JUNE 1, 1012 



San Francisco. — New comb honey is now on the 

 market In small quantities, and Is selling at 15 cts. 

 for No. 1 grade; water-white extracted, 9 to 9}^: 

 Ught-amber, 8 to 8^2 : lower grades, 5 to 6. The de- 

 mand for comb honey has been (luite marked; and 

 the new crop being now ready, the desire to place 

 the early product is manifest. It is too early to tell 

 how the season will be supplied, as some sections 

 are doing nicely, while in other parts of the State 

 It Is necesary to feed the bees. Beeswax brings 27^ 

 to 30 for light: 23 to 26 for dark. 



San Francisco, May 17. J. C. Frohligkr. 



St. Louis.— The honey market is unchanged. 

 There Is barely any comb honey in this market, and 

 very little extracted. For this reason the quota- 

 tions are more or less nominal. We quote fancy 

 white comb honey at 16 to 17 ; No. 1 white, 15 to 16 : 

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

 leaking honey sells at much less. Extracted Ught- 

 amber California brings 8H to !}: Southern light 

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

 rels and half-barrels, 7 to 1% for light amber: dark, 

 6 to 6J^. Beeswax, prime, brings 30 cts. per lb. In- 

 ferior and impure sells at less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Company. 



St. Louis. May 20. 



Cincinnati.— This market is now clean and bare 

 of comb honey, and we are pleased to note this tact 

 for it gives the consumer an opportunity to freshen 

 his appetite for the big fine crop that is sure to 

 come this season. The demand for extracted hon- 

 ey has slackened somewhat, and we are awaiting 

 the arrival of the new crop. We are selling amber 

 honey in barrels at 3^2 to 7^, and the finest quality 

 at 8/4 to 10, according to the quality and quantity 

 purchased. For choice bright yellow beeswax we 

 are paying 30 cts. per lb. in cash, delivered here, or 

 2 cts. per lb. more in trade. For darker grades 

 than the above we are paying 28 to 29. 



Cincinnati, May 22. The Fred. W. Muth Co. 



New York.— Since our last, there has been no 

 material change In the condition of the honey mar- 

 ket. We really have nothing new to report. It Is 

 rather early as yet for the new crop from the 

 South. It may be two weeks longer before we re- 

 ceive any. A few lots of comb honey are still com- 

 ing In, and find ready sale at former prices. The 

 market on extracted is very (luiet, and prices have 

 a downward tendency all along the line. The new 

 crop from the West Indies is now arriving quite 

 freely, and no doubt shipments will increase In 

 quantity as the season progresses. Beeswax is 

 steady at from 30 to 32, according to quality. 



New York, May 18. Hildreth A- Segelken. 



Liverpool.— Since we last wrote to you our mar- 

 ket has been firm. Retail sales of Jamaican honey 

 have been made at ?7.80 to $8.64, and 91 ban*|s of 

 West Indian sold at $6.58 to 87.92; S10.08 to 81O0 is 

 quoted for Californlan— not much doing. No sales 

 of Chilian on spot, owing to want of stock. Aliout 

 500 barrels sold for shipment to various ports at 

 85.88 to 86.12, c. 1. f.; for pile No. 3, full prices. Fine 

 white Haiti of any quality should find a good mar- 

 ket during the next two months. Stocks of other 

 descriptions have sold at different quotations as 

 follows: Haitien, §5.76 to .$7.20: Peruvian. $3.84 to 

 84.80: Chilian. ?5.o2 to S8.16 ; Jamaican, 86.24 to 87.68; 

 Californlan. 89.60 to 810.92. Stocks of Chilian bees- 

 wax are almost exhausted. Retail sales on spot 

 have been made at 838 08 to 838.72, and for shipment 

 at .833.28 c. i. f., net cash, on the basis of f. a. q. Oth- 

 er descriptions are quoted as follows : African, 

 832.16 to 834.42; Jamaican, 837.72; West Indies, 832.64 

 to 833.28. 



Liverpool, ^^ay 1. Taylor & Co. 



^UPPIUC Non • swarming, In Good Time, 

 ^*'^""''^^ Superseding. Mated at my pri- 

 vate station, with select drones, 84.00 each.' <>••«■.•'.* ==ai 

 DR. BRUNNICH, Rhelnau, Switzerland. 



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