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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTLTRE. 



July 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 producers direct 

 to the retail merchant. When sales are made by commission 

 merchants, the usual commission (from five;to 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. 



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EASTERN GRADING-RULKS FOR COMB HONEY. 



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

 tached to all lour 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 GRAUINGR ULES ADOFTEU 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 of} 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 13/4 

 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. 



Cincinnati. — The market on comb honey is very slow; 

 some new goods have arrived, but there is no demand, and it is 

 selling slow at 14. There is some new white-clover extracted 

 honey coming in, selling at 7!4. Amber in barrels is selling at 

 6 and 6'4. Beeswax is selling at $33.00 per 100 lbs. 



June 22. C. H. W. Weber, Cincinnati, O. 



San Francisco. — It appears now as though there would be a 

 very short crop in the West this season. The season for honey- 

 making was much delayed by the cool weather, and so far very 

 little of the new crop has arrived. The feeling of the market on 

 these reports is very firm, and the prices are expected to advance 

 rather than drop. Water-white comb, 16 to 17; white, 15; wa- 

 ter-white, extracted, 8 to 8/4; light amber, extracted, 7 to iVi; 

 dark amber and candied, iVi, to 5^. 



June 20. Pacific Rural Preis. 



New York. — Comb honey: The demand is next to nothing, 

 and has been so for the past four months. A few crates ol fancy 

 No. 1 white are called for once in a while, while off grades and 

 dark are entirely neglected. As there is practically no demand, 

 quotations are simply nominal. We have more in stock than we 

 can dispose of. The honey will have to be carried over until 

 next fall. We can not encourage shipments of comb honey, as 

 we do not think we shall be in position to render account of sales 

 within reasonable time. Extracted honey: Demand better and 

 market slightly improving. New crop is arriving quite freely 

 from the South, where the yield seems to have been pretty large. 

 We quote California white sage at 854 to 9; light amber, 7% to 

 8; amber, 6 to 6J4; new crop Southern from 58 to 75 per gallon, 

 according to quality. West India honey is arriving in fairly 

 good-size lots and finds ready sale at from 60 to 62 per gallon, 

 duty paid. Beeswax in good demand, and firm at 30 to 31. 



June 4. Hilureth & Segelken, 



265-7 Greenwich St., New York. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for comb honey has fallen off 

 considerably in the past twelve months. Last year the comb- 

 honey market was bare in February, but this season finds an 

 abundance of that article everywhere at this date, which is late 

 for last season's crop. We can not tell at present what effect 

 this stale of affairs will have upon the market when the new 

 honey comes in. The market on extracted honey shows some 

 life, bui is not moving rapidly. Quote amber in barrels at 6 to 

 6^4, according to the quality; fancy extracted honey, 7/4 to 9. 

 For choice yellow beeswax, free from dirt, we are now paying 

 28 CIS cash and 30 in trade, delivered here. 



June 15. The Freij W. Mi'th Co., Cincinnati, O. 



Philaijelphi.\ — The prospects at present are for one of the 

 largest crops of honey we have seen in the East for the last ten 

 years. The result is, prices are uneasy and have a strong down- 

 ward tendency. Some few little lots ol comb honey are being 

 offered, but not enough to establish a price. We are looking for 

 very low prices ihe coming season. Beeswax is firm at 28. 



June 22. V\'m. A. Selsek, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Indianapolis. — With the exceptions of a few lots of old 

 comb honey the local market is practically bare of honey. Deal- 

 ers are awaiting arrival of new crop, but as yet no prices are 

 established. Beeswax brings 28 cents cash or 30 in exchange 

 for merchandise. Walter S. Pouder, 



June 16. Indianapolis, Ind. 



BoST"N. — Fancy white comb honey, 17: No. 1 white comb, 

 16; California white sage, extracted, 9; California light amber, 

 X; Southern honey in barrels, slow sale, 5 to 6. 



June 12. Blake-Lee Co., Boston, Mass. 



Denver. — Our market is now entirely cleaned up of comb 

 honey, and the first consignments of the new crop should find a 

 ready sale at good figures. We quote extracted white, 8 to 9; 

 light amber and strained, 6% to ll'i. We pay 25 cents per pound 

 for clean yellow wax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n, 



June 15. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr., Denver, Colo. 



Liverpool. — The market for honey and beeswax is steady 

 and quiet. We quote honey, Chilian, 4 to 6'4 cents; Peravian, 

 3J4 to 5>3; California, 754 to 9; Jamaican, 4 to 5'A; Haiti, 6>i 

 to 6/4. Beeswax is very firm — African, 30 to 32; American, 30 

 to 33; West Indian, 29 to 32; Chilian, 30 to 36; Jamaican. 34 to 

 35. Taylor & Co., 



June 16. 7 Tithebarn St., Liverpool. 



St. Lo^is. — The honey market is very quiet. There is abso- 

 lutely no demand for comb honey. Extracted honey is also 

 neglected, consequently the prices have declined. Quote as fol- 

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

 amber, 12 to 14; broken and defective, less. Extracted white, in 

 cans, nominal at 8 to 854; amber, 7 to 7/4; in barrels, 5/i to 6; 

 granulated extracted honey sells at less. Beeswax, 29 for prime; 

 impure and inferior, less. R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



June 11. St. Louis, Mo. 



Zanesville. — So light is the demand for honey at the present 

 time that it is almost useless to quote the market. Stocks are 

 pretty well reduced, and there is a tendency to cut prices, espe- 

 cially on the part of one-horse dealers. While the remnant of last 

 year's crop is moving very slowly, some revival is anticipated 

 with the arrival of the new crop. For good quality beeswax I 

 offer 30 cts. in exchange for bee-supplies. Wax wholesales at 

 40 to 45. Edmund W. Peircb, 



June 18. Zanesville, O. 



