GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



May 15 



Honey Markets 



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

 as possible, the average 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 merchant. 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 HONKY, 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, 

 firmly attactied 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, corab and cappings 

 white, and not projecting beyond the wood; wood 

 to be well cleaned; cases of separatored honey to 

 average 2J pounds net per case of 24 sections, no sec- 

 tion in this grade to weigh less than 13^ 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 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. 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 26 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. 



Chicago.— There is very little honey being sold 

 this month, and the market prices are without ma- 

 terial chrmge. 



Chicago, 111., May 8. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Boston.— We quote fancy and No. 1 comb honey, 

 14 to 15; white extracted, 11 to 12. Beeswax, 30. 



Blake-Lee Co. 

 4 Chatham Row. Boston, Mass., May 9. 



New York. — We have nothing new to report in 

 regard to the honey market. Conditions remain 

 about the same. There is a little demand for white 

 honey, but not to any extent. Beeswax, firm at 30. 



New York, May 8. Hildreth & Segelken. 



Cincinnati. — The market on fancy white comb 

 honey is exhausted. There is no demand for am- 

 ber or ofT-grade comb honey. White extracted 

 honey in 60-lb. cans brings 10 cts.; light amber in 

 barrels, 7}4. Beeswax is in fair demand at S34.00 per 

 100 lbs. The above are our selling prices, not what 

 we are paying. 



Cincinnati. May 6. C. H. W; Weber & Co. 



Zanesville. — A normal demand characterizes 

 the honey market at this time. The supply Is rath- 

 er short. Prices are practically unchanged. The 

 best grades of white comb bring, in a wholesale 

 way, 18 to 19; extracted, 10^ to 11. For good bees- 

 wax, producers are being paid 28 cts. in cash, or 30 

 in exchange for bee-supplies. Wax brings 35 to 45 

 wholesale, according to quantity. 



Zanesville, 0„ May 8. E. W. Peirce. 



Liverpool. — Since we last reported, the honey 

 trade has been very slow. The mild weather that 

 has been prevailing has acted as a check, together 

 with the high prices for the present stock on hand. 

 There have been sales of Chilian honey, pile 3, at 

 $5.88, with further sellers at this price; but buyers 

 do not show any Interest. The supply of California 

 honey is small, and $8.40 to 810.48 Is quoted for the 

 present stock. If the rumor that the crop of this 

 latter quality is large proves to be true, we might 

 expect lower prices. There Is practically no Haiti- 

 en honey on the spot, and the nominal value is 

 S5.52 to S7.20 per cwt.. the latter price being for fine 

 white. We quote Jamaican at about 86.00 to $6.72; 

 Peruvian, 83.84 to 84.80. The beeswax market still 

 remains firm, and quotations are as follows: Afri- 

 can, 133.64 to 834.48; American, 137.48; West Indian, 

 833.60 to 836.28; Chilian, 133.88 to 839.92. 



Taylor & Co. 



7 Tithebarn St., Liverpool, Eng., April 28. 

 Honey Markets contirmed on page 6. 



Now for 1911 Bee-Supplies 



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

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THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



51 Walnut street -The Busy Bee Men ■ Cincinnati, Ohlo 



