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HONEY MARKETS 



The Government market quotations and the 

 oi^inions of honey-producers printed below 

 tell of a weaker market and a light demand 

 for honey. All honey-producers will be inter- 

 ested in the reports as to results achieved 

 in some places by seeking a local market. 

 The report from Wisconsin is notable in 

 this regard. There is ground for hope that 

 the market may strengthen after the holi- 

 days, for the honey stocks in the hands of 

 jobbers, bottlers, wholesalers and retailers 

 everywhere are light. 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SHIFPING POINT INFORMATION, DEC. 14. 



LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Practically no wire 

 inquiry. Movement poor, market weak, prices lower. 

 Carloads f. o. b. usual terms, per lb., 5- gallon cans 

 white orange and sage 16c, light amber sage 13-15c, 

 light amber alfalfa 10y2-15y2C, white sweet clover 

 13c; Hawaiian light amber 9%c. Beeswax: Sacked 

 in 1. c. 1. lots 40c. Better inquiry is expected after 

 the holidays, altho lower prices are considered pos- 

 sible due to weak sugar market and industrial de- 

 pression. There is no export demand on account ot 

 foreign exchange and present prices of California 

 honev. 



INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (COLORADO AND 

 IDAHO). — Light movement of extracted, but more 

 liberal shipments of comb are being made. Car- 

 loads f. 0. b. usual terms, 24-section cases comb, 

 fancy, $7.00; No. 1, $6.75; No. 2, $6.50 per case. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



BOSTON. — No arrivals since Dec. 1. Very few 

 sales of comb honey reported and .practically none 

 of extracted. Market for comb honey is firm on 

 account of light supplies but unsettled for extract- 

 ed. Nominal quotations on extracted honey are 

 lower. Comb: Sales to retailers. New York, 24- 

 section cases white clover No. 1, $8.25-9.00 ; some 

 extra fancy stock selling as high as $12.00 per 

 case; Vermonts, 20-section cases white clover No. 

 1, $7.50-8.00 per case. Extracted: Nominal quota- 

 tions to bottlers and confectioners, California, old 

 crop, white sage 18-19c, alfalfa 14-15c per lb.; 

 Porto Riean, fair quality amber 75-85c per gallon. 

 Beeswax : No trading, and under depressed condi- 

 tion of market difficult to give even a nominal quo- 

 tation. 



CHICAGO. — No carlot arrivals, but a number 

 small lots from Colorado, California, "Wisconsin, and 

 Ohio arrival, totaling 8,000 or 10,000 pounds since 

 Dec. 1. Demand is light and trading very slow. 

 Bottlers are buying even lighter than wholesale 

 grocers, mail-order houses, etc. Comb : Stock is 

 holding generally steady and is scarce. Present of- 

 ferings from Idaho and Colorado are selling to re- 

 tailers at $7.00-7.75 per 24-section case. Extracted: 

 Market is weak and gradually declining. Alfalfa 

 and clover from Colorado, Minnesota, and Ohio 

 selling to bottlers, wholesale grocers, etc., mostly 

 15c, light amber 14c per lb. Beeswax: L. c. 1. re- 

 ceipts of foreign and domestic wax, mostly Ohio 

 and Wisconsin have been heavy and market tone 

 is easy. Dark stock, both domestic and imported, is 

 bringing around 32c, light 35c. Most stock sold to 

 harness manufacturers and drug houses. 



CINCINNATI. — No arrivals since Dec. 1. Ex- 

 tracted and comb: Supplies liberal. Practically no 

 demand nor movement, market very dull, too few 

 sales to establish market. Beeswax : Supplies lib- 

 eral. Practically no demand nor movement, market 

 very dull, too few sales to establish market. Bees- 

 wax : Supplies liberal, demand and movement mod- 

 erate, market steady. Sales to large users, wide 

 range of prices, average yellow 38-45c per lb. 



DENVER. — Supplies liberal, market barely 

 steady, demand and movement light. Sales to job- 

 bers, extracted: Colorado, white 15-20c, light amber 

 14i/^-18c, amber 14-17c. Comb: Colorado, 24-section 

 cases. No. 1 white, $7.20; No. 2, $6.75. Beeswax: 

 Cash to beekeepers, 36c per lb. 



KANSAS CITY. — No carlot arrivals since last 

 report. Supplies moderate, demand and movememt 

 moderate, market dull. Dealers looking for further 



BEE CULTURE 



January, 1921 



decline owing to large supplies still in producers' 

 hands, practically all factors buying only as needed. 

