1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



153 



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 unsoit 

 e<l by trayel 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 

 comk unsoiled by travel-stain or otherwise. 



Im addition to this the honey is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That is, ther« will be "Fancy 

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



Kansas City, Mo., May 8. — Honey 

 is in good demand with very light sup- 

 ply- We quote comb honey, 12 1-2 to 

 16 cen'ts. Extracted. 6 to 7 1-2 cents. 

 Beeswax is in good demand at 30 to 

 32 cents, with light supply. Old comb 

 honey about cleared up — only a few 

 lots of poor on market. — Hamblin & 

 Sappington. 



New York, May 7. — The demand for 

 honey is quiet, with liberal supply. We 

 quote comb, 10 to 14 cents. Extracted, 

 5 to 8 cents. Beeswax is in good de- 

 mand, with limited supply. — Francis H. 

 Leggett & Co. 



Chicago, May 7. — The past winter 

 and present spring have been a disap- 

 pointment to the producers and deal- 

 ers in honey, in that the consump'tion 

 has been away below the average of 

 the past decade. Choice to fancy comb 

 is held at 10 to 16 cents per pound with 

 off grades 2 to 5 cents less per pound. 

 Extracted white 6 to 7 cents, ambers 

 6 to 6 1-2, dark 5 1-2 to 6 cents. Bees- 

 wax in good demand at 32 cents. — R. 

 A. Burnett & Co. 



white sells at 15 to 16 cents in small 

 way. We quote Amber Extracted, 5 

 1-2 to 6 1-2, White Clover, 8 to 9c. 

 Sales not as lively as expected this 

 season of year. Cuban extracted is of- 

 fered on all sides, and future prices are 

 awaited with intense interest- Bees- 

 wax strong at 30 cents. — The Fred W. 

 Muth Co. 



Cent=a=Word Column. 



The rate is uniformly one cent for each 

 word, each month; no advertisement however 

 small will be accepted for less than twenty 

 cents, and must be paid in advance. Count 

 the words and remit with order accordingly. 



$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-Kceper 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— A Hawkeye, Jr. Camera Com- 

 plete. Uses both film and plates. Cost J8.00, 

 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. 



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. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. 



Buffalo, N. Y.. May 8.— Our honey 

 market is somewhat more qu'et as it 

 is getting a little too late for it. Honey 

 should be pretty much cleau'^d up by 

 this time. We quote strictly fancy i 

 pound combs at 15 to 16, choice and 

 No. I, 14 to 15, and other grades from 

 13 down to 9 cents, with somewhat of 

 an accumulation of lower grades. Bees- 

 wax 25 to 32. Extracted honey from 6 

 to 8- Moderate demand. — Batterson & 

 Co- 



Cincinnati, May 9- — Little demand 

 for comb honey at present. Fancy 



F ROYIDERCE HUEERS^ 

 ROYE THEIR IjoALITIES 



to be unexcelled by any strain of 

 Italian bees on earth. A rare embodiment 

 of all the desirable traits with the bad 

 eliminated. A strain evolTed by years of 

 constant study and endeavor. I want every 

 progressive bee-keeper to test this new 

 strain, and ^yill be pleased to fill orders for 

 untested at 81. 00 each. Special pnces 

 cheerfully quoted on special queens ana on 

 quantities. Let me send you^my circular. 

 It's ready now. 



LAWRENCE C. MILLER, 



P. O.Box 1113. Providexce, R. I. 



