628 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Honey Market. 



July 1 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

 Btain or otherwise : all thp cells sealed exceut an occasional 

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



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

 next to the wood ; C)mbs 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 

 nomb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface mnst 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. 



Philadelph ia. — It is just between sea sons now with 

 comb honey. No sales reported, and nothing doing. 

 Our commission markets are at the height of the 

 berry season; few sales made in extracted honey for 

 manufacturing purposes We quote fancy white ex- 

 tracted at 7c; amber, fc. Beeswax is declining, 28c for 

 best yellow. We are producers of honey and do not 

 handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



June 22. 10 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Toledo. — The market on comb honey remains same 

 as last quotation; no new honey is offered as yet; the 

 old is pretty well cleaned up in this locality. Ex- 

 tra fancy, 14@1.5; No. 1, 13. No demand for amber. Ex- 

 tracted white clover, in barrels, 6J^@7; in cans, 7^. 

 Beeswax. 26@28. 



June 20. Griggs Bros., Toledo, O. 



Cincinnati. — Since warm weather set in, hardly 

 any sales of comb honey are made ; what little there 

 was sold was fancy white, and brought from 12]4@ 

 Viy^. Extracted has a fair demand. I quote same as 

 follows: Amber, in barrels. 55^@5?4; in cans, %c more; 

 alfalfa, 654; fancy white clover, 1%. Nice yellow bees- 

 wax, 30c. C. H. W. Weber, 



June 18. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



St. L,ouis. — The honey market has not undergone 

 any change since our last, and repeat quotations as 

 follows: Fancy comb honey from 12(3)li- A No. 1, 11 

 (5)12: No. 1. lOfdill; No. 2, about !l; No. 3, from 7@8. 

 Extracted, 5@.5^ in cans, and 4@4i4 in barrels. Daik 

 and other inferior grades will biing less. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



June 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for honey is slow for 

 this season of the year, which is due to the vast quan- 

 tities that were held over from last .«eason. and the 

 importation of Cuban honey. We quote amber in 

 barrels and cans at 5J^@654; white clover. 6J4(aS. 

 Beeswax, 30. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



June 15. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 



New York. — Very little cemand for comb honey. 

 Some trade for No. 1 and fancy white at from 12@13, 

 while dark and amber are almost unsalable. Ex- 

 tracted is in fair demand, although prices are irregu- 

 lar. We quote from 5@6^ per lb., according to quali- 

 ty. Southern in barrels, at from 50@55 per gal. Bees- 

 wax is more plentiful and prices are gradually declin- 

 ing. We quote 28@29. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 



June 21. 265 Greenwich St., New York. 



Kansas City. — Fancy white comb 'honey, new 

 stock, is selling at $3.25 per case; No. 1 stock, Si CiO; am- 

 ber, $2.75. Old extracted honey is very slow sale. 

 Beeswax in good demand at 30c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



June 21. Kansas City, Mo. 



San Francisco. — New comb per lb., nominal. Ex- 

 tracted, water-white, 5%(a),6: light amber, 5@5^; dark 

 amber, 454@5. Beeswax, 28@29. 



Ernest B. Schaeffle, 



June 12. Murphys.JCal. 



For Sale.— Fancy white extracted honey, 7 to 8J^c. 

 per lb. Sample 10c. I. J. Stringham, 



105jPark Place,^New York City. 



For Sale. — 8000 lbs. choice ripe extracted clover 

 honey, in cases of two new 60-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. — New crop fancy white extractedlhoney, 

 in 60-lb. cans or 32- gal. barrels. 



G. 1,. Buchanan, HoUiday's Cove, W. Va. 



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. — Beeswax. Will pay spot cash and full 

 market value for beeswax at anytime 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 26c cash or 28 

 cents per pound in exchange for supplies for pure av- 

 erage wax delivered at Medina, or our branch houses 

 at 14-4 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. 



STANDARD BRED QUEENS. 



BUCKEYE STRAIN RED CLOVER. 

 GOLDEN ITALIANS. CARNIOLANS. 



By Return Mail. Safe Arrival Guaranteed. 



PR.ICH:S .one six t 



Untested . . $0. 75 $4.00 $7 



Select Untested . 1.00 5.00 . 9 



Tested 1.50 8.00 15 



Select Tested . 2.00 10.00 18 



Select Breeders, each . ^ ..$300 



Two-frame Nucleus. and nice Queen 3.00 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



No. 51 WALNUT ST., CINCINNATI. OHIO 



