1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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HONEY and BEESWAX 



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Chicag'o, III., July 20.— Some few lots of 

 the n w crop ot white comb has come on the 

 market and sold at 12c. Lots not strictly 

 nice may fail to hr np Ibis figure. Very Ittle 

 sale lor extracted honey of any kind. Prices 

 range from 5S6c. for wolte. 4ia5c. for amber, 

 and dark ;ii4c. Bees- ai steady at 26©27c. 



San Francisco, Calif., July 14.— White 



comb, 1-lbs., 7 nc: a'nber comb. 4-6c.; ex- 

 tracted, white liquid. 4^4-5c.; extracted, light 

 amber. :)!4-tc.; d:i k tule, 2?iC. Beeswax, 

 fair to choice. 25-20 _■. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Jnly 22,— There Is a 

 fair demand or extracted and comb honey. 

 We have disposed already nf anumberof ar- 

 rivals of flue qualit>. We quote 11 H@ 1 3c. as 

 the range for choice c^^mb hooey: 3H@6c. lor 

 extracted. Demand is fair for beeswax at 

 22@25c, for good to choice yellow. 



St, Louis, Mo., July S.— Fancy white. 12® 

 12^c.; No 1 white, il®ll!<c ; fani-v amber. 

 lOOIOHc ; No. 1 ami.er. 9@l0c ; fancy dark, 

 8^(a,9c.: No- 1 dart:. iQRc; white, extracted, 

 4=ii@5c ; amber. 4'i^i\^a.; dark, 3!^ia4c. 

 Beeswax. 25V4(a26c 



Movement of honey Is very light : the 

 weather 'oo warm, and prices are nominal. 

 Very little selling. 



Indianapolis, Ind., Jnly 5.— Fancy white 

 10@12Hc.; No 1 white. 9®10c : white, ex- 

 tracted. 4@6c. Beeswax. 25@27c. 



Big crop is being secured in this Sta'e. No 

 demand lor other grades than those men- 

 tioned. 



Albany. H. Y., July S.— Fancy white, 11® 

 12c.: fancy amber, 7®8i;.: fancy dark. 6®8c. ; 

 white, extra'*t d. 5c : <iark. 4c. 



But very little is doing In honeythis month. 

 There i3 a small slock ot inferior comb honey 

 on the market, and q-iite a liitlt- extracted. 

 Bees are Siid to be doing nicely In this se> 

 tion. 



Buffalo, N. Y , July 6.— Fancy white. 9® 



10c. : No 1 whlte.8(S9c ; fan y amber, 7(tf8o.; 

 No. 1 amber, 6@Tc : fancy dark, ."laec; No. 1 

 dark. 4@5c.: white, extracted, o@6c. Bees- 

 wax. 2;i'i428c. 



No demand now for either new or old hone}', 

 a t .o it can be sold, of course, at some price. 



Ililwankee, Wis., July 6.— Fancy white, 



12@i:ic.: No 1 white. Il@l2c ; fanch amber. 

 9@10c.: No. 1 auiicr. 8@flc.: No. 1 dark. 5® 

 7e. : white, exiratied. 5®Hc. : amber, 4^® 5c. : 

 dark, 4@4Wc. lieesivax 26'S28c. 



Thesui'ply of honey Is ample for all de- 

 mat. ds, and some old stock is yet on hand 

 t'lai is very hard to move, as quality is poor. 

 The fancy is n- arly all gone. Extracted 

 moved snme during tbe Ust week. Small re- 

 ceipts of new qualitv common We think 

 our market will be in good order for s ip 

 ments of new croi). We hope there will be a 

 markt Improv' ment in quality and package, 

 all along the line. 



Kansas City, Mo., July 7,— Fancy white, 

 13-140.: No 1 wttite. 1 -13c.: fancy ambi-r, 

 11-12C.: No. 1 amber. lO-i \c.\ fancy dark. 9- 

 10c. ; No. 1 dark, 8-'io : white, extracted. 5- 

 5!<c.: amber. 4S^-5c ; dark. .tH-4c. Beeswax, 

 3Uc. 



