. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Chicago. July 20 -A little of the honey harvest of lou is on the market, but it is meeting with very little demand, and prices are not at all tirm Sales are beint; made at from 14& 15c per pound (or the best grades ot white comb honey in onenound section frames with the ambers at from i@3C per pound less. Extracted ranges frorn p&uc per pound for the white grades, and from 6@8c for the amber, all according to Havor andother cjualities. Beeswax coniinues to sell upon arrival at 35c per pound if of good color, free from sediment or adulteration
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Chicago. July 20 -A little of the honey harvest of lou is on the market, but it is meeting with very little demand, and prices are not at all tirm Sales are beint; made at from 14& 15c per pound (or the best grades ot white comb honey in onenound section frames with the ambers at from i@3C per pound less. Extracted ranges frorn p&uc per pound for the white grades, and from 6@8c for the amber, all according to Havor andother cjualities. Beeswax coniinues to sell upon arrival at 35c per pound if of good color, free from sediment or adulteration o( any kind. R- A. Burnett & Co. , luly 20.—a large proportion of the crop in California has suffered sen ously during the past year on account of dis- ease among the bees. As a result there are fewer bees working this year, but the yield per colony is much belter than it was last year in most districts. I'he orange crop was small this season, amounting to only about one-half of last year's production, and this kind of honey is practically all sold. I he crop from sage and other mountain flowers has been of exceptionally tine quality, and the yield has been quite good, whereas last year white sage was practically a failure. Alfalfa honey seems to be quite plentiful. and is freely offered at ic per pound less than the average price of last year. Market conditions have been very satisfactory so far this season, the demand being very poor, even though pricesare much lower thandur- Ing the previous season. .-Mthough wax has sold at unusually high prices throushout the spring, the market is considerably easier now. New wax is being received in small quantities, and will no doubt be plentiful before long. Hamilton & Henderson, Cincinnati, July 2,—There is very little demand for honey of all grades, for the rea- son that business in general is below nor- mal. In fact, it is very dull, and we find sales dlfticult to make However, there are shipments of new hone
Size: 1824px × 1369px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectbees, bookyear1861
