Honey Markets 



EASTERN GKADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 flrmly 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 GKADING-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 capplngs 

 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 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% 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- 

 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. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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, May 2. Blake-Lee Co. 



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, May 2. Walter S. Podder. 



Zanesville.— The market remains quiet. The 

 supply of honey still seems to balance the demand. 

 Former prices are still in effect. In small lots, best 

 grades of white comb bring 20 cts. There is prac- 

 tically nothing doing in extracted. Producers are 

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

 for bee-supplies. 



Zanesville, O.. May 2. E. W. Pbihce. 



Cincinnati.— At this season of the year we aim 

 to close out all lots of comb honey so that the mar- 

 ket will be bare for a while in order to welcome the 

 new crop "with a vengeance" when it comes in. 

 We are selling the fancy comb honey we have at 

 S3.65 to 83.75 to wholesaler, and S3.80 to S4.00 to re- 

 tailer. Our fanciest extracted honey in crates of 

 two 60-lb. cans we are selling at from 8 to 10 cents, 

 according to the quality and quantity purchased; 

 and amber honey in barrels at 6 to 7^. For choice 

 bright-yellow beeswax we are paying 30 cts. in cash 

 (delivered here) , or 32 in trade. 



Cincinnati, May 3. The Fred. W. Muth Co. 



St. Louis. — There is no change in our honey mar- 

 ket. Comb honey is almost entirely sold out and 

 quotations are nominal. Extracted honey is in 

 small supply, and barely any demand. We quote 

 fancy white comb at 16 to 17 cts.; No. 1 white, 15 to 

 16; light amber, 13 to 14; dark, 8 to 11. Broken and 

 leaking honey sells at much less. Extracted Cali- 

 fornia light amber brings 8M to 9; Southern light 

 amber, 8 to 8>^ in five-gallon cans: Southern In 

 barrels and half-barrels 7 to 1% for light amber; 

 dark, less. Beeswax, prime, brings 30 cts.; inferior 

 and impure, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Company. 



St. Louis, May 7. 



New York.— Our market is practically bare of 

 comb honey; and what few odd lots arrive now 

 and then find ready sale at from 15 to 17 lor white, 

 and 12 to 14 for light amber and No. 2 amber. As 

 to extracted honey, the market is inactive, and the 

 demand not up to that of former years, with more 

 than sufficient supplies to meet demands. Prices 

 are gradually declining all along the line, but we 

 expect to be able to dispose of our holdings before 

 the new crop arrives. We quote California sage at 

 from 9 to 9^; ilght-aniber alfalfa, 6 to 6J4: buck- 

 wheat, 6. In large quantities even these prices 

 would have to be shaded in order to effect sales. 

 The new crop of West Indian is now beginning to 

 arrive quite freely, and is selling at from 68 to 75 

 cts. per gallon, according to quality. Beeswax is 

 firm and steady at 30 to 31. 



New York, May 3. Hildreth it Segelken. 



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