New comb hooey Iims beirnu to come in. but 

 no new extracted The demand is n )t large 

 on account of fruit and vegetables being so 

 plentiful. 



Detroit. Mi h... July 7.— Fancy white. 10- 



11c. ; No 1 white. SI- Oj.: fancy amber. 8-9c ; 

 No. I amber. 7-Hc ; fnucy dark, 6-7c.: white, 

 extracted. 5 Gc; amber, 4-5c.: dark, no sale. 

 Beeswax. 25-26o. 



There Is som.^ old honey In the market and 

 new is arriving. 



Boston, Mass., Jnly 6.— Fancy white, l.'^c : 

 No. I w hite. 1 l-r^f.; « hile, extracted. 7-8c.: 

 amber. 5-6c Beeswax. 26c. 



Honey is .sellinir slowly now. but this Is ex- 

 pected duiing warm wetther. Beeswax Is 

 practically out ot market as lar as supply is 

 concerned, but th^ demand Is good. 



New Yo-k, N. Y., July 6.— Our market is 

 bare of comb hon.-y. aim snme demand lor 

 while at trom lO-lli; M-trket on extracted 

 I?* rather weak: demand t-low of !ate. and ar- 

 rivals plenty. We quote; Southern, average 

 common grHde. .^I'c per gallon; betiergranes 

 from So-BOc: Calilornia light amber. 4H- 

 49-i .; white. 5-5 ^^c. Beeswax remains steady 

 at 26-270. 



Philadelphia, Pa., July 10.— Fancy white, 



13@Hc.; No. I white, 12ai:ic.; fancy amber, 

 liai2c.: No. 1 amber. 10@llc.: fancy dark, 

 sanc ; No. 1 dark. 7a8c. Extracted, white. 

 5®6c ; amber 4®5o.; dark, 4c. Beeswax. 25c. 

 New honey has commenced to arrive. Very 

 little call at present. To-day Is very dull. 

 Prospects are lor very low prices. Biggest 

 honey crop in 10 years. 



Minneapolis, Minn., July 10, — Fancy 

 white. 12@14c.: No. 1 white, ll®i2c.: fancy 

 amber. 10@llc : No. I amber, 9@10c; fancy 

 darli,8@9c.; No 1 dark. 7@8c. Extracted, 

 white, ti@7c.; amber. o@6c. : dark. 4@5c. 

 Bees.vax, 24@27c. 



Demand for txtracted honey is nominal, 

 but at fair prices. Comb very Blow on ac- 

 count of warm weather. 



Cleveland, Ohio, Jnly 7.— Fancy white, 

 12>4i.: No. 1 white, lO-llc: fancv amber. 

 9c.: fancy dark, 6-7c. Beeswax. 28-30c. 



Hone\ Is moving very slowly; no demand 

 for It whatever. 



List uf Uuney and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



ClllCBKO, Ills. 



H. A. BtiKNETT & Co.. 163 South Water Street, 



New York, N. Y. 



HiLDRKTH Bros. & Sbohlken. 



120 & 122 W. Broadway. 



Kansas City, lUo. 



0. C. Ci,EMOM8 & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



Bnfialo, N. Y. 



Battkrson & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 



Chab. Dadant & Son. 



Pblladelphla, Pa. 



Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cleveland, Ohio. 



A. B. Williams & Co.. 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. Lonis, no. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St 



ItllnneapoIlD, minn. 



8. H. Hall & Co. 



miltvankee. Wis. 



A. V. Bishop Ac Co. 



BoMton, mass. 



Blake. Scott cSc Lee , 57 Chatham Street. 



Detroit, TIlc-li. 



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



ludtanapolls, Ind. 



Walter i. P jao lit. to ; .\I iss .chusetts Ave 



Albany, N. Y. 



Chas. MCCULLOCH & Co.. 380 Broadway. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



C. F. MrTH& Son. cor. Freeman & Central A vs. 



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