208 GLEANINGSIN 



HONEY MARKETS 



U. S. GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORTS. 

 Information Erom Producing Areas (First Half 

 of March). 

 CALIFORNIA POINTS. — A bumper honey crop 

 is looked for, although the season may be late on 

 account of cold weather. Some plant species in 

 southern California have been in bloom for several 

 weeks. Bees are active. Supplies are light, the 

 demand very limited. The market is largely nomi- 

 nal, with few recent sales. Quotations f. o. b. 

 California points, for eastern shipment, in less- 

 than-carlots or pooled carlots, follow: White or- 

 ange blossom lie, light amber sage 8c, extra light 

 amber sage 8 1/20, light amber alfalfa 6% -7c. Little 

 demand is reported for beeswax, which is selling 

 lightly at 22c cash or 25c in trade. 



INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. — Heavy losses are 

 feared due to continued cold. Many colonies short 

 of stores. Supplies of many beekeepers are prac- 

 tically exhausted. The best grades of white al- 

 falfa and sweet clover honey in 5-gal. cans are be- 

 ing sold at 8-8y2C per lb. in carlots and at 9-lOc 

 in less-than-carlots. Carlots of fancy and No. 1 

 white comb have been sold at $3.50-3.75 per 24- 

 section case, with less-than-carlots moving at $4.00 

 per case. A few beekeepers are selling white ex- 

 tracted to near-by dealers in carlots and less 

 as low as 7%-7%c per lb. Inquiry still active, 

 but many sales held up because of high freight 

 rates to eastern markets. The beeswax market 

 remains at 20-26c per lb. for average yellow. 



PACIFIC NORTHWEST. — -Present indications 

 are for a rather heavy winter loss. Supplies of 

 honey very light. Light alfalfa and sweet clover 

 reported selling in 5-gal. cans at rather wide 

 range in prices, 8-12 %c per lb. 



TEXAS POINTS, — Severe weather early in the 

 month killed the early bloom in many sections, 

 thus depriving bees of much-needed pollen. Hack- 

 berry is budding and prospects are bright for a 

 good flow from mesquite. Recent rains have im- 

 proved crop outlook, which long-continued drought 

 and cold had rendered uncertain. Very little honey 

 reported left in hands of beekeepers. Light amber 

 extracted sold in a small way at 8V^-10c in 60-lb. 

 cans. Beekeepers are receiving 20-24c in cash 

 per lb. for beeswax. 



EAST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL 

 STATES. — Colonies have come through the win- 

 ter so far with little loss where sufficiently pro- 

 tected. Honey plants in northern part were gen- 

 erally well covered with snow during winter, but 

 crop prospects are less favorable in southern sec- 

 tion on account of limited snowfall. Demand 

 shows some improvement, but movement still rath- 

 er slow. Considerable dark honey still on hand, 

 but white clover cleaning up fairly well. Carlots 

 of white clover extracted quoted around 9 1/4 c per 

 lb. at shipping point, with sales of 5-gal. cans in 

 less than-carlots ranging 91/2 -13c, mostly around 

 12c per lb. Amber grades have sold 7% -10c per 

 lb. in 60-lb. cans, with some sales of dark stock 

 reported low as 5%c. Large amounts extracted 

 white clover sold in Michigan direct to consumers 

 at 25c per lb. in 10-lb. pails and at 22 1/2 c per lb. 

 in 5-lb. tins. 



PLAINS AREA. — -Bees in outdoor stands had 

 good flight days in the month. Crop prospects not 

 favorable due to lack of moisture during the win- 

 ter and reduction in alfalfa acreage. Honey is 

 largely out of producers' hands. A little white 

 clover extracted in 60-lb. cans brought 12-12 %c 

 per lb. Beeswax was sold at 25-26c per lb. 



NORTHEASTERN STATES. — Bees are gener- 

 ally reported to have come through so far with 

 very little loss. The outlook for the new crop is 

 good, as clover fields in most sections have been 

 covered with snow. Buckwheat has been selling 

 in carloads in 160-lb. kegs and 60-lb. cans at 7c 

 per lb. and 8-9c iier lb. in less-than-carlots. Small 

 lot sales of white clover in 60-lb. cans reported at 

 101/2 -13c per lb. 



SOUTHERN STATES. — Unusually cold weather 

 has checked the brood-rearing and nectar secre- 

 tion. Bees said to be more dormant than for any 

 season in 10 years. Shipments of package bees 

 will therefore be later than usual. Much ex- 

 tracted honey still on hand in Alabama and Geor- 

 gia. 



