GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADINO-RULES. 



FANOT.-All Sections to be well filled, combs straight, firm 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel 

 rtain, or otherwise ; all the calls sealed except an occasional 

 Wll/he outHide surface ot the wood well scraped of Propohs 



A TS i l.-All sections well filled except the row of cells 

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

 Burfaoe soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out 

 sida surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. l.-All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; cotebs comparatively even ; one-eighth part ol 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surf ace slightly soiled 



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



^^o^ll^Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 ^^'addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terras white, amber, and dark ; that is, 

 there will be '^Fancy White." No. 1 Dark." etc. 



Cincinnati. — The honey market is in a healthy 

 condition, particularly extracted honey, the demand 

 being better than one year ago. This is probably due 

 to the excitement among those holders who are trying- 

 to inflate prices. Quote amber extracted honey in 

 barrels at 6 to 7, according to the quality; fancy table 

 honey in barrels and 60-lb. cans. 8 to 9. The demand 

 for comb honey has decreased somewhat, owing to 

 the season of the year, when the sale of that article 

 suffers. Offer fancy white comb honey in a wholesale 

 way at 15 to 16. The above are our selling prices. 

 For choice yellow beeswax we are paying 30 delivered 

 here. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Dec. 19. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



KANSA.S City.— The demand for comb honey is fair, 

 but the market is almost bare of extracted, and the 

 demand is very good. We quote fancy white comb, 

 24-sectlon cases, $3.25; No. 1 white comb, 24-seetion, 

 $3.00. Extracted, white, per lb., 7/4 to 8; amber, 7 to 

 1%. Beeswax, 25. 



Dec. 28. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Milwaukee.— The market on honey is in quiet 

 condition, and the demand has dropped off much dur- 

 ing this month, as the season is full of attractions of 

 another sort, and honey sweet is neglected. The sup- 

 ply is not large but below the usual quantity this sea- 

 son of the year. Values remain fairly steady. We 

 quote: Fancy 1-lb. sections, 16 to 17; fair to good, 15 to 

 16. Extracted, barrels, cans, and pails, white, 8/^ to 

 9; amber, 7% to 8. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



Dec. 28. A. V. Bi.shop & Co."^ 



Atlanta. — Our market is very quiet now on all 

 grades of honey, partly due to offerings of new cane 

 syrup. The holidays find us about cleaned up, and we 

 expect very little trade till new crop begins to move. 

 Prices are like last quoted. Judson Heard & Co., 



Dec. 27. Atlanta, Ga. 



Buffalo.— Honey is moving very slow for this time 

 of The year. Dark and No. 2 white is harder to sell 

 than best grades of white. Fancy white comb, 16 to 

 17; A No. 1, 16 to 17; No. 1, 15 to 16; No. 2, 13 to U: No. 

 3, 11 to 12; No. 1, dark, 11 to 12; No. 2, 10 to 11. White 

 clover, extracted, 7 to 8; amber. GYi to 7; dark, 6 to GVa. 

 Jelly-tumblers, 90 cts. per doz. Beeswax, 30 to 32. 



W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Dec. 28. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Chicago. — At this writing the market is quiet, most 

 of the retailers having taken on a stock early in the 

 month to carry them through the holidays. There is 

 no surplus of fine comb honey, hence there is no 

 change in prices. Extracted honey and beeswax also 

 remain unchanged, there being a good demand in 

 prospect. R. A. Burnett, 



Dec. 18. 199 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



iNDiANAPOLi.s.— Fancy and A No. 1 white comb 

 sells for 16 to 17, and demand is good; fancy amber, 

 11 to 12, with slow demand; No. 1 white, 13 to 14, de- 

 mand not good. Best grades of extracted honey in 

 60-lb. cans bring 8 to 9, and demand is good, but 

 higher prices will retard the market; amber extract- 

 ed brings 6%. Good average beeswax sells here at 

 $33.00 per 100 lbs. Walter S. Pouder, 



Dec. 19. 513 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Zanesville. — Fancy white comb honey brings at 

 the present time $3.85 to $4.00 per case of 24 sections, 

 with a rather light demand. There is some demand 

 for extracted in small retail packages. Beeswax, 30. 



Dec. 19. E. W. Pbirce, Zanesville, Ohio. 



Schenectady.— Very little demand for honey dur- 

 ing the holiday rush, and we do not look for any im- 

 provement before the middle of January. No change 

 in prices. Chas. MacCulloch, 



Dec. 20. Schenectady, N. Y. 



St. Paul.— Supply of honey is limited. Fancy 

 white. No. 1, in 1-lb. sections, new, 15 to 16; No. 2 white 

 clover, 1-lb. sections, 13 to 14; extracted white, in 60- 

 lb. cans, per case, 9 to 10. W. H. Patton, 



Dec.il8. Sec. Bd. of Trade, St. Paul, Minn. 



New York.— Comb honey in good demand, and No. 

 1 and fancy white stock seems to be pretty well ex- 

 hausted. Buckwheat is in sufficient supply, also off 

 grades of white, to meet all demands, but there is no 

 overstock as yet. We quote fancy white at 15; No. 1 

 at 13 to 14; No. 2 at 12; buckwheat and amber at 11, 

 according to quality and style of package. Extracted 

 firm at unchanged prices. California white sage, 8c; 

 light amber at 7 to "Vs; buckwheat, 6 to GVi. Beeswax 

 steady at 30. Hildreth & Segelken, 



Dec. 15. 265-267 Greenwich St., New York. 



Honey and Wax Wanted and For Sale. See Classified^ Ads. on pages 63-64. 



BEESWAX WANTED 



We are paying 29c. per lb. cash delivered here, for 

 CHOICE YELLOW BEESWAX 



Send us your shipment now. 



MONEr BACK THE DAY SHIPMENT ARRIVES. 



THk FRED W. MUTH CO. 



151 WALNUT ST., > CINCINNATI, OHIO^ 



