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 wid 

 te 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. 



Pancv. — All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 tirmly 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 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. 



Tn 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 1/^ 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. JJoney white or very 

 lisiht amber; comb and cappings "from white to 

 slightly oft' color. Combs not projecting beyond the 

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

 grade to weigh less than 13 V^ 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- 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURlT 



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 

 comls 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; 

 beeswa.x, 30. 



Boston, Dec. 6. Blake-Leb Co. 



Chicago. — The receipts of honey have been in 

 excess of the sales during the past month, so that 

 now stocks are quite heavy. Prices have changed 

 but little, and if any thing they are lower on botti 

 comb and extracted. Beeswax is still in demand ,tt 

 30 to 32 per lb. 



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



Schenectady. — We note a considerable falling 

 off in demand for comb honey, and customers are 

 buying cautiously, having learned ^'rom experience 

 that honey meets with neglect during the holidaxs 

 Extracted is in good demand, with no buckwheat to 

 offer. We quote fancy white in paper cartons, 15 to 

 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; No. 2 and mixed, 12 to 13; 

 buckwheat, 13 to 14; extracted, light, 8 to 9; am- 

 ber, 7 to 8. 



Schenectady, Dec. 3. Charles MacCulloch. 



Zanesvillb. — The demand for honey is rather 

 better than is usual so near the holidays. Producers 

 have either disposed of their stock or are holding 

 back their crop for higher prices, which are not now 

 very likely to materialize. Best grades of white comb 

 are selling to the retail grocery trade at 18 to 19 ; 

 best while extracted in five-gallon cans brings 9 to 

 10, with rather slack demand. Producers are re- 

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

 (or )iee supplies. 



Zanesvillle, Dec. 2. E. W. Peirce. 



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

 comb honey in this market, especially for the better 

 grades. Fancy whie is bringing from 16 to 17; No. 

 2, 15; light amber from 12 to 14, and dark from 

 9 to 11. Choice California comb honey is offered at 

 $3.25 to $3.50 per case. The demand for extracted 

 honey is only fair the past two weeks. Light-amber 

 Southern, in barrels and half-barrels, will bring 7 

 cents ; in five-gallon cans, 7 V2 I light-amber Califor- 

 nia extracted, 8% to 9; water-white, 9 to 9%. Bees- 

 wax is in good demand at 30 cents for prime; in- 

 ferior and impure, less. 



St. Louis, Dec. 3. 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. 



61 Walnut Street 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



" The Busy Baa Man " 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



