Honey Markets 



The prices listed 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 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), cartage, and freight will be deducted; and in 

 addition thei-e 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 RULE.S FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight. 

 firmly attached to all lour sides, the combs unsoil- 

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

 except an occasional one, the outside surface of the 

 wood well scraped of propoli.s. 



A No. l.^AU 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 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 13/4 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- 



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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. 



BO.STON.— We quote fancy white comb honey at 15 

 to 16; No. 1 ditto, 14 to 15; white extracted, U to 12. 

 Beeswax, 30. 



Blake-Lee Co. 



4 Chatham liow, Boston, July 17. 



Denver.— We are beginning to receive small lots 

 of new-crop comb honey, which moves readily at 

 the following figures in a jobbing way: No. 1 white, 

 per case of 24 sections, 13.60; No. 1 light amber, 13.38; 

 No. 2, .S3.15. No change from last quotation on ex- 

 tracted. We pay 26 cts. cash. 28 in trade, for clean 

 yellow beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n. 



Denver, Col., July 15. 



Indianapolis.- Demand is good, but offerings as 

 yet are limited. Fancy white comb is being offered 

 at 17; No. 1 white comb at 15; best extracted in five- 

 gallon cans at 11; slightly lower prices on quantity 

 lots. Producers are probably being paid about 2 

 cents less per pound than above quotations. Bees- 

 wax is in good demand, and producers are being 

 paid 28 cents cash or 30 in trade. 



Indianapolis, Ind., July 12. Waltj:r S. Pouder. 



Cincinnati. — Comb honey Is now coming in, and 

 finds ready sale at from 15 to 16 cts. from our store 

 by the single case. Extracted honey, new crop, is 

 also coming In qviite lively; and for the finest wa- 

 ter-white we are getting from 9 to 10 in crates of 

 two 60-lb. cans; amber honey in liarrels, from 6 to 

 7/4, according to the quantity and quality bought. 

 The above are our selling prices. For choice bright 

 yellow beeswax we are paying from 28 to 30 cts. de- 

 livered here. 



Cincinnati, July 17. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



New York. — Last year's stock of white comb hon- 

 ey is well cleaned up ; but considerable quantities 

 of buckwheat, amber, and mixed remain unsold, 

 with practically no demand. Small lots of white 

 comb, new crop, ai'e coming in from the South, and 

 finding ready sale at from 13 to 15, according to 

 quality and style of package. The demand for ex- 

 tracted honey Is good, especially for fancy stock. 

 Shipments from the South are quite heavy, but no 

 overstock. It is selling all the way from 65 to 90 

 cts. per gallon, and 6 to 8 cts. per lb., according to 

 quality and grades. No new crop of California is 

 on the market as yet. Beeswax is quiet at 30. 



New York. July 19. Hildreth & Segelken. 



WANTED! 



Comb and Extracted Honey 



Let us hear from you with your best i)rice on your Comb and Extracted Honey, 



freight paid to Cincinnati. We buy every time price justifies. No lot 



too large or too small. We remit day shipment arrives. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



51 Walnut Street 



" The Busy Bee Men " 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



