Honey Markets 



The prices listed below are 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 otlierwise 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), 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 storagre, and other charges, 

 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, 

 flrraly 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. ;^.— Mu!3t 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 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, 

 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. 



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

 tracted honey are not large — demand good. We 

 quote No. 1 white comb, 24-section cases, S3.25; No. 

 2 ditto, S3.00; No. 1 amber ditto, 83.00; No. i ditto, 

 S2.75 to S3.00; extracted white, per lb., 8^ to 9; ditto 

 amber, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 25 to 28. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Nov. 6. 



Denver.— We quote our local market in a job- 

 bing way as follows: No. 1 white, per case of 24 sec- 

 tions. 83.15; No. 1 light amber. 82.90: No. 2, 82.70: white 

 extracted, per lb., 9 to 10 ; light amber, 8 to 9 ; am- 

 ber, strained, 754. We are paying 25 cts. in cash or 

 27 in trade for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 

 The Colorado Honey Producers" Ass'n. 



Denver, Col., Nov. 4. 



Albany. — The honey market is steady at fully as 

 high prices as the consumptive demand will stand 

 for the off grades of honey that make up the bulk 

 of this season's crop. We quote 17 to 18 for fancy 

 white honey, but quotations are nominal, as there 

 is no fancy white. Good No. 1 white brings 15 cts.: 

 mixed, 14: dark and buckwheat, 13 to 13^; extract- 

 ed white is scarce at 9 to 9/4: mixed, 8; buckwheat, 

 7H to 8. Beeswax. 32. 



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



Buffalo. — White comb honey Is now in pretty 

 fair demand; receipts not heavy, and not likely to 

 increase much. The future looks good for steady 

 prices. Xo buckwheat is on the market, but there 

 is some call for it. We quote No. 1 to fancy white- 

 clover comb honey, 16 to 17; No. 2 ditto, 12 to 13; 

 amber, 11 to 13; buckwheat, 11 to 13; white extract- 

 ed, 8 to 9 ; dark extracted, 7 to 7^. Beeswax, 30 to 

 :i2 cts. per lb. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 26. W. C. Townsend. 



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 sales. 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, Nov. 11. Walter S. Pouder. 



Continued on page 5. 



HEARD OVER THE FENCE ONE DAY. 



Brown. — "I say, Jones, wish you would tell me Avhere 

 you send your HONEY, you seem to get such good results." 



Jones. — " Sure, glad to. THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 51 WALNUT ST., 

 CINCINNATI, 0., gets every pound I raise, and I always receive my 

 money the day the shipments arrive. They buy my BEESWAX 

 too. And, by the way, they handle the finest BEE-SUPPLIES on 

 the market — Falconer Manufacturing Co.'s make. Write 

 them for a Catalog— am sure they will be glad to send you one." 



