316 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

 Btain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

 cell, the outside snrfaceof the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All s' L nin well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; c 'tabs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the 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 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. 



Milwaukee. — The market on honeyhas not changed 

 very materially since our last report The supply con- 

 tinues ample to supply the demand. The sales are 

 slow, yet it is going out, but not as fast as we or ship- 

 pers desire, and there may be a probability of some 

 comb honey being carried beyond the spring season; 

 Yet, as there is a good margin of time before another 

 crop, we are hoping it will all sell at fair values, and 

 we shall do all we can to get a lair value tor all fancy 

 stock. We quote: Fancy 1-lb. sections, 12@13; A 1-lb. 

 sections, 11C<D12}4\ inferior grades nominal — 10@11. 

 Extracted white in barrels, pails, cans, 6^@7. Bees- 

 wax, 28@80. A. V. Bishop & Co , 



March 23. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Philadelphia. — The season for selling honey has 

 been prolonged on account of the cold weather, which 

 has certainly been very fortunate for the bee-keeper, 

 as there never was as much honey shipped in .so late 

 in the season to be disposed of. It has broken the 

 price considerably, but there is still quite a demand, 

 which otherwise would have fallen off. We quote: 

 Fancy white comb, 13(2)14; No. 1, 12; amber and buck- 

 wheat, 9®10; extracted white. "(S.S; amber, 6(S'7. Bees- 

 •wax in good demand, 31. We are produce: s of honey, 

 and do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Sei.ser, 



March 21. 10 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Albany. — Stock of honey here is working off better 

 since weather became warmer, and looks more encour- 

 aging lor selling out stock. The past three cold^ 

 months have been not only very discouraging, bu' al- 

 most all honey hardened in the comb, and gives very 

 poor satisfaction Prices are nominal now, from 8 to 

 13 cts for comb, according to condition of honey. Ex- 

 tracted slow at 6@6}4 for buckwheat and 614 for light 

 grades. MacDougal & Co., 



March 23. Albany, N. Y. 



KANSA.S City. — The demand for honey, contrary to 

 the usual market conditions at this time of the year, is 

 slow, and only very low prices will induce the trade to 

 buy in large quantities Far>cv comb honey is selling 

 at $225; No. 1 from 2.00 to S2.15; amber honey, and 

 combs that are not well filled, are selling at just what 

 prices the trade will pay. Extracted honey is moving 

 very slowly; there is very little demand for amber, 

 and white is selling at G@S]4- No demand for barrleed 

 stock. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



March 22. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cincinnati. — The honey market continues tobe dull ; 

 if any thing, the prices on comb honey are lower; con- 

 cessions are made on bigger lots. I quote fancy white 

 comb from 12i4@, 14. Sales on extracted are made at 

 the following prices: Amber in barrels. 5'^ @.5%; in 

 cans I4c more. Alfalfa, water-white, 6(a»6J^; strictly 

 white clover for extra fancy, 714®8. Beeswax, 30. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



Mar. 19. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Buffalo.— Demand for white comb honev is im- 

 proving. There is a scare on about selling adulterated 

 extracted honey, and the trade is afraid to handle ex- 

 tracted. Fancy white comb 12!^@13 A No. 1, 12® 12 5^; 

 No 1, 11 '^©12; No. 2, lOrail; No. ?, 9(a.\0: No 1, dark, 

 10@11; No. 2. dark, 9®10. White extracted, 6M@7; 

 amber, 5}^@6; dark, 5(q5%. Beeswax, 28®.32 



W. C. TOWNSEND. 



Mar. 24 Buffalo, N. Y 



DENVER. — There is sufficient stock in this market to 

 meet the local demand. No. 1 white, f2.50(a.'2.75 per 

 case of 24 sections; No. 2 white. $2.2.5@2.40 per case of 

 24 sections. White extracted, 7@75^. Clean yellow 

 beeswax wanted at 28(5.30 cents per pound, according 

 to color. The Colo. Honey Producers' Ass'n., 



March 21. 1440 Market St., Denver, Colo. 



Boston. — There is nothing new to note, either re- 

 garding the condition of our honey market or prices. 

 The demand is naturally not so heavy as it was, owing 

 to ihe warmer weather and the near approach of the 

 maple-sugar season. Prices remain as before. 



Blake, Scott & I,ee, 



March 22. Boston, Mass. 



San Francisco.— New comb per lb., white, 10@12; 

 amber, 8@10; Extracted, water-white. 5^@S: light am- 

 ber, 5@5^; dark amber, 4 ^@5. Beeswax. 26@28. 

 Ernest B. Schaeffle, 



March 11. Murphys, Cal. 



Toronto — Honey is selling at retail fairly well; but 

 there is very little demand for large lots at wholesale. 

 Prices are unchanged. Comb, $1.50 per dozen on the 

 average; extracted, from 6@8. wholesale; 9®10 retail 

 in -S-lb. and 10-lb. tins. E. Grainger & Co., 



March 19. Toronto, Ont. 



Columbus. — Fair demand for honey, but prices low- 

 er. White ranges from 12@18 as to grade; amber, 10® 

 11. Evans & Turner, 



March 22. Columbus, O. 



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



For Sale. — 8000 lbs. choice ripe extracted clover 

 honey, in cases of two new t30-lb. cans each, at 7J4 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 I,. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



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

 ey; 60-lb cans, 8c; 2 cans or more, 75^c; bbls., 7^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, 7J^c; two or 

 more, 7c. Amber, one cent less. 



C. H. Stordock, Durand, Ills. 



Wanted. — Honey. -Selling fancy 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. — Extra fancy comb honey, about 100 lbs. 

 each in Danz and 4i^x4^ sections, the latter in two- 

 beeway and four-beeway sections. 



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



Wanted. — Beeswax. Will pay spot cash and full 

 market value for beeswax at any time of the year. 

 Write us if you have any to dispose of. 



HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



265-267 Greenwich St., New York. 



