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 

 direct 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 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. — 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 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 darli; 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 evenlv capped, except the 

 outside row next to the wood. Honey white or very 

 light amber ; comb and cappings from white to 

 sliglitly off color. Combs not projecting beyond the 

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

 grade to weigh less than 13 % ounces. 



(CLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Choice. — Sections to be well filled; combs firmly 

 attached ; not projecting beyond the wood, and en- 

 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 

 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 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 HONEr. — 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. — Fancy and No. 1 white comb, 16 to 17 ; 

 fancy white, 11 to 12. Beeswax, 30. 



Boston, April 19. Blake-Lee Co. 



Albany. — The honey market is very quiet, being 

 ijetween seasons. No comb honey — only extracted 

 on the market, and that is in slow demand. Bees- 

 wax, 30 to 32. 



Albany, April 18. H. R. W'right. 



Columbus. — Our market is very dull on comb 

 lioney. Plenty of Colorado and Eastern honey to 

 supply all demand. Fancy white comb, 17 to 18; 

 No. 1, 16% to 17; No. 2, $2.25 per case of 24 

 sections. 



Columbus, April 16. The Evans & Turner Co. 



Denver. — We quote comb honey in a jobbing way 

 at the fonoT.ing figures: No. 1, $3.05; fancy, $3.15 

 per case of 24 sections; extracted honej', white, 9; 

 light amber, 8; strained, 6% to 7. We pay 28 cts. 

 in cash and 30 in trade for clean yellow beeswax 

 delivered here. 

 iHE Colorado Honey-Producers' Association, 



Denver, April 16. Frank Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



Cincinnati. — There is a fair supply of comb hon- 

 ey on the market, and we are selling our fancy 

 double-decker comb honey at $3.75 to $4.00 a ca.se: 

 fancy extracted honey, in 60-lb. cans, at 9 to 10 

 cts. per lb., and amber extracted honey in barrels 

 at 6Vo to 8, according to the quality and quantity 

 purchased. For choice bright yellow beeswax we are 

 paying 28 to 30 cts. delivered here; and if taken 

 out in trade, 2 cts. per lb. more. 



Cincinnati, April 17. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



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