GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aug. 15 



Honey Markets 



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

 (lossible, 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- 

 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. 



EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy. — All sections well filled, combs straight, firm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by 

 travel-stain or otherwise, 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 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified ac- 

 cording 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 

 COLORADO STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



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

 capped except the outside row, next to the wood; hon- 

 ey white or slightly amber, comb and cappings white, 

 and 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 13J4 ounces. 



Cases of half-separatored honey to average not less 

 than 22 pounds net per ease 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 project- 

 ing 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-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 



cells, 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 to average not less 

 than 20 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less 

 than 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Columbus.— We are having numerous inquiries for 

 new comb honey. It will probably sell, fancy white, 

 per lb., 16; No. 1 ditto, 15. 



Aug. 3. The Evans & Turner Co. 



Schenectady.— We have received a few small lots 

 of both comb and extracted honey from local produc- 

 ers. We have placed some of the No. 1 white comb at 

 15 cts. per lb., and the extracted in small pails at 9 cts. 

 The demand during August is always quite limited, 

 due to hot weather and fresh fruit. 



Aug. 4. Chas. MacCulloch. 



Indianapolis.— There is a good demand for the best 

 grades of honey. Producers are being paid the follow- 

 ing cash prices: Fancy white comb, 16; No. 1 white, 14; 

 finest extracted in five-gallon cans, 8; no demand for 

 amber or off grades. The demand for comb honey ex- 

 ceeds the supply, while the market is well supplied 

 with extracted. Producers of beeswax are receiving 

 28 to 30 cts. per lb. 



Aug. 3. Walter S. Pouder. 



Cincinnati.— The market is bare of fancy white 

 comb honey. We cduld 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 ^h 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. 



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

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

 trade would pay 14^4 to 15 cents delivered here; and 

 for best extracted, 8 to 8^. It is too early for the mar- 

 ket to be established, but better grades are selling a 

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

 17 cents; off grades, 12H to 13. For clean beeswax I 

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



July 23. Edmund W. Peirce. 



New York.— Very little is doing in comb honey as 

 yet. We are receiving some small shipments of the 

 new crop from the South, and it is selling 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 from 5:'+ to 6/4, according to quality; but at these 

 prices buyers are scarce. Most of them prefer to hold 

 off, expecting lower prices later on. 



July 23. Hildreth Sc Segelken. 



SIMPLY DELICIOUS! 



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

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

 60-lb. cans at 9^2 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 



The Busy Bee-men 



CINCINNATI, OHIO 



