708 GLEANINGS IN 



HONEY MARKETS 



There has been little change in the honey 

 market during the last month. It is not a 

 good market, but it is not worse than a 

 month ago. One good feature is that honey 

 is not being ' ' dumped ' ' in such large quan- 

 tities on the market as to "break it." The 

 quotations below tell their own story: 

 U. S. Government Market Reports. 



HONEY ARRIVALS, NOVEMBER 1-15. 



MEDINA, 0. : Extracted, 70,000 lbs. from Ohio, 

 40,000 lbs from Idaho, and 30,000 lbs. from Wy- 

 oming. Comb, 1 car from Colorado. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION, NOV. 15. . . 

 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Light wire inquiry, 

 movement slow. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms, pea- 

 lb., 5-gallon cans white orange and white sage 

 16i/^-20c; extra-light amber orange and sage 19c, 

 light amber orange 18 %c, light amber sage 12- 

 131/2, light amber alfalfa ll-17c. Beeswax: Sacked 

 in less than carlots, 40-42c per lb. Prices given 

 represent quotations, pracjtically no sales being 

 made. Wide range due to extremely unsettled 

 market conditions ; lower prices are considered pos- 

 sible in near future. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



BOSTON. — Approximately 100 cases from New 

 York arrived since last report. Supplies of old 

 stock light, and receipts of new stock also light. 

 Demand and movement are moderate and market 

 .steady. Dealers are generally optimistic, not an- 

 ticipating heavy receipts. Extracted: Sales to con- 

 fectioners and bottlers, per lb., old crop Califor- 

 nia white sage 22-22 V^c; New York, white clover, 

 mostly 20c. Imported, Porto Rican, amber quoted 

 at $1.10 per gallon. Comb: Sales to retailers, new 

 crop. New Y'^ork, 24-section cases white clover No. 

 1, $8.75; No. 2, $7.50 per case; Vermont, 20- 

 section cases white clover No. 1, $8.00 per case. 

 Beeswax: Demand and movement very light, mar- 

 ket dull. Quotations to candle, shoe-polish, and 

 floor- wax manufacturers: Domestic, light 35-40c per 

 lb. 



CHICAGO. — 1 Colorado, 1 Montana, approxi- 

 mately 200 packages by freight from Minnesota and 

 100 packages freight from California arrived. De- 

 mand and movement moderate, market steady. Sales 

 to jobbers : Extracted, per lb, Colorado and Mon- 

 tana, white clover and white alfalfa, 18c; light 

 amber clover and light amber alfalfa, mostly 17c; 

 Minnesota white clover, 18-19c. Comb: Colorado and 

 Montana, 24-section cases alfalfa and clover. No. 1, 

 heavy, $7.00-7.50. Beeswax: Supplies moderate, de- 

 mand and movement moderate, market steady. Mon- 

 tana and Oklahoma, light 40-43c, dark 38-40c per 

 lb. 



CINCINNATI. — Since last report, 1 car Wyom- 

 ing arrived. Supplies liberal. Most dealers are 

 holding fairly large stock bought at higher prices. 

 Honey price trend is considered downward, result- 

 ing in very little demand or movement at present. 

 Prices unreported. Beeswax: Supplies moderate, de- 

 mand and movement moderate, market steady. Sales 

 to candle manufacturers, average yellow 42-44c 

 per lb.. 



CLEVELAND. — No carlot arrivals since Nov. 1. 

 Supplies moderate, demand and movement limited, 

 the trade buying only for immediate needs. Ex- 

 tracted, per lb. : Sales to bakers and other large 

 u.sers of honey, 60-pound tins white clover 18-20c; 

 sales in small lots to retailers white clover 23-24c, 

 light amber alfalfa 22-22 i/^c. 



KANSAS CITY. — 1 car California arrived since 

 last report. Supplies moderate, most dealers having 

 sufficient - slocks for present needs. Demand and 

 movement slow, market dull and rather unsettled, 

 with weaker tendency. Sales in small lots to .lobbers, 

 comb, California and Colorado alfalfa. No. 1, light 

 $7.00-7.50 per 24-section case. Extracted: Per lb., 

 California light amber alfalfa 18-20c; New Mexico, 

 light amber alfalfa 15-18c. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — No carlot arrivals since last 

 report. Supplies light, market dull, dealers buying 

 only for immediate needs because of uncertain mar- 

 ket condition. General feeling is that local market 

 will continue to ease off, and retailers are buying 



BEE CULTURE 



December, 1920 



in very small quantity. Sales direct to retailers. 

