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Apr. 15 



Honey Market. 



G RADING-RULES. 



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

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

 Btain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceut an occasional 

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



ANo. 1.— All s -i.-. <m•^ well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; o.inbs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the en tire surf ace 8 lightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood wellbcraped 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 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. 



Philadelphia.— Honey is still comins in quite free- 

 ly, and it is astonishing how much comb honey has 

 been held back by the bee-keepers the past season. 

 As to extracted honey, I believe all the country might 

 have an entire failure of the crop and w^e should still 

 have enough to go around held over, if indications are 

 right. Fancy comb, 12(al3; No. 1. lOCgill; amber, 7@8; 

 extracted white. 7; amber, 6. Bee.«wax, 31. We are 

 produceis of honej and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Sei SER, 



April 21. 10 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Chicago.— The market is heavi'y supplied with 

 comb and extracted honey, neither of which is meet- 

 ing with any demand ; especially is this true of the 

 comb. Prices are uncertain, as those having stock 

 are anxious to dispose of it. therefore it is difficult to 

 quote prices. The best grades of white comb bring 

 ll(al2 : any thing off from choice to fancy is not want- 

 edf Exltacted white, according to quality, sells at B@ 

 7; amber, 5i®6. Beeswax, 30.ce 32. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April 7. 199 So. Water Street. 



Cincinnati. — Thehoneymarket continues to be dull; 

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

 ce.'Sions are made on bigger lots I quote fancy white 

 comb from 12}4@14. Sales on extracted are made at 

 the following prices: Amber in barrels. 5^@5>i; in 

 cans He more. Alfalfa, water-white, 6fai6J4 strictly 

 white clover for extra fancy, 7}4@8. Bei swax 30. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



April 7. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



St. IvOUIs — Fancy comb honey would probably 

 bring from 13@14 in our market at present, but there 

 is none he- e of that description. A No. 1 is in fair de- 

 mand at 12; No 1, at 10@11; No. 2. about 9; No. 3, from 

 7@8. We wish to state that considerable sugared hon- 

 ey is on this market, which is sold as low as 7 c. per 

 pound. Extracted honey is quotable al5fd5]4 in cans; 

 4@4H in barrels. Dirk, inferior goods will bring less. 

 R. Hartmann & Co , 



April 8. St. t,ouis, Mo. 



Milwaukee. — The market on honeyhas not changed 

 very ma e ially since our lat.t report The supply con- 

 tinues ample to supply the demand The .>.hles are 

 sh'W, vetitif going out but not as fast as we or ship- 

 pers desiie, an'* there may be a probability of some 

 comb honey being carried beyond the spting sc son; 

 Y -t. as thefe is a good margin of time before another 

 crop we aie hoping it will all sell at fair values and 

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

 slock. We quote: Fancy 1-lb sections. 12(^13; A 1-lb. 

 sections, llft>12H; inferior grades nominal — 10@11. 

 Extracted white in barrels, pails, cans. (>}/i&7. Bees- 

 wax, 28fg;80. ; A. V. Bishop & Co , 



March 23. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Kansas City.— There seems to be a little better 

 demand for honey; the market is strong at $2.25 for 

 fancy white comb; 82.15 for No. 1: and 82.00 per case 

 for amber. We should not be surprised to see the mar- 

 ket make qui' e a little advance from now on Mar- 

 ket on extracted, both in cans and barrels, lemains 

 very dull, and it takes extremely low prices to move 

 same. Beeswax is in good demand at 30c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



April 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



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

 amber. 8@10. Extracted, water-white. 5^f3)fi: light am- 

 ber, 5@5^, dark amber. 4 J4(®5 Beeswax. 28@b0. 

 Ernest B. Schaeffle, 



March 25. Murphys, Cal. 



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

 garding the con< ition of our honey market or prices. 

 The demand is nati rally not s-o heavj a? it was. owing 

 to he warmer weather and the near approach of the 

 maple-sugar season. Prices remain as before. 



Blake. Scott & L,ee, 



April 9. Boston,, Mass. 



Toledo. — Market on comb honey has been a little 

 du'l the past month. However, we wish to quote 

 fancy white clover in a retail way at 15; No. 1 14. no 

 demand for dark. Extiacted in 'barrels brings 6^; 

 amber, 5%; in cans, ]4c more. 



Griggs Brothers, 



April 9. 214 Jackson Ave., Toledo, O. 



Toronto. — Comb honey, culls $1.25 per do7en; fair 

 $1 50 No. 1. 81 75; extracted honey, slow; little demand, 

 from 6 to 6%c per lb in wholesale lots. Demand in 

 retail stores about as usual. 



E- Grainger & Co., 



April 11. Toronto, Ont. 



Buffalo.— Comb honey is moving fairly well at 

 steady prices. Fancy white comb, 12Hfa»13; A No. 1 

 white comb, 12(ai2>^; No. 1 white comb llj^(ai2; No. 2 

 white comb. 12^^13; No. 3 white comb. lOo 10% No. 1 

 dark white comb, ]0@11; No 2 dark white comb. 9@10; 

 white extracted, 6}^(ffi7; amber extracted, t'@6H; dark 

 extracted, 5H@6. Beeswax 28@32. 



W. C. Townsend. 



April 11. Buffalo, N. Y. 



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