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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



NOVBMBBB, 1921 



HONEY MARKETS 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



SHIPPPINO POINT INFORMATION (FIRST HALF OF 

 OCTOBER.) 



CALIFORNIA POINTS. — The honey market has 

 been very quiet during past two weeks. Demand 

 is falling off sharply, but prices remain firm on 

 account of light California crop and limited sup- 

 plies of light-colored honeys on hand. Supplies of 

 amber grades fairly liberal. The lower grades of 

 honey enter into competition with sugar to some 

 extent; but higher grades sell strictly on their own 

 merits as honey. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms at 

 loading points, per lb., white orange blossom, dealers 

 holding for 12-12 %c, white sage ll-12c, light am- 

 ber sage 7V^-8%c, old crop white sage 10 ^^c, light 

 amber alfalfa 6i/^. Hawaiian, amber offered at 4%c. 

 Beeswax : Practically no demand nor movement. No 

 sales reported. 



INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. — Supplies of hon- 

 ey are still very large, altho large shipments have 

 already rolled to eastern markets. The movement 

 during the past month has been considerably heav- 

 ier than during the corresponding period last year. 

 Judging from the amount of inquiries received, 

 more interest has been shown in extracted honey 

 than at any time since the spring of 1920. The 

 demand for comb has also been good. Extracted 

 white sweet clover and alfalfa f. o. b. shipping 

 points, is reported to have sold for 7-8 %c, mostly 

 7-8c per lb. in carlots, and up to 10c in less than 

 carlots. "White comb honey has sold at $4.85-5.50 

 for No. 1 and fancy in carlots, with few sales 

 higher, and some beekeepers receiving down to 

 $4.50 for No. 1 stock. Beeswax is moving slowly 

 at around 22c cash or 24c per lb. in trade. 



EAST CENTRAL STATES. — Offerings of both 

 extracted and comb have been liberal, both to the 

 large buyers and in a retail way. Bottling plants 

 are working to capacity and large quantities are 

 going direct to the consumer. It is said that the 

 demand for retail glass and tin containers thruout 

 the clover belt has been the largest ever known. 

 Colonies are reported in good shape, except for 

 prevalence of American foul brood in some sec- 

 tions. In the northern portion of the section, 

 bees have been rearing brood heavier this fall than 

 usual, and unless they are fed many colonies will 

 go into winter quarters light in stores. Prices show 

 little change during the past two weeks, ranging 

 8-lOc per lb. for carlots of white clover extracted, 

 and 12-15c per lb. for small lots of 60-lb. cans of 

 white clover, basswood, and raspberry. White 

 comb. No. 1 grade, in 24-section cases, has been 

 bought at $4.00-4.50 per case in carlot quantities, 

 and up to $6.00 per case in case lots to retailers. 

 Dark-colored and No. 2 comb sell at a dollar per 

 case discount. 



PLAINS AREA. — Due to the crop failure, hon- 

 ey is being shipped in to supply the demand, at 

 good prices. It is said that westward shipments 

 are even being made from New York State, an iin- 

 usual proceeding. Local white sweet clover has 

 been selling at 10-12c per lb., and white clover at 

 12c. Last year's crop of white clover has been of- 

 fered at 10c per lb. 



NORTHEASTERN STATES. — ^The fairly good 

 fall crop has assisted in making up for the lighter 

 earlier honey flow. Domestic prices at large eastern 

 consuming centers somewhat affected by low quo- 

 tations on "West India stock. "White clover and 

 liasswood has sold in large lots at 10c per lb., and 

 buckwheat at 8c. The demand for supplies is re- 

 ported as exceptionally good, indicating increased 

 beekeeping activity next season. Bees are in good 

 condition, except for an unusual amount of moth. 

 American foul brood is in evidence in some sec- 

 tions. 



SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. — The late fall 

 flow has enabled bees to gather stores for winter, 

 and has helped out the earlier crop failure in much 

 of the southeast, caused by unfavorable weather 

 conditions. Extracted sweet clover in Alabama has 

 recently sold for 10c per lb. In Texas extracted 

 honey has been moving rapidly at 9%c per lb. Colo- 

 nies in the State are reported in normal condition. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



BOSTON. — 1 car Porto Rico via New York, 1 

 car California by boat, and approximately 150 cases 



Vermont and 30 cases New York arrived since last 

 report. Good demand for Porto Rico and moderate 

 demand for other extracted stock. Comb honey in 

 slow demand. Old crop comb nearly cleaned up, 

 new comb lower. Comb : Sales to retailers, Ver- 

 mont, 20-section cases No. 1 white clover, best 

 fancy stock in cartons $7.00-7.50, some light weight 

 sections $5.00-6.50. New York, 24-section cases 

 No. 1 white clover $6.00-7.00, light low as $5.00. 

