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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apk. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING KULBS. 



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 flUed 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 fliied 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 darif ; that is, there 

 will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



The prices here quoted are tvholesale, or what the 

 honey brings on arrival. 



St. Louis.— Fancy white comb honey, 17; No. 1 15 

 to 16; light amber, 14 to 15; broken and inferior, less. 

 Extracted light amber, California, 8; Spanish needle, 

 8, in 5-gaIlon cans. There is no new Southern honey 

 on this market yet; same would be quotable at 5^ to 

 6 in barrels: same quality in 5-gallon cans. 6/4 to 7. 

 Beeswax firm at 31, for choice pure. All impure and 

 inferior, less. R. Habtmann Produce Co., 



April 4. St. Louis. Mo. 



Kansas City.— The demand for comb honey is light, 

 as also are the receipts. The market is about bare of 

 extracted. We quote: No. 1 white comb, 24-section 

 cases, $3.1J to $3.25; No. 2, $2.50 to $2.75; extracted, 

 white, 8 to 9; amber, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 28. 



C. C. Cr.EMONs & Co., 



Mar. 30. Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo.— There is a very good demand for white- 

 clover honey, but none in our market that will grade 

 good enough for the trade. Most of tne trade prefer 

 to go without honey rather than buy No. 2 white or 

 mixed. Very little demand for buckwheat, mixed, or 

 No. 2 white. A 1 to fancy white clover, 16 to 17; dark 

 and mixed, 9 to 11; No. 2 white clover, 12 to 14. Bees- 

 wax, 32 to 33. W. C. TOWNSEND, 



April 6. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Toledo. — There is practically no change in the 

 price of comb and extracted honey, and not very much 

 demand for comb honey. Fancy honey brings, in a 

 retail way, 17; No. 1, 16; no demand for lower grades. 

 Extracted in barrels would bring 6^4 to 754, about the 

 same. Beeswax, 28 cash, 31 in trade. 



The Griggs Bro. & Nichols Co., 



April 8. Toledo, Ohio. 



Cincinnati.— There is very little rtomand 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 634^ to iVi, the price depending upon the 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 Fred W. Muth Co., 



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



Philadelphia.- Owing to the cold weather, there 

 has been quite a demand for comb-honey in the last 

 ten days. Quite a number of odd lots have been 

 moved in this market, with not so many arrivals as 

 heretofore. We quote: Fancy white comb-honey, 

 15-16; No. 1, 14-15; Amber, 12-14; fancy white extracted, 

 7-8; light amber, 6-7. Beeswax, very firm. 32. We are 

 producers of honey and do not handle on commission. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 



April 10. 10 Vine St., Phila., Pa. 



Chicago.— Market is quite bare of best grades of 

 comb honey. When sales are made it is on a basis of 

 15 to 17, with very little outlet for the off grades. Ex- 

 tracted, 7 to 8; off grades, 6 to 6%. Beeswax is in good 

 demand at 30 to 32. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April 4. 199 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Schenectady.- The demand is as good as could be 

 expected during the maple-sugar season. The latter 

 crop, however, seems to be quite short, and prices 

 ruling high. This will help the honey market to 

 some extent. No material change in quotations. 

 Chas. MacCulloch, 



April 9. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston.— The honey market is very quiet, with but 

 a fair supply and light demand. Fancy white is 

 bringing 16 to 17; No. 1, 14 to 15; Nc. 2, pi-actically out 

 of market. Extracted honey, 6 to 8, according to 

 quality. Blake, Scott & Lee Co., 

 tliApril 8. Boston, Mass. 



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. Peirce. 



Mar. 22. 136 W. Main St. 



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, 



April 8. St. Paul, Minn. 



Honey and Wax Wanted and for Sale. See Classified Ads. on pages 586-588. 



BEE SUPPLIES. 



We handle the finest bee supplies, made by the W. T. PALCONER MFG. 

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MUTH SPECIAL DOVE TAIL HIVES, have a honoy board, warp- 

 proof cover, and bottom board, think of it, same prico as the regular 

 styles. Send for Catalog. 



THE FRED. W. MUTH CO., 



51 WALNUT ST.. 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



