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G Ij K A N I N (3 S IN BEE CULTURE 



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8V^-9V'jC, extra liglit amber sage 9-lOc. Inter- 

 mountain region, wliite sweet clover, 9%-lOc. 

 New York, buckwheat 8-9c. Porto Rico, rctined 

 75-85C per gal. Beeswax: Foreign receiiits lim- 

 ited. Demand good, market .strong. Spot sales to 

 wholesalers, manufacturers and drug trade, per 

 lb.. Chili, light 27-29c, Brazil 26-28e, West Indies, 

 dark 20-21c. Africa, dark 23-24c. few 25c. 



The Opinious of Honey Producers Themselves 



lOiirly in Noveml)er we sent to actual honey . 

 producers the following questions: | 



1. What is the present condition of the colonies 

 in your locality compared with normal as to 

 (a) Number and age of bees? (b) Stores for 

 winter? Give answer in per cent. 



2. How does the number of colonies now in your 

 locality compare with a five-year average? Give 

 answer in per cent. 



.3. What is the present condition of the honey 

 plants for next season in your locality as com- 

 pared with normal ? Give answer in per cent. 



4. What per cent of the honey produced in your 



The A. I. Root Company's Quotation. 



Since our last quotation we have i)urchased 

 only a few small lots of water-white extracted 

 white clover honey from local producers, at 10 Vic 

 per 11)., f. o. 1). shipping ])oint. At ])resent we 

 have sufficient stocks of lioth comb and extracted 

 honey on hand, or contracte<l for, to take care of 

 our immediate needs. 



as Reported to Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



locality has already left the hands of the pro- 

 ducers ? 



5. At what prices is honey being sold in large 

 lots (carload or entire crop) at the producers 's 

 station? (a) Extracted honey per pound? (b) 

 Comb honey, fancy and No. 1, per case? 



6. What are prices to grocers in lots of one to 

 five cases? (a) Extracted honey in 5-lb. pails 

 or other retail packages? (b) Comb honey, fan- 

 cy or No. 1 per case? 



7. How is honey now moving on the market in 

 your locality? Give answer in one word, as 

 slow, fair or rapid. 



