THE AMERICAN AFICULTURIST. 



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THE HONEY MARKET. 



LATEST QUOTATIONS, SUGGESTIONS, ETC. 



NEW YORK. 



The honey market has fairly opened 

 up, and the supply seems at present 

 sllirhtly in excess of the demand, as 

 lar.ice buyers have not yet placed their 

 orders. We have many inquiries for 

 round lots, and are confidently looking 

 forward to a good fall trade. 



Strictly fancy comb honey will com- 

 mand good prices, as we tind a large 

 proportion of New York state goods 

 are badly colored yellow, which will 

 make a great deal of second grade 

 honey. The feeling and tone of the 

 market seems much improved in the 

 past two weeks. One-pound sections 

 sell more readily than two and com- 

 mand from two to three cents per lb. 

 more. 



Extracted, in kegs and h bbls. seem 

 most desirable packages for state 

 goods. 



Califoruia Ex. is nearly all packed 

 in five gallon cans, two cans in a case, 

 and is growing more in favor every 

 year. 



The following are our present quota- 

 tions : 

 Fancy White 1-lb. sections, clean and 



neat packages 15 and 16 cts. 



Fancy White 2-lb. sections, clean and 



neat packages 12 and 13 cts. 



Fair to good 1-lb. sections, clean and 



neat packages 12 and 14 cts. 



Fair to good 2-Ib." sections, clean and 



neat packages 10 and 11 cts. 

 Fancy Buckwheat 1-lb. section, clean 



and neat packages 11 and 12 cts. 

 Fancy Buckwheat 2-lb. sections, clean 



and neat packages 9 and 10 cts. 

 White Clover Ex. in kegs 



and !^-bbls. 6^ and 7 cts. 



California Ex. in 60 lb. 



Tin Cans 5 and 6 cts. 



California Comb Honey 10 to 12 cts. 

 Prime Yellow and Beeswax 22 to2-tcts. 



McCaul, Hildrkth Bros., 

 34 Hudson St. 



CINCINNATI. 



The market for honey is very tame. 

 Demand from manufacturers is slow, 

 and there is only a fair trade in new 

 comb honey and extracted honey in 

 square glass jars. Extracted honey 

 brings 3^ to 7 cts. a lb. on arrival. 

 Comb honey 12 to 14 cts., for good to 

 choice in the jobbing way. Prices 



are low for all produce and no spec- 

 ulative feeling is noticed anywhere. 

 Unless better prices are realized for 

 other produce, prices of honey are not 

 likely to advance. 



Beeswax is in aood demand and ar- 

 rivals are fair. We pay 20 cts. a lb. 

 for good yellow. 



CiiAS. F. Muth & Son. 



Cincinnati, Sept. 2, 1886. 



CHICAGO. 



Honey market is a little more active 

 than it has been; best one-pound sec- 

 tions bringing 12 to 13 cts. per pound. 

 Two-pound sections or al)out, 10 to 11 

 cts. the supply fully equal to the de- 

 mand. Extracted, six to seven cents 

 in kegs and barrels ; and seven cents in 

 cans 5 to 20 and 60 lbs. The small 

 sized frame of comb-honey has the 

 preference over large to tiie amount of 

 eighty per cent in demand. With ex- 

 tracted, the trade is al)Out equally di- 

 vided, some will pay more for it in 

 barrels than in small packages. Bees- 

 wax, choice grades 25 cts. per pound. 

 R. A. Burnett. 



BOSTON. 

 We liave received quite a supply of 

 one and two-pound sections of Ver- 

 mont honey and we are selling the 

 one-pound at 14 and 15 cts., and the 

 two-pound at 13 and 14 cts. Extracted, 

 CaliToruia, 7 to 8 cts. With proper 

 handling we feel sure that the market 

 will improve, as there is not over one- 

 half a crop in Vermont and not over 

 one-third a crop in New York. In ref- 

 erence to one or two-pound sections 

 selling tlie best, we would say that 

 one-pound combs sell the best, but 

 some trade demands the two-pound 

 combs. Extracted honey sells as well 

 in live gallon cans as in any package 

 we have had. 



Blake & Ripley. 



CLEVELAND. 



Honey. — The market for honey has 

 been quite dull of late, owing no doubt 

 to the great quantity of choice fruit 

 and its low prices. There is no mate- 

 rial change in prices and soon as the 

 demand springs up it will probably 

 start as follows : 



Choice Wliite Comb in Mb. un- 

 glassed sections 14 cts., very fancy in 

 same style 15 cts.; second quality 12 

 to 13 cts. Old, of which there is a 

 small amount, 9 to 10 cts. 



2-lb. sections are vei'y slow indeed, 



