(Ml (i I. K A N I X i; S I N 



HONEY MARKETS 



The oxtractofl honoy market lias »ft ini- 

 piovoil (luriiiji tlio last niontli. It is oiMu>r:illy 

 iluU ami iiiovenient slow. Comb honey, of 

 whii'li there is very little, is in great tleniand 

 and the priee high. The quotations made by 

 tlie Bureau of ]\Larkets and by producers as 

 printed below best reflect present market 

 conditions. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SUIITING POINT INFORMATION, OCT. 14. 

 LOS AJS'GELES, CALIF. — Light wire iuquiry, 

 dpinaud and movement slow, market unsettled, 

 little oliauice in prices. Carloads f. o. li. usual 

 terms, per 11)., while orange blossom !U\d white 

 sage 18-200. light amber sage 15-170, light amber 

 alfalf.-i 14-1 Go. Reeswax, 42o. Slump in sugar mar- 

 ket slowing movement. 



TKI.KUR.APHle RKl'ORTS KKOM l.MI'ORT.\NT MARKKTS. 



BOSTON. — Approximately 75 oases from New 

 York, 75 oases from Vermont arrived sinoe last re- 

 port. Supjilies light, demand and movement limited, 

 market weak, few sale.s. Sales to jobbers, extraoted, 

 per gallon, Porto Rioan, amber $1.;U). Comb: New 

 York, 24-sectiou eases white olover. No. 1, heavy, 

 $8.75. Vermont, 20-seotion oases white olover. No. 

 1, heavy, $8.00. Beeswax: Liberal supplies of for- 

 eign stook, nuirket weak. Per lb., domestio, light, 

 ."^S-i;?. Imported, Porto Kioan, light yellow 30-:!:i<', 

 Porto Rioan and .Vfrioan dark 2<5-25o. 



CHICAGO. — No oarlot arrivals sinoe last report. 

 Supplies moderate, demand and movement moder- 

 ate, market dull. Sales to .iobbers. extraoted. per lb., 

 Colorados, I'tahs, and Wisoon.sins, white alfalfa 

 and white olover 18-19o, light amber alfalfa and 

 olover 17-18o. Minnesotas and Ohios buokwheat, 

 all grades l()-17o. Comb: Ohios and Colorados, 

 alfalfa, 24-seotion eases. No. 1, $7.00-7.50. Bees- 

 wax: Receipts nuiderate. demand and movement 

 moderate, market steady. Oklahoma, Teuxas, and 

 New Mexico, refined 38-40c, unrefined 33-35o. 



CINCINNATI. — I oar Idaho, 1 oar New Mexico, 

 1 car California arrived sinoe last report. Supplies 

 lieavy. practically no demand or movement, market 

 dull, no sales reported. Beeswax: Supplies ligh^ 

 demand and movement moderate, market steady. 

 Sales to iobbers. per lb., average vellow 44-4t)C. 



CLEVELAND. — No arrivals since Oct. 1. Sup- 

 plies moderate, demand and movement very slow. 

 Sales to .iobbers, extracted, per lb., Colorados and 

 Utahs. light amber alfalfa, OO-lb. tins 17-1 8c, white 

 clover 18-19c. Beeswax: Stipplies light, too few 

 sales to establish market. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — Supplies moderate. demand 

 and movement slow, market dull. Sales direct to 

 retailers, extracted, per lb., western, light amber 

 alfalfa, (30-lb. cans 20o per lb. Comb: Colorado, 

 No. 1, white alfalfa, 24-seotion oases $8.00. 



ST. P.Vl'L. — Supplies very light, demand and 

 movement slow, market dull. Sales direct to re- 

 tailors, extraoted, Minnesotas, white clover, 10-lb. 

 cans 22o. Comb: Minnesotas, No. 1, white olover, 

 24-section cases $7.25. Colorados, No. 1, white 

 alfalfa $8.00. 



NEW YORK. — 1 oar New York arrived since 

 last report. .Supplies liberal, practically no demand 

 or movement, market very weak and unsettloil. 

 Sales to jobbers and large wholesalers, extraoted. 

 domestic, per lb., Californias, light amber alfalfa 

 12-15c, light amber sage 14-17i', white orange blos- 

 som and white sage ll)-18c. Imported, per gallon. 

 West Indias and South .Vmerioan refined $1.00- 

 $1.15. few $1.25. Beeswax: No arrivals reported since 

 Oct. 1. Supplies moderate, demand and movement 

 very slow, market unsettled. Sales to jobber.s and 

 large wholesalers, imported. South American and 

 AVest Indian crude, light 26-32o, mostly 28 30c: 

 dark, wide range in prices, best 26-28c, pooreir low 

 as lOo. 



rHILAOELPHIA. — Approximately 24,000 lbs. 

 from New Y'ork and 17,600 ll>s. from Maryland 

 arrived since last report. Demand and movement 

 slow, market dull. Sales to jobbers, extraoted, do- 

 mestio, per lb.. Florida, light amber 20c. fancy 21c. 

