260 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



May, 1921 



U. S. Government Market Reports- 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION, APRIL 15. 



LOS ANG-ELES. — Supplies still generally heavy 

 but old crop cleaning up in some sections. Poor 

 wire inquiry, movement slow, market weak. Car- 

 loads f. o. b. usual terms, per lb., few sales, white 

 orange blossom, 12%-13c, white sage 12-12i/^c, 

 light amber alfalfa 6-6i^c, light amber sage, 7V2- 

 8%, white alfalfa 7%-8e; Hawaiian white 7c, light 

 amber 6c, honeydew honey 4%. Producers are re- 

 ported as offering contracts for new crop white 

 orange blossom 10c per lb., but buyers are holding 

 off. Prospects for the honey crop are generally 

 favorable thruout the State except in San Diego 

 district and Salinas Valley where rainfall has been 

 very light. Darker grades of honey are now on 

 cheap price basis and competing with sugar for 

 commercial use. The outlook is for a continued 

 downward trend in prices for the darker-colored 

 stock. 



INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION (COLORADO 

 AND IDAHO). — Shipments are lighter than . for 

 the preceding two weeks, the movement of comb 

 honey being reported as especially light. What 

 few sales are made are nearly all in less than car- 

 lots. White sweet clover and alfalfa mixed is be- 

 iiitc offered in carlots at 8c per lb.; but the lower 

 prices at which stock can be purchased in Cali- 

 fornia is proving too heavy a competition for most 

 buyers, and they are accordingly holding off. 



FLORIDA. — Due to favorable weather condi- 

 tions, the nectar flow commenced unusually early, 

 and considerable honey has already been produced. 

 It is expected that the crop this year will be larger 

 than that a year ago. 



TELEGRAPHIC! REPORT.S FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



BOSTON. — No carlot arrivals since last report. 

 Almost no demand or movement, dealers are hold- 

 ing at prices prevailing two weeks ago. Comb: 

 Sales to retailers very few. New Yorks, 24-section 

 cases white clover No. 1, heavy $8.50-9.00, light 

 $7.00-7.50; Vermont, 20-section cases white clover 

 No. 1, heavy $8.00-8.50, light $7.00-7.50. Extract- 

 ed: Sales to confectioners and bottletrs. Poilto 

 Ricans, few sales of amber 85c per gal. California, 

 too few sales to establish market. Brokers' quota- 

 tions delivered Boston follow: California, per lb., 

 white sage 15-16c, light amber 10-14c, amber 7-9c. 

 Beeswax, no sales reported. 



CHICAGO. — No carlot arrivals but approximate- 

 ly 10,000 lbs. arrived from various States includ- 

 ing Ohio, Colorado, California, Montana. Market 

 very dull. Movement of extracted almost at stand- 

 still, attributable apparently largely to cheap sugar. 

 Several dealers have from y2 to 1 V2 cars in ware- 

 houses : one large bottler is buying practically noth- 

 ing. Extracted : Sales to bottlers and blenders. 

 Colorado, Montana, and California, alfalfa and 

 clover, white 12-12 V2C, light amber 9% -10c. Comb: 

 Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois, 24-section cases alfalfa 

 and clover No. 1, heavy $6.50-7.00, light weight, 

 discolored, $5.00-5.50. Beeswax: Receipts and sup- 

 plies moderate, market dull, movement slow and 

 irregular. Still considerable foreign wax being of- 

 fered, this depressing market somewhat. Sales to 

 wholesale druggists, insulator manufacturers, har- 

 nessmakers, etc. : Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, 

 light 30-33C, dark 26-29c; South American and 

 African, unrefined 18-24c, mostly around 22c. 



CINCINNATI. — Since last report, 1 car Cali- 

 fornia, 1 car Wyoming arrived. On account of the 

 refusal of the principal honey and beeswax re- 

 ceivers to furnish the information necessary to re- 

 port market conditions and prices in Cincinnati 

 accurately and completely, no report can be pub- 

 lished for this important honey and beeswax cen- 

 ter. 



CLEVPjLAND. — No carlot arrivals since last re- 

 port. Supplies are liberal but movement very 

 draggy. Extracted : Dealers quote western, 60-lb. 

 cans in 5-case lots nr more; white sweet clover 

 Kii/^-lSc, amber alfalfa 16-16 i^c. 



DENVER. — Market continues quiet, demand 

 and movement very light. Sales to .iobbers, ex- 

 tracted: Per lb., Colorado, white 13-13 M>c, light 

 amber 12^-12% c. amber 12c. Comb: Colorado, 

 24-section cases. No. 1, white $6.08 per ease, No. 



