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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, firmly 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-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 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. 



The prices here Quoted are wholesale, or what the 

 honey brings on arrival. 



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 interest 

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

 are here. We sell amber extracted honey in barrels 

 at 6'4 to iVi, the price depending upon tlie quantity 

 purchased. Fancy table honey, in crates of two 60-lb. 

 cans each, at from 8 to 9. There is little demand for 

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

 are now paying 32 cts. cash, 35 in trade, delivered here 

 for choice yellow beeswax. 



The Fhbd W. Muth Co., 



Mar. 20. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



Philadelphia.— The comb-honey market has been 

 quite active in the last two weeks, and the continual 

 cold weather has kept things moving. Quite a lot of 

 cheap lots have been sent in from the producers, which 

 have had a tendency to bear on the market and weak- 

 en the prices somewhat. We (luote: Fancy white 

 comb honey, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; amber, 12 to 14; 

 fancy white extracted honey, 7 to 8; light amber, 6 to 7. 

 Beeswax, very firm at 32. We are producers of honey, 

 and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Sblser, 



Mar. 11. 10 Vine St., Phila., Pa, 



St. Louis.— Since our last the market is in the 

 same condition, and there is no quotable change. 

 Fancy white comb honey, 17; No. 1, 15 to 16; light am- 

 ber, 15; broken and inferior, less. Extracted light- 

 amber California honey, 7% to 8; Spanish needle, 8 in 

 5-gallon cans. Southern, in barrels, is quotable at 5>4 

 to 6; same quality in 5-gallon cans, 6V^ to 7. There is 

 none of this description on the market, however. 

 Beeswax firm at 31, for choice pure. Impure and in- 

 ferior, less. R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



Mar. 18. St. Louis. Mo. 



Honey and Wax Wanted and for Sale 



Denver.— Owing to continued warm weather the 

 demand for honey has fallen off somewhat. We quote 

 strictly No. 1 white, per case of 24 sections. $3.20; No. 

 1 light amber, $3.00; No. 2, $2.80. White extracted, 7M 

 to Wr. light amber, 7 to 7%. We pay 26 to 29 cents 

 per pound for good clean beeswax delivered here. 

 The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n. 



Mar. 21. Denver, Col. 



ZANESViLLE.— The demand for honey continues 

 light. No. 1 to fancy white comb brings 17 to 18, with 

 tendency toward lower prices. Not much call for ex- 

 tracted in quantities. Table honey, 1-lb. jars, $2 20 

 per dozen, wholesale. Beeswax, wholesale selling 

 price, 40. E. W. Peirck, 



Mar. 22. 136 W. Main St. 



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 954; amber, 6 to 7. 

 Good average beeswax sells here at *35 per 100 pounds. 

 Walter S. Poudeb, 



Mar. 18. 513 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Detroit. — Market is not very brisk; prices as fol- 

 lows: Fancy white and A No. 1 comb, 15 to 16; No. 1 

 and No. 2, 13 to 14; dark honey, 11 to 12. Extracted, 

 white clover, 8 to 8%. Beeswax, 28 to 30. 



M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Mar. 11. Redford, Mich. 



St. Paul. — Honey supply 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- 

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



Mar. 20. St. Paul, Minn. 



Schenectady.— The demand continues good for 

 the time of year, and there is still quite a stock on 

 hand. We iiuote white clover, 14 to 15; No. 2, 12 to 13; 

 buckwheat, 11 to 12; extracted, light, 7% to 8; dark, 6 

 to 6%. Chas. MacCulloch, 



Mar. 19. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Chicago. — Best grades of comb honey are salable 

 at 16, but othei-s are neglected. Extracted is slow at 

 unchanged prices. Beeswax sells at 30 to 32. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Havre, France.— French honey, Brittany, 17; for- 

 eign honey, duty paid, 10 to 11; Chilian beeswax, 30. 



Marseilles, France.— Beeswax, Morocco, 29; Al- 

 geria, 29; Abyssinia, 30; Madagascar, 27; Tonkin, 29; 

 Levant, 30; honey, Italian, 20. 



Liverpool, by Messrs. Taylor & Co., 7 Tithebarn 

 St. Beeswax, Sierra Leone, 29; Gambia, 30. 



See Classified Ads. on pages 510-512. 



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CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



