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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 15 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fancy.— All eectionB 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.l.— All sections well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, orthe entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 Bide 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 surf ace slightly soiled. 



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

 •nd sealed. 



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

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, nsing the terms white, ambisr, and dark ; that !■, 

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



Denver.— Owing to the mild winter weather the de- 

 mand for honey has not been as g-ood as it usually is at 

 this time of the year. We have a fair stock of both 

 comb and extracted of very fine quality which we are 

 quoting as follows: Strictly No. 1 white alfalfa comb 

 honey, $3.35 to $3 75 per case of 24 sections. Off grades 

 and light amber at $3.00 to $3.30 per case. White ex- 

 tracted alfalfa in 60- lb. cans, IV2 to SVa: light amber ex- 

 tracted, <>% to 7V2. We pay 24 cents per pound for 

 clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 

 S^ The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n, 



Feb. 10. Denver, Ck)lo. 



St. Louis.— Our honey market is unchanged in prices* 

 with a limited demand for extracted honey. We quote: 

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

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

 6V2; Southern, in barrels, 414 to 4V2: in cans, 5 to 6V2. 

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



Feb. 9. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago.— The demand is about normal, with suffi- 

 cient stocks to meet all requirements, The best grades 

 of white comb honey bring 14 to 15, with off grades 1 to 

 3 cts. less, depending upon color, condition, and shape. 

 Extracted, aside from white clover and basswood 

 (choice grades of which are practically unattainable), 

 is in ample supply at 6V2 to 7V2: amber, 6V2 to 7, with off 

 grades still lower. Beeswax, 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Feb. 7. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Boston. — The demand for strictly new honey con- 

 tinues good with a light supply, while there is a large 

 quantity of old carried forward from 1904 that moves 

 very hard. Strictly new stocks, fancy grades, 16, and 

 from that down to 14, according to quality. Extracted 

 is moving quite freely from 6 to 8, according to quality. 

 Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Feb. 9. 31-33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Buffalo.— The honey is pretty well cleaned up 

 around this market. It has sold better this winter than 

 usual. Generally there is very little sale after the first 

 of January. No. 1 to fancy white clover comb, 13 to 14; 

 mixed, 9 to 10; dark, 10 to 11; white extracted, 6 to 'JV2; 

 amber, 6 to 6V2; dark, SM: to 6. Jelly-tumblers, $1.00 

 per doz. Beeswax, 28 to 32. 



W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Feb. 9. Buffalo, N. Y. 



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 IVt to 8y2C. Fancy light amber, 

 7V2C. Other grades of amber in barrels at 5V4 to 6%, ac- 

 cording to the quality. Fancy comb honey, 16Vic. 



(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 choice bright-yellow grade. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., 



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



Schenectady.— There is quite a scarcity of buck- 

 wheat comb and white extracted in our market. From 

 present indications there will be no honey carried over 

 this season, which is rather unusual. No change in 

 prices. 



Feb. 8. Chas. McCulloch, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Kansas City. — The market on comb honey is slug- 

 gish, but we look for it to be better after the 1st of the 

 month. It is selling, white, at $3.00; amber, $2.75. Ex- 

 tracted, 5y2 to W2, according to quality. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Feb. 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



Atlanta.— The scarcity of honey is being rather 

 keenly felt, and we look forward with pleasure to the 

 opening of the new season. We quote as follows: 

 Fancy white, 12y2 to 14; A No. 1,11 to 12y2; No. 1,10. 

 Beeswax, 28 to 30c. Judson Heard & Co., 



Feb. 8. Atlanta, Ga. 



Toledo.— The demand for comb honey at this writing 

 is not very brisk, and the prices are the same as last 

 quotations. The demand for extracted honey is good, 

 and would bring in barrels 6y2 to 7y2; cans, 7VL' to 8y2. 

 Beeswax, 27 and 30. 



Griggs Brothers, 



Feb. 8. 521 Monroe St. Toledo, Ohio. 



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 5Vi 

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

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



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



BEE SUPPLIES. 



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

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

 with you on your wants- 



MUTH SPECIAL DOVE TAIL HIVES, have a honoy board, warp- 

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

 tylea. Send for Catalog. 



THE FRED. W. MUTH CO., 



51 WALNUT ST., 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



