4 GLEANINGSIN 



HONEY MARKETS 



U. S. Government Market Reports. 



INFORMATION FROM PRODUCING AREAS (FIRST HALF 

 OF DECEMBER). 



CALIFORNIA POINTS. — The general situation 

 shows little change over that prevailing two weeks 

 ago. Stocks continue to decrease and are much 

 lighter than were those at the corresponding period 

 last year. Demand is reported as light. Due to 

 light supplies, the market, altho quiet, has a 

 healthy tone. Alfalfa honeys are in heavier supply 

 than white honeys. Quotations per lb. in carlots or 

 less than carlot quantities, f. o. b. California points: 

 White orange blossom, nominally 12-12 %c; white 

 sage, ll-12c; light amber sage, Si^c; light amber 

 alfalfa, 6i/^-6%c. Growers are said tp be asking 

 10-13C per lb. for white orange blossom and 6%- 

 7c for light amber alfalfa. Beeswax is in fair local 

 demand at present at 20-25c, mostly 22c per lb. to 

 the beekeepers, by bee-supply houses for use in mak- 

 ing next season's foundation . Demand from the 

 East is lacking, as imported wax oflfers too great 

 competition. 



INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. — The unusually 

 large volume of Hawaiian honey coming into the 

 country at prices considerably below asking prices 

 for domestic stock is said to have a noticeable effect 

 on the market in this area. Carlot sales of white 

 sweet clover and alfalfa extracted in 60-lb. cans 

 are reported at S-SVoC per lb. with less than carlot 

 sales at 10-llc, and transactions in smaller con- 

 tainers high as 12i,^-15c per lb. Large lots of No. 

 1 white comb honey have been sold at $4. 25-4. .50 

 per case. Beeswax market is very dull at 22-24c 

 per lb. Many beekeepers are refusing to accept 

 the prices offered bv dealers. 



SOUTHWESTERN STATES. — Honey movement 

 from Texas is light, as the crop has been largely 

 disposed of. It is reported that the bulk of the 

 Texas honey movement usually occurs between May 

 and August. Demand is fairly good. Prices range 

 9-12c per lb. for liaht-colored extracted honey, in 

 less than car lots, and 12-14c per lb. for chunk comb 

 honey. A good demand is experienced for bulk 

 comb honey in 3 and 5-lb. pails. Colonies are in 

 exceptionally good condition. The crop in Salt 

 River Valley, Ariz., is rapidly becoming exhausted. 

 Sales of several cars are reported on a basis of 

 $7.00 per 120-lb. ease, or just under 6c per lb. 

 Bees are said to be in excellent condition for the 

 winter. 



EAST CENTRAL STATES. — The heavy demand 

 earlier in the fall has absorbed a large part of the 

 crop, and recent shipments have been only mod- 

 erate. At present the market is rather dull, ex- 

 periencing a pre-holiday lull, but a brisker demand 

 is looked for earlier in the new year. The present 

 outlook is that the market will be bare before the 

 1922 crop is ready. Increasing advertising, better 

 financial conditions and shortage of canned fruits 

 are listed as reasons for the improved demand for 

 honey this season over that of last fall. Large lot 

 sales of white clover in 60-lb. cans are firm at 10- 

 12c per lb. with frequent transactions in smaller 

 quantities nt ]3-15c per lb. 



NORTHEASTERN SECTION. — Supplies of 

 both white clover and buckwheat are light, as a 

 result of unusual fall demand. The market price 

 has strengthened slightly, and large lots of white 

 clover in 60-lb. cans are now selling at mostly 10c. 

 some 12c per lb. Comb honey in carlot quantities 

 has been selling at $4.50 for 24-section cases of 

 white clover, $3.50 per case for amber, and $3.00 

 per case for buckwheat. In smaller quantities, 

 materially higher prices are reported. 



WEST INDIES. — Supplies much lighter than 

 normal. Heavy shipments made to Holland at 61c 

 per gallon, including cost and freight. 



SOUTHEASTERN STATES. — Best grades ex- 

 tracted and comb already sold; some dark extracted 

 .still on hand. Honey movement is slow at 7-12c 

 per lb. for white and light amber. New crop of 

 cane syrup just put on market is responsible in 

 some sections for light demand. Outlook encourag- 

 ing. Bees strong in brood, but rather light in 

 stores. Very little clustering so far. 



TELEGRAPHIC REl'ORTS FROM IMTORTANT MARKETS. 



