers, per lb.: Light amber alfalfa 15% -16c, orange 

 blossom nVo-lSc. Beeswa.x, 40-41c. 



TELKGEAPHIO REPORT.S FROM I-MPORTANT MARKETS. 



{ In many markets the term "jobber" is commonly 

 applied to the original receiver who buys direct from 

 the grower iu carlot quantities. However, we use 

 the term "wholesale carlot receiver" to designate 

 the carlot purchaser, while the term "jobber" refers 

 to the dealer who buys in less than carlot quantities 

 from the carlot receiver and who sells direct to re- 

 tailers. The prices quoted in this report, untess 

 otherwise stated, represent the prices at which the 

 "wholesale carlot receivers" sell to the "jobbers." 

 Arrivals include receipts during preceding 2 weeks. 

 Prices are for May 14.) 



BOSTON. — No arrivals reported since last report. 

 Supplies moderate, demand good, movement mod- 

 erate, market firm. Sales to jobbers, extracted, 

 California sage 22-2.3c per lb. Comb, New York, 

 24-section cases white clover $8.00-8.50. 



CHICAGO. — Receipts very light, supplies light, 

 demand and movement good, market firm. Sales to 

 jobbers, extracted, Montanas, Californias, Ohios, 

 and Minnefiotas, white mostly 22c, light amber 

 1914-20%, dark amber 19-20c. Comb, supplies 

 practically exhausted, no sales reported. Beeswax : 

 Since l,ast report, approximately 3 tons imported 

 from South America, domestic receipts light. Stip- 

 plies moderate, demand and movement good, mar- 

 ket steady, little change in prices. Sales to job- 

 bers, per lb., Montana, Colorados, and Californias, 

 light 45-46c, dark 42-44c. Imported, light mostlv 

 40c. 



CINCINNATI. — 4,400 lbs. from Nebraska ar- 

 rived since last report. Supplies light, demand 

 good, movement limited, market firm. Sales to job- 

 bers, per lb., extracted. Western white 20-21c. 

 Beeswax : Supplies light, demand and movement 

 moderate, market steady. Sales to jobbers, per lb., 

 average vellow 43-46c. 



CLEVELAND. — Supplies very light, demand 

 good on account of sugar shortage and old stock 

 practically exhausted, few sales. Sales to jobbers, 

 per lb., extracted. Western 60-lb. cans light amber 

 and white sage 20-25c. 



KANSAS CITY. — No arrivals since last report, 

 supplies light, demand and movement moderate, mar- 

 ket steady. Sales to jobbers, comb. Western 24- 

 section cases light mostly $7.50. Extracted, per lb., 

 Western light amber 18c, dark 16c. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — No carlot arrivals; no cars 

 on track. Supplies moderate, receipts heavy, mar- 

 ket steady. Sales direct to retailers : Western, 

 comb. No. 1, white 24-section cases- $7.50. Extract- 

 ed: 60-lb. cans light amber 21-22c per lb. 



NEW YORK. — <No domestic arrivals reported 

 since last report. Supplies very light, demand 

 moderate, market firm. Sales to jobbers and large 

 wholesalers: Extracted, Domestic per lb. Califor- 

 nias, light amber, alfalfa and white orange blossom 

 mostlv 19-20c, few 21c, light amber sage 21-22c. 

 Imported: West Indies, refined mostly $1.85-1.90 

 per gallon, Chilean light amber alfalfa 18 %c per 

 lb. Comb, no supplies. Beeswax, no domestic ar- 

 rivals reported since last report. Supplies light, 

 demand light, movement draggy, market dull and 

 weak. Sales to jobbers and large wholesalers: 

 South American and West Indies, refined light 42- 

 44c, few 45c, dark 30-33c, domestic refined light 



44-45c; African refined light 31-32c, dark 28-30c, 

 few 31c. 



PHILADELPHIA. — No arrivals since last re,- 

 l>ort. Demand and movement good, market strong- 

 er. Sales to jobbers: Extracted, per gallon, Plor- 

 idas, fancy light $1.90-1.95, Southern amber $1.88- 

 1.93. 



ST. LOUIS. — No carlot arrivals since last report. 

 Supplies light, demand and movement slow, market 

 dull. Sales to jobbers, per lb., extracted, 60-lb. cans 

 light amber 16-17c, dark 15-16c. Beeswax, almost 

 too few sales to establish market, 38-39c per lb. 



ST. PAUL. — No carlot arrivals since last report. 

 Supplies light, demand and movement light, market 

 steady. Sales direct to retailers : Comb, Western 

 No. 1 white 24-section cases $7.25-7.50. Extracted, 

 too few sales to establish market. 



George Livingston, 

 Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



LIVERPOOL. — Since our last report the market 

 has been very dull. The recent inquiries for quanti- 

 ty have not resulted in any bids being made. We 

 calculate the value of extracted honey in American 

 currency to be about I2I/2 to 13 cents per lb. 



The market for East African beeswax is very 

 dull. The value in American currencv is about 35 

 to 3 6 cents per lb. Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, England, April 27, 1920. 



CUBA. — We quote honey here at $1.20 to $1.25 

 per gallon; wax $36.00 per quintal, 100 lbs. 



Adolfo Marzol. 

 Matanzas, Cuba, May 6, 1920. 



Opinions of Producers. 



Early in May we sent to actual honey-pro- 

 ducers the following questions: 

 l.In your opinion about what per cent of 

 colonies in your State were lost during 

 the winter and spring? 

 2. How does the present condition of colo- 

 nies compare with the usual condition 

 at this time of the year? Please report 

 as very poor, poor, normal, good, or very 

 good. 

 ,3. What is the condition of honey plants 



in j'our State? 

 4. What is your opinion of the crop pros- 

 pects in general? 



Answers, as condensed by the Editor, are 

 as follows: 



IDAHO. — Loss 7 per cent. Colony condition 

 very good. Plants fair. Pro.speicts fair." — E. F. At- 

 water. 



ILLINOIS. — Loss 25 per cent. Colony condi- 

 tions normal. Plants good but late. Prospects 

 good. — A. L. Kildow. 



INDIANA. — Loss 50 per cent. Colony condition 

 ))oor. Very little clover. Prospects poor. — E. S. 

 Millpi-. 



IOWA. — Cellar-wintered loss 5 per cent, wintered 

 outside 40 per cent. Colony condition rather poor. 

 Clover badly killed. Prospects fair to good. — Frank 

 Coverdale. 



M.\RYLAND. — Loss 25 per cent. Colony con- 

 dition late in building up. Plants normal but late. 

 Prospects fair. — S. G. Crocker, .Jr. 



MASSACHUSETTS.— Loss 25 per cent. Colony 

 condition normal. Plants fine. Prospects good. — 

 Omer M. Smith 



MINNESOTA. — Loss 30 per cent. Colony condi- 

 tion very poor. Plants very good. Prospects fair 

 or normal. — Cha«. D. Blaker. 



MISSOURI. — Loss 10 to 15 per cent. Colony 

 condition poor. Plants very good. Prospects good. 

 — .1. W. Romberger. 



MONTANA. — Loss 25 to 30 per cent. Colony 

 condition very weak. Not a blossom vet (Mav 12.) 

 — Clark W. Allen. 



NEW JERSEY. — Colony condition low. Plants 

 about normal. — Harry B. Weiss. 



NEW YORK. — Loss 50 per cent. Colony condi- 

 tion poor. Plants good. Prospects fair. — 6. H. 

 Ren. 



NEW YORK. — Loss 40 per cent. Colony condi- 



