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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 15 



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 producers direct, 

 to the retail merchant. When sales are made by commission 

 merchants, the usual commission (from fiveito ten per cent), cart- 

 age, and freight will be deducted, and in addition 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 whole- 

 sale houses are usually about ten per cent less than those to re- 

 tail merchants. 



EASTERN GRADING-RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



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

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

 erwise; 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 surface 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 half as much as a full-weight sec- 

 tion. 



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 COL- 

 ORADO 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 slight- 

 ly 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 section in 

 this grade to weigh less than 13/4 ounces. 



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

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatoied 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 

 capped, 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/^ 

 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 section in 

 this grade to weigh less than 12 ounces. 



Cases of separatored honey to average not less than 19 pounds 

 net. 



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

 net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 21 lbs. 

 net per case of 24 sections. 



Indianapolis. — Jobbers are fairly well stocked, but very 

 little honey is being offered by producers. Best grade of ex- 

 tracted 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 6/4. Beeswax, 28 cts. cash or 30 in ex- 

 change for merchandise. Walter S. Poudek, 



May 5. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Liverpool. — The honey market is steady and quiet, but 

 stocks are not large. Fine quality meets with fair demand, but 

 low grades are almost entirely neglected. We quote: Chilian, 

 4 to 6!^; Peruvian, 3^ to 5>i; California, 7^ to 9; Jamaican, 

 4 to 5/^; Haiti, bVi to bl4. Beeswax is steady^African, 27 to 

 30; American, 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 conditions of the honey market are not 

 satisfactory, as there is no consumptive demand for either comb 

 or extracted honey. Lower prices are no inducement. We must 

 await the revival of business in general, which, no doubt, will be 

 as soon as the weather settles. Quote our fancy water-white 

 honey foi table use at from 9 to 10, according to the quantity pur- 

 chased. Amber extracted honey in barrels brings 5% to 7, the 

 price depending on the quality and quantity. There is an abun- 

 dance of beeswax, for which we are paying 30 cts. in cash and 

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

 The Fred W. Muth Co., 



April 14. Cincinnati, O. 



Philadelphia. — The call for both comb and extracted hon- 

 ey has fallen off considerably in the last two weeks. Quite a 

 few job lots on the market, which parties will sell at almost any 

 reasonable offer. This makes the prices very unsteady. We 

 quote: Fancy white comb honey, 17 to 18; No. 1, 15 to 16; am- 

 ber, 13 to 14; extracted honey, fancy white, 8 to 9; amber, 6 to 

 7. We do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



April 24. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Buffalo. — There has been no change in the price of honey 

 since last quoted. The demand is fair for pure white comb and 

 good No. 1 buckwheat comb. We think that about all in the 

 honey in the market will be cleaned up before the new crop is 

 ready. W. C. Townsend, 



May 11. Buffalo, N. Y. 



St. Louis. — The honey market has not undergone any change 

 since ours of March 20. There is no demand 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 8j4 to 9; amber, 7 

 to 8; in barrels, 6/4 to 7. Granulated extracted honey sells at 

 54 to 1 ct. per lb. less. Beeswax is firm at 28/4 for prime; im- 

 pure and inferior, less. R. Hartman Produce Co., 



April 11. St. Louis, Mo. 



San Fk.^ncisco. — There is very little movement of honey at 

 present, some grades being closely cleaned up. Prices remain 

 stationary on all offerings. Water-white, comb, 16 to 17; white, 

 15; water-white, extracted, 8 to 8/4; light amber, extracted, 7 

 to 754; dark amber and candied, 55i to 5%. 



Pacific Rural Press, May 2. 



Kansas City'. — We have nothing to quote in the way of 

 comb honey; but we quote extracted white at 754. Beeswax, 25 

 to 27. ■ C. C. Clemons & Co., 



May 9. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago. — The honey market is without volume — no special 

 change in price of either comb or extracted. Much o( the ex- 

 tracted from Utah will be unsold when this year's crop is harvest- 

 ed unless it is sold to bakers. Beeswax is steady at 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



May 9. Chicago, III. 



Schenectady'. — We have had a few calls for dark extracted 

 honey from manufacturers, but did not have any stock on hand. 

 Of course, they will not pay fancy prices. Nothing is doing in 

 comb honey. Chas. MacCulloch, 



May 9. Schenectady, N. Y. 



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

 honey, 16; white extracted honey, 10; light amber, 9; amber, 8. 



Blake-Lee Co., 

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



St. Paul. — Receipts are very light; demand moderate 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 60-lb 

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



April 22. St. Paul, Minn. 



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, $2.85; No. 2, $2.70; extract- 

 ed, white, 8 to 9; light amber, strained, bH to 7. We pay 25 

 cts. for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Association, 



April 22. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



