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HONEY MARKETS 



Tlie honey market is not stronger than a month 

 ago. The tumble in sugar prices has had a tend- 

 ency to weaken the market, and the big buyers 

 are apparently holding off. But if lower and 

 more plentiful sugar has weakened' the honey mar- 

 ket, it has also assured the beekeeper of sugar for 

 feeding if neces.sary — at a price. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SHIPriXG POINT INFOBM.VTIO.V, AVG. 16. 



LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Light wire inquiry, 

 demand moderate for bulk stock, improving for 

 l)ackage goods, movement limited, market steady, no 

 change in prices. Carloads f. o. h. usual terms, ex- 

 tracted, white orange and white sage 18-20c, light 

 amber sage 17-18c, light amber alfalfa 1572-17^0, 

 Hawaiian light amber 14 %c. Beeswax 40-43c per 

 l)Ound. 

 TKLtXJR.^l'HIC REPORTS FROM IMP()KT.\NT M.\RKKTS. 



BOSTON. — No arrivals since last report, prac- 

 tically no sales reported of honey; beeswax, demand 

 .ind inovement light. Sales to .iobbers, per !1)., 

 South American and West Indian, 24-27c. 



CHICAGO. — No carlot arrivals, supplies moder- 

 ate, demand and movement improving slightly, mar- 

 ket steady. Sales to .iolibers, per 11)., extracted, Col- 

 orado, Oliio, and Montana, alfalfa and clover, white, 

 •jo-ilc, light amber 19c, dark ambers 18-19c, Cali- 

 l(iniia wliite sage mostly 21c; comb, 24-section cases 

 sage and alfalfa No. 1 $7.00; beeswax, receipts 

 moderate, demand and movement moderate, market 

 dull. Texas and Oklahoma, light 40-42c, dark 35- 

 38c. 



CINCINNATI. — No carlot arrivals since last re- 

 port, supplies moderate, no demand or movement, 

 no sales reported of honey. Beeswax, supplies light, 

 demand and movement good, market steady. Sales 

 to jobbers, average yellow 44-46c per lb. 



CLEVELAND. — Stipplies heavy, demand and 

 movement light, market weak. Sales to .iobbers, per 

 lb., extracted, 60-lb. cans, Colorados, light amber 

 alfalfa 17-18c, white sweet clover 24-26c, California 

 white orange blossom 20c. 



KANSAS CITY. — No carlot arrivals since last re- 

 port, supplies moderate, demand and movement mod- 

 erate, market steady. Sales to jobbers, new stock, 

 comb, Kansas alfalfa, in 24-section flat cases, light 

 $8.00, Missouri alfalfa and clover, light $9.00- 

 $9.50; extracted, Missouri light amber alfalfa and 

 clover 20-22C per lb. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — Supplies very light, demand 

 slow, practically no movement, market dull, too few 

 sales to establish market. 



PHILADELPHIA. —Approximately 17,000 lbs. 

 Florida arrived, demand and movement moderate, 

 market steady, few sales. Sales to jobbers, extract- 

 ed. Florida light amber palmetto 20c per lb. 



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

 ment slow, market dull, almost too few sales to es- 

 tablish market. Sales to jobbers, per lb., extracted, 

 Arkansas amber, mixed flavors in barrels 17c, in 

 cans 19c; comb, no sales reported; beeswax, sup- 

 plies light, demand and movement limited, market 

 dull, few sales to jobbers, prime yellow 35-36c per 

 pound. ,. , , , , 



ST. PAUL. — Supplies very light, demand slow, 

 I)ractically no movement, market dull, too few sales 

 to establish market. • , . ^ 



NEW YORK. — Receipts by freight equivalent to 

 1 car California and 50 barrels West Indies arrived. 

 Supplies liberal, demand and movement limited, 

 market dull. Sales to jobbers and large wholesalers, 

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

 alfalfa mostly 17c, white orange blossom 17-18c, 

 West Indian, per gal., refined $1.25-$1.40, mostly 

 $125- comb, supplies very light, few sales. New 

 Yorks' 24-settion cases $7.00-$7.20; beeswax, no 

 arrivals reported, supplies moderate, demand and 

 movement light, market weak. Sales to jobbers and 

 large wholesalers, per lb.. South American and West 

 Indian, crude, light 24-25c, dark 22-23c, African, 

 .riulc liiilit M.ostlv 23.24c, dark 20-21c, few 22c. 

