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GLEANINGS IN EEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

 iy attached to all four sides, the combs uusoiled by travel- 

 rtain or otherwise ; ail tho cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



A No. 1.— AH sect ons well filled except the row of cells 

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

 surface soiled, or the eat ire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well hcraped of propolis. 



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

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eiKhlh 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 

 ■action. 



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. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey remains very 

 quiet as yet. The prices are about the same as last 

 quotations. Fancy white comb is selliniar at IS*"" 14; No. 

 1. 12^' 13, with no demand for amber. Extracted white 

 clover, in barrels, 6OJ6V2; in cans, lV-2((b8V2. Beeswax, 26 

 and 28. Griggs Bros., 



Jan. 18. Toledo, Ohio. 



St. Louis.— The situation in the honey mai-ket is 

 absolutely unchang-ed since our last. Sales are so small 

 that they barely affect the quotations, which are more 

 or less nominal. We quote as follows: Fancy white 

 comb honey, 13V2(f(14; A No. 1, 12'/2@13: No. 1, lOf'ill; 

 broken or leaking- honey, 7i'"9. Choice extracted white 

 clover and Spanish needle in 5-gallon cans, 6V2(&7: 

 dark and Southern in 5-gallon cans, 5V:;fe6: Southern in 

 barrels, 5@5V2. Beeswax, prime, 28'/o per lb. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Jan. 19. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago.— The trade in honey is not lari^e, and the 

 offering's, on the contrary, are quite liberal; this makes 

 an easy mark for the buyer. Fancy white comb, 12M;(''' 

 13; No. 1, 12f((12>/L.: off grades, lOfti'U. Extracted white, 

 6@7, according to flavor, quality, and package — any 

 thing off, about Ic lower; amber grades, 5''2f('6lL". Bees- 

 wax. 29C" 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 24. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Buffalo.— Demand is very slow for honey. Offer- 

 ings are a little more liberal, and more pressure to sell. 

 Shading of price does not make it sell any faster. We 

 quote fancy white comb, ISVif'' 14; A No. 1, 12('i 13; No. 

 1, 12(S)12M.>; No. 2, llCo'12; No. 3, lOte'll; No. 1 dark, lOCtf 

 11; No. 2 dark, 9(3)10. Extracted, white, 6'/l'(a'7 ; amber, 

 6@6V2; dark, 5V2(g!6. Beeswax, 28(&30. 



W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Jan. 17. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Detroit.— Demand still very light for both comb and 

 extracted honey. Fancy and A No 1, white, 12VL>(i:/13; 

 fancy and No. 1, dark, lOf" lOV... Extracted, white, &(iv 

 6V3. Beeswax, 25(526. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Jan. 20. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Kansas City.— The demand for honty is slow; $2.25 

 per case seems to be the top of the market lor fancy 

 white comb honey— other stock selling in proportion. 

 White extracted, if sweet and in good condition, will 

 bring G'^. Beeswax slow sale at 28. There has been 

 quite a lot of honey arriving lately that is sour and fer- 

 mented. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Schenectady.— There is a Flight improvement in 

 demand but prices are lower, especially on buckwheat; 

 exttactpd unchanged. Chas. McCulloch, 



Jan. 19. Schenectady, N. Y. 



San Francisco. — Honey, comb, per lb., 10(513. Ex- 

 tracted, water white, 7; light amber. 6: dark amber, 5. 

 Beeswax, per lb., 28(529. Ernest Schaeffle, 



Jan. 24. Murphys, Cal. 



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, 6C5 8, according to 

 quality Blake, Scott & Lee, 



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



For Sale.— 6000 lbs. clover and basswood honey in 

 60-lb. cans. C. J. Baldridge, Kendaia, N. Y. 



For Sale.— 1000 pounds white comb honey at 13 cts. 

 Speak quick. 



Quirin-the-queen-breeder, Bellevue, Ohio. 



For Sale.— Extracted clover honey in barrels, kegs, 

 and cans. Write for price. Sample. 7c. 



Julius Gentz, Shawano, Wis. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey, clover or basswood, in 

 kegs or cans. Write for price. Sample, 8 cts. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



For Sale.— a few 160-lb. kegs of buckwheat extract- 

 ed honey. Sample free. 



Earl Rulison, Esperance, N. Y. 



Wanted.— New crop white comb honey. Describe 

 what you have, and state price. 



Evans & Turner, Columbus, O. 



Wanted— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State kind, 

 quantity, and how put up, and lowest cash price. 



Chas. Koeppen, Fredericksburg, Va. 



Wanted.— Clover extracted honey in cans or barrels; 

 send sample, and state quantity, whether in barrels 

 or cans, and price delivered at Chicago or Medina. 



The a. I. Root Co., Medina. O. 



Wanted.— Buckwheat honey in kegs or cans. Send 

 sample, and state price delivered at Medina, New York, 

 Chicago, or Philadelphia. Mention quantity you can 

 furnish. The A. I. Root Co., Medina, O. 



