1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



907 



Honey Market. 



GRADING-RTTLES. 



Fancy.— All sections to bo well filled, combs Btralsht, firm 

 ly ttttuolifd lo all four sidus, the combs uusoilt'd by travel 

 etain or otherwise ; allth.» cells seaU'd exceut an occasional 

 cell, the outside surtaceof the wood well scraped of propolis 



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

 next to the wood ; combs strai(,'ht ; one-einhth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface si ightly soiled the out 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— .Ml seel'ons well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ;ci>mbs comnaratively even ; one-einhth pail of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soi td. 



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

 and 8eal(<d. 



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 vhite, amber, and dark that is, 

 there will be " F.tmoy Wliite," " Ko. 1 Daxk," etc 



Cincinnati— The demand for honey i.s a little bet- 

 ter. The prices rule about the same Kxtracted is 

 sold as follow.s : .-\mbcr, in barrels, "jfoiS^— in cans, 

 about '/4c more: water-white alfalfa, t)(a(>J^ ; white 

 clover, t)^(a7'4. The comb-honey market is quite 

 lively, and sells a.s follows : Fancy water-white, llfal 

 15 B' eswax is in good demand, and i will now pay 

 30c delivered here. C. H. W Wkiskr, 



Oct. 21. 2146 8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago.— Sales are not frequent, with No. 1 to 

 fancy white comb honey bringing 13(3 14 To obtain 

 l;?!4(ol4 it has to be perfect, and in s clions that will 

 not weigh over 14 lo 15 oz. Sections that weigh Ki oz. 

 and over have to be sold at from 1 to 3 cts. per lb less. 

 Extracted while sells at ti@7 in barrels : iSWa,!)^ in 

 cans according to quality. Beeswax. 'If'iCa)'?,^. 



i^ R. A. BURNKTT & Co , 



Oct. 21. 199 South Water St , Chicago. 



Albany. — Honey receipts are increasing somewhat ; 

 and prices, whi'e not changed from our last, are rath 

 cr easier, or are full high for free consumption We 

 quote fancy comb, Ki ; .-^ Xo. 1, 1 (qili>]/2 ; No 1, 1") ; N >. 

 •>, l((a.l4'/,. Buckwheat. 13^(a 14. buckwheat is in 

 light receipt and sought after. Extracted is unchang- 

 ed. Light, 7(n.7^. Amber, G^-S 7 ; dark, (ifa'i'^ Bees- 



wax, 29(0^10. 

 Oct. 23. 



MacDougal & Co. 



Albany, N. Y. 



Kans'S City. — Receipts of comb honey are good, 

 demand brisk, market easier. Some receipts of ex- 

 tracted with light demand. We quote fancy white 

 comb, 24 sections in case >i 00 ; No. 1 white and amber 

 comb, 24 sections to the case, $2 75 ; No. 2 white and 

 amber, J^ 50. Extracted white, per lb., 7; extracted 

 amber, 5<s(i. Beeswax, 25 a 30. 



C. C. Clemons ^ Co., 



Oc'.. 23. Kansas ti y. Mo. 



Toronto.— Prices on honey here remain about the 

 same; a little more demand, especially for good comb 

 honey; apparently not a great deal of extracted honey 

 exchanging hands at present. Comb honey in .sec- 

 tions, per dozen, $140 to 81.75. according to quality. 

 Extracted, best quality of white clovt-r and basswood, 

 tiS^raHc; darker grades and mixed, 5 nti wholesale. 

 Comb honey retails from 15®2.5c, accoiding to quality. 

 Extracted, best quality in 5 and 10 lb. cans, retails at 

 9 («. 10c per lb.; darker at 8. 



Oct. 17. E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Ont. 



Denvfr.— No. 1 white comb honey, $2.'5rdj3.(0 per 



case of 24 sections. No. 2, ditto, $2 40 '((it 2.50 per case. 



White extracted honey, ~(a,7l4 cts. per li>. Beeswax 



wanted at 22ra2t}cts. according to color and cleanliness. 



Colorado Honky-prodvckrs' Association, 



Oct. M. 1410 Market St., Denver. 



Schenectady. — Honey continues to sell freely at 

 following prices: Fancy white in paper cartons, 16; 

 No 1, 15; No 2 14 to li'A: buckwheat. 13(814; the lat- 

 ter is not plentiful. Extracted, light ii'A'a-~'A; dark,b@ 

 «Ji. Chas McMulloch. 



Oct. 21. Schenectady, N. Y. 



San Francisco.— New comb, white, ]2r«,13 light 

 amber. Il(ai2. Extracted, water-white, t)(a,6J4: liKht 

 amber, oJifeO; dark amber, nominal. Beeswax. 30c. 

 Ernest B. Schaefele, 



Oct. 13. Murphys, Cal. 



Toledo. — The honey market shows no change since 

 our last quotations; the demand is fair, and promises 

 lo increase as the cool weather comes on; the receipts 

 are not heavy, as beekeepers seem to be holding their 

 crops for better prices. (Iriggs Brothers, 



Oct. 21. 214 Jackson Ave., Toledo, O. 



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

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



For Sale.— Fancy basswood and white-clover hon- 

 ey: 60 1b cans. 8c; 2 cans or more, 7'/^c; bbls., 7^c. 

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



For Sale.— 'Fancy and A No. 1 comb honey from 

 alfalfa, in Danzenbaker 4x5 sections. Write for 

 prices. Wm. Morris, Route 1, Las Animas, Col. 



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

 ey, mostly all comb. L. Werner, 



Box 387. Edwardsville, 111. 



For Sale.— Three tons comb honey, in 4x5 sections, 

 put up in glass-front cases. 



J. I. Chenowetii, Albia, Iowa. 



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. 



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 .Salic- White clover extracted honey, guaran- 

 teed finest quality, at 8J^ cts., in cases of one 5S-lb. can; 

 at 9 cts. in cases of 12 5-lb. friction-top pails, and in 

 cases of 24 '2A-\b. friction-top cans. Fall amber honey 

 at 7 cts. in 58-lb. cans Samples, 10 cts. each. 



R. & E- C. Porter, Lewistovvn, 111. 



For .Sale.— Extracted choice ripe clover honey in 

 cases of two 6(l-lb cans each, at 8 cts. per lb.; 335-lb. 

 bbls. at 75^ ots per lb. 



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



For Sale. — Extracted honey, amber, 5!^ up; light 7 

 up Several s ze packages Samples, 10 cts. 



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



Wanted. — White-clover extracted honey. 



C. G. Turner, Mechanic Falls, Me. 



Wanted. — Beeswax. Will pay spot cash and full 

 market value f. r beeswax at anytime of the year. 

 Write us if you have any to dispose of. 



HlI.DRETH & SEGELKEN, 



26.5-267 Greenwich St., 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. 



Wanted— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — Honey. Pelling fancv white, 15c; amber, 

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

 of comb honey. Wriie us. Evans & Turner, 



Columbus, Ohio. 



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

 mand for it at the right price. Addiess, giving c^uanti- 

 ty, what gathered from, and lowest cash price at 

 your depot State also how packed. 



Thos. C. Stanley & Son, 

 Fairfield, 111., or Manzanola, Colo. 



Wanted.— Beeswax ; highest market price paid. 

 Write for price list. 



Bxch, Becker & Co., Chicago, 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. 



