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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by trave 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of Propoj'f • 



A No.l.-AU sections well filled except the row of cells 

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

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

 side surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. l.-All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

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

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface sl'ghtly soiled. 



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



** No^il'-Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 ^^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. 



Philadelphia.— Advices from different points are 

 rather conflicting in regard to the honey crop this sea- 

 son, and consequently there is no market price estab- 

 lished. Some new arrivals of comb honey sell at 13 to 

 15, according to quality, and extracted honey at 6 to 7. 

 Beeswax, lirm at 28. We are producers of honey, and 

 do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



Aug. 20. 10 Vine St., Phila., Pa. 



Toledo.— The market on honey has not changed 

 since our last quotations. Bee-keepers seem to be 

 holding on to their goods, expecting large prices. 

 Fancy white comb brings, in a retail way, 16 and 17; 

 No. 1, 15 and 16, with no demand for dark. Extracted 

 white clover in barrels brings 6% to 7, cans the .same, 

 but very little has been offered as yet. Beeswax, 26 

 and 28. Griggs Bros., 



Aug. 20. Toledo, Ohio. 



Cincinnati.— Fancy and No. 1 comb honey And 

 ready sale in this market at 14 to 15. and shipments 

 are arriving daily. Lower grades are not wanted at 

 any price. There is a good demand for extracted 

 honey. We are selling amber in barrels and cans at 

 5 to 6V^; white-clover extracted at 6% to 8. Please do 

 not misconstrue the above prices; they are our selling 

 prices, not what we are paying. Beeswax is wanted 

 at 28 to 30. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Aug. 18. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



Milwaukee.— Receipts of new-crop honey, both 

 comb and extracted, have been good for the season, 

 and we are pleased to note that there is a marked 

 improvement in the handling as well as the (juality 

 of the honey, which certainly is encouraging to the 

 seller as well as the buyer; and we have been able to 

 get good values for the best, which will sell when 

 common grade does not — and \ye are able yet to main- 

 tain quotations, yet buyers are cautious, thinking 

 prices will be less later. We now ciuote fancy one- 

 pound .sections 16 to 17; common grades. 12 to 15. 

 Extracted, white or amber, in barrels, cans, and pails, 

 "Ys.to SYr. dark, 6^/4 to 7. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Aug. 21. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chicago.— The trade in honey is good, and some 

 fine lots are being offered that sell for 15 to 16 when 

 it grades No. 1 to fancy. Off grades from now on will 

 sell at from one to three cents below this. Extracted 

 sells in some volume at ^Ya to 7 for white; 6 to 6% for 

 amber; 5 to 5% for off flavor. Beeswax, 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Aug. 18. 199 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Schenectady.- Honey is coming forward quite 

 freely, and selling as well as could be expected at this 

 early date. There is an unusual demand for white 

 extracted from parties who put it up in small glass 

 packages for retail trade. We quote white-clover 

 comb honey at 14 to 15 for fancy, and 12 to 13 for fair 

 (luality. Extracted in kegs and 60-lb. cans. 6Y2 to 7^. 

 No buckwheat on hand yet. C. MacCulloch, 



Aug. 20. Schenectady, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— The receipts of new comb honey have 

 been quite liberal of late; most of the arrivals consist- 

 ed of dark amber honey. The demand has been lim- 

 ited on account of large receipts and warm weather. 

 We quote fancy white comb honey at 14; No. 1, 12% to 

 13; light amber, 12 to 13; dark and broken, 8 to 10. 

 Extracted honey at 6 to 6% for light amber California 

 or Spanish needle in cans; Southern new in barrels, 

 scarce and in good demand at i?i to 5. Beeswax, for 

 prime, 28%; all impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartman & Co., 



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



New York.— The market is well cleaned up of the 

 last season's crop, and expect an early opening. From 

 the present outlook we expect to have a good demand, 

 and advise shippers to ship early to realize the best 

 prices. We quote honey as follows: Fancy white 

 clover, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; No. 2, 12 to 13; mixed. 

 10 to 12; fancy buckwheat, 12 to 13; No. 1, 11 to 12; No. 

 2, 10 to 11. Extracted white clover and basswood, 7 to 

 7%; amber, 6 to 6%; buckwheat, 6 to 6%. Beeswax. 

 29 to 31. Chas. Israel & Bros.. 



Aug. 24. Canal and Watts Sts., New York. 



Detroit. — Honey is not moving very fast at pres- 

 ent, and prices still unsettled. Both bee-keepers and 

 commission men seem to be holding off yet. A No. 1 

 and fancy white comb stands at about 12 to 13; poorer 

 grades at 11 to 11%. Extracted white clover and bass- 

 wood, 7 to 7%. Reports from bee-keepers in Michigan 

 seem to show alternately total failure and excellent 

 crops. Beeswax, 26 and 28. 



Aug. 20. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



New York.— There is a good demand for new-crop 

 comb honey, but arrivals are very small as yet, and 

 may continue so for a week or two to come. We 

 (luote fancy white at 15; No. 1 white at 14. and No. 2 

 white at 12. It is too early as yet for dark or buck- 

 wheat. Extracted is in good demand at 6% to 7 for 

 white, 6 for light amber, and 5 to 5% for dark; South- 

 ern common average grade, .50 to 55 per gallon; better 

 grades at 60 to 65. Beeswax firm at ;^0. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 



Aug. 18. 82-86 Murray St., New York. 



WANTED 



FANCY COMB HONEY in NoroRip shipping 



CASES, ALSO EXTRACTED HONEY. IF YOU HAVE ANY TO 

 OFFER. QUOTE US YOUR ROCK BOTTOM CASH PRICE DE- 

 LIVERED HERE. AND MAIL US A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE 

 EXTRACTED HONEY. WE BUY EVERY TIME THE PRICE IS 

 RIGHT, AND REMIT PROMPTLY, 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



No. 51 WALNUT STREET. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



