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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING-RTJLES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled, combs Btraight, firm 

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

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

 cell 'he outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A ^ J 1 -All sections well filled except the row of cells 

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

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

 side surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No l.-AU 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 slightly soiled. 



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

 axid sealed. , , ,. . * n ■ v* 



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, using the terms white, amber, and dark ; that is, 

 there will be '^Fancy AVhite," " No. 1 Dark,' etc. 



Cincinnati.— The honey market is in a healthy 

 condition, particularly extracted honey, the demand 

 being better than one year as'o. This is probably due 

 to the excitement amontr those holders who are trying- 

 to inflate prices. Quote amber extracted honey in 

 barrels at 6 to T, according to the quality: fancy table 

 honey in barrels and 60-lb. cans. 8 to 9. The demand 

 for comb honey has decreased somewhat, owing to 

 the season of the year, when the sale of that article 

 suffers. Offer fancy white comb honey in a wholesale 

 way at 1.5 to 16. The above are our selling prices. 

 For choice yellow beeswax we are paying 30 delivered 

 here. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Dec. 7. 51 Walnut St. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey remains firm. 

 Prices have not advanced any to speak of. Fancy 

 brings 16; extra fancy, 17; No. 1. 1.5. The demands are 

 equal to the receipts. Extracted honey in barrels 

 brings 6 /^ to 7; cans, the same. Very little is offered, 

 and stock seems to be well cleaned up. Beeswax is 

 more plentiful, and brings 27 cash, 28 trade. The 

 weather is now getting cold, and we do not look for 

 very many offers on comb honey. 



Dec. 8. The Griggs Bbcs. & Nichols Co. 



Cincinnati. — The market on comb honey seems to 

 be a little quiet. No. 1 sells wholesale for i4%; retail 

 by the case. 16 per lb.; extracted, firm: light amber, in 

 barrels, 6; in cans, 7. White-clover extracted, SVn per 

 lb. Beeswax, 30. C. H. W. Weber, 



Dec. 8. 2146-2148 Central Av. 



ZANESViLLE.— The demand for honey is a little light- 

 er than at time of last report. Ruling prices about .'f4 

 for fancy white comb and $3.7,5 for No 1 in 24-seetion 

 cases. There is not the demand for either comb or 

 extracted that would naturally be expected at this 

 season. For beeswax, jobbers are paving 27 to 30. 



Dec. 10. E. W. Pierce, 136 W. Main St. 



Chicago.— There is the usual dullness in the honey 

 trade at this time, owing to most of the retailers hav- 

 ing stocked up sufficiently to carry them over the 

 holidays: but the stocks in the hand of the trade gen- 

 erall.N' are below the normal, hence prices are firm at 

 15 to 16 for No. 1 fancy: white comb honey, with off 

 grades, 1 to 2c less; amber grades dull at 10 to 12; ex- 

 tracted white, firm at 8 for clover and basswood; am- 

 bers 6V2 to "Ya. Beeswax, 30. R. A. Burnett, 



Dec. 7. 199 So. Water St. 



St. Louis. — The receipts of comb honey have not 

 increased sufficiently to meet the urgent demand for 

 the article. The market is very firm for fancy white 

 comb at 16c; No. 1 at 15c; light amber 14 to 15c; broken 

 and inferior less. Extracted honey is not as scarce as 

 the comb honey, but there is a good demand for light 

 amber California at 7 to 7^ic; Spanish-needle at 7^c. 

 The receipts are also very small, especially of white- 

 clover honey. Barrel honey is in good demand at 5/4 

 to 6c for choice Southern. Beeswax firm at 29^ to 30c. 

 All impure and inferior less. R. Hartman & Co., 



Dec. 8. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis. Mo. 



BuFiTALo. — Comb honey is .selling slow here. Prices 

 are steady, but will be easy soon if demand does not 

 improve. Buckwheat and mixed moving slower than 

 white. Fancy white comb, 15 to 16: A No. 1 white 

 comb, 15 to 16; No. 1 white comb. 14 to 15; No. 2 white 

 comb. 12 to 13: No. 1 buckwheat, 11 to 12; No. 2 buck- 

 wheat, 10 to 11; No. 1 white extracted. 7 to 8; amber 

 extracted, 6 to 6M; dark extracted, 6 to 6%. 



Dec. 10. W. C. TowNSBND. 



New York.— Comb honey in good demand, and No. 

 1 and fancy white stock seems to be pretty well ex- 

 hausted. Buckwheat in sufficient suxiply. also off 

 grades of white, to meet-all demands, but there is no 

 overstock as yet. We quote fancy white at 15; No. 1 

 at 13 to 14: No. 2 at 12; buckwheat and amber at 11. 

 according to fiuality and style of package. Extracted 

 firm at unchanged prices. California white sage. 8c: 

 light amber at 7 to 7V2; buckwheat, 6 to 6i4. Beeswax 

 steady at 30. Hildbeth & Segelken, 



Dec. 8. 265-267 Greenwich St.. New York. 



Schenectady.— As is usually the case, the holiday 

 trade has set in and the demand for honey has fallen 

 off at once. However, the stock on hand is not as 

 large as usual at this time of year, and prices are not 

 apt to advance with a decreasing demand; We quote 

 same as in last issue. We have call for 60-lb. cans, 

 extracted, both light and dark. 



Dec. 10. Chas. MacCulloch. 



Kansas City.— The demand for comb and extracted 

 honey is good, receipts light. We (|uote fancy white 

 comb, 24 sections, per case. $3.25; No. 1 white comb, 24 

 sections, per case, $3.00; No. 2 white comb and amber. 

 24 sections, per case, $2.75; extracted white per lb., 7 

 to 7%; extracted amber, GVn to 7. Beeswax, 27. 



Dec. 6. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Honey and Wax Wanted and For Sale. See Classified Ads. on pages 1614-'15. 



To Our Friends and Patrons: 



We wish you Merry Christmas and 

 a Happy and Prosperous New Year. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., Cincinnati. 



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