Honey Markets 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the averag'e 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 i^rice 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 chargre for storag-e by the commis- 

 sion merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct 

 to the retailer, commission and storagre, and other charg'es. 

 are eliminated. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually 

 about ten per cent less than those to i-etail merchants. 



EA.STERN 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 

 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 " F'ancy 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 ISy-i 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. 



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. 



Columbus. — We quote fancy white comb, 19; No. 

 1. 18: No. 2, l.i. 

 Columbus, Oct. 4. The Evans & Turner Co. 



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

 17 to 18; light colors, 16; amber, 15; fancy white ex- 

 tracted, 11 to 12; light, 10; amber, 9. Beeswax, 30. 



Blake-Lee Co. 



4 Chatham Row, Boston, Sept. 23. 



Zanesville. — Honey is now in pretty fair de- 

 mand. Stocks are not heavy, and the demand will 

 doubtless fully keep pace with the supply. Best 

 grades of comb are selling in single-case lots at 20 

 cts., and extracted in 60-lb. cans at 11 to 12. Pro- 

 ducers are offered for beeswax 28 cts. in cash, 31 in 

 exchange for bee-supplies. 



Zanesville, O., Oct. 5. E. W. Peirce. 



Indianapolis. — Demand is good for best grades 

 of honey, but prices are irregular. White comb 

 sells for 18 cts. in ten-case lots, finding prompt and 

 ready sale.s. Amber grades find slow demand with 

 much lower prices. Extracted seems to be plenti- 

 ful, and is selling at 11 to 12 cts. in five-gallon cans. 

 Beeswax is in good demand, and producers are be- 

 ing paid 30 cts. per lb. 



Indianapolis, Oct. 12. Walter S. Pouder. 



Chicago. — Receipts of honey are now quite liber- 

 al; but so far the demand has taken arrivals at 17 

 to 18 cts. for choice to fancy grades of white comb, 

 with under grades one to two cents less. Amber 

 grades are plentiful, and somewhat difficult to 

 place, with prices ranging from 10 to 13; extracted, 

 white, 8 to 9; light amber, 7 to 8. Beeswax, if clean 

 and of good color, brings 32 cents. 



Chicago, Oct. 5. R. A. Burnett Co. 



St. Louis. — There is a good demand for the better 

 grades of comb honey, and the receipts of white 

 honey are rather small. There is considerable 

 dark honey on tlie market, with almost no demand 

 for it. We quote fancy white comb honey at 17; 

 No. 1, 16: choice light amber, 15: dark, 9 to 11. The 

 latter grade, however, is not wanted. Broken and 

 leaking honey is almost unsalable — nominal, 7 to 

 8. Extracted honey is also in better demand, with 

 small stocks on the market, and quotable, white, 

 at 9 to 9>4: light amber, California, 9: nearby light 

 amber, 8% to 9 ; Southern, in barrels and half-bar- 

 rels, 7: in cans, 54 to 1 cent more. Beeswax, prime, 

 30; impure and interior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 6. 



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WANTED! 



Comb and Extracted Honey 



liCt 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, Ohlo 