 Geiir<re Livin^sloM. 

 Chief of Biir(';iii of Markets. 



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Opinions of Producers. 



Knrly in .Vugust we sent to :ii-tu:il honey pro 

 ducers scattered over the country the following 

 questions: 



1. At what price are producers selling extracted 

 honey wholesale? extracted honey retail? 



2. For what wholesale price are producers hold- 

 ing their extracted honey ? their comb honey ; 



:!. Are buyers active, and what are they offering 

 wholesale for extracted honey? for comb hoii 

 ey? 



4. Is there prospect of a fall crop? if so, from 



what source or sources ? 



Answers, as condensed by tlie Editor, are as 



follows : 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. — Producers are selling 

 extracted honey wholesale 29c, retail 35c; comb 

 honey, wholesale 36c, retail 45c. Bulk of crop is 

 not taken off yet. Thea-e is promise of a fall crop 

 in some districts from flreweed.- — W. J. Sheppard. 



CALIFORNIA. — Producers are not selling ex- 

 tiiicted honey at wholesale. It is retailed at 2.'> 

 to o5c. No comb on the market here. For wlioU- 

 sale price producers are liolding their extracted 

 honey at 20c for white. Not any buyers here. 

 Tliere is no promise of a fall crop owing to too 

 hot . weather and lack of moisture. Bean honey 

 enough to winter well. Hot weather, but little fog 

 ;ind lack of moisture caused short bean crop. State 

 Exchange made a big mistake to undersell buyers 

 and demoralize the market for the time being. — M. 

 H. Mendleson. 



CALIFORNIA. — Producers are selling extract- 

 ed honey wholesale 20c, retail 25c. Buyers are not 

 active ; they are offering wholesale for extracted 

 honey 16-18c. There is promise of a fall crop from 

 orange, sage, alfalfa, wild buckwheat, sumac, etc. 

 Locations differ, some giving a full crop, while 

 others are short. — L. L. Andrews. 



COLORADO. — The general understanding seems 

 to be that strictly white honey should bring 20c in 

 carload lots. White honey, which includes the great 

 bulk of our honey from alfalfa and sweet clover. 

 19c; light amber, 18c. The whole crop in districts 

 where there is any water-white honey and not too 

 much of the light amber should bring 19c. Comb 

 honey has been selling for $6.00 to $6.50 in a local 

 way for No. 1. Large producers have made no ef- 

 fort to sell as yet, and buyers are conspicuous by 

 their absence. Bulk of crop is gathered in August 

 and September where swe^'t clover is the main 

 source. Chico (rabbit bush) is just beginning In 

 yield and generally continues to yield considerable 

 quantities of light amber honey till Sept. 15. — <I. .\. 

 Green. 



FLORIDA. — Producers are selling wholesale for 

 20c — the highest price obtained so far. No comb 

 produced. Not enough honey to attract buyers. 

 For fall crop, cabbage palmetto promises well, bui 

 bees are weak from not getting honey in so Ion.; 

 a period; in fact, I have been obliged to feed 

 considerable in some locations. There was a pai 

 tial crop of mangrove honey along the coast in 

 June. — Ward Lamkin. 



IDAHO. — Producers are selling extracted honey 

 wholesale at 20c. No sales of comb honey. Pro- 

 ducers are holding their extracted honey, expect- 

 ing 20 cents here. No reports of prices of comb 

 honey. Small buyers of extracted honey are ac 

 tive ;" we seldom get offers for comb honey. We 

 seldom get any late honey here; what there is 

 comes from third crop alfalfa. — E. F. Atwater. 



ILLINOIS.— Producers are selling extracted 

 honey at retail at 25c; comb honey at 30c. For 

 wholesale price producers are holding their ex- 

 tracted honey at not less than 20c, their comb 

 honey at not less than 30c. The promise of a fall 

 crop is poor. Heartsease, boneset, and asters are 

 the usual sources. — A. Ij. Kildow. 



INDIAN.^. — Producers are selling extracted 

 honey wholesale 25c, retail 35c in pails; comb 

 honey, wholesale $8.40 per case of 24 to retailers, 

 rrtaii 45c. .-MI honey sold directly to consumers or 



