1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



86/ 



Honey Market. 



G R A DI NG-RtTLKS. 



Fanct.— All sections to bpwol I filled, combs straight, firm 

 !y Httachiit to all four nitlos.the combs iinsoiled by travel 

 Btiiin or otlurwiso ; iilltln>o< lis si'iiU'd <'xcii>t an occasional 

 coll. t lifoulsido surfai-eof t he woodwtll scr:i|ied of propolis 



A No 1.— All sections well lilli>d except the row of cells 

 next tot lie wood : combs straiBlit ; one-eik;hth part of comb 

 surface soileil, or the entire surface si itthll.v soiled the out 

 Bide of the wood w. II scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sfituiiis well tilled except t ho row of cells next 

 to the wooil ; combs comnarativaly even ; one-oinhth part of 

 comb siirficesoiliil. or the entiip surface slijjhtly soi.cil. 



No. U.— Threi^fourths of the total surface must be tilled 

 anii sealed. 



No. 8.— Must weit;h at least half as much as a full-weight 

 section. 



In adilition to this the honey is to bo classified according 

 to color, usinti the terms white, amber, and dark , that iSj 

 there will bo " Eanoy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc 



MiLW.-vi'KKE.— The market continues about the 

 same as when we last reported. The receipts have 

 been quite liberal, and generally of goo 1 quality and 

 condition While the sales have not been as good as 

 could, (Jesire we yet expect the demand will improve 

 as Ihe cool season comes on, as the market seems 

 healthy. We ontinue to quote fancy l-lb. sections 

 15(a>Jt>;"No. 1. Hi« 15. Extracted, in barrels and cans, 

 white, T(a7J4; amber, U(a)6',4 and wanted. Beeswax, 30. 

 A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Oct. .5. 119 Buffalo St , Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chic.\go. — The volume of sales is larger than at 

 this time last year, and the supply more than corres- 

 ponds with sales, but the prices and good quality of 

 honey are expected to make a larger detnand than we 

 have had for several years. No 1 fancy sells at I'i'ai 

 14 with practically no sale for off grades, which are 

 quoted at 10(al2. Kxtiacted white, (ifa.7; amber, 5((! 6, 

 according to quality and kind ot package. Beeswax, 

 '2Sa30. R. A. BuR.VETr & Co , 



Oct. 7. 19J South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



BiTFALO — The demand for white comb honey is 

 better than it was. The trade is parlicuhir. and wants 

 on'y the white, clean stock. If the wax is yellow from 

 travel-stain it does not sell well and price has to be 

 cut. Fancy while cotnb. 14(5)15; A No. 1, 13i^(g:lJ; No. 

 1, l;Va,i:i'4;'No 2. 12(ul2^: No 3. Il(ad2: No. 1 dark, 

 ll(ai2: No. 2 dark. 10@ll. White extracted, (i>^<s»7; 

 amber, ii[a,(}'A: dark. 5H'.a6 Bees.vax 2Sfa30. 



W. C. TOWNSE.XD, 



Oct. 10. 178 & 180 Perry St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



New York — Comb honey is arriving quite freely 

 now. and is finding ready sale at I5c for fancy white; 

 No. 1 white, 13,'a;U; No 2 white and amber, 12. Very 

 little buckwheat on the market as j-et, and prices are 

 hardly established. Extracted honey is ruling about 

 the sa'me as last, with plentj- of offerings of all grades. 

 Beeswax is somewhat d- dining, and selling at present 



at iNfltiO. HlLDKKTU 6t .SEtiELKEX, 



Sept. 2S. 2(15-21)7 Greenwich St., New York. 



CiNCiN.vATi,— The demand for honey is a little bet- 

 ter. The prices rule about the same Extracted is 

 sold as follows: .-\mber. in 1 arre s. 5a5J4— in cans, 

 about }4c more: water-white alfalfa, Gad}^ ; white 

 clover. I)iifn.7!4. The comb-honey market is quite 

 lively, and sells as follows : Fancy water-white, li'/ifq)- 

 155^ ' Beeswax is iu good demand, and r will now pay 

 30c delivered here. C. H W Weber, 



Oct. 7. 2146 8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



.\LBANY.— Honey market more ac ive here, with 



?ricei as follows: fancy white comb, 16; A No. 1, 15@ 

 5^: No. 1, 15; medium, 14(a.l4^ ; buckwheU, J3J4(g> 

 14. Think these prices are better than will be a 

 month later, as gro(;erymen are stocking up now. 

 Extracted white, 7(g(7i4 ; amber, 6!/2(ai7; buckwheat, 

 ' (^(i^. Beeswax, 2S<a 20. Commission, five per cent. 

