GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



July, 1921. 



HONEY MARKETS 



Just as we go to press (June 22) there are 

 reports of some large deals in honey in 

 California. The shortage of crop there is 

 doubtless responsible for this activity — to 

 get sage and orange when they can be had. 



There has been a fair to good crop of clo- 

 ver honey in Ohio and Michigan. The yield 

 in the bordering states will not be quite as 

 good on account of less rain. 



The A. I. Root Company. 

 U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SHII'l'ING POINT IXKORMATION FOR FIRST HALF OF 

 JUNE. 



CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles. — Supplie.s of white 

 sage, liglit amber, and wliite orange light, other 

 varieties heavy. Light wire inquiry. Movement 

 very slow, market dull, little change in prices. Car- 

 loads f. o. 1). usual terms at loading point, white 

 orange, new crop 12-12 i/^c; old crop, no sales re- 

 ported; light amber alfalfa old crop 5*/^ -6c, new 

 0-6%c; white sage best 12-12 %c, light amber sage, 

 no sales reported. Hawaiian, white 6c, light am- 

 ber 5%c. Beeswax, in less than carlots, light 30- 

 33c, dark 26-28c per lb. Alfalfa crop is now es- 

 timated normai, orange 25% and sage at 30% of 

 normal. 



TNTERMOUNTAIN REGION, Idaho and Utah. 

 — Shipments have been moderate, with little or no 

 inquiry for carlots. The supplies in some sections 

 are practically all sold. White sweet clover is re- 

 ported at 7 to 8c for carloads f. o. b. usual terms at 

 loading points; light honey is bringing 8c in 1. c. 1. 

 lots. Comb No. 1 is selling in a small wav direct 

 to retailers at 6. .50-7. 00. Dealers are paying bee- 

 keepers for good quality light honey 7^/fec per lb. 

 The bees are reported in fair condition ; consider- 

 able quantities have been brought in from Califor- 

 nia. 



CENTRAL AND MIDDLE WESTERN STATES. 

 — The crop prospects in Wisconsin are fair, the 

 alsike clover is good, and after that the basswood, 

 which is now well set with buds, will be on. The 

 honey flow has .just started. No honey is reported 

 moving. A few sales by beekeepers of beeswax are 

 reported at 26c in cash and 29c in trade for best 

 stock. In Ohio the bees are reported as working 

 well, and prospects are good for a full crop. A 

 few sales of extracted clover in small lots are re- 

 ported at 15c per lb. 



SOUTHEASTERN SECTION. — Shipments are 

 very light, with practically no sales reported. Ship- 

 pers are quoting extracted light amber at 55c per 

 gal. The crop outlook is below normal, due to bad 

 weather conditions. The hives are repoite.l in 

 good condition. 



NORTHEASTERN SECTION. — Bees are report- 

 ed in generally good condition, but some foul lirood 

 is noted. Considerable clover honey is now in the 

 hives, with a new lot of white clover plants com- 

 mencing to yiekl, and sweet clover starting to 

 bloom. 



TKLEGRAI'Hir REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT iMARKETS 



DENVER. — -Market continues quiet. Demand 

 and movement very light. Sales to jobbers, per lb., 

 extracted: Colorado, white 11-13 Vgc, light amber 

 10i,^-12%c, amber 10c. Comb: Colorado 24-section 

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



BOSTON. — No arrivals reported since last re- 

 port. Very light movement in all lines with prices 

 practically unchanged. Comb: Sales to retailers. 

 New York, 21-section cases white clover No. 1 

 heavy $8.50-9.00, light $7.00-7.50: Vermont, 20- 

 section cases white clover No. 1, 8.00-8.50; light, 

 $7.00-7.50. Extracted: Sales to confectioners and 

 bottlers, Porto Rico, amber per gal., H0-85c; Cali- 

 fornia, per lb. white sage, 15-16c; few small lots 

 high as ]8c. Brokers' nominal fuiotations in 1. c, 1. 

 lots to dealers and bottlers delivered at Boston: 

 California, per lb. white sage, 12c; light amber 

 alfalfa, 9c; amber alfalfa, 7-8c. No sales of bees- 

 wax reported. 



CHlC.'VGO. — .Vrrivals since last report. 2 cars 

 from New York, consisting \fri''"n and Hawa'iaii 

 and approximately 2,000 lbs. Minn., 1,500 lbs.. 



Nev., 3,000 lbs. la., 5,000 lbs. Colo., 3,000 lbs. 

