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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fanoy.-AII sect' -.ns to be well filled, combs straight, firm 

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

 rtain, or otherwise : all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell -he outside surface of the wood well scraped of Propojif • 



i ^J l.-All sections well filled except the row of cells 

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

 surface soiled or the entire surf ace 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 ot 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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



^o^ii^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. 



New Yobk.— There is a good demand, principally 

 for fancy stock of both white and buckwheat honey. 

 Mixed and off grades are more or less neglected. Re- 

 ceipts have been quite heavy of late, but there is no 

 overstock whatsoever, as the demand has been good 

 right along. We quote fancy white at 1.5; No. 1 at 13, 

 14; No. 2 at 12; buckwheat and mixed, at 10 to 11 cts. 

 Extracted, demand good, especially for fancy grades. 

 Prices are ruling higher. We quote California white 

 sage at 7^ to 8; light amber, 7 to 7%; amber at GYs to 

 7c per lb. ; Southern in barrels at .5.5 to 6.5 cts. per gal- 

 lon, according to quality. There is not much demand 

 for extracted buckwheat, and we do not expect any 

 for some time to come. There seems to be a large 

 crop of this grade, .iudging from the offerings made. 

 The nominal price at present is from 6 to QVs. Bees- 

 wax, 29 to 30. HiLDKETH & .SEGELKEN, 



Nov. 9. 26.5-267 Greenwich St. . New York. 



Philadelphi.\.— While the supply of comb honey 

 is equal to the demand, large quantities of comb 

 honey having arrived in the market in the last few 

 days, the price still remains high. The outlook, how- 

 ever, is that, when the season advances, and the bee- 

 keepers ship more of their crop to the market, the 

 prices will be a little weaker. We quote: fancy white 

 comb honey, 16 to 18c; No. 1, 14 to 1.5; amber, 11 to 13; 

 fancy white extracted, 'Ys to SVs; light amber, &¥> to 

 7c. We are producers of honey, and do not handle on 

 commission. W. A. Selseb, 



Nov. 8. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Indianapolis.— Fancy and A No. 1 white comb 

 sells lor 16 to 17, and demand is good; fancy amber, 

 11 to 12, with slow demand; No. 1 white, 13 to 14, de- 

 mand not good. Best grades of extracted honey in 

 60-lb. cans bring 8 to 9. and demand is good, "but 

 higher prices will retard the market; amber extract- 

 ed bringing 6%. Good average beeswax sells here at 

 $33.00 por 100 lbs. Walter S. Pouder, 



Nov. 7. 513 Mass, Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Milwaukee— This market is in good condition as 

 touching the best qualities of honey, either comb or 

 extracted. Values are steadily firm at (juotations. 

 The supply is only moderate, and receipts meet quite 

 ready sale when in good order and quality pleasing to 

 the eye as well as the taste. We feel justified in ad- 

 vising shippers to send forward their good honey, and 

 feel sure the next 60 days will show satisfactory re- 

 sults. We continue to quote honey in cases. 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, fancy, 16 to 17; 1-lb. sections, mixed, 1.5 to 16; 

 extracted in barrels, cases, and pails, white, 8 to 8/4; 

 ditto dark, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



A. V. Bishop & Co.," 



Nov. 12. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



St. Louis.— We wish to state that the receipts of 

 comb honey, also extracted, are very small and inade- 

 quate to the demand. We quote: Fancy white comb 

 honey, 15 to 16; No. 1, 13 to 14; light amber, 13 to 13%. 

 Broken and inferior, less. Extracted, light amber, 

 California, firm at 7 to 7^i. Spanish needle, 7% to 8. 

 in .5-gallon cans; Southern, in barrels, in good demand 

 at bVz to 6. The market is bare of the latter descrip- 

 tion. Beeswax, prime, at 29 to 29%. All impure and 

 inferior, less. R. Haktman & Co., 



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



Cincinnati.— The honey market is rather quiet at 

 this date, owing to the market being flooded with 

 comb honey which sells slowly at from 14 to 16 cts. 

 Extracted amber honey sells at 5% to 6%; white and 

 fancy white grades find sale at from "¥« to 8%. There 

 is not so much moving, as o»e might be led to be- 

 lieve. Beeswax is dragging; however, we continue 

 to pay 29 to 30 cts. for a choice bright yellow article. 

 The Fred. W. Muth Co., 



Nov. 3. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



St. Paul.— Fancy No. 1 white-clover honey, per lb.. 

 13 to 16; No. 2 white-clover honey, per lb., 13 to 14. 

 These prices represent those obtained by jobbers on 

 this market in round lots. Reijorts from country in- 

 dicate that the bulk of this year's output has been 

 marketed, and that No. 1 white clover will be scarce. 

 W, H. Patton, 



Nov. 8. Sec. Bd. of Trade, St. Paul, Minn. 



Kansas City.— The demand for both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey is good, receipts light. We quote fancy 

 white comb, 24 sections, at $3.25; No. 1 white comb, 24 

 sections, at $3.00; No. 1 white and amber, 24 at $2.75; 

 extracted white, per lb., 7; extracted amber, per lb.. 6 

 to 6%. Beeswax, 2.5. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Nov. 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



Atlanta.— We are about cleaned up on honey, with 

 very little demand for either comb or extracted. We 

 quote as per previous issue. 



JUDSON Heard & Co., 



Nov. 8. Atlanta, Ga. 



Honey and Wax Wanted and For Sale. See Clasified Ads. on pages 1465 — '66. 



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. 



