GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



3. No. 1. — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firm- 

 ly attached tx) the four sides, the sections free from 

 propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cap- 

 pings white to slightly off color, and not more than 

 40 unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. No. 2. — Combs not projecting beyond the box, 

 attached to the sides not less than two-thirds of the 

 way around, and not more than 60 unsealed cells 

 exclusive of the row adjacent to the box. 



II, COLOR 

 On the basis of color of the honey, comb honey is 

 to be classified as: first, white; second, light amber; 

 third, amber ; and fourth, dark. 

 III. WEIGHT 



1. Heavy. — No section designated as heavy to 

 weigh less than fourteen ounces. 



2. Medium. — No section designated as medium to 

 weigh less than twelve ounces. 



3. Light. — No section designated as light to weigh 

 less than ten ounces. 



In describing honey three words or symbols are 

 to be used, the first being descriptive of the finish, 

 the second of color, and the third of weight. As for 

 example: Fancy, white, heavy (F-W-H) ; No. 1, 

 amber, medium (1-A-M), etc. In this way any of 

 the possible combinations of finish, color, and weight 

 can be briefly described. 



CULL HONEY 



Cull honey shall consist of the following : Honey 

 packed in soiled second-hand cases or that in badly 

 stained or propolized sections ; sections containing 

 pollen, honey-dew honey, honey showing signs of 

 granulation, poorly ripened, sour, or " weeping " 

 honey ; sections with comb projecting beyond the 

 box or well attached to the box less than two-thirds 

 the distance around its inner surface; sections with 

 more than 60 unsealed cells, exclusive of the row 

 adjacent to the box; leaking, injured, or patched-up 

 sections ; sections weighing less than ten ounces. 



Kansas City. — The supply of extracted honey is 

 large, and the demand very light. The supply of 

 comb is not large, and the demand is light. We 

 quote No. 1 white comb, 24 sections per case, $3.00; 

 No. 2 ditto, $2.50 to $2.75; No. 1 amber, $2.75 to 

 $3.00; No. 2 ditto, $2.50 to $2.75; extracted white, 

 per pound, IVz to 8 ; extracted amber, 6 to 7 ; No. 1 

 beeswax, 28; No. 2. 25. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, March 15. 



Denver. — Local demand for comb honey light 

 with ample supply. We are selling in a jobbing 

 way as follows: Fancy white, per case of 24 sec- 

 tions, $3.15; No. 1, pel- case, $2.98; No. 2, per case, 

 $2.70. White extracted, per pound, SV2 to 8% ; 

 light amber, 8 to 8 % ; amber, 7 to 8. We pay 25 

 cts. i3er pound in cash and 27 cts. per pound in 

 trade for clean yellow beeswax delivered to us here 

 at Denver. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Association. 



Denver, March 20. Prank Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



Albany. — The honey market is quiet, with con- 

 siderable comb honey unsold, and will have to be 

 carried over the season. Stocks of extracted are 

 worked down. 



.VIbany, March 18. H. R. Wright. 



Indianapolis. — The market for honey has been 

 very encouraging the past week, and extracted hon- 

 ey is moving much better than comb hoiley ; howev- 

 er, the honey business is naturally declining as 

 spring draws near. We are quoting choice white 

 comb at $3.75 to $4.00 per case; No. 2 white comb 

 at $3.50. Extracted of the very best quality is sell- 

 ing at 9% to 11. For wax we are paying 28 cts. 

 cash or 30 in trade, delivered here. 



Indianapolis, March 18. Walter S. Pouder. 



Zanesville. — The market is firm, save that west- 

 ern comlj, on account of its tendency to granulate, is 

 being offered at some reduction from standard 

 prices. Best white is selling at $3.50 to $4.00 a 

 case, according to condition and quantity. There is 

 about a normal demand for extracted, white bring- 

 ing 9 to 11; off grades correspondingly less. Pro- 

 ducers receive for beeswax 28 cents cash, 30 in 

 trade. Selling prices are largely arbitrary, and vary 

 with quality and quantity. 



Zanesville, March 20. E. W. Peirce. 



Chicago. — During the past three weeks there has 

 been quite a free movement of honey, and stocks 

 have been greatly reduced, as also the prices, be- 

 cause holders have become anxious to realize, and 

 much of the honey has shown a tendency to granu- 

 late. Fancy comb honey is held at 15 cts. per lb., 

 and anything off from this grade is from 1 to 5 cts. 

 per lb. less. Extracted honey, white grade, sells at 

 from 7 to 9, according to the kind and quality; but 

 sales have been made mostly at 8, for the clover and 

 basswood, wnth the amber grades at from 6 to 7. 

 Basswood is selling freely at 30, if clean and of 

 good color. 



Chicago, March 18. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



St. Louis. — We have had very little demand for 

 comb honey lately. Extracted honey is moving a 

 little better with a certain trade, we suppose, on 

 account of the high price of sugar. Stocks of comb 

 honey are quite ample for the little demand, but the 

 market is not overstocked in either extracted honey 

 in barrels or cans, and we believe very little will be 

 carried over into the coming season. We are still 

 getting for No. 1 white comb honey, 4.00 per case; 

 light amber, $3,25 to $3.50; amber, $2.50 to $2.75; 

 e.xtracted honey in 60-lb. cans, 7 to 8% ; amber in 

 barrels, 5% to 6. Beeswax is firm at 29 for pure; 

 impure and inferior, less. 



R. Haetmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, March 20. 



Matanzas. — The price of honey in this market, at 

 the present time, is 45 cts. per gallon, including 

 barrel. Adolfo Marzol. 



Matanzas, Cuba, March 22. 



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