Honey Markets 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the averag'e 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), cartagre. and freig-ht will be deducted; and in 

 addition there is often a charge for storage by the commis- 

 sion merchant. When sales ai-e 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 GRADING RULE.S FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 firmly 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 ac- 

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

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

 Dark," etc. 



NEW COMB-HONEY GRADING-RULES 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 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. 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 13M 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; 

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

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



Boston, Feb. 20. Blake-Lee Co. 



Columbus.— Good honey is extremely scarce. No. 

 1 and fancy are wanted. Fancy, in jars, sells at 18 ; 

 No. 1 ditto, 17; No. 2, 14. Extracted is not wanted. 



Columbus, Feb. 23. The Evans & Turner Co. 



Schenectady.— We have no desirable comb hon- 

 ey to offer. There is some demand for white un- 

 candied stock. Extracted is moving slowly, and 

 stock is accumulating, with a decline of % ct. per 

 lb. in prices from last quotations. 



Schenectady, Feb. 19. Chas. MacCulloch. 



Indianapolis.— White comb sells at 18 cents in 

 ten-case lots. Amber grades are in slow demand 

 at lower figures. Be.st extracted sells at 11 to 12 in 

 five-gallon cans. Jobbing houses are well stocked, 

 but producers are not now offering any honey. 

 Beeswax is in good demand, and producers are be- 

 ing paid 31 cts. per lb. 



Indianapolis, Feb. 17. Walter S. Pouder. 



Denver. — The supply of strictly white comb hon- 

 ey is about exhausted, and prices are, as a conse- 

 quence, higher than they otherwise would be, as 

 the demand is light. We quote No. 1 white comb 

 honey, per case of 24 sections, S3.60; No. 1 light am- 

 ber, S3.35; No. 2, S3.15. White extracted brings 9 

 cts.; light amber, 8; strained, 6K to iVi. For clean 

 yellow beeswax we pay 26 cts. in cash or 28 in trade, 

 delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Asso'n, 



Denver, Feb. 19. F. Rauchfuss, Manager. 



New York. — We have practically nothing new 

 to report as to the condition of our market. Very 

 little comb honey is arriving, and what little lots 

 do come in find ready sale at prices ranging all the 

 way from 14 to 17 for the white, and from 11 to 13 for 

 dark and amber, according to quality and style of 

 package. As to extracted honey, the market is de- 

 cidedly quiet. Ever since the first of December the 

 demand has been gradually decreasing: and with 

 large stocks on hand prices have shown a down- 

 ward tendency, and they are likely to decline still 

 further. We quote nominally, California white 

 sage at 9 cts.; Western white alfalfa. 8; Western 

 light-amber alfalfa, 7 to iVo.. In quantity lots even 

 these prices would have to be shaded to effect sale. 

 Beeswax is steady at 30 to 31 cts. per lb. 



New York, Feb. 19. Hildreth & Segelken. 

 Continued on page 5. 



Mr. New Beeman. — "Well, well, nailing up your beehives already? 

 Aren't you rather early?" 



Mr. Successful Beeman. — "Now, then, that is just where so many make 

 their mistake; they wait until the last moment and then rush and buy any- 

 thing they can get. You have often asked me the secret of my successful 

 beekeeping. Well, listen! I order early, buy the best beehives and 

 supplies on the market, nail them up, and then I am ready for the bees. 

 All my supplies come from 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



51 Walnut Street. 



' The Busy Bee Men." 



Send for catalog. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