 Comb, Western No. 1, white alfalfa and sweet clover, 

 24-section cases $7.50-8.00, mostly $8.00. Extracted: 

 Western, 60-lb. cans light amber alfalfa and sweet 

 clover 20c per lb.; some white stock sold at same 

 price. Lots of 10 cans or more offered at %c less. 



PHILADELPHIA.' — Arrivals since last report, 1 

 car western, 3800 lbs. from Florida, 3200 pounds 

 from New York. Winter supplies largely laid in. 

 Demand and movement very slow, market weak, 

 lower tendency. Practically no sales, majority of 

 receipts being bottled. 



NEW YORK. — Approximately 8600 lbs. from 

 New York arrived since last report. Supplies mod- 

 erate, demand and movement very light. Dealers 

 assert that buying at present is being done on hand- 

 to-mouth basis with very few laying in winter sup- 

 ply. Market is very dull and weak at present time 

 and belief is prevalent that it will not improve but 

 rather have a tendency to decline a trifle more. 

 Sales to jobbers, large wholesale grocers and confec- 

 tioners : Extracted, domestic, per pound, Californias, 

 light amber alfalfa, 13-14c; white alfalfa 17c, light 

 amber sage 15-16c; white orange blossom and whit* 

 sage mostly nV2C- Imported West Indian and 

 South American refined, mostly 70-75c: few, 80c 

 per gallon. Comb: Very light supplies; New York, 

 24-section eases white clover No. 1, $8.00; buck- 

 wheat $7.00. Beeswax: No arrivals reported since 

 last report. Demand and movement very slow, mar- 

 ket weak. Sales to jobbers and large wholesalers. 

 South American and West Indian light, mostly 23- 

 25c, dark 20-22c per lb. 



ST. LOUIS. — Arrivals since last report include 

 2 cars Colorado. Supplies are liberal. Demand is 

 generally reported slow. The recent drop in the 

 price of sugar and curtailment in the use of honey 

 by confectioners are held by dealers to be partly 

 responsible for the slow movement in large quanti- 

 ties. The movement in small quantities is moderate. 

 Sales to wholesale grocers: Extracted, per lb., Mis- 

 sissippi and Arkansas, light amber mixed peach, 

 clover and various flavors 15-16c; Californias, light 

 amber sage and alfalfa 16-18 V^c; dark amber al- 

 falfa 13-14c. Southern, barrels, too few sales to 

 establish a market. Comb, Colorado, white alfalfa 

 and clover No. 1, 24-seiction cases, mostly $7.00-8.00. 

 Beeswax : Supplies light, demand and movement 

 slow, market dull, few sales to manufacturers of 

 floor wax and comb foundations; prime yellow 31- 

 32c per lb . 



GEORGE LIVINGSTON, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Opinions of Producers. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA.— Honey is in great de- 

 mand, but owing to the short crop the supply is 

 limited. At wholesale, the price for extracted honey 

 is 30c per lb., comb 40c per section. At retail, the 

 price for extracted honey is 50c for a one-pound 

 jar, and $1.75 for a four-pound can; comb, 50c per 

 section. Bees have gone into winter quarters in good 

 condition. The majority of beekeepers here are now 

 using packed outer cases in which the bees remain 

 summer and winter, and the result is excellent. — 

 W. J. Sheppard. 



CALIFORNIA.- — ^No wholesale demand for honey, 

 but retail is fair. Since election I think conditions 

 will improve. Price of sugar has advanced and 

 honey will be in demand. Many have decided to 

 use honey instead of putting up jams and jellies. 

 This information I have received from consumers. 

 Retail price of extracted honey in small quantities 

 is 25-30c, no comb in market. Condition of bees 

 good, rich in stores, but they quit brood-rearing the 

 first of October — unusually early.- — M. H. Mendle- 

 son. 



CALIFORNIA. — Shot to pieces is as good a term 

 as any to apply to market conditions. In fact, buy- 

 ers hardly care to make offers. While a few are 

 very anxious to sell, some are holding back, feeling 

 sure things will improve. There is very little de- 

 mand. At wholesale, the price for comb honey is 

 $7.00 per case. At retail, the price of comb honey 

 is 35-45c per section, extracted 20-25c per pound. 

 Bees have gone into winter in fair to good condi- 

 tion. Most beekeepers report plenty of stores. — L. 

 L. Andrews. 



COLORADO. — Comb honey has been in good de- 

 mand in carlots, and nearly all has been sold and 

 shipped. There will not be enough left to supply the 

 local market. Extracted honey does not move well 



