1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



43 



Honey Column. 



GUADING-RULES. 



Fancy.— Allsei-tioiistohe wfU iilled. combs straislit. firm 

 Ivattacheil to all four t-idos, the combs unsoiled bytrave 

 Btain. i>r otherwise : all the cells scalcil except an occasional 

 cell. the outside surfacooftlie wood well scraped ol propolis. 



A No. 1.- All sections wll lillcd e.\cept the row ot cells 

 nett (olhew.io.l ; combs straight ; one-eit.'ht h part of comb 

 surface soiled, or t he ent ire Mirface ^1 iu-1.1 ly ^.oiled ; the out- 

 side surface ,.f t he weed >vell ser^iped of propolis 



No.l.-Allsectionsw.dl tilled except t ho row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eiehth part ot 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three- fourths of the total surface must bo hlled 



"^Norli-Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 



In addition to this the honey is to he classified according 

 to color, usiuK the terms white, amber, and dark ; that is, 

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



CITY MARKETS. 



MiLW.'MTKEK. — There is a ver>' quiet condition of 

 matters relating to our market for honey of all kin<is. 

 Receipts are not very large, and fancy conib not very 

 plentiful and would sell, but common grades neglecttd. 

 Stocks of all descriptions are not large. We continue 

 to quote for fancy comb in one pound .'■ections, i6fai7; 

 A.I sections, i^fn 15; old or common qualitj', nominal. 

 10^13. Extracteil in ban els, cans, or pails, white, 

 9(a9'^; amber, 6'ifyS. Beeswax, 28(030. 



A. V Bishop & Co., 



Jan. 10. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, W^is. 



Phil.^delphia. — The demand tor comb honey has 

 fallen off some since our last quotation, with a good 

 supply on hand and prices a little easier. This is al- 

 ways the case after Christmas for a few weeks, on ac- 

 count of the people e.Tting so mvich sweet at Chri.stm;is 

 time. We quote fancy white comb honey, isfr''i6c; 

 No I at 14c: No. 2 at i :c. Fancy extracted honey, 

 white, Sc; amVier, 7c. Beeswax 29c, and in good de 

 mand. We are producers of honey and do not handle 

 on commission. Wm. A. Sei^skr. 



Jan. 10. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Alb.\ny. — Honey market quiet with light stock and 

 moderate demand for comb at 15@ 16 for white; clover 

 mixed, i4(« 15; buckwheat, i}.Ui 14. Sharp demand tor 

 buckwheat and dark extracted, j'l);'/!; and selling 

 equal to the light color, at the sime price. Beeswax, 

 2810130. MacDougal & lO., 



Jan. 7. Albany, N. Y. 



Cincinnati. — The comb honey market is a little 

 quiet,, almost everybody is filled up As there is hnrdly 

 anv new supply coming in there is no change in priee. 

 Fancy water-vrhite, 16 cts., off grades less. Extracied 

 fancy while clo er, Si/,ftig; alfalfa water white, 5'4;(/t 

 7''-; amber, in barrels, 5^(3^5 /*>• Beeswax, 27^0128. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



Jan. 9. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Bt'FFAi.o — The price of honey is firm in this market. 

 Demand a little slow, but holders not inclined to shade 

 prices to sell tancy white comb, 15'^ 16; A No. i. 14(1! 

 15; No. I, i3!/2('g}i4; No. 2. I2y2{a,iy, No. 3, I2('ffii2'/^; No. 

 I dark. ii''aj2; No. 2, io(«:ii. White extracted, 7fi'7;^; 

 amber, 6''i(a7: dark 5!X(g6 Beeswax, 28*30. 



W. C. TOW.NSEND, 



Jan. 10. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Sax Fr.\ncisco. — Honey market as follow.s: Comb, 

 per lb., iofaii3. Kxtracted, water white, 6}4(a7; light 

 amber, 6@6}4; dark amber, 4C0C.S. Beeswax, per lb., 



2« cts. K. H SCH.\K1-EI,E, 



Jan. 3. San Francisco, Cal. 



New York. — Demand for comb honey is only fair, 

 but buckwheat extracted is wanted. Fancy comb 15c; 

 buckwheat, 12(0^13. Beeswax scarce and "a good de- 

 jiiand, 29(030. hR.ANCis H. Lkggett ^t Co.. 



Jan. 10. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Cinc»Go. — The best grades of white comb sell at 15 

 foii'i per lb. : travel-stained and light amber. i3'« 14; 

 darkt^r grades, io'a>i2 Kxtracted, 7^. 8 for white, and 

 6;^7 for amber. Beeswax steady at 30 cents. 



R. A. BfRNETT & Co., 



Jan. 9. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111, 



Denver —Demand for both comb and extracted 

 honey light, and we do not expect any improvement 

 until aftei the holidays. Fancy white comb brings 

 $:?.50 per ca.se of 24 .sections: No. 1 white, $3.10tofii 25; 

 No. 2, 12.75. Extracted, 7|^(a8j^ per lb. Beeswax, 

 wanted at 22(32(), according to color. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n, 



Dec. 22. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



Kansas City.— Market steadv at quotations. We 

 quote fancy white, per case of 24 sections, $i 50; No. 

 1. $H.40; No. 2 and amber, p, 25. Extracted while, per 

 lb , 7@7H; amber, 6(g6^. Beeswax, 27(a30 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Dec. 20. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



For S.ale. — I^ight and buckwheat extracted honey 

 in cans and kegs; sample. 8c. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park Pi., New York City. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7^c 

 for No. 1 select, 7c for No. 1, Ojl for No. 2; discount on 

 1000-lb. lots. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, I,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — White extracted honey from alfalfa in 



60;lb. cans, at $4 .50 each; light amber honej' mixed 



with Rocky Mountain bee-plant, fine flavor, $4.20 



each. Prices on small cans and pails on application. 



M. P. Rhoads, Box 216, I^as Animas, Colo. 



For Sale. — Alfalfa water-white honey, 60-lb. cans, 

 two in a case, at 7}^c; fancy basswood in 250-lb. bbls., 

 8c: same in 60-lb. cans, two to a case, 9c. We buy and 

 sell for cash only. E. R. Pahl & Co., 



294, 296 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Wanted. — Beeswax ; highest market price paid. 

 Write for price list. 



Bach, Becker & Co., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



For .Sale. -Extracted honey. Finest grades for ta- 

 ble use. Prices quoted on application. Sample by 

 mail, 10 cts. to pay for package and postage. 



Orel L,. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



We will be iti the market for honey the coming sea- 

 son in carloads and less than carloads and would be 

 glad to hear from producers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



Oxar Advertisers. 



■ safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed." 



So slates the Storrs & Harrison Co., nurserymen, 

 florists, and seedsmen of Painesville, Ohio, in their 

 adverlisements. and so they have stated for all the 

 years they have been soliciting the business of our 

 readers. 



We have often had dealings with this firm as they 

 are so near Medina ; and we recommend our readers, 

 who are not already customeis and re eive their free 

 catalog, to start right at once by sending their address 

 on a postal for the new 1903 book. 



Once more we remind our readers that much valuable 

 information is now found in the books furnished by 

 our advertising friends. Take for example those 

 found in this issue. Our attention is just called to the 

 new ileparture of the Iowa Incubator Co.. Box 197, 

 DesMoiiics, la. I'lease write them at once for their 

 book. 



Cox Bros, write us they are using one of Wilson 

 Bros, mills and it is giving ^«/;;v satisfaction in every 

 way. even better than tliev were led to expect. They 

 use' it for all the work on the ranch, and some for the 

 neighbors as well. 



