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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

 8y attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

 sell, the outside surfaceof the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 laext 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 

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

 aomb surface soiled, orthe entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 snd 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 

 ^o color, using the terms white, amber, and dark ; that is. 

 4here will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Cincinnati.— The heavy requests for offers on honey 

 recently have a tendency to lower the prices. We are 

 striving hard to maintain good prices by giving our 

 friends more than their honey is worth to hold up the 

 market. So far we have been successful. We quote 

 amber extracted, in barrels and cans, at 5% and 6V2 

 respectively; white clover, 7(S'8V^. We feel that lower 

 prices will prevail in the near future. Comb honey is 

 coming in quite freely, and we quote fancy white at 

 12®15. The arrival of the Western carload shipments 

 of comb honey is anticipated daily, after which the mar- 

 ket will be shattered to pieces. Beeswax, wanted at 26. 

 The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Aug. 18. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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, 7f«8; am- 

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

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



Aug. 21. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Toledo. — The market on comb honey at this writing 

 is practically the same as last; however, honey is being 

 offered quite freely, and this has a tendency to decline 

 the price. On account of the heavy receipts of fruit 

 there is no great demand for either comb or extracted 

 at present. Fancy white clover in a retail way brings 

 15; No. 1, 14; little demand for amber. Extracted white 

 clover, in barrels, 6(u6Vj; in cans, I&IV^; amber, in bar- 

 rels, 5@5V4; in cans, 6(5)614. Beeswax, 28(3130. 



Aug. 18. Griggs Brothers, Toledo, Ohio. 



Toronto.— We have not reported the honey market 

 of late simply because there were no reliable returns in. 

 It is now generally known that the crop has been fairly 

 good in Canada, especially in comb honey. In some 

 parts of Ontario the crop has been good toward the 

 east, and in Quebec the crop is only fair. Taking the 

 country as a whole there will not be a very large sur- 

 plus, so that fairly good prices should rule. Present 

 prices: No. 1 extracted, 7Mj(a«; comb, $1.50(a$2.00. 



Aug. 25. E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Can. 



St. Louis. — The honey market we quote as follows: 

 No. 1 white-clover comb, 10(511; amber, 8MjC«9M!; infe- 

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

 rels, 4(S'4V2; in cans, K)((i'b¥y, inferior, less. Beeswax, 

 prime, 28; impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Aug. 18. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



New York.— No new comb honey on the market as 

 yet. and very few inquiries so far. Extracted is in 

 fairly good demand, and we quote California at 5''l'C"7, 

 accoiding to quality and quantity; Southern, in barrels, 

 SOCttOS per gallon. Beeswax remains steady at 29. 



HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN, 



Aug. 18. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York. 



Buffalo.— The demand for honey is not brisk. What 

 trade there is seems to want only No. 1 to fancy white. 

 I suppose the demand will be better as soon as the rus-h 

 of fruit is over and the weather gets cooler. We quote 

 fancy white comb, 13Vl;(al4; A No. 1, IStelS'/^; No. 1, 

 13f«13V-; No. 2. Ufa 12; No. 3, lOfa 11. No 1 dark, Hfa)12; 

 No. 2 dark, lOfull. Extracted, white, 6(57; amber, 5V2 '^ 

 6; dark, 5(('5V>. Beeswax, 28(((30. 



Aug. 26. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas City. —The honey market remains firm and 

 receipts light, and prices show a little advance the last 

 week. Market firm to-day at $2.85 for No. 1 white 

 honey; other grades a little less, according to quality. 

 Extracted honey, 5@6y2, fair demand. Beeswax, 28. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Aug. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago.— The demand has absorbed all the offerings 

 of fancy and A No 1 grades of white comb honey at 14, 

 while No. 1 has sold at 13(5 13M!. No call at present for 

 other than the best grade, it really being difficult to 

 place what ordinarily is called No. 1. Extracted white 

 biings 6(5 7; amber, light and dark, 5(<'6; beeswax, 28. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Aug. 18. 199 South Water St., Chicago, m. 



Schenectady. — White comb and extracted honey is 

 coming forward quite freely, and meeting with as good 

 demand as could be expected in August. No buckwheat 

 on the market yet. Present prices are 14(515 for fancy 

 white; 12(a'13 for No. 1. These prices may change later 

 on. Extracted brings WiCwlVi. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Aug. 21. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Detroit.— Very little new honey in the market, and a 

 tendency to hold off until prices are more settled. We 

 quote fancy and A No. 1 comb, 12(('J13; no dark honey at 

 all yet. Beeswax. 26(3-28. 



Aug. 19. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Denver.— A little new comb honey is commencing 

 to come in now, and we are selling No. 1 white at $3.00 

 per case of 24 sections; No. 2, $2.75. Extracted, 6%(5) 

 IV2. Beeswax, 24. 



Colorado Honey- producers' Ass'n, 



Aug. 24. Denver, Colo. 



Columbus.— We quote as follows: Fancy white, 15: 

 No. 1, 14; original carriers, Ic less. 

 Aug. 19. Evans & Turner Co., Columbus, O. 



STANDARD BRED QUEENS. 



BUCKEYE STRAIN RtD CLOVER, GOLDEN ITALIANS 

 By Raturn Mull. Safa Arrival Guarantaad. 



PK<IOSlS. ONE SIX 



Untastad ...... $0.75 $4.00 $7. 



Salaet Untastad . , . • 1.00 5.00 9 



Taskad 1-50 8 00 15. 



Saiaet Tastad 2.00 10 00 18. 



Setaet Braadars, aaeh $3 00 



Two-frama Nuclaus and Rad Clovar Quaan 3.00 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



No. 51 WALNUT ST., CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



