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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING aULES FOB COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well fllled, combs straight, flnnly at- 

 tached to all four Bides, the combs unsoiled by travel-stain or 

 otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional one, the 

 oatslde surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sections well fllled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood; combs straight; one-eighth part of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well fllled except the row of cells next to 

 the wood; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 con»b surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be fllled and 

 sealed. 



No. S.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classlfled according to 

 color, using the terms white, amber, and dark; that Is, there 

 will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the average market prices at which honey and 

 beeswax are selling at the time of the report in the city men- 

 tioned. Unless otherwise stated, this is the price at which 

 saleB are being made by commission merchants or by produc- 

 ers direct, to the retail merchant. When sales are made by 

 cotnmlssion merchants, the usual commission (from Ave to ten 

 per cent) cartage, and freight will be deducted, and in addi- 

 tion there is often a charge for storage by the commission 

 merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct to 

 the retailer, commission and storage, and other charges, are 

 eliminated. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually about 

 ten per cent less than those to retail merchants. 



Cincinnati.— There is absolutely no demand for 

 either extracted or comb honey at this writing. Low- 

 er prices would be no inducement to the buyers, and 

 a waiting game must be played until the trade calls 

 for this commodity. We offer amber extracted honey 

 in barrels at from 6 to 7H; fancy table honey from 9 

 to 10. in 60-lb. cans. Fancy comb honey, 16 to 18. The 

 above are our selling prices. We are paying 28 ots. 

 per lb. cash and 30 in trade for good to choice yellow 

 beeswax, free from dirt, delivered here. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Jan. 13. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



San Francisco.— Honey so far shows no further 

 change, jobbing prices being the same, and no con- 

 cessions are offered by local dealers, though stocks 

 are larger and prices to growers are weak. We now 

 quote: Water-white, comb, 16 to 17 ; white, 15 ; water- 

 white, extracted, 8 to 8% ; light amber, 7 to 734 ; dark 

 amber, 654 to i%.— Pacific Rural Press. 



Indianapolis.— Demand for best grades of extract- 

 ed honey is good, while the demand for comb honey is 

 not so brisk. Very little honey is being offered by 

 producers at present. Jobbers are offering the fol- 

 lowing prices, delivered here. No. 1 and fancy comb. 

 16 to 17, net weight; extracted white clover, 9 to 10. 

 Beeswax, 28 cash or 30 in exchange for merchandise. 



Jan. 20. Walter S. PotrDEB, Indianapolis, Ind. 



St. Louis.— The honey market has not undergone 

 any change since ours of the 10th. Trade is exceed- 

 ingly slow at the following prices: Fancy white comb, 

 15 to 16 ; No. 1, 14 to 15 ; amber, 13 to 14. Broken and 

 defective honey sells at considerably less. Extracted 

 white, in cans, nominal at 8 to 854: amber, in cans, 1% 

 to 8; in barrels and half-barrels, 54 to 1 ct. per lb. less. 

 Granulated honey sells at about 54 ct. less than liq- 

 uid. Beeswax, 2654 for choice pure. All impure and 

 inferior, lower. R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



Jan. 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City. — The demand for comb honey is a 

 little better, but there is not much improvement in 

 extracted. We quote: Fancy white comb, 24-section, 

 $3 25 per case ; No. 1 white comb, 24-section. $3 00 to 

 $3 10; No. 2 white and amber, 24-section, $2.75; ex- 

 tracted white, 8 to 854 ; extracted dark, 7. Beeswax, 

 25 cts. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago. — There have been some heavy consign- 

 ments of Western honey to this market, both extract- 

 ed and comb. It must be held by the receivers for 

 some time, as it can not be placed at any thing near 

 prevailing prices. One trouble with which we con- 

 tend is the limited consumption. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 21. Chicago, 111. 



ZANBSviLLE.— This market is still well stocked 

 with honey, especially alfalfa. An occasional ship- 

 ment of clover comb comes in from eastern and 

 north-central States. The demand for honey, both 

 comb and extracted, is still light, though it has toned 

 up slightly since last report. No. 1 to fancy white 

 comb would bring, first-hand, 15 to 16 cts.. wholesal- 

 ing at about 1754 to 18. Extracted, in 60-lb. cans, is 

 quoted at 11 to 1254. wholesale. Beeswax quiet. 

 Would pay 30 cts. in exchange for bee-supplies f. o. b. 

 here. Edmund W. Peihcb, 



Jan. 21. 136 W. Main St., Zanesville. O. 



Buffalo. — The demand is improving a little for 

 white comb honey. Not very much in dealers' hands 

 here. Extra good demand for white extracted, quick 

 sale on arrival. No. 1 fancy white clover comb, 16 to 

 17; No. 2, 13 to 15; No. 1 buckwheat, 11 to 12H; No. 2. 

 10 to 11. White clover extracted, 9 to U; amber, 8 to 

 854; dark, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 30 to 32. 



W. C. Townsend, 



Jan. 12. Buffalo. N. Y. 



Denver.— We quote: No. 1 white comb honey pass- 

 es off. 24 sections, $3.25 ; No. 1 light amber, $3 00 to 

 $3.10; No. 2, $2.75 to $2.90; strictly No. 1 white extract- 

 ed. 9 to 10: light amber, extracted, 8 to 9; strained, 6% 

 to 1%. We pay 24 cts. for clean yellow beeswax deliv- 

 ered here. Colorado Honey-producers' Asso'n. 



Jan. 23. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



St. Paul.— Fancy white-clover honey, new, per lb., 

 18; strained, in 60-lb. cans, 10. 



W. H. Patton, Sec. 



Kansas City.— Western comb, No. 1, per case, 

 $3.75: No. 2, per case, %&.^.— Cincinnati Packer, Jan. 

 25. 1908. 



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