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 elim- 

 inated. 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 sur- 

 face 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 tlie 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 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 V^ 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. JHoney 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. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Choice. — Sections to be well fiiUed; 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 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 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. — Fancy and No. 1 whte comb, 16 to 17; 

 fancy white, 11 to 12. Beeswax, 30. 



Boston, July 17. BlakeLee Co. 



Cincinnati. — There is very little doing in honey, 

 either comb or extracted. No new honey has yet ar- 

 rived. General conditions are good for a big crop. 



Cincinnati, July 16. C. H. W. Weber & Co. 



Kansas City. — The receipts of new comb honey 

 are more liberal, and up to date we have had no 

 trouble in selling upon arrival at $3.50 per case of 

 24 sections for No. 1 white and $3.00 to $3.25 for 

 amber. W^e quote white extracted at 8 to 8 V^. Bees- 

 wax brings 25 to 28. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., July 15. 



Albany. — We look for a high market on comb 

 honey. Some of our shippers report a very short 

 crop of clover. With all the old honey cleaned up, 

 both comb and extracted, we can handle the new to 

 good advantage. We have had a number of calls for 

 new honey ; but at present we know of no shipment 

 on the wav. 



Albany, N. Y., July 16. H. R. Wright. 



Indi.\napolis. — A bounteous crop has been secur- 

 ed, but very little honey is moving at this date. 

 Much honey is being offered by producers, but they 

 do not name prices. I presume we shall have an 

 established schedule of prices within the next two 

 weeks. Beeswax is in good demand, and producers 

 are being pair 30 cents cash or 32 in trade. 



Walter S. Pouder. 



Indianapolis, Ind., July 16. 



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DISTRIBUTING 

 HOUSES 



FOR LEWIS BEEWARE 



Send for AnDuai Catalog which will tell 

 you who is your nearest Distributer. 

 G. B. Lewis Company, Watertown, Wis. 



We are in the Market 



for Both Extracted and Comb Honey 



Would like to hear from those havino- Fancy and Number One Comb 



Honey. State best prices dehvered Cincinnati. We want Extracted 



Honey, too. No lot too large or too small for us. We remit the very 



dajT shipment is receiv^ed. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



204 WALNUT STREET "The Busy Bee Men" CINCINNATI. OHIO 



P. S. — Ship us your old combs and let us render them for you. Our process extracts the last drop of wax 

 from the slumgum. We make money for you if you will ship us your old combs and cappings for render- 

 ing. Write for full particulars. 



