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HON^Y MARKETS 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SHIPI'INl) I'OIXT IXKOK.MATIOX, .MAY 17. 



SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES. — 

 Supplies of white honey light, of light amber grades 

 heavy. Poor wire inquiry, movement slow, market 

 dull. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms, per lb., white 

 orange blossom 10-12<-, white sage 10 1^ -12 1/20, 

 white alfalfa TVa-H^i-, light amber sage 8-9e. 

 light amber alfalfa GV^-Hc. Hawaiian, white 7e. 

 lioneydew honey 4MiC'. 



Recent hot winds have badly hurt orange and 

 sage prospects, and with southern sage already 

 ^eriously damaged by cold and dry weather, a very 

 light crop of the lighter-colored honeys is fore- 

 casted. The alfalfa crop is probably noi-mal. High 

 retail prices are still maintained thruout California, 

 and hurt honey distribution locally. Some large 

 shippers expect a firm market on account of light 

 crop this \ear: other factors are still pessimistic. 

 New honey will move in light quantities this month 

 and next; but shipments in large quantities are 

 not expected 1 efore .Inly. Beeswax sacked, in less 

 than carlots, light 2.5-30c, dark low as 23c per lb. 



INTEKMOUNTAIN REGION, COLORADO AND 

 ID.VHO. — Shipments light; what sales leing made 

 are largely loca !y or to near-by towns. Fancy white 

 alfalfa exii-acted is reported offered by some ship- 

 Iters at "V2C per lb. Other organizations continue 

 to hold for higher prices. Inquiry from domestic 

 trade very light; but in(|uii-y from import trade re- 

 p.irted to be increasing. 



TEXAS POINTS. — The storm jjeriod , in April 

 killed large amounts of brood by chilling; put an 

 end to the expected early niescinite flow, and cut 

 down the hua.iilla flow to perhai)s one-fourth of nor- 

 mal \ield. Horse:nint and summer mesquite flows 

 .should l.e good. The beekeeper is being paid on 

 the Ijasis of 12c per lb. fo;- light amber extracted. 

 Shiinnents from Texas are largely to comparatively 

 near-by points, practically nothing going to the lar- 

 ger markets of the East. 



NEW YORK ST.\TE. — Bees are in good condi- 

 tion, except short of stores. The amount of last 

 yeai-'s crop still on .hand varies widely wilh differ- 

 ent sections of the State. Some white clover honey 

 i.s (juoted at 17c per lb. in lO-lb. pails, or 1.5c in 

 larger lots. Buckwheat honey is listed at 12c per 

 lb. in 10-lb. pails, or 10c in larger lots. 



TliLfO-'AI'HlC KEl'ORT.S KEO.M IMI'ORTAXT MARKSTS. 



BOSTON. — ^^No carlot arrivals since last report. 

 .\lmost no trading except in Porto Rico stock. Light 

 demand, partly on account of low price of fiugar 

 and competition of maple products. Prices practic- 

 iilly unchanged. Comb: Sales to retailers very few; 

 New York, 2 1-section cases white clover No. 1, 

 heavy |8. 50-9. 00, light I7.00-7..50 ; Vermont, 20- 

 section cases white clover No. 1, heavy $8.00-8.50, 

 light $7.00-7.50. Extracted: Sales to confectioners 

 and bottlers, Porto Rico, amber, per gal., 80-83c. 

 California, per lb., white sage occasional small lots 

 18-19c. Brokers' (|Uotations delivered Boston, nom- 

 inal prices unchanged, follow; California, per lb., 

 white sage 15-ltic, light amber alfalfa 10-14c, am- 

 ber alfalfa 7-9c. Beeswax: Practi(ally no demand 

 or move;n''nt. No sales reported. 



CHICAGO. — Sin-e last rejioit 2. 000 ll;s. Wis.. 

 2,500 lbs. la., 1.500 lbs. Colo., 2,000 lbs. Minn.. 

 1.800 lbs. Calif., 1,600 lbs. Ohio arrived. Extracted: 

 Market weak and move;nenl s'ow, parti'-ularly on 

 light amber. Sales to bott'ers. per lb., Iowa. Montana. 

 California, white alfalfa and clover 11 1/2-12 %e, light 

 timber alfalfa 8 1/2 -9 Vic. Comb: Sales to retailers. 

 Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota. 24-section cans No. 1 

 lieavy, $7.00-7.25 per ease, light weight, $5.50-6.00. 

 Beeswax: Receipts moderate of .domestic and for- 

 cig-n. Market about sleadv. Slow demand. Sales 

 to harness makers and who'esale druggist.s, Okla- 

 homa, Msiouii. and Montana, light :M-;i;ic, dark 

 around 25e. Imported. Central .\merican and .\fri- 

 ••an, light 23-2Gc. 



CINCINN.VTI. — On account of the refusal of 

 the priiK i]jal honey and Ifeswax receivers to fur- 

 nish the information necessary to report market 

 (onditions and prices in Cincinnati accurately and 

 I ompletely, no report can be published for this i:n- 

 portant hon(>\- iind beeswax (cn'cr. 



