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1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURR 



947 



Honey Market. 



GRADrisrG-Rtn.ES. 



Fai^ct.— All sections to br> well filled, combs straight, firm 

 ly attuchid to all four si<les,the combs unsoiled by travel 

 Btnia or otherwise ; all thi« colls sealed exceut au occasional 

 cell, the outside surfaceof the wood well scraped of propolis 



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

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

 surface soiled, or the entire sHir face 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 soi.ed. 



No. li.— 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 " Eaacy White," " Ko. 1 Dark," etc. 



Chicago. — The supply of comb honey is large, and 

 fales are being forced, so that it is a little difficult to 

 give accurate figures. Sales are not easily made of 

 faiicv at any thing over 18, with le.ss desirable grades 

 st-lling lower. Extracted white brings (i (J7^. accord 

 ing to kind, flavor, and package; amber, H'/iCgii^- 

 Ueeswax, "JS'aSO. R .A. Burnett & Co.. 



Nov. 9. 199 South Water St , Chicago, 111. 



CiNCiNN".\Ti — The demand for honey is a little bet- 

 ter. The prices rule about the same. Extracted is 

 sold as follows: Amber in barrels. 5'.{f3).5v,; in cans, 

 about one half more: water-white alfalfa, litoli^; 

 white-clover, bi^faiTJ^ The comb honey market is 

 quite lively, and sells as follows: Fancy water-white, 11 

 (a'lo. Beeswax in good demand, and I will now pay 

 30cts delivered here C. H. W. Wkber, 



Nov 7. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



ScHENKCT.^DY.— Receipts of both comb and extract- 

 ed have been unusually large the patt ten days, and 

 buyers have abeady purchased freely. Stock is ac- 

 cnmnlating, and prices are not so firm, although we r'o 

 not change our quotati ins Fancy while, 16; No. 1, 15; 

 No. 2. l:-!(ajl4. Buckwheat, 12® 13;" extracted, light, 6% 

 @7%; dark. GgliJ^. Chas. McCulloch. 



Nov. 7. -Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston. — Owing to the large amount of honey com- 

 ing in. prices are softening a little. Fancv white we 

 quote at 16 ^H; A. No. 1, i?)'A: No. 1, 15. Practically 

 no No. 2 in the market. Extracted, H to 8. 



Blake, Scott & Lfe, 



Nov. 6. Boston, Mass. 



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. $1. -JO to f 1.75, according to quality. 

 Extracted, best quality of white clover and basswood, 

 fiV^'aS c; darker grades and mixed, 51 6. wholesale. 

 Comb honey retails from 15'a)25c, according to quality. 

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

 9 (a 10c per lb.; darker at 8. 



Nov. 11. E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Ont. 



Buffalo. — Pure white comb honey is in very good 

 demand, if put up clean and nice. White clover koney, 

 with travel-stained fr-'nies, or the coraba little yellow, 

 does not sell very well Fancy white comb. lifo-bS: A 

 No. 1, white comb, 13^(314: No. 1, white comb, l'2[4''o), 

 !•?; No. 2, white comb. il%(q.V2: No 3. white cotnb, 11(31 

 11^. Buckwheat, white comb, llfff;12; white exiiact- 

 ed. 6'a7; dark extracted, by^CaM. Beeswax. 2Sfrt30. 



W. C. TOWNSEND. 



Oct. 27. Buffalo, N. Y. 



MiLW.^t'KEE. — This market has proved very good so 

 far this season for honev, wnd the sales have been 

 larger than u.sual up to this da e for new crop: but the 

 demand has been more for extracted, and comb has 

 been neelected. But it is confidently expected that, as 

 cool weaiher prevail*:, comb honey will take the 'ead. 

 Prices are steady, although a little more in favor of 

 the buj-er as stocks increase. We quote fancy 1-ib. 

 sections 14'fiil5; A No. 1. 1 lb. sections. IH'S 14; extract- 

 ed, in barre's or cans, white, 6^(57 J4: dark amt er, 6;^ 

 @7. Beeswax. 2,S(g 30 A.'v. Bishop ct Co.. 



Oct 28. 110 Buffalo St,, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Toledo. — The demand for comb honey the past few 

 days has been good, and prices are as follows: Fancy 

 white-clover comb brings, in a retail way. 16; A No. 1 

 white-clover, 15. No demand for dark. Extracted, in 

 barrels, white clover. ']A\ extracted, in cans, white- 

 clover, S]^\ amber, in barrels, 6'^. Beeswax, 26@28. 

 Griggs Brothers, 



Nov. 7. 214 Jack.son Ave., Toledo, O. 



Philadelphia. — Honey arr ving quite freely. We 

 are now in the height of the honey season, and there 

 is a big demand, but it r'oes not last long. We are 

 getting fancy prices for fancy comb; 17c for fancy 

 white; 15c for No. 1; 13c for amber and buckwheat. 

 Extracted in f^iir demand: 7c for white; 6 for smber. 

 Beeswax in good demand; 32c for bright yellow. We 

 are producers of honey and do not handle on com- 

 mission. Wm. a. Sklser, 



Nov. 11. 10 Vine St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



For S.\lf..— 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. Chenovs'ETH, Albia, Iowa. 



For Sale. — Thirty barrels choice extracted white- 

 clover honey Can put it up in any stjde of package 

 desired. Write for prices, mentioiiing style of pack- 

 age, and quantitv 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 I y 

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



Orel L,. Hfrshiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale.— AVhite clover extracted honey, guaran- 

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

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

 cases of 21 214-lb. friction-top cans. Fall amber honey 

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



R. & E. C. Porter, I,ewistown, 111. 



For Sale.— Extracted choice ripe clover honey in 

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

 bbls. at ~Y2 i-ts 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 Stringham, 105 Park Place, New York. 



W.4NTED. — Beeswax. Will pay spot cash and full 

 market value for beeswax at anytime of the jear. 

 Write us if you have any to dispose of. 



liuDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



265-267 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 pa3' 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.— Honev. Pelling fancv 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 honej'. W^e have an unlimited de- 

 mand for it at the right price. Add' ess, giving quanti- 

 ty, what gathered from, and lowest cash price at 

 your depot State also how packed. 



Tiios. C. Stanley & Son, 

 Fairfield, 111., or Manzanola, Colo. 



Wanted.— Beeswax ; highest market price paid. 

 Write for price list. 



Bach, Becker & Co., Chicago, 111. 



W"e 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. 



