GLEANIA^o IN BEE CULTJ E 



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 mentioned. Unless otherwise 

 stated, this is the price at which sales are being 

 made by commission merchants or by producers di- 

 rect to the retail merchant. When sales are made 

 by commission merchants the usual commission 

 (from five to ten per cent), cartage, and freight will 

 be deducted ; and in addition there is often a charge 

 for storing by the commission merchant. When sales 

 are made by the producer direct to the retailer, com- 

 mission and storage and other charges are eliminat- 

 ed. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually 

 about ten per cent less than those to retail mer- 

 chants. 



EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy. — All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 firmly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled 

 by travel-stain or otherwise, all the cells sealed ex- 

 cept 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 the 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 

 according to color, using the terms white, amber, 

 and dark; that is, there will be "Fancy white," 

 "No. 1 dark," etc. 



NEW HONEYGEADING RULES ADOPTED BY THE COL- 

 ORADO STATE BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION, 

 DECEMBER 13, 1911. 



FANCY White. — Sections to be well filled, comb 

 firmly attached on all sides and evenly capped, ex- 

 cept the outside row next to the wood. Honey, 

 combs, and cappings white, and not projecting be- 

 yond the wood. Wood to be well cleaned; no section 

 in this grade to weigh less than 13 % ounces. 



No. 1. — Sections to be well filled, combs firmly 

 attached on all sides and evenly capped, except the 

 outside row next to the wood. Honey white or very 

 light amber; comb and cappings from white to 

 slightly off color. Comb not projecting beyond the 

 wood; wood to be well cleaned; no section in this 

 grade to weigh less than 13 i^ ounces. 



Choice. — Sections to be well filled; combs firmly 

 attached; not projecting beyond the wood, and en- 

 tirely capped, except the outside row next to the 

 wood. Honey, comb, and cappings from white to 

 amber, but not dark; wood to be well cleaned; no 

 section in this grade to weigh less than 12 ounces. 



No. 2. — This grade is composed of sections that 

 are entirely capped, except row next to wood, weigh- 



ing from ten to twelve ounces, also of such sections 

 that weigh 12 ounces or more, and have not more 

 than 50 uncapped cells all together, which must be 

 filled. Combs and cappings from white to amber in 

 color, but not dark ; wood to be well cleaned. 



E.KTRACTED Honey. — Must be thoroughly rip- 

 ened; weigh 12 pounds per gallon. It must be well 

 strained, and packed in new cans. It is classed as 

 white, light amber, and amber. 



Strained Honey. — This is honey obtained from 

 combs by all other means except the centrifugal ex- 

 tractors, and is classed as white, light amber, amber, 

 and dark ; it must be thoroughly ripened and well 

 strained. It may be put up in cans that previously 

 have contained honey. 



Kansas City. — New comb honey is arriving on 

 the market. No. 1 white selling at $3.50 per case of 

 24 sections ; last year's extracted, 7 to 7 % for am- 

 ber ; 8 to 8 V^ for white. Beeswax at 25 and 28. 

 C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., July 15. 



San Francisco. — The demand for comb honey is 

 still beyond the supply, and extracted honey has 

 been moving too. Water-white comb brings 15 to 

 16 cts. per lb.; water-white extracted, 8% to 9 ; light 

 amber, 7 ^/^ to 8 ; amber, 6 % to 7 ; lower grades at 

 5 to 6. Beeswax is 26 to 30 for nice yellow, and 24 

 to 26 for the darker grades, f. o. b. San Francisco 

 or Berkeley. 



San Francisco, July 16. J. C. Frohliger. 



Chicago. — The yield of 1912 has been coming on 

 the market this month, and the best grades of white 

 comb have been bringing 17 to 18 cts. per lb., and 

 has sold readily. The quality, when we consider 

 flavor, is superior to that of the recent past sea- 

 sons, and we look for a good trade. Extracted 

 white is bringing 9 to 10, and the ambers 7 to 8. 

 Beeswax market is without change, selling readily at 

 from 30 to 32, according to color and cleanliness. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, Ills., July 17. 



New York. — There is no new crop of New York 

 State or near-by comb honey on the market as yet, 

 and we do not expect to have any before about ten 

 days or two weeks. From reports we have so far 

 received, it is expected that a good fair crop of 

 white clover has been gathered, with probably a 

 c--op of basswood to follow, if weather is favorable. 

 There are no prices established as yet, and probably 

 w ill not be for two weeks to come. Extracted honey 

 is in fair demand, even in spite of the fact that 

 there will be very little or no white sage in Califor- 

 nia. We think there will be enough white clover 

 and basswood in the East and middle West to offset 

 the shortage of sage in California. No fixed values 

 are established for the new crop of basswood and 

 clover and others; but we think that prices will 

 rule about the same as last year — at least early in 

 the season. Nothing can be said as yet as to the 

 .buckwheat crop ; but we have learned that quite 

 large fields have been sown ; and with favorable 

 weather we see no reason why a good crop should 

 not be produced. Beeswax is quiet at 30 to 31 cts. 

 New York, July 17. Hildreth & Segelken. 



SURE, OLD COMBS ARE VALUABLE 



IF shipped to us for rendering. . . WE EXTRACT 99 >^ per cent 

 OF WAX, and then pay you Highest Market Prices, or 2 cents addi- 

 tional in trade. . . . YOU CAN'T APPROACH THAT FOR 

 PROFIT. . . We need great quantities of Comb and Extracted 

 Honey. . Write us. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



51 Walnut Street 



"The Busy Bee Men' 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