 Extracted : Sales in small lots to jobbers or large 

 users, Californias and Colorados, light ambef al- 

 falfa 17-18c. Comb: Sales to jobbers, California, 

 Colorado, and Nevada, light alfalfa 24-section flat 

 cases No. 1, $6.50-7.00. Beeswax: Practically no 



MINNEAPOLIS. — Supplies moderate. Markeit 

 weaker on extracted, but comb is holding steady to 

 retailers. IJnderstand comb can be bought from 

 brokers at slightly less than present stock cost, but 

 dealers are holding oflf as long as possible. Move- 

 ment is very slow, most sales being made to retail 

 grocers. Extracted : 60-lb. cans western alfalfa and 

 sweet clover mixed, white 19c, light amber 18c; 

 Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa white clover 20- 

 22c. Comb: No. 1, 24-section cases, western, alfalfa 

 and sweet clover mixed, $8.00; Minnesota, white 

 clover, $7.75-8.00. 



NEW YORK. — Supplies very light, practically 

 no demand nor movement. Market weak ; confec- 

 tioners, bakers, and manufacturers not buying on 

 account of plentiful supply of sugar and syrup at 

 low prices, supplies being bought only on hand-to- 

 mouth basis. Dealers believe better prospects in 

 sight after holidays. No carlot arrivals since Dec. 1. 

 Extracted: Sales to jobbers, large wholesalers, con- 

 fectioners, and bakers, Californias, light amber al- 

 falfa 10-12c; white alfalfa 12-14c, light amber sage 

 14-16c, white orange blossom and white sage 15-17c. 

 West Indian and South American, refined, 60-70c 

 pea- gallon. Comb: Supplies practically exhausted, 

 too few sales to establish market. Beeswax : Prac- 

 tically no demand nor movement. Market dull, buy- 

 ing being done only in very small quantities for 

 current demand. Sales to jobbers and wholesalers, 

 South Americans and West Indian, light, 20-22c, 

 dark 18-20c per lb. 



PHILADELPHIA. — No arrivals except few 

 small lots of near-by stock. No demand nor move- 

 ment. No sales reported. 



ST. LOUIS. — No arrivals reported since Dec. 1. 

 Comb : Supplies are liberal. Very little movement 

 reported with no better prospects before the first 

 of the year. Sales in small quantities, direct to re- 

 tailers, per 24-section cases, Colorado, white clover 

 and alfalfa, $7.00-8.00, mostly around $7.00. Ex- 

 tracted : Supplies liberal. No sales on honey in bar- 

 rels reported, and stock in cans reported moving 

 slowly. Sales to wholesale grocers, large buyers and 

 jobbers, in 5-gallon cans per lb. California, light 

 amber alfalfa 15-16c; Mississippi and Arkansas light 

 amber mixed various flavors 15c; Colorado, white 

 clover and alfalfa 17-18c. Beeswax: Supplies light. 

 Demand very light and practically no movement. 

 Market is weaker. Nominal quotation to jobbers 

 and manufacturers of floor wax and comb founda- 

 tion, prime yellow 28c per lb. 



GEORGE LIVINGSTON, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



LIVERPOOL. — The value of extracted honey at 

 today's rate of exchange is 12 to 13 cents per 

 pound. The value of beeswax in American cur- 

 rency is from 27 to 29 cents per pound. 



Liverpool, England, Dec. 7. Taylor & Co. 



CUBA. — Honey is quoted today at 75 cents per 

 gallon ; wax brings $20 per quintal of 100 pounds. 



Matanzas, Cuba, Dec. 8. A. Marzol. 



Opinions of Producers. 



Early in December we sent to actual honey-pro- 

 ducers, scattered over the country, the following 

 questions: 



1 . Is honey moving onto the market in your local- 

 ity. 



2. Are honey-buyers at all active or inquiring for 

 honey ? 



3 . Have honey-producers in your region made any 

 effort to create or find a local market? 



4 . What is the wholesale price for honey in your 

 locality ? For extracted ? For comb ? 



5. What is the retail price? For extracted? For 

 comb ? 



.-Vnswers, as condensed by the editor, are as fol- 

 lows : 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. — Honey is moving on 

 to market, and buyers are active. There is a ready 

 local market for all we can produce for some time 

 to come. The wholesale price for extracted honey is 



