HONEY MARKETS 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, 

 as nearly as possible, the average market prices at 

 v.'hich honey and beeswax are selling at the time of 

 the report in the city mentioned. Unless otherwise 

 stated, this is the price at which sales are being 

 made by commission merchants or by producers 

 direct to the retail merchants. When sales are made 

 by conamission 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 storing by the commission merchant. When sales 

 are made by the producer direct to the retailer, com- 

 mission and storage and other charges are eliminat- 

 ed. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually 

 about ten per cent less than those to retail mer- 

 chants. 



EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy. — All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 firmly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled 

 by travel-stain or otherwise, all the cells sealed ex- 

 cept an occasional one, the outside surface of the 

 wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1. — x\ll sections well filled except the row 

 of cells next to the wood; combs straight; one-eighth 

 part of the 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 straight ; one-eighth 

 part of the comb surface soiled, or the entire sur- 

 face 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 

 according to color, using the terms white, amber, 

 and dark; that is, there will be "Fancy white," 

 "No. 1 dark," etc. 



NEW HONEY-GRADING RULES ADOPTED BY THE COL- 

 ORADO STATE BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION, 

 DECEMBER 13, 1911. 



Fancy White. — Sections to be well filled, comb 

 firmly attached on all sides and evenly capped, ex- 

 cept the outside row next to the wood. Honey, 

 combs, and cappings white, and not projecting be- 

 yond the wood. Wood to be well cleaned; no section 

 in this grade to weigh less than 13% ounces. 



No. 1. — Sections to be well filled, combs firmly 

 attached on all sides and evenly capped, except the 

 outside row next to the wood. Honey white or very 

 light amber ; comb and cappings from white to 

 slightly olf color. Combs not projecting beyond the 

 wood; wood to be well cleaned; no section in this 

 grade to weigh less than 13% ounces. 



Choice. — Sections to be well filled ; combs firmly 

 attached; not projecting beyond the wood, and en- 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



tirely capped, except the outside row next to the 

 wood. Honey, comb, and cappings from white to 

 amber, but not dark; wood to be well cleaned; no 

 section in this grade to weigh less than 12 ounces. 



No. 2. — This grade is composed of sections that 

 are entirely capped, except row next to wood, weigh- 

 ing from ten to twelve ounces, also of such sections 

 that weigh 12 ounces or more, and have not more 

 tlian 50 uncapped cells all together, which must be 

 filled. Combs and cappings from white to amber in 

 color, but not dark ; wood to be well cleaned. 



Extracted Honey. — Must be thoroughly rip- 

 ened; weigh 12 pounds per gallon. It must be well 

 strained, and packed in new cans. It is classed as 

 white, light amber, and amber. 



Strained Honey. — This is honey obtained from 

 combs by all other means except the centrifugal ex- 

 tractors, and is classed as white, light amber, amber, 

 and dark ; it must be thoroughly ripened and well 

 strained. It may be put up in cans that previously 

 have contained honey. 



Boston. — We quote fancy white comb at 16 to 

 17; No. 1 white comb, 15 to 16; fancy white ex- 

 tracted, 10 to 11; light amber, 9 to 10; amber, 8; 

 beeswax, 30. 



Boston, Feb. 7. Blake-Lee Co. 



Denver. — We quote comb honey in a jobbing way 

 at the following figures: No. 1, $3.05; choice, $2.90; 

 No. 2, $2.70. Extracted honey, white, 9; light am- 

 ber, 8; strained, 6% to 7. We pay 26 in cash and 

 28 in trade for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 

 The Colorado Honey-Producers' Association. 



Denver, Feb. 6. Frank Rauchfuss, Manager. 



Indianapolis. — ^Fancy white sells at 18 in ten- 

 case lots ; No. 1 white 1 ct. less ; amber comb is in 

 slow demand and at lower prices. Best extracted 

 sells at 11 to 12 in five-gallon cans. There is an ex- 

 cessive demand for comb honey, but very little is 

 now being offered by producers. Beeswax is in good 

 demand, and producers are being paid 30 cts. 



Indianapolis, Feb. 7. Walter S. Pouder. 



St. Louis. — The honey market is in the same 

 state as reported in ours of January 18. The trade 

 is small on comb honey as well as extracted, and 

 more or less nominal. We quote fancy white at 16 

 to 17; No. 2 white at 15; light amber at 13 to 14; 

 dark, 9 to 11; by the case, lancy white at $3.65 to 

 $3.75; No. 2, $3.40 to $3.50; amber, $2.75 to $3.25, 

 according to the quality; dark, $2.40 to $2.50. 

 Broken and leaking honey sells for less. Extracted, 

 Southern, in barrels and half-barrels, 7 cents for 

 light amber; dark, 6 to 6% ; in five-gallon cans, one- 

 half cent higher. California, Utah, and Colorado 

 honey is quotable at 9 to 9%; light amber, 8%, l11 

 in five-gallon cans. Beeswax is in good demand at 

 30 cents for prime; inferior and impure sells for less. 



St. Louis, Feb. 4. R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



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