THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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NATIONAL GRADING RULES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 



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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. FINISH: 



1. E.vtia Fancy — Sections to be ever.ly filled, 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. Fancy — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the 

 sections free from propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and caiipings white and not 

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



3. No. I — 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 off color, and not more than 40 unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. A'o. 2-— Comb not projecting beyond the box, attached to the sides not less 

 than two-thirds of the way around and not more than 60 unsealed cells exclusive ot 

 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. 



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



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

 tive of the finish, the second of color and the third of weight. As 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. 



CULL, HONEY 



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

 or that in badly stained or propolized sections; sections containing pollen, honey-dew 

 honey, honey showing signs of granulation, poorly ripened, sour or "weepuig" hoi:ey; 

 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. 



SEATTLE, WASH.— Conib, Idaho, case, 

 $3.2 5 @ $3. 50. 

 March 24. 



DETROIT, MICH.— Choice to fancy white 

 comb, 18(a20c; amber, 14(g.'16c; extracted, 

 9^@10c per lb. 



March 28. 



LOS ANGELES— Extracted water white, 



9!4@9^c; extracted light amber, 8^2®' 9c; 

 comb water white, 17(g'20c; white, 15@ 16c; 

 light amber, 14@1jc; beeswax, 30c per lb. 

 March 19. 



SAN FRANCISCO— Comb water white, lb., 

 13@14c; comb amber, 10@llc; extracted, 

 dark, .5!^(o'6c; dark, 8@10c; extracted, white, 

 9@10c; extracted, light amber, 6^@7c; bees- 

 wax, 24@27c per lb. 



March 19. 



BOSTON — Fancy white comb honey, 16c to 

 17c. No. 1 white comb honey, 1.5c to 16c. Fancy 

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

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

 9c. Wax, 30c. 



BLAKE-LEE CO., 

 Jan. 20. 4 Chatam Row. 



KANSAS CITY— The supply of comb honey 

 is very light; demand good. The supply of ex- 

 tracted good; demand light. We quote as fol- 

 lows: No. 1 white comb, 24 sec, $3.2.5 per 

 case; No. 2 white comb, 24 sec, $3 per case; 

 No. 1 amber comb, 24 sec, $3 per case; No. 2 



amber comb, 24 sec, $2.75 i)er case; extracted 

 white,- per lb., 8 to S^^c; extracted amber, per 

 lb., 7 to 7^c; beeswax, per lb., 22 to 25c. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 

 March 19. 



DENVER — We quote comb honey in a job- 

 bing way at the following figures: Fancy, per 

 case of 24 sections, $3.15; No. 1, $3.05. We 

 are out of the lower grades of comb honey. 

 Extracted honey, white, 9c; light amber, Sc; 

 strained, 6.)4c to 7c. We pay 2Sc in cash and 

 30c in trade for clean yellow beeswax, deliv- 

 ered here. 



THE COL. HONEY PRODUCERS' ASSN., 

 March 24. F. Rauchfuss, Manager. 



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. 



