Honey Markets 



The prices listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, 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 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 direot 

 to the retailer, commission and storage, 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 unsoll- 

 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 propoli.s. 



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^ 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 ofT 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 13J4 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- 



Cleanings in Bee Culture 



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.— \\'e quote fancy white comb at 17 to 18: 

 light amber, 15 to 16: amber. 14; fancy white ex- 

 tracted, 10 to 11; light amber, 10; amber, 9. Bees- 

 wax. 30. 



Boston, Dec. 5. Blake-Lee Co. 



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

 bing way as follows; No. 1 white comb honey, per 

 case of 24 sections, |3.1o; No. 1 light amber, 82.90; No. 

 2, S2.70; white extracted, 9; light amber, 8; strained, 

 6Ji to lYz. We pay 26 cents cash or 28 in trade for 

 clean average yellow beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n. 



Denver, Col., Dec. 5. 



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

 tracted honey are not large. The demand is only 

 fair, but we look for a better demand from now on. 

 We quote No. 1 white comb honey. 24 sections, S3.25 

 to .*3.35; No. 2 ditto, S3.00; No. 1 amber ditto, §3.25: 

 No. 2 ditto. ?2.75 to StlOO: extracted white, per lb.. %% 

 to 9; extracted amber, 754 to 8: extracted dark. 6 to 

 7. Beeswax, 25 to 30. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Dec. 1. 



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 U to 12 cts. in five-gallon cans. 

 Beeswax is in good demand, and producers are be- 

 ing paid 30 cts. per lb. 



Indianapolis, Dec. 2. Walter S. Pouder. 



Chicago. — The market for comb honey is a little 

 easy at this writing, and is likely to be so the rest 

 of the year. However, A No. 1 to fancy white comb 

 brings 17 to 18, with the off grades from 1 to 3 cents 

 less. Amlicr grades bring 12 to 15 cents. Extracted 

 remains steady at 8 to 9 for white, and 7 to 8 for the 

 amber grades in 60-lb. cans. Beeswax is in good 

 demand at 31 to 32. according to purity and color. 



Chicago, Dec. 2. R. A. Burnett Co. 



Schenectady.— There has been quite a falling-off 

 in the demand for comb honey during the past ten 

 days, and we do not expect to see any improve- 

 ment, as the quality of the honey produced this 

 season is very unsatisfactory to the consumer, and 

 the price is too high for inferior and candied stock. 

 There seems to be considerable buckwheat ex- 

 tracted still in hands of producers, with no great 

 demand as yet. There is no white on our market. 

 Prices remain unchanged. 



Schenectady, Dec. 2. Chas. MacCulloch. 



Continued on page 5. 



HEARD OVER THE FENCE ONE DAY. 



Brown. — "1 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." 



