Honey Markets 



The priceB listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the averag-e market prices at which honey and 

 be«Bwax 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 freight will be deducted; and in 

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

 sion merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct 

 to the retailer, comnaission 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. — All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 firmly attached to all four sides, the combs imsoil- 

 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 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- 

 plngs from white to ofl 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- 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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.— \Ve 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 18. Blake-Lke Co. 



Kansas City. — There is no new comb honey on 

 our market, and no old comb in jobbers' hands. 

 There is a little extracted which we quote at 8 to 9. 

 Beeswax, 25 to 28. 



C. C. Clbmons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, May 20. 



Denver. — We have no copib honey to quote. Our 

 market is entirely cleaned up. Our jobbing quota- 

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

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

 trade for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 

 iTHE Colorado Honey-producers' Asso'n, 



Denver, May 15. 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, May 17. Walter S. Poudbb, 



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 16. E. W. Pbibcb. 



Cincinnati. — The market on comb honey is near- 

 ly closed up, and there is practically no demand 

 now. Extracted honey has fallen off considerably. 

 Fancy white table honey in 60-lb. cans brings 10 

 cts.; light amber in 60-lb. cans, 8; amber in barrels, 

 814 to 7. according to quality. Beeswax is in fair 

 demand at $33.00 per 100 lbs. The above are our 

 selling prices, not what we are paying. 



Cincinnati, May 20. C. H. W. Weber & Co. 



Chicago. — There is very little doing in honey of 

 any kind at this time, and the prices are simply 

 nominal. There are no fancy grades of comb offer- 

 ed. There Is some No. 1 that is bringing from 15 to 

 16, with the dark and amber grades practically un- 

 salable. Extracted white brings from 8 to 9; am- 

 ber, 6 to 7. Beeswax is in good demand at from 30 

 to 32, according to color and cleanliness. 



Chicago, May 17. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



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