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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Dbcbmbeb, 1921 



HONEY MARKETS 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



INFORMATION FROM I'RODUCINO AREAS (FIRST HALF 

 OF NOVEMBER.) 



CALIFORNIA POINTS. — Demand has been bet- 

 ter and movement heavier during past two weeks. 

 Market firm, better feeling. Stocks continue to de- 

 crease. The heaviest movement is on light amber 

 alfalfa; supplies of other grades, especially white 

 stock, limited. Due to late rains colonies in south- 

 ern California have more brood than usual at this 

 date, and as a result winter stores are being con- 

 sumed too rapidly. Carloads f. o. b. usual terms at 

 loading points, white orange, no sales reported, sup- 

 plies nearly exhausted; white sage mostly ll^/^c, 

 light amber sage 81/2, light amber alfalfa eVz-Tc, 

 mostly 6Vtc- Considerable California honey being 

 sold by producers in small lots at prices averaging 

 3-7c higher than carload prices. Hawaiian carloads 

 f. o. b. San Francisco, white 6%c, light amber 5c, 

 honeydew 4c. Beeswax: Market very quiet, too few 

 sales to establish market. 



INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. — Shipments con- 

 tinue heavy, and supplies in most sections are 

 moving rapidly out of beekeepers' hands. Wire in- 

 quiry not so active but still good; offerings still lib- 

 eral. Summer frosts following a warm spring 

 weakened some colonies, but due to fine fall weather 

 allowing late brood development, there are plenty of 

 young bees. Stores are ample in most areas, and 

 bees in good condition. Quality of the honey re- 

 ported below normal in some localities. In parts 

 of Idaho the alfalfa weevil has proved very de- 

 structive to beekeepers. In Arizona, altho the sea- 

 son was considered a failure, heavy shipments have 

 been made of hold-over 1920 honey. Extracted: 

 White sweet clover and alfalfa have ranged f. 0. b. 

 loading stations 7-9c, with some shippers holding 

 for 10c per lb. Arizona light amber alfalfa and 

 cotton 5Y2C, light amber mesquite 6-6% c. Comb: 

 24-section eases white alfalfa and sweet clover, 

 mostly $4.25-5.00, some high as $5.75, and some 

 darker grades lower. 



PACIFIC NORTHWEST. — Spray poisoning has 

 proved a real menace. Thousands of colonies were 

 killed by feeding on alfalfa blooms in sprayed or- 

 chards, and many other colonies rendered partially 

 unproductive. Bees not badly poisoned recuperated 

 as a result of the late honey flow; colonies in fa- 

 vorable unpoisoned districts gave bumper crops. 

 White honev selling 10-12c per lb. 



TEXAS POINTS. — Late honey flow in some sec- 

 tions not sufficient to carry colonies thru the win- 

 ter, necessitating feeding. In other areas the fall 

 flow was heavy. White extracted honey has been 

 moving at an average price of 8-9c per lb. and 

 chunk comb can be bought for 12-12 i/^c per lb. 



EAST CENTRAL STATES. — The good fall flow 

 from goldenrod and asters has filled up brood-nests 

 nicely for the winter in Ohio, Indiana, and Ken- 

 tucky. Northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin 

 had just enough fall flow to stimulate brood-rearing 

 unseasonably, and unless liberal feeding is resorted 

 to, a heavy winter loss is looked for in this area. 

 Many beekeepers are continuing their last year's 

 practice of selling their honey in bottles, jars, and 

 pails direct to retailers and consumers. In fact, 

 some beekeepers are already buying of their neigh- 

 bors to supply calls for direct shipment. 



PLAINS AREA. — Shortage of fruit bloom, fol- 

 lowed by hot dry weather in the summer have re- 

 sulted in portions of Iowa experiencing a most dis- 

 astrous season.. Beekeepers who have not had to 

 feed for 40 years were obliged to feed sugar syrup 

 heavily to keep bees thru the winter. White ex- 

 tracted selling at 9-12c per lb, amber 7c. 



NORTHEASTERN STATES. — Late crop of buck- 

 wheat and goldenrod was one of the heaviest on 

 record, and helped make up for lighter yield of 

 white honey. Late swarming has been excessive, 

 but August-September swarms have secured suf- 

 ficient stores so no feeding will be necessary. Bees 

 are in unusually good condition. Extracted white 

 clover selling at 8*/^ -lie per lb., and buckwheat at 

 5^/^-7%c . Comb honey ranges $4.50-5.00, some 

 $5.50 for white, and $3.50-4.50 for dark. 



SOUTHEASTERN STATES.— Fall flow a fail- 

 ure in some sections ; in others, honey still coming 

 in as late as Nov. 1. Brood-rearing greatly encour- 

 aged by favorable weather. Demand poor, ascribed 

 to business depression. White honey selling 10- 



12 %c per lb., light amber TVz-Sc, dark amber low 

 as 6c. 



TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM IMPORTANT MARKETS. 



