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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING aULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All gectlons well filled, combs straight, flrmly at- 

 ta zhed 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. S.— Must weigh at least half 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 

 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 

 sales are being made by commission merchants 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. 



St. Louis.— Since ours of Jan. 20 a light demand for 

 extracted honey has been noticeable. Comb honey is, 

 however, as dull as reported formerly. We quote: 

 Fancy white comb honey. 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; am- 

 ber, 13 to H ; broken and defective honey sells at con- 

 siderably less. Extracted white, in cans, of which 

 this market is bare, nominal at 8^ to 9 ; amber, in 

 cans, 8 to 8^ ; in barrels and half-barrels, H to 1 cent 

 less if liquid. Granulated in cans and barrels is sell- 

 ing at % ct. below above quotation. Beeswax, 27 for 

 prime; all impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartman Produce Co.. 



Feb. 10. St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas Citt.— There is some improvement in the 

 demand for both comb and extracted ; no change in 

 price. We quote: Fancy white comb, 24 section, $3.25 

 per case ; No. 1 white comb, 24 section, $3.10 per case ; 

 No. 2 white and amber, 24 section, $2.75 per case. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 8 to 8^2; dark. 6. Beeswax. 25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co.. 



Feb. 10. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cincinnati.— There is nothing particularly new in 

 the honey market at this writing, for business in gen- 

 eral is quiet. We are selling the very fanciest comb 

 honey at 16 to 17H; fancy table honey, in crates of two 

 60-lb. cans each, at 9 to 10 ; amber honey, ia barrels at 

 5U to 7, according to the quality. For good beeswax, 

 free from dirt, we are paying 28 cents cash and 30 in 

 trade, delivered here. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Feb. 14. Cincinnati, O. 



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 6^2. Beeswax, 28 cents cash or 30 cects in ex- 

 change for merchandise. Walter S. Pouder, 



Feb. 20. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Zanesville.— The demand for honey is still rather 

 slack— very little change since the last report. Prices 

 show a little weakening, evidently indicating that 

 commission men are anxious to realize on their 

 stocks, even at a sacrifice. No. 1 to fancy white comb 

 brings at wholesale 17 to 18; very little demand for 

 extracted except in small retail packages. Beeswax 

 is very quiet; would accept small lots at 30 cts. in ex- 

 change for bee-supplies. Edmund W. Peirce. 



Feb. 20. 136 W. Main St.. Zanesville. O. 



Chicago.— There has been a better demand for 

 comb honey this month; and while the prices are not 

 over 16 to 17 for best grades of white it may clean up 

 well at this range. Extracted is slow of sale at 8 to 9 

 for white grades; ambers. 6 to 7. Beeswax, 28. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Feb. 10. Chicago, 111. 



Latir. Feb. 20. — The market is a dragging one; very 

 few sales are being made, and those of small volume. 

 There is really not as much demand as in previous 

 seasons at this time, with a large supply in sight. 



Denver.— The demand for both comb and extract- 

 ed honey has been rather light of late, but we expect 

 it to improve soon. We quote: No. 1 white, per case 

 of 24 sections, $3 25 ; No. 1 light amber. $3.00 to $3 10 ; 

 No. 2. $2.75 to $2 90; extracted, white. 9 to 10; light am- 

 ber. 8 to 9 ; strained, 69i to 7!^. We pay 24 cents for 

 clean yellow wax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n, 



Feb. 14. F. Rauchf uss, Mgr , Denver. 



Schenectady.— Our market is very quiet, with a 

 limited demand for all grades. We expect some 

 movement in buckwheat extracted for Jewish holiday 

 later on. We quote: Fancy white clover, 15 to 16; No. 

 1, 14; mixed and buckwheat, 12 to 13 ; light extracted, 

 8H to 9; dark, 7J4 to 8. Chas. MacCdlloch, 



Feb. 19. Schenectady, N. Y. 



San Francisco.— Prices are well sustained on all 

 grades of honey, though there is no great amount of 

 inquiry. Stocks are sufficient for all present demand, 

 but are expected to be well cleaned up before the new 

 crop comes in. Water-white, comb, 16 to 17 ; white, 

 15; water-white, extracted, 8 to 8V2; light amber. 7 to 

 7H; dark amber. 6% to &%— Pacific Rural Press. Feb. 

 15. 



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MUTH SPECIAL DOVETAILED HIVES, 

 AND OUR OTHER SUPPLIES, ARE THE BEST MADE. 



Sold at manufacturer's prices here in Cincinnati. 

 Have been at it all our lives. Send for our free catalog. 

 28 cts. cash. 31 cts. in trade for good beeswax. 



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