. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. Honey yuotations The following rules for grading honey were adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' Association, at the Washington meeting, and, so far as possible, quotations are niade according to these rules: Fancy—All sections to be well filled; combs straight, of even thickness, and hrmly attached to all four sides; both wood and comb unsoiled by travel-stain or otherwise; all the cells sealed except the row of cells next the wood. No. I.—All sections well filled, but combs un- even or crooked, det»ched at the bottom, or with but few cells unseal
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. Honey yuotations The following rules for grading honey were adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' Association, at the Washington meeting, and, so far as possible, quotations are niade according to these rules: Fancy—All sections to be well filled; combs straight, of even thickness, and hrmly attached to all four sides; both wood and comb unsoiled by travel-stain or otherwise; all the cells sealed except the row of cells next the wood. No. I.—All sections well filled, but combs un- even or crooked, det»ched at the bottom, or with but few cells unsealed; both wood and comb un- soiled by travel-stain or otherwise. 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. I, dark," etc. The prices given in the following quotations are those at which the dealers sell to the gro- cers. From these prices must be deducted freight, cartage and commission—the balance being sent to the shipper. Commission is ten per cent ; except that a few dealers charge only nve per cent, when a shipment sells for as much as one hundred dollars. CHICAGO—The market is taking honey, both comb and extracted, in a very safisfoctory way. The price of No. i to fancy comb is 15c to i6c; off grades ic to 2c per lb. less. White extracted 754c,to S; amber 7c; dark 6 to 6'-4. All of this is best quality. Beeswax 30c per lb. R. A. BURNETT & CO., Nov. 8 1906. 199 So. Water St. NEW YORK—Comb Honey: Receipts, will be lighter, bulk of honey being marketed. We quote fancy stock at 15c; No. i 13 to 14c; No. 2 white,amber and buckwheat at 10 to 12c, accord- ing to quality; fair demand and sufficient sup- plies to meet same. Extracted honey in good demand, principally California, and strictly white sage is now selling aty'Ac to 8c; light amber, at 7c; and amber at 6'Ac. Extracted nearby. New York state amber and buckwheat at 6 to 6^c, with
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