1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



15 



HDNEY and BEESWAX 



MAKKCIX «tI)OXAXIONS. 



The following rules for grading honey were 

 adopted by Ihe North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Assoclatlou, and, so far as possible, quota- 

 tions are made according to these rules: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled ; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsoiled by trnvel-stala, 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-stala or other- 

 wise. 



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. 



ChicaETo, 111., Dec. 31,— Fancy white, 12® 

 3c.; No. 1, lliaiic. : fancy amber, 10c. : No. 1, 

 7@9c. ; fancy dark. 8c.: No. 1, 7®8c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@7c. ; amber, 5@6c.; dark, 

 4Mi@5c. Beeswax, 'ieSSTc. 



There b;ie been a little more tiade in honey 

 this month, but the sales are below average 

 for this season of the year. 



FMladelphla, Fa., Dec. 31.— Fancy white 

 comb, i:i-14c ; No. 1 white. ll-l'2c.; fancy 

 amber. lO-llc; dark. 8-9c. Extracted, white, 

 6-8o. ; amber, 4-oc.; dark, 3-lc. Beeswax, 36c. 



Comb honey arriving freely and market 

 overstocked at present. 



Albany, H. Y., Dec. 31.— Fancy white. 12- 

 l.'tc; No. 1, 11-12C.: fancy amber, 9-10o" 

 No. 1 dark, 8-9c. Extracted, white, 6-7c. ; 

 dark. 4-5c. 



The receipts of both comb and extracted 

 honey are very large, and prices are some- 

 what lower. We have an ample stock of all 

 styles except paper cartons weighing less 

 than a pound. 



OIndianapolis, lud., Dec. 31.— Fancy white. 

 14-15C.: No. 1 white, 12-I3c. Extracted, 

 white, 6-7c. Beeswax. 22-25c. 



Demand is fair for grades quoted, but no 

 demand for inferior grades. 



Kansas City, 2Io,,Dec, 31.— Fancy white 

 comb. 15c. ; No. 1 white. 13@14c. ; fancy 

 amber, 12-13c.: No. 1 amber. ll-12c. : fancy 

 dark. lO-llc; No. 1, 8-lOc. Extracted, white, 

 C-6Kc. ; amber, 5 5Hc. ; dark, 4-4i4c. Bees- 

 wax, 22-25C. 



Boston, Mass., Dec. 31.— Fancy white, 13 

 14c.; No. 1, 11-12C. Extracted, white, 6-7o.; 

 amber, 5-6c. Beeswax, 25c. 



Milwankee, Wis., Dec. 31,— Fancy white, 

 14-15C.; No. 1. 12-13C.: No. 1 amber, 8-lOc. 

 Extracted, white. 6-7c. ; amber, 5-6c.; dark, 

 4-5c. Beeswax. 22-24c. 



New crop of honey begins to come forward. 

 The demand is very poor and quotations al- 

 most nominal. Weather Is very warm and 

 the consumption of honey Is very small. 

 Plenty of fruit, and hence the appetite is sat- 

 isfied with same in preference. Later on we 

 expect an Improved demand for honey of all 

 kinds. 



Cleveland, OMo, Dec. 31.— Fancy white, 

 14H@15c.: No. I white. 1214®13c. Extracted, 

 white. 6@7e.: amber, 4Vi®5^c. Beeswax, 22 

 ®25e. 



There Is not very much honey in our mar- 

 ket Selling rather slow. Demand beginning 

 to be a little better. Think trade will be fair 

 in this line this fall. 



Kew York, N. Y , Dec. 31 —Fancy white, 

 ll@12c.: lair white. 9® lOc; buckwheat. 7® 

 8c. Extracted, white clover and liasswood. 

 5@5^c.: California. 6c.: Southern. 50e. per 

 gallon. Beeswax in fair demand at 26@27c. 



The market Is quiet and inactive. Demand 

 light and plenty of stock on the market. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 31.— Comb honey, 

 best white, 10@14c. E.xtracled, 4®6c. De- 

 mand is slow; supply is fair. 



Beeswax Is in fair demand at 22®35c. for 

 good to choice yellow. 



Buffalo, H. Y., Dec. 31.— Fancy and No. I 

 white comb, sells well at 10 and lie , but scl- 

 <iom 12c.; other grades, 8-6c., and require 

 much urging. Extracted 4-5c. 



St. Iiotiis, Mo., Deo. 30.— Fancy white, 14c.; 

 No. 1 white, 12ai.Jc.; fancy amber, ll@12c.: 

 No. 1 amber, 10@10',4c.; fancy dark, 9®9^c.; 

 No. 1 dark, 7@8c. Extracted, white, in cans, 

 6@7c.: in barrels. 5@5^o.; amber, 4!4®4Jic.; 

 dark.3V4®4c. Beeswax. 26W@27c. 



Baker stock of extracted honey, 4®3c ; 

 stock very scarce. Fair receipts of comb. 

 Beeswax in good demand. 



Detroit, Mich.; Dec. 31.— No. 1 whito, 12- 

 12Hc. : fancy amber, lO-llc: No. 1 amber, 9- 

 lOc; fancy dark, 8-9c. Extracted, white, 5V4 

 -6c.; amber, 5-5 ^c; dark. 4-oc. Beeswax, 

 24-250. 



Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 31. — Fancy 

 white. Il®r2c.; No. 1 white. 10®llc.; fancy 

 amber. 9@10c.; No. X amber. 8@9c.; fancy 

 dark, 7®8c.; No. 1 dark. 6-7c. Extracted, 

 white, 6®7o. ; amber, 505 ^Jc; dark. 4®5c. 

