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CLEANINGS TN REE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fancy.— Al 1 sections to be wel 1 fil led , combs straight, firm- 

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

 stain or otherwise ; all th>' cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



ANo.l.— AH seci oni well filled except the row of celU 

 next to the wood ; c nubs 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 tilled except the row of cells next 

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

 comb surface soiled, or t lie 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 

 oection. 



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.— There is nothing doing in comb honey. 

 The demand is next to nothing. Some quite old stock is 

 left on hand, some of which no doubt will not be sold 

 before fall. A little fancy stock is moving here and 

 there, but of no consequence. Large blocks are not 

 being moved. Extracted honey is dull also. Large buy- 

 ers are holding off, having an idea that prices will rule 

 considerably lower when the new crop begins to come 

 in from the South and California. For the present 

 time we can not encourage shipments of either comb or 

 extracted honey. Beeswax is firm and in good demand 

 at 30. HiLDRETH & Segelken, 



April 8. 82 Murray St., New York City. 



Philadelphia.— The market is still further demoral- 

 ized on comb honey since our last quotations. Good 

 comb honey is being retailed for two for 25c, and whole- 

 saled at 10c a cap. This will grade from fancy down, 

 and is bought up in job lots to close out. We have no 

 further quotations, as the market is very irregular. 

 Extracted honey is selling as follows: Fancy white, 7: 

 amber, S'/iioS, according to quality. We are producers 

 of honey and do not handle on commission. 



^Vm a Selser 



April 10. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia,' Pa. 



Buffalo. — Honey is moving fairly well for this time 

 of the year. Dark in comb is the only kind that sells 

 slow. Hardly any extracted in this market, and some 

 call for it. It is a good time to sell, for demand will be 

 veiy slow as soon as warm weather and berries come. 

 We quote fancy white comb, 13<dl3Vi; A No. 1, 12i/2@13; 

 No. 1, 12(n'12'/2: No. 2, lOf" 11: No. 3, 9Ca>lO; No. 1 dark, 

 10(i?ll; No. 2 dark, 9r<M0. Extracted, white, 6V2&7 ; 

 amber, 6(a;6V2; dark, SV^ftJG. Beeswax, 27(''o0. 



April 8. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Toledo.-^ There is very little demand for comb honey 

 at this writing, and the prices remain about the same. 

 Fancy white clover and basswood in non-drip shipping- 

 cases at 12i,i.(oil3; A No. 1, 12: amber, no demand. The 

 demand for extracted is very c^iet. White clover in 

 barrels, 6@6y2— cans, KaqVr, amber, in barrels, 5V4@5'/2 

 —cans, 6. Beeswax, 28Ca30. Griggs Brothers, 



April 7. 521 Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio. 



Chicago.— The market has cleaned up quite well on 

 comb honey. Choice white comb is selling at 12@13, 

 and the off grades are moving freely at 9f" 10. Extract- 

 ed is not sharing in this movement, and prices are weak 

 at 6(1"' 7 for white and 5f"6 for dark, according to flavor, 

 body, and package. Beeswax, 29('" 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April 7. 199 South Water St., Chicago, Dl. 



St. Louis.— The honey market has not improved in 

 any shape or form. On the contrary, it is slower than 

 ever during the season. Quotations are nominal and 

 unchanged, as follows: Fancy white comb honey, 13%f4! 

 14; A No. 1, llfft 12; No. 1. 9(5 11. Choice extracted white 

 clover or Spanish needle in 5-gallon cans, 6M>@7: dark 

 and Southern in 5-gallon cans, 5(5'5M!; in barrels, 4%@5. 

 Beeswax, 28y2. R. Hartmann & Co., 



April 7. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Cincinnati. — The large stock of comb honey yet of- 

 fered with hardly any demand caused lower prices. I 

 quote fancy water white at 12; other grades lower in 

 proportion. Extracted is in usual demand for this sea- 

 son of the year. We quote amber, in barrels. 5Vi(5'5^— 

 in cans. 5'!4(a,6. Beeswax, 28. C. H. W. Weber, 



April 7. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Detroit.— We quote as follows: Fancy white, 12V2@ 

 13; A No 1 and No. 1, ll(a'12. No dark honey in mar- 

 ket. Extracted white clover, 6(&'6M!. Beeswax. 27(5'29. 



April 10. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Kansas City.— The honey market still remains slow— 

 $1.75 in some cases, $1.90 being about the top. Extract- 

 ed is selling at 5@6. C.C. Clemons & Co., 



April 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



Schenectady.— Comb honey is selling quite freely at 

 13(5'13V2 for fancy; No. 1, 11(512: buckwheat, 10(^11. 

 The prices and demand for the coming month will be 

 governed somewhat by the maple sugar and syrup pro- 

 duction, as that usually takes preference. Extracted 

 light, 6V2fr'7; dark, 6(a'6i/2. Chas. McCulloch, 



March 20. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Toronto.— We have not reported the honey market 

 for some time, as there is practically no change. What 

 we said in the fii-st part of the season regarding the 

 honey market was not far from the truth. We said 

 then that we thought bee-keepers wo .Id do well to sell 

 at the price honey was going then, instead of holding 

 for higher piices. The higher prices have never been 

 i-ealized. We paid as much as 8 cts. for No. 1 clover 

 honey in the fall, and have recently bought by the bar- 

 rel of 700 lbs. at 7 cts. Comb honey remains unchanged 

 at $1.50(a'$2.00 per dozen. 



March 28. E. Grainger & Co„ Toronto, Ont. 



Wanted — Beeswax. We are paying 27c cash or 29 

 atnts per pound in exchange for supplies for pure av- 

 Ciage wax delivered at Medina, or our branch houses 

 ce 144 E. Erie St., Chicago, 11 Vesey St., New York 

 erty, and 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. Be sure to send 

 bill of lading when you make the shipment, and ad- 

 vise us how much you send, net and gross weights. 

 We can not use old comb at any price. 



The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio. 



