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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. is 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be wel 1 filled, combs straight, firm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel- 

 Btain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface (^ the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sic( oin well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; cimbs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or t lie entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

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

 comb surface soiled, or t lie entire surface slightly soi.ed. 



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. 



Kansas City. — Another cut in the price of comb 

 honey since our la.st quotations. Strictly No. 1 white 

 comb was sold at f2 25 per case of 24 sections. We are 

 holding our stock at $2 50, with the hopes of a better 

 market; but if shipments continue we shall have to 

 let go with the rest. There is light demand for the 

 supply of extracted, at HJ^ (at 7 for white; amber, 5J^ @ 

 6. Beeswax in demand at 30. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Feb. 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston — There is but little change to note in our 

 honey market Strictly fancy Eastern honey is scarce, 

 and Western honey will not bring as much here. We 

 quote fancy white in glass-front cases at 16; No. 1, 15. 

 Supply is ample, and demand light at this time. Ex- 

 tracted, water white, 8: light amber, 7 @ 8, with but 

 little call for the dark variety. 



Blake, Scott & I,ee, 



Feb. 8. Boston, Mass. 



Chicago. — The demand is better for all grades of 

 honey than at any time since beginning of December. 

 Stocks are now being reduced, I ut at the same time 

 prices are easy. Many have had it so long that they 

 are anxious to make .='ales. No. 1 to fancy white comb 

 sells at 12 @ 13; amber grades. 10 @ 11; dark, etc., 

 9 (a), 10; white extracted, 6 (31 7. according to quality, 

 kind, and fiavor; amber, 5 (Si 6. Beeswax. 30 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Feb. 8. Chicago, 111. 



St. I,ouis— The honey trade rules very dull on comb 

 as well as on extracted. Quotations are more or less 

 nominal at $2.75 pet case of 24 sections for fancy; A 

 No. I. $IJ0 (g>, 82 50 per case; No. 1, $2 00 (§ $i. 25; No. 

 2, 81.65(0) $1.75. Extracted in barrels, 5'4 per lb. In 

 5-gallon cans, 6 ® i)%. No. 3 comb honey unsalable in 

 this market. R. Hartmann & Co., 



Feb. 8. St. l,ouis, Mo. 



Toronto. — There is no change to speak of There 

 seems to be a very good demand for honey in small 

 quantities among the storekeepers, but not a great deal 

 moving in a wholesale way. Several reports from out- 

 side town.s indicate that quite a supply of extracted 

 honey is yet unsold. No change in prices. 



E. Grainger & Co., 



Feb. 9. Toronto, Ont. 



Philadelphia. — There has been a decided decline 

 in cornb honey since last quotations. Bee-men who 

 have little lots held back, and are afraid they can not 

 dispose of it before warm weather, are shipping it in, 

 selling at any price they can get breaking the market 

 decidedly. We would quote lanc\ white at 11(0)15; No. 

 Iatl2(a)13; amber, 10. Extracted, white, Ufa,', amber, 

 5@6. Beeswax, 31. We are producers of honey and 

 do not handle on commission. 



Wm. A. Selser, 



Feb. 10. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Toledo —The market on honey at this writing is 

 quiet, as is usual at this time of the year, and prices 

 have weakened: but we are making sales at the fol- 

 lowing ptices: Fancy white clover, in no-drip cases, 

 15; No. 1. 14; buckkvheat. 13; not much demand for am- 

 ber. Extiacted, white clover, in barrels. 6J4; cans, ~}4 

 (^S; amber, barrels, 6 cts ; cans, 6J4 5?7. Beeswax. 28(g) 

 30. Griggs Brothers, 



Feb, 8. Toledo, O. 



Cincinnati.- There is a fair demand for honey, but 

 the nearing end of the 'eason for comb honey with 

 large supply has pressed the p' ices. Fancv white, 1S@ 

 14 Extracted, amber in barrels. 5^(5 55^: cans % 

 more alfalfa, water-white, 6(o 6^, fancv while clover, 

 7}^(6 8 Beeswax, 30. C. H. W. Weber. 



Feb. 9. Cincinnati, O. 



Albany. — Honey demand is very light, owing to this 

 unprecedentedly continued cold weather for the last 

 thiee months. Quotations are nominal on comb hon- 

 ey. We look for better demand after Lent begins if 

 weather warms up Exti acted i= in demand, especial- 

 Iv granulated. Buckwheat, for Jewish holi(3ay trade, 

 6@fi%. MacDocgal & Co., 



Feb, 10. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Buffalo. — The demand for honey is very slow: but 

 very little .strained honey on the market. Comb hon- 

 ey is quite plentiful. Fancv comb honev, 13(^14; A No. 

 1, 12i^(g;13; No 1. 12(512i/:" ^o. 2. 11(2)12; No. 3, 10(oll; 

 amber. 11(5)12; dark, 9(3)10: white extracted, 6@6}4; 

 dark, 5@5^. Beeswax, 30(o 32. 



W. C. Townsend, 



Feb. 11. Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale. — I have a few more cases of comb honey 

 (mostly buckwheat), which I will offer at a reduced 

 price to close out. 



N. ly Stevens, R. D 18, Moravia, N. Y. 



For Sale.— 100 cases fancy clover, no-drip; 100 

 cases No. 1 white, strawed carrier; straight 14oz. sec- 

 tions, price $2.75. J. C Stewart, Hopkins, Mo. 



Reference, Farmers' Bank. 



For Sale. — 8000 lbs. choice ripe extracted clover 

 honey, in cases of two new 60-lb. cans each, at 714 cts. 

 per lb.; 335-lb. barrels at 7 cts. per lb. 



G. W. Wilson, R. R. No. 1, Viola, Wis. 



For Sale. — Thirty barrels choice extracted white- 

 clover honey Can put it up in any style of package 

 desired. Write for prices, mentioning style of pack- 

 age, and quantity wanted. Sample mailed on receipt 

 of three cents in P. O. stamps. Emil J. Baxter, 

 Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey. Finest grades for ta- 

 ble use. Prices quoted on application. Sample by 

 mail, 10 cts. to pay for package and postage. 



Orel L,. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale.— .5000 lbs. of fine comb and extracted hon- 

 ey, mostly all comb. L. Werner, 



Box 387. Edwardsville, 111. 



For Sale. — Fancy basswood and white-clover hon- 

 ey: 60 lb cans, 8c; 2 cans or more, 7'/^c; bbls , 7J^c. 

 E. R. Pahl & Co., 294 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis. 



For Sale. — Fine extracted honey for table use, in 

 60-lb. cans. Price for white, single'can, 7^c; two or 

 more, 7c. Amber, one cent less. 



C. H. Stordock. Durand, Ills. 



Wanted. — Honey. Selling fancv white, 15c; amber. 

 13c. We are in the market for either local or car lots 

 of comb honey. Write us. Evans & Turner, 



Columbus, Ohio. 



Wanted. — Beeswax ; highest market price paid. 

 Write for price list. 



Bach, Becker & Co., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — To pay cash for comb and extracted 

 honey. State kind with best prices 



I,. H. RoBEY, Worthington, W. Va. 



Wanted. — Extracted honey ; state kind, size pack- 

 age, and quantitv, lowest cash price. 



Edmund J. Bicrry, Brome, Quebec, Can. 



Wanted. — Extracted honey, white clover, ba.ss- 

 wood, and alfalfa. Send sample at once, stating 

 quantity you have how put up, and lowest price. 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



