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 men- 

 tioned. Unless otherwise stated, this is the price at which 

 sales are being: made by commission merchants or by pro- 

 ducers 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 chargre for storage by the commis- 

 sion merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct 

 to the retailer, commission and storage, and other charg'es, 

 are eliminated. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually 

 about ten per cent less than those to retail merchants. 



EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 flrnily attached to all four sides, the combs unsoil- 

 ed 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 a'> 

 cording to color, using the terms white, amber, and 

 dark; that is, there will be "Fancy white," "No. 1 

 Dark," etc. 



NEW COMB-HONKY GRADING-RUIiES 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; 

 honey 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 sec- 

 tion 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. 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 cap- 

 pings from white to off color, but not dark; comb 

 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 1354 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 un- 



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capped 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. 



Boston.— We quote fancy white comb at 17 to 18; 

 ight amber, 15; amber, 14; fancy white extracted, 

 10 to 11; light amber, 9 to 10; amber, 9. Beeswax, 30. 



Boston, Feb. 2. Blake-Lee Co. 



Chicago.— Fancy white comb honey sells at 17 to 

 18 cts., and is in good demand. Other grades sell at 

 from 1 to 5 cts. per lb. less, according to color, kind, 

 and condition. Extracted is slow of sale, with the 

 white ranging from 8 to 9; amber, 7 to 8. Beeswax 

 is quotable at 30 to 32. 



Chicago, Feb. 3. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Indianapolis. — Demand is good for best grades 

 of comb and extracted honey. White comb sells 

 for 18 cts. in ten-case lots, finding ready sale. Am- 

 ber grades are in slow demand at much lower 

 prices. Best extracted sells at 11 to 12 in five-gal- 

 lon cans. Beeswax is in good demand, and pro- 

 ducers are being paid 31 cts. per lb. 



Indianapolis, Feb. 2. Walter S. Poudkr. 



Schenectady.— Our market is bare of desirable 

 comb honey, and there is but little demand. There 

 seems to be a considerable stock of dark and am- 

 ber extracted still in the hands of producers who 

 are getting anxious to sell ; but as buyers are hold- 

 ing off, prices have a downward tendency. Just 

 now 7 cts. is the top price. 



Schenectady, Feb. 5. Chas. MacCulloch. 



Cincinnati.— The market on comb has fallen ofl 

 somewhat, the only demand being for fancy white, 

 selling in a retail way at $4.00; to jobbers, at 13.60 

 to 53.75, according to quantity. Extra white ex- 

 tracted, in 60-lb. cans, brings 10 cts.; light-amber 

 ditto. 8%; amber in barrels, 7 to VA. Beeswax is in 

 fair demand at 133.00 per 100 lbs. The above are our 

 selling prices, not what we are paying. 



C. H. W. Weber & Co. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 1. 



St. Louis.— The honey market is unchanged since 

 our last. We quote fancy white comb honey at 17 : 

 No. 1, 15 to 16 : light amber, 13 to 14 ; dark, 7 to 10. 

 Broken and leaking honey sells at much less. Ex- 

 tracted white-clover honey is nominal at SVq to 9; 

 alfalfa, 8 to 8%; Southern light amber, 8 to 85^ in 

 cans; 7 to 7J4 in barrels and half-barrels; California 

 light amber in cans, 8 to 854. There is a good sup- 

 ply of California and Southern amber honey on the 

 market ; the same, however, is bare of clover and 

 other varieties of extracted honey. Beeswax is in 

 good demand. We quote prime at 30 cts.; impure 

 and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 7. 



Continued on page 5. 



HEARD OVER THE FENCE OME DAY. 



Brown. — "I say, Jones, wish you would tell me where 

 you send your HONEY, you seem to get such good results." 



Jones.— " Sure, glad to. THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 51 WALNUT ST., 

 CINCINNATI, 0., gets every pound I raise, and I always receive my 

 money the day the shipments arrive. They buy my BEESWAX 

 too. And, by the way, they handle the finest BEE-SUPPLIES on 

 the market — Falconer Manufacturing Co.'s make. Write 

 them for a Catalog — am sure they will be glad to send you one." 