 Calif. Market dull and pri'-es irregular. Dea'e- s 

 who have merchandise stock trying to maintain 

 prices, but commission slock is lowering prices and 

 there is very little f. o. b. buying at present. Peel- 

 ing for future rather pessimistic. Extracted : Sales 

 to bottlers, Colorado, Utah, and California, per lb. 

 light amber 8V2-9V4c. Comb: Sales to retailers, 

 Minnesota, Iowa, and Nevada, 24-section cases al- 

 falfa No. 1, best heavy, 6.50-7.00; light weight, 

 discolored, $5.00-6.00. Beeswax: Receipts moder- 

 ate, market dull, trading slow. Sales to harness- 

 makers, wholesale druggists, etc., Oklahoma, Mon- 

 tana, and Missouri, per lb.: light, 30-31c; dark, 

 28c ; African, refined, 25c. 



CINCINNATI. — 1 car Utah arriver. On account 

 of the refusal of the principal honey and beeswax 

 receivers to furnish the information necessary to 

 report market conditions and prices in Cincinnati 

 accurately and completely, no report can be pub- 

 lished for this important honev and beeswax cen- 

 ter. 



CLEVELAND. — No earlot arrivals. Practically 

 no demand, movement slow, no change in prices. 

 Dealers quote extracted: In 5-case lots or more 

 per lb. western white sweet clover, ll-12c. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — No earlot arrivals since last 

 report. Extracted: Supplies light. Practically no 

 demand, market weak, no sales reported. 



KANSAS CITY. — No earlot arrivals since last 

 report. Demand and movement moderate. Sales to 

 .iobbers, extracted : Supplie-s moderate, market 

 slightly stronger. Per lb., Utah, extra light amber, 

 lie. Comb: Supplies light, market steady. Colo- 

 rado, 24-section cases No. 1 white, $6.00-6.50. 



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

 South American and West Indian receipts limited. 

 Supplies moderate. Demand and movement light, 

 market dull, few sales. Extracted: Sales to jobbers, 

 wholesalers, confectioners, bakers and bottlers, do- 

 mestic, per lb. California, light amber alfalfa, 8-9c ; 

 white orange blossom and white sage. 12-13c. West 

 Indian and South American, refined, best mostly 

 51/4-6C per lb.; or 55-60c, few, 65c per gal. Comb: 

 No supplies. Beeswax: Foreign receipts limited. 

 Supplies moderate. Demand and movement light, 

 market dull. Spot sales to wholesalers, manufac- 

 turers, bleachers and drug trade, per lb. South 

 American, crude light. 26-28c; slightly darker, 24- 

 26c; dark, 16-18c; African, dark, 16-'l8c. 



PHILADELPHIA. — Practically no demand or 

 movement, market very dull on account of low 

 prices of sugar. Bulk per barrel, very few sales 

 to bakers, extracted: Per gal., Porto Rican, am- 

 ber, 57c; San Domingo Mexican, light amber, 

 quoted 60-65c, no sales. Beeswax: Practically no 

 demand, market dull. Sales to manufacturers, per 

 lb. South .American, 26-28c ; African, dark, 17c. 



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

 tically no demand, mai-ket very weak. No actual 

 or nominal market established. Extracted: No re- 

 ceipts of new honey reiJorted as vet. Supplies of 

 old stock liberal. The market is weak. No sales made 

 to establish any prices. Beeswax: Very light re- 

 ceipts and light supplies. Demand good, but move- 

 ment limited on account of supply. Floor wax and 

 other manufacturers reported to i)e on the market 

 for stocks. Sales to .jobbers, per lb. southern, un- 

 graded average country run wax, market is firm 

 !it around 25c. 



GEORGE LIVINGSTON 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



LIVERPOOL. — During the past month there 

 has been a fair demand for Chilian honev for ex- 

 port. There have been about 700 barrels sold. 

 There are inquiries for Cuban and West Indian 

 honey but no offers. The value of extracted honey 

 in American currency is about 8c per lb. The 

 value of beeswax at today's rate of exchange is 

 about 23 cents per lb. Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, England, .Tune 2. 



CUBA. — Honev todav sells at lO-' a gallon. 

 Matanzas, Cuba, .luiic 7. .\diilfo Marzol. 



Opinions of Producers. 



Early in .Tune we sent to actual honev produc- 

 ers, scattered over the country, the following ques- 

 tions : 



