THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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NATIONAL GRADING RULES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 13, 1913. 



Sections of comb honey are to be graded: First, as to finish; second, as to color 

 of honey; and third, as to weight. The sections of honey in any given case are to be 

 so nearly alike in these three respects that any section shall be representative of the 

 contents of the case. 



I. FINISH: 



1. Extra Fancy — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, 

 the sections to be free from propolis or other pronounced stain, combs and cappings 

 white, and not more than six unsealed cells on either side. 



2. Fancy — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the 

 sections free from propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cappings white and not 

 more than six unsealed cells on either side exclusive of the outside row. 



3. No. I — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firmly attached to the four sides, the 

 sections free from propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cappings white to 

 slightly off color, and not more than 40 unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. No. 2 — Comb not projecting beyond the box, attached to the sides not less 

 than two-thirds of the way around and not more than 60 unsealed cells exclusive of 

 the row adjacent to the box. 



II. COLOR: 



On the basis of color of the honey, comb honey is to be classified as: first, white; 

 second, light amber; third, amber; and fourth, dark. 



III. A\'EIGHT: 



1. Heavy — No section designated as heavy to weigh less than fourteen ounces. 



2. Medium — No section designated as medium to weigh less than twelve ounces. 



3. Light — No section designated as light to weigh less than ten ounces. 



In describing honey, three words or symbols are to be used, the first being descrip- 

 tive of the finish, the second of color and the third of weight. As for example: Fancy, 

 white, heavy (F-W-H) ; No. 1, Amber, medium (1-A-M), etc. In this way any of the 

 possible combinations of finish, color and weight can be briefly described. 



CULL, HONEY 



Cull honey shall consist of the following: Honey packed in soiled second-hand cases 

 or that in badly stained or propolized sections; sections containing pollen, honey-dew 

 honey, honey showing signs of granulation, poorly ripened, sour or "weeping" honey; 

 sections" with comb projecting beyond the box or well attached to the box less than two- 

 thirds the distance around its inner surface; sections with more than 60 unsealed cells, 

 exclusive of the row adjacent to the box; leaking, injured, or patched up sections; sec- 

 tions weighing less than ten ounces. 



KANSAS CITY — The honey market shows 

 rather a weak feeling. The receipts of comb 

 are large. The supply of extracted is not large; 

 demand just fair. The weather is warm, and 

 this accounts some for the light demand. We 

 quote as follows: No. 1 white comb, 24-section 

 cases, $2.75; No. 2 white comb, 2-1-section cases, 

 $2.50; No. 1 amber comb, 24-section cases, 

 $2.60 to $2.75; No. 2 amber comb, 24-section 

 cases, $2.50; white extracted, per pound, 8c to 

 S^c; amber extracted, per pound, 7c to 8c; 

 beeswax, per pound, 25c to 30c. 

 Yours very truly, 

 C. C. CLEMONS PRODUCE CO. 



Dec. 13. 



LOS ANGELES.— While the production of 

 extracted and comb honey in sage honey dis- 

 tricts of California was a failure this year, 

 practically the usual amount of alfalfa, light 

 amber and amber honey has been obtainable. 

 The bordering states have taken advantage of 

 the situation in California, and have filled 

 the coast markets with alfalfa and sweet clover 

 white honey, both comb and extracted, to such 

 an extent that the market is quite dull at 

 present. 



The market on alfalfa light amber and am- 

 ber honey stands at 5J4 to 6 cents, and ihe 

 fancy white alfalfa or sweet clover is worth 

 about 6^ to 6J/2C all f. o. b. original ship- 

 ping points. 



There is no comb honey in California, ex- 

 cepting that which is shipped in from other 



western states, most of which has been sold 

 on a basis of about $3.00 for fancy, f. o. b. 

 original shipping point. 



Yours very truly, 



Nov. 10th. HAMILTON & HENDERSON. 



DENVER. — Our local market is well sup- 

 plied with honey and our jobbing quotations 

 are as follows: Strictly No. 1 white, per case 

 of 24 sections, $3.70; choice, $2.57; No. 2, 

 $2.43; extracted white, 8-9c; light amber, 

 7-7^c. 



We are in the market for beeswax and pay 

 30c per lb. in cash and 32c in trade, delivered 



here. Very truly yours, 



THE COLORADO HONEY PRO- 

 DUCERS' ASSN. 



Nov. 20. F. Rauchfuss, Mgr. 



CHICAGO — There has come over the market 

 the usual depression that comes after the retail 

 trade has stocked up for the holidays, hence 

 prices are weak, especially comb honey. Prices 

 have receded from one to two cents from those 

 quoted in last issue. Extracted while weak is 

 not one cent per pound lower, as the well 

 ripened, good flavored is practically unchanged. 

 Beeswax is selling on arrival at 31c to 33c. 



Yours respectfully, 



R. A. BURNETT & CO. 

 Dec. 12. 



