GLEANINGS IN BEECULTURE 



May 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 ol 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- 

 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; light extracted, 9; light amber, 7}4; amber, 6/4. Bees- 

 wax, 30. Blake-Lkh Co., 



April 24. 4 Chatham Row, Boston, Mass. 



Cincinnati. — The market on comb honey is cleaned of fan- 

 cy goods. There is no demand for inferior stock, but there is 

 plenty of it on the market. Extracted honey is in good demand. 

 We quote white sage at S/4 to 9; amber in barels, 6K to b%. 

 Beeswax sells slowly at 33. C. H. W. Wbbkr & Co., 



April 22. Cincinnati, O. 



Toledo. — There is very little demand for comb honey — not 

 enough to mention. We are getting, in a retail way, I4l4 to 15 

 for our comb honey, with a fair supply on hand. Demand for 

 extracted is also very light. White clover brings, in cans, 7/4 

 to 8; barrels, /4 cent less; amber, in cans, 6l4 to 7. Beeswax, 

 26 to 30. The Griggs Bro's Co., 



April 22. Toledo, O. 



Buffalo. — Honey is selling very slowly here. There is a 

 little demand for No. 1 to fancy white comb at 12 to 13, and No. 

 2 white at 8 to 9. Other grades are very much neglected. 1 

 think there will be no improvement this season. I suppose the 

 hard times are the cause of the slow demand. There is some de- 

 mand for white extracted at 7 to 8. W. C. Townsend, 



April 22. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Denver. — We quote strictly white No. 1 comb honey, per 

 case of 24 sections, $3.25; No. 1 light amber, per case, $3.00; 

 No. 2, per case, $2.75. The above is all good re-sorted stock. 

 Partly candied comb honey is selling at prices ranging from 

 $1.75 to $2.40 per case, according to progress of granulation, etc. 

 Best white extracted honey, SVi to 9; light amber, 7}i to 8,'^; 

 amber strained, 6}-^ to 7. We pay 25 cents for average yellow 

 beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Association, 



April 15. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr., Denver, Col. 



New York. — We have nothing new to report in comb honey. 

 There is some demand in small quantities for No. 1 and fancy 

 white, but no demand for off grades or dark. We are gradually 

 reducing our stock, and believe that we can dispose of whatever 

 No. 1 and fancy white we have on hand before long, though we 

 may be compelled to carry over some off grades. Extracted hon- 

 ey is in fair demand, with prices ruling about the same as last 

 quotations. During May, June, and July we generally have a 

 good demand for new crop of Southern honey among the manu- 

 facturing trade- and as none of them have any stock on hand 

 amounting to much we expect a good demand from now on. 

 Beeswax is firm and steady at 29 to 30 cents. 



HiLDRETH & SbGELKEN, 



April 22. New York. 



Kansas City. — There has been no special change in the 

 honey market since our last quotations. The demand for ex- 

 tracted is light, while that for comb is fairly good. We quote 

 No. 1 white comb, 24 sections, $2.50 to $2.65; No. 2 white and 

 amber ditto, $2.25; extracted white, per lb., 7 to 7/4; amber ex- 

 tracted, 6 to 6>4. Beeswax, 25 to 28. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co., 



April 23. • Kansas City, Mo. 



Zanesville. — The demand for comb honey continues light. 

 Some honey is being offered, but the demand is so slack that in- 

 dications are that honey now being held by producers will have 

 to be disposed of at some sacrifice. No. 1 to fancy white-clover 

 comb should bring on arrival about 13^2; best extracted, 7}4 to 

 8. In a wholesale way No. 1 to fancy comb honey brings 15 to 

 16. For good clean beeswax I offer 30 cents in cash or 32 in ex- 

 change for bee-supplies. Edmund W. Pbirce, 



April 22. Zanesville, O. 



Chicago — The market is not going to take all of the comb 

 honey now in sight. The prices are weak, and the season about 

 over. Fancy grades sell at about 12 cts., with others paying 1 to 

 3 cts. less. Basswood extracted has cleaned up. What remains 

 is in demand at 8 cts. Clover, except where mixed with other 

 nectars, brings 7/2 to 8; ambers range from 6 to 7. Beeswax is 

 in good demand at 30. R. A. Burnett Co., 



April 25. Chicago, 111. 



St. Louis. — The honey trade in this market is very dull now. 

 The stocks, however, are small and not burdensome. Of late 

 several consignments of comb honey have arrived from the 

 Northern and also from the Southern States. We quote fancy 

 white comb honey at 13 to 14; choice amber, 12; dark amber, 

 9 to 10. Broken or leaking honey sells at much less. Extract- 

 ed amber honey, in five-gallon cans, brings 6 to 6/2; in barrels, 

 5^2 to 6. Beeswax, 30 for choice pure; impure and inferior, less. 

 R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



April 23. St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago. — Trade on comb honey during March and April 

 was certainly a disappointment. The demand was unusually 

 light; and unless something unforeseen happens from now until 

 the 1909 crop comes along, considerable 1908 honey will be car- 

 ried over. We quote fancy white, 12 to 13; No. 1 white, 11 to 

 12; No. 2 white and light amber, 10 to 11; msdium amber and 

 buckwheat, 8 to 10; extracted fancy white, * to 8%; California 

 light amber, iVz. Beeswax, 28 to 30. S. T. Fish & Co., 



April 22. Chicago, III. 



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. Jobbers are making sales at the following 

 prices: Fancy white comb, 14 to 15; No. 1 white, 12; white- 

 clover extiacted, in five-gallon cans, 8% to 9. Amber honey is 

 in poor demand, and prices are not established. Bee-keepers are 

 being paid 29 to 31 cts. for their beeswax. 



Walter S. Pouder, 



April 19. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Cincinnati. — There has been hardly any demand for ex- 

 tracted honey for the last three or four weeks. It seems as if 

 there were simply no consumption of it. The prices, however, 

 remain just the same, for lower prices would be no inducement 

 whatever, and we are selling amber honey in barrels at 6 to 7/4, 

 according to quantity and quality. White-clover honey in 60- 

 Ib. cans brings 7!4 to 9. There is some demand for comb hon- 

 ey in a small way at 14 to 15 from our store. For good choice 

 yellow beeswax we are paying 29 to 30 cash, and 2 cts. more in 

 trade. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



April 22. ' Cincinnati, O. 



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