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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Junk 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RIILES. 



Fancy.— 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 except an occasional 

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



ANo. 1.— All s c. ons well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; c imbs 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. l.-All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

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

 5omb 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. 



Philadelphia.— The honey market has been quiet 

 for the last ten days, and very little doing. Some 

 odd lots have been sold at very low prices to clean out. 

 The demand during this changeable spring weather 

 has been very light. There is no fancy comb honey 

 on the market. We quote No. I,9(al0c; amber, 8(59; 

 fancy white extracted. 7(57^; amber, 6%@7. Bees- 

 wax has been received in large quantities: prices are 

 a little off. We quote bright yellow. :iOc; dark, 2S(a29. 

 We are producers of honey and do not handle on com- 

 mission. Wm. A. Sei SER, 



May 20. 10 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Toledo. — The market on comb honey remains quiet 

 as usual at this time of the year, but we wish to state 

 that honey is nearly exhausted in this section of the 

 country. We are closing out our No. 1 at loc. Fancy 

 white clover would bring 14@15. Extracted, in bar- 

 rels, white clover, 6<5)6^; cans, 7(0)754- amber in 

 barrels, .5(15'/^; cans, 6(fl654; Beeswax, 'i6'5)28. 



May 20. Griggs Bros., Toledo, O. 



St. I^ouis. — There is absolutely no betterment no- 

 ticeable in regard to the honey trade in this market. 

 While the stocks are not large, the demand is very 

 limited, almost at a standstill. Quotations as follows; 

 Fancy comb from 12(g),H; A No. 1, 11@12; No 1. 10@11; 

 No. 2, about 9; No. 3, 7(®8. Broken honey, 5@6. Ex- 

 tracted honey, 5@5^ in cans; iCdj,4% in barrels. Dark 

 and inferior grades will bring less. 



R. Hartmann & Co , 



May 20. St. t,ouis, Mo. 



Albany. — The honey market is quiet and dull there 

 being little demand now as it is between seasons We 

 hear of light crops predicted in this section. We quote 

 white comb in good condition, 12fa'14c; mixed, ]()(a>12. 

 Extracted, dark, 5@5%; light; 6'2(i'7. Beeswax, 30(3(32. 



May 27. MacDougall & Co. 



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

 amber, 8@I0. Extracted, water-white, .5^(g6: light am- 

 ber, 5@554; dark amber, 4^@5 Beeswax. 28@29. 

 Ernest B. Schaefflr, 



May 22. Murphys, Cal. 



Denver.— No. 1 white comb honey all sold out, and 

 but very little No. 2 on the market. No. 1 w hite comb 

 honey brings $2.&!Xa$2.7F) peicase of 24 sections; No. 2, 

 $2.25(532.40. No demand for candied comb honey. No. 

 1, white extracted, 7}4(g(7>i; light amber, ^}4®~- Bees- 

 wax wanted at 26@30. 



The Colo. Honey Producers' Ass'n., 



May 21. 1440 Market St, Denver, Colo. 



Boston. — The demand for honey is extremely light, 

 almost nothing, and supplies are heavy tor this time 

 of the year, and our prices therefore, are largely 

 nominal. We quote fancy white at 15fS)16; A No 1. 14 

 (a 15; No. 1, 14. No call for under grades. Extracted 

 from 5(36. Blake, Scott & IvEE, 



May 14. Boston, Mass. 



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

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

 price is 11(0112, and off grades at a corresponding value. 

 Extracted brings 6(^7 for best white and amber 5«6. 

 Beeswax, 30(g),31. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



May 19. 



New York.— The market is decidedly dull, and it is 

 almost impossible to move large blocks What little 

 trade there is, is done in a small way. We quote nom- 

 inally: fancy white at 13c; No. 1 at 12c, and amber at 

 10c: no demand for dark at all. Extracted is in fair 

 demand at unchanged prices with a good s'lpply. 

 Be'swax remains firm at 30c but we expect a decline 

 very shortly. Hildreth & Segelken, 



May 21. 265 Greenwich St., New York. 



Cincinnati. — The honey market continues to be 

 dull; if anything, the prices on comb honey wre low- 

 er; concessions are made on bigger lots I quote 

 fancy while comb from 12^'3il4c Sales on extracted 

 are m deatthe following prices: Amber, in barrels. 

 5/i@5?i: in cans, J^c more; alfalfa, waier white, 6(^ 

 654; strictly white clover for extra fancy 7J4 and 8c. 

 Beeswax, SOc. C. H. W. Weber, 



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



For Sale*— 8000 lbs. choice ripe extracted clover 

 honey, in cases of two new 60-lb. cans each, at 7% cts. 

 per lb.; 835-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, 7J4c; bbls., 7}4c. 

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



Wanted. — Extra fancy comb honey, about 100 lbs. 

 each in Danz and 4i^x45^ sections, the latter in two- 

 beeway and four-beeway sections. 



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



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