GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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

 ly attached to 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 he classified as: first, white; second, light amber; 

 third, amber; and fourth, dark. 

 III. WEIGHT. 



1. Heavy. — No section designated as hea^T 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 descriijtive 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; sectiohs 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. 



Chicago. — The market continues to drag, there 

 being a heavy supply on sales, especially of comb 

 honey. It is difficult to quote prices under these 

 conditions ; but it is seldom that the best grades of 

 white comb bring 14 or 15 cts. per lb., most of the 

 sales being made around 13. Extracted white brings 

 7 to 8 ; ambers, 6 to 7. Beeswax is steady at 30 to 

 32. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Chicago, April 4. 



New York. — There is no demand for comb honey 

 to speak of; and while No. 1 and fancy white are 

 cleaned up, there is quite a stock of off grades still 

 on the market for which there is practically no 

 demand, and hard to dispose of at any reasonable 

 price. The market on extracted honey is in a little 

 better shape, and prices now show an upward ten- 

 dency, especially on fancy West Indian honey; sup- 

 plies, sufficient to meet all demands. Beeswax steady 

 at from 29 to 31, according to quality. 



New York, April 6. Hildreth & Segelken. 



Indianapolis. — The demand for both comb and 

 extracted honey has been light of late, due to the 

 weather condition mostly. Choice white comb is 

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

 comb, $3.50. Extracted of excellent quality is 

 bringing QVz to 11. For wax we are offering 28 

 (Is. cash or 30 in trade. 



Indianapolis, April 4. Walter S. Pouder. 



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 sections, $3.15; 

 No. 1, per case, $2.93; No. 2, per case, $2.70. White 

 extracted, per pound, 8 Vz to 8 % ; light amber, 8 to 

 8 '4 ; amber, 7 to 8. We pay 25 cts. per pound in 

 I ash and 27 cts. per pound in trade for clean yellow 

 1 coswax delivered to us here at Denver. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Association. 



Denver, April 6. Frank Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



Kansas City. — The supply of extracted honey is 

 large, and the demand light. The supply of comb 

 honey is not large, but the demand is light. We 

 quote No. 1 white comb, 24-section cases, per case, 

 $3.00; No. 2 ditto, $2.50 to $2.75; No. 1 amber 

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

 white extracted, per pound, 7 to 8 ; amber, 6 to 7 ; 

 No, 1 beeswax, 28; No. 2, 25. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, April 5. 



St. Louis. — The demand for comb honey in this 

 market has been very light of late, but we have had 

 a fair movement in extracted honey. Stocks here 

 are not plentiful, especially southern extracted honey 

 in barrels; but the stock of 60-lb. cans is larger. 

 We are getting for No. 1 white comb honey $3.75; 

 light amber, from $3.25 to $3.50, and amber from 

 $2.50 to $3.00; extracted honey in 60-lb. cans from 

 QVo to SVo \ southern amber in barrels from 5 to 6 ; 

 dark, 1 ct. less. Beeswax is very firm at 29 % for 

 pure; impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, April 8. 



Zanesville. — At a season when the honey busi- 

 ness is usually light, we are having a fair and nor- 

 mal demand. There has been no marked revision of 

 prices. As heretofore, best grades of white comb 

 bring around $4.00 in single-case lots. Some lots 

 of Western are offered at $3.75. On quantity orders 

 some concession is allowed, and of course jobbers 

 are given the usual 12 per cent discount from list 

 prices. Extracted in cans is quoted at 9 to 11 for 

 best grades of white, there being little demand for 

 amber. Twenty-nine cents cash, 31 in trade, are 

 ruling prices paid producers for beeswax. Selling 

 prices are largely arbitrary, varying with quality 

 and quantity. 



Zanesviile, April 6. E. W. Peircb. 



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