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(;leanings in bee culture. 



May 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RrrLES. 



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

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

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



ANo. 1.— All secc ons well filled 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 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. 



PHiLADELPHtA. —Never in the history of the comb- 

 honey market has there been such a lot of off-quality 

 of comb honey shipped into this market so late in the 

 season. We have sold some of our own honey in the 

 last few days, good No 1, as low as 6c a section, the 

 same honey we were getting He for 60 days ago. It is 

 the old .stoiy, that when bee-men find the season clos- 

 ing, and they can not get rid of the crop themselves, 

 they send it to the commission man .o slaughter it at 

 any price he can get. We quote No. 1 comb, 10: am- 

 ber, 7(0.8. extracted fancy white. 114; amber, 6. Bees- 

 wax sells readily at 31. We are produceis of honey, 

 and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



April 21. 10 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cincinnati. — The honey market here is re-assum- 

 ing activity, and, judging from present indications and 

 the lateuf ss of the season, the last seasoa's crop will 

 be consumed before the arrival of the new^ We offer 

 amber extracted in barrels and cans at 5^(tf654; white 

 clover, 6^(&8, accotding to quality and package; fancy 

 comb honey sells at 12@15. Beeswax wanted at iOc. 

 The Fred W. Muth Co., 



April 18. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Kansas City.— The demand for honey is a little 

 better than it has been. Prices on strictly fancy comb 

 are $2 50 per case, if not candied; the great trouble 

 with the majoritj^ of honey coming from the West at 

 present is that it is more or less candied and about $2 

 to $2 25 is all we can get for it. Amber is stlling at 

 S2 26 per case; extracted is dull at 5(Sj6. Beeswax is in 

 good demand at 30c. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



April 18. Kansas City, Mo. 



New York. — There are no new features in the honey 

 market. Some white honey selling at from 12® 13; oSf 

 grades at from 10(0)11; no demand for dark honey 

 whatever. Market is very quiet on extracted of all 

 grades, and prices are rather irregular. Beeswax 

 very firm at 29,5:31. Hildreth & Segelken, 



Apr. 18. 265-267 Greenwich St., New York. 



Milwaukee. — There's certainly somewhat of a prob- 

 lem to be solved as . egards this market on honey in 

 common, with some others, and that is, will the great 

 people eat and consume all the honey so richly pro- 

 vided? While there is certainly increased consump- 

 tion, there is not enough to lake all o far, an^l the 

 supply continues in excessof demand. The continued 

 cold helps, and the probability that the winter killed 

 many bees, may have the effect to put moie value up- 

 on the surplus stock of honey We are hopeful of fa- 

 vorable results. We quote fancy 1-lb sections. 12@13; 

 all qualities below fancy, nominal, 10@ll. Extracted 

 in barrels, pails, cans, 654(3*754. Beeswax, 28@80. 

 A. V. Bishop & Co., 



April 23. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati. — The honey market continues tobedull; 

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

 cessions are made on bigger lots I quote fancy white 

 comb from 1254@U. Sales on extracted are made at 

 the following prices: Amber in barrels, 55{@5^; in 

 cans. I4c jnore. Alfalfa, water-white, 6(aj6j^; strictly 

 white clover for extra fancy, 754@8. Bei swax 30. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



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



Denver. — There is sufficient stock in this market to 

 meet the local demand. No. 1 white, $2 50(g,2 75 per 

 case of 21 sections; No. 2 white. $2.25@2.-J0 per case of 

 24 sections. White extracted, 7(0)754. Clean yellow 

 beeswax wanted at 28(3)30 cents per pound, according 

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



April Ifl. 1440 Market St., Denver, Colo. 



St. t,ouiS. — The stock of fancy comb is very small, 

 and qviotable at 13(cal4; A No. 1 at ll(a/12; No 1, at 10 

 (^11; No. 2, nominal 9; No. 3, 6(0)7. All sugared honey, 

 or otherwise defective or broken, is not salable above 

 6(5i7. Extracted honey is quotable at 5(g554 in cans; 

 4@45^ in barrels. R. Hartmann & Co , 



April 18. St. I«ouis, Mo. 



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

 amber, 8@10; Extracted, water-white, 554(^6; light am- 

 ber, 5@554; dark amber. 4 54@5 Beeswax. 28@b0. 

 Ernest B. Schaeffle, 



April 22. Murphys, Cal. 



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

 garding the conrition of our honey market or prices. 

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

 to he warmer weather and the near approach of the 

 maple-sugar season. Prices remain as before. 



Blake, Scott & 1,ee, 



April 21. Boston, Mass. 



For Sale. — 8000 lbs. choice ripe extracted clover 

 honey, in cases of two new 60-lb. cans each, at 754 cts. 

 per lb.; 33o-lb. barrels at 7 cts. per lb. 



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



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. I<. Stevens, R. D. 18, Moravia, N. Y. 



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 Special discounts for early orders. SEND FOR CATALOG. 



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We are successors to nobody and nobody is successor to os. 

 51 WALNUT STREET. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



