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), cartagre. and freig-ht will be deducted; and in 

 addition there is often a charg:e for storagre by the commis- 

 sion merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct 

 to the retailer, commission and storagre, 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.— AH 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 13H 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 oflf 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 13/4 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. 



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, April 18. Blake-Lee Co. 



C Denver.— We have no comb honey to quote. Our 

 market Is entirely cleaned up. Our jobbing quota- 

 tions on white extracted are 9 cts.; light amber. 8 ; 

 strained. 6M to 7^. We pay 26 cts. in cash or 28 in 

 trade for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 

 fcTHE Colorado Honey-producers' Asso'n, 

 Denver, April 19. F. Rauchfuss, Manager. 



Indianapolis.— White comb sells at 18 cents in 

 ten-case lots. Amber grades are in slow demand 

 at lower figures. Best 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, April 17. Walter S. Pouder. 



Albany.— The honey market is nominal, there 

 being no comb honey here now, and extracted is 

 very slow at any price. We are selling considera- 

 ble sugar to beekeepers now, which Indicates that 

 bees have not wintered well. The greatest call is 

 for 'lump or cube sugar, this being more economi- 

 cal for feeding than a loose sugar, as the bees do 

 not waste it in feeding. 



Albany, April 20. H. R. Wright. 



Zanesville.— There has been practically no al- 

 teration in market conditions since our last quota- 

 tions, and prices are about as before— for best white 

 comb, 20 cts. in one or two case lots: larger quanti- 

 ties proportionately less. Best white extracted in 

 .60-lb. cans brings 11 to 12. Producers are receiving 

 for beeswax 29 cts. in cash or 31 in exchange for bee 

 supplies. 



Zanesville. O.. April 17. E. W. Peibce. 



Kansas City.— Our market Is almost cleaned up 

 on both comb and extracted honey. There has 

 been no change in prices since our last. We quote 

 No. 1 white comb honey in 24-section cases, S3.25 ; 

 No. 2 ditto, 13.00; No. 1 amber ditto, 13.00; No. 2 

 ditto, $2.75; extracted white, per Lb., 9; amber, 1% to 

 8. Beeswax, 25 to 28. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, April 22. 



Cincinnati.— The market on comb honey is about 

 cleaned up, and there is a very light demand. The 

 demand, it seems, has fallen ofl considerably. Ex- 

 tracted white, in 60-lb. cans, brings 10 cis.: light am- 

 ber, as above, 8%. There is also a very light de- 

 mand for extracted. Beeswax is in fair demand at 

 •133.00 per 100 lbs. The above are our st Uing prices, 

 not what we are paying. 



Cincinnati, April 17. C. H. W. Weber & Co. 

 Continued on page 5. 



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