1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



315 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTTLES. 



Famct.— All sections to ho wt-U filled, combs straight, firm 

 ly .-ittaohfd to all four sides, the combs uusoiled by travel- 

 Btain or otherwise ; all thf cells sealed esceut an occasional 

 cell, the outside surfaceof the wood well scraped of propolis 



A No 1.— All sections well tilled except the row of cells 

 next to llie wood ; combs straight; ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soileil, ortlie entire surface slightly soiled the out- 

 side of the wood Will scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— .\U sections well lilled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comiiaratively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



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

 and sealed. 



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

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

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

 there will be " £aiicy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Sax Francisco. — Comb honey nominal. Extract- 

 ed, water-white, 7 ; light amber, G^^ ; dark amber, 5. 

 Beeswax. 28. 



March 25. E. B. Schaeffle, Murphys, Cal. 



Detroit. — The demand for comb honey is light, 

 and prices have a downward tendency. Prices are 

 as follows: Fancv comb honev, loJ^^lO; No. 1 dark, 

 12@1-1. Beeswax," 29@31. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Apiil 10. Bell Branch, Mich. 



K.\NS.\s City. — Our market is almost bare of comb 

 honey, but the demand is good. We qu )te as follows : 

 fancv white comb, per case of 24 sections, |3 oO; No. 1, 

 $3.40'; No 2 white and amber, $;5.00fg;S:B.25. Extracted 

 white, per lb., 6J4; amber, .')]/i(g,6. Beeswax, No. 1, 2.5. 

 \ ^ C. C. Clemons & Co., 



April 2. " 306] Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



New York. — A fair demand for comb honey in 

 small quantities, and supplv more than sufficient. We 

 quote fancv, 13®14 : No. 1. '10@13 ; buckwheat, 10@13 ; 

 California extracted, (i}i(qiS\i. Beeswax, 32faj33. 

 Fr.-\ncis H. Leggett & Co., 



April 7. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Toledo. — W^e beg to give the quotations as follows: 

 Fancy white, 17(&18; A No. 1, 16; no demand for am- 

 ber. Extracted white clover, in barrels, 8; light am- 

 ber, in barrels, 7. Beeswax, 27ta:29 



Griggs Brothers. 



April 8. 214 Jackson Ave., Toledo, Ohio. 



CiNCiNN.-^Ti. — The comb-honey market has weak- 

 ened a little more, and is freely offered at the follow- 

 ing prices: Fancy white, llfgjlo; no demand for amber 

 whatever. The market for extracted has not changed, 

 and prices are as follows: Amber, in barrels, 5j<((a5'/4; 

 in cans, 6^6^; white clover, S'nS'A. Beeswax, 28(g30. 

 C. H W Weber. 



April 7. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Philadelphia.— Sales have been light for the last 

 ten days, and the warm changeable weather has de 

 crea.sed the demand. We quote fancy white comb 1.5fai 

 10; No. 1. 14. Extracted white, 7(5)8; amber, 0^7 

 Beeswax, 30, and in good demand. We are producers 

 of honey, and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



April 8. r;g X't "^ lO vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New York. — Comb honey is moving rather slowly 

 of late, and prices are declining somewhat. We qtiote 

 fancy white at 14(ai5; No. 1 white, 13; amber, 11(0)12. 

 Extracted quiet and ea^^y. with plenty of supply. We 

 quote white at H%(dt~: light amber, 5!^@6 ; dark, 5. 

 Beeswax steady at 30@31. 



HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



April 8. 26.5-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



BuFF.ALO.— Choice white honev is in very fair de- 

 mand; lower grades moving slowly. Receipts are 

 more liberal than was expected for this year, and this 

 season of the vear. Fancy white comb, 14H(^'15; A 

 No 1, 14a)14'4: No. 1, 13'/rai4; No. 2, 12-913; No. 3. 11 

 @12: No. 1 dark. 11(&-12- No. 2 dirk, lO'gill. Extracted 

 white. 6'a.7; dark, i]4(q>'>'A. Beeswax, 28(6/.32; scarce 

 and wanted. W C. Townsend. 



April 11. 178, 180 Perry St.. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Chicago. — Choice to fancy white comb honey 

 sells in a limited way at 15(316. There is no certain 

 price for other grades, but they sell slowly at 3 to 5 

 CIS. less per pound. Extracted 0(a7 cts. for white 

 grades; ambers, 5J^2@'>K- Beeswax wanted at 32. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April 7. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Denver. — We quote No. 1 white comb honey, $3.00 

 @S3.25 per case of 24 .sections ; No. 2, $2.50(®$2.75. Ex- 

 tracted, choice white alfalfa, 714^8^, according to 

 quantity taken. Beeswax wanted at 22<a28. Apiary 

 products of Colorado are now protected by a special 

 law enacted by the last general assembly, imposing 

 heavy fines on any party found guilty of selling adul- 

 terated honey or taetswax without prominentl3' label- 

 ing it as such. 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



April 9. 1440 Market St., Denver. Col. 



Schenect.^dy. — But verj' little doing in hones', and 

 stock well cleaned up. We are entirely out of extract- 

 ed. No change in prices. We quote No. 1 white clo- 

 ver, 14(3)15; No 2, 13(a;14; buckwheat, 12fa'13. Extract- 

 ed, light, 7(gi8; dark, 6^(ffi7. Chas. McCdlloch, 



April 8. 523 State St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Wanted. — Beeswax ; highest market price paid. 

 Write for price list. 



Bach, Becker & Co., Chicago, 111. 



For Sale. — We are sold out on alfalfa honey, but 

 have ten 3'0-lb. bbls. of light amber and buckwheat at 

 7c; forty 250-300 lb. bbls fancy basswood at 8c: 00-lb. 

 new cans, two in a case. 9c. E. R. Pahl & Co., 



294, 296 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis. 



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 I,. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



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

 son in carloads and less than carloads and would be 

 glad to hear from producers ever^-where what they 

 will have to offer. .Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



The National Bee -Keepers' 

 Association. 



Objects of The Association: 



To promote and protect the interests of its members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



Annual Membersliip, $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers : 



W Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich., President. 



J V. Harris. Grand Junction, Col., Vice-president. 



George W. York, Chicago. Ills., Secretary. 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., Gen. Mgr. and Treas, 



Board of Directors: 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. 

 A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



R. C. Aikin, Loveland, Colorado. 

 P H. Elwood. Starkville N. Y. 

 E- R- Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 T. G. Newman, San Francisco, Cal. 

 G. M. DooLiTTLE, Borodino, N. Y. 

 W. F. Marks, Chapinville, N Y. 

 J. M. Hambat'gh, I-;scondido, Cal. 

 C. A. Hatch. Richland Ctr., Wis. 

 C. C. Miller, Marengo, Illinois. 



