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3. O tie-pound, but not over. 



4. Sept. 1 to Jan. 1. 



.5, Verv little, as Eastern honey is plentiful. 

 G. About the same. E. E. B. & Cp. 



Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 10 



1. We prefer the 24 sections, single tier. 



2. The square cans, and barrels or kegs 

 for cheap tirades of honey. 



3. Some dealers prefer light sections, and 

 some full weight. 



4. In the fall. 



5. Will have a tendency to make prices 

 firmer. 



6. Our receipts are lighter this y-'ar than 

 they were last, up to this time. C. 0. C. & Co. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 14. 



1. 24-ponnd single-tier, gla-<s one side. 



2. For grocer trade, .5-pound cans ; for 

 manufacturers, kegs. 



3. One-pound, full weight. 



4. (October anil November. 



.'). None whatever ; cheaper this year than 

 ever. 



6. I do not class myself as a commission- 

 man. I alwHys feel po ry when I hear of 

 any goods being consigned to me. I desire 

 to buy outright, and desire to quote market 

 so goods will be offered to me. W. A. S. 



Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 8. 



1. We think that large cases for shi[)ping 

 comb honey (o hold, say, 18 24-pound sec- 

 tions, is perhnps the best arrangement that 

 has come under our observation and exper- 

 ience. By all means avoid miscellaneous 

 boxes. Have uniform sizes all around. 



2. S(inare tin cans holdiutr live gallons, or 

 about (')() pounds each, packed two to the 

 wooden case, with a wooden partition be- 

 tween, s rong tinware, and good cases, by 

 all means. 



3. One-pound sections. 



4. October, November, and December for 

 comb; and these months, with the early 

 spriui^ months added, for extracted. 



5. The faihire of the California crop will 

 enable Eastern producers to market their 

 stocks at better prices. Still, there will be 

 plenty of honey. 



0. ()ur receipts of local-grown comb hon- 

 ey this year have already been numerous, 

 and are of a muchbetter quality than those 

 we have had in previous years. There is in 

 this section of the country a marked im- 

 provement in the method of producing, 

 packing grading, and shipping honey, 

 which promises well for the future. The 

 flavor of this year's Wisconsin, Minnesota, 

 and northern Iowa ho^ev is unusually good. 



S. H. H. & Co. 



Milwaukee, Wis., Aug 8. 



1. Single-story cases, 10, 20, and 30 pounds 

 each. 



2. Either or all kinds of packages named 

 mostly preferred ; kegs and (>0-pound cans 

 and half-barrels for white honey ; dark hon- 

 ey in barrels and half-barrels. 



3. One-pound sections, almost invariably. 



4. There is no regular rule ; usually early 

 shipments ii September. 



.5, It will have a tendency to improve val- 

 ues. 



6. The receipts have been more and ear- 

 ly for new. A. V. B. & Co. 



Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 7. 



1. Cases containing 24 sections of about 

 20 to 22 pounds weight. 



2. Packages for extracted honey, square 

 cans holding about GO pounds. 



3. Weight of sections should be a little less 

 than one pound. 



4. We get the best prices in August and 

 September, but sell more goods in Decem- 

 ber and January. 



T). We do not think the absence of Califor- 

 nia honey will have very much effect. 



G. Receipts of honey so far have been 

 more than last year up to this time. W. B. 



Denvee, Colo., Aug. 10. 



1. For comb honey, a double-tier 24 pound 

 shipping-case. 



2.For extracted honey, GO pound cans, two 

 in a case. 



3. Full-weight sections, IG ounces to one 

 pound, sell best ( " IG to 1 " ). 



4. We get the best prices in the spring 

 months. 



r>. It will have the effect of giving us bet- 

 ter prices and sales. 



G. Our honey reciepts so far are lighter 

 than last year. R. K. & J, C. F. 



Chicago, 111., Aug. 8. 



1. 12 and 24 pound. 



2. (JO-pound cans, and barrels. 



3. Sections weighing not to exceed IG 

 ounces and not less than 1.5. 



4. September and October. 



5. All commodities are extremely low this 

 year — pork, grain, potatoes, apples, butter, 

 and dried fruits. We believe the condition 

 of the country doesn't warrant high prices 

 on comb honey. We will endeaver to hold 

 our market on fancy white 1-pound sections 

 at 1.5 cents per pound. We cannot predict 

 at this writing, but will be in position to 

 answer this question about Sept. 1. 



G. Our receipts this year far surpass any 

 other as to quality. We will say the quality 

 is excellent. The shipping cases are per- 

 fect. S. T. F. & C. 



RiVEKSiDE, Calif., Aug. 10. 



1. 24 pound shipping-cases are what the 

 trade asks for, for comb honey ; .5-gallon 

 square cans are cheaper, and the be^t package 

 we have for extracted honey in California. 



2. Buyers of comb honey frequently stip- 

 ulate that sections shall not weight over one 

 pound. 



3. 1 would advocate the uniform use of 1% 

 sections, and that producers always use 

 separators. 



4.*Thetimeof year in which best prices 

 are realized depends altogether on the extent 

 of the crop, both in the year in which selling 

 is done and the year previous. We realized 

 best prices in July of last year, owing to 

 the partial failure of the eastern crop the 

 year before. This season, when d light crop 

 follows a large one, best prices will be realiz- 

 ed latter. 



