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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fancy. — All sections well tilled, combs straig'ht, firnily at- 

 tached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel-stain or 

 otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional one, the 

 outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 to the wood; combs straight; one-cislitli part of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface sli^ilitly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scraped of proiiolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled exceiit 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 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 " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



Milwaukee— There prevails a very ciuiet feeling 

 here in the market for honey of all kinds; the supply 

 is moderate, and demand not heavy. The sales are 

 confined chiefly to the best grades o'" either comb or 

 extracted. Broken or out of conditioned sells very 

 slowly; indeed, we would encourage shipments of fan- 

 cy comb, as it will sell well. We can now quote for 

 fancy, 17 to 18; A No. 1, 16 to 17; amber or dark, good, 

 1.5 to 16; extracted white, barrels, cans or pails, 8 to 9; 

 dark, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Feb. 18. 119 Buffalo St. 



Buffalo.— The market is firm for white comb hon- 

 ev. but very slow for No. 2 white, dark, and mixed. 

 Not much white comb in our market, and only small 

 lots come in occasionally. Fancy and A No. 1 white 

 comb honey, 16 to 17; No. 1, 1.5 to 16; No. 2, 12 to 13; 

 No. 3, 11 to 12; No. 1, dark, 10 to 11; No. 2 9 to 10; mix- 

 ed, 10 to 11; white clover, extracted, 8 to 8%; amber, 7 

 to 7^; buckwheat, 6 to 6/4; .ielly-tumblers, 85 to 90 per 

 doz. Beeswax 30 to 32. W. C. Townsend. 



Feb. 19. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Denver.— Producers in this State are practically 

 closed out of both comb and extracted honey. We 

 have not suflicient good comb honey to supply our lo- 

 cal trade, but have a good supply of white extracted 

 of excellent quality. We quote strictly No. 1 white 

 comb honey, per case of 24 sections, at $3.-:0; No. 1, 

 light amber, $3.00; good No. 2, $2 80; white extracted, 

 8 to 8%; light amber, 7U to 8. We pay 27 to 28 for 

 clean yellow beeswax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-producers' Ass'n., 



Denver, Colo. 



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

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

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

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



Feb. 19. St. Paul, Minn. 



St. Louis.— The receipts of comb honey are exceed- 

 ingly small. Extracted is not as scarce, but there is 

 very little on the market of both kinds. The demand 

 is good at the following prices; Fancy white comb 

 honey, 17; No. 1, 15 to 16; light amber, 15; broken and 

 inferior, less. Extracted light amber, California, 'Yi 

 to 8; Spanish needle, 8; all in 5-gallon cans. .Soutliern 

 in barrels is quotable at 5% to 6; same (luality in cans, 

 6/4 to 7. There is no stock on the market, however, 

 of this description. Beeswax tirm at 31 for choice 

 pure. All impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



Feb. 18. St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago.— The market continues to absorb practi- 

 cally all the offerings of the best grades of comb and 

 extracted honey, there being no perceptible change iu 

 prices from the quotations last given. Beeswax strong 

 at 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Boston. — Our market is cleaned up on honey in 

 good shape, and it now looks as though this season 

 would clean up all of the old stock which has been 

 such a bugbear for the past two years. Fancy white, 

 17; No. 1, from 15 to 16; No. 2, 14; extracted, 7 to 8, ac- 

 cording to quality. 



Feb. 19. Blake, Sqott & Lee Co. 



Schenectady. — We are having the usual lenten de- 

 mand for honey, and expect to close out stock on hand 

 during the next month. We quote fancy white, 14 to 

 15; No. 2, 12 to 13; buckwheat, 1 1 to i2; extracted, light, 

 "TYs to 8; dark, &Y2 to 7. Chas. MacCulloch, 



Feb. 21. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Zanesville— The demand for honey is by no means 

 brisk, though the market shows some improvf ment. 

 Fancy white and No. 1 comb bring 17 to 18 wholesale. 

 Not much demand for extracted, save in small retail 

 packages. I quote 1-lb. jars at $2.20 per dozen, whole- 

 sale. Beeswax, 40. 



Feb. 19. E. W. Peirce, Zanesville, O. 



Denver— Prices on comb honey unchanged and de- 

 mand better- We quote strictly No- 1, white, per case 

 of 24 sections, $3.20; No. 1, light amber, $3.00; No. 2, 

 $2.80. We have a good stock of exceptionally fine ex- 

 tracted honey which we are offering at 8 and 9 for 

 fancy white and 7Y2 to 8 for light amber. We are in 

 the market for beeswax and pay 27 to 29. Cash deliv- 

 ered here for a good clean yellow article. 



The Colorado Honey-pkodugers' Ass'n, 



Feb. 21. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



Indianapolis.— Market on comb honey is very 

 quiet, regardless of the short crop. Fancy white comb 

 brings 16 to 17; No. 1 white, 14; amber, 12 to 13. Best 

 grades of extracted honey bring 8 to 9; amber, 6 to 7. 

 Good average beeswax sells here at i'S5 per 100 pounds. 

 Walter S. Pouder, 



Feb. 25. 513 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



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