GLEANINGS IN BEE -CULTURE 



HONEY MARKETS 



Cleveland. — The supply in market seems to be 

 smaller than usual, but is equal to the demand, which 

 is only fair. We quote fancy, per case, $3.85 to 

 $4.00; No. 1, $3.60 to $3.75; No. 2, $3.25 to $3.40. 



Cleveland, O., Nov. 25. C. Chandler's Sons, 



PiTTSBUKG. — Receipts continue to he lilera!, 1 ut 

 no oversupply. Demand is good; extra-fancy honey, 

 comb, is selling at $3.75 to $4.00; No. 1, $3.50 to 

 $3.75; buckwheat, fancy, $3.25 to $3.50; No. 1, 

 $3.00. W. E. OSBORN Co. 



Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 23. 



Syracuse. — The demand at present is not over- 

 brisk for either comb or extractedl honey. The gen- 

 eral supply seems to be fully adequate to the demand. 

 We quote'fancy, per case, $3.60; No. 1, $3.36; No. 

 2, $3.00. White extracted honey brings 8 to 9 cts. 

 in small quantities; light amber, in cans, 8. 



Syracuse, N. Y.. Nov. 23. E. B. Ross. 



Boston. — There is a fair movement in both comb 

 and extracted. We quote extra fancy comb honey 

 per case, $3.50 to $3.75 ; fancy, $3.25 to $3.50 ; No. 1, 

 $3.00 to $3.25; No. 2, $2.00 to $2.50. White ex- 

 tracted honey brings 9% to ll^/^. Clean average 

 yellow beeswax brings 28 to 30. 



Boston, Mass., Nov. 23. BlakeLee Co. 



Albany. — Receipts are free, and prices favor the 

 buyer for comb honey. Of extracted honey there is 

 an increased demand. We quote extra fancy comb 

 honey, per ease, 15; fancy, 14; No. 1, 13; No. 2, 12. 

 White extracted honey brings 8 to 8 % ; amber, in 

 cans, 7%. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 30 

 to 32. H. R. Wright. 



Albany, N. Y., Nov. 23. 



Philadelphia. — We can report no appreciab'e 

 change in market since last quotations. Comb is 

 moving somewhat slowly ; better inquiry for extracted 

 honey : also buying pure clean country beeswax. We 

 quote white extracted honey at 8 to 9 ; light amber, 

 in cans, 7 to 7y2; amber, in cans, 6 to 7. Clea-.i 

 average yellow beeswax brings 28 to 30. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 22. Chas. Munder. 



Indianapolis. — There is very little to report 

 regarding the honey situation, except that inquiry 

 and demand continue active, but the volume of busi- 

 ness is, of necessity, limited, owing to inability to 

 obtain the honey because the supply is so depleted. 

 We quote No. 1 comb honey, $3.75 to $4.00; No. 2, 

 $3,50. White extracted honey brings 11. Clean 

 average yellow beeswax brings 28 to 30. 



Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 24. Walter S. Pouder. 



New York. — Fair demand exists for both comb 

 and extracted, especially for fine white grades. We 

 quote fancy, per case, 14 tO' 15; No. 1, 13 to 14; 

 No. 2, 12 to 13. White extracted honey brings 7V2 

 to 8^/^; light amber, in cans, 7 to 7%; amber, in 

 cans, 6% to 7 ; in barrels, 5^/^ to 6. Clean averag? 

 yellow beeswax brings per lb. 31 to 32. 



New York, Nov. 24. Hildreth & Segblken. 



Phoenix. — The last car of light-amber honey was 

 shipped Nov. 11, and sold at $7.20 per case, which 

 was a slight advance over former shipments. Light 

 wax is firm at 25; one cent better for choice lots. 

 Light amber extracted, in cans, brings 6 cts. Clean 

 average yellow beeswax brings 25 tO' 26. 



Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 17. Wm. Lossinq. 



Kansas City. — The demand for honey is a trifle 

 better, but it takes cold weather to make the demand 

 good. We quote fancy, per case, $3.00; No. 1, per 

 case, $2.90; No. 2, $2.65. White extracted brings 

 914; light amber, in cans, 8; amber, in cans, 7 to 

 7%. Clean average yellow beeswax brings 25. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 22. 



Portland. — Nothing new since last report. 

