Honey Markets 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the averaere 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 b.v 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), cartagre. and freig-ht will be deducted; and in 

 addition there is often a charg-e for storagre 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 RULE.S FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, coinbs 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-RULE-S .\DOPTED BY THE 

 COLORADO STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



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

 capped except the outside I'ow, next to the wood; 

 honey white or slightly amber, comb and cappings 

 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- 

 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^ ounces. 



Ca.ses 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- 



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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 white comb honey at 

 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; white extracted, 12. Beeswax, 30. 



Blake-Lee Co. 

 4 Chatham Row, Boston, May 6. 



Chicago.— The offerings of honey of the yield of 

 1910 are practically exhausted, and none of the crop 

 of 1911 has appeared on the market. 



Chicago, .June 6. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Zanesville.— The honey market is a little quiet 

 at the present time — no large receipts yet, but small 

 lots of new honey are coming in from bee-keepers 

 in this immediate vicinity. Best grades of white 

 ccmb bring 17 to 18, wholesale. Producers are of- 

 fered for beeswax 28 cts. cash, or 30 in exchange for 

 bee-supplies. 



Zanesville, O., June 6. E. \V. Peirce. 



Cincinnati.— The market on comb honey is near- 

 ly exhausted. No new white extracted honey has 

 yet arrived, and it is hard to tell what new honey 

 will do. We are offering water-white honey put up 

 in 60-lb. cans at 10 cts., but look for lower prices for 

 the coming sea.son. Beeswax is in good demand at 

 S'33.00 per 100 lbs. The above are our selling prices, 

 not what we are paying. 



Cincinnati, J une 5. C. H. W. Weber & Co. 



Denver. — The supply of comb and white extract- 

 ed honey is enough to meet existing demands until 

 the new crop comes in. We quote comb honey In 

 a jobbing way as follows: No. 1. per case of 24 sec- 

 tions. 82.90 to §3.15: No. 2, ?2.70: partly candied, .«2.40 

 per case. We have only white extracted honey, 

 which we quote at 9 to 10. We are in the market 

 for light amber and amber of good quality. For 

 pure beeswax we pay 26 cts. cash or 28 in trade. 

 The Colorado Honey-Producers" Asso"n, 



Denver, Col., June 5. F. Rauchfuss, Manager. 



St. Louis. — Since ours of May 25 our market has 

 remained in the same condition. The demand for 

 comb honey is very small, with moderate stocks, 

 and our market is bare of extracted honey, so the 

 following quotations are more or less nominal. We 

 quote fancy white comb honey at 16 cts.; No. 1, 15; 

 choice amber. 14; dark, 10 to 11. Broken and leak- 

 ing honey sells at less. Extracted honey is nomi- 

 nal, as there are no quotable stocks in the market. 

 Choice Southern light amber, in barrels, brings 7 

 to 7H; in cans, 8 to 8J4. Beeswax is scarce, and in 

 good demand at 30 cts. for prime; impure and infe- 

 rior, less. 



R, Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., June 9. 



Now for 1911 Bee-Supplies 



AVe 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 ])rofit most. Send for our catalog 

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

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

 the best. I.,et us figure on your wants — we will surprise you. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



51 Walnut Street 



■' The Busy Bee Men ' 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



