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 GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy. — All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 firmly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled 

 l)y 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 the 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 

 atttaehed on all sides and evenly capped, except the 

 outside row next to the wood. Honey whiite or very 

 light amber ; comb and cappings from white to 

 slightly off color. Comb not projecting beyond the 

 wood; wood to be v/ell cleaned; no section in this 

 grade to weigh less than 13% 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 tue 

 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- 



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. 



Extracted 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. 



Columbus. — Receipts slightly heavier. Fancy 

 white comb brings 18; No. 1 ditto, 17; No. 2, 14; 

 Colorado extracted-section cases, $3.60. 



Columbus, Nov. 2. The Evans & Turner Co. 



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, Nov. 4. Blake-Lee Co. 



Buffalo. — Receipts of honey are light, and prices 

 firm ; demand is a little slow. Fancy white-clover 

 comb brings 16; No. 1 to choice, 15 to 16; No. 2, 

 1 2to 14; dark comb, 13 to 14; white extracted, 8 

 to 9; dark, 7 to IVz. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



Buffalo, Oct. 29. W. C. Townsend. 



Albany. — The demand for honey is good now, 

 with a short crop of buckwheat comb and extract- 

 ed. We quote white comb, fancy, 16 to 17; A No. 1, 

 15; mixed, 14 to 15; buckwheat mixed, 13 to 13%. 

 We advise letting honey come along before cold 

 weather. 



Albany, Nov. 5. H. R. Wright. 



Chicago. — Honey sold well during the latter part 

 of October. Prices ranged on No. 1 to fancy comb 

 from 16 to 18; the amber grades, from 13 to 15. 

 Comb with many unfilled cells is unsalable. White 

 extracted continues to sell chiefly at from 8 to 9 ; 

 amber grades at 7 to 8. Beeswax brings from 30 

 to 32, according to color and cleanliness. 



Chicago, Nov. 4. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Los Angeles. — There is only a small quantity 

 of honey on the Coast unsold, but it should move 

 out rapidly, as it can be bought at vei'y reasonable 

 prices, considering that the market is bare of white 

 and water-white sage honey. We quote light amber 

 sage, about 6 V4, ; light-amber alfalfa, 6 ; white to 

 water- white alfalfa, 7 to 7 % ; all f . o. b. Coast, dol- 

 lar freight rate by rail. Light-amber sage brings 

 GV2 to 6%; f. 0. b. steamer San Diego, with 60 

 cents freight rate to New York. Honey has been 

 moving forward steadily, and the indications .re 

 that stocks will be practically exhausted long before 

 any new-crop honey is available. At the above 

 prices we would endeavor to execute orders prompt- 

 ly on receipt of same. 



Los Angeles, Nov. 2. Hamilton & Henderson. 



SURE, OLD COMBS ARE VALUABLE 



IF shipped to us for rendering. . . WE EXTRACT dd'A 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. 



51 Walnut Street 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



"The Busy B«e Man" 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



