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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES. 



Tancy.— All sections well filled, combs straig-ht, 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; 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 dark; that is, there 

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



TTie prices here quoted are zvholesale, or what the 

 honey brings on arrival. 



Denver. — We have had only a few cases of new 

 fancy white comb honey in, which sold readily at 

 $4.00 per case of 24 sections. It is not likely that this 

 figure will be obtainable for any length of time. We 

 quote light amber extracted at 6% to 754, and white 

 at "54 to 8^3. We pay 24 to 26 cents for clean yellow 

 wax delivered here. 



The Colorado Honey-Producers' Asso'n, 



July 15. 



St. Louis.— There are a few more lots of comb 

 Ihoney arriving in this market, and we quote: fancy 

 white, 1.5 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; light amber, 13 to 14; 

 broken and inferior, less. Extracted, light amber, in 

 5-gallon cans, 6 to 7; in barrels, about 454 to 5; South- 

 ern, in barrels, 354 to 454; in 5-gallon cans, Ic more. 

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

 inferior, less. R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



July 22. St. Louis, Mo. 



Indianapolis.— New fancy white comb honey sells 

 to the retail grocery trade in lots of one to ten cases 

 at 1754 to 18; best grades of extracted in five-gallon 

 cans sells for 95^ to 10; some foreign extracted offered 

 at slightly lower prices. Beeswax plentiful, and sells 

 Jor $35.00 per 100 pounds. 



Walter S. Pouder, 



July 22. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Kansas City.— The market here is bare of new 

 honey. A few cases are coming to market, but stock 

 is not as good as former season. Most bee-keepers in 

 this section report a light flow of early honey. We 

 quote the market here to-day at $3.50 for fancy white 

 comb down to $2.75 for amber and off grade ; extract- 

 ed, Wi to 9. C- C. Clemons & Co- 

 July 22. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cincinnati — The demand for extracted honey does 

 not come up to expfectations, which is probably due 

 to the lateness of the season. Quotations range 

 about the same as published recently. Amber in 

 barrels, at 554 to 69i, 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 32c. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Cincinnati.— The market on fancy comb and white- 

 clover extracted is entirely exhausted. We quote 

 you light amber in barrels at 5^-t to 6c; in cans, Ic per 

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

 dull. C. H. W. Weber. 



July 8, 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Detroit.— Market very quiet with very little old 

 honey left, and no new honey offered yet. Season 

 will 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. Beeswax, 27 to 29c. 

 M. H. Hunt & Son, 



July 10. Bedford, Mich. 



Zanesvillb. — 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. Peirce. 



July 19. 136 W. Main St., Zanesville, O. 



St. Paul.— No honey offered for sale, and no prices 

 quoted at present. 



W. H. Patton, Sec. Board of Trade, 

 July 12. St. Paul, Minn. 



Liverpool. — The market prices remain unchang- 

 ed, but there has been good inquiry. Honey, Chilian 

 and Peruvian. S's to Hi; California, Z% to 854: Ja- 

 maican, 3^4^ to 65^. Beeswax, prices unchanged: mar- 

 ket steady. Chilian, 30 to 3154. West Indian, 295i to 

 31. Taylor & Co., 



7 Tithebarn Street. 



HAVRE. Beeswax, 32 to .33. Marseilles.— Beeswax, 

 31 to 32 cents. Honey stationary at last month's 

 prices. 



WANTED, COMB HONEY 



WRITE us WHEN YOU HAVE ANY TO OFFER. 



WE PAY THE DAY SHIPMENT ARRIVES 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



51 WALNUT ST. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



