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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RtTLES. 



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

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

 ■tain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



ANO. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells 

 aext tothe wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 •nrf ace soiled, or the entire surface si ightly soiled ; the out- 

 ride of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

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

 oomb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 knd sealed. 



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

 •ection. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

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

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



New York,— The demand is fairly good for better 

 grades of white comb honey; and while the nearby crop 

 is fairly well cleaned up new arrivals are now coming 

 in from Cuba; besides, several cars have been shipped 

 on from California. We quote fancy white at 15 ; No. 

 1 at 13 to 14; No. 2 at 12 ; amber at 11, buckwheat at 10 

 to 11. Extracted is in fairly good demand, especially 

 California, of which there is abundant supply. We 

 quote white sage, OVa to 7V1' ; light amber at 6 to 7, ac- 

 cording to quantity: buckwheat at 6c per lb.; Southern, 

 at 50 to 60c per gallon, according to quality. Beeswax, 

 steady at 29 to 31c. Hildreth & Segelken, 



Jan. 19. 265-267 Greenwich St., New York. 



Cincinnati.— The honey market is quiet. We do not 

 offer white- clover extracted honey, on account of its 

 scarcity; instead, we offer a fancy water-white honey, 

 equal to if not better than the white clover, in 60-lb. 

 cans, two in a crate, at 714 to SMjc. Fancy light amber, 

 7y2C. Other grades of amber in barrels at bVi to 6%, ac- 

 cording to the quality. Fancy comb honey, 16%c. 



(Bee-keepers, please observe that the above are our 

 selling prices of honey, not what we are paying.) 



Beeswax is wanted, and we are paying 30c per lb. de- 

 livered here for choicelbright-yellow grade. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Jan. 20- 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey at this writing 

 remains quiet as usual at this time^of year. We quote 

 fancy white comb honey at 14 to 14 Vac; No. 1, 13'/i to 14. 

 Extracted, white clover, in barrels, brings 6 to 6V2; 

 cans, &V2 to 1V2, with very little demand for amber hon- 

 ey. Beeswax remains firm at 27 to 30c. 



Griggs Brothers, 



Jan. 19. 521 Monroe St. Toledo, Ohio. 



Kansas City. — The demand for honey is verv light, 

 fancy white selling at $3.00 per case, and amber at 

 $2.75. Extracted. SVa and 6. Beeswax, 25c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Schenectady.— There is improving demand for 

 comb honey, but extracted remains very quiet. The 

 stock on hand of both is quite limited. We quote white 

 clover, fancy, 14 to 15c; No. 1, 13 to 14; No. 2, 12 to 121/2; 

 buckwheat, 11 to 12. Extracted, light, 6 to 7c; dark, 

 &V2 tol6. Beeswax, 28 to 30c. 



Jan. 20. Chas. McCulloch, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston. — New comb honey is cleaning up rapidly, 

 leaving still on hand quite a large stock carried over 

 from last year, which goes very hard, and prices are 

 nominal. Fancy, new, 16c; No. 1, 15c; No. 2, practi- 

 cally out of the market. Extracted, white, 8; light am- 

 ber, 7 to 7%. Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Jan. 26. 31-33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



St. Louis.— Our honey market is unchanged since 

 our last. The demand for extracted honey is only for 

 the higher grades. The lower grades are more or less 

 neglected, and price on same is nominal. We quote: 

 Fancy white comb honey, 13 to 14c; No. 1, 12 to 13; am- 

 ber, 11 to 12. Extracted, California, light amber, 6 to 

 6V2; Southern, in barrels, 4^,4 to 4%; in cans, 5 to BV2. 

 Beeswax, 29c per lb. R. Hartmann & Co., 



Jan. 19. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Cincinnati. — The nice weather holds back the de- 

 mand for comb honey. Crops seem to be exceedingly 

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

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

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

 be more plentiful, and we quote same in barrels at bVt 

 to 5V^c; in cans, V2C more; white clover, 7 to 8c. Bees- 

 wax, 28 to 30c. C. H. W. Weber, 



Jan. 23. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati. O. 



Toronto.— No change in honey market; demand not 

 very brisk; lots of honey to get at a reasonable price; 

 retail prices remain about the same as last report. 

 Bees have been flying for two days as thick as they do 

 in summer. E. Grainger & Co., 



Jan. 23. Toronto, Can. 



Atlanta.— Honey market rather quiet. Light re- 

 ceipts and few sales. We quote as follows: fancy white 

 comb. 12y2tol4: A No. 1, 11 to I21/2; No. 1, 10. Beeswax, 

 28 to 30c. JuDSON Heard & Co.. 



Jan. 20. Atlanta, Ga. 



Chicago.— The market is steady, with about the usual 

 demand. The prices range from 14 to 15 for best grades 

 of white comb honey. There is not an active demand 

 for off grades, which usually sell at 1 to 3 per lb. less. 

 For extracted a steady demand exists for the best 

 grades at 6V'2 to7; but for sour or off flavors there is 

 practically no sale. Beeswax brings 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



For Sale.— Finest quality new-crop Calif ornia water- 

 white, white-sage, and light-amber honey in 60-lb. tins, 

 two in a case; new cans and new cases. Write for 

 prices and samples, and state quantity you want. 

 Hildreth & Segelken, 82 Murray St., N. Y. City. 



BEE SUPPLIES. 



We handle the finest bee supplies, made by the W. T. FALCONER MTG. 

 CO., Jamestown^ N. Y. Big Discounts on early orders, let us figure 

 with you on your wants- 



MUTH SF»ECIAL DOVE TAIL HIVES, have a honoy board, warp- 

 proof cover, and bottom board, think of it, same prico as the regular 

 styles. Send for Catalog. 



THE FRED. W. MUTH CO., 



51 WALNUT ST., 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



