1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



319 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



The following rules for grading: honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee- Keepers' 

 Association, and, so far as possible, quota- 

 tions, are made according to these rules: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well flUed; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly a,t- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsoiled by travel-stain, or otherwise: all the 

 cells sealed except the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, detached at the bottom, 

 or with but fow cells unsealed: both wood 

 and comi> uusoUed by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That is. there will be "fancy 

 white," "No. 1 dark," etc. 



CHICAGO. III., Apr. 23.— We quote: Fancy 

 white. I5c.; No. 1 white. 12@l.*ic.; fancy am- 

 ber, 9@10c.; No. 1 amber. 7@8c.; fan' y dark. 

 8S,9c.; No. 1 dark. 7c. Extracted, white, 5® 

 7c.; amber. 4@5c. ; dark, i^iMc Beeswax. 

 30c. The number of sales are few. and prices 

 are really nominal. The only activity shown 

 is In a little fanc.v comb and beeswax. 



R. A. B. & Co. 



PHILADELPHIA,PA.,Apr. 23.— Wequote: 



No. 1 white, 9@10c. ; tancy amber, 8@9c. ; 

 fancy dark, 7@Sc. Extracted, white clover, 

 10c. ; amber, 5®.5!4c.: dark. 4@4'/4c. Bees- 

 wax. 25@26c. Comb honey is dull. Extracted 

 In fair demand. Beeswax lower. W. A. S. 



KANSAS CITF, Mo., Apr. 18. -We quote: 

 No. 1 white. l.'i@14c.: No. I amber, ll(ai2c.; 

 No. 1 dark. 8@10c. Extracted, white. .5(960.; 

 amber, 4^@.')C. ; dark. 4@t^e. Beeswax, 

 23c. C, C. C. & Co. 



BUFFALO, N. T.. Apr. 20— We quote: 

 Fancy white. 15@16c.; No. 1 white, 13@14c.; 

 fancy dark, 8@9c.; No. 1 dark. 7@7^4c. Bees- 

 wax. 25@28o. Trade very dull and honey not 

 moving, except a few fancy lots: anything 

 dark is hard to sell. B. & Co. 



NEW YORK. N. Y., Apr. 20.— We quote: 

 Fancy white, I4c. : No. 1 white, 12c.: No. 1 

 amber, lie. : No. 1 dark. Sc. Extracted, white. 

 o^^@6c. Beeswax, 29@30c. Market is quiet. 

 Some demand for white comb, but buckwheat 

 not wanted. Wliite Is selling at from ll@14c. 

 and buckwheat at 8c. The market on ex- 

 tracted is unusually quiet, with large supplies 

 of California. Beeswax steady at quotation. 



H. B. &S. 



CINCINNATI. O., Apr. 22.— There is no fan- 

 cy white comb honey on our market. Best 

 white sells at 12@14c. in a jobbing way. with 

 a fair demand. Demand is good for extracted 

 at 4@7c., according to quality. 



Beeswax Is in good demand at 23@30c. for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. M. <Ss S. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote in this Journal. 



Clilcaeo, Ills. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 

 HiiiDRBTH Bros. & Segelken, 



120 & 122 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



O. C. CLEMOM8 & Co.. 423 Walnut St. 



Bnaalo, N. Y. 

 Batterson & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamlltou, Ills. 

 Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Plilladelpliia, Pa. 

 Wm. A. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cincinnati, Obto. 

 C. F. MnTB & Son. cor. Freeman & Central avs. 



4:k>nTentioii Notices. 



Questioi;)-Box^ 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Effect of Cold and Heat Upon 

 Foul-Brood Germs. 



Illinois.— The spring meeting of the Nor- 

 thern Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be held at the home of Mr. O. J. Cummings. in 

 Guilford, on May 19. 1896. Come, and bring 

 your wives and friends interested in bees. 



New MUford. Ills. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



Query 13.— 1. Will the germs of foul 

 brood be destroyed if the honey Is In a freez- 

 ing temperature during the winter ? 



2. To what degree of temperature will 

 honey have to be heated to destroy the germs 

 of foul brood ?— Vermont. 



G. M. Doolitlle— 1. Doubtful. 2. Boil 

 it. 



P. H. Elwood— 1. No. 2. Quinby says 

 boil it. 



Rev. M. Mahin— 1. I think not. 2. I 

 do not know. 



W. R. Graham — I know nothing about 

 foul brood nur the germs. 



James A. Stone — As I have never had 

 any experience, I do not knovc. 



W. G. Larrabee — I have never had 

 any experience with foul brood. 



J. M. HambauKh— 1 and 2. To both 

 of these questions, I don'tknow. 



R. L. Taylor— 1. No, not at all. 2. 

 Nothing less than the boiling point is 

 safe. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — 1. I think not. 

 2. To the boiling point of water, or 

 nearly. 



H. D. Cutting — 1. Prom past experi- 

 ence I think it will. 2. 212-' for at 

 least 60 minutes. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— 1. I should think 

 not. 2. I do not know. Dr. Howard, 

 of Texas, can tell. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — 1. I do not think 

 that it would. 2. I never had experi- 

 ence with foul brood. 



Allen Pringle — 1. No. You can't 

 freeze the life out of the "varmints." 2. 

 The boiling temperature. 



B. Taylor — 1. I have no experience. I 

 never had, or saw, a colony aflflicted in 

 that way. 2. I don't know. 



Eugene Secor--As I should have to 

 answer this from the books, I respect- 

 fully refer the querist to them. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— 1. I think not. 2. 

 At least 194- for three hours. 212° 

 will not kill them unless continued 214 

 hours. 



C. H. Dibbern — 1. I have had no ex- 

 perience with foul brood, but I think 

 not. 2. I think that the boiling point 

 will do it. 



E. France — 1. I would be afraid to 

 risk it. 2. 1 don't know. I should not 

 risk anythinic less than the boiling point 

 for an hour. 



r Emerson T. Abbott — 1. I do not know. 

 Some germs are not affected by freezing. 

 2. I have never tested the matter. It is 

 said that there are germs which will 

 stand boiling. 



G. W. Demaree — 1. I don't know, 

 practically, anything about foul brood, 

 or foil! brood germs. If I were to guess 

 at it, I would guess that protracted hard 

 freezing would destroy the germs. 



J. E. Pond — 1. No, most decidedly 

 not. 2. I don't know, and should not 

 dare, with the experience I have had, to 



use either honey or comb that had once 

 been contaminated with foul brood. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— 1. No. Cold does 

 not destroy germs. 2. It ought to be 

 boiled for some minutes. Boiling simply 

 does not always destroy bacteria, it 

 takes in many cases prolonged boiling. 



WANTED TO EXCHANGE — Some Fine 

 Collie Shepherd Puppies for Bees or 

 Hone.v. T jilso have one extra fine English 

 Mastiff Slut, 10 months old, I will exchange. 

 W. S. Bkili.iiart. .Millwood. Knox Co., Ohio. 



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