>ir,-2 (i I- K A N I N G S IN 



HONEY MARKETS 



August is an important month in the 

 honty market. The new crop at this time 

 is coming out, and first prices are regarded 

 as indicating to a considerable extent wiint 

 the honey market of tiie new season is to be. 

 Special Telegraphic Eeports. 

 To get an imjtartial forecast of the mar- 

 ket, if possible. Gleanings on July 17 asked 

 for telegraphic reports from a number of 

 honey -producers' associations thruout the 

 country, and received the following replies 

 to this question: "For what price do you 

 tiiink producers warranted in holding their 

 honey f" 



Los Anseles, Calif., July 18. 

 It is our .iu(li?nieiit that the prices as named liy 

 the Exchange of 20 cents on white orange and white 

 sage, 18V^c liglit amber sage, llVzc light amber al- 

 falfa, are meeting witli the approval of the tradei, as 

 evidenced by the fact that we are now entirely sold 

 up on orange honey, and all our stocks of *-age and 

 alfalfa are very materially reduced. Some nice 

 export business has substantially increased the move- 

 ment of our crops. AVheii we named prices al ove 

 mentioned, it was done after carefully analvzing 

 the general financial condition, also the foi'ward sit- 

 uation on sugar, and. of course, many other po'.nt.s 

 were taken into consideration in arriving at what 

 we considered most equitable prices. — C. li. Mills- 

 paugh. Manager California Honey Producers' Co-op 

 erative Exchange. 



Waycross, Ga., .Tnly 21. 

 Dixie honey gone at 18 cents, 20 cents and 22 

 cents. None to hold. — .1. J. Wilder, President of 

 Georgia Beekeeipers' Association. 



Caldwell, Ida., .Inly 18. 

 We believe 20 ccnt.s an equitable price for e.\- 

 traded honev of qualitv we produce: comb, $0.50 

 for fancy, $6.25 for No'. 1, $0.00 for No. 2. — P. S. 

 Farrell, Manager of the Idaho-Oregon Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association. 



Valparaiso, Ind., .Tuly 18. 

 Twenty-five cents wholesale per 60-pound can. — E. 

 S. Miller, CIiicago-Northwestern Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation. 



Akron, N. Y., .luly 18. 

 Crop less than 30 per cent of normal. Producers 

 ought to get at least 27 cents for white extracted 

 honey in a .iobbing way. No data on comb honey. — 

 W. F. VoUmer, Western New York Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association. 



Denver, Colo., July 18. 

 No less than $7.50 for No. 1 comb and 20 cents 

 for white extracted in carload lots. New prices of 

 bee supplies would, however, justify a much higher 

 price for honey. — Prank Rauchfuss, Colorado Honey 

 Producers' Association. 



East Lansing, Mich., July 18. 

 T find that there is a tendency on the part of the 

 beekeepers to hold their honey for a higher price 

 than was paid last year. In talking with a con- 

 siderable number of beekeepers T find that they are 

 of the opinion that extracted honey of good quality 

 will sell at from 24 to 28 cents and possibly as higli 

 as 30 cents. Tliere is practically no honey changing 

 hands at this time and therefore no market is es- 

 tablished. — B. P. Kindig, State Apiary Inspector, 

 Michigan Honey Pi-oducers' Association. 



San .\ntonio, Tex., Julv 18. 

 Producers of light grades are getting 18 to 20 

 cents; amber 10 cents. Do not advocate hold- 

 ing for certain price. Think honey should move 

 as market demands. Advantage of sugar situation 

 by beekeepers holding for advanced price would be 

 as wrong as any other species of profiteering. — E. 

 G. Le Stourgeon, President of Texas Honey Pro 

 d*icers' .Association. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



iro.Nin \iti'i\M.s .irr.v ill. 

 MEDINA, O. — 52,-100 lbs. from California ar 

 rived. 



.«HII>PINO I'OIVT INFOKM.XTION, .HT.V 14. 



T,OS .\NGEIiES, C.\LTP. — Moderate wire inquiry, 

 demand moderate, movement limited, market dull, 



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little (liangc in piices. CaiMoads I', o. Ij. usual 

 terms, pel- lb., e\tiacled. white or:iir;e and white 

 sage ]9-20c; light amber sage 17y2-18V2C, light 

 amber alfalfa 16V^-17'/^c; Hawaiian light amber 

 15 Vac. 



TELEOR.\PIlI'.' REPORTS FROM IMPORT.VNT MARKETS 



(In many markeits the term "jobber" is commonly 

 applied to the original receiver who buys direct 

 from the grower in carlot quantities. However, 

 we use the term "wholesale carlot receiver" to des- 

 ignate carlot purchaser, while the term "jobber" 

 refers to the dealer who buys in less than carlot 

 quantities from the carlot receiver and who sells di- 

 rect to retailers. The prices quoted in this report, 

 unless otherwise stated, represent the prices at 

 which the "wholesale carlot receivers" sell to the 

 "jobbers." Arrivals include receipts during pre- 

 ceding two weeks. Quotations are for July 14.) 



