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(i h K .\ N r N O S IN BEE C U L T U R 



IV2: 



ST. IjOUIS. — No larlot receipts reported since 

 last report. Demand and movement very slow, 

 market dull. Comb: Sales to wholesaler.^ and job- 

 bers. 24soction cases Colorado No. 1 white clover 

 $6.00. E.xtracted : Sales to wholesalers and job- 

 bers, California, light amber, 8c per lb.; South- 

 ern, light amber, various flavors, 6-7c per lb. 



Beeswax: No receiiits reported since last rei)ort. 

 No change in market. Demand and movement 

 very light. Ungraded average country run wax 

 nominally 2.5c per lb. to jobbers. 

 H. C. TAYLOR, 



Chief of Bureau of Markets, 

 (('(intinued on jiagc OrtO.) 



The Opinions of Honey Producers Themselves as Reported to Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



Karl.v in Sejitcmber we sent to actual honey 

 jiroducers the following questions: 



1. What is the average yield per colony, corrected 

 to date, this season in your locality? Give an- 

 swer in pounds, (a) Extracted honey? (b) 

 Comb honey ? 



2. What is the condition of the colonies com- 

 pared with normal as to (a) Number and age 

 of bees? (b) Stores for winter? Give answer 

 in per cent. 



3. What is the condition of the honey plants for 

 next season as compared with normal? Give 

 answer in per cent. 



Yield. Colony Cond. 

 Reported by : Ext. Comb. Bees. Stores. 



J. C. Dickman.,.. 2.5.. 100.. 100.. 



L. L. Andrew 60 . . 



M. C. Richter 23. . 



M. A. Savior SO . . 



M. H. Mendleson . . 50 . . 

 J. A. Green 60 . . 



B. W. Hopper 50 . . 



A. Latham 75 . . 



A. W. Yates in. . 



W. Lamkin 75 . . 



C. C. Cook 100. . 



H. Hewitt 60 . . 



J. J. Wilder 60 . . 



C. F. Bender 



What ])rices are jiroducers being offered for 



honey at their stations in large lots (carload 



or entire crop) ? (a) Extracted honey, per 



pound? (b) Comb honey, fancy and No. 1 per 



case ! 



WIkiI are prices to grocers in small lots? (a) 



Extracted honey In 5-lb. pails or other retail 



packages? (b) Comb honey, fancy or No. 1 per 



case ? 



How is honey moving on the market in your 



locality? Give 

 fair or rapid. 

 The answers a; 

 bee reporters are 



answer in one word, as slow, 



returned 

 s follows : 



by our honey and 



30. 

 50. 

 00. 

 10. 



40, 

 46. 



. . .100. 

 , . . 80. 

 . . .100. 



. .100. , 



. .100. 



. .100. 



. .125. . 



. . 75. 



. .100. . 



100. . 



80. . 

 100. . 

 100. . 



75. . 

 100. . 



95. . 



25. . 

 100. . 



, .125. .125. 

 .100. .100. 

 .100.. 

 . 90. 



A. L. Kildow 110. . 90. ... 100, 



E. S. Miller 75. 



J. Smith "0 . 



T. C. .Johnson.... 75. 



E. G. Brown 100. 



F. Coverdale 100. 



W. S. Pangburn. . .120. 

 C. D. Miza 60. 



E. C. Davis 80. 



O. B. Griffin 



S. G. Crocker. Jr. . 30. 



0. M. Smith 25. 



1. D. Bartlett 75. 



L. S. Griggs 80. 



B. F. Kindig 50. 



F. Markham 80 . 



E. D. Townsend. . . 50. 



J. H. Fisbeck 95. 



J. W. Romberger. . 90. 



E. G. Norton 60. 



A. C. Miller 50 . . 



G. B. Howe 40. , 



F. W. Lesser 40. 



R. B. Willson 75 . . 



W. .T. Martin 7.5. . 



C. S. Bumgarner. . . . 

 C. L. Sams 65 . , 



E. G. Baldwin. ... 90. , 

 R. D. Hiatt 70. . 



F. Leininger 80 . . 



J. F. Moore 70. . 



J. Heueisen 40 . . 



C. F. Stiles 30. . 



E. J. Ladd 100. . 



H. A. Scullen 60. . 



H. Beaver 80 . , 



50. 

 20. 

 60. 



50. 

 50. 

 12. 

 25. 

 0. 



40 ! 



80. . 



0. . 

 10. . 

 20. . 

 60. . 

 00. . 



50 '. '. 

 50. . 

 30. . 

 50. . 

 50. . 



40., 



. .100 

 . .100. 

 . .100. 



.100. . 

 .100. . 

 . 90. . 

 .100. . 

 . 100. . 



. . 80. . 

 . .100. . 

 . . 95. . 

 . . 80. . 

 . . 100. . 

 . .100. . 

 . .100. . 

 . .105. . 

 . .100. . 

 . .100. . 

 . .100. . 

 . .100. . 



. . 1 (10 . . 

 . . 100. . 

 . .100. 

 . .100. 

 . . 90. 

 . .100. 

 . .100. 

 . .100. 

 . . 95. 

 . .100. , 

 . . 90. 

 . . 90. . 

 . . 80. 

 . .100. 



. .loo'. 



D. C. Gilham 40.. 32.... 100 



G. H. Rea 30. . 



A. S. Conradi 



60. 



100. 



85. 



50. 

 90. 

 30. 



50. 

 80. 



100. 

