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 

 direct to the retail merchants. 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 GRADIXG 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 straight ; one-eighth 

 part of the comb surface soiled, or the entire sur- 

 face 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 HONEY-GRADING 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 1^ 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. 



^o- 2. — This grade is composed of sections that 

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



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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. 



Extracted Honey. — Must be thoroughly rip- 

 ened; weigh 12 pounds per q-allon. 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 amlser, amber, 

 and dark ; it must be thoroughly ripened and well 

 strained. It may be put up in cans that previously 

 have contained honey. 



Boston. — We quote fancy white comb at 16 to 

 17; No. 1 white comb, 15 to 16; fancy white ex- 

 tracted, 10 to 11; light amber, 9 to 10; amber, 8. 

 Beeswax, 30. 



Boston, Sept. 5. Blake-Lee Co. 



Indianapolis. — Extracted honey of finest qual- 

 ity in five-gallon cans is selling at 10% to 12, 

 according to quantity. No. 1 and fancy white 

 comb sells for 16 to 17. Beeswax is in good 

 demand and producers are being paid 30 cts. per 

 pound. 



Indianapolis, Sept. 6. Walter S. Pouder. 



Chicago. — The market for honey continues to be 

 active, especially for the comb. We are obtaining 

 from 17 to 18 cts. per lb. for the A No. 1 to fancy 

 grades, and there is not enough to supply the de- 

 mand. Extracted honey is not active, and sells 

 at from 9 to 10 for the best grades of white, and 

 7 to 8 for the light ambers. Beeswax is steady 

 at from 80 to 32, according to color and cleanli- 

 ness. 



Chicago, Sept. 3. 



R. A. BUENETT & Co. 



Albany. — Honey demand increasing as season 

 advances. We quote white comb 15 to 16 for choice 

 to fancy. We could make small sales at a little 

 higher psice if of fancy quality. There is a sharp 

 demand for honey in the right kind of cartons, 

 also for buckwheat honey, but none comes in, and 

 we understand crop of buckwheat will be very 

 short in this vicinity. Could sell at 13c now. 

 Extracted quiet, 8 to 9 cts. for white clover and 

 basswood. 



Albany, Sept. 5. H. R. WRIGHT. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for honey is good, 

 although many of the big buyers refuse to pay 

 last year's prices, and it is an effort on our part 

 to sustain the prices of to-day. We are selling 

 fancy comb honey in a small way from our store 

 at 16% to 18, and in a wholesale way at a few 

 cents a pound less, according to the quantity pur- 

 chased. Strictly fancy extracted honey in crates 

 of two 60-lb. cans we are selling at 8% to 10, 

 and in barrel lots at 8% and sometimes 9; amber 

 honey in barrels at 6 to 7%. For choice bright 

 yellow beeswax we are paj'ing 28 cts. per lb. in 

 cash or 30 in trade. 

 Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 3. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



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 Baa Man" 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



