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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE, 



May 1 



Honey Markets. 



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. 



EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



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

 tached to all four sides, the combs unsolled by travel-staln 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. 



NEW COMB-HONEY GRADING-RULES ADOPTED BY THE 

 COLORADO STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



No. 1 White. — Sections to be well filled and evenly capped 

 except the outside row, next to the wood; honey white or 

 slightly amber, comb and cappings white, and not projecting 

 beyond the wood; wood to be well cleaned; cases of separatored 

 honey to average 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections, no sec- 

 tion in this grade to weigh less than 13 1-2 ounces. 



Cases of half-separatored honey to average not less than 22 

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 23 

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



No. 1 Light AMBER. — Sections to be well filled and evenly cap- 

 ped, except the outside row, next to the wood ; honey white or 

 light amber; comb and cappings from white to off color, but 

 not dark; comb not projecting beyond the wood; wood to be 

 well cleaned. 



Cases of separatored honey to average 21 pounds net per case 

 of 24 sections; no section in this grade to weigh less than 13 1-2 

 ounces. 



Cases of half separatored honey to average not less than 22 

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 23 

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



No. 2. — This includes all white honey, and amber honey not 

 included in the above grades ; sections to be fairly well filled and 

 capped, no more than 25 uncapped cells, exclusive of outside 

 row, permitted in this grade, wood to be well cleaned, no sec- 

 tion in this grade to weigh less than 12 oilnces. 



Cases of separatored honey to average not less than 19 lbs. 

 net. 



Cases of half-separatored honey to average not less than 20 

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 21 

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cincinnati.— The conditions of the honey market 

 are not satisfactory, as there is no consumptive de- 

 mand for either comb or extracted honey. Lower 

 prices are no inducement. We must await the reviv- 

 al of business in general, which, no doubt, will be as 

 soon as the weather settles. Quote our fancy water- 

 white honey for table use at from 9 to 10, according to 

 the quantity purchased. Amber extracted honey in 

 barrels brings 5% to 7, the price depending on the 

 quality and luantity. There is an abundance of bees- 

 wax, for which we are paying 30 cts. in cash and 32 in 

 trade for choice yellow, delivered here, free from dirt. 

 The Feed W. Muth Co., 



April 14. Cincinnati, O. 



Kansas City.— The crop of 1907 of both comb and 

 extracted honey is pretty well sold out. What little 

 comb is left shows signs of granulation. The demand 

 is fair. We quote: No. 1 white comb, 24 spctions, per 

 case, $3.00 ; No. 2 white and amber, ditto, $2.75: white 

 extracted, per lb., 7H. Beeswax, 25 to 27. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



April 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston.— White comb honey, fancy, 17; No. 1 white 

 comb honey, 16 ; white extracted honey, 10 ; light am- 

 ber, 9; amber, 8. Blake-Lee Co., 



April 10. 134 State St., Boston, Mass. 



St. Louis. — The honey market has not undergone 

 any change since ours of March 20. There is no de- 

 mand for honey, and the quotations are nominal as 

 follows: Fancy white comb honey, 15 to 16; No. 1, 

 white and amber, 13 to 14 ; broken and defective, less; 

 extracted white, in cans, nominal at 8% to 9; amber, 7 

 to 8; in barrels, 6^ to 7. Granulated extracted honey 

 sells at % to 1 ct. per lb. less. Beeswax is firm at 2S% 

 for prime; impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



April 11. St. Louis, Mo. 



Buff AJLO.— There is a fair demand for white-clover 

 comb honey. Other grades are very much neglected. 

 It is almost impossible to sell No. 2 white or mixed at 

 even low prices. No. 1 fancy white-clover comb hon- 

 ey, 15 to 16 ; No. 2 ditto, 11 to 12 ; No. 1 dark, 10 to 11 ; 

 No. 2 dark, 9 to 10. Beeswax, 28 to 30. Tumbler honey, 

 90 cts. to $1.00 per dozen. W. C. Townsend, 



April 11. Buffalo, N. Y. 



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 comb, new, per lb., 18; fancy California, 

 24 combs per case, $4 00 ; strained, in 601b. cans, per 

 lb., 10. W. H. Patton, Sec. Board of Trade, 



April 22. St. Paul, Minn. 



Schenectady.— There is not enough doing in hon- 

 ey at present to be worth quoting. There is but little 

 stock on hand, with an occasional order. The atten- 

 tion of the trade is now in the direction of maple syr- 

 up and sugar, of which there is a very good crop re- 

 ported. Chas. MacCulloch, 



April 20. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Indianapolis.— Jobbers are fairly well stocked, 

 but very little honey is being offered by producers. 

 Best grade of extracted honey is in good demand, but 

 comb honey is finding slow sale. Jobbers are offering 

 the following prices, delivered here: No. 1 and fancy 

 comb, 15 to 17 ; extracted white clover, 8 to 9 ; amber, 

 in barrels, 6 to 6%. Beeswax, 28 cts. cash or 30 in ex- 

 change for merchandise. W. S. Pouder, 



April 17. Indianapolis, Ind. 



ZANESVILLE.— The demand for honey continues 

 quite light, and one or two of the smaller commission 

 men are cutting prices. From No. 1 to fancy comb 

 honey brings, when sold to the wholesale grocery 

 trade, about 18 cts. Extracted is moving very slowly. 

 The supply of beeswax exceeds the demand. I offer 

 30 cts. for best grade in exchange for bee-supplies. 

 Edmund W. Peirce, 



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



San Francisco.— Prices on honey still rule as be- 

 fore, but every thing is closely held. There is a fair 

 supply of comb, but extracted grades are almost 

 cleaned up. It is said that the dry weather will cause 

 a shortage, if not an entire failure of the crop, in 

 some sections. We quote: Water-white, comb, 16 to 

 17 ; white, 15 ; water-white, extracted, 8 to 854 ; light 

 amber, extracted, 7 to 7% ; dark amber and candied, 

 5H to 5%. Pacific Bural Press, April 18. 



Liverpool.— The honey market is steady and qui- 

 et, but stocks are not large. Fine quality meets with 

 fair demand, but low grades are almost entirely neg- 

 lected. We quote: Chilian, 4 to 6>3 ; Peruvian, 3H to 

 h% ; California. 7H to 9 ; Jamaican, 4 to 5>3 ; Haiti, 63^ 

 to 654. Beeswax is steady— African, 27 to 30 ; Ameri- 

 can, 30 to 33 ; West Indian, 27 to 32 ; Chilian, 30 to 36 ; 

 Jamaica. 34 to 35. Taylor & Co., 



April 11. 7 Tithebarn St., Liverpool. 



CINCINNATI.— The market on comb honey is very 

 quiet, there is hardly any demand. The price for ex- 

 tracted amber in barrels is 6c. We have no white 

 clover to offer. California white sage is selling at 9 

 and 954c. C. H. W. Weber, 



April 23, Cincinnati. O. 



Denver —The market on comb honey is slow, and 

 prices are declining. We quote to our trade. No. 1 

 white, per case of 24 sections, $3.00; No. 1 light amber, 

 82.85 ; No. 2. $2 70 ; extracted, white, 8 to 9 ; light am- 

 ber, strained, &%. to 754. We pay 25 cts. for clean yel- 

 low beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Asso'n, 



April 22. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



