56 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Honey Market. 



Jan. 15 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsolled by travel- 

 itain or otherwise ; ail thi' cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



A No. 1.— All sec[ion< well filled except the row of cells 

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

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

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comnaratively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 and sealed. 



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

 section. 



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 York.— The market on comb honey is decidedly 

 dull; and while there is no stock of dark and buckwheat 

 to amount to much, all grades of white honey are plen- 

 tiful, and for the present we can not encourage ship- 

 ments. We quote fancy white at 14 ; No. 1, 13 ; No. 2, 

 ll(<il2; buckwheat, 10. Extracted honey is in fair de- 

 mand with abundant supplies, and a weakened ten- 

 dency is noticeable in the market. We quote white at 

 6@6y2: light amber, 5Vi!f"6; dark. SWSVa; Southern, 52® 

 55 per gallon. Beeswax firm at 29. 



HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



Jan. 9. 265-267 Greenwich St., New York. 



Toronto.— Honey market here is practically un- 

 changed. The hope that high prices would be realized 

 later on may have caused some bee-keepers to hold their 

 honey back. So far as we can learn high prices have 

 not been realized. There does not seem to be a great 

 deal of comb honey in the market at present, but evi- 

 dently plenty to supply the demand, as there is very 

 little demand for it. Prices at present are from $1.50 

 to $2.00 per dozen. Extracted, TVcO'S. Some large lots 

 of extracted honey have been sold at 7c, and even less, 

 to manufacturers of biscuits, tobacco-factories, etc. 



Jan. 10. E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Can. 



Buffalo.— Since the holidays honey is selling pretty 

 slow. The demand will, no doubt, be pretty slow from 

 now on, for there seems to be quite a good deal of honey 

 in the hands of the producers We quote fancy white 

 comb, 13V2((iU; A No. 1, IZOiViV^l No. 1, 12^13; No. 2, 

 11(5)12; No. 3, 10(5 IOV2; No. 1 dark, lOfi'll: No. 2 dark, 

 9(^10. Extracted, white, l&lVz ; dark, 6(5'6V2. Bees- 

 wax, 30Co32. W. C. TowNSEND, 



Jan. 9. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas City.— The demand for comb honey still con- 

 tinues light, as most of the retail dealers were stocked 

 up before the holidays on $2.25 honey, of which there 

 were two cars sold here at that time. We look for a 

 better market in the near future. We quote fancy 

 comb, 24 sections, S2.50; No. 1,^2.25. Extracted, white, 

 tj@6y2; amber, 5V2(a6. Beeswax, 28(a'30. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 9. Kansas City, Mo. 



St. Louis.— Since our last no change occurred in the 

 honey trade. The demand is very slow for comb as well 

 as extracted. We quote as follows: Fancy white comb 

 honey, ISV-GU: A No. 1, 12V2@13; No. 1, lOftt-ll; broken 

 or leaking honey, 7(f' 9. Choice extracted white clover 

 and Spanish needle in 5-gallon cans, 6V2(a7; dark and 

 Southern honey, in 5-gallon cans, bV2(a6; Southern in 

 barrels, 5(&5V2. Beeswax, prime, 28V2 per lb. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Jan. 10. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Milwaukee. — During the past month receipts of hon- 

 ey have been small and the demand dropped off very 

 much. It seems that eaters of honey have satisfied 

 their desire for sweets and candy; thus the sales have 

 diminished somewhat. The supply is fair in all grades, 

 and we continue to quote fancy comb, 14(" 15; No. 1 comb, 

 12(" 13. Extracted, in ban els, cans, or pails, white, 6y2@ 

 71/2; dark, 6(<n. Beeswax, 28(«30. A. V. Bishop, 



Dec. 28. 119 Buffalo St , Milwaukee, Wis. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey is dull at the 

 present time, with a supply on hand; the price remains 

 the same as at the last quotations. Fancy white clover, 

 13'/2; No. 1, 13; amber, 12. Extracted white clover, in 

 barrels, SVa®?; in cans, 7V2@8y2. Beeswax, 26 and 28. 



Griggs Bros., 



Jan. 7. Toledo, Ohio. 



Albany.— Honey market dull at unchanged prices; 

 stock not large and will work out all right. We quote 

 fancy clover, 14(o'15; No. 1, 13(f"14; mixed. 12(S13; buck- 

 wheat, 10(<' 12. Extracted, enquiry improving some. A 

 Jewish holiday demand soon begins. We quote buck- 

 wheat, 6; mixed, 6("6V2; white, eMOiT. Beeswax, 28(oi32. 

 MacDougal & (Jo., 



Jan. 8. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Philadelphia.— Our market is unchanged from last 

 quotations, and trading light. We quote fancy white 

 15(U'16; No. 1, 13f"14; amber, ll('gl2. Extracted, white. 

 7((f8: amber, 6(''7. Beeswax, 26. We are producers of 

 honey, and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Jan. 9. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Boston.— The market is without change since last 

 writing. The demand continues light, and the supply 

 is more than ample. We quote as follows: Fancy white, 

 16; A No. 1, 15; No. 1, 14. Extracted, 6r"8, according to 

 quality. Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Jan. 9. 31-33 Commercial St., Boston. Mass. 



Schenectady.— Market quiet, and stock moving very 

 slowly. A concession on prices is necessary to effect a 

 sale. We look for an improved condition after mer- 

 chants get through taking account of stock and ready 

 for the new year's business. Chas. McCulloch, 



Jan. 7. Schnectady, N. Y. 



Chicago.— At present the demand is light for all kinds 

 of honey, but about the end of this month there is usu- 

 ally a more active trade. No. 1 to fancy white comb, 

 12C" 14, according to body and flavor; amber grades, 9@ 

 10. Extracted white, eCH 7; amber, 5V2(<'6'/2. Beeswax, 

 29(('30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 7. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



