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 Ko. 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 surface 

 slightly soiled; the outside surface of the wood well 

 scraped of propolis. 



^o. 1. — All sections well filled except the row of 

 cells next to the wood; combs straight; one-eighrli 

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

 face slightly soiled. 



Ko. 2. — Three-fourths of the total surfac3 must 

 be filled and sealed. 



No- 3. — Must weight at least half as much as a 

 full-weight section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be clussiSed 

 according to color, using the terms whito, imber, 

 and dark; that is, there will be "Faufy v>tute," 

 "No. 1 dark," etc. 



NEW HONEV-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, e.\- 

 cept the outside row next to the wood. Honev, 

 combs, and cappings white, and not projecting be- 

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

 m this gr.ide to weigh less than 13% ounces. 



No. 1. — Sections to be well filled, combs firm!,' 

 attached on all sides and evenly capped, except the 

 outside row next to the wood. Honev white or verv 

 light amber; comb and cappings from m hite to 

 slightly oflf color. Comb not projecting bevond the 

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

 grade to weigh less than 13% ounces. 



Choice. — Sections to be well filled; combs firmlv 

 attached; not projecting beyond the wood, and en- 

 tirely capped, except the outside row next to t'^e 

 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 ouncjs. 



^^- 2.-— This grade is composed of sections tJiit 

 are entirely capped, except row next to wood, we:gh- 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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.S.TRACTED 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 honev. 



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, Oct. 8. Blake-Lee Co. 



Albany. — Honey market quiet, with light re- 

 ceipts, and crop very light in this section. We 

 quote white clover at 15 to 16; mixed, 14 to 15; 

 buckwheat is scarce at 13 ; extracted white, 8 to 9 ; 

 buckwheat and amber, 7%. Beeswax, 30 to 32. 



Albany, N. Y., Oct. 2. H. R. Wright. 



Denver. — We quote our local market in a job- 

 bing way as follows : No. 1 comb, per case of 24 

 sections, $3.15; choice, $3.00; No. 2, $2.85. White 

 extracted, 9; light amber, 8; strained, 6% to 7%. 

 We pay 26 in cash or 28 in trade for clean yellow 

 beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n. 



Denver, Col., Oct. 4. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



Schenectady. — Our market is in fine shape, 

 both comb and extracted honey moving off freely. 

 There seems to be a scarcity of buckwheat, es- 

 pecially extracted, and we are unable to fill large 

 orders at present. We quote fancy white clover in 

 cartons at 16 to 18; No. 1, 15 to 16; other grades, 

 13 to 14; buckwheat fancy, 13; No. 1, 12; mixed, 

 11 to 12. Extracted, light, 8 to 9 ; dark, 7 to 8. 



Schenectady.N . Y., Oct. 2. Chas. MacCulloch. 



ZANE.sviLLE.^The local market is not very strong 

 for extracted honey ; but there is a staple demaii I 

 for comb, and up to the present time the uvailable 

 supply has been inadequate. There should be a 

 pretty good movement during October and Nove'j 

 ber, and producers who are awake to their bef.t 

 interests should dispose of their crops before De- 

 cember 1, as our experience is that the demand 

 is very slack just before and for a month or two af- 

 ter the holidays; and any change in prices is likely 

 to be downward rather than upward at that limf 

 For the better grades of white comb, 18 to 19 

 cents is the prevailing price, with some concession 

 on quantity orders. White extracted in i-OIb. cms, 

 9% to 11. Producers receive for beeswax, 28 cts. 

 cash, 30 in trade. 



Zanesville, O., Oct. 2. E. W. Peirce. 



SURE, OLD COMBS ARE VALUABLE 



IF shipped to us for rendering. . . WE EXTRACT d9'A per cent 

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

 tional in trade. . . . YOU CANT APPROACH THAT FOR 

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

 Honey. . Write us. 



51 Walnut Street 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



" The Busy Baa Man " 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



