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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTTLES. 



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

 iy attached to all four sides, the combs uiisoiled by travel- 

 itain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot an occasional 

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



A No. 1.— All 8, 01 ions well filled except the row of cells 

 nsiext 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 

 4o the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 flomb surface soiled, or tlie entire surface si ightly 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 

 lection. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

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

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



New York.— Comb honey— There is a fair demand 

 for all grades of white as well as buckwheat, and re- 

 ceipts are about sufficient to meet the demand. Prices 

 are unchanged. We quote fancy white at 14(<i 15; No. 

 1 white at 12@13; amber, at Ufa 12; buckwheat, at lOto 

 11. Extracted honey.— Market is well stocked with 

 California, which is coming along- in large quantities. 

 The demand is fair, mostly in small-sized lots. Prices 

 remain about the same, 5y2C"6V2 per lb., according to 

 quality and quantity. Southern in barrels, at fc2('o'57 cts. 

 per gallon New crop West Indian is now beginning to 

 arrive and is selling at from 60(o63c per gallon. Bees- 

 wax firm at 28(S 30c per lb. 



HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN, 



Nov. 17 265-7 Greenwich St., New York. 



Toledo. — The market on comb honey at this writing 

 remains quite firm, and the demand is equal to the re- 

 ceipts. As usual at this season of the year, there is a 

 good call for fancy comb honey, and beekeepers hav- 

 ing any to offer will do well to get rid of it before the 

 severe cold weather comes on. We are now getting in 

 a retail way, for strictly fancy white comb honey, 15@ 

 16c; No. 1, 14@15; fancy amber honey, 13(S 13V2; buck- 

 wheat, 13c. Extracted white clover in barrels brings 7 

 @7V2c; cans, 8@8y2; amber, in barrels, brings 5@5Vi; 

 cans the same. Beeswax, 26@28c. The above prices 

 are our selling prices. ' Griggs Bros , 



Nov. 16, Toledo, Ohio. 



Atlanta.— The honey market here is rather quiet, 

 receipts and demand being about equal. We quote : 

 Fancy white, 12M>@14 ; A No. 1, 11@12M! ; No, 1, 10@11. 

 No demand for extracted. Beeswax, 28. 



JuDSON Heard & Co., 



Nov. 20. Atlanta, Ga. 



St. Louis.— Amber color. Southern honey, 5%@5V2C 

 per lb., in barrels; 6(5 6y2 in cans. California light am- 

 ber, 6y2@7c in 5-gallon cans. Csmb honey, fancy white, 

 14c per lb.; A No. 1, 13c per lb.; No. 1, ll(ol2. Bees- 

 wax, 28c per lb. for prime. 



R Hartmann & Co . 



Nov. 17. 14 South Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Philadelphia. — The demand has been very good for 

 honey in the past ten days. In fact, it takes a little 

 sharp cool weather to get people started; and when 

 they do start, the demand continues for some months. 

 We would say, now is the height of the honey season. 

 We quote, in a jobbing way, fancy comb, ISfe 17c; No 1, 

 130; 15; amber, 12013. Extracted, fancy white, 7(n 8 ; 

 amber, 6V2. Beeswax firm at 28. We are producers of 

 honey, and do not handle on commission. 



W. A. Selser. 



Nov. 20. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. 



JbtKansas City.— The demand for comb honey remains 

 good at $3 00 to $3.25 per case. There have been several 

 cars of honey in here lately, and market is a little 

 weaker than it has been: $3.15 is the ruling price. Ex- 

 tracted honey is slow— ef''^. Beeswax, 25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 

 Nov 16. Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo.— The demand has been very good for white 

 honey the past two weeks. Prices are strong but tjot 

 enough to make any advance. If the present demand 

 continues, no doubt prices will advance y2 cent. Fancy 

 and A No. 1 white comb, 13®'14; No. 1. 12yj@13; No. 2, 

 llCdl2; No. 3. 10("11; No 1 dark, 11@12; No. 2, 9Ca)10. 

 Extracted, white, 6V2C«7; amber, 610 6V2; dark, 5y2@6, 

 Beeswax, 28(a>30. W. C. Townsend, 



Nov. 23. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Chicago. —There has been a steady trade in honey to 

 the small dealers who usually lay in a little stock at 

 this time of the year. Prices are practically unchang- 

 ed. The fancy grades of white comb bring 14(5)15c; 

 that which is a little off. Ic to 2c less; amber grades, 10 

 (('12c; dark and damaged lots, 7(Sil0c. Extracted, 

 white, 6(a7y2; amber, 6(S'7. Beeswav steady at 30. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Nov. 17. 199 South Water St., Chicago. Dl. 



Detroit.— Honey is getting somewhat scarce, and de- 

 mand seems considerably greater than the supply. 

 Prices rule about as follows: Fancy and A No. 1 white 

 comb, 12!/2@13c; No. 1 and No. 2 white comb 11@12. 

 Darker grades scarce, and about 10@llc. Extracted, 

 white clover, 6Vi@6. Beeswax, 26&2S. 



M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Nov. 20. Bell Branch, Mi6h. 



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: Fancy water- white and No. 1 white clover, 

 14@16 ; No. 2. 12(@14. Extracted seems to be more plen- 

 tiful, and we quote it in barrels, light amber, 5V4(®5y2 ; 

 in cans. Vac. more ; white clover, 7@8. Beeswax, 2S®30. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



Nov. 17. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Schenectady.— Honey continues to move off freely, 

 and stock of white-clover comb is quite reduced ; also 

 buckwheat in 60-lb. cans. There seems to be a greater 

 demand for 60-lb. cans this season than for 160-lb. kegs. 

 No change in quotations. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Nov. 21. Schenectady, N. Y. 



FANCY WHpEXTRACrEa HONEY ; 



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