BEE CULTURE 



April, 1922 



WEST INDIES. — Prices in Cuba have advanced 

 to 4?4c per lb f. o. b. Quotations delivered to Hol- 

 land have been received at 57c per gal., including 

 cost and freight. Reports have been received that 

 a considerable quantity of Porto Rican as well as 

 South American honey has gone to foreign mar- 

 kets, notably Holland, at prices higher than the 

 shippers can realize in the United States. 



TelegrapMc Reports from Important Centers, 

 March 14. 



BOSTON. — Demand and movement slightly im- 

 proved for extracted honey. Market steady for 

 West Indian stock, slightly weaker for California. 

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

 cases No. 1 white clover $6.50-7.00. Vermont, 20- 

 section cases carton stock No. 1 white clover $6.50- 

 7.00. Extracted: Sales to confectioners and bot- 

 tlers, California, white sage 13-14% c per lb. 

 Brokers' quotations in either straight or pooled 

 cars, delivered Boston basis, per lb., California, 

 white sage 12c, light amber 8-9c, amber 7-7 %c. 



CHICAGO. — Demand and movement very slow, 

 market weak; prices have changed but slightly 

 during past two weeks. Extracted: Sales to bot- 

 tlers, bakers and candy manufacturers, Colorado. 

 Montana and Wyoming, alfalfa white 10-llc, light 

 amber 90 %c, dark amber mostly 8c. Michigan 

 and Wisconsin, white clover ll-12c. Comb: Sales 

 to retailers, Colorado and Montana, 24-section 

 cases best clover and alfalfa $4.75-5.00, poorer 

 low as $3.50. Beeswax: Demand and movement 

 moderate, market about steady. Sales to whole- 

 sale druggists, shoe manufacturers and harness- 

 makers, Colorado and California, best 30-31c, poor- 

 er 24-26C. 



NEW YORK. — Domestic receipts limited, for- 

 eign receipts moderate. Supplies moderate. De- 

 mand moderate, movement limited, market steady. 

 Extracted: Spot sales to jobbers, wholesalers, con- 

 fectioners, bakers and bottlers, California, light 

 amber alfalfa mostly 7c, light amber sage 9-lOc, 

 white sage ll-12c. white orange blossom 12-14c. 

 Intermountain Region, white sweet clover 10^^- 

 11c. New York white clover mostly 10-lic. buck- 

 wheat 7-8c, South American, refined, best 65-68c, 

 poorer low as 60c per gal. Beeswax: Foreign re- 

 ceipts limited. Supplies rather limited. Demand 

 moderate, market steady. Spot sales to whole- 

 salers, manufacturers and drug trade. South 

 American and West Indian, crude light best 21- 

 23c, few 24c, poorer low as 18c, dark 14-15c. 

 African, dark mostly 15-16c. 



ST. LOUIS. — Supplies generally moderate. De- 

 mand and movement fairly good, market steady, 

 prices practically unchanged. Comb: Sales to 

 wholesalers in 24-section cases. Colorado, white 

 alfalfa and clover No. 1 heavy $6.25. Sales direct 

 to retailers in small lots, Colorado, white alfalfa 

 and clover No. 1 heavy $6.75. Extracted: Small 

 lots sales in 5-gal. cans direct to retailers, per lb.. 

 California, light amber alfalfa 1011c. Southern 

 light amber various mixed flavors 10c. Beeswa.x: 

 Nearby and southern, average quoted on sales to 

 jobbers, 23c per lb. 



From Producers' Associations. 



The demand for extracted honey has improved 

 quite a little of late, and it looks now that strict- 

 ly first-class bottling stock would be all cleaned 

 up before another crop comes on. There is still 

 some comb honey on hand in carload lots through- 

 out the Inter-Mountain region, but there is very 

 little interest shown by joblxTs in comb honey. 

 Losses in bees through Wyoming and Montana are 

 likely to be quite heavy. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Assn., 



Denver, Colo. F. Rauchfuss, Secy. 



Buyers are manifesting considerable interest in 

 extracted honey but hesitate to pay our price of 

 8%c per lb. There is no interest shown in comb 

 honey. There was practically no winter loss in 

 bees except in one of our districts which re- 

 ported an abnormally heavy loss. 



Idaho-Oregon Honey Producers' Assn.. 



Caldwell, Idaho. P. S. Farrell, Secy. 



Honey retails at 15c per pound in 5 and 10 lb. 

 containers. The few sales that have been made 

 in larger lots have been for 8c, 60-lb. basis. The 

 condition of the bees and the honey plants is som^^t 

 what improved. Severe cold snaps the first oftfi^ 



