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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING-RTILES. 



Fancy— All sect' yus to be well filled, combs straight, firm 

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

 stain, or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 eel : ' he outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



^ IS J. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells 

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

 surface soiled or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side surface 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 soiled. 



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



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 section. , , . , , , .^ j j. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, amber, and dark j that is, 

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



St. Louis.— The demand for honey is not as urgent 

 as it was before the holidays. Prices, however, are 

 unchanged. We quote to-day: Fancy white comb hon- 

 ey at 16; No. 1, 15; light amber, 14 to 15; broken and 

 inferior, less. Extracted lijfht amber, California, 1%; 

 Spanisli needle, lYs. Our market is bare of white-clo- 

 ver hon^y. The receipts of Southern barrel honey are 

 still very small, and same is quotable at 5% to 6; same 

 qiiality in tin cans would bring ¥2 tol ct. more. Bees- 

 wax firm at 30/i for choice pure; all impure and in- 

 ferior, less. R. Harxmann Produce Co., 



Jan. 8. 14 So. Second St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Toi^EDO. — The market on comb honey remains the 

 same as last quotations. As usual, at this season of 

 the year, there is not much demand for honey, and 

 prices have weakened if any thing. Fancy white 

 comb brings 16; No. 1, 15, with little demand for lower 

 grades. Extracted white clover in barrels brings 6%; 

 cans, 7. Beeswax. 26 and 26^. 



Jan. 7. The Griggs Bros. & Nichols Co. 



Denver.— There is practically no honey left in the 

 hands of producers in this State, and barely enough 

 in the Denver market to supply the home trade until 

 spring. We quote strictly No. 1, white, per case of 24 

 sections, $3.20; No. 1, light amber, $3.00, and good No. 

 2, $2.S0; white extracted, 8 to SVa; light amber, "U to 

 8. We are in the market for beeswax, and pay 26:cts. 

 per'pound for clean yellow wax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' A.ss'n, 



Jan. 5. Denver, Col. 



Schenectady.— Marltet continues dull; merchants 

 are taking account of stock, and will not buy until 

 obliged to later on. No great amount of stock iSjOn 

 our market,. and no change in prices. 



Chas. MacCui.loch, 



Jan..7. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— The comb-honey market, at the pres- 

 ent time, is very quiet. Holders of this article are not 

 trying to realize a profit — merely disposing of what 

 they have, at cost. Fancy comb honey is selling at 

 liVs to 16. Quote extracted amber honey in barrels at 

 6 to 7; fancy light amber in cans at 7 to 8; fancy white, 

 9. For strictly choice beeswax we are paying 30, de- 

 livered here. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Jan. 9. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



Zanesville.— Since the holidays the demand for 

 honey is very light. No. 1 and fancy white comb bring 

 from $3.75 to $4 per 24-section case; practically no de- 

 mand for extracted. Beeswax, 30. 



Jan. 7. E. W. Pbircb, Zanesville, Ohio. 



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

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

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

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



Jan. 8. Sec. Bd. of Trade, St. Paul, Minn. 



Chicago.— At this date the market is slow, but the 

 stocks on hand are not excessive; indeed, are smaller 

 than usual; prices are unchanged as compared with 

 our last quotations. R. A. Burnett, 



Jan. 7. 199 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Indianapolis.— 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 654. Good average beeswax sells here at 

 $33.tX) per 100 lbs. Walter S. Pouder, 



Jan. 6. 513 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



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 14: No. 

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

 clover, extracted, 7 to 8; amber. 6Y2 to 7; dark, 6 to 6^. 

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



W. C. Townsbnd, 



Jan. 6. Buffalo, N. Y. 



"Milwaukee.— The market on honey is in quiet 

 conditien, 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. 

 Jan. 6. A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Honey and Wax Wanted and For Sale. See Classified Ads. on pages 03-64. 



BEESWAX WANTED 



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

 CHOICE YELLOW BEESWAX 



Send us your shipment now. 



MONEY BACK THE DAY SHIPMENT ARRIVES. 



TH E FRED W. IVI UTH CO. 



51 WALNUT ST., > ,, CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



