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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fauct.— All sections to be well filleil, combs straight, firm 

 Iv attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel 

 stain, or othervrise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

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



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

 next totlie%,<.xl ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

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

 side surface oi" the wood well scraped of propolis. 



Kg 1 -All suctions well filled except the row of cells next 

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

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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



^"no^I!— 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. 



St. Louis. — The situation in the honey market is 

 practically unchanged in regard to prices. The re- 

 ceipts of comb honey, however, have been small, and 

 the accumulated stock has decreased considerably. 

 The demand is still limited. We quote fancy white 

 comb honey at 14; No. 1, laVa to 13; light amber, 12 to 13; 

 dark and broken, 8 to 10; extracted honey, 6 to 6% for 

 light amber: California or Spanish needle, in cans; 

 .Southern new in barrels and half-barrels, scarce, 

 and in good demand at 5 to 5M. Beeswax, prime, 28%; 

 all impure and inferior less. R. Hartmaxx & Co., 



Sept. 8. St. Louis, Mo. 



Philadelphia. — New comb honey has been arriving 

 quite freely in the last ten days from diflerent sec- 

 tions; but from all reports we are confident that the 

 crop is much short of last year, and prices are going 

 to be much higher. Some parties who are shipping 

 are asking as high as 18 cts., and will not sell for less. 

 We quote: Fancy white comb, 16 to 17; No. 1, 14 to 1.5; 

 amber, 12 to 13; fancy white extracted honey, 7 to 8; 

 light amber. 6 to 7. We are producers of honey, and 

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

 Sept. 10. 10 Vine St., Phila., Pa. 



Chicago.— The receipts of comb honey are quite 

 large, and there is also a good demand for it. so that 

 prices are well maintained at lo to 16 cts. for No. 1 

 to fancy grades; any thing short of these grades is not 

 selling freely, and ranges from 1 to 3 cts. less per lb. 

 Buckwheat, 12%; dark grades, 8 to 10; extracted, white, 

 6/4 to 7%; amber, 6 to 7; dark. bVs to 6. Beeswax, 30. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Sept. 8. 199 So. Water St.. Chicago, 111. 



Kansas City. — Receipts of both comb and extract- 

 ed honey are light, and the demand good. We are 

 quoting No. 1, white comb, 24-section eases, iS.OO; No. 

 2 white comb 24-section cases, $2.75; extracted, new, 

 per lb., 6 to 6/4. Beeswax, 2.5. 



C. C. Clemons & Son, 



Sept. 11. Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo. — New honey is coming in very slowly, 

 owing to the crop being short. In some sections in 

 York State honey is almost a failure. Prices are ad- 

 vancing here. Fancy white comb. 14% to 15; No. 1. 

 white comb, 14 to 14%; No. 2. white comb. 12 to 13; No. 

 1 dark, 12 to 12%; No. 2 dark, 11 to 12; extracted white, 

 7 to 8; extracted dark, 6 to 6%. Beeswax, 28 to 32. 



W. C. TOWNSEND. 



Sept. 12. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Schenectady.— White-clover honey has come for- 

 ward quite freely, and finds a ready sale at 13 to 15, 

 according to quality; not much buckwheat in sight 

 yet; but as the working season for bees is now over.^ 

 producers will be shipping as soon as they can get' 

 stock ready. We quote buckwheat. 11 to 12; extract- 

 ed light, 6% to 7%; dark. 5% to 6. 



C. MacCulloch. 



Sept. 10. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Toledo. — The market on comb honey remains firm. 

 If any thing, prices have advanced. We are getting 

 in a retail way for fancy and No. 1 comb honey. 17; 

 No. 2, 16; white clover in barrels, 7V2: cans, 8 to 8%. 

 Beeswax, 26 and 28. Grigg.s Bros.. 



Sept. 8. Toledo, Ohio. 



Detroit. — Demand for honey is good, and 

 prices steady, with a probability of little change for 

 the next few weeks. Fancy and A No. 1 white comb 

 honey brings 14% to 15; No. 1. 13, 14. Very little dark 

 honey offered yet. Extracted white clover, 7^2 to 8. 

 In most places in Southern Michigan, bee-keepers 

 had a fair crop. Beeswax, 27 to 29. 



M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Sept. 10. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Boston.— The demand for honey continues light, 

 owing to the very warm weather, and prices are 

 largely nominal. The fancy grades in cartons are 15 

 cts., and from that down to 12, according to quality. 

 Blake. .Scott & Lee Co., 



Sept. 8. 31-33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



St. Paul. — The following are the prices on honey: 

 Fancy white clover, 13; No. 1, 11; No. 2, 9%; amber. 

 No. 1, 10; No. 2, 8. W. H. Patton. 



Sept. 8. Sec. Bd."of Trade, St. Paul, Minn. 



For Sale. — 3000 lbs. of white-clover and locust 

 honey, in 20-lb. no-drip cases. Fancy. 1.5c: No. 1, 13c.; 

 f. o. b. Nice article. 



H. W. Bass, Front Royal, Va. 



For Sale. — Central Minnesota honey, from white 

 clover and wild flowers, fine flavor: in five-gallon cans, 

 $5.00 per can; more than one can, $4.50 per can; f. o. b. 

 here. Sample if wanted. 



E. S. Roe, Clarissa, Minn. 



Fob Sale.— San Diego County iioney. Nine tons of 

 the finest honey in the world — 98 cases of white and 

 ,59 cases of light amber. This honey is guaranteed to 

 be absolutely pure, and will weigh more than 60 lbs. 

 net to each five-gallon can. Prices must be f. o. b. 

 Francis J. Colahan. Bernardo. S. D. Co., Calif. 



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. 



