GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fanot.— All sections to be well filled, combs straight, firm. 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs uusoiled by travel- 

 rtaia or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

 oell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



ANo. 1.— AH stations well filled except the row of cells 

 i^eit to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 tnrface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 lide of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 So the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 oomb surface soiled, or the entire surface si ightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled 

 nnd sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 ■eotion. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, ambor, and dark ; that is, 

 there will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Cincinnati. — The nice weather holds back the de- 

 mand for comb honey. Crops seem to be exceedingly 

 short, and producers in the West keep the prices high. 

 We quote as follows: Fancy water-white and No. 1 

 white clover, 14 to 16; No. 2, 12 to 14. Extracted seems 

 to be more plentiful, and we quote same in barrels, 

 light amber, 5% to 5y2t in cans, Y-t ct. more; white clo- 

 ver, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 28 to 30. C. H. W. Weber, 



Dec. 18. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Schenectady. — The market is well cleaned up on 

 all grades, and white clover is really becoming scarce; 

 but the demand is gradually diminishing also, which 

 prevents prices advancing to any extent. We qu^te 

 fancy white clover, 15; No. 1, 14 to iS. No. 2, 12 to 13; 

 buckwheat, 11 to 12; extracted, light, 614 to 714; dark, 

 5Vi to 6. Chas. McCulloch, 



Dec. 20. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Buffalo. — White comb honey is in very good de- 

 mand now. Prices do not advance, but stock is getting 

 ?uite low in the market. Buckwheat sells when of- 

 ered very low. Mixed is hard to sell. Extracted 

 sells slowly. White comb honey. No. 1 and fancy, 

 13 to 14; No. 2 and fancy, 11 to 12; No. 3, 10 to 11; buck- 

 wheat. 9 to 11; extracted white, 6V2 to 7; extracted, 

 dark, 5 to 51/2. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 

 Dec. 12. W. C. Town SEND, Buffalo, N. Y. 



f Atlanta. — Comb honey is very scarce with us at 

 this writing, and we are selling what little we get as 

 toUows: Fancy, 12^ to 14: A No. 1, 12 to 12i4. Beeswax, 

 27^ to30. 

 Dec. 18. 



JUDSON Heard, 



Atlanta, Ga. 



r Kansas City.— The honey trade is a little dull here 

 on account of the holidays, 24-section fancy white sell- 

 ing as low as $.3.00; market about |3.15; amber, |2.75 to 

 $3 00. Beeswax. 25. We look for the market to pick 

 up after the holidays. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Dec. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



St. Louis. — .Since our last, of Dec. 7, our honey mar- 

 ket is unchanged in price's, but the demand for ex- 

 tracted honey is not as brisk as it has been, and some 

 of the lower grades are accumulating, especially in 

 barrels. We quote: Fancy white comb honey, 15 to 16; 

 No. 1, 13 to 14; amber, 12 to 13 Extracted Caliiornia, 

 light amber, 6 to G%\ white at 7; Soutlern in barrels, 

 4^ to 5^; in cans, 51/2 to 6. Beeswax, 28. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Dec. 18. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey is not as strong 

 as last quotations. Prices have weakened somewhat, 

 on account of the holiday rush We quote fancy white 

 at H% to 15; No. 1, 13^ to 14. The demand for extract- 

 ed honey remains firm, and prices are good. White 

 clover in barrels brings, in a retail way, 7 to 7%; cans, 

 7]4 to 8^. amber in barrels, 5 to 55i; cans the same. 

 Beeswax, 26 to 28. Griggs Brothers, 



Dec. 18. Toledo, Ohio. 



Toronto.— Honey market is looking up a little, but 

 prices remain the same. Firms who purchase large 

 lots claim they can get all they require at the old 

 prices yet, although the demand is a little bri.'iker. 



Dec. 15. E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Can. 



Chicago.— The market continues to rule steady, 

 there being a fair demand for the best trades of comb 

 honey, other kinds selling slowly with prices un- 

 changed from our last quotations. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 18. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



For Sale. — 500 cases of light amber extracted honey, 

 at 5c, f . o. b. Selma, Cal. Gathered mostly from alfalfa. 

 O. L. Abbott, Cor. Secretary 



Cal. Bee-keepers' Association. 



For Sale. — Three barrels of buckwheat extracted 

 honey: new barrels; weight, 390 lbs. net each, at 6c on 

 car. Sample free. E. D. TOWNSEND, Remus, Mich. V 



For Sale.— Clover or buckwheat extracted honey. 

 Write for price, and quantity desired. Sample, 10 eta. 

 Comb honey all sold. C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Buckwheat honey, in 60-lb. cans, at 6 cts. 

 C. J. Baldridge, 

 Homestead Farm, Kendaia, Seneca Co., N. Y. 



For Sale. — Extracted honey— fancy white, 6V2 cts.; 

 fancy amber, 6 cts.; V4 cent less in five-case lots or 

 more. C. C. Clemons & Co., Kansas City, Mo. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State quality, 

 quantity, and price. 



JuDSON Heard & Co., Atlanta, Ga. 



For Sale.— Superior grades of extracted honey for 

 table use. Prices quoted on application. Sample, 10 

 cts. to pay for package and postage. 



O. L. Hershiser, 301 Huntington Av., Buffalo, N. Y. 



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