1903- 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



41 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MAR- 

 KET. 

 WASHINGTON GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled, combs 

 straight, of even thickness and firmly attached 

 to all four sides; both wood and comb unsoil- 

 ed 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 few cells unsealed; both wood and 

 comb unsoiled by travel-stain or otherwise. 



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. 



Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 9.— The honey sup- 

 ply is light, with demand good. We quote 

 comb honey. 12 to 16 cents. Extracted, 6 to 

 7 cents. Good demand for beeswax at 30 

 cents a pound. Supply light.— Hamblin & 

 Sappington. 



New York, Feb. 9. — Trade in honey very 

 quiet at present. Supply is more than demand. 

 We quote fancy comb, 15 cents. No. 1. 13 to 

 14 cents. Extracted, 5 to 8 1-2 cents. There is 

 a good demand for beeswax at 29 to 32 cents, 

 with short supply. — Francis H. Leggett & Co. 



Chicago, Feb. 9. — The market is in rather an 

 unsettled state, the offerings of late having 

 been numerous, and there is a tendency to- 

 ward lower prices, owing to the supply being 

 much larger than expected at this season. 

 The fancy grades of white v/ill sell at 15 to 

 16 cents per pound, but anything below this 

 grade is diflflcult to place at above 10 to 

 12 cents. Extracted honey is also easy with 

 the best grades white obtainable at 7 to 8 

 cents, and ambers at 6 to 7 cents. Beeswax 

 steady at 30 cents upon arrival. — R. A. Bur- 

 nett & Co. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 12.— The honey market 

 at present is .quiet but very firm on all 

 grades. Strictly fancy white comb, 16 to 7 

 cents, and occasionally IS cents. Other grades, 

 12 to 15 cents. Receipts are very light and are 

 likely to remain so. Prices should be well 

 maintained the balance of the season. Mod- 

 erate demand for small lots of extracted at 

 from 6 to 8 cents. Beeswax, 25 to 33, as to 

 quality. — Batterson & Co. 



Cincinnati, Jan. 10. — The demand for all 

 kinds of honey has fallen oflf considerable in 

 the last few weeks, owing to the many other 

 sweets offered at this season of the year. Low- 

 er prices are no inducement to increase the 

 consumption, as the demand is not there, and 

 will not be until about the end of the month; 

 consequently it is folly to offer at lower prices. 

 We quote amber extracted in barrels at 5 3-4- 

 6 1-2 cents; white clover and basswood 8-9 1-2 

 cents; fancy white comb honey 16-17 cents. 

 Lower grades hard to sell at any price. Bees- 

 wax firm at 29-30 cents.— The Fred W. Muth 

 Co. 



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$40 per month and expenses paid good men 

 for taking orders. Steady work. Apply Pro- 

 tective Nurseries, Geneva, N. Y. 



WANTED — To exchange six-month trial sub- 

 scription to The American Bee-Keeper for 20 

 cents in postage stamps. Address, Bee-Keeper, 

 Falconer, N. Y. 



AGENTS WANTED to sell advertising novel- 

 ties, good commission allowed. Send for cata- 

 logue and terms. American Manufacturing 

 Concern, Jamestown, N Y. 



FOR SALE— Twenty colonies of Italian bees 

 in L. hives. Address, F. P. Catherman. 623 

 St. Louis St., Lewisburg, Pa. (3-lt) 



WANTED— To print your return envelopes. 25 

 No. 6, XXX, for 10 cents. Address, Bee 

 Farmer, Woodstown, N. J. (3-lt) 



FOR SALE— A Hawkeye, Jr. Camera Com- 

 plete. Uses both film and plates. Cost $8.00, 

 will sell with leather case for $3.50 cash. Ad 

 dress Empire Washer Co., Falconer, N. Y. 



A TANDEM BICYCLE (for man and lady) 

 cost $150, in first-class condition, was built 

 to order for the owner. Tires new. Will sell 

 for $25 cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. Ad- 

 dress J. Clayborne Merrill, 130 Lakeview ave., 

 Jamestown, N. Y. 



TO MAKE CLEAR, beautiful photographs use 

 a Turner Camera. Simple, excellent, inex- 

 pensive. Dixie Developing paper and Tubes 

 have simplified the picture-making art. We 

 refer, by permission, to editor of The Bee- 

 Keeper, who has used over fifty gross of 

 Dixie paper. Sample dozen (4x5 paper, with 

 developer, 20 cents. Write today for fuller in- 

 formation. 



M. K. Turner. 102 N. Prycr St., Atlanta, Ga. 



W. M. Gerrish, R. F. D., Epping, N. H., 

 keeps a complete supply of our goods, and 

 Eastern customers will save freight by order- 

 ing of him. 



The W. F. Falconer Mf^. Co. 



