1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



63 



HONEY and BEESWAX 



MARKKX QUOXAXIOIVS. 



The following rules for grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, 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 

 unsolled by travel-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 croo6ed. detached at the bottom, 

 or with but few cells unsealed: both wood 

 and comb unsolled by travel-stain 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. 



Cliicago, 111., Jan. 19.— Fancy white. 12® 

 13c.; No. 1. 10@llc.: fancy amber, 8@10c.: 

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

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

 4V4c. Beeswax, 2o@'i7c. 



Very little activity in the market. 



Philadelphia, Fa, Dec, 31.— Fancy white 

 comb. 13-14C.: No. 1 white. ll-12c.; fancy 

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

 6-8j.; amber, 4-5c.; dark, 3-4c. Beeswax, 26c. 



Comb honey arriving freely and market 

 overstocked at present. 



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

 i:jc.; No. 1, ll-12c. ; fancy amber, 9-10o'l 

 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. 



Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31.— Fancy white. 

 It-loc: No. 1 white, 12-13c. Extracted, 

 white. 6-7c. Beeswax. 23-25c. 



Demand is fair for grades quoted, but no 

 demand for inferior grades. 



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

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

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



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

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

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

 4-3c. 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. Ohio, Dec. 31.— Fancy white. 

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

 white, 6@7c.; amber, 4H@5Hc. Beeswax, 22 

 @25c. 



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. 



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

 ll@12c.; fair white. 9® I Oc; buckwheat, 7@ 

 8c. Extracted, white clover and basswood. 

 5@,tS4c.: California. 6c.; Southern. 50c. 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, 10ai4c. Extracted, 4@6c. De- 

 mand is slow; supply is fair. 



Beeswax is in fair demand at 22@25c. for 

 good to choice yellow. 



San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 13.— White 

 comb. lO-llc; amber. 7-8c. Extracted, while. 

 5-5KC.; light amber. 4-4 >4c.: amber colored 

 and candied, 'i^^c ; dark tule. 29tc. 



Beeswax, fair to choice, 23-25c. 



Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 20.— Fancy white 

 comb. 14c.; No. 1 white. 13ai4c.; fancy 

 amber. 12-13c.; Ne. 1 amber. 11-12C.; fancy 

 dark. lO-llc; No. 1. 8-9c. Extracted, white. 

 6-6HC.; amber, 5 5Hc.; dark, 4-4Hc. Bees- 

 wax, 2oc. 



St. I^onis, Mo. .Dec. 30.— Fancy white, I4c. ; 

 No. 1 white, 12®13c.: fancy amber, U@12c.: 

 No. I amber. 10@10^ic.; fancy dark, 9@9!4c.; 

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

 6@7c.: In barrels, 3®.t!4c.; amber, 4>4@4Sic.; 

 dark, 3K@4c. Beeswax. 26V4@27c. 



Baker stock of exiraoted honey, 4@.5c ; 

 stock very scarce. Fair receipts of comb. 

 Beeswax in good demand. 



Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 31. — Fancy 

 white, ll®12o.; No. 1 white, lOailc; fancy 

 amber. 9@lOc.; No, 1 amber, 8@9o.; fancy 

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

 while. 6®7c. ; amber. .5®.5^c. : dark. 4®5c. 

 Utah white extracted, oao^c. Beeswax. 23® 

 26c. Market fairly steady for comb and bet- 

 ter for extracted than for some time. 



Detroit, Mich., Jan. 9.— Fancy white, 13- 

 14c; No. 1, 12-13C.; fancy amber, ll-12c.: 

 No. 1 amber. 10-Hc. ; fancy dark, 9-lOc. ; No. 

 1. 8-9c. Extracted, white, 3^-6c.; amber. 

 3c. ; dark. 4-4!4c. Beeswax. 2o-26c. 



Buffalo, Hf. Y , Jan. 22.— Fancy comb. 1- 

 pound.is selling fairly well at mostly lOc; 

 occasionally lie. ; No. 1, 8-9c.; occasionally 

 10. Other grades, 8-4c.. according to color and 

 general condition. Extracted, 4-5c. Sales of 

 any grade cannot be made fast unless prices 

 are cut in accordance. 



List of Huney and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote in this Journal. 



Ctaicago, tils. 



R. A. Burnett & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



HiLDRXTH Bros. & Seoelkbn, 



Kansas City. Mo. 



C. C. CI.BMOM8 & Co.. 423 Walnut 8t 



Bnaalo, N. Y. 



BATTER80N & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St. 