 100. 



100 ! 

 100. 

 100. 



65. 



75. 



70. 

 100. 



85. 



90. 



80 '. 



20. 

 50. 

 15. 



J. M. Buchanan. . . 30. 



T. A. Bowden 15. . 



J. N. Mayes 76 . . 30 . . 



J. E. Crane 75 . . 60 . . 



G. W. B. Saxton. . . 95. . 



W'. L. Cox 130. . 



G. W. York 75. . 40 . . 



T. K. Massie 10. . 30. . 



T. C. Asher 15. . 12 . . 



N. E. France 75.. 50.. 



E. Hassinger, .Jr. ... 65. . 



H. F. Wilson 75. . 50 . . 



.100. 

 .100. 

 .100. 

 .100. 

 . 60. 

 .100. 

 ,100. 

 . 90. 

 . 90. 

 ,100. 

 , 90. 



,100. 

 , 10(1 . 



. t ■•) . 

 .100. 

 . 75. 

 .100. 

 .100. 

 . 95. 

 . 80. 

 . 80. 

 . 60. 



.100 ! 



Plant 

 Cond. 



, .100. . 



, .100. . 



!ioo. . 



.100. . 



. 75.. 

 .125. . 

 .125. . 

 .100. . 

 .100. . 

 .100. . 

 .100. . 

 . 70.. 

 . 25.. 



.100. 

 .100. 

 .100. 

 . 90. 



!ioo.' 



. 95. , 

 . 90. 

 .100. 

 , 90. , 

 ,100. , 

 ,' 80. , 



50. . 



85.. 



. . . 60. . 



. . .100. '. 

 . . . 50 . . 

 . . .125. . 

 . . .110. . 

 . . .100. . 

 , . . 90. . 

 . .-.100. . 

 . . .100. . 

 , . .100. . 

 . . . 90.. 

 . . . 90. . 

 , . .100. . 

 , . . 50. . 

 , . .100. . 

 . . .100. . 

 , . . 50. . 



. .100.'.' 



. . .100. . 



. . 90. . 



. .'. eo'.'. 

 . .no. . 



. .100. . 

 . .100. . 

 . . 90 . . 

 . .100. . 

 . .100. . 

 . . 70. . 

 . .100. . 

 . . 100. . 



Price to Prod. 

 Ext. Comb. 



;.08, 



.06. 



Price to Grocer. 



.12. 

 .07. 

 .08. 

 .08. 

 .10. 



.08. 



.11. 

 .11. 



.15. 

 .06. 



.11. 

 .10. 



.10. 



6.00. 



4.25. 



4.75. 

 5.25. 



5.00. 



3.00. 



Ext. 

 ,$0.75. 

 . .85. 

 1.50. 



Comb. 



.60. . 

 .50 . . 



1.30.'. 

 .65 . . 

 .75. . 

 .60. . 

 .75. . 



i.io! '. 



.80. . 

 1.25. ." 



.90 . . 



.75. . 



.75 . . 



.80. . 



.75. . 



.75. . 

 1.25. , 

 1.00. . 

 1.00. . 



.75. . 



.80. . 



.75. . 



.80. . 



.95. . 



.50. . 

 1.50. . 

 1.00. . 



.75. . 



.85. . 

 1.50. . 



.70. . 

 1.00. . 

 1.25. . 

 1.00. . 

 1.00. . 



.80. . 



.75. . 



.80. . 



.90 .' 

 .65. 



1.05. 



.$5.00. 

 . 5.50.. 

 . 4.25.. 

 . 4.50.. 



'. 7.50 !! 



4.75. . 

 5.50. . 



4.50. . 

 4.80. . 



5.00 '. '. 

 4.75. . 



Move- 

 ment. 

 . .Fair 

 . . Fair 

 . .Fair 

 . .Fair 

 . . Slow 



. . Slow 

 . .Fair 

 . . Slow 

 . . Slow 

 . .Rapid 

 . .Fair 

 . .Fair 

 . . Slow 

 . . Slow 

 . . Slow 



. . Slow 

 . . Fair 



5.50. 

 5.50. 

 5.25. 

 7.00. 

 5.50. 



6.00. . 

 5.25. . 



5.50. . 



4.80. 

 5.35. 

 6.00. . 



6.50 ! '. 

 5.50. , 

 5.50. . 



3.25. 

 7.20. 



.12. 

 .12. 



1.00. 



.75. 



,50. 

 1.25. 



.60. 



.90. 



.65 . 

 1.00. , 

 1.10. , 



.65. . 



.85. . 



.90. . 



6.50. . 



5.50. . 



6.00. ! 

 6.00. . 

 5.75.. 



. Slow 

 . Slow 

 .Pair 



'. Slow 

 . Slow 

 . Slow 

 .Slow 



. . Fair 

 . . Slow 

 . . Slow 

 . . Slow 

 . .Slow 

 . . Slow 

 . .Fair 

 . . Slow 

 ,.Slow 

 . .Fair 

 . .Fair 

 . .Fair 

 . .Fair 

 ..Slow 



'.'.Slow 

 . .Fair 

 . .Slow 

 . . Slow 

 . .Fair 

 . .Fair 

 . . Slow 



. .Rapid 

 . . Slow 

 . . Fair 

 . .Slow 

 . .Slow 

 . . Slow 

 . .Fair 

 . . Slow 

 . .Fair 

 ..Slow 

 . .Fair 

 . .Fair 

 . . Fair 



