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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 15 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fakct.— All eections to be well filled, combs straight, firm- 

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

 itain or otherwise ; all tho cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



ANo. 1.— All sectiorn well filled except the row of cells 

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

 •urf ace soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 eide of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 to the wood ; combs comparatively 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. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey for the past 

 two weeks is better than it has been any time since last 

 fall, but demand is not equal to the receipts. We quote 

 fancy white in non-drip shipping-cases at 12V2(3'13; No. 

 1, llM>(ai2: dark, 7y2(&'9. Extracted, in barrels, white 

 clover, 6(a;6Vi— cans, 7V^(§8; dark amber, 5(56. Bees- 

 wax, 25(528. Griggs Brothers, 



March 8. 521 Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio. 



Cincinnati.— There is little, if any, improvement in 

 the honey market here since last quotation. We hope 

 to render a more encouraging report soon. We quote 

 amber extracted, in barrels and cans, 5V2&&V>; white 

 clover, 7(58. We quote fancy white comb at 12@13, 

 Beeswax, 28. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



March 10. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



New York. -There is no improvement in the comb- 

 honey situation. The demand is next to nothing, quo- 

 tations nominal, and no doubt some of the stock will 

 have to be carried over. We quote fancy at 13; No. 1, 

 ll((i^l2; dark, 9(510. Extracted is in fair demand, as 

 follows: White, 6(5 6V2; light amber, 5', 2; southern, in 

 barrels, 50(557 per gallon, according to quality. Bees- 

 wax, firm at 29. Hildreth & Segelken, 



March 9. 82 Murray St., New York City. 



Kansas City.— While the prices on honey have not 

 advanced any as yet, there seems to be a little better 

 feeling to the market, and the demand has picked up 

 some. Fancy white comb still selling at $2.00 per case 

 of 24 sections, with extracted moving at 4(56y2, accord- 

 ing to quality and kind. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



March 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cincinnati. — The comb-honey market has been a 

 drag the last month— this caused the holders to offer 

 extra inducements in prices. Prices obtained are as 

 follows: No. 1 fancy water- white comb, 12(513; No. 2, 

 10y2@liy2. Extracted is sold as follows: White clover, 

 in barrels, 6V4— in cans, 7M>(5'8; amber, in barrels, 5^4(5) 

 5V^— in cans, 6@6V^. Beeswax, 27. 



# C. H. W. Weber 



March 8. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati. O. 



St. Louis.— Since our last, prices on comb honey have 

 materially declined. There are considerable consigned 

 goods of a fair quality on the market, which are offered 

 as low as 9(5 10. The finer grades, however, are held at 

 unchanged prices. Extracted is also easier and slightly 

 lower. We quote fancy white comb honey, ISMifSH; A 

 No. 1, ll®il2; No. 1, 9(<M1. Choice extracted white clo- 

 ver and Spanish needle in 5-gallon cans, GV-i&l; dark 

 and Southern in 5-gallon cans, 5(5;5Vi; Southern in bar- 

 rels, 4-!4(®5. Beeswax, 28y2 per lb. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



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



Chicago.— There has been somewhat of an increase 

 in the number of sales during the past four weeks, yet 

 the volume has not been large; while prices are, if any 

 thing, lower than in January, especially on other grades 

 than white clover. Fancy grades of white comb bring 

 121^(513; No. 1. 12-with some off in color, lirollVi; am- 

 ber grades, slow at 8(" 10. Extracted white, 6(5 7; amber, 

 5y.'(5'6V2, the price being governed by quality, flavor, 

 and package. Beeswax, if clean and good color, 30. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



March 8. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Schenectady.— Comb honey is moving off quite free- 

 ly, but at a reduced price. There is also quite a demand 

 for dark extracted from the Hebrew trade as usual at 

 this season of the year. Chas. McCulloch, 



March 9. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston.— The demand for comb honey still continues 

 light, with heavy stocks on hand. We quote as follows: 

 Fancy white, 15C5 16; No. 1, 14. Extracted, 6(58, accord- 

 ing to quality. Blake, Scott & Lee, 



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



For Sale.— Choice ripe extracted honey gathered 

 from clover, basswood, and fall flowers, in 60- lb. cans, 

 at 7c. Chas. D. Handel. Savanna, 111. 



For Sale.— White honey (mostly basswood) in five- 

 gallon cans, at 7 cts. a pound. 



C. J. Baldridge, Kendaia, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Twenty-eight 60-lb. cans of beautiful 

 raspberry extracted honey; white as clover, and equal 

 as to flavor; sealed before extracting; crated two cans 

 to the crate to ship; IV4 cts . on car; sample free. 



E. D. Townsend, Remus. Mich. 



For Sale.— Fine extracted honey, new square cans, 

 at 7 cts. C. G. Luft. Forest, Ohio. 



For Sale. —Extracted honey from alfalfa at 7y2C per 

 lb. Morris Mercantile Co., Las Animas, Colo. 



Wanted.— New crop white comb honey. Describe 

 what you have, and state price. 



Evans & Turner, Columbus, O. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State kind, 

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



Chas. Koeppen, Fredericksburg, Va. 



