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. Unless otherwise 

 stated, this is the price at which sales are being 

 made by commission merchants or by producers di- 

 rect to the retail merchants. 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 storage 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 

 usually about ten per cent less than those to retail 

 merchants. 



EASTERN GRADIXG TJULES FOR COMB HONEV. 



Pancv. — 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. — 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 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 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 

 according to color, using the terms white, amber, 

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

 " No. 1 dark," etc. 



NEW HONEV-GRADING RULES ADOPTED BY THE COL- 

 ORADO STATE BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION, 

 DECEMBER 13, 1911. 



Fancy White.- — Sections to be well filled, comb 

 firmly attached to 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 off 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 

 ♦hat weigh 12 ounces or more, and have not more 

 than 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 ripen- 

 ed; 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 Hoxev. — 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 

 liave 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. 22. Blake-Lee Co. 



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 pa«d 30 cts. 



Indianapolis, Feb. 17. Walter S. Poudek. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for comb and extract- 

 ed honey is light with a good supply. No. 1 white 

 comb honey sells in large lots at $3.60 per case of 

 24 sections. There is no demand for off grades, 

 White extracted honey, in 60-pound cans, is selling 

 from 9% to 10; light amber in barrels, 7 to 7%; 

 in 60-pound cans, 8 to 8%. Beeswax, fair demand, 

 sells at $33.00 per hundred. The above are our sell- 

 ing prices, not what we are paying. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 22. C. H. W. Weber & Co. 



Kansas City. — The supply of both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey is large, the demand fair. We look 

 for a Vietter movement from now- on. We quote No. 



1 white comb, 24-section cases, $3.10 to $3.25 ; No. 



2 ditto, $3.00; No. 1 amber ditto, $3.00; No. 2 

 ditto, $2.50 to $2.75; extracted white, per pound, 

 8 to 8 % ; extracted amber, 7 to 7 % . Beeswax, 22 

 to 25. C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Feb. 14. 



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