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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15 



Honey Markets. 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, as nearly as 

 possib e, the average market prices at which honey and beeswax 

 are selling at the time of the report in the city mentioned. Un- 

 less otherwise s'ated, this is the price at which sales are being 

 made by commission merchants or by p'oducers direct to ihe retjil 

 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 addition there is often a charge for stor- 

 ag • by the commission merhant. 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 usu- 

 ally 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, ihe combs unsoiled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise; all the cells sealed except an occasional one, the outside 

 surface of the wood well scraped of propols. 



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-lourths of the total surface m3st be filled and 

 sealed. 



No. 3. — Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight sec- 

 tion. 



la addition to this the honey is to be classified according to 

 color, using the terms while, amber, and dark; that is, there will 

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



NEW COMB-HONEY GRADING-RULES ADOPTED BV THE COL- 

 ORADO STATS 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 ana cappings white, and not proje' ting beyond the 

 wood; wood to be well cleaned; <ases of separatored honey to 

 average 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections, no section in this 

 giade 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 unseparaiored honey to average not less than 23 pounds 

 net per case of 24 sections. 



No. 1 Light Ameer. — Sections to be well filled and evenly 

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

 or light amber; comb and cappmgs 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/^ 

 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 th«n 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 pounds 

 net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 21 pounds 

 net per case of 24 sections. 



Zanbsville. — Honey continues to move rather slowly, due to 

 the general business stagnation. Producers seem to be holding 

 for higher prices than the condition of the market warrants. No. 

 1 to fancy comb brings wholesale 17 to 18; extracted, 10. Bees- 

 wax brings on arrival 28 cts. cash or 30 in exchange for bee sup- 

 plies. Edmund W. Peircb, Zanesville, O. 



Sept. 8. 



IMDIANAPOLIS. — The demand for the best grades of honey is 

 good. Producers are offering fancy white comb honey at 12^ ; 

 No. 1 white at 12; white-clover extracted, in five-gallon cans, at 

 7; very little demam for amber at any price. Many bee-keepers 

 seem to be holding their honey for higher prices. Beeswax is 

 steady at 28 cts. cash, or 30 in exchange for merchandise. 



$ept. 5. Walter S. Pouder, Indianapolis. 



San Francisco. — Small lots of honey are still coming into 

 the market, and the better grades of comb and extracted find a 

 ready market at former prices. Low grades, while dull, are also 

 well sustained in value. Packers are paying 5% to 6^^ for ex- 

 tracted, and 11 to 13 for comb, while stock in this marke' moves 

 at the prices quoted: Water-white comb, 16 to 17 ; white, 15 ; 

 Water-white extracted, 8 to 854 ; light amber, 7 to 7}4 ; dark 

 amber, 5% to 5% ; candied, 5^ to S/i. — Paciic Rural Press, 

 Sept. 5. 



Kansas City. — The receipts of comb honey are light; in 

 fact, our demands are heavier than our receipts. The receipts of 

 extracted are light — demand fair. We quote No. 1 comb honey, 

 white, 24-section cases, $3.25; amber, $2.75 to $3.00; extracted, 

 white, iVz to 8; amber, 7 to 754; beeswax, 28. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Sept. 3. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago. — We quote our market to-day on comb and ex- 

 tracted honey as follows: Fancy white-clover comb honey (24- 

 section no-drin flat cases) 16; No. 1 white, same as above, 14 to 

 15; No. 2 white and light amber, 11 to 13; extracted white clo- 

 ver, in 60-lb. cans, 7/4 to 8; the same in barrels, 7 to 7j4. Bees- 

 wax, choice and pure, 28 to 30. 



Certainly you understand that, with heavier arrivals of comb 

 and extracted honey, we do not expect to see the above prices 

 sustained, and it behooves you to get your honey on the maiket 

 as early as possible, to take advantage of present prices. 



Aug. 20. S. T. Fish & Co. 



Cincinnati. — The marked decrease in the demand and con- 

 sumption of honey this season is not due to an oversupply; but 

 after careful investigation of the conditions we find there are two 

 causes. In the first place there was more white comb honey 

 shipped last year from the West into the Eastern maikets than 

 could be sold, and even to-day there are stocks of it still remain- 

 ing in every market of any importance. On the other hand, the 

 consuming trade has not wanted as much comb honey as was sup- 

 posed would be the case, and for these reasons that article is going 

 begging. Fancy No. 1 comb honey is selling at 12^ to 16. 

 Lower grades must be sold at a sacrifice. The extracted-honey 

 maiket is experiencing the same conditions, and is undergoing 

 the same ordeal. Quote amber honey at from 5 J4 to 7 in barrels, 

 accordirg to the quality and quantity purchased. White clover 

 is selling at from 7/4 lo 954, according to the quantity. 



For beeswax, from good to choice, we are paying 27 cts. de- 

 livered here. This must be free from dirt. 



Cincinnati, O., Sept. 12, 1908. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



New York. — The new crop of Yotk State comb honey is now 

 beginning to arrive in small quantities, and the quality appears 

 to be very fine, especially choice white stock. While our ma'- 

 ket has not opened up as yet. and will not before about the first 

 week in September, prices are unsettleo and uncertain. We are 

 having some demand for fancy and No. 1 white at prices ranging 

 from 13 to 15, according to quality and style of package. No 

 new buckwheat is on the market as yet, but we are informed 

 that the crop will probably be quite large. A great many bee- 

 keepers seem to think that comb honey ought to sell at the same 

 price as last year and before, not taking into consideration the 

 fact that comb is a luxury and not a necessity, nor do they seem 

 to take into consideration the general depression in business. 

 We do not expect as good a demand as last year, nor do we think 

 that last year's prices can be realized. 



Arrivals of extracted honey have been quite free from the 

 West Indies and the South, and the demand is fair. Prices ob- 

 tained we consider full market value. We quote average grades 

 from 58 to 65 cts. per gallon; fancy grades, 70 to 75. No new 

 crops from near by are on the market yet, nor California. We 

 have several cars now in transit, due here the first of September. 

 We quote California sage at 9 ; orange, 8 to 8/4 ; light amber, 

 754 to 8. 



Arrivals of beeswax are quite heavy, and the market shows a 

 downward tendency. Prices are likely to go still lower. We 

 quote 28 to 30. Hildreth & Segelkin, 



Aug. 22. New York. 



Schenectady. — No new comb honey on our market yet, and 

 but little demand, as many dealers carried over some stock which 

 they are anxious to work off before buying the new crop. How- 

 ever, it is well to have some on hand for first customers. 



Chas. MacCulloch, 



Aug. 25. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Denver.— The crop in Northern Colorado is almost a failure. 

 There will be but little more than what the home maiket re- 

 quires in this section. We quote No. 1 white comb honey, in 

 24-section cases, at $3.15 per case ; No. 1 light amber, $3.00 per 

 case; No. 2, $2.85 per case; strained and amber extracted, 6K to 

 7M; light amber. 7^ to 85i; white extracted, 854. We pay 24 

 cts. for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n, 



Denver, Aug. 25. F. Rauchfuss, Manager. 