'2, $5.(i:i. Bee.swax: Prices paid farmers average, 

 yellow 20c per lb. 



KANSAS CITY. — No carlot arrivals since last 

 report. Supplies liberal, demand and movement 

 slow on extracted, fair on comb. Sales to jobbers, 

 extracted: Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, light 

 amber various flavors 12-13c; California, Utah, and 

 Oregon, extra light amber and white alfalfa, most- 

 ly 12e, Utah and Oregon, dark amber 10c. Comb: 

 Colorado, 24-section cases No. 1, mostly $6.00. 

 Beeswax : Sales to jobbers, in small way, mostly 

 25c per lb. 



NEW YORK.— Light 1. c. 1 receipts from New 

 York and California arrived, moderate receipts 

 from South America and West Indies. Supplies 

 liberal, practically no demand or movement, market 

 weak, very few sales. Very few dealers doing any 

 buying at all. Reduction in sugar prices has ap- 

 preciably affected market for honey. Spot sales to 

 jobbers, wholesalers, confectioners, bakers, and 

 bottlers, extracted: Domestic, per lb., California, 

 light amber and white alfalfa, mostly 7-8c, few 9c; 

 white orange blossom and white sage, mostly 10- lie, 

 few 12-13c. Imported, West Indian and South 

 American, refined, mostly 5-5 %c per lb.; 60-65c, 

 few high as 70c per gal. Comb: No supplies, no 

 sales. Beeswax : Domestic receipts light, foreign 

 receipts moderate. Supplies liberal, demand and 

 movement very slow, market weak. Few sales. 

 only drug trade and few manufacturers of wax 

 articles doing any buying. Spot sales to whole- 

 salers, manufacturers, bleachers, and drug trade: 

 South American and West Indian, light best 24-25c, 

 few high as 28c, slightly darker low as 19e; African 

 and West Indian, dark 15-16c, few 17c per lb. 



PHILADELPHIA. — No carlot arrivals reported. 

 Supplies light but more than sufficient to meet de- 

 mand. Market steady Pew sales to bakers, ex- 

 tracted: Porto Rican, light amber 65-68c. amber 

 60-63c per gal. Comb: No sales. Beeswax: Supplies 

 liberal, demand slow, market dull, manufacturers 

 showing very little interest, dental manufacturers 

 buying lightly. Sales to manufacturers per lb., 

 imported, African, dark 15c; Chilean, light 30c; 

 domestic, light 30-35c. 



ST. LOUIS. — Comb, no receipts reported. Sup- 

 plies moderate, market very duU, very few sales. 

 Demand very limited and movement confined to 

 small lots in sales direct to retailers. Colorado, 24- 

 section cases, white clover and alfalfa. No. 1 heavv 

 around $8.00, light $7.00. Extracted: Light re- 

 ceipts, supplies liberal, practically no demand and 

 very little selling, market very weak. Sales to whole- 

 salers, per lb., Missouri, Arkansas, and Missis- 

 sippi, light amber various mixed flavors, mostly 

 around i2c, dark amber low as 10c. Beeswax: Re- 

 ceipts light, supplies moderate, very light demand, 

 manufacturers not buying, very light movement 

 from hands of jobbers. Sales to jobbers, Missouri, 

 Arkansas, and Mississippi, ungraded average coun- 

 try run 23-24c per lb. 



GEORGE LIVINGSTON. 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



LIVERPOOL. — Since our last report no busi- 

 ness has been done whatever, and values lemain 

 nominal, owing to there being no demand and 

 heavy stocks. The value of extracted honey is 

 about 11 cents per pound. The beeswax market is 

 also quiet. The value per pound for Chilean at 

 today's rate of exchange is 26-27c. Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, England, April 5. 



CUBA. — Honey is quoted at 40c a gallon ; yel- 

 low wax, 20c a pound. A. Marzol. 



Matanzas, Cuba, April 6. 



Opinions of Producers. 



Early in April we sent to actual honey producers, 

 scattered over the country, the following questions: 



1. What per cent of the 1920 honey crop is now in 

 the hands of producers? Comb? Extracted? 



2. What has been the total of winter and spring 

 loss of colonies in your locality ? Give answer 

 in per cent. 



3 . What is the condition of the colonies at present 

 compared wtih normal, considering strength, 

 amount of brood, and amount of stores? Give 

 answer in per cent. . 



4. What_ is the condition of the honey plants at 

 this time compared with normal? Give answer 

 in per cent. 



