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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULHfc. 



Fanot.— All eections to be well filled, combs straight, flrm= 

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

 itain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



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

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

 inrfacf soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled . the out» 

 »ide of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 4o the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 somb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 vid sealed. 



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

 sestion. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 •io color, using the terms white, amber, and dark : that ie. 

 iheie will be 'rFancy White," " No. 1 Dark." etc. 



Philadelphia.— The old lots of comb honey are about 

 cleaned up in this market, and the market is ready for 

 new goods. There are not enough sales to give quota- 

 tions. Some old extracted honey is selling as follows: 

 White, 6 to 7; amber, 5 to 6. Beeswax, firm at 29. We 

 are producers of honey, and do not handle on commis- 

 sion. Wm. a. Selser, 



May 18 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Milwaukee.— The present condition of this market 

 on honey is favorable, looking forward to the new crop 

 as the remnants of old crops of two or three years ago 

 are being worked off; and by the date new crop may be 

 ready for market we think there will be a demand that 

 will -make sales lively, and results acceptable to those 

 interested. The continued demand is only for fancy 

 comb and perfect cured extracted, either white or am- 

 ber; and defective qualities, if sent out or offered, are 

 refused, which, in such cases, causes delays in any sat- 

 isfactory settlement. The consumption of real nice 

 conditioned honey seems not confined to any spe- 

 cial season — always to be desired at a fair value; hence 

 we feel justified in encouraging the production of choice 

 honey; and it is appreciated in this market — equal to 

 any other or better. We can quote fancy 1-lb. sections, 

 16 to 18. Beeswax, 26 to 30. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



May 17. 119 Buffalo St.. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Buffalo.— The condition of the market continues 

 about as last quoted. No fancy A No. 1 nor No. 1 honey 

 offered in our market. Price is 15 to 16, and good stock 

 would sell on arrival: off grades are selling slowly. 

 Much of the trade would rather not buy any than not to 

 have pure white. Some No. 2 white, mixed, and buck- 

 wheat is for sale, and brings a good price for what we 

 can sell; not much call for extracted. Beeswax very 

 scarce at 30 to 32. W. C. Townsend, 



May 25. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Chicago.— We are having very little call for honey, 

 either comb or extracted. Fancy comb is bringing 15, 

 other grades from 10 to 14; extracted, white. 6V2 to 7; 

 amber, 5 to 6. Beeswax, 30. R. A. BUKNETT & Co., 



May 18 • ~ '199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Detroit.— Very little honey in market, and demand is 

 light; but prices are ruling rather high. Comb honey, 

 A No. 1 and No. 1, 16; extracted, 7 to IV2, with very lit- 

 tle demand. Beeswax, 28 to 30c. No prospect of any 

 change until new crop is in. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



May 26. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Atlanta. — New honey is arriving more freely, al- 

 though the demand keeps up with supply. We quote: 

 fancy white comb, ISVa to 15; A No. 1, 12 to 13; white, 

 in cans, extracted, 6y2to7; amber, in cans, 5y2 to 6. 

 Bulk comb in cans, 9 to 10. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



JuDSON Heard & Co.. 



May 22. Atlanta, Ga. 



Toledo. — There is very little demand for comb honey 

 at this writing on account of the heavy receipts of 

 strawberries. Very little demand for extracted honey 

 for table use. Amber exti-acted honey in barrels brings 

 5 to 5V4c; cans the same. Beeswax is more plentiful, 

 and we are paying 28c cash, 30c in trade. 



Griggs Bros., 



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



St. Louis.— The honey market is about in the same 

 condition as quoted in our last. The demand for comb 

 as well as extracted honey, however, has fallen off con- 

 siderably We quote: fancy white comb, 14c; No. 1, 

 12M; to 1 ; amber, 11 to 12. Extracted California, light- 

 amber, 6 to 6 V2; Spanish- needle, 6y2 to 7; Southern, in 

 barrels, 4% to 4y2; latter quotation for new; in cans, 5 

 to 5V4. Beeswax, for prime. 29; all impure and inSerior, 

 less. R. Hartmann & Co., 



May 21. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



New York. — There is still some demand for comb 

 honey, mostly for fancy stock, which is selling at 14 to 

 15; off grades in no demand, and prices are irregular - 

 ranging from 8 to 12c, according to quality; sufficient 

 supply to meet the demand. Extracted is in fair de- 

 mand, mostly for California, of which there seems to be 

 abundant supply of all grades. We quote white 6V2 to 

 7c: light amber, 6; dark, 5 to 5y2. according to quality 

 and quantity. Beeswax scarce and firm at 29 to 31. 

 Hildreth & Segelken, 



May 20. 82 Murray St., New York. 



Denver.— Market on choice white comb honey is act- 

 ive: off grades and partly candied not wanted. We 

 quote the following prices: Strictly No. 1 white, per 

 case of 24 sections, $3.30; off grades No. 1, $3.00: No. 2 

 and partly candied, $2.40 per case. Extracted, 6^i to 7 

 per lb. We are in the market for beeswax at 24c, de- 

 livered here, for average yellow wax. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n, 



May 10. Denver, Colo. 



BEE-SUPPLIES. 



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 wants. 



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The Fred W. Muth Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 



51 Walnut Street 



