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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE, 



Dec. 1 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING BULES FOB COMB HONEY. 



Fanct.— 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. 8.— 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 listed below are intended to represent, as nearly 

 as possible, the average market prices at which honey and 

 beeswax are selling at the time of the report in the city men- 

 tioned. Unless otherwise stated, this is the price at which 

 sales are being made by commission merchants or by produc- 

 ers direct, to the retail merchant. When sales are made by 

 commission merchants, the usual commission (from five to ten 

 per cent) cartage, and freight will be deducted, and in addi- 

 tion there is often a charge for storage by the commission 

 merchant. When sales are made by the producer direct to 

 the retailer, commission and storage, and other charges, are 

 eliminated. Sales made to wholesale houses are usually about 

 ten per cent less than those to retail merchants. 



St. Louis.— Since our last, of Nov. 9, the demand 

 for honey has fallen oft; prices, however, are kept up 

 as heretofore. The stocks are not burdensome. We 

 quote as follows: Fancy white comb honey, 17c; No. 

 1, 16; choice amber, 15 to 16. Broken or defective 

 honey sells at considerably less, and very difficult to 

 place. Extracted, white, in cans, 8 to SVa; amber, 7% 

 to 8; in barrels and half-barrels, Ic per lb. less. Bees- 

 wax, 26c for choice pure. All impure and inferior, 

 lower. R. Habtmann Pboduce o., 



Nov. 21. St. Louis, Mo. 



Indianapolis.— Demand for best grades of extract- 

 ed honey is good, while the demand for comb honey 

 is not so brisk. It is evident that consumers are 

 learning to prefer their honey in the extracted form. 

 Jobbers are paying the following prices, delivered 

 here: No. 1 and fancy comb, 16 to 17, net weight. Ex- 

 tracted, white-clover, 9 to 10. Beeswax, 28 cash or 30 

 in exchange for merchandise. 



Walteb S. Poudeb, 



Nov. 19. Indianapolis, Ind. 



Chicago.— It may be that the money stringency 

 has reached the honey-consumers, for there have been 

 few sales during the past month. Prices are about 

 same as last quoted, but would be shaded to effect a 

 sale. The supply is larger in comb than at any time 

 during this season; white-clover and basswood ex- 

 tracted are almost the only kinds that are in demand, 

 and sell readily at 9 cts. per lb. in the 60-lb. case. 



Nov. 20. R. A. BUBNETT, Chicago, 111. 



Cincinnati.— The market on honey has eased con- 

 siderably, because of the stringency of the money 

 market. Slow sales on comb honey. Colorado re- 

 tails at $4.00 per case; white-clover comb honey at 17c 

 per pound. Extracted, white sage, 9 to QYs. Amber, 

 in ban els, 6 to 6%. Beeswax, very slow at 30c per lb. 

 C. H. W. Webkb, 



Nov. 23. 2146 Central Ave , Cincinnati, O. 



Kansas City.— The supply of comb and extracted 

 is more liberal. The demand only fair. We quote 

 No. 1 white comb, 24 sections, per case, $3.25; No. 1 

 amber. $3.00; No. 2, white, $2,75. Extracted, white, 

 per pound, 8^; amber, 7% to 8. Beeswax, 25 to 28. 



C. C. CliBMONS Co., 



Nov. 21. Kansas City, Mo. 



Schenectady. — No great stock on our market, and 

 prices maintained. Fancy white is quite scarce, and 

 sells at 16 to 18; No. 1, 15 to 16; mixed and buckwheat, 

 13 to 14. Extracted, light, 8 to 9M; dark, 7% to 8. 

 Chas. MacCulloch, 



Nov. 18. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Zanesvillb.— This market is well supplied with 

 comb honey, especially alfalfa. Practically no change 

 in prices since last quotations; 19 to 20 cts. wholesale. 

 There is some demand for extracted in glass retail 

 packages; otherwise market is very quiet. Little 

 demand for beeswax in a wholesale way. I offer 29c 

 f. o. b. here in exchange for bee supplies. 



Edmund W. Pbibcb, 



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



Philadelphia.— Sales 'of honey have been quite 

 active in this market, and we quote: Fancy comb 

 honey, wholesale, nVa to 18%; No. 1 white, 16 to 17; 

 amber, 14%. Extracted honey, water-white, 9 to 9%; 

 amber, 8; dark, 7%. Beeswax, 30. 



We are producers of honey, and do not handle on 

 commission. Wm. A. Selseb, 



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



Dbnvbb —The comb-honey crop of Colorado has 

 been good, and, so far as we know, every thing availa- 

 ble for carload shipments has gone out of the State 

 at satisfactory figures. Local trade will absorb the 

 stray lots that are left. We quote our market as fol- 

 lows: No. 1 white, per case of 24 sections, $3.25 to $3.50; 

 light amber and No. 2, $2.75 to $3.00. Extracted, 

 white, 7% to 8%; light amber, 6% to 7%. We pay 24 

 to 25c for clean yellow beeswax delivered here. Offers 

 wanted with samples from parties having extracted 

 honey to sell. 



The Colobado Honey Pboducebs' Asso'n, 



Oct. 28. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



San Fbancisco.— Honey is firm at former Quota- 

 tions, with offerings small, and very little coming 

 into the market. Little is now heard of any move- 

 ment in other quarters, and holdings in the country 

 seem to be about exhausted. Light amber, extract- 

 ed, 7 to 7%c; water-white, comb. 16 to 17; white comb, 

 15; water-white, extracted, 8 to 8%. 



Nov. 20. —Pacific Sural Press. 



WHAT HAS MUTH GOT NOW? 



Genuine 

 Orange-blossom Honey. 



Genuine 



White-clover Honey. 



Genuine 



Black-sage Honey. 



( AlB in crates of two 60-lb. caisa each> 



and Fancy Comb Honey in 24-section cases, averaging 22 lbs. to the case. 

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



THE FRED W. MUTH COMPANY, 



51 WALNUT STREET. The Busy Bee Mran. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