 New ^'orks. white ctiwer 17c, southern white oraniro 



i; K K C V I. T r K K 



NoviMliKU, 1920 



t to actual honey-pro- 

 countrv. the following 



blossom Kic. Imported, per gallon, Porto Rioan. 

 amber $1.35-1.40, light amber, fine quality $1.43- 

 1.48. 



KANSAS CITY. — 1 oar Nevada arrived since 

 last report. Supplies moderate, demand and move- 

 ment moderate, market dull. Sales to jobbers, ex- 

 traoted, per lb., Kansas white clover and light 

 amber olover 17-18c. Comb: New stook, Nevada, 

 24-section castvs, fancy light alfalfa $7.50-7.75. 



ST. LOUIS. — Supplies liberal, demand and 

 movenuMif good, market steady. Sales to jobbers, 

 per lb., extracted, Arkansas and Mississippis, light 

 amber clover, peach and various varieties, mixed in 

 barrels IGo, in Sgallon cans, best 18c. Combs: Few 

 sales. Colorados, No. 1, light amber olover, 24-sec- 

 tion cases $7.00. Beeswax: Supplies light, demand 

 and movement slow, market steady. Sales to job- 

 bers, per lb., Mississippis, Illinois, Missouris, and 

 .\rkansas. prime vellow 31o. 



tiEORGE LIVINGTON, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



CUBA. — Honey is <]uoted ,Tt $1.20 a gallon, and 

 beeswax at 34o a jiiitiiid. — .\. Marzol. 



Opinions of Producers. 



Early in October we ^ 

 ducers, s<>attered over tli 

 ([uestions : 

 1. In your locality what part of the honey crop is 



already out of the hands of the i)roduoer ? Is 



tlic honey crop moving readily? 

 •J. .\t what wholesale priee is honey seJling in 



yciur .State? Extracted honey! Comb honey? 

 :'.. .\t what retail price is honey selling in your 



.State? Extracted honey? Comb honey? 

 4. How is the demand for honeji- at present in both 



wholesale and retail way 1 

 .">. For what prices are producers holding? 



.Answers, as condensed by the editor, are as 

 follows : 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. — At wholesale, extract- 

 ed honey is spiling at 30c, comb 42c per section. 

 .Vt retail, extracted 50c in pound jars, $1.75 in 

 4-pound cans : comb 50c per section. Honey is in 

 good demand; but the supply is limited, owing to 

 a short crop caused by dry weather conditions. — 

 W. .1. Sheppard. 



CALIFOKNI.V. — .Vt wholesale, eixtracted honey is 

 selling at 17-20c, comb at $7 per case. .\t retail, 

 extracted 25-30c, comb 30-45c per section. Demand 

 slow. — L. L. .\ndrews. 



CALIFOR.NIA. — About nine-tenths of crop is out 

 of hands of producer. Crop is not moving readily. 

 Extraoted honey is retailing at 20-35c. I have never 

 seen such a poor demand, practically no honey 

 being sold. Conditions will not improve till after 

 presidential election according to general opinion. 

 Prices are prohibitive. This Statii is supposed to 

 produce about 1200 carloads of honey following a 

 wet winter, but this season has not produced a 

 (piai'ter of that amount, tho it seems an average 

 big crop to those that have not been in the business 

 very long. — M. H. Mendleson. 



FLORID.V. — Ninety per cent of crop is out of 

 liands of producer. The crop is moving readily, 

 and the market will soon be out of honey. Market 

 for comb honey is bare. Extra<'ted is selling at 

 wholesale for (ioo to $1.00 a quart, at retail for 

 75c to $1.50. The demand is good and j)icking up 

 for winter and si)ring. No offerings, as the 10 per 

 cent held will be fed back to the bees for winter. — 

 C. H. Clute. 



FLORIDA. — This State did not have much 

 honey to sell early in the season, but the cabbage 

 palmetto trees have given a good crop, which is 

 not yet extracted. Extraoted honey at wholesale is 

 about 16o, retailing at $1.20. The retail demand is 

 good. — \Vard Lamkin. 



ID.VHO. — Seventy-five per cent of comb and five 

 per cent of extracted are out of hands of the pro- 

 ducer. Comb is moving rapidly, extracted slowly. 

 .Vt wholesale, extracted is selling at 18-20c. fancv 

 comb $6.75-7.00 oarlots. At retail, extracted 50c 

 pint jar; 80c upward qt. Comb honey 30c upward. 

 Demand jioor but improving as weather gets cooler. 

 Produiers are holding extracted for ISo in oarlots. 



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