1903 



CLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



419 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTTLES. 



Fancy.— All sections to he well filled, combs straight, firm 

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

 Btain or oihiTwise ; all the cills sealed exceot au occasional 

 cell, t he outside surfaceof the wood well scraped of propolis 



A Ni) 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells 

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

 surface soiled, ortho entire surface slightly soiled the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively 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 la, 

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



New York. — The honey market is quiet,' with plen- 

 ty of stock on hand. We quote fancy, ll(g),15; No. 1, 

 white, 10(0)1.3; buckwheat, 10@12. Extracted, Califor- 

 nia, 6^(0)8. Beeswax, 30@31, and wanted. 



Francis H. 1,eggett & Co., 



Mav 8. Franklin and Varick .Sts., New York. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for comb honey is nearly 

 over; but, as the stock is almost exhausted, prices keep 

 up. Fancy water white brings 1.5tel6. The demand 

 for extracted has not changed whatever, and prices 

 are as follows: Amber, in barrels, o]4(a.b%; in cans, 

 6(g6^; white clover, SffiSH. Beeswax. •2S&S0. 

 C. H W. Weber, 



May 8. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago. — The past winter and present spring have 

 been a disappointment to producers and dealers in 

 honey, in that the consumption has been away below 

 the average of the last decade. Choice to fancy comb 

 is htld at 15(0-1(5 per lb., witli off grades 2 to 5 cts. per 

 lb. less. Extracted white, 6(a7; ambers, t3(g)6J4; dark, 

 b'A(g,{). Beeswax in good demand at 32. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Philadelphia.— The reports that are coming in 

 show a large honey yield all over the country, and 

 buyers are slow to make any bids foi the coming sea- 

 son. Very little doing in immediate sales, as the sea- 

 son is about over for the sale of comb honey, and 

 therefore have no quotations to make. Extracted 

 fancv white is selling at 7(S8; amber, iiCwl. according 

 lo quality. Beeswax is in good demand at 80. We are 

 producers of honey, and do not handle on commission. 

 W.M. A. Selser, 



May 8. 10 Vine St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Detroit. — Not much honey in the matket, and no 

 gr< at demand Prices rule about the same; possibly a 

 little less. Prices are as follows : A No. 1, 15@lo^; 

 No. I dark, 11}4@12. Beeswax, 30(5.32. 



May 8. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Toledo. — The supply of comb honey is nearlj^ ex- 

 hausted, but the demand fair at the following prices: 

 fancy while comb honey, 17; A No. 1, 1(5; no demand 

 for dark. Extracted white clover, 8; light amber, 7; 

 dark amber, 6}^. Beeswax, 28(330. 



Griggs Brothers, 



May 9. 211 Jackson .Ave., Toledo, Ohio. 



K\nsasCity. — The supply of comb honey is about 

 exhajsted. The demand good. We quote as follows: 

 fancy white comb, 24 sections, $1^.50; No. 1 white comb, 

 24 sections, ${.40; No. 2 white and amber, $i 00(aj$:'..25; 

 extracted, white, per lb.,6fai6H: amber, . 55^- Beeswax, 

 ZyoUM). C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Mav 11. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo. -Demand for nice white comb honey is 

 very good lor this season of the year. Prices are low- 

 er flow than they were, for if prices were as high as 

 they were a couple of months ago we would not be 

 ab e lo sell much. Fancy white comb, H@H%; A No. 

 1, 13'aU: No. 1, 12(^13; No. 2, 11(5)12; No. 3, 10^(^11 

 (makes a difTerence of about one cent if travel-stain- 

 ed): dark comb honey, 10(^12. Extracted white, 6@7 ; 

 dark, ^><q,.')%. Beeswax, 3i.(ai32. 



W C. TOWNSEND, 



Mav 11. 178, 180 Perrj' St.. Buffalo, N. Y. 



New York. — The market on honey is very quiet 

 and very little doing, with more than sufficient supply 

 on hand to meet the demand. Fancy stock of comb 

 honey is well exhausted, while other grades are still 

 plentiful, and selling at 13c for No 1; No. 2, 12; amber, 

 11; buckwheat, no demand. Extracted remains quiet 

 at unchanged prices. Beeswax firm at 31. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 



May 8. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



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 350-lb. bbls. of light amber and buckwheat at 

 7c; forty 250-300 lb. bbls. fancy basswood 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 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 everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. .Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



Kind Words from our Customers. 



Inclosed find $4.40 for potatoes. Your seconds are 

 so good I am sorry I did not order two barrels of that 

 kind. M. I,. Davis. 



Smith, Mich., April 29. 



gleanings as an advertising medium. 



I have sold my bees and supplies at Delhi, 111., that I 

 advertised in Gleanings for April 1. I have received 

 almost 100 letters in regard to them, and sold the out- 

 fit before I had 3n opportunity of answering half the 

 letters, and I wish to take this opportunity to let them 

 know why I did not answer their letters. 



Sapulpa, Ind. Ter., April 23. H. D. Edwards. 



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 Trea.surer. 



Officers: 



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



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



Gi:oRGE 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, L,oveland, Colorado. 

 P H. Elwood. Starkville. N. Y. 

 E- R. Root, Medina. Ohio. 

 T. O. Newman, San Francisco, Cal. 

 G. M. Doolittle. Borodino, N. Y. 

 W. F. Marks, Chapinville, N Y. 

 J, M. Hambaugh, F;scondido, Cal. 

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

 C. C. Miller, Marengo, Illinois. 