 Utah white extracted, 5®5!4c. Beeswax, 23® 

 36c. Market fairly steady for comb and bet- 

 ter for extracted than for some time. 



rSan Francisco, Calif., Dec. 30.— White 

 comb. 10-llc. ; amber, 7K-9c. Extracted, 

 white. 5^4-6c.; light amber, 4^4-4?iC.: amber 

 colored and candled. 3;^-4!4c.; dark tule, 3;^- 

 3c. 

 Beeswax, fair to choice, 24-27c. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



CblCBgo, Ills. 



E. A. BtTBNETT & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



HmjRETH Bros. & Seqklkbn, 



Kansas Citj, mo. 



0. C. Clemoms & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



BaOalo, N. Y. 



Batterbon & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St, 



Hamilton, Ilia. 

 Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Pblladelpliia, Pa. 



Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cleveland, Ohio. 



Williams Bros., 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. I.oni8, inc. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St 



Minneapolis, Minn. 



S. H. Hall & Co. 



Mllwankee, Wis. 



A, V, Bishop & Co. 



Boston, Mass. 

 K. E. Blake & Co., 57 Chatham Street, 



Detroit, Mich. 



M. H. HtlKT, Bell Branch, Wayne Co., Mich. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



Walter S. PonoER, 162 Massachusetts Ave. 



Albany, N. Y. 



Chas, McCulloch & Co., 380 Broadway. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



C. r. McTH & Son, cor. Freeman & Central av§. 



Illinois —The annual meeting of the 1111- 

 noi-. Stale Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the State House, in Springfield. Feb. 

 24 and 25. 1897 The State Farmers' lusti- 

 tutt! meets the same week— including all the 

 State live siock associations— and our Exec- 

 utive Committee, along with them, arranged 

 for this date, in order ihat the Legislature 

 might be in good working condition. (We all 

 know what for.) There will be an effort made 

 this winter to get a Pure Food Bill past, and 

 that means bee-keepers want a hand In It, to 

 see that the adulteration of honey shall cease 

 forever and ever Two years ago we suc- 

 ceeded in getting an Anti-Adulteration Bill 

 through the Senate, but it failed in the 

 House, only for want of push. Let bee-keep- 

 ers tnroughout the State impress upon their 

 Hepresentativfs the importance of such a 

 bill, and .ome to our meeting to relresh their 

 minds on the subject. 



Railroad rates will be no greater than a 

 fare and a third, which will be announced 

 later. Our programs will be Issued along 

 with the other State Associations named 

 above. Jas. A, Stone, Sec. 



BradfordtoD, 111. 



Doctor^s Ynr)\^ 



By Dr. PEIRO, 



100 State Street, ** Chicago, III. 



Indigestion from Over-Eating. 



We are all inclined to relish the delica- 

 cies, and the want of restraint over our 

 appetites is nearly certain to get us into 

 trouble. Too fatty foods, or over-indul- 

 gence in rich desserts, are likely to occasion 

 a form of indigestion more or less painful 

 or protracted. When this is the case, the 

 first and best remedy to use is large quanti- 

 ties of hot water — as warm as can be drank 

 — with a quarter teaspoonful of soda, to 

 neutralize the fats in the stomach, and so 

 make them digest more quickly. But this 

 big pint of water and soda should be taken 

 every halt hour, to get prompt and perma- 

 nent relief. 



Toothache Troni Eatlns Candles. 

 Who hasn't had toothache from eating 

 candies — especially the good, old-fashioned 

 molasses candy, made at borne '. Its sticki- 

 ness is apt to loosen some decayed tooth. 

 That lets the sweets down to the roots, and, 

 fermenting, soon sets up a howling tooth- 

 ache. Here is where big mouthfuls of hot 

 water, with a little piece at alum — as big as 

 a small white bean, say — is likely to stop 

 the pain until you have time to consult a 

 dentist, anyway. 



Taffy not only wrecks artificial teetb, 

 often breaking a plate in two, but not in- 

 frequently pulls a loose tooth out of its 

 socket. So look out ! 



Hone)' and Tar for Conghs. 

 I don't say that'this combination is the 

 most palatable in existence, but I know it 

 is an excellent cough syrup. 



Take a tablespoonful of liquid tar — the 

 druggists keep it: put it into a shallow tin 

 dish and place it in boiling water until the 

 tar is hot. To this add a pint of extracted 

 honey, and stir well for half an hour, add- 

 ing to it a teaspoon level full of pulverized 

 borax. Keep well corkt in a bottle, and 

 when you need a reliable cough-syrup you 

 will have it. 



The dose is a teaspoonful every one, two, 

 or three hours, according to the severity of 

 the cough. 



How to Dlspo.«e of a Cblll. 

 You'll come home some day this wintef 

 with a chill like an ague, and if not cared 

 for at once it may prove a great deal worse 

 the next day than the chill would indicate. 

 So you had better dispose of it at once by 

 getting into a bath of just as hot water as 

 you can endure, putting a quarter of a tea- 

 spoonful of hartshorn in the water. Stay 

 in the bath for half an hour, and then jump 

 into a nice, warm bed and cover well. The 

 probability is that by the next morning 

 you will be all right. 

 Negligence Ibat May be Expensive. 

 A form of negligence that gets us into 

 trouble, often, is to step out of a warm 

 room in your shirt-sleeves, just to run to 

 the barn a moment, without first putting 

 on your heavy coat. Now, during that 

 brief time you've taken a cold that may 

 result in your staying in bed with a lung 

 fever for some weeks, and cost you a -fSO 

 doctor's bill. 



