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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— 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; 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. S.— 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. 



Philadelphia.— The sales of honey have been 

 quite active in this marlcet during the past week. 

 Bee-keepers seem to have a tendency to hold back 

 reports as well as their stock, and, therefore, those 

 who are sending honey to market are getting good 

 prices. Later on, when the early demand is supplied, 

 those shipping honey will be disappointed in not re- 

 ceiving better returns, as during September and Oc- 

 tober honey is higher than at any other time of the 

 year. We quote: Fancy comb honey in this market, 

 wholesale, 17 to l8c; No. 1 white, 15 to 16; amber, 14. 

 Extracted honey, water-white, 7M to 8; amber, 654; 

 dark, 6. Beeswax, 30. 



We are producers of honey, and do not handle on 

 commission. Wm. A. Sklser, 



Sept. 24. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New York.— Demand good for comb honey, espe- 

 cially so for fancy and No. 1 white. As the season 

 has been very late, arrivals have been slow, but quite 

 fair lots are now coming into market. We quote 

 fancy white at 16 to 17c; No. 1 at 15; No. 2 at 13 to 14. 

 No price established as yet on buckwheat, nor has 

 any arrived. Extracted also in good demand, with 

 prices gradually stiffening up. Receipts are mostly 

 from California, near by, and West Indies. We quote 

 California white sage at 9c; light amber at 8; amber 

 at 7 to lVi\ white clover at 8 to 9. Beeswax plentiful, 

 and somewhat off in price, selling at from 29 to 30c 

 per lb., choice stock. Hildreth & Segelkbn, 



Sept. 23. New York. 



Zanesville. — Some comb honey is now coming in, 

 but high prices are holding back the demand some- 

 what. Better grades of white comb bring 20 cts. 

 wholesale, for finest white extracted I get 11 to 1254 

 in 60-lb. cans; pound jars, wholesale, $2.25 a dozen. 

 For good yellow beeswax I offer 29 cts. cash or 30 in 

 exchange for bee supplies. Wax wholesales at 40. 

 Edmund W. Pbirce, 



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



Albany.— We are having an unusually early de- 

 mand for comb honey. Receipts are lighter than for 

 many seasons. It looks like a very short crop, and 

 trade is accepting the situation. Prices are hi^h. 

 and we advise selling while the demand is on. We 

 quote, and think we can sustain these prices: Fancy 

 white comb, 17 to 18 cts.; No. 1, 16 to 17; No. 2, 15; 

 buckwheat and mixed, 14. Extracted, quiet but firm, 

 in sympathy with comb; white, 1% to 8; amber, 7; 

 dark, 6^ to 7. Beeswax, scarce at 32. 



H. R. Wright, 



Sept. 21. Albany. N. Y. 



New York. — The movement in clover comb honej' 

 is now well under way, and stocks arriving quite free- 

 ly. Fancy comb is bringing as high as 17. Buckwheat 

 has not commenced to arrive as yet. California ex- 

 tracted is firm, and for the best quality as high as 9 

 has been paid. We quote: Clover, comb, fancy, per 

 lb., 16 to 17; do, fair to good, 13 to 14; do. California, 

 extracted, best sage, 854 to 9; do. amber, 1% to 8; do. 

 Soutl^.ern, extracted, per gallon, 55 to 70. Beeswax. 

 Market a shade easier under somewhat heavier re- 

 ceipts, and pure domestic wax is now steady at 30, with 

 very little bringing any more. 



Tribune Farmer, Sept. 19. 



Indianapolis. — The demand at this market is prin- 

 cipally for white-clover honey. A deluge of alfalfa 

 honey is being distributed here, and dealers are ner- 

 vous lest the deluge of Western honey should break 

 the market. High prices thus far have not been a 

 detriment to prompt sales. Fancy white comb sells 

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

 at 19 to 20 cents per pound, actual weight. Finest ex- 

 tracted in five-gallon cans sells from 11 to 12 cents per 

 pound. Alfalfa and sweet-clover honeys sell at slight- 

 ly lower prices. Beeswax is offered freely, and sells 

 for $35 per 100 pounds. Walter S. Pouder, 



Sept. 19. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Cincinnati.— The market for honey here for white- 

 clover extracted is brisk, selling in 60-lb. cans at 10 

 cts.; in barrels, at 9 cts.; No. 1 white-clover comb 

 honey, 17% to 18; amber, 6 to 654. Beeswax is selling 

 at 32 cts. C. H. W. Weber, 



Sept. 21. Cincianati, O. 



Kansas City. — The receipts of honey are more lib- 

 eral, but the prices remain about the same. We 

 quote: No. 1 white comb, 54-lb. section cases, $3.00; 

 amber, per case; $3.25; No. 2, per case, $3.00; extract- 

 ed, amber, per lb., 75^; white, 854; beeswax, 25 to 28. 

 C. C. Clemons &Co., 



Sept. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



San Francisco.— Stocks of comb honey are very 

 small in the San Francisco market, though extracted 

 is in fairly good supply. Little has been arriving re- 

 cently, though considerable quantities are held in the 

 country, in expectation of higher prices, and occasion- 

 al shipments to other markets are reported from cen- 

 ters of production. The market here shows no great 

 activity at present. Amber, extracted, 654 to 7%; new 

 fancy white comb, 16 to 17; water-white, extracted, 754 

 to S. Pacific Rural Press. Sept. 21. 



WHAT HAS MUTH GOT NOW? 



Genuine 



Orange-blossom Honey. 



Genuine 



Black-sage Honey. 



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



Genuine 



White-clover Honey. 



and Fancy Comb Honey in 24-section cases, averaging 22 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. 



