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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING KULES. 



FAiiCT.— 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 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. 



The indices here quoted are wholesale, or what the 

 honey brings on arrival. 



Cincinnati.— We are now receiving quite a number 

 of shipments of comb honey which finds ready sale to 

 the grocer at from 15 to 16 for fancy and No. 1. We 

 advise bee-keepers who have comb honey to sell to 

 ship it now, for it is an easy matter for us to dispose 

 of unlimited quantities. If you have any, tell us how 

 much you want for it delivered here. 



Extracted honey is not in so great demand as comb 

 honey. The prices, however, seem to be growing 

 stiff. Although we have a big stock on hand, so far 

 we have found it impossible to persuade big buyers to 

 consider higher prices, for the reason that others are 

 iflUing orders at the same old figures, and even accept- 

 ing contracts. Whether or not this state of affairs 

 will continue, the future only can tell. We are still 

 selling amber extracted honey in barrels at 5% to 6%; 

 in cans, from 1 to 1/4 cts. per lb. more. Extracted 

 white clover or fancy white, in 60-lb. cans, two in a 

 ■crate. 8 to 9. For beeswax we are paying from 30 to 

 32, delivered here, according to the quality. 



The Pred W. Muth Co., 



Aug. 8. 51 Walnut St , Cincinnati, O, 



Lo.s Angeles.— The honey crop of California is very 

 short. I doubt if there will be over 75 carloads. The 

 greater portion of this is the finest water-white honey 

 I have ever seen. The bee-keepers have received a 

 better .price than ever before for this time of the year. 

 Most of 'tbeim sold for 6. cents at the apiary, and some 

 of them far a little more. H. J. Merger, 



July 19. Los Angeles, Cal. 



While the Riverside crop is turning out better than it did 

 last year, it is still far below normal. Prospects for the rest 

 •of the season are good. Stocks in San Francisco are light, 

 with an active movement for what there is, and a slightly 

 stronger market than last week, though there is no change in 

 quotations, viz.: Amber, extracted, 5 1-2 to 6; light amber- 

 6 1-2 to 6 3-4; new fancy white comb, 16 to 17; water-white, ex, 

 tracted, 7 1-2; white, extracted, 7 to 7 1-2.— Pacijic Rtiral Preas. 

 Aug. S. 



ZANESviLLB.— With the exception of a few small 

 dribs brought in by the farmers, the local market is 

 entirely bare of comb honey. Though there seems to 

 have been a fair yield in some localities, the supply is 

 picked up quickly by local dealers and consumers, lit- 

 tle finding its way to city markets. Producers of ex- 

 tracted are holding back for high prices. There is a 

 good demand for honey in a letail way, and higher 

 prices prevail. I quote extracted in puund jars $2.20 

 per dozen; 6-07.. jars, 90, wholesale. I am offering for 

 good quality, beeswax 29 cash or 31 in exchange for 

 bee-supplies. Wax wholesales at 40 to 45. 



Edmund W. Peirck; 



Aug. 3. 136 W. Main St., Zauesville, O. 



Schenectady. — We have received one consignment 

 of new white-clover comb honey of fair quality, and 

 sold a part of it at 15%. No new buckwheat is on our 

 market yet. Beeswax, 30 to 32, according to quality. 



We never knew the demand for honey to continue 



through the summer as it has up to the present time 



this year, and now the trade is already asking for the 



new crop. Our market is all cleaned up on old stock. 



Chas. MacCulloch. 



Aug. 5. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Indianapolis. — New fancy white comb honey sells 

 to the retail grocery trade in lots of one to five case 

 lots at 19 to 20. Best grades of extracted in five-gallon 

 cans sell for 11 to 12 Some foreign extracted offered 

 at slightly lower prices. Beeswax plentiful, and sells 

 at $35 per 100 pounds. 



Walter S. Pouder, 



Aug. 5. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Chicago. — There is a good demand for the new 

 comb honey; and that which grades choice or No. 1 

 sells at 15 to 16, and is taken upon arrival. Off grades 

 are difficult to place at 2 to 3 less. Not any sales of 

 extracted to quote from, but it is held at 7 for white; 

 amber grades about 6. Beeswax steady at 32. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



CoijDMBUS. — We want comb honey. Selling rapid- 

 ly at $4.00 per case of 24 sections. 



Evans & Turner, 

 Aug. 8. Columbus, Ohio. 



St. Louis.— Honey is coming in more freely; and 

 the weather here being very hot it has cut off the de- 

 mand a great deal; but we think that, as soon as the 

 weather turns a little cooler, a demand will spring up. 

 We quote fancy white, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; amber 

 is a very slow seller. We would say that it would 

 not bring above 13 at the highest. Extracted, white, 

 in five-gallon cans, brings from 6% to 7; in barrels, 

 from iVi to 5%. Southern, in barrels, will bring from 

 4 to 5; in five-gallon cans. 1 ct. higher. Beeswax, firm 

 at 28 for choice pure; all impure and inferior, lower. 

 R. Hartmann Produce Co.. 



Aug. 9. ; St. Louis. Mo. 



Liverpool. — Prices remain unchanged. 



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^When you ship to us, you ship to'one of the biggest exclusive honey-dealers in busi ness to-day. 



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We buy in unlimited quantities ; have an unlimited outlet for the goods." We remit to you day shipment arrives. 

 Just write us how much you have to sell, your price delivered in Cincinnati, and how the honey is packed. 



COMB HONEY TO US, MEANS BIG MONEY TO YOU. 



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THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



NO. 51 WALNUT ST. THE BUSY BEE MEN. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



