1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



945 



Honey Column. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled, oombs straight, firmly 

 attached to all four sides, the combs iinsoihd by travel-stain, 

 or otherwise; all the cells sealed exceiit an occasional cell;, 

 the outside surface of the wood well scraijcd of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sections well tilled except the row of cells next 

 "to the wood; combs straight; one-eighth part of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— .\11 sections well filled except the row of cells next to 

 the wood : combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface .soiled; or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled and 

 sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according to 

 color, using the terms white, amber, and dark; that is, there 

 will be •' fancy white." " No. 1 dark," etc. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago.— The demand has fallen off very much of 

 late; but prices have not declined to any great degree 

 from those prevailing for the past sixty days; but any 

 pressure to sell would cause a decline. Fancy white 

 comb, 16; No, 1, 1.5; amber and travel-stained, white, 

 13@14; dark and buckwheat, 10(a),ll. Extracted white, 

 "^¥2®^ ; amber, 7@7K ; buckwheat and other dark 

 grades, 6@65^. Beeswax, 28. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 7. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Detroit.— Fancy white comb, 15@16; No. 1, 13@14; 

 dark and amber, 10@12. Extracted white, 8@8^ ; 

 dark and amber, 6@,7. Beeswax, 26@28. 



Dec. 10. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Boston. — Our honey market is very strong at the 

 following prices, with supplies verv light : Fancy, 

 1-lb. cartons, 17; A No. 1, 1.5@16 ; No. 1, 1.5; No. 2, 12@ 

 13. Extracted, 7y2@8J'^, according to quality. We can 

 see no reason why the.se prices should not be well 

 maintained right through the sea.son, and advise ship- 

 ping. The higher prices naturally curtail consump- 

 tion somewhat. Blake, Scott & L,ee, 



Dec. 7. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Schenectady. — There has been quite a brisk de- 

 mand for honey during the past few days. Grocers 

 have closed out their first s\ipply, and are buying now 

 for holiday trade, having to take up with buckwheat, 

 as the supply of white is exhausted We quote fancv 

 white, 16@,17; fair to good, \A®.\^\ buckwheat, 11@12. 

 Have sold some considerable dark extracted, but 

 have had to shade quoted prices to do it. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Dec 8. Schenectady, N. Y. 



New York. — The receipt of comb honey at present 

 is very light, although there is a good demand for all 

 grades We quote: Fancy white comb, 15(5)16; No. 1 

 white, 1.3(5)14; No. 2 white, 11H@12?/^; buckwheat, 10 

 @11. There is no demand for buckwheat extracted as 

 yet. Some sales are reported at 5^(55^. Beeswax, 27 

 @28. Francis H. 1,eggett & Co., 



Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Dec. 8. New York City. 



Milwaukee. — There is nothing startling of any 

 special interest in the honey trade on this market. 

 The supply seems moderate and yet there seems to 

 be enough to meet the current consumptive demand. 

 The offerings and receipts are more liberal of late, 

 yet any shippers who may have fancy section honey 

 we can safely encourage them to ship to us. We quote : 

 Fancy 1 lb. section, IfifelS; A No. 1, 16(517; No. 1, 15(^16; 

 amber, 13@15. Extracted in barrels, cans, pails, and 

 kegs, white, 8'4@.95^; amber, 7^(5/8 Beeswax, 2.5@,28. 



Dec. 7. A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Albany. — Honey market quiet and steady, with 

 light receipts. We do not look for any change in 

 prices now, as ciop is nearly all in, and 'slock light. 

 White comb. 17; No. 1, 16; No. 2, 15; mixed, 13(a)14; 

 buckwheat, 13(5)13^. Extracted, white, 8(a8M; mixed, 

 7@7% ; buckwheat, 6. Extracted honey slow, and 

 prices are nominal, or what we are asking at present. 

 MacDougal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 

 Dec. 10. Albany, N. Y. 



Philadelphia.— The high - water mark has been 

 reached on comb honey, and the fancy lots all clean- 

 ed up; there is lots of No. 1 and No. 2 on the market. 

 We quote No. 1, 14(5)15; No. 2, 13. Extracted white, 8; 

 amber, 7. Beeswax, 2S. We are producers of honey — 

 do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



Dec. 8. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity; also rate of freight to Boston. 

 Blake, Scott & 1,ee, 

 31 and 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Wanted — 1.52 lbs. honey in well-filled combs (Dove- 

 tailed hives), to winter bees upon. 



J. B. Enos, M. D., Charleroi, Pa. 

 This party is all right.— The A. I, Root Co. 



For Sale.— 20,000 lbs. extracted honey from alfalfa, 

 and light amber from Rocky Mountain bee-plant. 

 Two cans, 120 lbs. net, |8 40; also 5 and 10 lb. pails. 

 In ordering state if you want white or amber. 



M. P. Rhoads, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale.— Extracted alfalfa honey, 9^c per lb.; 

 light amber extracted, 8J^c ; in cans. Sample, 5c. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park Place, New York. 



For Sale.— White alfalfa honey at 18.50 per case of 

 ten gallons, weighing 122 pounds net. Buyer to pay 

 freight charges. H. I,. Weems, lyemoore, Cal. 



For Sale.— Choice alfalfa honey. Two cans, 130 

 lbs. net, whitest, S9.00 ; tinted, partly from other 

 bloom, 88.40. Also small cans. 



The Arkansas V.\lley Apiaries, 



Oliver Foster, Prop., Las Animas, Bent Co., Colo. 



For Sale. 

 honey. 



Five tons of extracted buckwheat 

 N. L. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Buckwheat extracted honey, in large or 

 small quantities. Write for prices. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



For Sale,— Extracted honey from alfalfa ; 60 lb. 

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



For Sale.— 3000 lbs. extracted alfalfa honey; 75 lb. 

 cans, 6c per lb.; 12-lb. (1 gal.) cans, 10 in a box, 7c per 

 lb ; f8.40 per box. This month, a bargain. 



W. C. Gathright, Dona Ana, New Mexico. 



A Honey Market. lr:^\Z'^^^TJl^^lTo 



interest us. We have bought and sold five carloads 

 already this season, and want more. We pav spot 

 cash Address, giving quantity, quality, and price. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, III. 



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