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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE, 



Dec. 15 



Honey Markets. 



GRADING RULES FOR COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— All sections well filled, combs straight, firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel-staln 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 

 seikled. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 se .'tlon. " 



In addition to this the honey Is to be classified according to 

 cilor, using the terms white, amber, and dark; that Is, there 

 w.ll 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 

 beesw-ax 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. 



INDIANAPOLIS.— Demand for best grades of extract- 

 ed honey is good, while the demand for comb honey 



15 not so brisk. It is evid -nt that consumers are 

 learning to prefer their honev 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, 2S cash or 30 

 in exchange for merchandise. 



Walter S. Pouder, 

 Dec. 10. Indianapolis Ind. 



St. Louis.— The demand for extracted honey has 

 increased considerably; and as stocks are reducid to 

 a minimum, prices are well sustained Comb honey 

 sells slowly at the following quotations: Fancy white, 



16 to 17; No. 1, 15 to 16; amber color, 14 to 16, accord- 

 ing to quality. Broken and defective honey sells at 

 considerably less Extracted white, in cans, 8 to 9; 

 amber color, 8 to 85^; in barrels and half-barrels, 1 ct. 

 per pojnd less. Beeswax, 26 for choice pure. All im- 

 pure and inferior, lower. 



R Hartmann Produce Co.. 

 Dec. 12. St. Louis, Mo. 



San Francisco.- Honey is growing very scarce in 

 this market, and hardly any is being received. It is 

 firmly held at the prices that have ruled all season, 

 though under present conditions the movement is 

 limited Light amber, extracted, 7 to 7H; water-white 

 comb, 16 to 17; white comb, 15; water-white, extract- 

 ed, 8 to SVa. Pacific Rural Pi ess, Dec 7. 



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 9^. Amber, 

 in barrels, 6 to 6J4. Beeswax, very slow at 30c per lb. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



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



Kansas City.— There is very little change in the 

 honey market since our last report. The demand for 

 both comb and extracted has been very light, and 

 prices weaker; but we attribute this to the money 

 market. We quote: No. 1 white comb. 24-section, 

 S3.25 per case; No. 2, white and amber, $3.00 per case; 

 extracted white, per lb., 8 to 854; amber, 7 to 7%. 

 Beeswax, 20 to 27. C. C. Clemons & Co.. 



Dec. 12 Kansas City, Mo. 



Philadelphia.— Sales of honey have been quite 

 a 'tive in this market, and we quote: Fancy comb 

 honey, wholesale, 17M 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. Selser, 



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



Denver.— The local demand for comb honey is light 

 at present, and we do not expect much improvement 

 until after the holidays. We quote No. 1 white, per 

 Cise of 24 sections, $3 25 to $3 50 ; light amber and No. 

 2. $2.75 to $3.00. We now have a good stock of very 

 fine extracted honey which we offer at 9 to 10 cts for 

 strictly white alfalfa; light am.^er, 8 to 9 ; strained 

 amber honey, 694 to 7%. We are paying 22 to 24 for 

 clean yellow beeswax. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Asso'n, 



Dec. 10. F. KAUCHFUSS, Mgr. 



Buffalo.— The demand for honey is very slow. 

 The quantity in our market is small ; and if the de- 

 mand were fair for a short time it would soon clean 

 up what is here. We quote fancy white comb, 16 to 

 17 ; No. 1 ditto. 15 to 17 ; No 2 ditto, 13 to 14 ; No. 1 

 buckwheat, 11 to 12%: No. 2, 9 to 11; No. 1 white ex- 

 tracted. 8 to 9; ditto dark, 7 to 7%. Beeswax, 30 to 35. 



Buffalo, Dec. 11. W. C. Townsend. 



Chicago.— The sale of honey during November has 

 not been large, and especially is this true of comb 

 honey, the choice grades of which have sold at 17 as 

 against 18 cts. in October. Extracted is lower, with 

 the exception of white clover and basswood. which 

 bring 9 cts. Beeswax, 30. 



R. A Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 12. Chicago, 111. 



St. Paul.— Fancy white clover, new, per lb., 18; 

 strained, in 60-lb. cans, per lb.. 10. 



W. H. Patton, 

 Dec. 10. Sec. Bd. of Trade, St. Paul, Minn. 



WHAT HAS MUTH GOT NOW? 



Genuine 

 Orange-blossom Honey. 



Genuine 

 White-clover Honey. 



Genuine 



Black-sage Honey. 



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



and Fancy Comb Honey in 24-3ection 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. 



