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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES. 



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

 tached to all (our 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-eipchth 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 ^vholemle, or tvhat the 

 honey brings on arrival. 



New York.— Comb honey: We have a fair demand 

 for white comb honey, with very little supply; fancy 

 stock selling at 1.5 to 16c; No. 1 at 13 to 14; No. 2 at 12c. 

 No demand whatsoever for dark honey at this time of 

 the year. Extracted honey: Good demand for nearly 

 all grades, and we quote California white at 8 to s^^c- 

 light amber at 7 to iVz; amber at 6^2 per lb. New 

 crop from the South brings from 58 to 6.5c per gallon 

 in barrels, according to quality; strictly fancy will 

 bring as high as 70 to 7.5c per gallon. The" market on 

 the coast seems to be unsettled, and prices fluctuate 

 more or less. West India honey is arriving in fair 

 quantities right along, and sells at from .58 to 62c per 

 gallon. Beeswax is somewhat weaker, although 

 choice stock still Knds ready sale at 30 to 31c per lb. 



HiLDRETH & SEGBLKEN, 



July 8- 265 Greenwich St., New York. 



• I?-Di^NAPOLrs.— There is a strong demand for fancy 

 white comb and best grades of extracted honey, but 

 at this writing the market is practically bare. Evi- 

 dently a new scale of prices will be established on ar- 

 rival of new crop. Beeswax is plentiful, and in fair 

 demand at $35.00 per 100 pounds. 



, , „ WALTER S. POTJDEB, 



'^"ly''- _ Indianapolis, Ind. 



Cincinnati.— The market on fancy comb and white- 

 clover extracted is entirely exhausted. We quote 

 you light amber in barrels at 5:^4 to 6c; in cans, ic per 

 lb. higher. We are selling beeswax at 32o; market 

 ^^}\ „ C. H. W. Weber. 



J"ly.8. 2146 Central Av e., Cincinnati, 6. 



i,«^!?;^°i^~^J^''^'^* ^^'■y ^"i*^*^ ^*th very little old 

 hone.\ left and no new honey offered yet. Season 

 win be about two weeks late in this respect No 

 prices can be given except No. 1 or A No. 1 will bring 

 a good price if offered early. Beeswak, 27 to 29c 

 T„,„ ,„ M. H. Hunt & Son, 



•'"^y 1" Bedford, Mich. 



Cincinnati— The demand for extracted honey does 

 not come up to expectations, which is probably due 

 to the lateness of the season. Quotations range 

 about the same as published recently. Amber in 

 barrels, at 554 to 6-'.t, according to the quality. Fancy 

 white extracted honey in crates of two 60-lb. cans at 

 9c. As yet, there is no new comb honey on the mar- 

 ket. We are paying 28c cash, and 30 in trade, deliv- 

 ered here, for choice yellow beeswax free from dirt. 

 The Fred W Muth Co., 



July 3. No. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



Chicago.— Very little honey of the yield of 1907 has 

 come on this market. What has come in the way of 

 white comb has sold readily at 16c. There is no call 

 for other grades at the present time. Very little de- 

 mand for extracted, and a tendency not to take it at 

 over 7c for the best grades of white. Beeswax con- 

 tinues to sell well at 32o. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



July 8. 199 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



St. Louis.— The honey market is unchanged, and 

 the arrivals very light. We quote: Fancy white, 17; 

 No. 1, 15 to 16; light amber, 14 to 15; broken and in- 

 ferior, less. Extracted light amber. California, 8; 

 Spanish-needle, 8 (all in 5gallon cans). Southern, in 

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

 Vz to Ic higher. Beeswax firm at 31 for choice pure. 

 All impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



June 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City.— The demand for comb honey is 

 good; receipts very light. New comb has made its 

 appearance, and $3.75 per case of 24 sections is asked. 

 The receipts of extracted are light; demand light. 

 We quote: White comb. No. 1, 24 sections, $3.50; white 

 and amber, No. 2, 24 sections, $2..50 to $2.75; extracted 

 white, light, $8.00; extracted amber, light, $7.00. 

 Beeswax, light, 25 to 30. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



June 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Philadelphia.— This hot weather has come on us 

 so suddenly that it has stopped the sale of comb hon- 

 ey entirely, and extracted honey has been moving 

 very slowly in the last ten days. We quote extracted 

 honey, dark, in barrels, 6 to 7; light, 7 to 8, in 60-lb. 

 cans, according to quality and quantity. Beeswax, 30. 

 We are producers of honey and do not handle on com- 

 mission. Wm. a. Sbi,sbb, 



June 25. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Zanesville.— There is an increasing demand for 

 honey, consumers turning, of necessity, to extracted, 

 there being no comb on the market. I quote pound 

 jars at $2.20 per dozen wholesale For good quality 

 of beeswax I pay 33 f. o. b. Zanesville, in exchange for 

 bee-supplies. Edmund W. Peircb. 



June 19. ]36"W. Main St., Zanesville, O. 



WANTED, COMB HONEY 



WRITE us WHEN YOU HAVE ANY TO OFFER. 



WE PAY THE DAY SHIPMENT ARRIVES 



5 1 WALNUT ST 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



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