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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 

 FaNCT.— All sections to bo well filled, combs straight, firm- 



V .iitached to all four si'los.the combs uii>oili<l by travel- 

 <t ,1 in or otherwise : allth cells sealed exceut au occasional 



V 11, the outside surface of t lie wood w. 11 scraped of propolis. 

 A No. 1.— All SIC om w.'ll tilled except t lie row of cells 



i.xt to the wood ; c im^is straiuht ; oiie-eitrlit h ji irt of comb 

 .urface soiled, or the eat ire surf.icc slii,'ht..v soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well t-crapc ' of propol is. 



No. 1. -All sei't'ous well tilli<l except the row of cells next 

 ,o I he wool ; combs comoar at ivel.v even ; one-eitrhth_part of 

 romb surf ice soiled, or tie entire surface slialu ly soiled. 



No. '2.-Three-fourtUs of the total surface must be filled 

 indseal. d. 



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 

 io color, using the terms white, amber, and dark ; that is 

 ;here will bo " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Philadelphia.— Honey has not been quite so active 

 in the last ten days, but more demand is expected soon, 

 8S more honey is sold at the present time than at any 

 other season of the year. We quote fancy white, 15^' 

 16; No. 1, 13(ul4: amber, IK'/ 12. Extracted, white. 7f<' 

 8; amber, 6(g7. Beeswax st Us quick at 25C" 26. We are 

 producers of honey and do not handle on commission. 

 Wm. a. Selser. 



Dec. 8. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cincinnati.— The demand for honey at the pi-esent 

 time is not good, owing to the approach of the holidays, 

 when too many sweets are found on the market. On 

 the other hand, the trade is well supplied with comb 

 honey, that will require a considerable length of time to 

 be consumed. We are offering extracted white clover 

 in barrels and cans at 6' -f" 8' -J. Amber, 5''4((i6Vo. Fan- 

 cy comb honey, 12V2f" 14. Beeswax. 29^*' 30. 



The Fred W. Muth Co.. 



Dec. 12. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



St. Louis.— The honey trade, since our last, has been 

 exceedingly slow on comb as well as on extracted, with 

 rather heavy stocks on the market. We quote as fol- 

 lows: Fancy white comb honey, 13V2(«14; A No. 1, 

 12'i>(''13; No. 1, 10(0 11: broken or leaking honey, 7(5 9. 

 Choice extracted white clover and Spanish needle in 5- 

 gallon cans, 6Vi(«7: dark and southern honey, in 5-gallon 

 cans, 5VoW6: Southern in barrels. SCf'SVi. Beeswax, 

 prime, 28V2 per lb. R. Hartmann & Co., 



Dec. 12. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



New York.— Receipts of late have been quite heavy; 

 and while there has been a fair demand, it has not been 

 up to former year sand stocks are somewhat accurnu- 

 lating, consequently prices show a tendency to decline, 

 and in large lots quotation prices as a rule are shaded. 

 We quote fancy white at U(<i 15c ; 1-lb. white at 12(" 13c, 

 amber at 11; buckwheat at 10. Extracted in fair de- 

 mand at ediGVj for white clover; 5Vi for buckwheat ; 50 

 to 60c per gallon for Southern, according to quality. 

 Beeswax firm at from 28(" 29c. 



HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



Dec. 7. 265-267 Greenwich St., New York. 



Cincinnati.— Comb honey is now coming in more 

 freely, and prices if any thing ?a\e moderated a little. 

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

 water white, 12'/..'" 13'/1>: single c.nses, 14, Extracted is 

 sold as follows: White clover, in barrels, 6 '•■;; in cans, 7V'2 

 and 8; amber, in barrels, 5Vi(aoV2;in cans, 6("6'2. Bees- 

 wax, 27. C. H. W. Weber, 



Dec. 7. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Kansas City.— The honey market is slow, and prices 

 rule very low; fancy white coinb selling at t2.25 per 

 case of 24 sections, and amber at $2 00 per case. Ex- 

 tracted is moving slowly at 6M> cts. ptr lb. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Dec. 7. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago.— The market is well supplied with all kinds 

 of honey, the demand is of light nature. Fancy comb 

 honey brings 14, but quality as well as appearance is 

 necessary. No. 1 stlls at 12V..('(13; off grades difficult to 

 move at K" 3 less. Extracted choice white, 7("7''2; am- 

 ber, 6(o7, with off grades about 5V->. Beeswax. 30. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 7. 199 South Water St., Chicago, III. 



Albany. — Honey market dull; the late cold weather 

 checks the demand, also the honey. We quote fancy 

 white, 14(f'15; medium, 13; mixed, 12("13; buckwheat, 11 

 Cnl2. Extracted white, 6M.>(('7; mixed, 6("6V-;; buck- 

 wheat, 6(a 6 V2. Beeswax, 28(';' 30. 



MacDougal & Co.. 



Dec. 12. 326 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Schenectady.— Market very quiet on comb honey, 

 and we don't look for any impiovement until after the 

 holidays. There is some demand for extracted, both 

 light and dark. No change of note in prices. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Dec. 12. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Detroit.— Fancy and A No. 1 white 12V'2C«13y2; No. 1, 

 dark, IOC" 12. Beeswax, 25(5 26. Market fairly well sup- 

 pled, and demand a little better. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Dec. 6. Bell Branch, Mich. 



For Sale— 10,000 pounds choice extracted honey. 

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

 71/20. Dadant & Sons, Hamilton. 111. 



For Sale.— 10,000 lbs. of fancy extracted honey, 

 clover and basswood. Also 2000 lbs. of the same quality 

 but slightly off color. Gustave Gross, 



Lake Mills, Wis. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey. No. 1, from alfalfa, 

 7V2 cts.; No. 2 alfalfa, partly from cantaloupe, 6V2 cts. 

 Home and bees for sale. Write me. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



For Sale. — Fine extracted honey from alfalfa with 

 trace of alsike, white, and red clovers, 6'-'2C per pound, 

 60-pound cans. E. F. Atwater, Meridian, Ida. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey, clover or basswood, in 

 kegs or cans. Write for price. Sample, 8 cts. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



