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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mav 15 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

 etain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



ANo. 1.— All SIC nn^ well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood : l imbs 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 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 j that is. 

 there will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Philadelphia. — There is little demand for comb 

 honey, and prices are unchanged. Commission men 

 are not refusing any reasonable offer. Fancy, 12(0(13 ; 

 No 1, 10@11 : buckwheat, 8^9; fancy extracted, 7^ ; 

 amber, 654. Beeswax, 31. We are producers of honey, 

 and do not handle on commission. 



May 9. 



Kansas City. — The honey market is about the same 

 as in our last, but we are getting some letters now in 

 regard to new honey. We believe that, the sooner the 

 old stock is disposed of, the more money it will bring. 

 With the advent of new honey we look for lower 

 prices on old stock. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



May 9. 



Chicago. — The market has an over-supply of comb 

 honey, very little of which will pass as No. 1, which 

 sells at 11@12. and off grades at a corresponding value. 

 Extracted brings 6@7 for best white, and amber .5^6. 

 Beeswax, 30. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



May 9. 



Toledo. — The honey market is rather quiet, as is 

 usual at this time of the year ; but as our stock is most- 

 ly cleaned up we making sales as follows : Fancy 

 white clover in no-drip shipping-cases, 15; No. 1, 13; 

 buckwheat, 12 ; white-clover extracted, in barrels, 654; 

 cans, "714 '. amber, in barrels, .5;4@6 ; cans, 654@7. Bees- 

 wax, 28@30. Griggs Brothers. 



May 9. 



Albany. — The honey market is very dull here now, 

 being between seasons. Quotations are nominal — 

 white comb, 12@15; mixed, 10@r2 ; candied honey, and 

 honey in bad condition, no certain price. Extracted, 

 dark, 5@o% ; light, 6@7. Beeswax 28@.30. 



May 11. MacDougall & Co. 



Denver. — Our market is entirely cleaned up on No. 

 1 white comb honey. We could get $2 50@|2.75 per 

 case for No. 1 white stock. There is no demand for 

 candied comb honey. No. 1 white extracted honey 

 brings '!%®7}i ; light amber, 6^(a)7. Beeswax, 26@30. 



May 11 Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n. 



St. Louis. — There is no change in the honey mar- 

 ket. Business is very dull. Fancy comb honey, 13 @ 

 14 ; A No. 1, 12 ; No. 1. 10@ 11 ; No. 2, 9 ; No 3, 7@8 ; 

 broken honey, 6(017. Extracted, 5@ol4 in cans, 4(g4J4 

 in barrels. R. Hartmann & Co. 



May 9. 



Toronto. — No change in price. Extracted, ( 

 comb, J1.50(g$1.75 per dozen. Market is slow. 



E. Grainger & Co. 

 May 10. 



For Sale. — 8000 lbs. choice ripe extracted clover 

 honey, in cases of two new (iO-lb. cans each, at 7^ 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. — Fancy basswood and white-clover hon- 

 ey; 60-lb. cans, 8c; 2 cans or more, 7'/4c; bbls., 7Hc. 

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



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 ^Yi-s-V^ 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. 



Wanted — Beeswax. We are paying 30c cash or 32 

 cents per pound in exchange for supplies for pure av- 

 erage wax delivered at Medina, or our branch houses 

 at 144 E. Erie St., Chicago, 44 Vesey St., New York 

 City, and 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. Be sure to send 

 bill of lading when you make the shipment, and ad- 

 vise us how much you send, net and gross weights. 

 We can not use old comb at any price. 



The a. I. Root Company, Medina, O. 



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