GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Mar. 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 lime 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 producers direct to ihe 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 addition there is often a charge for stor- 

 age 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 usu- 

 ally about ten per cent less than those to retail merchants. 



Boston. — We quote fancy white'comb honey, 15; No. 1 dit- 

 to, 14; white extracted, in 5-gallon cans, 9; light amber, 8. 

 Beeswax, 28 to 30. Blake-Lke Co., 



Feb. 20. 4 Chatham Row, Boston, Mass. 



'I'OLEiJO. — The demand for honey is only nominal, owing to 

 dull times. We look for a better movement soon. We quote 

 fancy white comb, 15% to 16; No. 1, 15 to 155^; no demand for 

 lower grades; extracted white-clover honey in cans, 7/4 to 8; 

 California amber, 6% to 7. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



The Griggs Bros. & Nichols Co., 



Feb. 18. Toledo, O. 



Cincinnati. — The market on comb honey is fair, but the 

 prices are low. Nothing is wanted but fancy goods. Off grades 

 are not selling. We are selling fancy comb honey here at 14. 

 The demand for extracted honey is fair. Amber in barrels sells 

 at 6}i to 6%; in cans, at 7 to 7%; sage honey sells at 9. Bees- 

 wax is slow at 32. C. H. Weber, 



Feb. 24. Cincinnati, O. 



Liverpool. — The market continues very firm. Chilian is 

 scarce, and high prices could be obtained for manufacturing hon- 

 ey. We quote it at iVi to 6j4; Peruvian, 314 to 4'3; California, 

 SK to 10%; Jamaican, 4J4 to 5%; Haitian, 6 to 6%. Beeswax 

 continues firm. African, 29 to 30; American, 30% to 34; West 

 Indian, 30 to 33; Chilian, 30% to 38. 



Taylor & Co., 



Feb. 11. 7 Tithebarn St. 



Indianapolis. — There is a very favorable demand for best 

 grades of both comb and extracted honey; and while jobbing 

 houses are fairly well stocked, very little honey is now being of- 

 fered by producers. 1 note some arrivals of fancy comb at 12% ; 

 No. 1 white, 12; white-clover extracted, in five-gallon cans, 7. 

 Some amber honey is being offered, but the demand is so slight 

 that the prices are irregular. Beeswax is steady at 29 cents cash 

 or 3Vin exchange for merchandise. 



Feb. 20. Walter S. Poudkr, Indianapolis. 



New York. — There is nothing new in the market. The de- 

 mand for comb honey is practically at a standstill, and it looks 

 now as if some of the honey would have to be carried over. We 

 can not encourage shipments of any kind of comb honey at this 

 time. Extracted is in fair demand, with sufficient supply. 

 While the domestic crop is fairly well cleaned up, we are now 

 beginning to receive the new crop from the West Indies, where 

 they evidently have secured a late crop, as arrivals are quite 

 large and numerous. We quote California white sage at 8% to 

 9; light amber, 7% to 8; amber, 6% to 7; white-clover, 8 to 9; 

 Southern, in barrels, 60 to 75 per gallon, according to the quali- 

 ty; West India, 60 to 65. Beeswax is firm at 29 to 30. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 



Feb. 20. 265 Greenwich St.. New York. 



Columbus. — The market continues dull, and prices are un- 

 changed. We quote fancy white comb, 14; No. 1, 13; No. 2, 

 12; amber, 11. 



Feb. 24. Evans & Turner, Columbus, O. 



Kansas City. — The honey market continues in about the 

 same condition as at the time of our last report. The supply is 

 liberal, demand only fair. We quote No. 1 white comb honey 

 in 24-section cases, $2.65 to $2.75; No. 2 ditto, $2.40 to $2.50. 

 Extracted white, 7%; extracted amber. 6% to 7. Beeswax, 25 

 to 28. C. C. Clemons Produce Co., 



^eb. 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo. — There is no improvement in the demand for hon- 

 ey since our last report. Prices are low, and demand is very 

 slow. No. 1 to fancy white comb honey, 12 to 13; No. 2 ditto, 

 9 to 11; buckwheat ditto, 9 to 10; white extracted, 8 to 9; am- 

 ber extracted, 7 to 8; dark extracted, 6 to 7. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 

 W. C. Townsbnd, 



Feb. 19. Buffalo, N. Y. 



San Francisco. — The honey market shows no life what- 

 ever, as the trade is well supplied and shows no interest in the 

 market. There is plenty on hand for all current needs ; and 

 while first-class comb might find a ready sale the general offer- 

 ings of extracted still in the hands of growers receive but little 

 attention. We quote comb, 10 to 13; water-white extracted, 

 7K; white, 65^ to 6%; light amber, 5 to 5%; dark amber, 4^. 

 Paeijic Rural Press, Feb. 21. 



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St. Louis. — The honey market has undergone quite an im- 

 provement, as stocks have grown small, especially comb honey, 

 which is in good demand. We quote fancy white comb, 13 to 

 14; choice amber, 12 to 13; dark amber, 10 to 11. Broken or 

 leaking honey sells at much less. Amber extracted honey, in 

 cans, sells at 6 to 6%; in barrels, 5% to 6. Beeswax sells at 29 

 for choice pure; all impure and inferior less. 



Feb. 22. R. Hartmann Produce Co., St. Louis. 



Zanesville. — There is not much change in market condi- 

 tions since the last report. There seems to be more demand 

 from outside points than in this immediate vicinity, though a re- 

 vival in general business conditions seems to be at hand. Not 

 much honey, especially comb, is being offered. No. 1 to fancy 

 white-clover comb would bring on arrival 13 to 14, and whole- 

 sales at 15% to 16%. Good clean beeswax brings on arrival 29 

 in cash or 30 in exchange for bee-supplies. 



E. W. Pbirce, 



Feb. 19. Zanesville, O. 



Chicago. — There is nothing specially interesting to report as 

 regards honey. Trade in that commodity is still very dull and 

 unsatisfactory, and sales are few and far between. It does not 

 seem to be a question of price, but it looks to us as if the public 

 had stopped consuming honey. We quote fancy white, 13 to 14; 

 No. 1 white, 12 to 13; No. 1 white and light amber, 10 to 12; 

 medium amber and buckwheat, 9 to 10; dark and more or less 

 damaged honey is sold at correspondingly lower prices. Ex- 

 tracted, white clover and basswood, 60-lb. cans, two cans to the 

 case, 7% to 8; same in barrels or half-barrels, % cent per lb. 

 less; Southern California light-amber extracted, in 60-lb. can?, 

 two cans to the case, 7 to 7%; Utah water-white alfalfa extract- 

 ed, 60-lb. cans, two cans to the case, 7%. Bright pure beeswax, 

 30 to 32. 



Feb. 24. S. T. Fish & Co.. Chicago. 



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