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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING BULBS. 



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; comts 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 darli; that is, there 

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



The prices here quoted are tvholesale, or what the 

 honey brings on arrival. 



Philadelphia. Pa.— The honey market has been 

 quite brisk for this time of the year. A number of 

 odd lots have been cleaned out of the market. We 

 quote fancy comb, 14 to 1.5; No. 1, 13 to 14; amber, 12 

 to 13; fancy white, extracted, 7 to 8; light amber, 6 to 7. 

 Beeswax firm at 32. We are producers of honey and 

 do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selseb, 



June 10. 10 Vine St 



ZANESViLLB, O.— Practically "nothing doing" in 

 the honey line. While there is a little demand for 

 honey, the old crop is wound up and no more in sight 

 here. Fancy white comb would bring almost any 

 price within reason. The dearth of comb honey has 

 stimulated slightly the demand for extracted in retail 

 packages. I quote pound jars $2.20 per dozen, whole- 

 sale. 



Locally the supply of beeswax exceeds the demand. 

 I offer 33c f . o. b. Zanesville in exchange for bee-sup- 

 plies. Edmund W. Peibce, 



June 4. 136 W. Main St. 



Kansas City, Mo. —The honey market is almost 

 bare of comb honey, and demand good; receipts of ex- 

 tracted are light, and the demand light. We quote 

 No. 1 white comb, 24-sec. cases, $3.25; No. 2 white and 

 amber, 24-sec. cases, $2.50 to $2.75; extracted white, per 

 lb., 8; extracted amber, per lb., 7 to 7%. Beeswax, per 

 lb., 30. C. C. Clbmons & Co. 



June 1. 



Detroit.— The demand for comb honey is little 

 better than usual for this time of year, and very little 

 honey in town. Extracted is dull. Prices as follows: 

 Fancy and A No. 1 white comb honey, 17 to 18; No. 1 

 and No. 2, 13 to 14; darker grades, 11 to 12; extracted 

 white clover, 8 to 8%. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



May 25. Redford, Mich. 



New YoBK.— White comb honey is practically clean- 

 ed up, and there is very little demand at this time. 

 Some dark and mixed comb is on the market, but no 

 demand to speak of, and some of this will have to be 

 carried over until next season, or sold at a sacrifice; 

 therefore we can not encourage shipments of off grades 

 or dark honey at this time. Extracted honey is in fair 

 demand, and prices are ruling firm. There is very lit- 

 tle new crop arriving as yet from the South; and while 

 it is rather early we doubt whether we shall have any 

 large shipments from the Southern States this season, 

 as we fear there will be a short crop, .judging from the 

 reports we are receiving. There is quite a good stock 

 of last year's crop still on the market — sufficient to 

 last until the new crop from various States arrives. 

 There is no change in price as to extracted honey since 

 our last. Beeswax is firm, and likely to remain so for 

 the next two months to come. 



May 25. Hildbeth & Segelken, New York. 



St. Louis, Mo.— In regard to comb and extracted 

 honey, will say that it is still scarce and none coming 

 in, as the market is bare of both grades. We quote 

 as follows : Fancy white, 16 to 17; No. 1, 14 to 15; 

 amber, 13 to 14; broken and inferior, less. Extracted 

 honey would bring 7 in five-gallon cans; Southern in 

 barrels, from 5 to 6; same quality in five-gallon cans, 

 Vac, higher. Beeswax: for choice pure, 31 per lb. Im- 

 pure and inferior, less. 



June 11. R. H. Hartmann Produce Co. 



Buffalo. — No good white No. 1 whi,te-clover honey 

 in our market now. Occasionally a few oases arrive, 

 but it sells quick at 16 to 17. More could be sold if we 

 could get it. There is some demand for No. 2 white, if 

 good color, but slow sale at low prices when the comb 

 shows yellow. Good No. 2 white is 13 to 14; No. 1 

 buckwheat, 10 to 11, and very slow sale; No. 1 white 

 extracted, 7 to 8; No. 2 white extracted, 6 to 7; dark, 6 

 to 6%; beeswax, 32 to 33. W. C. TOWNSEND, 



May 22. Buffalo, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Extracted honey is coming in very 

 sparingly. We quote our market as follows: fancy 

 white comb honey, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; amber. 13 

 to 14; broken and inferior, less; Spanish needle in 5- 

 gallon cans will bring about 7c; Southern in barrels, 

 5 to 6; same quality in 5-gallon cans, Vn to Ic higher. 

 Beeswax, for choice pure, 31; impure and inferior, 

 less. R. Habtman Pboduce Co., 



May 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



Cincinnati.— There is no material change in the 

 honey market at this writing. Extracted honey is not 

 moving as rapidly as it might, owing to the cold 

 weather. Quote amber in barrels at 5^ to 6%; fancy 

 table honey in crates of two 60-lb. cans at 8 to 9; for 

 choice yellow beeswax, free from dirt, we are paying ■ 

 31 cash, and 33 in trade, delivered here. 



May 23. The Fred W. Muth Co., 51 Walnut St. 



BEE SUPPLIES. 



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

 CO., JaiTiestown, N. Y. Big Discounts on early orders, let us figure 

 with you on your wants. 



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

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

 tyles. Send for Catalog. 



THE FRED. W. MUTH CO., 



51 WALNUT ,ST., 



CINCINNATI. OHIO. 