 Hamilton, Ills. 



CBA8. DADANT & SON. 



Pbiladelphla, Pa. 



Wm. A. Selser. 10 Vine St. 



Cleveland, Oblo. 



Williams Bros., 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. Louts, I*Io. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St 



minneapolis, ininn. 



S. H. Hall & Co. 



inilivaukee. Wis. 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Boston, Mass. 



E. E. Blike & Co., 37 Chatham Street. 



Detroit, Itllcb. 



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



Indianapolis, Ind. 



Walter S. Pouder, 162 Massachusetts Ave. 



Albany, N. Y, 



Chas. McCulloch &. Co.. 380 Broadway. 



Cincinnati, Oblo. 



C. r. Mctb & Son. cor. Freeman & Central art. 



<{ueeii§> antl <tiieeii-Rea,rins'. — 



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ConTcntion Notices. 



New York.— The annual meeting of the 

 Ontario County. New York. Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will be held at Oanandaigua. N. V.. 

 J m 29 and :iO, 1897. The usual cordial Invi- 

 tation is extended to all interested In apicul- 

 ture, especially to the beekeepers of afljoin- 

 ing counties. Kurn E. Taylor, Sec. 



Bellona. N. Y. 



Iowa —The seventh annual meeting of the 

 Eastern Iowa Bee Keepers' Aasociitlon will 

 meet at Anamosa, Iowa, Feb. 10 and 11. 181)7. 

 A corps of experimenters have been doing 

 special work In the apiary, and will report. 

 Lay all cares aside, and come and enjoy the 

 good things prepared for you. 



Andrew, Iowa, F. M. Merritt, Pres. 



Wisconsin.— The Wisconsin State Bee- Keep- 

 ers' Society will meet Feb. 3 and4, 1897, in 

 the Capitol Building, Madison. The meeting 

 will be largely devoted to discussions of top- 

 ics that are of present interest to Wisconsin 

 bee-keepers. The editor of the American 

 Bee Journal will favor the meeting tiv a valu- 

 able essay on marketing honey for 1897. The 

 Secretary's report on foul Brood and secur- 

 ing a law to suppress the disease, will be in- 

 teresting. Any question desired to be dis- 

 cussed will be sent to the Secretary, 



PlattevlUe, Wis. N. E. France, Sec. 



Illinois— The annual meeting of the Illi- 

 nois State Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the State House, in Springfield, Feb. 

 24 and 23. 1897 The State Farmers' Insti- 

 tute meets the same week— Including all the 

 State live stock associations— and our Exec- 

 utive Committee, along with them, arranged 

 for this date, in order ihat the Legislature 

 might be in good working condition. iWeall 

 know what for.) There will be an etfort 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 beekeep- 

 ers throughout the State impress upon their 

 Kepresentatives the importance of such a 

 bill, and i:ome to our meeling to refresh 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. 



Bradfordton, 111. 



A Tberniometer Free,— Warner's Sate 

 Cure Co., of Rochester. N. Y., are sending out 

 a limited number of accurate spirit thermom- 

 eters graduated Irom 20 degrees below zero 

 to 120 degrees above, and mounted on heavy 

 4x6 inch card board, in red and green, by 

 mail, free to any address on receipt of 2 cents 

 in stamps to pay postage. To be sure, this 

 free distribution Is Intended to advertise ihe 

 celebrated Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver 

 Cure (see advertising columns) but, neverthe- 

 less, the thermometer will be found to be a 

 useful as well as ornamental article for the 

 home or oflfice, and well worth the little 

 trouble and expense of sending for it. 



Bee-Keepers' Photog-rapli.— We 



have now on hand a limited number of ex- 

 cellent photographs of prominent bee-keep- 

 ers — a number of pictures on one card. The 

 likeness of 49 of them are shown on one of 

 the photographs, and 121 on the other. We 

 will send them, postpaid, for 30 cts. a card, 

 mailing from the 121 kind first; then after 

 they are all gone, we will send the 49 kind. 

 So those who order first will get the most 

 " faces " for their money. Send orders to 

 the Bee Journal office. 



BeeswaxWaiited for Cash 



Ur In ExchuDvre fur 



Comb Foundation. 



Hlgiiei.t Price Puld. 



If you want your Wax Workt Info Foiiif 



flallon, satistactorily. promptly. : n i at ihe 

 lotvest price, send It to me. 

 ;^~ Write for Price-Llst and Samples. 



GUS DITTMER, 



Ai:<;lSTA, WIS. 



MerUUni the AmeT-UMnUee Journal, 