 MacDovgal & Co.. 

 Oct. 9. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Philadelphia— 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 15<a;16; amber, 13(0)]} F'xtracted, fancy 

 white, 7(g,8: amber, 6(0,7. Beeswax, :i2c. and in good 

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

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



Oct. s. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Denver.— There is a good demand for comb honey 

 in carload lots Home market (juiei at follOAing 

 prices: No. 1 comb honey, 52 7o(a3 (K) per case; No. 2 

 ditto. J2 10(&2,.")() i>er case Extracted honey, 7(ai7fi cts. 

 per case. Beeswax wanted at 22(5)25 cts per pound. 

 Colorado Honey-producers' Association, 

 (} Oct. 10. 1440 Market St., Denver. 



.Schenectady. — Weather conditions are favorable, 

 and market very active for both comb and extracted. 

 We quote fancy white, 16; No. 1, 15; mixed, 13(^14; 

 buckwheat, 12(^13. Extracted, light, b%@~%; dark, 

 5^@6. Chab. McCulloch, 



Oct. 19. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Toledo. — The honey market has brightened up 

 some owing to cool weather, and is in good demand at 

 the following prices: Fancy white comb, in no-drip 

 cases, 16; No. 1. 15. Extracted, in barrels, 7; in cans, 8. 

 Beeswax, 26@28. Griggs Brothers, 



Oct. 3. 214 Jackson Ave., Toledo, O. 



Alc.\ny.— Honey market firm here for comb of any 

 grade. Fancy-white comb. 16; A No. 1, 15; No. 2, 14J^ 

 (al5: buckwheat, 13^(5.14. Extracted white, 7(0)7^; 

 amber, 6}4(a7; buckwheat, 6@6i,4. Beeswax. 29Cg.30. 

 H. R. Wright, 



Oct. 10. 326, 328, 330 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Kansas City. — The demand for comb and extracted 

 honey is good. We quote fancy white comb, 24 sec- 

 lioiis per case, |3.00; No. 1, $2,90; No. 2 and amber, 

 |2,75. Extracted white, per lb., 7; amber, oViCcLd. Bees- 

 wax. 25@30. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Oct. 6. Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston.— Comb honey continues to be in good de- 

 mand. Fancy cartons we quote at 17(ffil8; No 1, 16. 

 Glass-front ca«es, fancy white, 16; No. 2. 14. Extract- 

 ed, Florida, 6>^@i7^, according to quality. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Oct. 8. Boston, Mass. 



Cincinnati.— Comb and extracted honey are com- 

 ing in freely, and the demand is good with steady 

 prices Amber extracted, 55^ffi654; white clover, 6J4@ 

 7%. Fancy comb honev. 15. Beeswax. 30. 



The Fred W. Muth Co.. 



Oct. 1. Front & Walnut, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



S.AN Francisco. — Honey, new comb, white, 12@,13; 

 light amber. 11(S'12. Extracted, water-white, 6(«6^; 

 li.ght amber, 5!/2(o 6; dark amber, nominal. Beeswax, 

 30! ' Ernest B. Sch.a^effle. 



Sept. 23. Murphys, Cal. 



Detroit. — Fancv comb honev, 16; No. 1, 14(0,15; No. 

 1 dark. r2(«13. Extracted white clover. 7(5)7^4. Bees- 

 wax. 28@30. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Oct. 8. Detroit. Mich. 



Toronto. — Present honey market quotations are 

 as follows: Comb. $1 25(5)51.50 per dozen; fancy, $1.50@ 

 $1.75. Extracted, fir-<t quality, 6(§i8 in wholesale lots. 



Sept. 30. E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Ont. 



For Sale.— Extracted choice ripe clover honey in 

 cases of two 60-lb. cans each, at 8 cts. per lb.; 335-lb. 

 bbls. at 7^ cts per lb. 



G. W. Wilson, R. F. D. No. 1, Viola, Wis. 



For Sale. — Several barrels of extracted honej', fine 

 flavor and quality, at 7c per lb,; sample 6c. 



G. RouTZAHN, Biglerv'ille, Pa. 



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

 60-lb. cans. Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



For Sale— Fancy basswood and white-clover hon- 

 ey: 601b. cans. 8c; 2 cans or more, 7^c; bbls., 7^c. 

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



For Sale.— Fancj' comb and extracted honey; ex- 

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

 WiLLi.AM MoKKis, l,as Animas, Col. 



For S.\le.— 5000 lbs. of fine comb and extracted hon- 

 ey, mostly all comb. L. Werner, 



Box 387. Edwardsville, 111. 



Wanted. — 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. 



