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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



August, 1921 



HONEY MARKETS 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FIRST HALF OF JULY 



CALIFORNIA POINTS.^ — Supplies of old crop 

 cleaning up. New crop supplies are heavier. Move- 

 ment is light. Little vi'ire inquiry heing received, 

 and market is weaker. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms 

 at leading points, per lb., white orange, new 

 crop, wide range in prices, 8V^-10c, mostly 9c; 

 light amber alfalfa, old crop 5-6c, water white al- 

 falfa new crop T'ASc, white mesquite 6%c, white 

 sage old crop 8i/^-9c, new crop 9-lOc; light amber 

 sage old crop mostly TVzc, new crop iVzC- Hawaiian 

 f. o. b. San Francisco, white Hawaiian 6c, light 

 amber 4i/^c, honeydew honey, dealers asking 4c. 

 Producers are not inclined to sell at present prices. 

 Current prospects are that the alfalfa crop will be 

 below normal. Orange and sage will both have very 

 short crop, sage ranging around 35% of last year's 

 yield. Beeswax producers are selling more than 

 during the last of June on account of extracting 

 having been completed. Market is weaker but 

 movement better. Dealers paying mostly 25e per 

 lb. for crude wax. 



INTERMOUNTAIN (IDAHO AND UTAH). — 

 White sweet clover is quoted in carload lots at 7c 

 per lb., f. o. b. loading station. In smaller quan- 

 tities, white alfalfa-clover honey is moving at 12c 

 per lb. White sweet clover in Arizona is said to be 

 onered at 7c per lb. For average grade beeswax 

 26-30c is being paid. 



MIDDLE-WESTERN STATES. — Thruout the 

 Plains States white clover was partly winter-killed 

 and dry, hot weather has since rendered the pros- 

 pects still more unfavorable for a good flow of 

 honey. Bees are said to be in good condition and 

 healthy, altho few new swarms have come off. 



CENTRAL STATES. — As usual, there is little 

 movement of honey at this season of the year. There 

 is said to be the best flow from sweet clover experi- 

 enced in years. White clover is also producing well, 

 altho curtailed by drought. The average yield is 

 reported as around 50 lbs. per colony, with best 

 colonies reaching 100 lbs. American foul brood is 

 abundant in some localities, but otherwise the con- 

 dition of the bees is normal. Local demand is good 

 in some places, but carlots are moving slowly. White 

 clover has been bought in large lots at 8c per lb., 

 f. o. b., with small lot sales ranging around 15c 

 for extracted and $6.00 per 24-section cases for 

 No. 1 comb. Beeswax is being bought for 26c per 

 lb. in cash or 29c in trade. 



NORTHEASTERN SECTION. — Due to abnor- 

 mal weather conditions bees have not yet gathered 

 much surplus. Recent heavy rains, however, may 

 improve the fall flow of nectar. Fair prospects are 

 expected for the buckwheat flow. A few small-lot 

 sales of light amber are being made at 15c. Yellow 

 beeswax is bringing around 27c per lb. 



SOUTHEASTERN SECTION. — ^The honey crop 

 in North Carolina is reported to be a complete fail- 

 ure ; and thruout the rest of the South the flow is 

 very light, due partly to dry, hot weather. The 

 market is slow, and little honey is changing hands. 

 A few sales of white honey are reported at 10-12c 

 per lb. in small lots. 



PACKAGE HONEY F. O. B. CALIFORNIA 

 POINTS. — Fancy new crop white orange honey in 

 small containers is being quoted f. o. b. California 

 shipping points as follows : 2-lb. tins, 48 to the 

 case, $10.00 per case; 5-lb. tins, 12 to the case, 

 or 10-lb. tins, 6 to the case, $11.00 per case. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



BOSTON. — 1 car Porto Rico via New York City 

 arrived since last report. Stocks on hand only mod- 

 erate. Slightly better inquiry for extra-good ex- 

 tracted honey reported. Comb honey is slightly 

 weaker with little interest shown. Comb: Sales to 

 retailers, New York, 24-section cases white clover 

 heavy, $8.00-8.50; few best guaranteed free from 

 candying $9.00, light low as $6.50. Vermont, 20- 

 section cartons white clover $7.00-7.75. Extracted: 

 Sales to confectioners and bottlers, Porto Rico, 

 amber 70-80c per gal. ; California, white sage, few 

 sales 16c per lb. 



