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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fanct.— AH sections well ftUed, combs straight, firmly at- 

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

 DtherwlBe; 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. a.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled and 

 sealed. 



No. 3.— 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 

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



New York.— Market very quiet on comb honey as 

 well as extracted. Our comb honey is fairly well 

 cleaned up. but there is still considerable left, and 

 unless the demand improves most of the lower grades, 

 in all probability, will have to be carried over. While 

 there is a fair demand for extracted, it does not com- 

 pare favorably with former years, and it is almost im- 

 possible to sell large quantities. Prices remain about 

 the same. Beeswax somewhat tirmer and in good de- 

 mand at from 29 to 'M according to quality. 



HlLDREIH & SEGELKEN, 



March 26. 265 Greenwich St., New York. 



St. Louis.— Since our last there has been no im- 

 provement in the market for honey. Comb honey is 

 especially dull. The stocks on hand, however, are 

 small. We quote: Fancy white comb honey. 15 to 16 ; 

 No. 1. 13 to 14 ; amber, 13 to 14 ; broken and defective, 

 less; extracted, in cans, white, nominal at SVs to 9; 

 amber. 7 to 8 ; in barrels, 6% to 7; granulated extract- 

 ed sells at % to 1 cent per lb. less. Beeswax is firm at 

 28 for prime ; all impure and inferior, less 



R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



March 20. St. Louis. Mo. 



Zanbsville.— The honey market remains quiet, al- 

 though if any thing there is a slight improvement, 

 and also some stiffening in prices. No. 1 to fancy 

 white comb brings wholesale from 18 to 21, according 

 to quality acd source. There is some demand for 

 best extracted in glass packages for the retail trade. 

 Beeswax is in light demand ; would pay 30 cts. f. o. b. 

 here in exchange for bee-supplies. 



Edmund W. Peirce, 



March 18. 136 W. Main St., Zanesville. O. 



Indianapolis.— Very little honey is now being 

 offered by producers; and while our market is fairly 

 well stocked the demand is slow, and indications are 

 for a decline in prices. Jobbers are offering the fol- 

 lowing prices, delivered here: No. 1 acd fancy comb, 

 16 to 17; extracted white clover, 9 to 10; amber in bar- 

 rels, slow at 6 to 6% Beeswax, 28 cents cash, or 30 in 

 exchange for merchandise. W. S. Pouder, 



March 18. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Kansas City.— The demand for comb and extracted 

 is light, and receipts good. We quote : Fancy white 

 cimb, 24 sections, J3.10 per case; No. 1 white comb, 24 

 sections, J3 00 per case; No. 2 white comb. 24 sections, 

 $2.75 per case; white extracted, per lb., 8. Beeswax, 

 25. C. C. Clbmons & Co.. 



March 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago.— There is very little demand for honey of 

 any kind, and the supply is quite large ; hence there 

 is very little opportunity to make sales under the e 

 conditions ; but the general tendency in prices now is 

 downward. Beeswax is steady at 28 to 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



March 19. Chicago, III. 



San Francisco.— Honey remains quite firm at 

 prices that have prevailed for some time. There is 

 none of much consequence coming in at present, and 

 with a limited demand the market shows no great ac- 

 tivity. Water-white comb. 16 to 17 ; white, 15; water- 

 white, extracted, 8 to hH; light amber, extracted, 7 to 

 7%; dark amber and candied 6H to 59i. 



Pacific Rural Press. March 14. 



St. Paul.— Receipts are very light; demand moder- 

 ate, and prices steady. The prices below represent 

 those obtained for shipment in small lots. Fancy 

 white clover, per lb., 18; fancy California. 24 combs to 

 the case, $4.00; strained in 60-lb. cans, per lb., 10 cts. 

 W. H. Patton, Sec. Board of Trade, 



March 23. St. Paul. Minn. 



Buffalo.— The demand here for honey is very slow 

 —receipts more liberal lately. We quote fancy white 

 comb, 16 to 17; No. 1 white comb, 15 to 16; No. 2 white 

 comb, 12 to 13; buckwheat, comb, 11 to 12; white ex- 

 tracted, 8 to 10 ; dark extracted, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 30. 



March 27. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Liverpool.— Honey, steady, with Chilian, at 4 to 

 6% ; Peruvian, 3i4 to 5 ; California. 7i4 to 10 ; Jamai- 

 can, 4J€ to 4i4 ; Haitian, 5 to 5M. Beeswax from Afri- 

 ca. 29 to 30 ; Jamaican, 34 to 35 ; American, 30 to 33 ; 

 West Indian. 29 to 32; Chilian, 30 to 36 



Taylor & Co., 



March 14. 7 Tithebarn St., Liverpool. 



Extracted 



Honey 



Wanted 



We are always in the 



market. 



If you have any to sell, mail 



sntall average sample to 



NATIONAL 

 BISCUIT COMPANY 



Purchasing Department, 

 205 La Salle St., Chicago, Illinois. 



WE WILL BUY AND SELL 



HONEY 



of the different grades and kinds. 



If you have any to dispose of, or if you 

 intend to buy, correspond with us. 



We are always in the market for WAX 

 at highest market prices. 



HILDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



266-267 Greenwich St. 82-86 Murray St 

 NEW YORK. 