BOSTON. — ^Approximately 50 cases Vermont ar- 

 rived sin(e last report. Trading shows customary 



BEE CULTURE 



January, 1922 



seasonal dullness with little buying and prices prac- 

 tically unchanged. Comb : Sales to retailers, Ver- 

 mont, carton stock 20-section cases No. 1 white 

 clover $6.50-7.00, light low as $5.00. New York, 

 24-section cases No. 1 white clover $6.00-7.00. Ex- 

 tracted: Sales to confectioners and bottlers, Porto 

 Rico, amber per gal. 80-85c. California, white 

 sage mostly 16c per lb. • Brokers nominal less than 

 carlot quotations, delivered Boston basis. Califor- 

 nia, per lb. white sage 12-13c, light amber alfalfa 

 or sage 9-lOc, amber alfalfa or sage 7-7i/^c. 



CHICAGO. — Since last report, 2 cars Arizona, 

 2,000 lbs. Minnesota and 4,000 lbs. Colorado ar- 

 rived. Stock moving well from brokers and job- 

 bers to bottlers and confectionery manufacturers 

 but sales to retailers very slow. Market steady. Ex- 

 tracted: Per lb. sales to bottlers and candy manu- 

 facturers, Colorado and Arizona white clover ll-12c, 

 light amber alfalfa 9%-10i4c. Michigan, white 

 clover 12-13c. Comb: Sales to retailers, Colorado 

 and Minnesota, 24-section cases No. 1 clover $5.75- 

 6.00 ; light weight, leaky, and off color stock low 

 as $4.50. Beeswax: Receipts moderate. Demand 

 and movement just fair, market steady. Sales 1» 

 wholesale druggists, harnessmakers and ship supply 

 houses per lb. Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado, 

 light 30-32C, dark 26-28c. Central American, best 

 grades light, around •24c. 



CINCINNATI. — ^Since last report, 1 car Wyom- 

 ing arrived. 



MINNEAPOLIS. — Since last report, 1 car Wis- 

 consin arrived. Demand and movement light, mar- 

 ket steady. Comb : ■ Supplies liberal. Sales direct 

 to retailers, 24-section cases, Colorado, Idaho and 

 Utah, alfalfa and sweet clover mixed No. 1, $6.50, 

 few $7.00. Minnesotas and Wisconsin, No. 1, $6.50. 

 Extracted: Sales direct to retailers, confectioners 

 and bakers, Colorados and Utahs, alfalfas and sweet 

 clover mixed, white 13-15c per lb. 



NEW YORK. — Domestic receipts moderate, for- 

 eign receipts limited. Stipplies moderate. Demand 

 limited, market dull. Extracted: Spot sales to job- 

 bers, wholesalers, confectioners, bakers and bottlers, 

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

 light amber sage 9-lOc, few lie; white sage 10%- 

 12c, white orange blossom 12-13c, few 14c. New 

 York, white clover 9-1 Oc, buckwheat 7-8c. West 

 Indian, refined 65-70c per gal. Comb: Few sales. 

 New York and Western, 24-section cases white 

 and light amber clover, best $7.00-8.00, fair $6.00- 

 7.00, buckwheat $4.00-5.00. Beeswax: Foreign re- 

 ceipts moderate. Supplies moderate. Demand lim- 

 ited, market steadq. Spot sales to wholesalers, man- 

 ufacturers and drug trade. South American and 

 West Indian, crude light, best 21-23c, poorer low 

 as 18c, dark mostly 15c. African, dark, 13%-15c. 



PHILADELPHIA. — Since last report, 3,000 lbs. 

 Porto Rico arrived. Demand very slow, market 

 slightly weaker, with very few sales. Extracted: 

 Sales to jobbers and bakers, Porto Rico, light amber 

 various flavors 74ft per gal. No other sales re- 

 ported. Beeswax: Supplies light, but sufficient to 

 meet demand. Very little trading, no change in 

 prices. Sales to manufacturers, per lb. crude, me- 

 dium Chilean 22c, Brazilian 2ic, African, dark 

 14-15C. 



H. C. TAYLOR, 

 Chief of Bureau of Markets. 



From Producers' Associations. 



While the price of honey remains the same, 

 there is a somewhat less demand, caused, it is sup- 

 posed, by the Christmas season. Bulk comb honey 

 is practically off the market, and only moderate 

 supplies of extracted are available. The holiday 

 trade has caused an increase in parcel post pack- 

 ages of extracted honey and section comb. Inquiries 

 from jobbers indicate the demand for honey is yet 

 strong. Producers are yet receiving 8 to 9 cents 

 for extracted 60-pound basis and 12 to 14 cents 

 for bulk comb. Bees and honey plants are in fine 

 shape generally. In a few localities where, on ac- 

 count of drought, no fall flow occurred, feeding and 

 uniting are the order of the day. 



Texas Honey Producers* Ass'n. 



San Antonio, Tex. E. G. LeStourgeon. 



Tlie demand for extracted honey in carload lots 

 is quite satisfactory, and 't does 'ook now that good 

 white table stock would be used up before a new 