BOSTON. — 250 cases by boat California and 100 

 cases New York arrived since last report. Demand 

 good for extracted, moderate for comb, market firm. 

 Comb: Sales to retailers. New Yorks, 24-section 

 cases No. 1 white clover $6.00-7.00, few $7.50. Ver- 

 mont, 20-section cases No. 1 white clover $6.50 to 

 $7.00, light low, as $5.00; 24-section case fancy car- 

 ton stock mostly $9.00. Extracted: Sales to con- 

 fectioners and bottlers, Porto Rico, amber 80-85c 

 per gal. Cuban, amber 75-80c per gal. California 

 white sage 15-16c, mostly 16c per lb. Brokers' 

 nominal 1. c. 1. quotations delivered Boston basis, 

 California white sage 12-13c, light amber sage 10c 

 per lb. 



CHICAGO. — 1 car Nevada, 1 car Wyoming, 2,000 

 lbs. Michigan, 3,000 lbs. Wisconsin arrived since 

 last report. Demand has been improving steadily 

 for past month or so but prices, have undergone 

 but slight improvement. Present tone steady with 

 operators a trifle more optimistic. Quite a lot of 

 old crop stock around, most of which is ordinary 

 quality and moving at liberal discount. Extracted : 

 Sales to bottlers and candy manufacturers, per lb. 

 Wisconsin and Michigan, basswood and clover, 

 white 11 V^ -13c, light amber 9-10 iAc. Wyoming, 

 Nevada, and Colorado, mixed alfalfa and clover 

 white 11-11 i/^c, light amber mostly 10c. Comb: Sales 

 to retailers, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, mixed 

 clover and alfalfa 24-section cases No. 1, $6.00-6.25; 

 good quality but light weight $5.00 ; dark, broken 

 sections $4.00-4.50 per case. Beeswax: Receip's 

 moderate. Demand slow to moderate. Ma:ket 

 about steady. Great deal of foreign wax around, 

 mostly of inferior grade, particularly from Philip- 

 pine Islands and Africa. Sales to ship supply 

 houses, wholesale drug houses, harness makers, and 

 laundry supply houses, per lb. Texas, Missoui i, and 

 Oklahoma, light 29-32c. dark 26-28c. South and 

 Central American, medium light 21-24c. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — Comb: Supplies liberal. De- 

 mand and movement light, market steady. Sales 

 direct to retailers, Colorados and Utahs, 24-section 

 cases mixed alfalfa and sweet clover No. 1, $6.25- 

 6.50, few $7.00. Extracted: Supplies liberal. De- 

 mand and movement slow, some dealers feeling 

 much weaker, others holding firm. Sales direct to 

 retailers, confectioners and bakers, Colorado and 

 Utah, white alfalfa and sweet clover mixed 12-17c 

 per lb. Minnesota and Wisconsin, white clover 13- 

 16c per lb. 



NEW YORK. — Domestic receipts limited, foreign 

 receipts limited. Supplies limited. Demand limited, 

 market dull and unsettled. Extracted : Spot sales 

 to jobbers, wholesalers, confectioners, bakers, and 

 bottlers, domestic per lb. California, white sweet 

 f lover 9 Vic, light amber alfalfa 8*4 -9c, light amber 

 sage 9-lOc, white sage ll-12c, white orange blos- 

 som 12-13c, few high as 14c. New York, white 

 clover 9% -10c, buckwheat 7^/^-8%c. South Ameri- 

 can and West Indian, refined 65-75c per gal., or 

 6-7c per lb. Comb: Few sales, New York, 24-sec- 

 tion cases white clover No. 1, $6.50-7.00. Beeswax: 

 Foreign receipts moderate. Supplies moderate. De- 

 mand limited, movement light, market dull. Spot 

 sales to wholesalers, manufacturers, and drug trade 

 — South American and West Indian crude light 

 best 22-24C, slightly darker 20-21c, dark 14-15c. 

 African, dark mostly 14c. 



PHILADELPHIA. — Receipts light. 74 cases N. 

 Y. and 21 bbls. Porto Rico reported arrived, but 

 dealers generally have a moderate supply on hand. 

 Demand for extracted only moderate and the mar- 

 ket steady. Extracted : Sales to jobbers, bakers, 

 and wholesale grocers, Porto Rico, light amber va- 

 rious flavors 76c per gal. New Yorks, white clover 

 8 14 -9c. Beeswax:- Altho receipts are very light the 

 demand is slow and market slightly weaker. Sales 

 to manufacturers per lb. crude, medium light, Chil- 

 ean 22c, Brazilian 21c, African, dark 14-15c. New 

 crop Chilean expected to be ready to move the latter 

 part of December. 



H. C. TAYLOR, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



Special Foreign Quotations. 



LIVERPOOL. — Since our last report there has 

 been little doing in Chilian honey. Stocks are get- 

 ting gradually reduced, and only about 150 bar- 

 rels are now in first hands. The value in American 

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