HONEY MARKETS 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, 

 as nearly as possible, the average market prices at 

 which honey and lieeswax 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 

 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 the comb surface soiled, or the entire surface 

 slightly soiled ; the outside surface of the wood we.l 

 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 from 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. Jioney white or very 

 light amber; comb and cappings from white to 

 slightly oiif color. Combs not projecting beyond the 

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

 grade to weigh less than 131/2 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 m 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. 



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. 20. Blake-Lee Co. 



Kansas City. — The supply of both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey is large, the demand fair. We quote 

 No. 1 white comb, 24-section cases, $3.25; No. 2 

 ditto, $3.00; No. 1 amber ditto, $3.00; No. 2 ditto, 

 $2.75; extracted white, per lb., 81/2 to 9. Beeswax, 

 25 to 28. C. 0. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 18. 



Denver. — We quote comb honey in a jobbing 

 way at the following figures: No. 1, $3.05; choice, 

 $2.90; No. 2, $2.70. Extracted honey, white, 9; 

 light-amber, 8c; strained, 6% to 7. We pay 26 in 

 cash and 28 in trade for clean yellow beeswax de- 

 livered here. 

 The Colorado Honey-producers' Association. 



Denver, Nov. 9. 



Zanesville. — There is still a pretty good demand 

 for honey, especially comb. Very little is being of- 

 fered by producers at the present time. For best 

 grades of white-clover comb, 18 to 19 is being re- 

 ceived, with prices slightly lower on quantity orders. 

 For best white extracted in 60-lb. cans, 9 to 11 is 

 asked, according to quantity. Producers are receiv- 

 ing for beeswax 28 cts. cash, 30 in exchange for 

 supplies. 



Zanesville, 0., Nov. 18. E. W. Peirce. 



St. Louis. — There is a good demand for new 

 comb honey in this market, especially for the better 

 grades. Fancy white will bring from 16 to 17 cents 

 per pound; No. 2, 15; light amber, 12 to 14- dark, 

 9 to 11. Choice white California honey is oifered 

 here at $3.40 to $3.50 per case for No. 1; No. 2, 

 $3.25. Dark and inferior honey is not in demand, 

 and is very difficult to sell. The demand for extract- 

 ed honey is only fair. Light-amber Southern, in 

 barrels and half -barrels, will bring 7 cents ; in 

 five-gallon cans, 7 Vs . The receipts of white-clover 

 honey and California honey are still small, and 

 could be quoted at 9 to 9%. Beeswax is in good 

 demand at 30 cents for prime. Inferior and impure 

 sells for less. 



St. Louis, Nov. 19. R. Hartmann Produce 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 Bui 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



