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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTJLES. 



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

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

 •tain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



ANO. 1.— All secdoni 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 

 •ectlon. 



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. 



Toronto.— Demand for honey is not very brisk: al- 

 though it seems to be generally understood that honey 

 is not very plentiful, still there appears to be an abun- 

 dant supply for the present demand. Everybody ex- 

 pected the price of honey to go up, but so far high 

 prices have not been realized. It was thought that the 

 fruit, flower, and honey show would have stimulated 

 the demand for honey somewhat, but sales were very 

 poor. Quite a lot of the bottled honey at the show was 

 sold to one of the departmental stores, at 8c per pound 

 for the honey, and the glass at cost. The show of 

 honey was excellent, in fact one of the best, if not the 

 best we have ever had in Toronto, and the quality could 

 not be surpassed. Prices: Extracted, KcS; comb, $1.25 

 #$2.00 per dozen. E. Grainger & Co., 



Nov. 23. Toronto, Can. 



Milwaukee.— There seem" to bean improved condi- 

 tion as touching the market here. The demand is bet- 

 ter; and old, as well as new-crop comb, is selling better. 

 Extracted white is also selling quite well, and we can 

 now encourage our friends to ship with good expecta- 

 tions of good results. Barrels of about 350 pounds, and 

 60-lb. cans sell well, also kegs of about 150 pounds seem 

 to suit. We quote old-crop comb, WOi 12; fancy new, 

 13@'15. Extracted in barrels, kegs, and cans, white, 

 TgTV^; dark, 6Ca7. Beeswax, 25('a28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Nov. 17. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Philadelphia. — Honey has been arriving quite free- 

 ly; but for fancy grades, the demand has been equal to 

 the supply. We would say the market is a little weak- 

 er. We quote: Fancy, 15(" 16; No. 1, 13; amber, 116112. 

 Extracted, white, 7'/->; amber, 6(«7. Beeswax, 26. We 

 are producers of honey, and do not handle on commission. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 



Nov. 19. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Detroit.— Demand for honey seems fair, with a fair 

 supply. A No. 1 and fancy bring 13(5 14; No. 1, 12; dark, 

 lOOlOVi. Beeswax, 25(S 26. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Nov. 12. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey is somewhat 

 weakened since our last quotations. The receipts are 

 quite heavy for this season of the year, and the demand 

 does not seem to be quite as good as usual. Strictly 

 fancy white comb brings U((i 15 in a retail way; A No. 1, 

 13(<' 14; amber, 12 with little demand. Extracted is sold 

 as follows: white clover in barrels, GVjd'G'h; in cans, TVi 

 fr'8; amber in barrels, 5V4(<;5V2; in cans, 6(''6V2. Bees- 

 wax, 26(1' 28. Griggs Bros., 



Nov. 18. Toledo, Ohio . 



St. Louis.— This market has barely undergone any 

 change in regard to the honey situation, and quote as 

 follows: Fancy white comb honey, 13M>(al4; A No. 1, 

 12V2(S 13; No. 1, 10"' 11. There is no demand for broken 

 or lower grades of comb honey. Choice extracted white 

 clover and Spanish needle in 5-gaIlon cans, 6Vi(37; dark 

 and southern honey, 5Vi((l6: southern, in barrels, 5@5V2. 

 Beeswax, 28M> per lb. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Nov. 18. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis. Mo. 



Chicago.— There has been considerable trade in comb 

 honey, but not sufficient to keep pace with the receipts. 

 Prices are steady at 14c for fancy white clover; 13c for 

 No. 1; with grades between Ic to 2c less. Extracted 

 white, 6'/2fa7'/2; amber, 6'fl7. Beeswax, 28(^('30 per lb. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Nov. 19. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Boston.— Recent heavy arrivals together with very 

 low quotations from some other markets have had a ten- 

 dency to weaken our market. We quote fancy, 15(3 16; 

 No. 1, 15; No. 2, 14 with ample stocks. Absolutely r.o 

 call for buckwheat. Strained honey, 6(5 8. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Nov. 19. 31 and 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Kansas City.— The honey market in this section at 

 present is weak, fancy white Colorado comb selling as 

 low as $2.40 per case, and the best grade of white comb 

 from Iowa and Missouri selling at $2.65 per case of 24 

 sections. We should not be surprised to see the market 

 go lower. Extracted selling slowly. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Nov. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



San Francisco.— Honey, new crop comb, per lb.. 

 10(<'13. Extracted, water white, 7; light amber, 6; dark 

 amber, 5. Beeswax, per lb., 28(529. 



Ernest Schaeffle, 



Nov. 23. Murphys, Cal. 



Cincinnati.— Comb honey is now coming in more 

 freely, and prices if any thing have moderated a little. 

 The sales made and prices obtained were: No. 1 fancy 

 water white, 13" 15; No. 2, 12(514. Extracted is sold as 

 follows: white clover, in barrels, 6V2; in cans, 714(58; am- 

 ber, in barrels, 5Vt((i5\'a; in cans, 6(5 eM;. Beeswax, 27. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



Nov. 22. 2146-8 Central Ave.. Cincinnati, O. 



For Sale— 10,000 pounds choice extracted honey. 

 White clover and amber fall. In barrels, 7c; 60-lb. cans, 

 7V2C. Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, 111. 



For Sale.— 2100 pounds fancy comb honey. 



Edwin F. Dxckson, Kenton, Ohio. 



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. 



