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bors and others honey in every quantity at 

 from to 8 cents per" pound, and the price 

 is handed from one to another until it is 

 generally understood in the market ? Now 

 he must not have competion. There are in 

 this State farmers that have from 50 to 500 

 pounds of honey to dispose of not always in 

 good shape— comb honey put into an old 

 shoe-box, and extracted in a molasses keg 

 or barrel. They have not the time or dis- 

 position to look for a good market, but will 

 take it to town, and accept the first offer, 

 and thus cut the price below living prices 

 to most honey-producing specialists. What 

 is needed is a better understanding of the 

 value of honey as food and medicine, and 

 more harmony among the producers. The 

 letters of late in our able friend, the Bee 

 JocRXAL. in regard to marketing the honey 

 crop, are just what we want. 

 Hub City, Wis. Daniel Sprague. 



[We told on page G17 just how Mr. Melbee 

 sells his honey for such a good price. He 

 sells among a fairly well-to-do class of peo- 

 ple, and he knows how to get a good price 

 for his honey. — Ed.] 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



Rules for Qradingf. 



The following rules lor grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, in Washington, and, so far as 

 possible, quotations are made according to 

 these rules : 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled ; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsoiled by travel-stain, or otherwise; all the 

 cells sealed except the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1.— All sectious well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, detached at tlie bottom, 

 or with but few cells unsealed; both wood 

 and comb unsoiled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That is, there will be '• fan- 

 cy white.'' '■ No. 1 dark," etc. 



CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 4, 1893.— There were 

 but few shipments of honey to this market 

 last week. The cold ■we:ither started business 

 up, and honey moved some better than here- 

 tofore. Fancy and No. 1 is getting scarce, 

 and prices are on the upward tendency. Fan- 

 cy, 16c.; No. 1 white, 15c.; fair, 14c. Ex- 

 tracted is moving slowly with plenty to 

 satisfy demand. Beeswax, 20@22c. J. A .L. 



CINCINNATI, O.. Dec. 8.— Demand is good 

 for all kinds of honey in the jobbing way, for 

 family use. There is a slow demand from 

 manufacturers. Extracted honey brings 5® 

 8c.; comb honey sells at 12(g>lt)C. a lb, in a 

 jobbing way for best white. 



Beeswax is in fair demand at 20@23c, for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. M. & S. 



CHICAGO, III., Nov. 1.— Fancy white comb 

 honey brings 15c. per lb. Grades not grading 

 first-class are not selling at over 14c., as there 

 has been quite a quantity of Calitornla honey 

 received here, and is offered at 14c. The 

 quality is superior to most of that we receive. 

 Dark comb honey sells slowly at 12@13c. 

 Extracted ranges from SOTc, according to 

 color, quality, flavor and style of package. 

 The trade in honey has been large this season. 



Beeswax. 22c. K. A. B. & Co. 



St. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 9.— Our market for 

 comb honey is improving, and receipts since 

 our last report have moved otf fairly well, 

 prices unchanged. We quote best white comb 

 honey 14@15c. for California. Extracted 

 lower under free offerings from the coast; we 

 quote 5^@6c. lor white or amber in flve-gal- 

 lon tins. S. c& A. 



NEW YORK. N. Y.. Nov. 1.— Our market on 

 white honey is weak and shows no activity. 

 Supply is plenty, arrivals are large, and the 

 demand is light. Hence prices have a down- 

 ward tendency and concessions have to be 

 made to effect sales. We quote: Fancy white, 

 1-lbs., 14c.; 2-lbs..l2c.; fair white, l-lbs. ,12c.; 

 2-lbs., lie; buckwheat is scarce— 1-lbs., 11® 

 12c.; 2-lbs., 10c. The market is well stocked 

 with extracted of all kinds. We quote: White 

 clover and basswood, 6@e!4c.; California, 5 V^ 

 @6c. ; Southern. 55@65c. per gallon. 



Beeswax, 24®25c. H. B. & S. 



BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 9.— We quote honey 

 as selling fairly well. Best white at 15c. Ex- 

 tracted, 6@7c. Beeswax, 25®28c. B. & B. 



CHICAGO, III.. Nov. 23. — The Chicago 

 market has plenty of honey, and 14c. seems 

 to be the outside price obtainable. Anything 

 that will not grade strictly No, 1 must be sold 

 at 12@13c. Large quantities have teen sold, 

 but the supply is at present in excess of the 

 demand. Extracted finds ready sale at 6@ 

 ejector Northern honey; Southern, in bar- 

 rels. 5c. Beeswax, 22@24c. S. T. F. & Co. 



ALBANY. N. Y., Nov. 23.— Honey market 

 is easier on light and mixed grades, and firm 

 on buckwheat. Small combs sell at llVi@l"'c. 



H. R. W. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers, 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Chicago, Ills. 



J. A. Lamon, 44 and 46 So. Water St. 



K. A. Burnett & Co., 161 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



F. I. Sage & Son, 183 Reade Street. 

 HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken. 



28 «Sc 30 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros,, 110 Hudson St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



Hamblin & Bearss, 514 Walnut Street. 

 Clemoms-Mason Com. Co., 521 Walnut St. 



Albany, N.Y. 



H. R. Wright, 326 & 328 Broadwaj. 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Cincinnati, Oblo. 



F. Muth & Son, cor. Freeman & Central avs 



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