THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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NATIONAL GRADING RULES 



Adot'tcd at Cincinuali, Feb. JS, 1913- 



Sections of comb honey are to be graded: First, as to finish; second, as to color 

 of honey; and third, as to weight. The sections of honey in any given case are to be 

 so nearly alike in these three respects that any section shall be representative of the 

 contents of the case. 



I. FIMSH: 



1. Extra Fancy — Sections to be evenly fdled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, 

 the sections to be free from propolis or other pronounced stain, combs and cappings 

 white, and not more than six unsealed cells on either side. 



2. Faticy — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the 

 sections free from propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cai)pings white to 

 more than six unsealed cells on either side exclusive of the outside row. 



3. A'c7. / — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the 

 sections free from propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cappings white to 

 slightly oft' color, and not more than 40 unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. Standard — Comb not projecting beyond the box, attached to the sides, not less 

 than two-thirds of the way around and not tnore than 00 unsealed cells exclusive of 

 the row adjacent to the box. 



II. COLOR: 



On the basis of color of the honey, comb honey is to be classified as: first, white; 

 second, light amber; third, amber; and fourth, dark. 



III. WEIGHT: 



1. Heavy — No section designated as heavy to weigh less than fourteen ounces. 



2. Medium — No section designated as medium to weigh less than twelve ounces. 

 'A. Light — No section designated as light to weigh less than ten ounces. 



In describing honey, three words or sytnbols are to be used, the first being descrip- 

 tive of the finish, the second of color and the third of weight. -\s for example: Fancy, 

 white, heavy (F-\V-H) ; No. 1, Amber, medium (1-A-M), etc. In this way any of the 

 possible combinations of finish, color and weight can be briefly described. 



CI Lli HOXEY 



Cull honey shall consist of the following: Honey packed in soiled second-hand cases 

 or that in badly stained or proi)oli2ed sections; sections containing pollen, honey, dew- 

 honey, honey showing signs of granulation, poorly ripened, sour or "weeping" honey; 

 sections -with comb projecting beyond the box or well attached to the box less than two- 

 thirds the distance around its inner surface; sections with more than 60 unsealed cells, 

 exclusive of the row adjacent to the box; leaking, injured, or patched up sections; sec- 

 tions weighing less than ten ounces. 



Boston — Fancy white comb honey, 16c to 17c. 

 No. 1 white comb honey, 15c to 16c. Fancy 

 white extracted honey, 10c to lie. Light am- 

 ber extracted honey, 9c to 10c. Amber, 8c to 

 Oc. Wax, 30c. 



BLAKE-LEE CO., 

 Tan. 20. 4 Chatani Row. 



CINCINNATI— The market for honey has 

 livened up considerable and we are selling 

 fancy double decker comb honey at $3.75 to 

 $4.00 a case; fancy extracted honey in 60-lb. 

 cans at 9c to 10c a lb., and amber extracted 

 honey in barrels at from (iVz to Sc a lb , 

 according to the quantity and (juality pur- 

 chased For choice bright yellow beeswax we 

 are paying 30c lb. delivered here, or if taken 

 over in trade we allow 32c. 



THE FRED W. :MUTH CO., ^^ 

 "The J'usv Bee Men," 

 Feb. 20. 204 Walnut St. 



NEW YORK CITY— The market is practi- 

 cally bare of comb honey of all grades; some 

 few small odd lots are coming in as yet and 

 find ready sale at from 14c to 16c for white, 

 and lie to 13c per pound for dark and am- 

 ber, according to quality and style of pack- 

 age. The market for extracted honey has 

 been very quiet during the past two months 

 and we do not see any indications for a bet- 



ter demand, as the supply is more than ample 

 to meet the demand California light amber 

 sage, which was reported to be of very short 

 crop in the beginning of the season, was held 

 at high figures and now it is being offered 

 finite freely with no buyers. West Indian is 

 arriving very freely with very little demand 

 and prices are declining right along the line. 

 We quote California sage light amber at 7^60 

 to 8c per pound; California alfalfa at 6c to 

 6^c per pound, and West Indian at 73c to 75c 

 per gallon. 

 Feb. 19. IIILDRETH & SEGELKEN. 



CINCINNATI— The demand for comb and 

 extracted honey is light with a good supply. 

 No. 1 white comb honey sells in large lots at 

 $3.60 per case of 24 s 'ions, there is no de- 

 mand for oft' grades. White extracted honey in 

 60 pound cans is selling from 9^4 to 10c, light 

 amber in barrels 7 to 7Hc, in 60 pound cans 

 8 to 8J'2C. Beeswax fair demand, sells at 

 $33.00 per hundred. The above are our bell- 

 ing prices not what we are payini? 

 Feb. 22. C. H. W. WECEIJ. & CO. 



KANSAS CITY, MO.— The supply of both 

 comb and extracted honey is large; the de- 

 mand fair. We look for a better movement 

 from now on We quote as follows: No. 1 

 white comb, 24-section cases, $3.10 to $3.25; 



