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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 1 



Honey Market. 



, GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

 stain or otherwise ; all thp cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



ANo. 1.— All sec, on-f well filled except the row of cells 

 Tiiext to the wood ; cimbs 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. l.-All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 (so the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 somb surf Hce soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 »nd sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 »ection. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 Jo color, using the terms white, amber, and dark ; that li. 

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



Cincinnati.— Reports from diflFerent 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 5Vi(o6; white clover, 6'/2(§7l-l>. 

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

 wifh to call the attention of the producer to the above 

 quotations, who mistaltably expects to receive these 

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

 The Fred W. Muth Co.. 



Oct. 17. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



New York.— Comb honey is now arriving very freely, 

 and the demand is good for nearly all grades. We 

 quote fancy white 13(514; No. 1. llfu)12; amber, lOOll- 

 buckwheat, 10. Extracted in good demand. Arrivals, 

 of California are large, while from other sources the 

 receipts ar- very light. We quote California at !^'/->(wT, 

 acco'ding to quality and quantity; Southern, in barrels 

 and half-bdrrelj. 55@60 per gallon. Bee-wax. firm and 

 scarce at 29@30. Hildreth & Segelken 



Oct. 20. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York. 



Denver.— The demand for new comb honey is fair 

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

 of 24 sections, $3.00ra'*3.25; No. 2, $2.75 Extracted 

 white, 70j7'/2; light amber, 6%(a)7. For clean yellow 

 beeswax we pay 24c, delivered here. 



Colorado Hon^y producers' Ass'n 



Oct. 21. 1440 Market St., Denver, Colo. 



Philadelphia.— Honey has been arriving quite free- 

 ly m the last ten day^. There are still some smaller 

 producers who have a few hundred pounds, and want 

 to dispose of It quickly and get their money, who are 

 keeping the prices do^n. We quote as follows: Fancy 

 white comb. U(wl6; No. 1, 13014: amber. 10®!!. Ex- 

 cTf^^f^/ ^°;i®y ''"^"^ ^""^ at bVimVo for amber; white. 

 6V2mv„. Beeswax firm at 28. -We are producers of 

 comb honey, and do not handle on commission. 

 ^ . ,„ Wm. a. Selser, 



Oct. 19. 10 Vine St.. Philadelphia. Pa. 



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 pi ices high. 

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

 clover. UCa\6: No. 2. 12M;rfM4 Extracted seems to be 

 more plentiful, arid we quote same in barrels, light 

 amber. 5Vj(^'BVo; in cans, Vl'C more; white clover, 7(aj8. 

 Beeswax, 28rti30. C. H. W. Weber, 



Oct. 24. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati. O. 



Toledo.— The honey market remains firm, with good 

 demand, and prices the same as last quotations. Fancy 

 white comb brings 1.5; No 1, 14; fancy amber, 13; buck- 

 wh«at. 13. Extracted white clover. In barrel.-. 6V4(''6I4; 

 amber, in barrels. Sfi'-Si^; in cans. Ic to IMjc higher. 

 Beeswax in good demand at 26c cash; in trade. 28c. 



Oct. 17. Griggs Brothers. Toledo. Ohio. 



Schenectady.— The warm weather of the past few 

 day s has had a tendency to lesFen the df mand for honey, 

 and we note a tendency on the pat t of producers al.-o to 

 urge sales, which gives the market a weak tone; but 

 with more favoia^le weather we expect to see it re- 

 cover. We quote fancy white. I<fel5; No. 1. 13'S:]4; 

 Mixed and buckwheat. 12@l2y2. Extracted, light, 7(58; 

 dark. 6(5'6i/o. Chas. McCulloch. 



Oct. 18. Schenectady. N. Y. 



BtJFPALO.- Demand for honey is improving. Can 

 not get any hieher prices than we have been getting. 

 There seems to be plenty of honf y offered to supply the 

 demand at the present prices. F^ncy white comb. 13@ 

 14: A No. 1. VidiUV^i No. 1, 12V..(5'13; No. 2. 11(512; No. 

 3 10(511; No. 1 buckwheat. 11(512; No. 2 buckwheat, 

 9(5'10. Extracted, white, 6(57; dark. 5V..(56. Beeswax. 

 28(5:^0. W. C. Townsend, 



Oct. 27. Buffalo, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Our honey market is firm on all grades. 

 The supply is very small, especially for choice comb 

 honey, with an increasing demand. We are quot- 

 ing as follows: Siouthem amber, in barrels. ^Vi@W2; in 

 cans, 5% (5 6; California white and lipht amber, in five- 

 gallon cans, 6V2(57 Comb honey, white. 13ral4; A No. 

 1, 12(5)13; No. 1, 10@11. Beeswax, 28 for prime. 

 R. Hartmann & Co.. 



Oct. 19. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Atlanta.— The honey conditions are easy here, with 

 light receipts a"nd small sales. We quote you as follows: 

 Fancy white. 12(5 13; A No. 1. 11(512: No. 1, 10(511. No 

 demand for extracted. JuDSON Heard & Co.. 



Oct. 20. .1110 So. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. 



Chicago.— The market is steady, with fancy white 

 comb selling at 14(511.5; other grades of it at 1c to 3c less; 

 amber grades, 10fr"12. Extracted white, 6(57, amber, 

 554(36'/2, according to quality, flavor, and package. 

 Beeswax. 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Oct. 18. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Kansas City.— The market on comb honey remains 

 firm at $3 25 per case, and the demand is good. This is 

 for strictly No. 1 white stock put up in 24-section cases. 

 Extracted is moving well at 5(S'7, according to quality 

 and kind. No demand for beeswax; some selling at 26. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Oct. 18. Kansas City, Mo. 



I Fancy White Extracted Honey | 



g Crates of two 60-lb. cans, 8o; two or more crates, 7 1-4 cts. ^ 



■^~ For larger lots write for special prices. All f. o. ta. Cincinnati. t=| 



a= Cash with order. Samples, lO cts. to pay postage. z^ 



I THE FRED W. IVIUTH CO. 1 



g 51 WALNUT STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO = 



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