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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING-RULES. 



EamOT.— AJI eeoti'^ns to be well filled, combs straight, firm 

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

 ^mtaTorotherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, lie outside surface o€ the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A ^o l.-All sections well filled except the row of cells 

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

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

 side surfacw of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 totha wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth, part ot 

 comb sorfaoe soiled, or the entire surface si ightly soiled. 



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



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



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

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

 theis will be Fajioy White." " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



DENVDit — All desirable lots of white comb honey in 

 double-tira" cases have now been shipped out of this 

 State, leaving only a few cars of single-tier cases. 

 The quality of this year's crop was fine — better than 

 for several seasons. We quote our local market as 

 foUowg: Strictly No. 1 white, per case of 24 sections, 

 $3.00; ordinary No. 1 and off grade, $2.50 to $2.75; ex- 

 tracted, white, 6% to TYi. We are in the market for 

 l>ee8wax, and pay 84 cts. for average yellow wax de- 

 livered hwe. 



Thh Colobado Honby-pkoduckbs' Ass'n, 



Oct. 23. F. Radchfuss, Mgr. 



Philabelphia.— While the supply of comb honey 

 is eqaal to the demand, large quantities of comb hon- 

 ey having arrived in the market in the last ten days, 

 the price still remains high. The outlook, however, is 

 that, when the season advances, and the bee-keepers 

 ship more of their crop to the market, the prices will 

 be a Httle weaker. We quote: Fancy white comb 

 honey. 16 to 18; No. 1, 14 to 15; amber, 11 to 13; fancy 

 white, extracted, 7% to 8^; light amber, 6% to 7. We 

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

 ston. Wm. a. Sblsbb, 



Oct. 23. 10 Vine St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Toronto.— There is no change here in the honey 

 market; very little extracted honey is offered in No. 1 

 quality, while buckwheat is fairly plentiful. No. 1 

 white honey is worth 10 cts. wholesale; buckwheat 

 and dark honey are worth from 5 to 7 cts. per lb. Comb 

 honejr Is more plentiful than extracted; but the high 

 price asked makes it go rather slowly. 



E. Grainger & Co., 



Oct, 23. Toronto, Can. 



CHtOAao.— Market is practically bare of honey of all 

 kinds. Choice white comb brings 15 to 16, with off 

 grades 1 to 8 cts. less; extracted, 7 to 8 for white; am- 

 ber, 634 to 7^; buckwheat, 6 to 6%. Beeswax sells up- 

 on arrival at 30. R. A. Burnett & Co 



Oct. 19. 199 So. Water St., Chicago. Ill 



Schenectady.— Up to the present time this has 

 been a record-breaking season. We have hardly been 

 able to get stock fast enough to fill our orders, occa- 

 sioned somewhat by scarcity of help among the bee- 

 keepers, many of their wives having been obliged to 

 assist in getting the crop ready for market. Others, 

 however, are delayed by not having ordered their cases 

 in time, and should avoid this mistake another season. 

 The best time to sell honey is when there is a good 

 demand. Prices remain the same as in last issue, 

 with continued firmness. C. MacCulloch, 



Oct. 20.; " - Schenectady, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— This market has not undergone any 

 changes since our last. The receipts of new extracted 

 honey, also of comb honey, are rather small, and 

 prices are firm. We quote: Fancy white comb honey, 

 14 to 15; No. 1, nVi to 13; light amber, 12 to 13; broken 

 and inferior, less; light amber, extracted, 6% to 7; 

 Spanish needle, 7; all in 5-gallon cans. There is a 

 good demand for southern, in barrels, 5J^ to b%. The 

 receipts, however, are very small, and the market 

 bare. Beeswax, prime, 28>4. All impure and inferior, 

 less. R. Habtman & Co., 



Oct. 22. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Buffalo. — Honey is now doing extra well here, 

 and very little arriving. Buyers are looking for 

 choice to fancy comb. We quote you fancy white 

 comb 15 to 16; A No. 1, 14 to 15; No. 1, 13% to 14; No. 

 2, 12 to 13; buckwheat, 11 to 12. White extracted, 7 to 

 8; amber. 654 to 7; dark, 5 to 5^. Beeswax. 30 to 32. 



W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Oct. 13. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— The demand for comb honey is good. 

 No. 1, white, brings 14% wholesale and 16 retail by the 

 case. Off grades less, from 2 to 3 cts. per lb. White 

 clover, extracted, brings, in barrels, 8; in cans, 8%; 

 amber grades, light, 6 in barrels; dark, 5J4 in barrels; 

 in cans, % ct. per pound more. Beeswax, 30. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



Oct. 20. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Kansas City. — The demand for comb honey is quite 

 brisk and the market stronger. We are quoting fan- 

 cy white comb at $3.25 per case of 24 sections. Re- 

 ceipts of extracted are light, prices ranging from 6 to 

 7 cts. per lb. We look for a good demand right along. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Oct. 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Atlanta.— Demand and supply are about equal; in 

 fact, off grades moving slowly. We quote as follows: 

 Fancy white comb, 13 to 15; A No. 1, 11 to 12%; light 

 amber, extracted, 5% to 6. Judson Heabd & Co., 



Oct. 20. Atlanta, Qa. 



ZANESViLtiK. — This is distinctively a comb-honey 

 market, very little extracted being sold in original 

 packages. At present nothing but fancy white 

 comb is offered, and brings 18 to 19 cts. Beeswax, 27 

 to 30. E. W. PiBBCB. 



Oct. 25. Zanesville, Ohio. 



Hottey and Wax Wanted and For Sale. See Clasified Ads. on pages 1397- 



BEESWAX WANTED 



We are paying 29c. per lb. cash delivered here, for 

 CHOICE YELLOW BEESWAX 



Send us your shipment now. 



MONEY BACK THE DAY SHIPMENT ARRIVES. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



51 WALNUT ST., CINCINNATI. OHIO. 



