1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



827 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTTLKS. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs uiisoiled bytravel 

 etaia or otherwise ; all tlie cells sealed exceut an occasional 

 cell, the outside surfaceof the wood well scraped of propolis 



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

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

 surface soiled, or t he entire surface slightly soiled the out 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled excei)t t he row of cells next 

 to the wood ; cinnhs conit>aratively even ; one-eiKhth part of 

 comb surface soi I. mI. or the entire surface slightly soi.ed. 



No. ^.—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 " Eanoy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Buffalo. — There is no improvement in the demand 

 for honey. Not much arriving, and selling ver},' slow- 

 ly for what is here. Fancy white comb 13^4(0)14; A 

 No. 1. IMaVm; No. 1, 12^^(0*13; No. 2, ll@r2; No. 3, 10 

 (ail: buckwheat, 10@12. White extracted, (i>^@7; am- 

 ber, 5!4fatJ; dark, o(§o}4; beeswax. 30(<i32. 



W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Sept. 23. 178 & 180 Perry St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Phil-^delphia. — Comb honey is arriving quite free- 

 ly, and quality is generally a little off on account of 

 the cool weather we had the past season. Very little 

 really fancy honey arriving in this market. We quote 

 A No. 1 at 15ra I'tj; amber, 13(0,14. Extracted, fancy 

 white. Tig 8: amber, 6(ail; beeswax, 32c. and in good 

 demand. We are producers of honey, and do not han- 

 dle on commission. w'm. A. Selser, 



Sept. 19. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cincinnati. — The extracted honej' - market has 

 weakened a little as white clover is offered quite plen- 

 tifully. Prices of sales I made ruled as follows: amber, 

 in barrels, 5(5 o'^; water-white alfalfa, tifaiji^; fancy 

 water-white, 14;ail55^. No sales for lower grades. 

 Beeswax, 28c. ' C. H. W. Weber, 



Sept. 18. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Schenectady. — Receipts of white comb honey quite 

 liberal, and selling freely at ll'ffilo. The crop of dark 

 honey seems to be very short again; but verv little on 

 the market yet. We quote 12-5)13. Extracted, light, 6 

 @7; dark, 5J4@6. Chas. McCulloch, 



Sept. 19. Schenectady, N. Y. 



S.AN Fr.\ncisco.— Honey, new comb, white, ]2fS13; 

 light amber. 11(0/12. Extracted, water-white, fitetj^; 

 light amber, o'/ifii 6; dark amber, nominal. Beeswax. 

 30. Ernest B. .Schaeffle, 



Sept. 11. Murphys, Cal. 



Chicago.— Sales are not frequent enough to keep re- 

 ceipts cleaned up. They are made on a basis of 13(514 

 cents for comb of the best grades. Extracted, white, 

 G'/iCd' cents for clover and basswood, and 6(gj~ cents for 

 other white honeys: amber, o%(SS%, according to fla- 

 vor and package. Beeswax. 30 cents. 



Sept. 18. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Denver. — There is a good demand for comb honey 

 in carload lots Home market quiet at following 

 prices: No. 1 comb honey, S2 75((i3.(X) per case; No. 2 

 ditto, $2.40(22.50 per case.' Extracted honey, 7(ffi7Ji cts. 

 per case. Beeswax wanted at 22(ai25 cts per pound. 



COI,OR.ADO HoNEY-PROnUCERS' ASSOCIATION, 



Sept. 21. 1440 Market St., Denver. 



Alb.any.— Honey demand is improving. Receipts 

 are light as yet, and we look for prices to be well sus- 

 tainecl. We quote white comb IS®) 6; light, 15: mixed, 

 H(cpl5: dark, j:!'&.13;4. Extracted, white, ~@TA; am- 

 ber, 6(c^%; dark, G. Beeswax easier at .30. 



M.^CDOUGAL & Co.. 



Sept. 12. 375 Broadway. Albany, N. Y. 



Boston.— Our honey market continues firm, partic- 

 ularly on white comb honey. Fancy cartons we quote 

 at 17(|)1S; No 1 in glass-front cases, 16: No. 2, at 14. 

 The supply of while comb honey is limited. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Sept. 19. Boston, Mass. 



New York — New crop honey is beginning to ar- 

 rive more freely, and the demand is good for all 

 grades. We quote fancy white at from 14(irl5c; No. 1 

 at 13; amber at from 11@12; no buckwheat on the 

 market as yet. Extracted is plentiful and in fair de- 

 mand, at from 7c for white, 6@6^ for light amber, 5@ 

 5'A for dark. Southern, in barrels, at from 55 to 65c 

 per gallon, according to quality. Beeswax is declin- 

 ing, and nominal at from 28@2il. 



HILDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



Sept. 8. 265-267 Greenwich St.. New York. 



For .Sale. — 6000 lbs. choice ripe clover honey, new; 

 601b. cans. Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



For S.ale. — Fancy basswood and white-clover hon- 

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

 E. R. Pahl & Co., 294 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis. 



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

 tracted in 60-lb. cans Prices quoted on application. 

 William Mokris, I,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — 1000 pounds choice white-clover comb 

 honey. Also 500 lbs. extracted in 60-lb. cans. 



H. H, Moe, Woodford, Wis. 



For Sale.— 5000 lbs. of fine comb and extracted hon- 

 ey, mostly all comb. I,. Werner, 



Box 387. Edwardsville, 111. 



For Sale. — Clover or buckwheat comb or extracted 

 honey. Write for price. Sample of extracted, 8 cts. 

 C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Extracted honey, amber, 5]4 up; light 7 

 up. Several size packages. Samples, 10 cts. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park Place, New York. 



Wanted.— Extracted honey. Mail sample and low- 

 est price; also fancy and No. 1 comb honey; must be 

 in no-drip shipping-cases. We pay cash. 



Chas. Koeppen, Fredericksburg, Va. 



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. 



For S.\le. — Thirty barrels choice extracted white- 

 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. — Beeswax. Will pay spot cash and full 

 market value for beeswax at any time of the year. 

 Write us if you have any 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. 



W.4NTED. — Honey. Selling fancy white, 15c; amber, 

 13c. We are in the market for either local or car lots 

 of comb honey. Write us. Evans & Turner, 



Columbus, Ohio. 



Wanted. — Comb honey. We have an unlimited de- 

 mand for it at the right price. Address, giving quanti- 

 ty, what gathered from, and lowest cash price at 

 your depot. State also how packed. 



Thos. C. Stanley & Son, 

 Fairfield, 111., or Manzanola, Colo. 



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

 son in carloads and less than carloads, and would be 

 glad to heai- from producers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318—1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



