Honey Markets 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as ijossible. 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), cartag-e, and freight wiJi be deducted; and in 

 addition there is often a ohai-ge for storage by the commis- 

 sion merciiant. 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 GR.\DING 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 Xo. 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 

 surf.ace 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^ 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 oflF 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 fairlj 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. 



HOSTON.— We quote fancy and No. 1 white, 17 to 

 18; light amber, 16; amber, 15: fancy white extract- 

 ed, 11 to 12; fancy light amber, 10; amber, 9. Bees- 

 wax, 30. Blake-Lee Co. 



4 Chatham Row. Boston, Sept. 18. 



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

 sections, S3.35; No. 1 light amber, •S3.15 ; No. 2, S2.95 ; 

 white extracted, 8>4 to 9 ; light amber, 1% to 8}^. 

 We pay 25 cts. cash and 27 in trade for clean yellow 

 beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey Producers" Ass'n. 



Denver, Col., Sept. 23. 



Schenectady. — Up to the present time, receipts 

 of both comb and extracted honey have been very 

 light, and the yield of clover in this section is poor, 

 both in quantity and quality. We have made a 

 lew small sales of comb at 15, and extracted at 9. 

 No buckwheat on hand yet. 



Schenectady, Sept. 18. Chas. MacCulloch. 



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

 tracted honey are more liberal, with fair demand. 

 We quote No. 1 white comb honey, 24-section cases, 

 .*3.o0; No. 2 ditto, 83.00 to S3.25: No. 1 amber ditto, 

 8:i.25; No. 2 ditto, .?2.7o to 83.00: extracted white, per 

 lb., 854 to 9; amber. IV2 to 8. Beeswax, 25 to 28. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Sept. 23. 



CiNciNN.\Ti. — The comb-honey market is very 

 firm. We quote No. 1 white to fancy at 16%. Oflf 

 grades are not wanted. Extracted, fancy white 

 .sage, brings 10 cts. in 60-lb. cans, two cans in a case; 

 amber in barrels, 7 to IM. Beeswax is in fair de- 

 mand at 833.00 per 100 lbs. These are our selling 

 prices, not what we are paying. 



C. H. W. Weber & Co. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 19. 



Chicago. — Trade on comb honey is still neglected 

 on our market on account of continued heavy ar- 

 rivals of fruit of all kinds; but we think that, after 

 this montli, we can look forward to a change. Ex- 

 tracted seems to be moving more readily. We 

 quote fancy and No. 1 white-clover comb honey, 

 put up in 24-section flat cases, gla.ss fronts, at 17 to 

 18; No. 2 white and light amber, put up in 24-sec- 

 tion flat cases, glass fronts, 15 to 16: other darker 

 and inferior grades at correspondingly less prices. 

 Extracted white clover brings 854 to 954: white al- 

 falfa, 8/4 to 9; Southern California light amber, ex- 

 tracted, 8 to 8/4. Bright pure beeswax is firm at 30 

 to 32. 



Chicago, Sept. 22. S. T. Fish & Co. 



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 



" The Busy Bee Men ' 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