CHICAGO. — No straight carlot arrivals. Prac- 

 tically no f. o. b. buying, receipts being exclusively 

 consignments and supplies reported as liberal. Mar- 



ket very dull. Practically no demand. Trading 

 practically at standstill on all grades. What few 

 sales are being made are in small lots. Dealers will- 

 ing to sell at even lower figures in order to move 

 stock on hand. Extracted: Sales to bottlers, Michi- 

 gan and Colorado, per lb., clover and basswood 

 white 9-9 1/2 c, light amber TV2-SV2C. Comb: Sales 

 direct to retailers, Michigan and Ohio, No. 1, 24- 

 section cases $6.25 ; No. 2, poor condition, light, 

 leaky or discolored sections $3.00-4.00. Beeswax: 

 Receipts moderate. Market about steady. Trading 

 fair. Sales to harnessmakers and wholesale drug- 

 gists, Missouri, Colorado, and Oklahoma, per lb., 

 best, light 31-33C, dark 26-27c. 



CINCINNATI. — Since July 1, 1 car Utah, 3,500 

 lbs. Ky.' and approximately 2,000 lbs. from Ohio 

 arrived. On account of the refusal of the principal 

 honey and beeswax receivers to furnish the informa- 

 tion necessary to report market conditions and 

 price.? in Cincinnati accurately and completely, no 

 report can be published for this important honey 

 and beeswax center. 



DENVER. — Market inactive. Trading light. Ex- 

 tracted: Sales to jobbers, per lb., Colorado, white 

 11-131/^c, light amber 10%-12%c, amber 10c. 

 Comb: Colorado, 24-section cases No. 1, white old 

 stock $5.40 per case, new stock $6.30. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — No carlot arrivals. Extracted: 

 Supplies light. Practically no demand. No sales re- 

 ported. 



KANSAS CITY. — No carlot arrivals since last 

 report. Supplies light. Demand and movement 

 light, market dull. Extracted : Sales to jobbers, 

 Utah, extra-light amber, lie per lb. Comb: Colo- 

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



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

 light. South American and West Indian receipts 

 light. Supplies light. Demand and movement 

 slow, market dull, few sales. Extracted: Spot sales 

 to jobbers, wholesalers, confectioners, bakers, and 

 bottlers, domestic, per lb. California, white orange 

 blossom and white sage mostly ll-12c; light amber 

 sage 9-lOc, few lie; white sweet clover 9-llc, light 

 amber alfalfa 7-8c. South American and West In- 

 dian, refined per gal. best 55-60c, poorer low as 

 50c. Beeswax : Foreign receipts light. Supplies 

 limited. Demand and movement light, market dull. 

 Spot sales to wholesalers, manufacturers, bakers, 

 and drug trade, per lb. South American and West 

 Indian, crude light best 25-27c, few 28c, poorer 

 low as 23c, dark 14-16c, African, dark, mostly 

 14-15C. 



PHILADELPHIA. — Receipts very light. Sup- 

 plies, altho light, are sufficient to supply demand. 

 Movement to bakers continues light but there seems 

 to be a little better demand. Extracted: Sales to 

 bakers, Porto Rico and San Domingo, in barrels, 

 dark amber 65c, light amber 68c per gal. ; in 60-lb. 

 tins dark amber 8c, fancy light amber 9c per lb. 

 Beeswax : Stipplies are generally moderate, but with 

 practically no demand. No sales reported. 



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

 plies light. No demand or movement. No sales report- 

 ed. Extracted: Very light receipts of southern honey 

 in 5-gal. cans reported. Supplies, including old 

 stock, liberal. Demand draggy and movement limit- 

 ed, market weak and prices only nominal. Few sales 

 direct to retailers in small quantities in 5-gal. cans. 

 Southern, various mixed flavors per lb. best light 

 amber 9-lOc, dark and inferior 6%-8c, mostly 7%- 

 8c. Others, no sales reported. Beeswax: Receipts 

 very light. Supplies light. Limited demand in 

 small quantities but very little moving. Market is 

 very quiet altho prices remain firm. Sales to job- 

 bers, southern, ungraded average country run. 25- 

 26c per lb. H. C. TAYLOR, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



LIVERPOOL. — The market has been very much 

 easier since our last report. There is a fair export 

 demand for Chilian. The value of extracted honey 

 at today's rate of exchange is 5 cents per lb. The 

 value of beeswax in American currency is about 

 22 cents per lb. Taylor & Co. 



Liverpool, England, July 6. 



CUBA. — We quote extracted honey at 35 cents 

 a gallon, and yellow wax at 20 cents a pound. 

 Matanzas, Cuba, July 12. Adolfo Marzol. 



