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GLEANINGS JN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fanct.— All sections well tilled, 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; 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.— The honey situation is unsettled as 

 yet. Bee-keepers seem to be holding for higher prices, 

 and this makes it impracticable to quote prices which 

 will stand. Buyers have been out trying to get con- 

 signments for cash, but with little success thus far. 

 There is only one danger— that is, bee-keepers will all 

 attempt to unload at o ice, and thereby depress the 

 market. Extra fancy comb honey is worth about 18, 

 and the other grades in proportion. California sage, 

 extracted, 834 to 9; white clover, 8% to 954; amber, 7 to 

 8%. Honey in barrels, 7 to 8. Beeswax, 30 to 31. 



Sept. 9. The A. I. Root Co. 



Philadelphia. — The market for honey here is in 

 an excited condition owing to high prices due to the 

 short crop. Fancy comb honey in a wholesale way is 

 worth 18 cents; unglassed, 16% to 17- It looks as if 

 honey were going up, and likely to stay up, but it re- 

 mains to be seen whether or not consumers will stand 

 the rise in prices. Beeswax is firm at 28. We are 

 producers, and do not sell on commission. 



Wm. a. Selsbr, 



Sept. 9. 10 Vine St., Phila., Pa, 



Indianapolis.— The demand at this market is 

 principally for white-clover honey. Fancy white 

 comb sells to retail grocery trade in one to five case 

 lots at 19 to 20 cents per pound, actual weight. White- 

 clover extracted in five-gallon cans sells from 1 1 to 12 

 cents per pound. Alfalfa and sweet-clover honeys 

 offered at slightly lower prices. Beeswax plentiful, 

 and sells at $35 per 100 pounds. 



Sept. 5. Walter S. Pouder, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Zanesville.— Demand for honey, especially comb, 

 is good, but arrivals are very light. No. 1 to fancy 

 brings about 20 cts. wholesale. I quote best white 

 extracted in 60-lb. cans at 11 to IS/i; pound jars, $2.25 

 per dozen, wholesale. Beeswax brings 40 to 45. 



Edmund W. Peircb. 



Sept. 6. 136 W. Main St., Zanesville, O. 



Cincinnati— Since our last quotation there is no 

 material change in the honey market, with the ex- 

 ception that the demand is a litile better. As yet, 

 prices have not reached the high point that many 

 people believe they will. We received ttis week a car- 

 load of white comb honey, which we are selling at 

 from 15 to 16 from the store. This was the first car 

 out of the State of Colorado, and naturally command- 

 ed attention, which brought many purchasers. We 

 shall have two more cars, which will more than satisfy 

 the demand, and we look forward to lower prices. 

 Extracted honey is moving as lively as can be ex- 

 pected at this season of the year. Quote white-clover 

 in barrels and cans at 7 to 9 according to the (luality; 

 amber in barrels at 5''a to 7. We are paying 30 cts. for 

 choice yellow beeswax, free from dirt, and 28 for dark- 

 er grades. The Fred W. MuTH Co., 



Sept. 9. 51 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O. 



San Francisco.— Honey continues firm at previ- 

 ous prices. The crop has about all passed out of first 

 hands, and there is very little offered. All that is in 

 the market moves well, under a strong demand. Am- 

 ber, extracted, 6% to 7c; new fancy white comb, l&Vi 

 to 17c; water-white, extracted, Sc— Pacific Rural 

 Press, Sept. 7. 



St. Louis.— The arrivals of both comb and extract- 

 ed honey are coming in more freely, and the demand 

 for fancy white comb honey is pretty fair. We quote 

 fancy white comb honey, 15 to 16; No. 1, 14 to 15; light 

 amber, 12 to 13, as this grade is a very slow seller. 

 The trade here caters more to the extra white than to 

 any other grade, and it commands the best price of 

 all. Extracted light amber honey, in five-gallon cans, 

 would bring 6% to 7; in barrels, from 4% to 5/4; and 

 Southern, in barrels, from 4 to 5; in 5 gallon cans, one 

 cent higher. Beeswax, firm at 28. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co., 



Aug. 21. , St. Louis. Mo. 



Buffalo. —Local bee-keepers have sent in reason- 

 able shipments to this market during the past three 

 weeks, so stocks are fair. Fancy white York State 

 honey is selling to the retail trade at 16 to 17c. No, 1 

 white at 15 to 16. Bee-keepers could realize more in 

 this market were there fewer producers sending 

 their crops to the commission houses. 



Sept. 13. 



Salt Lake City.— Comb honey, $2.75 per case; ex- 

 tra grade, $3.00; extracted, Ic.—Deseret Farmer, Sept. 7. 



Liverpool.— Honey: Peruvian and Chilian, 3i4 to 

 eVs; Calif ornian, 6 to 9; Jamaican, ZVa to 6%. Bees- 

 wax: Chilian, 30 to :35; West Indian, 29 to 31; African, 

 29 to 30; American, 30 to 33. Taylor & Co.. 



7 Tithebarn St. 



Marseilles. —Beeswax, Mozambique, 31; Madagas- 

 car, 30; Morocco, 31. 



WHAT HAS MUTH GOT WOW ? 



Genuine 



Orange-blossom Honey. 



Genuine 



Black-sage Honey. 



( All in crates of two 60-lb. cans each). 



Genuine 



White-clover Honey. 



and Fancy Comb Honey in 24-section cases, averaging 33 lbs. to the case. 

 You better write for prices; this honey is too good to stay long on our hands. 



THE FRED W. MUTH COMPANY, 



51 WALNUT STREET. 



The Busy Bee Men. 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