BOSTON. — No arrivals reported since July 1. 

 Demand and movement light, market steady, very 

 few sales. Sales to jobbers, extracted, per lb., 

 (California white sage and orange, mostly 26c. Comb. 

 New York, 24-section cases, white clover, $8.25- 

 $8.50 ; Vermont, 20-section cases white clover $7.50. 

 CHICAGO. — No carlot arrivals, supplies liglit. 

 demand and movement good, market steady. Sales 

 to jobbers, i>er lb., extracted,. Californias, Colorados, 

 and Chios, white, 21-22e, light amber 20c, dark 

 ami er 18'/^ -19c. Comb, supplies practically ex- 



hausted. Beeswax, 15 tons African arrived. Do- 

 mestic receipts light, demand and movement moder- 

 ate, market weak due to heavy offerings of imports. 

 Sale.s to jobbers, Idahos, Californias and Colorados, 

 light 43-44C, dark 40c, African 33-35c. 



CINCINNATI — 1 car California received. Supplies 

 light, practically no demand or movement, no .sales 

 reported, all honey being >)ottled. Beeswax, supplies 

 moderate, demand and movement moderate, market 

 steady. Sales to jobbers, average vellow 44-46c per 

 111. 



CLEVELAND. — Supplies of new stock liberal, de- 

 mand and movement light, market weak. Sales to 

 jobbers, per lb., extracted. Western, OO-lb. tins 

 light amber 25-26 Voc, white clover 25-20c. 



K.ANSAS CITY. — Approximately 75 cases ar- 

 rived. Supplies moderate, demand and movement 

 moderate, market steady. New stock, sales to job- 

 bers, comb. 24-section cases, western liglit mostly 

 $7.00-$7.50. Extracted, Colorado wliite alfalfa 

 22-23C per lb. 



MINNE.VPOLIS. — Demand and movement slow, 

 market dull. Sales direct to retailers, western, 

 comb, supplies practically exhausted, too few sales 

 to establish market. Extracted, supplies light, 60-Ib. 

 cans light amber 20-22c per lb. 



NEW YORK. — .Approximately 50 barrels in boat 

 from AVest Indies arrived . since last report. Sup- 

 plies increasing, demand and movement light, mar- 

 ket weaker. Sales to jobbers and large wholesalers, 

 extracted, domestic, per lb., Californias, light amber 

 alfalfa and white orange blossom mostly 18-19c, 

 white amber sage 19-20c, AVest Indian, refined light 

 $1.50-$1.60 per gallon, light amber alfalfa 14-15c 

 per lb. Beeswax, no domestic arrivals reported. 

 Supplies moderate, demand and movement slow, 

 market weak. Sales to jobbers and large whole- 

 salers. South American and West Indian, crude, light 

 28-30C, dark 27-28c, African, crude, light 25-20c, 

 dark mo.stiv 24-25c. 



PHIIj.ADELPHIA.— No arrivals sin(e last vc- 

 |)ort. Demand and movement slow, market dull. 

 Sales to jobbers, per lb., extracted, California orani;e 

 blossom 'il^/zr. Porto Rican and southern, light 

 amber $2.05 per gallon, San Domingo light amber 

 $2.02 per gallon. 



ST. LOUI.S. — Receipts light, demand and move- 

 ment slow, market dull, little change in prices, al- 

 most too few sales to establish market. Sales to 

 jobbers, per lb., extracted, in cans, mo.stly southern, 

 light amber 1618c, Californias, light amber 20c. 

 Comb, no sales. Beeswax, too few sales to establish 

 market. George Livingston, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



DOMIM('.\.— Honey is being t (,\iglit locally for 

 export al .$1.:10 per gallon, the purchaser furnish- 

 ing llie barrels. This has been a rise in price since 

 the leginning of tlie season from 80c.-— E. L. Se- 

 chrisl. Monte Christi, H. D.. June 20. 



crn.V. — The price of honev is $1.30-$1.40 per 

 gallon. Wax is $^7.00 per 100 lis. — \. Marzol, 

 Manlanzas, Cuba, July 7. 



