The morning call., 1891-03-12

which 1900, 900 us were extracted The crop in
1889 was 100000 ibs The circular says: Com
pairing last years yield with previous crops,
Honey than the average crop has been produced.
The quality has been very choice, ana think
that no finer Honey has ever been produced in
California nor in any other country OF the world.
Prices, considering the large crop we have had.
have been very good-thanks to the active demand
have had during the entire season. for shipment
to Europe well as particularly for the different
markets OF the United States Larger shipments
than for many years have been made by rail over
land, and a good proportion of this Honey went
from New York to Europe. According to statistics
the shipments East 100000 lbs Extracted
and 100000 lbs Comb The shipments foreign
were 1872 cases, against 1900 In 1889. Ship
ments from here directly to Europe overland were
900 cases to France and 3ll cases to Liverpool,
which arrived in good condition. In Europe the
supplies of California Honey are only limited and
particularly choice White Honey is scarce, that
good prices are being paid in Liverpool and Ham
burg.
The stocks in San Francisco in first hands at the
present time consist of 400 cases Extracted Honey
and 100 cases Comb Honey, and the demand con-
tinues to be good one, particularly for Comb
Honey OF choice white color in In frames In the
interior very little Comb Honey is left while of
Extracted Honey hardly 900 could be found
in the southern part OF California This STOCK is
only small one, comparing with previous years
the corresponding time.
In the East the supplies OF Honey also limited
anu as we nave several kOOQ consuming months
still before u.s. we do not doubt that all the Honey
of last years crop viii have been consumed before
get any Honey. The prices OF Extracted
Honey have opened at 5@51sc, but they
advanced to &c. which price has been sustained,
more or less, during the entire season. AS a rule
the Honey was OF very choice quality, we have
said already aud besides 1t has been put up in
better shape than in previous years; but some
counties still using old and which is
much TO be regretted, and Honey-particu.arly OF
choice quality lt for snlDneuC TO EurODe-SlOulQ
be in new strong and new cases. having parti
tions between the cans.
For Comb Honey we have had a much larger
demand than could be supplied. A great many
orders from the East remain unified although
good prices have been offered, and at the present
time there is hardly any choice Comb Honey left in
our market. The average price for Comb Honey
has been l2li3c for lib frame and l0G11c for = u
frame. The demand for 2-ib frame Honey grows
less from year to year While the increases for
In Frame that it is strongly to be advised that
aplarists should put up Honey principally in lib
frames.
Beeswax has been very during the entire
season and the demand has been a very good one
for Europe as well as for the Eastern markets. At
the present time there orders in the
market than can be filed at prices good deal
higher than for several years. which is rather
strange. Seventeen Thousand pounds have been
shipped by rail and steamer TO New York aud other
markets, against 10000 lbs by sail to Europe and
5000 lbs New York for 1889. Stocks at the
present time in San Francisco 1000 lbs, but
these have already been sold to England and will
be shipped in few days, 50 that we find only few
hundred pounds unsold in San Francisco. 1t is
therefore likely that prices Will remain very firm,
or will still further advance, as the demand con-
tinues to be a very active We quote 239
25c, against lS@20c in the previous year.
The prospects for the c.ming Honey crop have
been poor till the middle of February. but lately
we have had very welcome rains, and in conse-
quence the outlook for this years crop has i'm
proved good deal.