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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, flrnily at- 

 tached to all four sides, the combs unsoiledlby 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 straigrht; one-eighth part of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except tlie 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. 



The prices here quoted are wholesale, or what the 

 honey brings on arrival. 



St. Louis.— There is no change in our honey mar- 

 ket, except the receipts ol comb honey have been 

 more free, and there is no scarcity at present. We 

 quote: Fancy white comb honey at 17; No. 1, 15 to 16; 

 light amber, 15; broken and inferior, less. Extracted 

 light amber, California, 7% to 8; Spanish needle, 8 (all 

 in 5-gallon cans). Southern in barrels is quotable at 

 hVz to 6; same quality in 5-gallon cans, 6% to 7. There 

 is no stock of the latter description on the market. 

 Beeswax firm at 31 for choice pure. All impure and 

 inferior, less. R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



Mar. 9. St. Louis, Mo. 



Philadelphia.— Honey has been moving more 

 freely in the last ten days, but large quantities have 

 been shipped in by bee-keepers, fearing they might 

 not be able to sell it before warm weather, which has 

 weakened the price some. We quote: Fancy comb 

 honey, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; amber, 12 to 13. Bees- 

 wax very firm at 31 for best yellow. W. A. Selseb, 



Feb. 25. Philadelphia, Pa. 



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 9 to 9M; amber, 6 to 7. 

 Good average beeswax sells here at f35 per 100 pounds. 

 Walter S. Poudbr, 



Mar. 5. 513 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis. Ind. 



Kansas City.— The demand for comb honey is only 

 fair at present; the market is almost bare of extract- 

 ed, with quite a little inquiry. We quote No. 1 white 

 comb, 24-sec. cases, $3.10 to $3.25; No. 2, $2.50 to $2.75; 

 white extracted, per lb., 8 to 10; amber, 8. Beeswax, 

 per lb., 25 to 27. ^_^^ C C. Clbmons & Co. 



Mar. 4. 



Cincinnati.— There is very little demand for ex- 

 tracted honey at this writing, which is only natural, 

 owing to the unsettled weather at this time of the 

 year. However, we are looking forward with inter- 

 est to a revival of trade as soon as the warm spring 

 days are here. We sell amber extracted honey, in 

 barrels, at &li to 7%, the price depending upon the 

 quantity purchased. Fancy table honey in crates of 

 two 60-lb. cans each, at 8 to 9. There is little demand 

 for comb honey, owing to the lateness of the season. 

 We are now paying 32 cash or 35 in trade for choice 

 yellow beeswax delivered here. 



The Fred W. MuTH Co., 



Mar. 11. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



New York.- There is a fair demand for white comb 

 honey, with supply practically exhausted. Buck- 

 wheat, dark, and amber honeys are in very light de- 

 mand, with quite some stock on the market We 

 quote fancy white at 15; No. 1,13 to 14; amber at 12; 

 buckwheat at 10. Extracted in good demand for near- 

 ly all grades. California white sage at 8 to 8%; light 

 amber, 7 to 7/4; dark, 6 to 6i4 Beeswax is steady at 



30 to 31. HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



Mar. 9. New York. 



Toledo.— The market on comb honey has practi- 

 cally no changes to speak of. Strictly fancy white 

 comb brings in a small way from 17 to 18, with a small 

 demand and no new honey being offered. No. 1 brings 

 16 to 17, with no demand for lower grades. Extracted 

 would bring 7 to TVs. in barrels and cans. Beeswax is 

 firm at 28 to 30. 



The Griggs Bros. & Nichols Co.. 



Mar. 9. Toledo, Ohio. 



Cincinnati. — The market on comb honey has been 

 quite brisk the past week — entirely sold out of fancy 

 white. No. 2 is selling for 12% to 13; white-clover ex- 

 tracted in cans, 9; amber in barrels, 6. For beeswax 

 we are pa\ ing 30 cts. delivered in Cincinnati. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



Mar. 9. 2146-2148 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Chicago.— The market is steady, with few if any 

 changes. The supply of choice white comb honey is 

 light, and fancy grades bring 16; extracted white, 7% 

 to 8. Beeswax, 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Mar. 9. 199 So. Water St., Chicago, 111, 



London.— The following quotations are from the 

 EnoUsh Public Ledgei — a reliable authority: Chilian 

 honey, 4 to &Ac per lb.; California, 4M: to 8; Jamaica, 

 4 to 5. Beeswax, Jamaica, 31 to 34; Madagascar, 28 to 

 29; Mogador, 20 to 24; East India, yellow, 24 to 27; East 

 India, white, 33 to 34; Australian, 28 to 32. 



HAVRE. France (from the Journal d' Agriculture 

 Tropicale). Beeswax from Sierra Leone, 29 cts.; Mad- 

 agascar, 30 cts.; Tonkin, 30 cts. 



Honey and Wax Wanted and for Sale. See Classified Ads. on pages 484^-45 



