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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1 



Honey Markets. 



Thtf price? listed below are intended to represent, as nearly as 

 poisib e. the average market prices at which honey and beeswax 

 are selling at the lime of the report in the city meniioned. Un- 

 less otaerwise s afd, this is the price at which sales are being 

 in id,- by commission merchants or by poduceis direct to he ret'il 

 merchant. When sales are made by commission merchants, the 

 us i.tl commission (from five to ten per cent), cartage, and freight 

 will be deducted, and in addition th-re is often a charge for stor- 

 ag by the commission merchant. When sal^s are made by the 

 pr iducer direct to the retailer, commiasion and storage, and other 

 chirges, are eliminated. Sales made to wholesale houses are u^u- 

 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 propol'S. 



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-eigtith part of comb 

 surface toiled, or the entire surf.ice slightly soiled. 



Nj. 2. — Three-iourths of the total surface must be filled and 

 seal-d. 



No. 3. — Must weigh at least hi'f as much as a full-weight sec- 

 tion. 



!n addition to this the honey is to be classified according to 

 color, using the terms while, amber, and dark; that is, th^re will 

 b? " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



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

 ORADO STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



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

 except the uutside row, next to the wood; honey white or slightly 

 amber, comb ana capping^ white, and not proje ting beyond the 

 wool; wood to bt? weil cleaned; ' ases of separatored honey to 

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

 gad- to weigh le^s than 13^2 ounces. 



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

 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unsep iraiored honey to average not less than 23 p unds 

 net per case of 24 sections. 



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

 cai'p d. except the outside row, next to the wood; honey white 

 or ligat amber; comb and capp'Ogs 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-s paratored 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 o' outside row, 

 permitted in this grade; wood to be well cleaned, no section in 

 tnis grade to weigT less ih .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 

 n t per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 21 pounds 

 net per case of 24 sections. 



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

 2 Kjd. Producers are offering fancy white comb honey at 12}4 ; 

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

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

 s-em to be holdir.g their honey for higher prices. Beeswax is 

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



Sept. 21. Walter S. Pouder. Indianapolis. 



Drnver.— We quote No. 1 white comb honey, per case of 24 

 sections, $3.15; No. 1 ligat amber. $3.00: No. 2, $2.85; strained 

 and amber extractrd, 6^jlo 7%; light amber, 7/4 to sVi; white 

 extractfd, 8/4. We pay 24 cents for clean yellow beeswax de- 

 livered here. Owing to a large sup ily of fresh fruit in this sec- 

 tion the demand for comb honey is light at present. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n., 



Sept. 19. Denver, Col. 



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

 sumption of honey this season is not due to an oversupplv; 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 Eastein markets than 

 could be sold, and even to-day there are stacks 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 and No. 1 comb honey are selling at 12^ to 16. 

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

 market is experiencing the same conditions, and is undergoing 

 the same ordeal. Quote amber honey at from '■% to 7 in barrels, 

 accordirg to the quality and quantity purchased. White clover 

 is selling at from 7'/i 'o 9%. according to the quantity. 



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

 livered here. This must be free from dirt. 



Cincinnati, O., Sept. 17, 1908. The Fred \V. Muth Co. 



ScHtNECTADY. — New crop is coming forward rather slowly, 

 and quality is hardly up to the standard. Buckwheat is a short 

 crop in this locality. We quote fancy white, 15 to 16; No. 1, 

 13 to 14; mixed and buckwheat, 11 to 12; extracted, light, in 

 kegs and 60-lb. cans, 7 to 9; dark, 614 to 7%. Beeswax, 28 to 

 30. Chas. McCulloch, 



Sept. 18. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Buffalo.— Demand for honey here is just fair, not what it 

 ought to be. Pri es are not too high; hard times is the reason, 1 

 think. I look for dull low prices all the season. No. 1 to fancy 

 white comb, 14 to 15; No. 2, 10 to 12; extracted, white, 6^ to 

 7}i: dark. 6 to 6/2. Beeswax, 28 to 30. Tumbler honey, 85c 

 to $1.00 per doz. W. C. Townsend, 



Sept. 19. Buffalo, N. Y. 



New York. — Receipts of comb honey are now quite heavy, 

 from New York and Pennsylvania mainly. Demand is fairly 

 good, especially for No. 1 and fancy white; also for fancy buck- 

 wheat. Lower grades are not in as good demand. We quote 

 fancy white, 15; No. 1, 13 to 14; No. 2, 12; dark, 10 to 11. For 

 extracted honey the demand is improving, especially for Califor- 

 nian, which, on account of the short crop, is ruling rather high 

 in price. We quote California white sage at 9; light amber. 8; 

 amber, 7; white clovrr, 8 to 8/-2; light amber, 7 to 7/^; dark, 

 6^. Very little doing in beeswax; good supply, and market 

 easy at 28 to 29. Hildreth & Segelken, 



Sept. 21. New York. 



Phil.\delphi.\. — This market is well supplied with local 

 honey, the fall crop having been gathered at this time. It is 

 one of the largest we have had here for years. Outside of the 

 Eastern States, later reports show the crop is mu^h below the first 

 reports. This condition makes our market verv unsettled We 

 quote: Fancy comb honey, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; amber, 12 

 to 13; extracted, white, 7 to 8: amber, 6 to 7. Beeswax,' 28. 



Sept. 21. Wm. A. Sflssk, 



Philadelphia, Pa, 



Toledo. — Extra fancy Ohio and Michigan clover honey, in 

 no-drip shipping-cases, brings 15 to 16 cts,; No. 1. 14/4 to 15^; 

 No. 2, 14. Extracted, in barrels is bringing from 7 to 7J4; cans 

 the same. Beeswax, 28 to 30. These ate our selling prices. 

 The demand for honey has not been very brisk, owing to the 

 large fruit crop, and most dealers seem to have carried over quite 

 a quantity of honey from last \ear. However, we look for a 

 belter demind within the next 60 days. Prices will be consid- 

 erably lower than last year. Arrivals of new h iney exceed the 

 demand. The Griggs Bros. & Nichols Co., 



Sept. 18. Toledo, O. 



Columbus. — The movement of honey has not been up to the 

 usual volume which takes place at this time of the year, and we 

 presume it is due to two causes — in the first place, the supplies 

 throughout Ohio this season were unusually large, and the great 

 part of our grocery trade received honey from local growers. In 

 the second place, quite a good deal of western honey was carried 

 over by the retail merchants, and it has made th»m rather back- 

 ward about buying. Our market to-day is as follows: Fancy 

 white, 15; No. 1 white, 14; No. 2 white. 12; amber, 10. 



Sept. 21. Evans Sc Turner, 



Columbus, O. 



Pittsburg. — At this writing very little honey is in the 

 hands of the jobber; but several large shipments are moving this 

 way. Demand is good, prices firm. Jobbers are getting from 

 the retail merchants $4.00 per case of 24-sections, fancy and No. 

 1; white clover or alfalfa, $3.75, jobbing, buckwheat, $3 75; 

 water-white extracted in 60-lb. cans, 8^ to 10; amber, 7to8%. 



Sept. 18. J. A. W. 



Boston. — We quote fancy white comb honey at 16 to 17: 

 No. 1, 15 10 16; extracted, white, 10; light amber, 8; amber, 7; 

 in barrels, 6 to 7. Beeswax, 30. BLAKE-LtE Co., 



Sept. 20. Boston, Mass. 



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