Honey Markets 



The prices listed below ai'e intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the averagre 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 freig:ht will be deducted; and in 

 addition there is often a charg-e for storage by the commis- 

 sion merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct 

 to the retailer, commission and storag'e, and other charg'es. 

 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 terras white, amber, and 

 dark: that is, there will be "Fancy white," "No. 1 

 Dark," etc. 



NEW COMB-HONEY GKADING-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^ 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 IjIGHt Amber. — Sectionstobe 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. 



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. 



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

 honey at 17 to 18; fancy light amber, 16; choice and 

 No. 2 white, 15 to 16; fancy white extracted, in five- 

 gallon cans, 11 to 12; fancy white amber, as above, 

 10. Beeswax, 30. Blake-Lee Co. 



4 Chatham Row, Boston, Sept. 5. 



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Columbus.— New York and Michigan white comb 

 is in good demand. Fancy white comb is selling at 

 18%; No. 1 ditto, 18; No. 2 ditto, 14. Western white 

 comb, per case, 83.75. 



Columbus, O., Sept. 4. Evans & Turner Co. 



Kansas City. — The receipts of new comb and ex- 

 tracted honey are liberal, with good demand. We 

 quote No. 1 white comb lioney. 24-section cases, at 

 S3.50; No. 2 ditto, 13.25; No. 1 amber ditto, 83.25: No. 

 2 ditto, 83.00; white extracted, per lb., SVz to 9; am- 

 ber ditto, 7% to 8. Beeswax, 25 to 30. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Sept. 8. 



Denver. —We quote No. 1 white, per case of 24 

 sections. 83.35; No. 1 light amber, 83.15 : No. 2, 82.95 ; 

 white extracted, 854 to 9: light amber, 114 to 8^. We 

 pay 25 cents in cash and 27 in trade for clean yellow 

 beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n. 



Denver, Col., Sept. 8. 



Cincinnati. — We have our second car of comb 

 honey, which we are selling at WA cts. f. o. b. Cin- 

 cinnati, for No. 1 white. There is no demand for 

 ofT grades. We are selling white extracted at 10, 

 and amber in barrels at 7. Beeswax is in fair de- 

 mand at 133.00 per 100 lbs. The above are our sell- 

 ing prices, not what we are paying. 



C. H. W. Weber & Co. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 1. 



Albany.— The demand for honey is improving, 

 and receipts are light so far. Although the general 

 impression is that there will be a short crop, we 

 would advise placing honey on the market as soon 

 as possible, while the receipts are light and while 

 crop news is stimulating the price. There will al- 

 ways be a surplus of honey in October and Novem- 

 - ber, no matter how light the crop. We quote white 

 clover, comb, 15 to 16; mixed ditto, 14 to 15 ; buck- 

 wheat, 13 to 14 ; buckwheat extracted, 7; white clo- 

 ver, 8 to 8J4. There is some comb honey on the 

 market, but it is no factor in making prices for the 

 new crop. 



Albany, N. Y., Sept. 6. H. R. Wright. 



Continued on page 5. 



WANTED! 



Comb and Extracted Honey 



Let us hear from you with your best price 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 •Th.B.r.yB.. Mm- Cincinnati, Ohio 



