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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 

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

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

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

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



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

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

 lurface 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 comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 somb surface soiled, or the entire surface si ight ly soiled. 



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



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 j that is. 

 there will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Milwaukee.— (Continued dullness characterizes this 

 market for honey, and the left-over stock of the old 

 crop does not move out very rapidly; yet we think it 

 may meet a more urgent demand before the new crop is 

 gathered. There has been more inquiry of late about 

 and for honey, and new-crop stock will meet buyers as 

 soon as it comes in, and think early shipments will sell, 

 as the thought of something new prevails as ever. We 

 continue to quote on old stock, and new may bring a 

 little better prices if fancy quality. A No. 1 sections, 

 11@12. Extracted white in barrels, kegs, cans, and 

 pails, GV2@V/2; amber, same, 6(5 eVa. Beeswax, 28@30. 

 A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Aug. 8. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati.— At this writing there is a good demand 

 for extracted honey, and shipments are arriving daily. 

 New comb honey is coming in quite freely, although the 

 demand is only fair, a condition which may be expected 

 early in the season. We quote amber extracted, in bar- 

 rels and cans, at 5% and 6VL> respectively; white clover, 

 7@8V2. Fancy white comb, 12(<i)I5. Beeswax, wanted 

 at 26. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Aug. 2. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey remains very 

 quiet as yet on account of the fruit season, and the new 

 honey as yet has not commenced to come in. We look 

 for the receipts to increase by the latter part of this 

 week. Fancy comb honey will bring 14(515; No. 1. 13@ 

 14; little demand for amber. Extracted white clover, 

 in barrels, 6@6%; in cans, 6V2@1; amber, in barrels, 5@ 

 5%; in cans, the same. Beeswax, 26(528. 



Aug. 8. Griggs Brothers, Toledo, Ohio. 



Schenectady.— Have received a few consignments 

 of white honey, both comb and extracted, of excellent 

 quality, but owing to the hot weather of the past week 

 there has been but little demand. From present indica- 

 tions we think prices will rangsifrom 12 to 15 for comb 

 and 6 to 7 for extracted. Bee-keepers in this section 

 report favorable conditions for a good yield from buck- 

 wheat. Chas. McCulloch, 



Aug. 10. Schenectady, N. Y. 



St. Louis ^The honey-market we quote as follows: 

 No. 1 white-clover comb, 10(511; amber, 8VL'(5 9V2; infe- 

 rior, broken, dark, etc., less. Choice extracted, in bar- 

 rels, 4@4V1'; in cans, 5(5)5VL>, inferior, less Beeswax, 

 prime, 28; impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Aug. 8. 14 So- Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Cincinnati.— There is no demand for comb honey, on 

 account of the warm weather. Extracted is in usual 

 demand for this season of the year. We quote white 

 clover, 7(58: amber, in barrels, SM^SVa— in cans, 5';4(56. 

 Beeswax, 28. C. H. W. Weber, 



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



Philadelphia.— Some honey arriving, with pros- 

 pects of a good crop all through the East; but no call 

 for comb honey during the hot weather, so that prices 

 are not as yet established. Extracted honey is arriving 

 freely, and is selling as follows: Fancy white, 7(58; am- 

 ber, 6(('7. Beeswax, 27. We are producers of honey, 

 and do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



Aug. 7. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Albany.— Honey demand i"> beginning some now, 

 and, although too early for a heavy demand, some new 

 attractive lots sell at 14(5il5 cts. for white comb. The 

 prospect seems to be of a large crop. If so, these prices 

 will seem high later on. Mac Dougal & Co.. 



July 29. Albany, N. Y. 



Kansas City.— The receipts of new comb honey are 

 light, and demand good. No new extracted in the mar- 

 ket. We quote fancy 24-section cases, $2.75, No. 1, $2.50. 

 Extracted white, 6(5!6y2; amber, 5@5y2. beeswax, 25® 

 28. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Aug. 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago.— We quote fancy white comb 14; No. 1, 13® 

 131/2; fancy amber. 11@12; No. 1, 9@10; fancy dark, 10. 

 Extracted white, 6®7; amber, 5(3)6; dark, 5(5:5V2. The 

 new crop is appearing, and selling in a fair way con- 

 sidering that it is midsummer time. Beeswax, 28. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Aug. 4. 199 South Water St., Chicago. 111. 



Denver.— This market is practically cleaned up of 

 old comb honey now. We have received a few cases of 

 new-crop fancy stock which brought $3.00 per case of 24 

 sections, and could place more at the same price if we 

 had it. Extracted, 6V2(57y2. Beeswax, good yellow 

 stock, 25. Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n, 



Aug. 9. Denver, Colo. 



For Sale.— Our 1905 crop of honey will be ready for 

 the market about August 1. 2000 lbs. of No. 1 comb in 

 4x5 plain sections; 16,000 lbs. white clover and rasp- 

 berry extracted for table use; 60-lb. cans of clover at 8c, 

 in new cans; raspberry at 7y2C a pound, f. o. b. car. A 

 new feature this year is our system of grading, so no- 

 thing but the very choicest extracted is sold for table 

 use. No honey extracted before July 20. All sealed 

 before extracting. A specialist can produce the best if 

 he tries; we try— we have tried for 30 years. A sample 



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THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



No. 51 WALNUT ST„ ; ' CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



