1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



367 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTTLES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be wol 1 filled, combs straight, firm 

 ly attachi'd to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel 

 Btaia or otherwise ; all the cells sealed exceot aa occasional 

 cell, the outside surfaceoX the wood well scraped of propolis 



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

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

 surface soiled, or the ent ire surface si ightly soiled the out 

 sideof the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections %vell tilled except the row of cells next 

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

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surf ace si ightly soi.ed. 



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

 and sealed. 



No. ;■!.— 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 " Eancy White," " No, 1 Dark," etc. 



Cincinnati.— The comb-honey market is a little 

 better as the big stock is almost all exhausted; prices 

 are better. Fancy water white brings 15®16. The 

 market for extracted has not changed whatever, and 

 prices are as follows: Amber, in barrels, 5}{(db]ic, in 

 cans, (!:g;t)^; white clover, 8®8!.^. Beeswax, 28(ai30. 

 C. H W Weber, 



April 20. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Denver. — We quote No. 1 white comb honey, $3 00 

 per case of 24 sections. No. 2 comb honey, $2.60(5j|2.75. 

 Choice white extracted alfalfa honey, 75^fe8>^ per lb. 

 Beeswax wanted at 22@28c, according to color and 

 citanliness. 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



April 21. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



S.\N Fr.\ncisco — Comb honey nominal. Extract- 

 ed, water-white, 7 ; light amber, 6^^ ; dark amber, 5. 

 Beeswax, 28. 



April 15. E. B. SCHAKFFLE, Murphys, Cal. 



Milwaukee.— The receipts of honey since our last 

 have been small. The supply is not large of extract- 

 ed, yet enough for the demand while fancy comb is 

 not enough for the demand, and of common grades 

 enough, and would prefer less. We advise grading 

 up and producing better quality, and then belter val- 

 ues can be demanded. We quote fancy 1 -lb. sections, 

 16fail7; No. 1. 14f^l(i; amber and inferior, nominal 8(a) 

 12'/^: extracted in bbls., kegs, and cans, white. 7(a8c; 

 dark. fi<aj7; beeswax, 2K.o30 A. V. Bishop & Co. 



April 20. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chicago. — Little change from last quotation; sales 



are few and prices not firm. No. 1 to fancy wh te, 15 



(&16; other grades range from lOfolH; extracted, white, 



6@7, amber, al4@(}. Beeswax selling on arrival at 32c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April 20. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Albany. — Honey market quiet with no stock on 

 hand, and light receipts. Demand for light comb, 15; 

 mixed. 14; dark, 13; extracted, light, 6!4(0)7; mixed, 6; 

 dark, 6. Beeswax, 30(o 32. 



MacDougal & Co., 



April 25. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Toledo.— While the market is quiet on honey, we 

 are getting for fancy while comb honey, 18c; No. 1, 17; 

 No. 2. 16; no demand for dark. Extracted sells in 

 barrels, white clover, 8c; amber, 7. Beeswax 27(o29. 

 Griggs Brothers. 



April 18. 214 Jackson Ave., Toledo, Ohio, 



New York, — The demand for comb honey is only 

 fair, with abundant supply. We quote fancy. Ihal5; 

 No. 1, white. 10 a/13; buckwheat, 10x12. Extracted, 

 California, 6J4'g)8. Beeswax firm at 32. 



Francis H. L,eggett & Co.. 



April 20. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Cincinnati.— Little demand for comb honey at 

 present; fancy white sells at 15f<;l(ic in a small way. 

 We quote amber extracted at 5i4(a 1154; white clover. 

 8(a:9. Sales not as lively as expected this season of 

 year. The Fred W. Muth Co.. 



April 27. Front & Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O. 



Toronto. — Honey market not very brisk, maple 

 syrup being a rival at this season. Some attempt has 

 been made lately to develop the English trade; agents 

 for Liverpool firms have been in Toronto trying to 

 arrange for large shipments of No. 1 clover honey in 

 glass. Only the very finest quality would do for this 

 trade. Present prices unchanged. Kxtr cted. No 1, 

 SiaiOc; dark. 6@7; comb. No. 1, 15fa)18- No. 2, 12@14. 

 Not much No. 1 offeied. Lots of extracted yet in 

 sight; demand light. Beeswax, 28(832. 



E. Grainger & Co., 



April 14. Toronto, Can. 



Detroit. — The demand for comb honey is light, 

 and prices have a downward tendency. Prices are 

 as follows: Fancy comb houev, 15^(ai(); No. 1 dark, 

 12@14. Beeswax, 29@31. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



April 10. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Kansas City — The supply of comb honey is about 

 exhausted. The demand good. We quote as follows: 

 fancy white comb, 24 sections, $3.50; No. 1 whitej:omb, 

 24 sections, $3.40; No. 2 white and amber, $3 00(0)$:^. 25; 

 extracted, white, per lb.,6(g!6^; amber, 55^. Beeswax, 

 25(930. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



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



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 S-iO-lb. bbls. of light amber and buckwheat at 

 7c; forty 250-300 lb. bbls fancy ba.sswood at 8c; 60-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 qvioted 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 in 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. 



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 Membership, $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers : 



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



J. U. 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. Slarkville 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. Hambaugh, Escondido, Cal. 

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

 C. C. Miller, Marengo, Illinois. 



