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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 15 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fanct.— All sections to be well filled, combs straight, flrm- 

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

 stain or otherwise ; all th(>c(!ll8 sealed excbvt an occasional 

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



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

 mext to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eiRhth 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 

 'io the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 jomb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 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 

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

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



Toledo.— The market on comb honey at this writing 

 remains firm, with a good demand. The cool weather 

 and exhaustion of fruit usually brirgs on a demand for 

 honey at this time of the year. We quote fancy white 

 clover in a retail way at 14Ca'15; No. 1. 13Ca'14; amber, 12. 

 Extracted white clover, in barrels, 6%''' 7; in cans, 7fe?' 

 8V2. Beeswax, 26(a28. We look for a good demand for 

 honey until December first. 



Oct. 7. Griggs Brothers, Toledo, Ohio. 



Chicago.— The demand for comb honey is about as 

 usual for the season of year. Offerings from the sur- 

 rounding States are fully equal to the past season, but 

 that from Colorado and the middle western States are 

 not. No. 1 fancy white comb sells at 13f"'14, with an 

 occasional sale at 15; off grades, embracing crooked 

 combs, etc., sell at 11(U'12; amber grades, difficult to 

 place at 9(510. Extracted white, 6(('7, according to 

 kind, body, and flavor, also package; ambers, 5VL'(56V2. 

 Beeswax selling upon arrival at 30, if clean; off grades, 

 about 2c less. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Oct. 5. 199 South Water St., Chicago. 111. 



Cincinnati.— Reports from different parts of the 

 country give evidence of an almost total failure in the 

 comb-honey crop, excepting the points in the North. 

 We are selling this Northern comb honey at 14@16, by 

 the case. The demand for extracted honey is about 

 equal to the receipts, which are good. We continue to 

 sell amber in barrels at bVidiQ; white clover, eV^fr'^Vi. 

 For beeswax we are paying 30c, delivered here. We 

 wish to call the attention of the producer to the above 

 quotations, who mistakably expects to receive these 

 prices for his product. The above are our selling prices. 

 The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Oct. 7. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Detroit.— The demand for comb honey is a little bet- 

 ter since last report, and market a little more firm. The 

 shipments coming in bring 12(5'12M> for mixed consign- 

 ments from No. 1 to fancy. Practically no dark honey 

 on the market. Extracted white clover, 6C''6Vo. Bees- 

 wax, 26(5'28. M*H. Hunt & Son. 



Oct. 8 Bell Branch, Mich. 



Schenectady. — Honey is arriving freely, and meet- 

 ing with a very good demand. The crop of buckwheat 

 will not prove as large as expected in this section, and 

 the quality is not fancy. No change in prices from last 

 quotations. We are selling as follows: Fancy white, 

 comb, 14(515; No. 1, 13rail4; No. 2, 12fa)l3; bucl< wheat. 

 11(512. Extracted white. 6V1-&7; dark, 5V2(56. Most of 

 the light extracted seems to be a mixture of basswood, 

 clover, etc. Could stU some good clover to t?ood advan- 

 tage. Beeswax, 28(S30. Write us before shipping. 

 Chas. McCulloch, 



Oct. 10. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston.— Owing to the warm weather prevailing, the 

 demand for honey has not come up to previous years. 

 This, together with the very large quantity being car- 

 ried over from last year, both by jobbers and retailers, 

 tends to keep the price and demand down. We quote 

 fancy white comb 15; No. 1, 14; No. 2 12. Extracted 

 honey, 5y2fe7. Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Oct. 5. 31-33 Commercial St., Boston. Mass. 



St. Louis. — Our honey market is in about the same 

 condition as las-t quoted, as follows: Southern amber, in 

 barrels, 5%; in cans, 6; California light amber, in five- 

 gallon cans, 6V2(5 7. Comb honey, fancy white, ISdili; 

 A No. 1, 11@12; No. 1. 9(5 10 The supply of comb honey 

 is rather scant at the present time. Beeswax, 28. for 

 prime. R. Hartmann & Co., 



Oct. 6. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis. Mo. 



Cincinnati.— The nice weather holds back the de- 

 mand for comb honey. Crops seem to be exceedingly 

 short, and producers in the West keep the prices high. 

 We quote as follows: Fancy water-white and No. 1 

 comb, 14(5'16; No. 2, 12^2(514 Extracted seems to be 

 more plentiful, and we quote same in barrels, light 

 amber, SVt&SV^; in cans, V2C more; white clover, 7@8. 

 Beeswax, 26. C. H. W. Weber, 



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



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'53.25; No. 2, $2.75. Extracted 

 white. 7f57'/2; light amber, 6%@7. For clean yellow 

 beeswax we pay 24c, delivered here. 



Colorado Honey- producers' Ass'n, 



Oct. 9. 1440 Market St.. Denver, Colo. 



Philadelphia.— Honey has been arriving quite free- 

 ly in the last ten days; but as the quantity in the pro- 

 ducers' hands is somewhat uncertain, the market is 

 rather fluctuating, and sales have been made at various 

 prices, which hardly fixes the market. We quote fancy 

 comb, 14(515; No. 1, 13; amber, 11(512. Extracted, 

 white, 7; amber, 6. Beeswax sells freely at 28c. We 

 produce honey, and do not handle on commission. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 



Oct. 10. 10 Vine St.. Philadelphia. Pa. 



Buffalo.— Demand for honey is improving. Prices 

 are no higher and not likely to go any higher. Fancy 

 white comb, 13fa)14: A No. 1. 13(5'13V2: No. 1, WMi'lS; 

 No. 2, 11(5 12; No. 3, 10(511; amber. Wall; buckwheat, 

 10C511. Extracted, white, K&IV^: amber, 6(561/2; dark, 

 Sffl M;6, Beeswax, 28f5'30. W. C. Townsend, 



Oct. 10. Buffalo, N. Y, 



WANTED 



FANCY COM B HONEY in NorDRip 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. v 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



No. 51 WALNUT STREET, CINCrNNATI, OHIO. 



