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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1 



Honey Markets. 



GBADING RULES. 



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

 tached to all four sides, the combs unsolled 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. 



New York.— In comb honey there is very little do- 

 ing; stock of white honey of all grades is practically 

 cleaned up, and small shipments which arrive from 

 time to time ttne ready sale at 14 to 15 for choice while 

 stock, and 12 to 1.3 for off grades. Considerable dark 

 comb honey is left on the market, and there does not 

 seem to be any demand whatsoever. We uuote nom- 

 inally at 10 to 11, but in large lots we doubt whether 

 this price can be realized. Extracted honey. Califor- 

 nia, stock seems to be well cleaned up, and we are in- 

 formed that there is very little left on the coast; and 

 before the new crop is marketed, whatever is on the 

 market now will have been consumed. The prospects 

 in California are very good for a large crop, but nothing 

 definite can be said at this time, and there is no surety 

 of a big crop until it is actually gathered. Last sea- 

 son the outlook was just as good; but in the height of 

 the season cold northern winds and generally con- 

 trary weather affected the crop to such an extent that 

 it was as small as in previous years. With favorable 

 weather in California for the next two months a large 

 crop will undoubtedly be harvested; and if so, prices 

 will naturally be considerably lower than those of the 

 past season and present prices. We quote white sage 

 at from 8 to 9, and light amber at from 7 to "Yz. Near 

 by as well as Southern honey is well cleaned up, and 

 the markets are in good shape for a new crop. Cuban 

 and other West Indian honeys are arriving in large 

 quantities, most of which are sold for export. The 

 market is firm, at from 58 to 60 cts. per gallon, duty 

 paid, according to quality. Beeswax firm and steady 

 at from 30 to 31. Hildreth & Sbgelken, 



April 13. New York, N. Y. 



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- 

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



April 23. St. Paul, Minn. 



Cincinnati. — There is nothing new in the honey 

 market, excepting that this part of the country is bare 

 of comb honey, and it is well, for consumers will ap- 

 preciate the new crop more when it arrives. We are 

 selling extracted amber honey in barrels at from 5i4 

 to 6V2; fancy table honey, HYs to 9, in crates of two 60- 

 Ib. cans. For choice yellow beeswax, free from dirt, 

 we are paying 32 cash, and 35 trade, delivered here. 

 The Fred W. Muth Co., 



April 17. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



Schenectady.— The continued cold weather in 

 April thus far has served to stimulate the demand for 

 honey to such an extent that we have been enabled to 

 close out a number of lots that we expected to be oblig- 

 ed to carry over. In fact, we are practically out of 

 fancy white clover, but have some No. 2 and buck- 

 wheat still on hand. Prices remain unchanged. 

 Chas. MacCullogh, 



April 18. Schenectady, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Southern extracted honey is commenc- 

 ing to arrive, yet sparingly. We quote our market: 

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

 ber, 14 to 15; broken and inferior, less. Extracted 

 light amber, California, 8; Spanish needle, 8 (all in 5- 

 gallon cans). Southern, in barrels, 6 to 6Y2. Same 

 (luality in 5-gallon cans, % to 1 ct. higher. Beeswax 

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

 less. R. Habtmann Produce Co., 



April 19. St. Louis, Mo. 



Denver.— Our market is now entirely cleaned up of 

 a good quality of comb honey. We have a good stock 

 of fine extracted honey which we are quoting at 7Y2 to 

 8^3 for No. 1 white, and 6?4 to "Y2 for light amber. We 

 are paying 25 to 27 for clean yellow beeswax delivered 

 here. The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n, 



April 20. Denver, Col. 



Buffalo. — Demand for white-clover comb honey is 

 extra good at top quotations. Other grades are very 

 much neglected, and buyers will not buy lower grades 

 unless the price is low, and forced to buy it. No. I to 

 fancy white comb. 16 to 17; No. 2 white, 11 to 13; buck- 

 wheat and amber, 10 to 11. Beeswax, 33 to 35. 



W. C. Townsend, 



April 22. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Indianapolis. — Market on comb honey is very 

 quiet, and a strictly fancy article is very scarce. I 

 quote fancy white at 17; No. 1, white, 14; amber, 12; 

 demand for best grades of extracted honey is excellent, 

 and I quote white clover 9 to 9Y2; amber, 6 to 7. Pure 

 beeswax sells here at 35. Walter S. Pouder. 



April 18. 513—515 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis. 



Marseilles, France, April 1. — Best extracted hon- 

 ey, 10; ordinary, 9; buckwheat, low quality, 8 to 9. Bees- 

 wax from France, 32 to 35; from Mozambique and Abys- 

 sinia, and similar, 34; Madagascar, 32; Morocco, 33. 



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