 Extracted : Sales to confectioners and bottlers, Porto 

 Rico, amber 75-85c per gal. California, white sage 

 14-16c per lb. Brokers 1. c. 1. sales, delivered Bos- 

 ton basis, California, new crop white sage 12, light 

 amber sage 10c per lb. 



CHICAGO. — Arrivals since last report, 1 car 

 rdaho, 1 car Arizona, and 1 car Minnesota. Sup- 

 plies liberal. Market about steady. Comb honey 

 moving slowly but more activity reported in ex- 

 tracted market. Extracted: Sales to bottlers and 

 confectionery manufacturers, "Wisconsin, white bass- 

 wood and clover 14c. Michigan and Iowa, clover 

 and raspberry white 12-13c, light amber lie. Comb: 

 Sales to retailers, Michigan, Ohio, and Minnesota, 

 24-section cases white clover No. 1, $6.00- 

 6.25; No. 2, $4.00-5.25. Beeswax: Receipts of do- 

 mestic moderate ; receipts of foreign wax reported 

 falling off. More activity to market but prices are 

 practically unchanged. Sales to harnessmakers, ship 

 supplj' ^houses, and wholesale druggists, Oklahoma, 

 Missouri, and Texas, light 29-31c, dark 26-28c. 

 African, light 22-24c, dark 18-20c. Foreign wax 

 has wide range in quality, mostly showing heavy 

 percentage of foreign matter. 



CINCINNATI. — 1 car Utah arrived since last re- 

 port. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — 1 car California arrived since 

 last report. Comb : Sales direct to retailers, sup- 

 plies moderate, demand and movement light, market 

 steady. Colorado, 24-section cases mixed alfalfa 

 and sweet clover No. 1, $7.00. Extracted: Supplies 

 moderate. Demand and movement slow, market 

 dull. Sales direct to retailers, Minnesota, white 

 clover ll-13c per lb.; California, white orange blos- 

 som no sales, asking llVzc per lb. 



NE"W YORK. — Domestic and foreign receipts 

 limited. Supplies limited, demand moderate, move- 

 ment limited, market steady, slightly easier tend- 

 ency. Extracted : Spot sales to jobbers, whole- 

 salers, confectioners, bakers, and bottlers, domestic 

 per lb., California, white sweet clover 9^ -10c, 

 white sage ll-12c, mostly ll^^c. New York, white 

 clover 9% -10c, buckwheat 8-8 %c, few 9c; South 

 American and "West Indian, refined mostly 70c per 

 gal. or 6-6 %c per lb. Beeswax: Foreign receipts 

 moderate, supplies moderate, demand and move- 

 ment limited, market dull, easier feeling. Spot 

 sales to wholesalers, manufacturers and drug trade, 

 South American and West Indian, crude light best 

 23-24C, few 25c, slightly darker 20-22c, dark 13-15c. 

 African, dark 13-15c, few 16c per lb. 



PHILADELPHIA. — Arrivals since last report: 

 1 car Wyoming and 1 car New York. Receipts 

 moderate. Demand and movement slow, market 

 steady. Extracted: Sales to jobbers, bakers, and 

 wholesale grocers, Wyoming, white sweet clover and 

 alfalfa in 5-gal. cans 9i/^c per lb. New York, white 

 clover 9c per lb. Beeswax: Receipts light. Demand 

 and movement slow, market steady. Sales to manu- 

 facturers, per lb.. South American, crude light 25- 

 26c, slightly darker 22-23c; African, dark 14 1/^ -15c. 

 ST. LOUIS. — ^Light receipts of nearby comb and 

 moderate receipts of southern extracted reported. 

 Demand and movement improving considerably, 

 market steady. Sales direct to retailers in small 

 lots, comb: 24-section cases nearby and southern, 

 light amber various mixed flavors No. 1, $6.50-7.00 

 per case. Extracted: In 5-gal. cans, southern, light 

 amber various mixed flavors 7-9c per lb., dark and 

 inferior nominally 1-1 ^/^c per lb. less. California, 

 light amber alfalfa mostly around iVz-^c per lb. 

 Beeswax : Receipts reported very light. Movement 

 limited and market dull on sales to jobbers basis. 

 Market is nominally quoted at 23c per lb. for south- 

 ern ungraded average country run. 



KANSAS CITY. — Two cars Idaho arrived since 

 last report. Supplies modera^. Demand and move- 

 ment moderate, market steady on both comb and 

 extracted. Sales to jobbers, extracted: Colorado, 

 white alfalfa 12c, extra light amber alfalfa 10-llc 

 per lb. Comb : Nevada and Colorado, 24-section 



