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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

 jtain or otherwise ; all thp cells sealed exceut an occasional 

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



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

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

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 oide 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 

 oomb 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 

 lio color, using the terms white, amb^r, and dark ; that ig. 

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



Toronto.— Prices are very much the same as last 

 year at this time. Extracted honey is, if any thing, a 

 little more plentiful, and just a trifle lower. Comb 

 honey is decidedly more plentiful than it was a year 

 ago, but prices are just about the same. Extracted, 

 7@8. Comb, .$1.40@$2.00 per dozen. A splendid show 

 of honey at the Toronto Industrial Exhibition this year, 

 perhaps the best we have ever had— quality and quan- 

 tity away up— every exhibitor being much cramped for 

 room. A new building is expected for next year. W. 

 Z. Hutchinson, of Flint, Mich., acted as judge. The 

 attendance this year was greater than ever, 120,000 peo- 

 ple being present one day. E. Grainger & Co., 



Sept. 22. Toronto, Can. 



Buffalo.— Honey is selling pretty slowly here. The 

 large amount of fruit in the market and weather pretty 

 warm is the cause. Prospects are that honey will sell 

 well a little later. We quote as follows: Fancy white 

 comb, 13V>mi: A No. 1, ISfa'lSMi; No. 1, 12V2(<''13; No. 2, 

 11@12; No. 3, 10; No. 1 dark, lOS'll; No. 2 dark, 9(510. 

 Extracted white, eyafeV; amber, 5V2@6; dark, SO'SVi. 

 Beeswax, 30(Si32. W. C. Townsend, 



Sept. 19. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey remains about 

 the same as last quotations, with the exception that 

 honey is being offered more freely, and the demand is a 

 little better. We are getting in a retail way for strictly 

 fancy white comb honey, 14@15; No. 1, 13@I4. Extract- 

 ed white clover, in barrels, 6(g'6V4; in cans, T'/2(a8y2; am- 

 ber, in barrels, 5@5M; in cans, 5V2(8i6. Beeswax, 26(S'28. 



Sept. 18. Griggs Brothers, Toledo, Ohio. 



New York.— New crop is beginning to arrive quite 

 freely from New York State and Pennsylvania, and is 

 in fair demand at 14 for fancy white; exceptionally fine 

 quality may bring 16; No. 1. 13; No. 2 and amber, ll<a'13; 

 no buckwheat on the market as yet. Extracted is in 

 good demand, and we quote California at 6(g'7Vi, accord- 

 ing to quality: Southern, 55("65 per gallon; white clover, 

 6V2@1. Beeswax, firm and scarce at 29(530. 



HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



Sept. 22. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York. 



Atlanta.— The small amount of honey coming in is 

 causing no inconvenience with us, as there is no de- 

 mand for extracted and very little demand for comb. 

 We quote you our market as follows: Fancy water- 

 white comb, 12(5)13; A No. 1, 11(«'12; No. 1, 10@11, 

 Beeswax. 28. Judson Heard & Co., 



Sept. 12. 110 So. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. 



Denver.— The demand for new comb honey is fair, 

 and prices range as follows: No 1 white comb, per case 

 of 24 sections. $3.00(a'?3.25; No. 2, $2.75. Extracted 

 white, 7(''7'/l!; light amber, 6fi(dl. For clean yellow 

 beeswax we pay 24c, delivered here. 



Colorado Honey- producers' Ass'n, 



Sept. 19. 1440 Market St., Denver, Colo. 



Chicago.— The market in comb honey is not large, 

 yet all really desirable lots of white are being taken at 

 13(5!14— only fancy at the extreme range is wanted. 

 Extracted is in fair demand at 6(5 7 for white; amber, 

 5V2@6. Beeswax is selling upon arrival at 28. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Sept. 20. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Philadelphia.— There seems to be an unusually 

 large quantity of comb honey offered in the market at 

 this time, and prices for new goods are somewhat weak. 

 We find small lots of bee-keepers in the vicinity are 

 offering it at almost any price, regardless of the actual 

 value. Honey has been sold in Philadelphia at the fol- 

 lowing prices during the week: Fancy comb, 13@'16: No. 

 1, 11(514. Extracted, amber, 5M>(<i6M;; white clover. 

 6V>(S8. Beeswax, firm at 28. We are producers of 

 honey, and do not handle on commission. 



^^M A Selser 



Sept. 19. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia,' Pa. 



St. Louis. — Our honey market has not undergone any 

 material change except that new extracted honey is 

 still in very light supply with a good demand. We 

 quote as follows: Southern amber, in barrels, 5V2; in 

 cans, 6; California light amber, 6V2(5)7; amber, 6y2(o'6% 

 in five-gallon cans. There is no old extracted honey on 

 this market at present, and comb honey is dull. Quota- 

 ble for fancy white, 13@14; A No. 1, 11(5,12; No. 1, 9@10: 

 broken and all lower grades, nominal. 



R. Hartmann & Co., 



Sept. 18. 14 So- Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City.— The honey market remains firm, and 

 demand active at $3.00(S'$3 25 for 24-section cases; only 

 arriving in local lots, but these are all sold as fast as 

 they arrive; could sell more if we could get it. White 

 extracted is selling at 7; other grades, SViSeVi. Bees- 

 wax, 28. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Sept. 18. • Kansas City, Mo. 



Schenectady. — White comb honey is coming forward 

 freely, and we have received some buckwheat. Both 

 are of fine quality, and selling as follows: Fancy white, 

 comb, 14(5)15; No. 1, 13fo'14; No. 2, 12(513; buckwheat. 

 11@12. Extracted white, 6V2(5'7; dark, 5¥2@e. Most of 

 the light extracted seems to be a mixture of basswood, 

 clover, etc. Could sell some good clover to good advan- 

 tage. Beeswax, 28(g30. Chas. McCulloch, 



Sept. 19. Schenectady, N. Y. 



WANTED 



FANCY COMB HONEY m NoroRiP shipping 



CASES, ALSO EXTRACTED HONEY. IF YOU HAVE ANY TO 

 OFFER, QUOTE US YOUR ROCK BOTTOM CASH PRICE DE- 

 LIVERED HERE, AND MAIL US A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE 

 EXTRACTED HONEY. WE BUY EVERY TIME THE PRICE IS 

 RIGHT. AND REMIT PROMPTLY. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



No. 51 WALNUT STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



