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THE HONEY CROP

The Director of the Horticulture Division of the Department of Agriculture has received from tho apiary instructors the following report concerning tho honey crop prospects:— ' Auckland:' Local prices have dropped slightly in sympathy with the fall in prices on tiio Home markets; best prices offering locally being from 6d. to Sd. per lb., according to quality; latest Home prices between ,£7O and £S0 per ton. Beeswax is in demand at from 2s. to 2s. Gd. per lb. — •Wellington: AH the honey in tho district has now been gathered, and considerable, quantities aie coming forward to the various grading stores for export. The quality of those lines examined has been exceptionally good. Prices aro ,in tho vicinity of lOd. per lb. for bulk lines. Very little comb honey .is. in evidence this season, flip producers having confined their attention to extracted. Beeswax is scarce at 2s. 3d. per lb. Christchufch and Dtmedin: There is little, fresh to. report- ..Beekeepers aro busy ..preparing their .consignments: for export. , In , some localities extracting is not yet. finished, being delayed by unsettled weather., There, is little forward for local supplies; No pat honey is offering;, sections, aro scare, and are quoted to Bs. per dozen, bulk honey is jn demand, and sales aro being effected at Sd. per lb/ Beeswax is in strong demand. Prices are firm.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 191, 8 May 1919, Page 10

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THE HONEY CROP Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 191, 8 May 1919, Page 10

THE HONEY CROP Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 191, 8 May 1919, Page 10

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