THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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NATIONAL GRADING RULES 



Adof'tcd at Cincinnati, Feb, 13, 1913. 



Sections of comb hoiiej' 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. FIXISH: 



1. Extra Fancy — Sections to be evenly 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 cappings 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 capp;ngs wh.te to 

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



4. No. 2 — Comb not projecting beyond the box, attached to the sides not less 

 than two-thirds of the way around and not more than UO 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. W'EIGHT: 



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



i. Mcdxum — 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-W-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, HOXEY 



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 "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 and No. 1 white comb, 16c 

 to ITc per lb. Fancy white extracted, lie to 

 12c. Beeswax, 30c. 



BLAKE-LEE CO. 

 April 7. 



SEATTLE, 

 $3.25@$3.50. 

 March 24. 



WASH.— Comb, Idaho, case. 



DETROIT, MICH.— Choice to fancy white 

 comb, 18(a20c; amber, 14@16c; extracted, 

 9^ (a 10c per lb. 



March 28. 



LOS ANGELES— Extracted water white, 

 9^@9^c; extracted ■ light amber, S^fe9c; 

 comb water white, 17@20c; white, 1.5@16c; 

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



March 19. 



SAN FRANCISCO— Comb water white, lb., 

 13(gl4c; comb amber, 10@llc; extracted, 

 dark, 5^^(a. Gc; dark, S@10c; extracted, white, 

 9(ai0c; extracted, light amber, 6^@7c; bees- 

 wax, 24(5 27c per lb. 



March 19. 



CHICAGO — Comb honey has cleaned up, this 

 market being practically bare at this time, but 

 that is not the fact with extracted, and there 

 is especially heavy offerings of the alfalfa and 

 sweet clover grades. Fancy comb brings 17c 

 to 18c, with other grades from Ic to oc per 



lb. less. Extracted clover and lindens brings 

 9c to 10c; other white honeys, 7y2C to 9c per 

 lb. Beeswax, 31c to 32c iier lb. 



R. A. BURNETT & CO., 

 Apr. 17. 173 \V. South Water St. 



KANSAS, CITY, MO.— The supply of comb 

 honey is entirely exhausted. We still have 

 some demand. The supply of extracted honey 

 is light; demand also light. We quote as fol- 

 lows: Extracted white, per lb., 8 to S'-'^c; ex- 

 tracted amber, per lb., 7 to 7;-^c; beeswax, per 

 lb., 2,')C to 2Sc. 



C. C. CLEMONS PRODUCE CO. 

 Apr. 17. 



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, G)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 



