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 b.v commission merchants or by pro- 

 ducers direct to the retail merchant. When sales are made 

 by commission merchants the usual commission (from Ave to 

 ten per cent), cartag-e, and freig:ht will be deducted; and in 

 addition there is often a charge 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 RULE.S 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 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 uuseparatored honey to average not less 

 than 23 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



No. 1 Light A3IBER.— 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 13/4 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 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 amber, 16; amber, 15; fancy white ex- 

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



Blake-Lee Co. 



4 Chatham Row. Boston, Nov. 18. 



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. 

 Bee.swax is in good demand, and producers are be- 

 ing paid 30 cts. per lb. 



Indianapolis, Nov. 17. Walter S. Pouder. 



Chicago. — The demand for fancy comb honey is 

 steady, but all of the off gi'ades are slow of sale. 

 Choice white brings 17 to 18 cts., with off grades of 

 white and amber from 1 to 5 cts, per lb. less, accord- 

 ing to color and quality. White extracted is steady 

 at from 8 to 9, with amber grades ranging from 7 to 

 8. The demand is only fair, with very little white 

 clover and basswood offered. Beeswax sells upon 

 arrival at 32 cts. if clean and of good color. 



Chicago, Nov. 17. R. A. Burnett Co. 



Schenectady.— We think that most of the honey 

 in this section is now out of the hands of producers. 

 The demand is very good, but we have much com- 

 plaint from customers of comb honey being can- 

 died—especially so-called clover. There is really 

 no fine white comb honey on our market. We 

 quote fancy white at 16 to 18: No. 2. 14 to 15: mixed 

 and buckwheat, 12 to 13; light extracted, 9 to 10; 

 amber. 754 to 8; buckwheat, 754 to 8. 



Schenectady, Nov. 16. Chas. MacCulloch. 



Liverpool. — Since we last reported, Chilian hon- 

 ey has been in good request, and 75 barrels have 

 been sold at 86,00 to S6,18 for pile 3, 86,96 for pile 1, 

 and 88,40 for pile X. Of Jamaican, 20 casks have 

 sold at 86.24 for old crop. Of Haitien there is a 

 shortage in the market of good quality, for which 

 there is a good demand this winter. There are 

 some stocks of inferior quality which do not sell 

 very well. Other honey we quote nominally as 

 follows: Haitien, 85.76 to 87.20; Chilian. 86.00 to 88.40; 

 Jamaican, 86.24 to 87.68; Peruvian, 83.84 to 84.80: 

 Californian, 89,60 to 810,92. The market for all de- 

 scriptions of beeswax is steady, but without active 

 demand. Recent sales have been made of Chilian 

 at 833,88 to 838.08 per cwt. Other descriptions are 

 nominally worth as follows: African, 832,64 to 834,48; 

 American, 837.48; West Indian, 827.80 to 836.28. 



Liverpool, Nov. 10. Taylor & Co. 



Continued on page 5. 



HEARD OVER THE FENCE ONE DAY. 



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

 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." 



