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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 15: 1 



Honey Markets. 



GBADING RtTLKS FOB COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides, the combs unsolled by travel-stain or 

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

 outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

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

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least halt as much as a full-weight 

 section. 



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

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

 win 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 

 sales are being made by commission merctiants or by produc- 

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

 commission merchants, the usual commission (from five 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. 



New Yobk.— There is but little demand for comb 

 honey, and that for fancy grades only. While there 

 is no overstock, there is a sufficient supply to meet all 

 demands if not more. Off grades of white honey, 

 dark and mixed, are neglected, and very little called 

 for. We quote fancy white, 15; No. 1 white, 14; off 

 grades and dark, 10 to 12, according to quality. The 

 demand is fair for nearly all grades of extracted ; but 

 receipts are quite large, and prices are somewhat de- 

 clining. We quote : White sage, 8% to 9 ; light am- 

 ber, 7% to 8 ; dark, 6% to 7. The market for beeswax 

 is quite dull ; very little demand, but prices are de- 

 clining. We quote from 28 to 30, according to quality. 



HiLDBETH & SEGBLKBN, 



Feb. 5. 265 Greenwich St., New York. 



iiANBSviLLE.— The market for honey continues to 

 be light, though if any difference there is a slight im- 

 provement since our last report. Commission men 

 seem to have plenty of comb in stock, especially al- 

 falfa, and are getting from retail grocers $4.00 to $4.25 

 per case of 24 sections for fancy, or 18 to 19 cents per 

 pound. No. 1 brings about a cent less. The demand 

 for extracted is chiefly in glass packages for the re- 

 tail trade. I pack two sizes — 25 and 10 cent, getting 

 $2.25 and 90 cts. per dozen, respectively, from grocery 

 and drug trade. Beeswax is moving very slowly. We 

 could use a little good yellow at 30 cts. f . o. b. here in 

 exchange for bee-supplies. 



Edmund W. Pkibcb, 



Feb. 5. 136 W. Main St., Zanesville. O 



Philadelphia.— The honey market has been slow, 

 both on extracted and comb honey. They are freely 

 offered at the following prices : Fancy white comb, 15 

 to 16: No. 1, 14 to 15; amber, 12 to 14; extracted white, 

 in cans, 8^ to 9; amber, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 30. We are 

 producers of honey, and do not handle on commission. 



Feb. 8. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. 



Indianapolis.— Demand for best grade of extracted 

 honey is good, while comb honey is meeting with slow 

 sales. Very little honey is being offered by produc- 

 ers, and jobbers are carrying a very limited stock. 

 Bottled goods in groceries find slow sales, which can 

 be attributed to dull times; but there is another rea- 

 son—many bottlers are making the mistake of putting 

 out inferior goods. Jobbers are offering the following 

 prices, delivered here: No. 1 and fancy comb, 16 to 17; 

 extracted white clover, 9 to 10; amber in barrels, slow 

 at 6 to 6%. Beeswax, 28 cents cash or 30 cents in ex- 

 change for merchandise. Walteb S. Poudeb. 



Feb. 5. Indianapolis, Ind. 



San Fbancisco.— Practically all the last crop of 

 honey has now moved out of the hands of producers, 

 and stocks held here are slightly greater than last 

 month. The supply, however, is still small, and prices 

 are firmly held, though the movement has not in- 

 creased to any extent. Water-white, comb, 16 to 17; 

 white, 15; water-white, extracted, 8 to SYs; light am- 

 ber, 7 to 7^; dark amber, 6% to Q'A.—Paciflc Rural 

 Press. 



Feb. 1. 



Buffalo. — Demand for all kinds of honey is fair at 

 steady prices. No. 1 to fancy white comb, 16 to 17; 

 No. 2 white comb, 13 to 15; No. 1 buckwheat, comb, 11 

 to 12H; No. 2 buckwheat, comb, 10 to 11; white clover, 

 extracted, 9 to 11; amber, extracted, 8 to 8/4: dark, ex- 

 tracted, 7 to 8; tumbleis, 90 to $1.00 per doz. Bees- 

 wax, 25 to 28. W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Jan. 28. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Cincinnati. —The market on comb honey is ex- 

 ceedingly slow. Prices are no inducement to force 

 sales. No. 1 white comb honey is selling slow, retail, 

 16. The market on extracted for manufacturing pur- 

 poses is slow, ranging from 6 to 6M in barrels. No 

 white clover to offer. White sage is 9M to 10. Bees- 

 wax, fair demand, selling at 32. C. H. W. Webeb, 



Feb. 4. Cincinnati, O. 



Havre.— There is only a small trade in foreign hon- 

 ey at about 5 cts. per lb. at the custom-house. Wax is 

 selling at 33. 



Nice.— Local honey is selling at 10 to 12; Reviera at 

 11 to 13 at the custom-house; Calabria honey (season 

 of 1906), 11 to 12; from Sfax, Mahdia. Sousse. and 

 Monastir, in Tunis, 10; second quality slightly less. 



Mabseilles.— Wax, Madagascar, 30; Algiers, 31; 

 Morocco, 31/4; local honey, white, 8; Italian, 8. 



BARCELONA.- Wax, Spanish, 30 to 32; foreign, 30 to 

 33; native honey. 8 to 9 for first quality. 



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Beblin.— Honey is retailed here at 35 cts. per lb. 



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