GLEANINGS IN BEECULTURE 



Apr. 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 mentioned. Un- 

 less 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), cartage, and freight 

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

 ag-^ 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. 



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 other- 

 wise; 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 BEB-KEEPKRS' ASSOCIATION. 



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

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

 amber, comb and cappings white, and not projecting beyond the 

 wood; wood to be well cleaned; rases 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. 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 li% 

 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 cfells, 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 toaverage not less than 20 pounds 

 not per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less than 21 pounds 

 net per case of 24 sections. 



Kansas Cn y. — The honey market still continues sluggish, 

 and comb and extracted are selling very slowly. The usual de- 

 mand that we expected at this season has not been realized. 

 Alfalfa comb shows considerable signs of granulation. We quote 

 No. 1 white comb, 24 sections, $2.65 to $2.75; No. 2 white and 

 amber, 24 sections, $2.25 to $2.40; white extracted, per lb., 7 to 

 7%; amber ditto, 6 to 6j4. Beeswax, 25 to 28. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co., 



March 22. Kansas City, Mo. 



Indianapolis. — There is a ve-ry 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. I note some arrivals of fancy comb at 12H; 

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

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

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

 or 31 in exchange for merchandise. 



March 15. Walter S. Poudbr, Indianapolis. 



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

 to, 14; light extracted, 9; light amber, 7^; amber, b%. Bees- 

 wax, 30. Blake-Lek Co., 



March 20. 4 Chatham Row, Boston, Mass. 



Chicago. — The market during the past two weeks has been a 

 very quiet one, with but little demand for honey of any kind. 

 Prices are practically the same as in our last quotation. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



March 25. Chicago. 



Zanesville. — There is some demand for honey, though the 

 market is still rather inactive. Best white-clover comb honey 

 would bring on arrival 13 to 14 cents, and sells in a wholesale 

 way at 15 to 16j4. Best extracted wholesales at 954. For bees- 

 wax I offer 30 cts. in cash or 32 in exchange for bee-supplies. 



E. W. PeircB, 



March 26. Zanesville, O. 



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