GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



III. WEIGHT. 



1. Heavy. — No section designated as heavy to 

 wpi^h 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. 



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 mentioned. Unless otherwise 

 stated, this is the price at which sales are being 

 made by commission merchants or by producers di- 

 rect to the retail merchants. When sales are made 

 by commission merchants the usual commission 

 (■from live to ten per cent), cartage, and freight will 

 be deducted ; and in addition there is often a charge 

 for storage by the commission merchant. When sales 

 are made by the producer direct to the retailer, 

 commission and storage and other charges are elim- 

 inated. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually 

 about ten per cent less than those to retail mer- 

 chants. 



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

 honey has been very light, and not enough selling to 

 make firm quotations. Extracted honey has been in 

 good demand, and we believe this market is almost 

 cleaned up of last year's stock, and new honey will 

 meet with a good demand. No. 1 bright amber comb 

 honey is bringing $3.00 per case; No. 2, $2.50 

 per case ; under grades, less. Southern extracted 

 honey, amber, in barrels brings from 6 to 6 % ; in 

 cans, 7 to 7 % ; dark, % to 1 ct. per lb. less. Bees- 

 wax is firm at 301/^ for prime; impure and inferior, 

 less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, June 6. 



Albany. — Very little honey is moving on this 

 market now. The extracted honey is all sold, and 

 some comb honey unsold. This is the off month for 

 this market. Demand will not begin again until 

 August. Beeswax brings 28 to 30. 



Albany, June 5. H. R. Wright. 



Chicago. — Very little honey has been sold during 

 the past two or three weeks. Comb honey is selling 

 at 12 to 13 for the white grades, and ambers from 

 1 to 2 cts. per lb. less. Extracted brings 7 to 8 for 

 the white erades, and 6 to 7 for ambers. Beeswax 

 brings 30 to 32, according to color and cleanliness. 



Chicago, June 5. R. A. Burnktt & Co. 



Indianapolis. — Comb honey as well as extracted 

 is moving very slowly at this time. This, of course, 

 is due to the weather conditions. Comb honey is 

 selling from $3.50 to $4.00 per case. Extracted is 

 bringing 9 to 11 cts. We are paying producers 28 

 cts. cash or 30 in trade for good average wax de- 

 livered here. 



Indianapolis, June 5. Walter S. Poudee. 



Denver. — Local demand for comb honey light 

 with ample supply. We are selling in a jobbing way 

 as follows: No. 1, per case of 24 sections, $2.93; 

 No. 2, $2.70. White extracted, 8% to 8% ; light 

 amber, 8 to 8 '4 ; amber, 7 to 8. We pay 26 cte. per 

 lb. in cash and 28 cts. per lb. in trade for clean j el- 

 low beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Association. 



Denver, Col., June 6. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



Zanesville. — Honey is in pretty good demand, 

 with quotations practically uncharkged. Locally 

 stocks, except western, are pretty well cleaned up. 

 With normal weather conditions there will be better 

 thJin an average crop of white-clover honey in the 

 north-central states. While the market may remain 

 firm for a time, some weakening after, say, thirty 

 days would not be surprising. Comb is selling at 

 $4.00 a case down, according to quality and quan- 

 tity. Extracted is in limited demand, with prices 9 

 to 11. For beeswax, 29 cts. cash, 31 in trade, is 

 offered for good average grades. 



Zanesville, June 5. E. W. Peirce. 



Kansas City. — There has been no new honey on 

 the market. There are a few cases of honey, No. 1 

 selling at $2.75 to $3.00, and some No. 2 stock sell- 

 ing at $2.50 to $2.75. This stock is showing a more 

 or less candied condition. The demand for extracted 

 honey is better. The market seems to be cleaning up 

 quite rapidly, prices ranging from 6 cts. for dark 

 amber to IVz for real light amber. There is no 

 strictly white extracted honey on the market. Bee- 

 keepers report the condition of the bees good, and 

 the outlook is for a good flow of honey. 



C. C. Clemon.s p'roducb Co. 



Kansas City, June 5. 



Watchful Waiting Causes You to Get Left 



So Buy your Bee Supplies Now. 

 Promises to be a Honey year. Ship on day of receipt of order. 

 Lewis' Beewa re— finest in the world. 

 Send for our 1916 Catalogue. 



We do Beeswax rendering. Ship us your old Combs and Capplngs. Write 

 for prices. , 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



THE BUSY BEE MEN. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