 Comb honey is moving a little freer. Extracted 

 stocks are coming in slowly; in fact, many sections 

 have had a poor crop. We quote extra fancy, per 

 case, $3.50; fancy, $3.25; No. 1, $3.00; No. 2, 

 $2.75. White extracted honey, per lb., 8%; light 

 amber, in cans, 8; amber, in cans, 7V^. Clean av- 

 erage yellow beeswax brings 25 to 26. 



Portland, Ore., Nov. 22. PACiric Honey Co. 



Los Angeles. — No supply of extracted here ex- 

 cept for local use. We have surplus of comb, with 

 little demand. Local prices are unchanged with 

 little honev being used. We quote extra fancy, per 

 case, $4.2'5; fancy, $3.85; No. 1, $3.25; No. 2, 

 $2.50. White extracted honey brings 8 V2 ; light am- 

 ber, in cans, 8 ; amber, in cans, 7. Clean average 

 yellow beeswax brings 35. Geo. L. Emerson. 



Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 21. 



Chicago. — The best grades of white comb are 

 bringing 13 to 15; off gi-ades from 1 to 3 cts. per 

 lb. less. Extracted is selling well, and there is no 

 excess of supplies. The best white grades are 

 bringing 9 cts., and those off in color or flavor are 

 bringing 8. The best grades of light amber bring 

 71/4 to 8, with darker grades ranging from 6 to 7. 

 Beeswax, if free from sediment, and good color, 

 brings 32; dark grades, 28 to 30. 



Chicago, 111., Nov. 17. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



St. Louis. — The demand for comb honey, tho fair, 

 has been very limited owing to mild weather; but ex- 

 tracted honey is in good demand, and the market not 

 overstocked, especially with Southern amber. Extra 

 fancy comb honey brings $3.50; No. 1 comb honey, 

 $3.00 to $3.25 (fancy white comb) ; amber comb 

 honey, $2.50 to $2.75; white extracted honey, 9 to 

 10; light amber in cans TV2 to 8; amber in cans, 

 GV2 to 7; amber in barrels, 5I/2 to 6. Beeswax is 

 firm at 31 for average clean yellow wax. 



R. Hartman Produce Co. 



St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 23. 



Hamilton. — Demand is only fair. Stock is good. 

 We are not looking for large sales till January. We 

 quote extra fancy comb honev, per case, $2.50 per 

 dozen; No. 1, $2'.25 ; No. 2, $1.50 to $1.60. White 

 extracted brings 12 cts. in 60-lb. tins; light amber, in 

 cans, 10, ' F. W. Feahman Co., Ltd. 



Hamilton, Ont., Nov. 21. MacNab Street Branch. 



Toronto. — Prices are unchanged since last issue. 

 Comb honey which is now on the market sells as fol- 

 lows: No. 1, per case, $2.40 per doz. ; No. 2, $2.25. 



Toronto, Ont., Nov. 20. Eby-Blain, Ltd. 



Cpba. — Light amber, in barrels, brings 47 cts. per 

 gallon; amber, 47. A. Marzol. 



Matanzas, Cuba, Nov. 20. 



Liverpool. — The honey market in England is in- 

 clined to be on the easy side, the supply being' in 

 advance of the demand at present prices. We quote 

 Jamaica, pale, at $10.56 per cwt, ; Jamaica, amber, 

 $8.88; Jamaica, liquid, dark. $8.40 to $9.60; St. 

 Lucia, liquid, dark, $8.40; Haiti, pale, $11.04 to 

 $11.52; Haiti, amber, $8.88 to $9.84; Cuban, pale, 

 .''ilO.32 to $11.04; Cuban, darkish, $7.92 to $8.64; 

 Californian, $11.52 to $14.40; Chilian, pile X, 

 $10.56 to $11.52; Chilian, pile 1, $9.60 to $10.08; 

 Chilian, pile 2, $8.88 to $9.36; Chilian, pile 3, $8.04 

 to $8.16. Of Chilian, 1242 barrels have just arriv- 

 ed — sales 1055 barrels. Beeswax is scarce, and in- 

 quired for. Chilian brings $35.22 to $42.48 per 

 cwt.; Jamaica, $37,02 to $40,08; West African, 

 $38.88; Abyssinian and East African, $40.08. 



Taylor & Company. 



Liverpool, Eng., Nov. 13. 



Medina. — Offerings of comb honey have been 

 larger the past fortnight than for any similar period 

 this season, and prices are ruling low. We confi- 

 dently expect an improvement after Jan. 1. Extract- 

 ed of the better grades is in good demand, and offer- 

 ings light. The A. I. Root Co. 



Medina, O., Nov. 27. 



