1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



747 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTn.ES. 



Fanot.— All sections to be well filled, oombs straight, firm 

 ]y attached to nil four sides, the combs uusoiled by travel 

 stain or otherwise ; i\ll tlie cells sealed exceut an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood wi'll scraped of propolis 



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

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

 surface soiled, or the en tire surf ace slightly soiled the out 

 side of the wood well scraped of proi>olis. 



No.l.— 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 sliglitly 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 terras white, aml)er, and dark; that is, 

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



S.AN Francisco. — Honey, new comb, per lb., white, 

 13@14; li^ht amber. 12^&'13. Extracted, water-white, 

 ()aBJ4; light amber, 5J/2@0; dark amber, nominal. 

 Beeswax. 82c. Ernest B. Schaeffle, 



Aug. 11. Murphys, Cal. 



Schenectady. — We have received a number sam- 

 ple lots of new white comb and extracted honey. 

 Prodiicer.s think the should get l-iral.5c for comb, aiid 

 tiiVi" for extracted, bitt it is yet too early to determine 

 whether or not these prices can be realized. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Aug. I"-'. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston. — There is a little better demand for comb 

 honey. Prices ranging about Itic for fancy while. 

 Practically no stock to speak of as the new crop has 

 hardly commenced to move. Extracted honey ranges 

 from (j@7}4, according to qualitj', with but little doing. 

 Blake, .Scott & Lke, 



Aug. 11. Boston, Mass. 



Denver — New crop of comb honey coming in 

 rather slowly. No. 1 white sells at SS.Oi) per case of 24 

 sections: No. 2 at tf2.75. White extracted honey, ~14(& 

 7Jic per lb. Beeswax. 22(jn 2-5. 



Color.\do Honey-prodccers' .Association, 



Aug. 10. 1440 :Market St., Denver. 



Bf FFALO. — Demand for new honey is very slow. It 

 is partly on account of wai m weather and fruit sea- 

 son. Prices are a little high, and that helps to hold 

 buyers back until it is settled pretty near what the 

 new crop will sell for. Fancv white cotnb. 14(ail5; a 

 No. 1, 13^@14: No. 1. 12,^13: No. 2. 11(0,12; No 3, lOfa 

 11. amber. 12(a;13; dark. 11^812; white extracted, 6@7; 

 dark, 5@')M; beeswax, 28^32. 



W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Aug. 22. 178, 180 Perry St.. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Cincinn.\ti. — New hone^- is now offered verj- freely, 

 particularly extracted. The demand for honey "is 

 about as usual at this time of the season. I made sales 

 at the following figures: .\raber. o(g.5^; water-white 

 alfalfa, 6^; fancy white-clover honey, 7(a~^4\ comb 

 honey, fancy water-white, brings from lii^n 1.5. Bees- 

 wax, 27(^30. C. H. W. Weber, 



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



Phil.adelphia. — Honey has been arriving quite 

 freely in the last ten days. We quote extracted fancy 

 white. 7'aS: amber. t>'5<7: fancy comb honey, 1.5@16. No. 

 1 14(^1.5. Beeswax in good demand at 30. We are pro- 

 ducers of honey, and do not handle on commission. 



W.M. A. Selser, 



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



Milwaukee.— There is more activity in the honey 

 business since our last report. Receipts of new crops 

 are coming forward, and .sales being made. The qual- 

 ity of the stock received seems very fine, especially the 

 sections showing care in grading and packing, thus 

 encouraging the consumer to partake. We are expect- 

 ing a good demand for all grades, and the market is 

 in good condition for shipments. We quote for fancy 

 1-lb. sections. lWa,17; No 1 ditto. 1.5^' Hi; old and new, 

 dark orinfeiHor, nominal, S<5. 10; extracted in barrels or 

 cans, white, 7}4@8; .same, darker, fy'/iCa.l. Beeswax, 28'a) 

 30. A. V. Bishop & Co.. 



Aug. 6. 119 BufiFalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Toledo.— Honey is coming in quite freely; and in 

 spite of the warm weather it is in fair demand at the 

 following prices: Fancy white comb brings, in retail 

 way, 16; No. 1 ditto, 15; amber ditto, 12(5)13. Extracted, 

 white clover, in barrels, 6; same in cans, 7. Beeswax, 

 28(^30. Griggs Brothers, 



Aug. 7. 214 Jackson Ave., Toledo, O. 



Detroit. — Prices are not established yet on new 

 honey. The crop is the largest we have had in many 

 j'ears in our section of the State. Quality is excellent. 

 Small lots are selling for VifwHi for A No. 1. Comtuis- 

 sion men are waiting vmtil prices are settled. ^ 



Aug. 8. M. H. fiuNT & Son, Bell Branch, Mich.^ 



For Sale.— Clover extracted honey, in 60-lb. cans. 

 One can, ~l4c; 2 or more. 7c. Bees for" sale. 



C. L,. Parker, Syracuse, Sta. A, N. Y. 



For S.\le. — Fancy basswood and white-clover hon- 

 ey; 60-lb. cans, 854c: 2 or more, 8Kc; bbls., 7^c. 



E. R. Pahl & Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



For S.\le. — Extracted honey, clover and basswood, 

 in 60-lb. cans. M. Isbell, Norwich, N. Y. 



For Sale. — New extracted honey, from 7c up. Sev- 

 eral sizes of packages. Sample 10c. 



I. J. .Stringham, 10.5 Park Place, New York. 



For Sale.— Alfalfa honej'. Extracted in 60-lb. cans, 

 and about 20.000 lbs. in comb. Prices on application. 

 Cheek & Wallinger, Las Animas, Colo. 



For Sale. — Fancy comb and extracted honey; ex- 

 tracted in 60 1b. cans. Prices quoted on application. 

 William Morris, I,as Animas, Col. 



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

 ble use. Prices quoted on application. Sample 1 y 

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



Orel L,. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale. — .5000 lbs. extra-fine clover extracted 

 honey, all sealed before extracting; castor oil bodj' ; 

 good color ; 60-lb. cans. Sample free. No cheap 

 Johti need apply. If you need something special and 

 are willing to pay for it. correspond with 



E. D. Townsend, Remus, Mich. 



For S.\le.— Thirty barrels choice extracted whiteT 

 clover honey Can put it up in any style of package 

 desired. Write for prices, mentioning style of pack- 

 age, and quantity wanted. Sample mailed on receipt 

 of three cents in" P. O. stamps. Emil J. Baxter. 

 Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



Wanted —Comb and extracted honey; state price 

 kind, and quantity. L- H. Robey, 



Worthington, W. Va. 



Wanted. — Beeswax. Will pay spot cash and full 

 market value for beeswax at any time of the year. 

 Write us if vou have aity to dispose of. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 

 265-267 Greenwich St., New York. 



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. 



Wanted. — To hear from producers of comb honey 

 in California and Nevada. It may sound unreason- 

 able, but we have probably bought, for spot cash, 

 more comb honey than anj' firm in the United States, 

 during the past three seasons. We can, no doubt, do 

 you some good. Thos. C. Stanley & Son. 



Manzanola, Colo., or Fairfield, 111. 



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. 



