GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Feb. 1 



Honey Markets 



The prices .Isted below are Intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the arerage market prices at which honey and 

 beeswax are selling at the time of the report In the city men- 

 tioned. Unless otherwise stated, this Is the price at which 

 sales are being made by commission merchants or by pro- 

 ducers direct to the retail merchant. When sales are made 

 by commission merchants the usual commission (from five to 

 ten per cent), cartage, and freight will be deducted; and In 

 addition there Is often a charge for storage by the commis- 

 sion raercliant. When sales are made by the producer direct 

 to the retailer commission and storage, and other charges, 

 are eliminated. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually 

 about ten per cent less than those to retail merchants. 



EASTERN GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 firmly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoil- 

 ed by travel-stain or otherwise, all the cells sealed 

 except an occasional one, the outside surface of the 

 wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sections 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 outside surface 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 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified ac- 

 cording to color, using the terms white, amber, and 

 dark; that is, there will be "Fancy White," "No. 1 

 Dark," etc. 



NEW COMB-HONEY GRADING-RULES ADOPTED BY THE 

 COLORADO STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



No. 1 White. — Sections to be well filled and evenly 

 capped except the outside row, next to the wood; 

 honey white or slightly amber, comb and capplngs 

 white, and not projecting beyond the wood; wood 

 to be well cleaned; cases of separatored honey to 

 average 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections, no sec- 

 lion in this grade to weigh less than 13/4 ounces. 



Cases of half-separatored honey to average not less 

 than 22 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less 

 than 23 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



No. 1 Light Amber.— Sections to be well filled and 

 evenly capped, except the outside row, next to the 

 wood; honey white or light amber; comb and cap- 

 pings from white to off color, but not dark; comb 

 not projecting beyond the wood; wood to be well 

 cleaned. 



Cases of separatored honey to average 21 pounds 

 net per case of 24 sections; no section in this grade 

 to weigh less than 1354 ounces. 



Cases of half-separatored honey to average not less 

 than 22 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less 

 than 23 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



No. 2. — This includes all white honey, and amber 

 honey not Included in the above grades; sections to 



be fairly well filled and capped, no more than 25 un- 

 capped cells, exclusive of outside row, permitted in 

 this grade, wood to be well cleaned, no section in 

 this grade to weigh less than 12 ounces. 



Cases of separatored honey to average not less 

 than 19 pounds net. 



Cases of half-separatored honey to average not 

 less than 20 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Cases of unseparatored honey to average not less 

 than 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Boston.— We quote fancy and No. 1 white comb 

 honey. 15 to 16: fancy white extracted, 10 to U. Bees- 

 wax, 30. Blake-Lee Co. 



4 Chatham Row, Boston, Mass., Jan. 20. 



Albany. — The market is very dull and slow now 

 for comb boney, and prices are, nominally, clover, 

 12 to 15; buckwheat, 9 to 10. Extracted is in better 

 demand— 8H to 9 for white; VA to 8 for light; V/2 for 

 buckwheat. Beeswax, 30. 



Albany, Jan. 25. H. R. Weight. 



Schenectady.— There is but little demand for 

 comb honey of any grade; but we look for some im- 

 provement in February. Extracted buckwheat is 

 plentiful but demand slow, while white is very 

 scarce, with constant demand for New York State 

 stock at advance price of 8 to 9 cts. per lb. in 60-lb. 

 cans. 



Schenectady, Jan. 20. Chas. MacCulloch, 



Zanesville.— Local jobbing houses are fairly 

 well stocked at the present time, in view of the 

 slack demand that always follows the holidays. 

 Prices are about as last quoted. Except in small 

 glass packages, the demand for extracted is light. 

 Producers are offered 28 cts. cash for beeswax, 30 in 

 exchange for bee supplies. 



Zanesville, O., Jan. 19. Edmund W. Peirce. 



Buffalo. — Receipts of comb honey are more lib- 

 eral lately; not much pure white; considerable 

 buckwheat and No. 2 white. Market is steady for 

 white, but very weak on buckwheat or No. 2 white. 

 We quote No. 1 to fancy white comb, 16 to 18; No. 2 

 ditto, 12 to 14; No. 1 buckwheat comb, 12 to 12^; No. 

 2 ditto, 9 to 10; extracted, white, 9 to 10; amber, 7 to 

 8; dark, 7 to 8. Turabers of honey, 85 to 90 per doz- 

 en. Beeswax, 28 to 35. 



BuflFalo, N. Y., Jan. 23. W. C. Townsend. 



St. Louis. — Since our last, of Jan. 6th, there has 

 been no change in our honey market. Prices are 

 linn, but the demand i.s ratlier limited. We quote 

 fancy white comb honey, 16 to 16'/b; No. 1, 15}4 to 16; 

 choice amber, 14 to 15; dark, 11 to 12. Broken and 

 leaking honey sells at less. Extracted honey, white 

 clover, in 5-gallon cans, 9 to 10; California, 8^ to 9 

 for white and light amber. Southern light amber 

 in 5-gallon cans, 8 to 854; in barrels and half-barrels, 

 7 to lYz. Beeswax, prime, 29; impure and inferior, 

 less. 



St. Louis, Jan. 21. R. Hartmann. 



Honey Markets continued on page 6. 



Now for 1911 Bee-Supplies 



We have already received several carloads of that " finest of all Beeware " — Falconer 

 make — anticipating the heavy rush of orders sure to come this Spring. Prepare 

 yourself NOW, Brother, for we are going to have a heavy honey yield this season, 

 and those who order early are the ones who will profit most. Send for our catalog 

 to-day, and see our " MUTH SPECIAL" Dovetailed Hive, and also our "IDEAL 

 METAL" Cover— both DANDIES. We sell you cheaper than the rest; we have 

 the Best. Let us figure on your wants — we will surprise you. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



51 Walnut Street 



" The Busy Bee Men " 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



