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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 



Honev Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be wcl ! fillcfl, combs straight, firm- 

 ■Y attached to all four sides, the combs uusoikd by travel- 

 staiu or otherwise : all thf> cells scaled excc-ot an occasional 

 3611. the outside ^-n 'ice of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— AH s ■ ■n^ well iilled except the row of cells 

 ne-tt tothe woo'l , •. mbs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or t h.; entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood weil tcrape'l of propolis. 



No. 1. -.\11 sections well tilled 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 iilled 

 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. 



ClNCiMN.^Ti. — The stock of last year's comb honey 

 is now nearly all cleaned up The prices obtained 

 were for fancy water white r2i/<®,1354. The new stock 

 of same is now more plentifully offered: too early to 

 tell what the market might do in prices. E-xt'acted 

 is in fair demand, ard I quote same as follows: Am- 

 ber, in t'arrtls. o^^(ao%: in cans, J^c higher. Water- 

 white alfalfa, in cans. 6^; fancy white clover, in bar- 

 rels, 6H(g.8c. Beeswax more plentiful, brings '2Sc per 

 pourd. C. H. W. Wfber, 



Aug. 8. Cincinnati, O. 



BUFF.ALO — Demand has not started for new honey 

 here. We are offering it at lower prices to attract at- 

 tention Fancy white comb. 14@,15 A No. 1, 18@14; 

 No. 1, 12@13; No. 2, 11®12; No. 3; 10@11; No. 1, dark, 

 11(4112; No. 2, 10@11. White extracted. o%®6; dark, 

 5@5J^. Beeswax, 30@32. W. C. Townsend, 



Aug. 8. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Schenectady. — There is considerable new white 

 honej' arriving in our market, but many dealers car- 

 ried over some honey f rotn last teason, and will not 

 buy until this old stock is worked off, so demand is 

 light. We quote white comb 13@15 ; extracted, 6(3,7. 

 We request all parties intending to make us a ship- 

 ment of honey to write us for particulars in regard to 

 packing, marking, etc., before doing so. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Aug. 8. Schenectady, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Since our last of July 8th this market 

 has not undergone any change in the situation on 

 honey. We quote as follows : Fancy comb honey, 

 12@14 ; A No. 1 comb honey, 11(3112 ; No. 1 comb honey, 

 10(0)11 ; No 2 comb honey, 8@9c ; No. 3 comb honey, 

 7@8 ; extracted, 5(3)5J^ in cans, and 4(314^ in barrels, 

 for Southern, and inferior grades sell at less There 

 are no arrivals of new white-clover or Colorado alfalfa 

 clover honey as yet. Beeswax is selling at 28(ai30, ac- 

 cording to quality. 



R Hartmann & Co., 



Aug. 8. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City.— The receipts of comb honey are 

 a little better and the demand is increasing. The 

 market for the last month has been $2.75 a case for 

 fancy white comb honey, btit 'ook for an advance in 

 the near future Extracted slow sale; beeswax mov- 

 ing fairlv well at 30c a lb. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Aug. 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago. — .A little new comb honej^ is being oSered 

 at 12(a;1254 per lb. for No. 1 to fancy. Extracted, 6(0,7 

 per lb. for white, and 5(g (J for amber. Beeswax, £8 

 per lb. 



R A Burnett & Co., 



Aug 8, 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Alb \ny.— Honey demand improving .some and quite 

 libei al offerings from the country Pi ices are not suf- 

 ficiently established yet to quote certain prices. We 

 are selling some white coinb at lofalG; mixed and 

 medium grades, 13(514 Extracted- some call for at 6 

 for buckwheat and mixed, and 7 for white. When 

 the summer resorters get home hungry as usual and 

 trade 1 esumes its normal condition we look for good 

 demand for honey at a good price. Beeswax, 28(5:30. 

 MacDougal & Co., 



Aug. 12. 375 Broadway, Albany, N.^Y. 



Philadelphia — Sone comb honey has een arriv- 

 ing in this market the last week, but hardly enough 

 to fix the market price Every thing depends on the 

 crop, which is still uncertain. Some few hales made 

 of fancy comb at ]()(5il7: No. 1, 14(Sil5. F'xtracted hon- 

 ey arriving quite fieel5^and selling at 7@8 for fancy 

 white, and 6(5 7 for light amber. Beeswax. 26. We are 

 producers of honey and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Sk;lser. 



Aug. 11. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Denver. — New comb honey is coming in rather 

 slowly. Old stock all cleaned up. We quote No. 1 

 white CDmb at |2.75 per case of 24 sections; No. 2 at 

 $2 50 White extracted, 6^(a)7'4. Beeswax wanted at 

 22(5>26 per pound according to color. 



The Colorado Ho.ney Producers' Ass'n, 



Aug. 11. Denver, Col. 



For Sale. — 25 bbls. fancj' extracted white-clover 

 honey. Write for prices, stating quality and kind of 

 package desired. Emil J. Baxter. 



Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



For Sale. Several tons of choice extracted clover 

 honey, put up in kegs holding about 16(i lbs. net on 

 board the cars at this place, at 6 cts. per lb. 



E W. & F. C. Alexander, Delanson, N. Y. 



For Sale.— About 7000 lbs tupelo honey, in 12-lb. 

 square tin cans, 6 to case per case, $4.50; perlfO, 872 00, 

 f . o b. here. R. t,- Tucker, Wewahitchka, Fla. 



— WANTED 



FANCY COMB HONEY 



In No-drip Shipping Cases. 



Also AMBER EXTRACTED 



In Barrels or Cans. 



Quote your lowest price delivered here. WE REMIT PROMPTLY. 

 THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



No. 51 WALNUT ST., 



CINCINNATI. OHIO. 