CLEVEL.VNM). — No carlot arriva's since last re- 



Demand light, movcMUMit 



slightly lower. Dealers 



e lots or more, per lb.. 



r 11- 12c, medium amber 



port. Sui)lilies nioder:ite 

 slow, markel dull. pi'i< 

 ((uote, extrac-Icd ; In .■>-( 

 western white sweet do 

 alfalfa 9c. 



DENVER. — Market continues quiet. Demand and 

 movement very light. Sales to .iobbers, per lb., 

 extracted; Colorado, white and light amber 10%- 

 13c, amber 10c. Comb: Colorado, 24-section cases 

 No. 1 white $6.08, No. 2, $5.63. 



MINNE.\POLIS. — No carlot arrivals. Extracted: 

 Sujjplies light. Demand and movement slow, mar- 

 ket dull. Sales to retailers, bakers and confec- 

 tioners, 60-lb. cans Wisconsin, white clover, very 

 few sales 12c per lb. Nevada, white sweet clover, 

 verv few sales 13c per lb. 



KANSAS CITY'. — No carlot arrivals since last 

 report. Supplies of comb light, of extracted lib- 

 eral. Demand and movement moderate on comb, 

 light on extracted. Extracted: Sales to jobbers, 

 Missouri and Kansas, light various flavors 10-1 Ic. 

 California, Colorado, and Utah, extra light amber 

 and white alfalfa 10c. Comb; Sales to .iobbers, 

 Missouri. 24-section cases alfalfa and sweet clover 

 mixed No. 1, $6.50-7.00. 



NEW YORK. — Domestic 1. c 1. receipts light. 

 South American and West Indian receipts light. 

 Supplies lil eral. Practically no demand or move- 

 ment, market weak and quiet, very few sales. Ex- 

 tracted: Spot sales to wholesalers, confe"t'onevs, 

 bakers, and bottlers, domestic per lb.. California, 

 light amber and M'hite alfalfa, best mowtly 8-9c. 

 off grade low as 7( : whi'e oiange 1 lo"=som and white 

 sage, lest 1 l-12c. few 13c. West Indian and South 

 .\merican, relined. best 5V>-f'<' PP'' "'• : "i" 55-60c. 

 mostly 60c per gal., few high as 70c. Combs; Sup- 

 plies very light. New Yorks, 24-section cases 

 clover, few sales mostly $8.00. Beeswax; Domestic 

 I'ecip's very light, b^oreign reieipts moderate. Suj)- 

 plies lil eral. Demand and movement very slow, 

 m-ii'ket dull, very few sales. Spot sales to wlio'e- 

 salers. manufactrrei's, 1 leachers. and drug trade, 

 per lb.. South .Viuerican and West Indian, ci-ude 

 light, best mostlv 26-27c, few 28c, slightlv darker 

 22-24C, dark 18-22c. African, dark best 17-18f. 

 poorer low as 15c. Cuban, light 22-24c. dark 18-20c. 



PHILADELPHI.V. — Very light receipts, mosf*- 

 near-by stock. Very little demand but market con-' 

 tinges steady, with all buying on a small scale. 

 Extracted : per gab, sa'es to liakers, Porto Rican 

 amber 55-60c. Cuban, light amber 65-70c. Demand 

 light w-ith verv few sales. Beeswax: Receipts 'iiht, 

 1 ut market has a firmer tone Sales to manufactur- 

 ers, Brazilian and Chilean, light 2()-28c. .Vfrican, 

 dark 16-17c. 



ST. LOUIS. — Comb: No receipts reported. Sup- 

 plies light. Demand and movement limited to sma'l 

 lots, market very dull, practically no change in 

 prices. Sales I0 retailers. Colorado, 24-section ca.' es 

 white clover and alfalfa No 1, heavy around $8.00, 

 light $7.00. Extracted; No receipts reported. .\d- 

 viies from the South indicate movement of new 

 crop will start from there probably in anothe'' 

 month. Supplies are liberal. Almost no demand 

 or movement, very few sales. Market weak. Sale; 

 to wholesa'ers. per lb., Missouri, Arkansas, and 

 Mississipjji, light amber various mixed flavors, in 

 5-gallcn laiis arornd lie, dark around 10c; in 

 bbls.. (Ink anil ei- various mixed flavors nominally 

 low as 9c. Beeswax ; Receipts very light. Supplies 

 moderate. Very little demand or movement, only 

 activit.v consists of buying of small lots by jobbers 

 who anticipate turning stocks to manufacturers 

 later on when business has recuperated. Sales to 

 jobbers, Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi, un- 

 graded, average country run mostly around 23c per 

 lb. At present jnactically no demand from manu- 

 facturers. 



GEORGE LIA'INGSTON. 

 Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



TilVERPOOL. — Since our hist report there has 

 been a letter ex])ort inquiry, lji;t pricgs are still 

 lower. Some business has been done on the spot 

 in Cuban, but the prices are not reported. The value 

 of extracted honey at today's rate of exchange is 

 about 6'^c per lb. The va'ue of beeswax in -\meri- 

 can currency is about 25c per lb. Taylor & Co, 



Liveri)ool. Engbmd. May 6. 



