GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aug. 1 



Honey Markets 



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

 possible, the averafe market prices at which honey and beeswax 

 are selling at the tima of the report in th« city mentioned. Un- 

 less otherwise ttat»d, tbia it th* pric* at which sales ar* being 

 made by commission marchants or by producers direct to the retail 

 merchant. When salai ar* mad* by commission merchants, th« 

 usual commtssion (from fire to ten per cent), cartage, and freight 

 will be deducted, and in addition there it 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 housei are aao- 

 ally about ten pet cent leu than those to retail merchant!. 



New York.— Very little Is doing In comb honey as 

 yet. We are receivinif some small shipments of the 

 new crop from the South, and it is seliini; at 10 to 14, 

 according to quality. New York State comb honey we 

 do not expect until the latter part of next month. Old 

 stock by this time is pretty well cleaned up, and the 

 market is ready for the new crop. Extracted honey is 

 in only fair demand. As receipts from the West In- 

 dies and the South are increasing, prices show a 

 downward tendency, and are gradually declining. New 

 crop of California extracted is being held on the coast 

 at trom SU to 6}^, according to Quality; but at these 

 prices buyers are scarce. Most of them prefer to hold 

 oft", expecting lower prices later on. 



July 23. HILDRETH & SEGELKEN. 



Chicago. — Conditions pertaining to the honey trade 

 remain unchanged since our last quotations. Trade 

 is still very inactive. However, next month we can 

 look forward for some inquiries and orders; and if 

 any bee-keepers have any early stock ready for ship- 

 ment we advise lettinsf it come forward at once. We 

 will do our utmost to piece it at top prices. We quote 

 strictly fancy white comb honey at 13; No. 1 white, 12 

 to r2!'2; No. 2 white and light amber, 10 to ll'A, accord- 

 iniif to quality; medium and dark amber and slightly 

 damaged honey sells all the way from 7 to 9; white ex- 

 tracted, in 60-lb. cans, 7 to S; light amber, 6 to 7; medi- 

 um and dark amber, 5 to 6. Bright pure beeswax, 28 

 to 30. 



July 24. S. T. Fish & Co. 



St. Louis. — The receipts of comb honey are very 

 small, and not sufficient for the demand. Extracted 

 honey is arriving, especially Southern. There is a 

 fair demand for both. We quote fancy white comb 

 honey at 13 to 14; choice amber, 12k'; dark or granu- 

 lated, 7 to 9. Broken or leaking honey sells at much 

 less. Extracted amber honey, in 5-gallon cans, brings 

 6^2; in barrels. 5% to 6. Beeswax brings 29 for choice 

 pure; all impure and inferior, less. 



July 23. R. HARTMANN PrODUCB CO. 



Boston.— We quote fancy No. 1 white new comb 

 honey at 15 to 16; fancy white extracted, 9 to 10. Bees- 

 wax, 30. All inquiries as to shipping, etc., promptly 

 answered. 



July 22. Blake-Lee Co., 4 Chatham Row. 



Liverpool. — The market for honey remains steady, 

 but the demand is not very large, and we quote the 

 nominal prices as follows: Chilian, $7.08 to $7.32 per 

 100 lbs.; Peruvian, $3.84 to $4.80 per 100 lbs.; California, 

 $9.12 to $9.84; Jamaican, $o.72 to $7.90 perlOOlbs.; Hai- 

 tien, $6.72 to $8.04 per 100 lbs. There have been sales 

 of beeswax as follows: Sierra Leone at $32.67 per 100 

 .lbs.; Gambia, $33.88; Chilian, $35.00 to $41.14. Nominal 

 quotations are as follows: African, $32.67 to $33.88 per 

 100 lbs.; American, $33.88 to $37.51 per 100 lbs.; West In- 

 dian, $32.67 to $36.30; Chilian, $33.88 to $41.14. 



July 8. Taylor & Co. 



Cincinnati.— The demand for amber honey in bar- 

 rels is not up to our expectations at this season of the 

 year. We have the first carload of California sage 

 honey, and it is selling fast at 9H cts. per lb. in crates 

 of two 60-lb. cans to the crate. There is a steady sale 

 for strictly fancy comb honey at 14, and I3J2 for No. 1. 

 Choice bright yellow beeswax, free from dirt, brings 

 28 cts. in cash or 30 in trade delivered here. 



July 23. The F. W. Muth Co. 



Cincinnati.— The market Is bare of fancy white 

 comb honey. We could make some good sales if we 

 had shipments of fancy white goods at once. We have 

 a fine table honey, selling at 8 cents. Amber honey in 

 barrels is selling at 6 to 6^ according to quantity. We 

 are paying 28 cts. in cash and 30 in trade for beeswax 

 delivered here. 



July 23. C. H. W. WEBER & CO. 



Indianapolis.— This market is still practically bare 

 of new honey. There is an unusual demand for best 

 grades of honey, but no demand for amber or dark 

 honey. Producers can secure any reasonable price 

 that they may ask, no prices being established. Bees- 

 wax is in good demand, and producers are receiving 

 28 to 30 cts. per lb. 



July 15. Walter S. Pouder. 



Zanesville. — There is now a good demand for hon- 

 ey. For No. 1 to fancy white-clover comb the jobbing 

 trade would pay 14'/2 to 15 cents delivered here; and 

 for best extracted, 8 to S'A. It is too early for the mar- 

 ket to be established, but better grades are selliijg a 

 litile higher than at the time of last quotations — 16 to 

 17 cents; off yrades, 12y2 to 13. For clean beeswax I 

 offer 29 cents cash or 32 in exchange for bee supplies. 



July 23. Edmund W. Peirce. 



Philadelphia.— Later advices show a big falling- off 

 in the honey hardest of this season. Producers are 

 holding their honey back, and many bee-keepers ha\'e 

 so mucU-honey-dew mixed that they have to buy hon- 

 ey to furnish their home trade. We quote, with light 

 arrivals, comb honey from 14 I0 18 cents, according to 

 quality; extracted, d^i to 8. Beeswax, 28. 



July 24. W. A. Selser. 



SIMPLY DELICIOUS! 



The finest car of Sage Honey that ever crossed the "Rockies" just 

 arrived, and we are selling it like "hot cakes "in crates of two 

 60-lb. cans at O'^c per lb. Samples lOc. 

 If you want Honey that's truly delicious send for some to-day. 



THE FRED W. mUTH CO. 



51 WALNUT STREET 



Tho Busy Bee-men 



CrNCItfVNATI. OHIO 



